Introduction Wen Yanbo was born in the third year of Jingde (1006) of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty and died in the fourth year of Shaosheng (1097) of Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty. His courtesy name was Kuanfu and he was born in Jiexiu, Fenzhou (now part of Shanxi). Man, politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. [Edit this paragraph] The ancestor of the family Wen Yanbo originated from Chen Gongzi Wan of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period. He died with the posthumous title of "Jing Zhong" and later generations took the posthumous name as his surname. In the Five Dynasties, his great-grandfather Wen Chongyuan changed his surname to avoid the taboo of Shi Jingtang, the founder of the later Jin Dynasty. It was changed to "Wen"; Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty, returned to his old surname "Jing"; during the reign of Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was changed to "Wen" to avoid the temple taboo of Zhao Jing, the ancestor of the Song Dynasty.
Wen Yanbo's ancestors have been granted titles for several generations. His great-grandfather Wen Chongyuan was the Duke of Yan, his grandfather Wen Rui was the Duke of Zhou, and his father Wen Ji was the Duke of Wei. Yanbo had eight sons and thirty-nine grandchildren, and several of them entered the court as officials, all of whom were important officials. The second son became an official in Jiangxi and became very prosperous.
The ancestor's original surname was Jing. In order to avoid the taboo of Shi Jingtang, the founder of the later Jin Dynasty, he changed his surname to Wen by taking "Jing" and turning it around. After the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty, the surname was restored to Jing. When the Northern Song Dynasty was established, the surname was changed to "Wen" after the temple taboo of Yizu (Zhao Jing) was established.
His great-grandfather and Shi Jingtang, who was still the governor of Hedong Province, had a "rich past" and were actually his staff. At the beginning of Tianfu, Shi Jingtang competed with the late Tang emperor for political power and sent envoys to ask for help from Khitan. With the help of Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, Shi Jingtang was established as emperor. However, his great-grandfather did not rise to prominence because of this. The top cover is thin and square." He was only appointed as the magistrate of Guo County in Daizhou, and later moved to the magistrate of Taigu County in Bingzhou. He ended his official career by joining the army to record affairs in Lanzhou.
His grandfather Ming Rui entered the official position as a "Yinbu", serving as the Suburban Social Affairs Bureau Chief, and later became the Shizhou Military Promotion Officer." In the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo (979), Song Taizong personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, Twenty-nine years after the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Northern Han Dynasty fell to the Song Dynasty. Although Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty regarded "the Liu family's old ministers as being able to use their talents," Wen Rui "retired quickly to facilitate his home life, and he cared about taking care of himself, with no intention of coming back." He usually "drifted around the countryside with his staff and shoes, and was quite literate. Jiuyan is happy with his friends. "Wen Rui died on September 3, the second year of Zhidao in the Song Dynasty (996), at the age of fifty-three. It can be seen that he should have been born in the first year of Kaiyun of the Later Jin Dynasty (944).
Wen Rui's first wife was the daughter of Wang Pi, a doctor in the household department. She had three sons, the eldest son Wenjie (the father of Wen Yanbo), the second son Wen Chun, who was once a minister in the suburbs, and the third son Wenyuan was not an official. And died. When Wang died young, Wen Rui married Guo and had a son named Wen Wei. Wen Jie "progressed through Confucianism and served as thirteen officials. As a result, he was strong-willed, hard-working, quick-witted, and able to fight against harm, and his reputation could not be concealed. He was appointed to the third division to open up the demolition and exploration division, and finally served as a guest doctor and the transfer envoy to Hedong."
Wenji married Geng, who died early, leaving only one son, Wen Yanbo. She continued to marry the Shen family, who gave birth to one son and two daughters. Their son Wen Yanruo was promoted to Jinshi. The eldest daughter married Ju Qiqing, the son of Ju Yong, who was once the official of Tianzhang Pavilion. The second daughter married Jinshi Chengwei, the son of Cheng Yuanji in the palace. Wen Yanbo married Chen Guan's daughter.