Weiliaozi takes an important position in the history of art of war, and Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty collected it into Key Works among Books, together with Sunzi and Wuzi.

• 《尉缭子》在兵学史上占有重要的地位，唐代魏征把它和《孙子》，《吴子》一起收入《群书治要》。