Ouyang Xiu was born in Luling. My father died when I was four years old, and my mother Zheng never got married. She personally taught Ouyang Xiu to read and study at home. Because her family is poor, she can only use reeds as pens and write in school.
Later, he was admitted to Jinshi and was appointed as an official of Xijing. At this time, Ouyang Xiu began to make friends with Athena Chu, writing ancient prose together and discussing current affairs. They are teachers and friends, make friends with Mei, recite poems, and become famous all over the world with their articles. Later, Ouyang Xiu returned to Beijing and North Korea and was promoted to Guan Ge for collation.
Fan Zhongyan was demoted for writing about Chen's dereliction of duty, and most North Korean officials sealed him to save him. Only Zuo Si advised Gao Ruona to depose him. Ouyang Xiu wrote to condemn Gao Ruoni, saying that he had no idea that there was still shame in the world. Gao Ruoyi gave Ouyang Xiu's letter to the emperor, so that Ouyang Xiu was demoted to Yiling county magistrate, and soon transferred to Gande county magistrate and Wucheng our time.
After a long time, Ouyang was appointed as the school and later as the proofreader of Jixian. Li Qing for three years (1043)? And palm advice. At that time, Renzong made personnel changes to the ministers of the DPRK. Du Yan, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, etc. all participated in the administration, increased the number of remonstrators and appointed world celebrities, and Ouyang Xiu was the first to be selected. Every time Ouyang Xiu went to see the emperor, Renzong asked him how to govern the country and see what he could do.
At that time, many aspects of national politics were engaged in reforms, and some villains added fuel to the fire and attacked them wantonly. Ouyang Xiu was worried that some good people engaged in reform would be difficult to win, and he wrote to Renzong many times on related issues. When Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Raozhou, Ouyang Xiu, Athena Chu and Yu Jing were all dismissed because of Fan Zhongyan's incident, and the world regarded them as "party member".
From then on, there was a clique discussion, and Ouyang Xiu wrote a clique paper to show Renzong. He argued in his article: "It is natural that gentlemen form like-minded cronies and villains form like-minded cronies." . Therefore, as the king of a country, we should abandon the false cronies of villains and admire the true cronies of gentlemen. Only in this way can the world achieve great governance. "
Ouyang Xiu's theory is straightforward, so some people regard him as an enemy. Only Injong encouraged him to speak out and gave him five official uniforms face to face. It coincided with the mutiny in Baozhou, so he was appointed as the straight bachelor of Longtuge and the transfer ambassador of Hebei. When seeing the emperor off, Renzong said to him, "Don't plan to stay there for a long time. Say what you want to say. "
Ouyang Xiu replied, "When I was an admonition officer, I could discuss things directly. Now, discussing things is beyond my responsibility, and I am guilty. " Renzong said, "Just say, don't divide the land."
Just then, Du Yan and others were out because they were framed to form a private clique. Ouyang Xiu said generously, "Du Yan, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi are four people. Everyone knows that they have the talent to govern the country. It is taboo for evil people that the upright people are in court. It is the enemy's blessing to abandon the counselor.
Now, once these four men are removed, the traitors in the DPRK will crown each other and celebrate, and the barbarian enemies around them will also cheer. I feel sorry for the imperial court. "From then on, the evildoers became more jealous of Ouyang Xiu, and imprisoned his niece Zhang for her crime, which led to her being relegated to knowing patents and Chuzhou.
Moved to Yangzhou and Yingzhou in two years. Restore Longtuge's official position as a bachelor, and concurrently take charge of Nanjing. All villains are afraid of Ouyang Xiu's reuse, so someone forged his throne and demanded to clean up the traitors and profiteers among eunuchs.
Those eunuchs are very resentful. They teamed up to frame Ouyang Xiu and let him go out of Beijing to be a judge in the same state. After listening to Wu Chong's advice, the emperor cancelled this order. He was promoted to a bachelor's degree in Hanlin and asked to write the Book of the Tang Dynasty.
When Ouyang Xiu was in Chuzhou? Or an alcoholic? In his later years, he changed his name to Liu Yiju.
Original text:
Ouyang Zi, a native of Luling. Four-year-old lonely, mother Zheng, teaching by herself. My family was poor, so I learned books by painting. Be promoted to Jinshi and transferred to Xijing for promotion. At the beginning, I took ancient prose as a tour, talked about teachers and friends, traveled with Mei, sang songs as poems, and advocated peace, so I became famous all over the world with my articles. Enter the DPRK to organize the museum.
Fan Zhongyan used words to belittle things, talked about saving the world in Tingduo, and advised Gao Ruoyi to think that she was a great shame. To repair a book is to blame it, saying that it no longer knows that there is shame in the world. Instead of going to his book, he sat down to demote the Yiling order and moved to Gandelin and Wu Chengjie as judges.
After a long time, after finishing, I entered Jixian for proofreading. Celebrate the calendar for three years, and know the suggestion court. When Injong used ministers, Du Yan, Fu Bi, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were all in office, and they added officials to remonstrate, used celebrities in the world, and chose the first revision.
Every time I see him, Emperor Yan asks about the state affairs, and it is appropriate for him to consult. It is inconvenient for a small man to relax a lot. If you think about it, you will be invincible, and the number will be determined by the emperor. When Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Raozhou, Xiuhe and Yujin regarded him as "party member". Naturally, the theory of cronies began, and the revision was for the sake of "the theory of cronies."
