郭威 / Guo Wei

Guo Wei / 郭威 is the founder of [[LaterZhou|后周]] in 169.宋太祖之死：烛影斧声，阴谋论中的人性谜团（上）. The episode introduces him as the northern military patron whom the young [[ZhaoKuangyin|赵匡胤]] eventually joins after early frustration and wandering.

Guo Wei matters less as an individual protagonist than as part of the Five Dynasties succession pattern. His rise by military force and his adoption-family succession field help the hosts explain why power transfer in this period often moved through soldiers, kinship substitutes, and command credibility rather than stable hereditary routine.

Connections

• [[LaterZhou|后周]] - dynasty he establishes.
• [[ChaiRong|柴荣]] - successor whose reign gives Zhao Kuangyin his major opening.
• [[ZhaoKuangyin|赵匡胤 / 宋太祖]] - later founding emperor who first enters the Later Zhou power system.
• Military Personalization / 军队私人化 - broader mechanism of commander-centered political authority.