Su Shi (1037-1101), a writer, calligrapher, painter, and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. His courtesy name is Zizhan and his nickname is Dongpo Jushi. Han nationality, Sichuan native, buried in Yingchang (now Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province). He had a bumpy official career throughout his life, but he was knowledgeable and talented. He was excellent in poetry, calligraphy and painting. His writing is unbridled, clear and fluent. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he is called Ou Su, and he is one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties". His poetry is fresh and bold, good at using exaggeration and metaphor, and his artistic expression is unique. He is also called Su Huang together with Huang Tingjian; He started a bold and unrestrained school and had a huge influence on later generations. Together with Xin Qiji, he was called Su Xin. His calligraphy was good at running script and regular script. He was able to create his own ideas. His pen was rich and ups and downs, and he had an innocent taste. He was called Song Dynasty together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang. The four schools have the same painting studies and literature, advocate spiritual similarity in painting, and advocate "scholar painting". He is the author of "The Complete Works of Su Dongpo" and "Su Dongpo Yuefu". ,

Now I will bring you some anecdotes about Su Shi, I hope you like them!

Anecdotes: Buddha Seal

(1) Su Shi was a great talent and Foyin was an eminent monk. They often practiced Zen and meditated together. Foyin was honest and always bullied by Su Shi. Su Shi was sometimes very happy when he took advantage. When he got home, he liked to talk to his talented sister Su Xiaomei.

One day, the two of them meditated together again. Su Shi asked: What do you think I look like? Foyin said: I think you look like a Buddha. Su Shi laughed after hearing this and said to Foyin: Do you know what you look like sitting there? You look like a pile of cow dung. This time, Foyin suffered the disadvantage of being dumb again.

When Su Shi went home, he showed off this matter in front of Su Xiaomei.

Su Xiaomei sneered and said to her brother, with your level of understanding you still practice Zen. Do you know what is the most important thing for people who practice Zen? It is to see the mind and nature. If the Buddha's seal says that you look like a Buddha, it means that he has a Buddha in his heart; if you say that the Buddha's seal looks like cow dung, think about what you have in mind!

(2) Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian live in Jinshan Temple . One day, they made bread to eat. The two of them agreed not to tell the monk Foyin in the temple this time about making cakes. After a while, the cake was cooked. After counting the number, they presented the cake to the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva, bowed diligently, and prayed. Unexpectedly, the Buddha's seal had been hidden in the divine tent in advance. While the two were kneeling to pray, they reached out and stole two pieces of bread. After Su Shi paid his respects, he stood up and saw that two pieces of cake were missing. He knelt down and prayed again, saying: Guanyin Bodhisattva has such magical powers and ate two pieces of cake. Why didn't he come out to meet him?

The Buddha's seal is in the tent. Zhong replied: If I have some noodles, I will make a few joints with you to eat. How dare you come and disturb me?

(3) Su Dongpo was in Hangzhou and liked to make friends with the monks of the West Lake Temple. He was the best friend with the monk Foyin of Jinshan Temple. The two of them often joked while drinking and reciting poems.

Monk Foyin was delicious. Whenever Su Dongpo entertained guests at banquets, he always came uninvited. One night, Su Dongpo invited Huang Tingjian to visit the West Lake. There were a lot of wine and food on the boat. As the cruise ship left the shore, Su Dongpo smiled and said to Huang Tingjian: "Foyin has to come to every party. Tonight we will take a boat to the lake to drink and recite poems and have a good time. He can't come anyway." ?Unexpectedly, Monk Foyin had long ago heard that Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian were going to travel to the lake, so he hid under the cabin board before the two of them got on the boat.

The bright moon was in the sky, the cool breeze was refreshing, and the fragrance of lotus filled the lake. The cruise ship slowly came to the Three Pagodas of the West Lake. Su Dongpo held the wine glass, twirled his beard, and happily said to Huang Tingjian: "There is no Buddha seal today." , we are quite quiet, let’s start with a drinking order, the first two sentences should use the word "Ji Jing", and the last two sentences should end with the word "zai". Huang Tingjian said: "Okay!" Su Dongpo first said: "The floating clouds part and the bright moon comes out. What can the sky say? What can the sky say?" Huang Tingjian looked at the lotus flowers all over the lake and continued: "The lotus seeds are pushed aside and the swimming fish come out. They have found their place! They have found their place." !?

At this time, Foyin could no longer bear it under the cabin board. As soon as he heard what Huang Tingjian said, he pushed the cabin board away, climbed out, and said: "Pull the ship board aside, Buddha!" Print it out, what a shame! What a shame!?

Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian were startled when they saw a man suddenly crawling out from under the boat plank. When they looked carefully, they found that it was the seal of Buddha. , and when I heard him say four lines of poetry like this, I couldn't help laughing.

Su Dongpo took the Buddha's seal and sat down, saying: "You hid it well and you did it well, but you finally got it again today!" So the three of them watched the moon and swam around the lake, talking and laughing happily.

(4) One evening, Dongpo and his friend, the monk Foyin, were boating on the river. It is late autumn, the golden wind is rustling, the water is sparkling, and the scenery on both sides of the river is charming. While drinking, Foyin asked Dongpo for a sentence. Su Dongpo looked towards the shore, pointed with his hand, and smiled without saying anything. Foyin looked around and saw a big yellow dog on the shore, gnawing at the bones hungrily. Foyin knew that Su Dongpo was joking, so he laughed and threw the folding fan inscribed with Su Dongpo's poem into the water. The two of them understood each other tacitly, holding hands and laughing. It turned out that they had made a double entender dummy couplet.

The first couplet of Dongpo is: Dog gnaws (monk) bones on the river. The second couplet of Buddha seal is: Flowing water Dongpo poem (corpse)

Anecdote: Reciting poems for banquets

When Su Shi was twenty years old, he went to the capital to take a scientific examination. Six arrogant people looked down upon him and decided to invite Su Shi to a banquet with the intention of teasing him. Su Shi went happily after accepting the invitation. Before taking the table and using chopsticks, everyone proposed a drinking order. The content of the drinking order must quote historical figures and events, so that you can eat a plate of food alone. The other five people roared with cheers. ?I'll go first. ?The older one said: ?Jiang Ziya is fishing on the Weishui River!? After that, he took away a plate of fish. ?Qin Shubao sells horses in Chang'an. ?The second person took away the horse meat with dignity. ?Su Ziqing shepherds sheep in Beihu. ?The third person took the mutton without showing any signs of weakness. ?Zhang Yide sells meat in Zhuo County. ?The fourth one hurriedly reached out and pulled out the meat. ?Guan Yunchang scraped bones in Jingzhou. ?The fifth one couldn’t wait to snatch the bones. ?Zhuge Liang grew vegetables in Longzhong. ?The sixth one arrogantly picked up the last piece of vegetables. After all the dishes were finished, the six people were happily preparing to eat and laugh at Su Shi, but Su Shi calmly chanted: "Qin Shihuang annexed the six countries!" After saying that, he put all six dishes in front of him and said with a smile. :?Brothers, please come!? Liuju people were dumbfounded.

Anecdote: Dongpo Pork

Su Shi was a famous writer during the Northern Song Dynasty in my country. He not only has profound attainments in poetry and calligraphy, but he can also be called a gourmet in ancient my country. He is also very good at cooking dishes. He is especially good at making braised pork. Su Shi's braised pork was first created in Xuzhou and in Huang. The state was further improved and became famous throughout the country in Hangzhou. There are many legends about the origin of the name Dongpo Pork, one of which is:

It is said that Su Dongpo cooked "Dongpo Pork" in three places: Xuzhou, Huangzhou and Hangzhou. When he was the magistrate of Xuzhou, he led the people to fight floods and build embankments to protect the city. The people slaughtered pigs and sheep one after another to express condolences to the government. Dongpo couldn't refuse, so after accepting the offer, he personally instructed his family to cook braised pork and gave it back to the people. After everyone ate it, they all felt that the meat was fat but not greasy, crispy and fragrant, and unanimously called it "reward meat".

On February 1, the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), Su Shi was banished to Huangzhou. Seeing that the price of pork in Huangzhou market was low, but people didn't eat it much, he cooked the pork himself. One time, he got excited about eating and composed an impromptu poem called "Pork Eating Poem". The poem said: "The good pork in Huangzhou is as cheap as dung." The rich refuse to eat it, and the poor do not know how to cook it. Start the fire slowly and add less water. When the fire is sufficient, it will be beautiful. Come and have a bowl every morning, and you'll be so full that you don't care. ?This poem was passed down to ten people, and people began to imitate it, jokingly calling this dish "Dongpo Pork". When Su Dongpo was the second governor of Hangzhou, he organized migrant workers to dredge the West Lake, build embankments and bridges, restoring the beauty of the West Lake, which had been mostly covered by grass, and the people of Hangzhou were very grateful to him. During the New Year, they carried pigs and wine to pay him New Year greetings. After Su Dongpo received it, he instructed his family to cut the meat into cubes, cook it until it was red and mellow, and gave it to the migrant workers who participated in dredging the West Lake. Everyone was amazed after eating it, and the reputation of "Dongpo Meat" spread throughout the world. Nationwide.