Wei Lang
Wei Lang, chief of a horse-catching tribe on Yuexi’s northern frontier, became known after Zhang Ni captured him and appointed him a town marquis.
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History · vol. 43Records of the Three Kingdoms
…北徼捉馬最驍勁，不承節度，嶷乃往討，生縛其帥魏狼。又解縱告喻，使招懷餘類。…
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十四年，武都氐王苻健請降，遣將軍張尉往迎，過期不到，大將軍蔣琬深以為念。嶷平之曰：「苻健求附款至，必無他變。素聞健弟狡黠，又夷狄不能同功，將有乖離，是以稽留耳。」數日，問至，健弟果將四百戶就魏，獨健來從。初，越巂郡自丞相亮討高定之後，叟夷數反，殺太守龔祿、焦璜，是後太守不敢之郡，只住安定縣，去郡八百餘里，其郡徒有名而已。時論欲復舊郡，除嶷為越巂太守，嶷將所領往之郡，誘以恩情，蠻夷皆服，頗來降附。北徼捉馬最驍勁，不承節度，嶷乃往討，生縛其帥魏狼。又解縱告喻，使招懷餘類。表拜狼為邑侯，種落三千餘戶皆安土供職。諸種聞之，多漸降服。嶷以功賜爵關內侯。
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Wei Lang was the leader of the Beijiao Horse-Catching tribe in Yuexi Commandery, part of the Yi people’s sphere of influence. The chapter in which he appears is not recorded; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
After Zhang Ni became administrator of Yuexi Commandery, he set out to subdue the Beijiao Horse-Catching tribe, which had refused to obey his orders. He captured Wei Lang alive, then released him and explained the situation to him, ordering him to win over his tribespeople (according to historical records).
Zhang Ni submitted a memorial recommending Wei Lang for appointment as a town marquis. More than three thousand households in his tribe settled down and entered service (according to historical records).
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- Leader of the Beijiao Horse-Catching tribe; Zhang Ni captured and released him, then explained the situation to him and later submitted a memorial recommending him for appointment as a town marquis.
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