Abstract: According to the history, Wang Wei resigned office because of his disease and the aspiration of not to be an official; while in fact in the background that power families and Wang Clan of Langya became to decline, Wang Wei made the choice to resign office to protect his family and himself. According to the history, Wang Wei died because he treated his brother Wang Sengqian by mistake, he felt guilty and sorrowful to die. But in fact, Wang Wei died because he had been taken Cool Food Medical Powder that was poisoning him for many years. Wang Wei was guided by Confucianism. He had been an official, “honorable and respectful,” and hoped to be the pride of his family. But when he realized that the political situation was not good for himself and his family, he had inherited the old style of the family and stopped at the right time. At the same time, Wang Wei, influenced by the family cultural tradition, also contains metaphysical factors, but the severe political reality determines that this kind of thought cannot occupy the mainstream and can only exist as a regulating agent.

Key words: Wang Wei, the cause of resigning office, the cause of death, thought