However, the problem lies precisely in his status as a legal scholar. He disagreed with the reformists, so he asked the foreign minister to leave the court. After several changes, he wrote "Huzhou Xie Shangbiao" during his tenure in Huzhou, with fierce wording and angry tone. It is this article that has become the handle of political opponents. They accused Luo Zhi of creating the Wutai Poetry Case, and Su Shi's life fell into a trough.
Su Shi was born in a literary family. Father Su Xun was one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, and mother Mrs. Cheng was also a woman with profound cultural attainments. She carefully taught Su Shi's brothers. Su Shi was gifted and intelligent from an early age and became a scholar at a young age. He read a lot of poems and became famous at a young age. He can be said to be an outstanding young man with spring breeze and heroism. What's more, this Yingjie is still ambitious, "striving for contemporary aspirations", actively participating in various political affairs of the imperial court, hoping to serve the country faithfully.
However, he soon discovered that Tang Chao was not a peaceful place, and political differences were like fire and water. The life-and-death struggle of all parties made this keen scholar realize that it was not good, so he pulled out early and left the land of right and wrong in Beijing. When he was in Mizhou, he took the lead and led the soldiers and civilians to fight against the locust plague; When he was in power in Xuzhou, he took the lead in flood fighting and disaster relief to minimize the losses of the victims. In addition, on the issue of local education, Su Shi also personally educated the people and carried out the literati ideal of helping the world to the end.
However, his political opponents did not let him go. In the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), he was imprisoned on the charge of "slandering the monarch with words", which was known as Wutai Poetry Case in history. The Wutai poetry case dealt a great blow to Su Shi. Although he was not sentenced to death, he was disheartened. From then on, he gave up the idea of being an official and had no idea about political affairs.
In the early days of exile in Huangzhou, facing the cruel reality, he was once in a desperate situation. The desire to benefit for life is disillusioned. Since we can't "level the world", we should focus on ourselves and start with "self-cultivation" In order to relieve his depressed and negative emotions, he devoted himself to using literature to relieve his personal emotions, and his frank personality was revealed at this time. He often laughs at himself: "Laughter is busy all his life, and it will be ridiculous when he is old." Instead of bringing wealth to the family, it has accomplished nothing and brought trouble to relatives and friends.
Huangzhou's life is very poor, and even the residence is the wasteland of Chengdong Military Camp applied by friends, so we can only scrimp and save. At the beginning of each month, he divided 4500 yuan into 30 pieces and hung them on the roof beam. He picks one piece with a painting fork every day, and then saves the unused money with a big bamboo tube to entertain guests later. After half a year in Huangzhou and three years in Yuanfeng (1080), his savings ran out, which made him very worried. Su Shi once wrote in a letter to a friend: "Everything is very rough. It takes a day to fetch water and pick vegetables from the river."
However, Su Shi, as an optimist, was closed for several months, but his open-minded personality finally let him out. He made many friends in the local area, including Ji Chang and other literati, as well as the woodcutter Ding Bai and other ordinary people. He is also very proud of this, saying, "I can accompany the jade emperor in the upper level and the beggars in the lower level."
After fierce ideological struggle, Su Shi gradually stepped out of the shadow of relegation, put down his past fame and honor, and actively enjoyed life. He also discovered the talent of gourmets, studied recipes, and wrote works such as Ode to Pork and Erhong Rice with great interest. After a year's experience in Huangzhou, he reflected on his past 30 years and thought that his thoughts had been greatly sublimated, "therefore, I am not me", which shows that Su Shi has overcome psychological obstacles.
Therefore, in the first month of Yuan Feng's fourth year (108 1), when he went to the pavilion, he wrote a poem: "I didn't go out in the spring on the 10th, but I didn't know that Liu Jiang had already shaken the village. Gradually, the sound of melting ice in the valley and the endless new grass in Ye Yuan covered the old scars of the fire. A few acres of wasteland left me to live here, and half a bottle of old wine was waiting for my friends to warm me up. Last year, Guanshan Road was closed today, and the drizzle plum blossoms are breaking their souls. " The title of this poem is "On the 20th day of the first month, I sent three people from Ku Ting County of Pangu to the East Temple of Empress". Over the past year, he has made three new friends, Pan Sheng, Gu Sheng and Guo Sheng. Although the living conditions are hard, he has half-life friends, a pot of muddy wine and this vibrant scenery in early spring. This life is enough.
Su Shi has a common "cold plum plot" among literati, and he has a soft spot for plum blossoms. "A few wisps of residual green wind blew away and a small heart opened." It is this "cold plum spirit" of fearless winter that has given him a new life. Su Shi is a rare optimist in the history of China. Even in adversity, he does not feel sorry for himself. Instead, he devoted himself to poetry, embraced Buddha and Lao, and reached the realm of freedom.
He was born in a weak Northern Song Dynasty court, and all people with lofty ideals tried their best to fight against Gan Kun, including Su Shi, a world-famous talent. Su Shi struggled between party struggles and found it difficult to protect himself. In the end, he can't escape the bumpy fate. However, his life is still full of broadmindedness and boldness. After many ups and downs, life hangs by a thread, and how many people can remain calm and carefree like him?
Everyone should have read Su Shi's poem "On the 20th day of the first month, three people from Qiting County were sent to the East Temple of Empress". His poems are full of expectations for the future, love for life, feelings for official career and indifference to the past. As Mr. Lin Yutang commented on Su Shi in Su Dongpo's Biography: "In short, we get the impression that he (Su Shi) has been singing and dancing all his life, enjoying it and laughing when troubles come."