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Wei Siqian
Wei Siqian (韋思謙) (611 - 689), formal name Wei Renyue (韋仁約) but went by the courtesy name of Siqian,〔According to the ''Old Book of Tang'' and the ''New Book of Tang'', the reason for Wei Siqian's use of the name Siqian was because the name Renyue sounded similar to the name of Empress Dowager Wu's father Wu Shihuo (武士彠). See ''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 88 () and ''New Book of Tang'', vol. 116.(). The names sound nothing alike in modern Mandarin Chinese, but it was possible that they did in Tang Dynasty times (in Middle Chinese). However, particularly because he was already referred to as Wei Siqian prior to Empress Dowager Wu's becoming empress, it appears more likely that his use of the courtesy name Siqian was because of Renyue's similarity to the name of Wang Renyou (王仁祐), the father of Emperor Gaozong's first empress Empress Wang. See, e.g., ''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 51.()〕 formally Baron of Bochang (博昌男), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as chancellor during the first reign of Emperor Ruizong. His sons Wei Chengqing and Wei Sili later served as chancellors as well.
== Background ==
Wei Siqian was born in 611,〔According to ''Gravestone Epitaph of Wei Renyue'', Wei died 79-year-old, while Chinese always count one's age one year more.〕 and it was known that his family was from Zheng Prefecture (鄭州, roughly modern Zhengzhou, Henan). At some point, he passed the imperial examination and thereafter was made the magistrate of Yingcheng County (應城, in modern Xiaogan, Hubei). After serving for more than a year, he was up for performance review to be considered for a higher position. The reviews, conducted by the ministry of civil service affairs, were initially not positive, as Wei was said to have allowed some of his official business to be delayed and was unfamiliar with old regulations. The minister of civil service affairs, Gao Jifu, however, commented, "Since I took over the ministry, I have only met this one man who is truly talented. How can I abandon his great virtues on account of small faults?"〔As Gao Jifu served as minister of civil service affairs from 648 to 651, Wei's performance review must have been during that period. See ''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 78 () and ''New Book of Tang'', vol. 104.()〕 He promoted Wei to be a censor, and Wei became known after this selection. While serving as censor, he once commented, "If a censor leaves the capital (to investigate cases) ), he would be amiss in his duties if he did not shake the mountains and shock the prefectures and counties."
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