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Wei Ziyan微子衍

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A member of the Shang royal family, the second son of King Yi, and the half-brother of King Zhou.

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In fiction · Investiture of the Gods

Wei Ziyan was the second son of King Yi and the half-brother of King Zhou. While serving as a minister in the Shang dynasty, he bid farewell to Shang Rong, offered remonstrance, and went out to welcome Ji Chang. Later, he fled together with Wei Zi.

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Sources: Investiture of the Gods, ch. 1; Investiture of the Gods, ch. 6; Investiture of the Gods, ch. 8; Investiture of the Gods, ch. 11; Investiture of the Gods, ch. 20; Investiture of the Gods, ch. 89

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