Su Shi's life can be summarized in this way. If he has not been demoted, he must be on the way to be demoted. Su Shi was demoted many times in his life, some said four times, some said five times and three times. After 40 years as an official and 33 years in politics, either way, it is enough to prove that Su Shi can still maintain his heroic heart and love for food in the process of being relegated. This is very free and easy, not everyone can learn it.
Wutai poetry case. Su Shi has been opposed to Wang Anshi since he became an official? New law? . Just as an official, it doesn't matter to oppose the new law, but Su Shi is still a poet, and his poems are always sought after by countless people. If he writes something against the new law in it, it will become an obstacle to implementation. Political enemies are terrible. Some people have collected Su Shi's poems, one after another. Even if Su Shi had no intention, his free and easy temper, complaining casually and spitting out a few words, really attracted people's attention, so he was demoted to Huangzhou.
In Su Shi's world, food must be indispensable, so the famous Dongpo pork was born during his relegation to Huangzhou. Huangzhou pork is very good and cheap, but the rich don't want to eat it and the poor can't do it, so there is no market. Su Dongpo? Reduce fire, lack water, and it will be beautiful when the fire is full? A kind of Dongpo meat was developed, but it was not very popular at that time and had no name.
Later, he went to Hangzhou as a satrap to prevent the construction of water conservancy and flood control. The people felt his kindness and heard that he likes to eat pork, so they gave him a lot of pork. Where to eat if you send too much? He made Dongpo pork from pork and gave it to the people, and such delicious food was handed down.
Huizhou. This time it was a complete disaster, because Su Shi died, and the Reform Party seized the opportunity to severely suppress it and cleaned up Huizhou. However, this does not prevent Su Shi and Huizhou people from eating more sweets, which is exactly to Su Shi's taste. It is said that after he arrived in Huizhou, he saw that there were still trees full of green in late autumn, so he asked the Buddha's head, and the answer he got made him overjoyed. It turned out to be a litchi tree. Huizhou is a place with warm climate. Besides litchi, there are longan, citrus, bayberry and many kinds of sweet fruits. Su Shi may feel that he is in heaven.
Changzhou. It is said that puffer fish is a kind of food that is delicious when cooked, but poisonous when it is not cooked. When he was in Changzhou, a friend who was good at cooking invited him to eat puffer fish. As soon as he heard the puffer fish, he ran over and picked up chopsticks with a dish in his mouth. After eating, I lamented that it was worth dying of poisoning for such delicious things among people. At that time, he felt numb in his mouth, but it was actually a slight poisoning. But this friend invited Su Shi to eat puffer fish, which made people think a little more. He's afraid he's not undercover arranged by the political reform faction, right?
Hainan. Although Hainan is now a tourist attraction, Hainan in the Northern Song Dynasty was basically a wilderness. But Su Shi, who loves to eat, can still find delicious oysters here. After eating, I felt that it was really unkind to eat alone, so I wrote a letter to my son. Dad found a super delicious food here. Do come and try it sometime. I'll tell you only one person, and don't let those ministers know. I really don't know who else in history can reach this level.