Song Lian studied under the prose masters Wu Lai, Liu Guan, Huang Cheng and others in his early years, and his literary fame was not great. When he was a child, his family was poor and studious. He began to learn at the age of 6, reciting more than 2,000 words every day, and was known as a child prodigy when he was 9 years old. Song Lian studied the Confucian classics assiduously, studied the Buddhist scriptures intensively, and made great achievements. He served as the host of the Bailinxi Lecture Hall in Dongming Mountain. At the height of the Yuan Dynasty, he was recommended to the Hanlin Academy to edit and write books in Longmenshan.
As we all know, Song Lian's writing was unique at that time. In fact, Song Lian's calligraphy is also first-class. Song Lian's calligraphy handed down from generation to generation is mostly inscriptions, ranging from small letters to cursive scripts, all of which have a high level of calligraphy. In a sense, he can be regarded as an important figure in the inheritance of iron science in Yuan and Ming Dynasties. And magically, Song Lian can write calligraphy as well as painting. Song Lian's calligraphy, from small script to cursive script, is of high level, and his ink often appears on various national treasures. To some extent, it can present two styles: beautiful, euphemistic and dignified.
Wang Yi's description of Song Lian in Biography of the Song Taishi is "No happy events, no distinguished guests, no coronation for a long time." Or bring a friend to live in the plum blossom room and smile at the sun; Or lie alone under the long forest, watching the clear snow fall on the top of the pine tree, and the clouds haunt the rocks, leisurely and carefree. "
Unfortunately, Song Lian was not stable in his later years. In the years after his resignation, he was involved in the Hu case, which brought disaster to his family. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to execute Song Lian, but he was saved by Ma Huanghou and Prince Zhu Biao. He had to move to Maozhou, Sichuan, and finally died in Kuizhou. Song Lian was regarded as "Wen Xian" by posthumous title until the reign of Wudong Emperor in the Ming Dynasty.