Even after the death of Emperor Taizong, he cried: No one can talk to me about calligraphy. Let's walk into this character together.
Yu Shinan's grandfather, Yu Jian, was an adviser to Wang Shixing in the Liang Dynasty. Father Li Yu, the illegitimate son of Prince Chen Chao, has a high reputation. Yu Shinan's uncle Yu Ji is an assistant minister of the Chen Dynasty. As he had no children, he adopted Yu Ji as his son, so he used the word "Bo Shi".
Yu Shinan is quiet, has no desire, is determined and studies hard. When he was young, he studied under the famous writer Gu and his brother Yu Shiqi. He studied for more than ten years, studied hard and worked tirelessly. Sometimes he didn't wash his face or comb his hair for more than ten days. He is good at writing articles, and Xu Ling, a famous writer who has studied law, also thinks that Yu Shinan has the essence. Zhiyong, a monk in the same county as him, is the seventh grandson of Wang Xizhi. He is good at calligraphy. Yu Shinan worshipped Zhiyong as a teacher and won the true biography of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, which is even more famous.
In Chen Houzhu's first year in Germany, he was appointed as Xiyang Wang You. In the ninth year of Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, Yu Shinan and Yu Shiji went to Chang 'an, the capital of Sui Dynasty. Both brothers were famous for a while. At that time, people compared them to Lu Ji and his brother Lu Yun in the Western Jin Dynasty. At that time, Yang Di Yang Guang was still the King of Jin. Hearing about this, he sent the documents drawn up by Yang Jun together. Yu Shinan resolutely refused on the grounds that his mother was old, and ordered an emissary to catch up.
In the first year of Daye, Yu Shinan was named a doctor and promoted to Scheeren. Write a Changzhou jade mirror with Yu Chuo and Yu Zizhi. In the same year, he was in mourning because of his mother's death.
At that time, Yu Shiqi was very important in the dynasty, and his wife was dressed like a king. Although Yu Shinan lives with them, she is poor and thrifty, and her temperament remains unchanged.
After the change of Jiangdu, Yu Shinan went to Liaocheng with Yu Wenhuaji. In the second year of Wude, Yu Wenhuaji was defeated, so Nan was captured by Dou Jiande. Dou Jiande appointed him assistant minister of the Yellow Gate.
In the fourth year of Wude, after Li Shimin, the king of Qin, destroyed Dou Jiande, Nan was appointed as Qin to join the army, and was soon transferred to the archives to join the army. 10, Li Shimin was appointed as General Ce Tian, and a literature museum was established. So Nan Zaiguan was awarded a bachelor's degree, and he and Fang * * * reported as one of the eighteen bachelors.
According to records, Emperor Taizong attached great importance to his extensive knowledge, and the two often talked about classics and history. Yu Shinan also often used historical admonitions to state the gains and losses of former emperors. In addition, he was determined to fight fierce battles, and repeatedly protested to Emperor Taizong about repairing tombs and hunting, so he was more admired by Li Shimin. Emperor Taizong said that Yu Shinan has five unique skills, one virtue, two faithfulness, three erudition, four words and five essays.