Su Shi, whose word is Zizhan, whose word is harmonious, is a Taoist priest of Tieguan and a layman of Dongpo, and is known as Su Dongpo in the world. Writers, calligraphers and gourmets in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the second year of Song Renzong Jiayou (1057), Su Shi won the appreciation of examiner Mei with a paper entitled "On Punishment and Loyalty" and recommended it to examiner Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu is also very appreciative and wants to be promoted to the first place, but he is afraid that this article was written by his favorite pupil Ceng Gong, so in order to avoid suspicion, he ranks second. Only when I opened the paper did I know that the article was written by Su Shi. When it comes to the second interview of the Ministry of Rites, Su Shi takes "Spring and Autumn Game" as the first.
As for the content in "On Punishment and Loyalty": "Kill three, Yao said kill three", at that time, the examiner didn't know its allusions, and Ouyang Xiu asked Su Shi who he Dian was from. Su Shi's answer is in the biography of the reflection of Kong Rong. Ouyang Xiu searched for a long time but couldn't find it. Su Shi replied, "Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao and gave his son Cao Pi to Yuan's wife. Kong Rong said,' It was Zhou Wuwang who gave da ji to the Duke of Zhou'. Cao Cao was frightened and asked where he came from. He replied:' it is natural to take this as a measure.' "After listening to this, Ouyang Xiu suddenly realized.