Yan Wuyou

[1] Yan Wuyou was born in 545 BC, only six years younger than Confucius.

[4][3] Confucius added that as a member of the dafu (minister) class, it was ritually improper for him to walk on foot for official business.

[4] In Confucian temples, Yan Wuyou's spirit tablet is placed in the hall of Confucius' ancestors, opposite that of Zeng Dian.

[2] During the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong posthumously awarded Yan Wuyou the nobility title of Count of Qi (杞伯) in 739.

During the Song dynasty, he was further awarded the title of Marquis of Qufu (曲阜侯) in 1009.