Is “After Duke Wen of Wei ascended the throne, with the help of Duke Huan of Qi, he built Chuqiu and thus settled the state.” true?
The Records of the Grand Historian, 'Hereditary House of Qi Taigong', records: '(Duke Huan of Qi) in the twenty-eighth year, Duke Wen of Wei had trouble with the Di, and urgently appealed to Qi. Qi led the feudal lords to build Chuqiu and establish the ruler of Wei.' The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, in the twenty-third chapter, details this event: 'Duke Huan ordered the troops of the three states to go to Chuqiu to start construction. They also transported timber and rebuilt the ancestral temple, calling it "Enfeoffing Wei". Duke Wen of Wei, grateful for Qi's grace of restoration, composed the poem "Mugua" to sing of it.' The two books record consistently.
In both books, Duke Wen of Wei is recorded as an important monarch in the restoration and revival of Wei, with highly overlapping deeds.
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