Du Fu was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai, he was known as "Li Du". Du Fu had a profound influence on Chinese classical poetry. He was called the "Sage of Poetry" by later generations, and his poems were called the "History of Poetry".
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Zheng Chuhui of the Tang Dynasty once said that Du Fu wandered to Xiangtan in his later years and lived in Leiyang County, Hengzhou. He was writing poems for the magistrate, who would give him roast beef and wine. Once Du Fu drank too much and died overnight. It is also said that he died of exhaustion, and that he died of exhaustion.
The famous modern scholar Guo Moruo coined the term "poison to death". It is said that Du Fu died from the wine and beef. Because it was summer, there was no way to refrigerate the meat, so the beef became rotten. The rotten meat was poisonous and could cause mental paralysis, worsening of the heart and death.
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In 202 BC, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, committed suicide by the Wujiang River, bringing a tragic end to his life. But in fact, the tragedy of Xiang Yu's life does not stop there. When he was "dismembered and made a marquis", his relatives, including his uncles and cousins, changed their surnames to Liu and became the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty. His descendants were in the Han Dynasty The title of Marquis and Prime Minister led to the discontinuation of the Xiang surname for a time. What secrets are hidden behind this little-known history? Let’s see Dugu Yan, the editor of [Across Five Thousand Years], explain them one by one!
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Xiang Yu The family was originally a noble of the Chu State. They had been generals for generations and had a prominent family background. His grandfather Xiang Yan was defeated and committed suicide in a battle with the Qin State. Xiang Yan had several sons. The eldest son Xiang Rong (Xiang Yu's father) died young. His family members moved to Wuzhong area under the leadership of the second son Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang has a high prestige, and "all the wise men and officials in Wuzhong are inferior to him." Based on this favorable condition, and with the support of the Xiang family, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu finally opened up a world in troubled times.