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was different from that adopted by summon to journey towards the
the Shang Chang clique. eastern capital Nan Ching, where he
was appointed to serve in the
In the case of Nan Hsiang hamlet, capacity of an official over Chi An
also in Chin Chiang county, a local prefecture.
resident by the name of His An with He married a maiden from the
his original lineage and surname of Chen clan to be his wife and when
Chang married the daughter of she was found to be barren, he
forefather Yan Pa Lang. married once more, to another
Beginning as a son-in-law, he maiden from the Chang clan. The
became, eventually, an adopted son second marriage alliance proved to
of forefather Yan Pa Lang. be fruitful, resulting in the birth of
Thus Chang Hsi An changed five sons and three daughters.
his name of his clan from Chang to The five sons, in order of birth
Yan and became the ancestor of a were:-
new line of the Yan clan ay Nan 1. Yan Meng Te,
Hsiang hamlet 2. Yan Meng Kuei
3. Yan Meng Huai,
4. Yan Wen Cheng, and
5. Yan Meng Ching.
A brilliant Yan ancestor Yan His eldest daughter became
Chun in Yung Chun County
the legal wife of Cheng Shih Chung.
The second daughter was given in
Yan Chun, non-de-plume Chun Tai marriage to Yao I and the third,
and stylistic name Tzu Yu, was born betrothed to Chang Shih Yuan.
a few generations after forefather Yan
Wen Chung of the Lu kingdom, who He lived to a ripe old age of 60
held a very high official post in the years and on his death, he was
Tang government. buried in his hometown at Shang
Chang Pao, a walled city in Li Jen
In his lifetime, forefather Yan village Shih administrative unit, 11th
Chun lived in Shih Ku hamlet, Min capital, Yung Chun County.
Kamg village, Mu Jen administrative
unit, 23rd capital, Yung Chun
County.
He was accredited for building Illustrious Ancestor Yan Tan
up the family estate into a secured Chai matched his spouse from
position when he purchased and the Chang clan.
became the owner of a large tract of
arable farmland measuring 500 mou Yan Chun Tsung, a student in an
(733.5 sq yard in 1 mou). institution of higher learning, was
venerated by those bearing the
His fourth son, Yan Lung, styled surname of Yan as ancestor Yuan.
Wen Cheng was a successful His non-de-plume was Hsien,
candidate in the imperial stylistic name Wei Kung and
examination and he received a designated name Tan Chai.
