Yan Silu
Chinese minister
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Yan Silu (simplified Chinese: 颜思鲁; traditional Chinese: 顏思魯), courtesy name Kong Gui (simplified Chinese: 孔归; traditional Chinese: 孔歸),[1] was a Chinese minister of the Sui dynasty and the Tang dynasty. He was a native of Linyi, Langya Commandery.
| Yan Silu | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 顏思魯 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 颜思鲁 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孔歸 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孔归 | ||||||||||
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Background
Yan Silu is the son of Yan Zhitui.[2] He is a native of Linyi, Langya Commandery.[3] Yan wrote the preface to his father's anthology.[4] He was born in Jiangling and moved to Dunhuafang, Chang'an, Jingzhao in the early Sui Dynasty. Yan was the elder brother of Yan Minchu and Yan Youqin.[4][5]
Skilled in producing compositions, Yan was particularly good at exegesis and was a scholar of Confucianism.[3][6] The historian of education Shen Guanqun praised Yan for being "erudite and good at writing".[7] On the topic of scripture meanings, Yan engaged Liu Zhen in a debate.[3] In the Sui dynasty, he served as a secretary for the Department of Economics and was a scholar of the Eastern Palace.[3] Yan also served as attendant to the prince Yang Yan, the son of Yang Yong.[3] At the beginning of the Tang dynasty, he joined the army in a clerk role.[7] Yan was chosen to be an assistant during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang and later received a general title (Chinese: 踰岷將軍).[3]
Yan married the daughter of the doctor Yin Yingtong (Chinese: 殷英童).[3] The book "Yin Yingtong Collection" (殷英童集) refers to a "Yan son-in-law", which is him.[3] Over 20 of Yan's songs and poems are included in the collection.[3]