When Su Shi and Su Zhe were teenagers, they studied in Tianqingguan, Meixian County, Sichuan Province. Their first teacher was Taoist Zhang. ? [58]? At that time, Zhang had hundreds of students, Su Shi was one of Zhang Daochang's favorite students, and the other was Chen Taichu, a famous Taoist who was later included in Xian Jian. According to Dongpo's Zhi Lin, when Su Shi was relegated to Huangzhou, his old classmate Chen Taichu died in Hanzhong.
Because Su Shi was enlightened by Taoism since childhood, he had a special liking for Taoism all his life. He often wears Taoist robes and visits Taoist priests. For example, He Ting Ji praised Taoist Zhang Tianji, while Poems on the Back of Red Cliff ended with Taoist sleeping.
When he was demoted, he still wrote articles for many Taoist temples and temples, so there were many beautiful articles, such as Biography of Gemiaotang, Biography of Guanmiaotang and Biography of Zhuangzi Ancestral Temple. In Miao Tang Ji, he tells the story of meeting his primary school teacher Zhang in his dream and being deeply taught by him, which shows the profound influence of Taoism on him.
2. Anecdote about the exam
In the second year of Jiayou, Song Renzong, Su Shi was appreciated by the examiner Mei with a paper entitled "On Criminal Loyalty" and recommended to the 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.
3. Sioux City made enemies
Sima Guang died in the first year of Yuan You, Song Zhezong (1086). Ministers are holding a memorial ceremony for Tang Ming, but they can't. As soon as the ceremony was over, the ministers hoped to express their condolences, but Cheng Yi stopped them and said that Confucius "cried every day, but he just didn't sing". After attending the Tang Ming ceremony, he should not mourn his family.
Everyone thought it was inhuman and retorted that "crying doesn't mean singing doesn't mean" singing doesn't mean crying ". Su Shi laughed at Cheng Yi and said, "This is a courtesy law formulated by Uncle Sun Tong in the city where he died in vain. "This is the beginning of the feud between Su Shi and Cheng Yi. ?
On one occasion, ministers went to Suoguo Temple to pray for Buddha, and Cheng Yi asked to be a vegetarian. Su Shi asked, "Uncle Zheng (Cheng Yi), don't you dislike Buddhism? Why eat vegetarian food? "
Cheng Yi said: "Etiquette: don't drink or eat meat during the funeral; The anniversary is a continuation of the funeral. " Su Shi sang the opposite: "Those who support the Liu family, show your left arm!" (With historical allusions, Su Shi compared himself to the commander-in-chief of the Han Dynasty, and compared Cheng Yi to the disorderly party of Lu, asking everyone to support him. Fan Chunfu and others are vegetarians, while Qin Guan and Huang Tingjian eat meat.
4. Interesting stories about Buddhist temples
When Su Shi was in Huangzhou, he often interacted with Fo Yin Zen Master who presided over Jinshan Temple. One day, Su Shi wrote a poem, "Looking at the sky from a distance, it shines brightly, and the eight winds can't blow, sitting on the purple lotus", which was dedicated to Fo Yin.
The Zen master immediately approved the word "fart" and let the young people take it back. Dongpo was furious at this. He immediately crossed the river and asked the Zen master. The Zen master smiled and said, "Bachelor, bachelor, aren't you' the Eight Winds can't be blown'? Why cross the river with a fart? " ?
"Eight winds can't be blown" can be found in the fifth volume of Buddhist scriptures and also in Hanshan's poems. Eight winds are Buddhist terms, which refer to eight winds: name, ridicule, extinction, fame, benefit, decline, bitterness and joy.
5. Leizhou West Lake
The West Lake in Leizhou, Guangdong Province, formerly known as Luohu, was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty. Since the brothers Su Shi, a great writer, got drunk here, Luohu was renamed West Lake. ?
In the seventh year of Song Shaosheng, Su Shi was demoted from Huizhou to Danzhou, passing through Leizhou, with a journey of thousands of miles. He was lucky enough to meet his brother Su Zhe, who was demoted to Lei, and he was both sad and happy. My brother went boating in Luohu another day and was attracted by the beautiful scenery of Luohu. He doesn't want to go home. After swimming, he went to Tianning Temple by the lake to rest. Sioux City is still quite interesting. Here and now, I wrote the word "Wanshan is the first".