trad kingdom simp death_date wg pinyin post title zi birth_date article_title name
溫大臨 the tang dynasty 温大临 637 575 wen ta-lin wēn dàlín duke yü kung kung -rrb- gong of yu -lrb- 虞恭公 yú gōng gōng chancellor yanbo -lrb- 彥博 彦博 yànbó yen-po -rrb- 575 wen yanbo -lrb- tang chancellor -rrb-
 wen dalin
wen yanbo -lrb- tang chancellor -rrb-

wen dalin -lrb- 575 -- 637 -rrb- , courtesy name yanbo , better known as wen yanbo , posthumously known as duke gong of yu , was a chinese official who lived in the early tang dynasty .
he was a key advisor to the tang dynasty 's founding emperor , emperor gaozu , and served as a chancellor during the reign of gaozu 's successor , emperor taizong .
he was captured by the göktürks and lived among them for years .
after he was freed , he drew on his experiences to provide advice to emperor taizong on the tang empire 's policies towards the göktürks .
