He Yan

Japanese: 何晏 - かあん

A politician from the Wei dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period in China. His courtesy name was Pingshu. He was from Wan (Nanyang County, Henan Province). He was the grandson of the Han general He Jin (?-189). His mother, Yin, later became the wife of Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao, so he grew up in the palace with his mother from an early age and was highly praised for his intelligence, but he also had an arrogant side, such as imitating the prince's clothes. Emperor Wu loved him and allowed him to marry the emperor's daughter, Princess Jinxiang. However, his disrespectful attitude made Emperor Wen (Cao Pi) dislike him and he was not given an official position. Emperor Ming also disliked him and only gave him a mediocre official position, so he was not blessed with an official position. When Cao Shuang (?-249) competed for power with Sima Yi, he was promoted to the position of Minister through Cao Shuang's influence and was in charge of appointing officials, but it is said that he promoted many of his acquaintances. In addition to compiling the "Interpretations of the Analects," he wrote dozens of works, including "On Morality," "On the Unknown," "On the Inaction of Oneself," and "Filled Poems." His philosophy respected the "Tales of Laozi," and he became one of the founders of the Xuanxue school of thought alongside Wang Bi. There is a famous anecdote about his argument with Wang Bi, in which he argued that sages lack the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

[Masami Kobayashi January 19, 2016]

[References] | Wang Bi | Xuan Xue

Commentary on the Analects
"Shohei Edition of the Analects of Confucius" (Sakai Edition) No coda, Volumes 3-4, Written by He Yan, Published in the late Muromachi period, Owned by the National Diet Library ">

Commentary on the Analects

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国、三国時代の魏(ぎ)の政治家。字(あざな)は平叔(へいしゅく)。宛(えん)（河南省南陽県）の人。漢の大将軍何進(かしん)（？―189）の孫。母の尹(いん)氏がのちに魏の武帝曹操(そうそう)の夫人となったので、幼いころより母とともに宮中に育ち、秀才の誉れ高かったが、太子の服装をまねるなど倨傲(きょごう)な面があった。武帝からはかわいがられて帝の女(むすめ)の金郷公主を妻に迎えることを許された。しかし彼の不遜(ふそん)な態度は文帝（曹丕(そうひ)）からは嫌われて官職につけなかった。明帝にも疎んじられて平凡な官職しか与えられず、官位には恵まれなかった。曹爽(そうそう)（？―249）が司馬懿(しばい)と権力を争うに及び、曹爽の力で尚書(しょうしょ)にまで累進し、官吏の任用をつかさどったが、知人を多く抜擢(ばってき)したといわれる。『論語集解』の編纂(へんさん)のほか、『道徳論』『無名論』『無為論』や詩賦(しふ)など数十編の著述がある。その思想は『老子』を尊び、王弼(おうひつ)と並んで玄学の創始者となる。聖人には喜怒哀楽の情がないと唱えて、王弼と論争したことは有名な逸話である。

［小林正美　2016年1月19日］

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