Su Shi struggled in the prison of Yushitai, thinking that he would definitely die in Beijing this time; However, those who stood up for Su Shi in the court were constantly persuading the Emperor Shenzong. Empress Cao: When the first emperor was alive, he thought that these two brothers were both talents of prime ministers. I hope the emperor will think more about it. Wang Anshi once said: In times of peace, talented people should not be killed ..... Under the persuasion of everyone, Emperor Shenzong finally ordered Huang Zhou to be demoted as the assistant ambassador of Yong Lian, and the "Wutai Poetry Case" ended.
1079 Before the Lunar New Year, Su Shi ended his imprisonment for more than 130 days and walked out of Wutai Prison in the heavy snow; Soon, on the first day of the first month of 1080, he embarked on a journey to Huangzhou. It's snowing all over the sky, walking on the ancient post road, lonely figure, which is probably a breathing space for Su Shi from heaven.
He traveled all the way to Huangzhou, a desolate place in the14th century. Nowhere to live, the abbot of Dinghuiyuan lent him a cabin. He wrote a letter to a friend far away, but he didn't receive a reply. At night, he paced alone in the small courtyard of Dinghui Temple, and he couldn't help but sing a poem "Divination Operator": The moon is missing, and people are quiet. Who saw you alone, dimly discernible solitary Hong Ying. In the night, it suddenly gets scared, suddenly fly, and frequently back, but always no one understands its infinite inner feelings. It kept wandering between the cold branches, but refused to perch on any tree, and finally landed lonely on the cold Shoal. About this time, Su Shi shouted in his heart: Why? Why did I fall into such a situation? No one can tell him the answer, but wait for him to find it.
Not far from Dinghuiyuan, there is a ankokuji. Whenever Su Shi hears the Zen bell, he can't help but want to find out. Finally, he enters the temple and often sits in meditation here, from which he begins a new life that is different from the past. He began to face his own experience frankly, to find himself in the world of Buddhism, and combined this life feeling with Confucianism that permeated his life. In order not to let adversity engulf him, he changed and became broad-minded, humorous and optimistic.
His family came to Huangzhou to meet Su Shi without leaving Wan Li, but as an official, he had almost no income. Take out 4,500 yuan for household use every month, divide it into 30 strings, each string costs 150 yuan, and hang it on the beams; Take a string every day, and if there is a little surplus, put it in the bamboo tube at the door. On Su Shi's difficult days, his fan Ma Mengde came from thousands of miles away to invite 50 acres of abandoned military camp land from the government for him. Although the terrain was not good, Su Shi fell in love at first sight and was located east of the city gate, so he followed Bai Juyi and named his slope "Dongpo" and named himself "Dongpo Jushi". In A.D. 108 1 year, Dongpo began his own life of ploughing. He planted barley, bought hoes, sickles, bought cows, and used pen and ink by farmers. This time, it was not for aesthetics but for life.
Su Dongpo regards Huangzhou as his second hometown and calls himself "Poxian". In this difficult place of Huangzhou, he constantly discovers the joy of life. The ancient literati in China always emphasized that "there is a great scholar when talking and laughing, and there is no Bai Ding between us". "； Su Shi said that he "can accompany the Jade Emperor in heaven, and the beggar in lowland in the next." He looks at the world with the greatest kindness, and there are all good people in the world. The government has access control, and it is forbidden to slaughter cattle and sheep privately. Dongpo went to the fields, then drank with friends in Huangzhou. When he was hungry, he saw that a small group of cattle in the village had died of illness, so he clamored for roast beef. When he returned to the city after a full meal, the gate was locked and he climbed over the wall and entered. Such Dongpo is no longer Su Shi in Kaifeng. When he was in Huangzhou, he often went to his friend Chen Nian's home to talk about Buddhism, and often stayed out all night. Chen Nian's wife roared, "Don't sleep so late!" Chen Nian, who was full of awe-inspiring, was so scared that all the bamboo sticks fell to the ground. The word "lion roars" came from this.
Now the "Dongpo cake", which is popular all over the country, first appeared in Huangzhou. One night, Dongpo played chess with the following monk, and in the middle of the game, he shouted hungry. After Lian monk called a child, the child put the noodles left during the day into sesame oil. In the dead of night, the child who was in charge of cooking accidentally fell asleep. When Dongpo came to the kitchen, he saw that the dough had been fried. Dongpo happily ate this golden cake, calling it delicious! The next day, when I passed a small stall, I told the stall owner to fry bread in this way, which was loved by the local people. Su Dongpo is not the first optimistic person in the world, nor the last one, but he does show the most incisively and vividly. He began to transform the spirit in his early life into tolerance and gentleness.
After all, the slope outside the city is not a long-term solution. Su Dongpo is going to buy fields, and when it rains through the sand lake, he writes Rain on the Way to the Sand Lake. A song "Dingfengbo": "Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves through the forest, why not sing and walk slowly? Bamboo poles and straw sandals are more nimble than riding, what is the terrible thing? A raincoat of coir raincoat, let the wind and rain, still live my life. The spring breeze cool, will my wine to wake up, the cold beginning of the cold, the sun of the mountain peak of the sun but in time to meet. Looking back at the bleak place, there is no rain or shine. "
To be continued, la la ~
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