魏挚 / Wei Zhi
魏挚 / Wei Zhi appears in Zhouji 09 as 魏武侯’s brother and the Wei figure stationed in 中山国 after Wei’s earlier conquest. The source stresses the logistical awkwardness: Zhongshan was a detached territory separated from 魏国 by 赵国.
Wei Zhi’s role is to make the frontier-control problem concrete. When Di forces drive him out, Zhongshan revives, showing how a powerful state can still lose a distant holding when war pressure pulls attention elsewhere.
《资治通鉴·周纪》10丨 以家族单位 有蚂蚁吃大象的精神（4） adds an earlier succession-competition context. After 赵苍唐’s mission helps the future 魏武侯 return from 中山国 and regain heir status, the source says the brother is sent to Zhongshan instead. The transcript spelling appears as 魏智, so this page treats the connection to existing 魏挚 source-scopingly.
Connections
- 魏国 and 魏武侯 - polity and family tie.
- 中山国 - place he guards before being driven out.
- 魏文侯 and 赵苍唐 - Zhouji 10 part 4 restoration branch that sends the brother to Zhongshan.
- 赵国 - intervening geography between Wei proper and Zhongshan.
- Territorial Control Churn / 城池反复易手 - adjacent concept for changing control over borderlands.