Wei was one of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period. Why is it also called Liang?

In the later period of Wei Zhong, it made its capital as a girder (now Kaifeng, Henan Province), so it was Liang State in posthumous title.

Wei's ancestor is Bi Wan, a descendant of Bi. Bi Gaogong is the 15th son of Zhou Wenwang, and his surname is because he sealed the country with Bi Di. Bi Guo died in Xirong at the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and later became a civilian. Bi Wan is a descendant of Bi. He defected to Jin Xiangong in the early Spring and Autumn Period, was taken seriously, and was promoted to be a doctor.

In 66 BC1year, Bi Wan was ordered to destroy Wei, whose surname was Ji, and Wei was named Bi Wan. According to the Records of the Wei Family, Bi Wan, a doctor of the State of Jin, was named Wei for his exploits, and divination was made for him: "After Bi Wan, he will be great." Ten thousand, full number also; Wei, so is your name. So the reward is the beginning, and the sky is open. The emperor said trillion people, and the princes said ten thousand people. Today's life is big and must be enriched. " It means that it is auspicious for Bi to own the land of Wei. "Wan" is the number of feet, and "Wei" and "Wei" have the meaning of being tall and majestic, so it is in line with God's will to receive this honor. The son of heaven has trillions of people, and the princes govern the people. With the blessing of Biwan, it will be more and more prosperous. That's how Wei's surname came from.

In 636 BC, Wei Zhen, the grandson of Bi, made contributions to the death of Bi's son. After Jin Wengong and Zhong Er succeeded to the throne, Wei Gui was appointed as a doctor and settled in Wei County.

In 453 BC, Jin Zhi Bo (Xunyao) led the division of Han and Wei to besiege Jinyang (now Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province), the base of Zhao family, but failed to conquer it for three years. Wu Zhao-T-shirt betrayed Wei Hengzi and Han Kang Zi, counterattacked Zhi Bo, killed him and divided his land. North Korea, Zhao and Wei were divided into Jin.

In 445 BC, Wei Si succeeded to the throne, claiming to be a vassal, and was called "Wei Wenhou" in history. In order to reform the country and dominate the whole country, Anyi (now northwest of Xia County, Shanxi Province) was established as the capital. During Wei Wenhou's reign (445 BC-396 BC), he built a ceremony platform in Wei County, learned from the divination, became friends with Tian Zifang, took care of Duan Ganmu, respected Confucianism and religion, recruited talents, made great efforts, and took the lead in dominating the seven countries, laying the foundation for Wei's hegemony for a hundred years.

In 36 1 year BC, Wei Huiwang moved its capital to Daliang (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province) in the sixth year, and its country name was also called Liang.