Du Fu’s grandfather was called Du Shenyan. He was very arrogant and a bit narcissistic in today’s terms. He often praised himself for writing the best articles in the world. No one could compare with him, but Du Shen Yan was also a very powerful man, and Du Fu even praised his grandfather.
It was recorded in "New Book of Tang: Biography of Du Shenyan" that Du Shenyan compared his articles to those of Qu Yuan, Song Yu and others, and Du Shenyan also felt that his articles were better than Qu Yuan's He and Song Yu's articles were good, and he thought that no one else could compare with him. Du Shenyan not only praised his articles, but also his calligraphy. He also said that if Wang Xizhi compared with him, Wang Xizhi would definitely not be famous. .
In fact, Du Shenyan's level is also very high. At that time, he, Li Qiao, Cui Rong, and Su Wenwei were called the "Four Friends of Articles", and Du Shenyan was also a five-character writer. The inventor of rhythmic poetry, and among the four "Four Friends of Articles", Du Shenyan has the highest level. Moreover, Du Shenyan thinks very highly of himself. He always looks down on the other three and often laughs at them in front of them. Three.
When Su Weiwei was still the Minister of Civil Affairs, Du Shenyan wanted to write an article for him to read, and he also had to write comments. After Du Shenyan handed in the article, He told others that Su Weiwei was definitely going to die this time. When someone asked him what happened to Su Weiwei, Du Shenyan said that Su Weiwei would be so ashamed after reading his article that he would think that his life was a shame.
But Du Shenyan angered many people because of his character, and was almost beheaded once. In the end, his son saved his life.