244:. He was created the Duke of Shu. He thereafter appeared to become part of Empress Wei's faction at court. When Emperor Zhongzong's son-in-law Wang Tongjiao (王同皎) was accused of a treasonous plot with Zhang Zhongzhi (張仲之), Zu Yanqing (祖延慶), and Zhou Jing (周璟), in 706, of plotting to kill Empress Wei's lover
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the Prince of Linzi led a coup that killed
Empress Dowager Wei and Li Guo'er. When the news of the coup broke, Wei Juyuan's family members advised him to hide due to his connections with Empress Dowager Wei. Wei Juyuan responded, "I am an important official. How can I stay away when the government
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the principal of the imperial university and Zhu's deputy Guo
Shanyun (郭山惲), in order to flatter Empress Wei, suggested that she be allowed to serve as the second-stage sacrificer after Emperor Zhongzong, against the opposition of several other scholars, Tang Shao (唐紹), Jiang Qinxu (蔣欽緒), and Chu
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Wu Sansi recommended him to be chancellor, and the Wei woman made him a member of her clan. He was created titles without accomplishments and received salaries without virtues. Despite the fact that he was of the same clan as Wei Anshi, he defamed Wei Anshi, and instead associated with
264:(侍中). In spring 708, when there were rumors coming out of the palace that there was a five-colored cloud—a sign of holiness—that was coming out of Empress Wei's skirt, Wei advocated that this incident be publicized, and Emperor Zhongzong agreed.
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the Prince of Xiang, himself a former emperor, displaced
Emperor Shang and retook the throne (as Emperor Ruizong). He awarded Wei Juyuan posthumous honors, and initially the imperial scholar Li Chuzhi (李處直) proposed that Wei Juyuan be given the
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Zhongzong suddenly died—a death that traditional historians believe to be a poisoning by Empress Wei and Li Guo'er, so that Empress Wei could eventually become emperor like Wu Zetian and Li Guo'er could be
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designation. He was said to be meticulous in matters of reviewing subordinates' actions and correcting them that his subordinates complained, but he was able to correct a number of problems that they were having.
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the Prince of Dejing (Wu Zetian's nephew) and then depose her, Zhang, while being interrogated, openly accused
Empress Wei and Wu Sansi of adultery. Wei Juyuan and another chancellor aligned with Empress Wei,
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Wuliang (褚無量). Wei Juyuan ruled that Zhu's proposal be accepted, and so
Empress Wei served as the second sacrificer. Zhu initially proposed that Emperor Zhongzong's powerful daughter Li Guo'er the
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Li Yong later submitted a lengthy written opposition to the "Zhao" posthumous name, which popular opinion agreed was good argument, but
Emperor Ruizong still bestowed the posthumous name of Zhao.
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was becoming a chancellor at the time, and Wu Zetian did not like having multiple members of the same clan serving together as chancellors. He was subsequently put in charge of the capital
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is suffering such disaster?" He set out to go to the imperial government buildings, but on the way was intercepted by the troops participating in the coup, and he was killed.
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and the assistant chief judge of the supreme court, Huangfu Wenbei (皇甫文備), then submitted articles of impeachment against Wei and several fellow chancellors --
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be made the third sacrificer, but Tang and Jiang sternly opposed it, and so
Emperor Zhongzong had Wei Juyuan serve as the third sacrificer.
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358:Zong Chuke
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251:Yang Zaisi
120:chancellor
62:Background
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