Li Qingzhao’s poems and poems quoted many classics and were very erudite. This is related to the fact that she grew up in an aristocratic and scholarly family, and her parents both had literary literacy. Both his grandfather and father were well-known in the Qilu area, and both came from the sect of Han Qi. Han Qi was very famous at that time. Like Fan Zhongyan, he was an important official in the imperial court who led the army as a scholar, and was nicknamed "Han Fan". Therefore, it was an honor to be born under Han Qi's family at that time. Li Qingzhao wrote in a poem by Hu Gong, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, that "the ancestors of the Yi family were born in Qilu, and whoever is more famous can count. When Jixia talked about it, I still remember that people were sweating like rain."; The maternal Wang family was also a prominent family at that time.
Li Qingzhao’s parents had friends with many literati. She followed her parents in dealing with these uncles, and she was influenced by them all day long. It can be seen that her superb literary achievements were partly inspired by her genetic endowment and partly by the education and influence of her parents. There are examples of the ancients who defeated Shao Jiqiu: the great writers San Su (Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe) and his son, the great calligraphers Er Wang (Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi) and his son, the great poets of the Southern Tang Dynasty Er Li (Li Jing, Li Yu) Father and son, the father and son of Er Yan (Yan Shu, Yan Jidao) of the Northern Song Dynasty, the father and son of the great painter Er Mi (Mi Fu, Mi Youren), etc. These all illustrate the great influence of the family environment.
Father:
Li Qingzhao’s father was Li Gefei, a famous scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, named Uncle Wen. Buzhi, Zhang Lei and others shared the same literary names as Liao Zhengyi, Li Xi and Dong Rong, and were known as the "Later Four Scholars". As an official, he became a member of the Ministry of Rites, a foreign minister, and a member of the Jingdong Prison. Later, he had a dispute over his title due to the party.
Li Gefei had a profound knowledge of classics and a long collection of poems. He had a large collection of books at home and wrote hundreds of thousands of words in the Book of Rites and the Famous Gardens in Luoyang. He advocated that writing should not be scrupulously written. If you are not sincere, you will not be able to work.
He was fond of learning and loved bamboo, so he planted bamboo in the south pavilion of his house, which was named Youzhutang. Li Gefei advocated respecting the husband and obeying her husband: "If a woman obeys others, she must obey him. If she despises her husband, she cannot obey her husband. The husband is weaker than the outside, the wife is stronger than the inside, and the bottom is above her heart, and If you don't control it, how can you do it? If the world is in chaos, how many of them will survive? Therefore, a woman must be respectful to her husband's family." Li Qingzhao had such a father. It was her innate inheritance and acquired training that molded her into a dignified, polite, studious, and tireless woman. Li Qingzhao's character of deliberately learning, being fond of clear discussions, and commenting on state affairs is very similar to Li Gefei.
Maternal line:
Li Qingzhao’s mother, Wang, came from a well-known family. The "History of the Song Dynasty" said that she was "good at literature". There are two versions of her family background. According to Song history and Li Gefei's biography, Wang's grandfather was Wang Zhuangyuan Gongchen. Another theory can be found in Zhuang Chuo's Chicken Ribs of the Song Dynasty, which states that Wang's grandfather was Wang Zhun, Duke of Han Dynasty, and his father was Wang Gui, Duke of Qi State. Wang Gui once served as prime minister. Wang Gui's articles are elegant and elegant in the style of the Western Han Dynasty. He became acquainted with Huang Tingjian. Wang Gui's father Zhun, grandfather Zhi, and great-grandfather Jingtu were all admitted to Jinshi. Nine of his grandsons and sons-in-law were also admitted, and Li Gefei was one of them. Li Qingzhao's maternal line belonged to the highest-level gentry.