He said briefly, "It is natural for a gentleman to be friends with fellow travelers, and for a villain to be friends with fellow travelers. Therefore, a gentleman should be a false friend of a villain and rule the world with a true friend of a gentleman. "
Xiu's theory is straightforward, and people regard it as hatred. The emperor only rewarded him for daring to speak and gave him face-to-face advice. Will protect the country from chaos, thinking that the straight bachelor of Longtuge is being transferred to Hebei. With these words, the emperor said, "Don't make long-term plans. Say what you think. " Yes, I said, "I wanted to discuss things when I was remonstrating, but now I have committed the crime of exceeding my authority." The emperor said: "First, don't take China and foreign countries as the gap."
At the right time, Du Yan and others went out one after another after the party meeting, and Xiu generously said, "Du Yan, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan are all famous and useful talents in the world. Being upright in the DPRK is a taboo of evil, and it is also a blessing to the enemy without a counselor. Today, when the four men stopped, the evil spirits congratulated each other inside and the four foreigners congratulated each other outside, which was cherished by the court. "
Therefore, the evil party benefited from avoiding cultivation, and moved to Zuozhi imperial edict and Chuzhou because of the crime of its orphan nephew Zhang Prison Fu. He lived in Yangzhou and Yingzhou for two years. Go back to your bachelor's degree and stay in Nanjing. Fear of repair, cheat for repair, seek clarification and eliminate on-the-job traitors.
A group of them were all angry and vilified, and when they learned that they were in a state, Dina Wuchong stopped talking. Move to Hanlin to learn Tang Shu.
Xining four years, and Prince Shao Shi as an official. Five years, died, presented to the prince, praised Wenzhong. Ouyang Xiu began to work in Chuzhou, starting as an old drunkard and later changing to a 6 1 layman.
This article is excerpted from The History of Song Dynasty, which was detached in Yuan Dynasty.
Extended data writing background:
The History of Song Dynasty was published in the first edition, and the second edition was reprinted by Chenghua Zhu Ying. At the beginning of Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan of Yuan Shizu wrote a letter to revise the History of Song Dynasty, but it failed because of different styles and titles.
In March of the third year of Yuan Shundi (1343), he ordered the revision of the three histories of Liao, Jin and Song. Seven people, including Timur Tazhi, He, Zhang Qiyan and Ouyang Xuan, served as the Chief Executive, and 23 historians, including Wo Yulun, Taifu Fenghua, Yu Wenchuan, Gong Shidao, Yu Kan, Jia Lu and others.
Tuotuo resigned in May, 4th year of Zheng Zhi (1344), and was succeeded by Prime Minister Arutu of Zhongshu Right. Although Arutu is called President Du, he is not familiar with Chinese characters.
Zheng Zheng five years (1345) it took only two and a half years to write this book in October. Zheng Zheng six years (1346), published in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
Content introduction:
The History of Song Dynasty contains 47 volumes of chronology, 32 volumes of record 162, 32 volumes of table, 255 volumes of biography and 496 volumes of * *, which is the largest historical book in China's twenty-four history.
The history of the Song Dynasty is vast, with more than 2,000 biographies, twice as many as the old books of the Tang Dynasty. The Biography of the Three Kingdoms, in which Han Tong, Li Jun and Li Zhongjin are juxtaposed, spans from the Five Dynasties to the early Song Dynasty, making up for the shortcomings of the history of the new and old Five Dynasties.
There are fifteen factual records (astronomy, five elements, calendars, geography, canals, etiquette, music, ceremonies, costumes, elections, official positions, food and drink, soldiers, punishment, arts and literature) in Shi Lu, accounting for about one third of the whole book, second only to biographies.
It is also very important in the twenty-four history. Official records describe in detail the organization of bureaucracy at all levels from central to local in Song Dynasty. The record of food and war is also well compiled and detailed, which is unique in the twenty-four history.
There are fourteen volumes in Shihuozhi, which is seven times as much as Jiutangshu Shihuozhi.
According to the situation of Song Dynasty, History of Song Dynasty includes four volumes of Treacherous Courtiers and three volumes of Rebellious Courtiers, namely, Biography of Cai Jing, Biography of Huang Qianshan, Biography of Qin Gui, Biography of Zhang Bangchang and Biography of Liu Yu. There are four volumes of Taoism, namely biographies of Taoist figures such as Zhou Dunyi, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zhang Zai and Zhu.
Role background:
Ouyang Xiu (65438+August 20071-1September 22, 072), whose real name is Yongshu, was born in Yongfeng, Jizhou (now Yongfeng County, Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province), and was a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Because Jizhou originally belonged to Luling County, it called itself "Ouyang Xiu of Luling". Posthumous title Wenzhong, a bachelor of Hanlin, a deputy envoy of the Council and a political adviser, is called Ouyang Wenzhong.
Tired of giving a surname and a duke of Chu. Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong, they are called "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties", and together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi, they are called "Four Masters through the ages".
Ouyang Xiu was the first literary leader to create a generation of literary style in the literary history of the Song Dynasty. He led the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty, and inherited and developed Han Yu's ancient prose theory.
His high achievements in prose creation and his correct theory of ancient prose complement each other, thus creating a generation of writing style. Ouyang Xiu not only changed the style of writing, but also innovated the style of poetry.
He has also made great achievements in historiography. He once majored in the Book of the New Tang Dynasty, wrote the History of the New Five Dynasties alone, and has the Collection of Ouyang Wenzhong handed down from generation to generation.