Zhao Wei 趙韙

Around the time Liu Yan set his sights on Yi Province, the Inspector of Yi Province, Xi Jian, levied taxes so oppressively and harshly that songs of complaint were heard far and wide, and the Inspector Zhang Yi was killed in Bing Province and the Inspector Geng Bi in Liang Province, so Liu Yan's plan could be carried out. Liu Yan went out as Army Supervisor Envoy concurrently holding the post of Governor of Yi Province and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Yangcheng. At this time Dong Fu also asked to become Chief Commandant of the Western Dependent State of Shu Commandery, and Zhao Wei of Baxi, Prefect of the Grand Granary, likewise gave up his post, and both followed Liu Yan. Records, Shu 1 §4–5

In the 1st year of Xingping (194), when Liu Yan died of a malignant ulcer on his back, Zhao Wei and other senior officials of the province, drawn to Liu Zhang's gentleness and benevolence, jointly submitted a document putting Liu Zhang forward as Inspector of Yi Province. An edict accordingly made Liu Zhang Army Supervisor Envoy concurrently holding the post of Governor of Yi Province, and made Zhao Wei General of the Household Who Conquers the East, leading troops against Liu Biao. Records, Shu 1 §11

Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's mother and younger brother and became Zhang Lu's enemy; he repeatedly sent Pang Xi and others to attack Zhang Lu, but as they were defeated each time, he made Pang Xi Administrator of Baxi to hold off Zhang Lu. Later a rift opened between Pang Xi and Liu Zhang, and Zhao Wei raised troops and turned his blade inward, but his followers scattered and he was killed. Chen Shou wrote that all this came about because Liu Zhang lacked clear judgment and let outside words sway him. Records, Shu 1 §13

Chen Shou's main text does not record Zhao Wei's courtesy name, the years of his birth and death, or the year in which he raised troops. In his assessment in volume 1 Chen Shou appraised Liu Yan and Liu Zhang but said nothing separately about Zhao Wei. Records, Shu 1 §1–22