| T: | 顏思魯 |
| S: | 颜思鲁 |
| P: | Yán Sī Lǔ |
| Also Known As: | Courtesy name |
| T2: | 孔歸 |
| S2: | 孔归 |
| P2: | Kǒng Guī |
Yan Silu, courtesy name Kong Gui,[1] was a Chinese minister of the Sui dynasty and the Tang dynasty. He was a native of Linyi, Langya Commandery.
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 praised Yan for being "erudite and good at writing".[7] On the topic of scripture meanings, Yan engaged 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, the son of Yang Yong.[3] At the beginning of the Tang dynasty, he joined the army in .[7] Yan was chosen to be an assistant during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang and later received a general title .[3]
Yan married the daughter of the doctor Yin Yingtong .[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]
zh:沈灌群
. 1988 . zh:中国教育家评传 . 1 . Commentary on Chinese Educators . zh . https://books.google.com/books?id=2-shAAAAMAAJ&q=%22长子颜思鲁,字孔归,以儒学显名,博学善为文%22 . Shanghai . . . 453 . 978-7-5320-0647-2 . 2022-03-18 .