The evaluation of Chen Ziang in history books is that he has a too impatient temper. Chen Ziang did not study much when he was a child. When he was young, he suddenly began to study hard, and later he became famous. Chen Ziang rose to power by touting Wu Zetian's political achievements. In order to obtain an official position in the imperial court, Chen Ziang wrote many poems praising Wu Zetian, which was loved by Wu Zetian, so he became a member of the imperial court. So what kind of person is Chen Ziang?
Although Chen Ziang rose to power by praising Wu Zetian, he is also a person who dares to tell the truth. Wu Zetian plans to dig up Shushan Mountain in Sichuan to attack the Qiang people. Chen Ziang told Wu Zetian the suffering of the people and proposed to cancel the plan. It can be seen that Chen Ziang dared to speak for the people, even if it went against the wishes of the emperor.
Chen Ziang later went to the frontier fortress. At the frontier fortress, he understood the hard work of the border guards and the people of the frontier fortress who were suffering from the corvee of the imperial court and the intrusion of the nomadic people at the time. Chen Ziang wrote all his feelings in poems and became a famous frontier poet.
When he was young, Chen Ziang was a person who helped people in need. He did not cherish money and gave money to those in need, so he had a good reputation in the local area. He usually likes to fight against injustice and is a very popular knight.
Chen Ziang was also an innovative person. At that time, the poetry of the Southern and Northern Dynasties still had a great influence. However, Chen Ziang advocated that writing poems should have new characteristics and express one's own emotions in poems, so as to make poems more meaningful. With his innovative spirit, Chen Ziang made outstanding contributions to the development of Tang poetry and became a promoter of the development of Tang poetry.