"Pan An wasn't actually called Pan An," Meng Xin Zhi reminded.
"Right, I know, Pan Yue, courtesy name Anren. Before the Northern Song Dynasty, all existing versions of 'The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars' included a chapter on Pan An, praising his story of resigning from office to serve his mother," Nie Peacock timely flaunted his feathers.
"Indeed, it was Guo Jujing from the Southern Song who compiled the stories of filial deeds of past dynasties into illustrated quatrains. He also deleted the story of Pan Anren resigning from office to serve his mother, indirectly causing the word 'ren' to disappear from Pan Yue's name," Mengxin explained.
"That's not right, young lady, wasn't it Du Fu who first used the name Pan An to refer to Pan Yue?"
