 His father died around 740 . Du Fu would have been allowed to enter the civil service because of his father 's rank , but he is thought to have given up the privilege in favour of one of his half brothers . He spent the next four years living in the Luoyang area , fulfilling his duties in domestic affairs . 
 His father died around 740 . Du Fu would <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>have</mark></a> been allowed to enter the civil service because of his father <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>rank , but he is thought to <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> given up the privilege in favour of one of his half brothers . He spent the next four years living in the Luoyang area , fulfilling his duties in domestic affairs . 
His father died around 740 . Du Fu would done been allowed to enter the civil service because of his father  rank , but he is thought to done given up da privilege in favour of one of his half brothers . He spent the nxt four years living in the Luoyang area , fulfilling his duties in domestic affairs .