Du Fu's death, an encounter between beef and wine, how did this happen?

Du Fu's death is said to be the meeting of beef and wine, because it is these two delicacies that led to Du Fu's death. There are generally two opinions on this: (1) Du Fu died because he didn't eat for a long time, and after getting beef and white wine, he ate too much, which led to sudden death; (2) After Du Fu got a lot of beef and liquor, he stored the meat. However, after the hot weather and rotten meat, Du Fu died.

Die of overeating

Du Fu is a great poet, who wrote countless classic poems in his life. However, Du Fu's situation in his later years was extremely bleak, especially his death. There is a saying that the great poet died after eating a lot of beef and white wine.

According to legend, in the summer of 770 AD, the poor Du Fu came to Leiyang, Hunan Province, only to be caught in a flood and trapped the old Du Fu in Leiyang for nearly ten days. After the flood subsided a little, Leiyang county magistrate learned that Du Fu was coming and met with difficulties, so he went to visit with a lot of beef and white wine. Du Fu, who didn't want to be hungry for several days, ate too much beef and white wine and died suddenly overnight.

Professor Zheng Chu's Ming Taizu Miscellanies in the Tang Dynasty recorded this:? Du Fu visited Leiyang and Yue Yue. The flood came, and there was no food for ten days. The county magistrate greeted him by boat. Let the taste feed the cow roast white wine, and if you drink too much, you will die suddenly overnight? . The new and old Tang books also recognize this statement, indicating that Du Fu's death is probably the reason.

Edible rotten beef

Another story about Du Fu's death is also related to beef and white wine, but it is no longer because of overeating, but because it is used to spoil beef.

In the Tang Dynasty, many people did not believe that great poets would be crushed to death. An example is that Du Fu himself once wrote a poem in Leiyang, in which he said that the magistrate of Leiyang found himself in the flood and sent wine and meat, so he was very grateful. Because of the large quantity, Du Fu can't eat it all at once and store it, which has passed the difficult period of flood.

Therefore, it is very likely that the stored beef has deteriorated, and Du Fu himself was seriously ill, which eventually led to the death of the guests.