The Life Background of Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties

The eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties refer to Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong. Mao Kun, an essayist in Ming Dynasty, edited the notes of eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties. Since then, the names of the eight masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties have spread all over the world, and their articles have become the model, orthodoxy and authority of prose creation in later generations. Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan were the leaders of the ancient prose movement in Tang Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu was the leader of the ancient prose movement in Song Dynasty, and Su San and others were the core figures of the ancient prose movement in Song Dynasty. They set off a new wave of ancient prose, turned the surface of the history of ancient prose upside down and made the old face of prose development look brand-new. During the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the rise of Liu Han and the rise of the ancient prose movement made the prose of the Tang Dynasty flourish, and for a time, ancient prose writers rose in succession, forming the climax of "everyone coughed and spat, and everything turned into jade".

Han Yu's prose (768-824) is rich in content, diverse in forms, clear and concise in language, novel and vivid, which sets an example for the ancient prose movement. Korean style is unrestrained, full of twists and turns.

Korean can be divided into four categories: essays, biographies and lyricism. His essays are mainly Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty, which are logical, clear-cut and sharp-edged, and can reflect his writing style. Shi Shuo, Yuan Zhen and Chen Zhengji are the representative works.

His essays are sharp in style and lively in form, which is fully reflected in Four Horses Miscellanies.

Han Yu's biography inherits the tradition of Historical Records, portrays characters in narrative, and expresses his feelings appropriately and skillfully. Zhang Zhongcheng's biography is a famous masterpiece.

His lyric poem "Ode to Twelve Lang" is also a unique song in mourning poems, which has a strong lyrical color.

Han Yu is a master of languages. He is good at borrowing predecessors' words and paying attention to the refinement of contemporary spoken language, and he can create many new sentences, many of which have become idioms so far, such as "falling when it hurts", "being easily blamed" and "losing your mind".

Liu Zongyuan was born in Hedong (now yongji city) in Tang Dynasty. Dai Zongda was born in Chang 'an, the capital in the eighth year of Dali (773) and died in Liuzhou in the fourteenth year of Xian Zongyuan (8 19). A generation of famous writers and thinkers, under 50 years old. Because he was from Hedong, he was finally appointed as the secretariat of Liuzhou, so he was called or Liu Liuzhou.

Liu Jia, Xue and Pei are also called "Hedong Three Surnames". Liu Zongyuan's eighth to sixth ancestors were court officials, and the fifth ancestor was the secretariat of Sizhou. After entering the Tang Dynasty, the Liu family had a close relationship with the Li royal family. During the reign alone, there were as many as 22 members of the Liu family living in Guanshushu Province. However, during the Yonghui period, the Liu family was repeatedly persecuted by Wu Zetian. By the time Liu Zongyuan was born, his family had declined, from the privileged position of royalty to the ordinary bureaucratic landlord class. Liu Zongyuan's great-grandfather and grandfather were just small officials like county magistrates. His father, Jin Ryu, has always had a low rank. Liu Zongyuan said with emotion that by his generation, Liu had "studied for nothing since May and June". The Anshi Rebellion caused another great impact on the Liu family. During the war, Jin Ryu sent his mother to the King of Wu for refuge, and she and her family fled to Wudi. In the south, it was once hard to make a living, and sometimes there was no salary. Liu Zongyuan's mother often starves herself to feed her children. Liu Zongyuan was born after the Anshi Rebellion, and his childhood was spent in poverty and hardship. When Liu Zongyuan was nine years old, another large-scale separatist war broke out, which made Liu Zongyuan's family suffer from war again. Liu Zongyuan grew up in turbulent times. He had a certain understanding of the people's sufferings and social reality since he was a teenager, which influenced his later literary and ideological achievements.

Ouyang Xiu (1007- 1072) was born in Luling, Jizhou (now Ji 'an, Jiangxi). The word uncle Yong, drunk Weng, sixty-one layman. Song Renzong Tiansheng eight years Jinshi (1030). In the fifth year of Jiayou (1060), he paid tribute to the Deputy Special Envoy of the Senate. The following year, he was appointed to participate in political affairs. Later, he successively served as the minister of punishments and the minister of war. In June of the fourth year of Xining (107 1), he resigned as Prince Shao Shi and lived in Yingzhou. A pawn is Wen Zhong.

Ouyang Xiu read widely all his life, and his articles were the best in the world. He is well versed in literature and history, and has made great contributions to the reform of writing style in Song Dynasty, ranking among the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties. Ouyang Xiu also made great achievements in historiography. Together with Song Qi and others, he compiled History of the Five Dynasties (New History of the Five Dynasties) and Book of the Tang Dynasty (New Book of the Tang Dynasty). Ouyang Xiu's calligraphy is also world-famous, and his calligraphy is deeply influenced by Yan Zhenqing. Zhu Yue said, "Ouyang Gong's calligraphy is like a man. If he travels abroad well, he is strong in China." . This prose master is also a pioneer in epigraphy research, editing and sorting out thousands of epigraphy articles, and writing more than 400 articles in ten volumes, referred to as "Collection of Ancient Records". Among them, there are more than 20 inscriptions, most of which are stone carvings. This is the earliest extant epigraphy work.

Su Xun, Ming Yun, No.,is from Meishan, Sichuan. A famous essayist and political commentator, he was one of the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" in Song Dynasty. The author has 20 volumes. Among the three volumes, the most prominent feature of Su Xun's prose is that his political essays are concise and clear, inspiring and sharp in words. They have made a wide and comprehensive exposition on politics, economy, military affairs, employment and so on throughout the ages.

Su Zhe (1039 ~1112)

Prose writer in northern song dynasty. Together with his father Su Xun and his brother Su Shi, they are called "Three Sus".

They are all among the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties". The sons are Meishan and Meizhou (now four)

Sichuan) people. In the second year of Ren Zongjia (1057), he joined Su Shi as a scholar. fast

I went back to mourn my mother. Jia six years, with Su Shi as the Department of Central Unification. while

Because of "begging for support", he didn't become an official, and since then he has been an official in Daming House. bright

Ning Sannian (1070), he wrote a letter to Wang Anshi, urging the immutability of the law.

Criticize the new law fiercely. In the fifth year of Xining (1072), he entered Henan as an official. Yuanfeng

The following year (1079), his younger brother Su Shi was arrested and imprisoned for writing a poem "slandering the imperial court".

He wrote to ask his brother to redeem the official, but he was not allowed to be involved and was demoted and sentenced.

Yunzhou salt and wine tax. In the eighth year of Yuanfeng, the old party came to power and was recalled as a secretary.

Provincial school bookkeeper, right-handed admonition, entered daily life, moved to be a bookkeeper, and served in the department.

Lang. In the fourth year of Zhe Zongyuan (1089), he was authorized to be an official and sent to Qidan. Return to Korea

Later, he was appointed as an imperial adviser. Yuan-six years worship Shang Shu You Cheng, assistant minister for the door, holding a post.

In charge of state affairs. In the eighth year of Yuan Dynasty, the philosopher was in charge of politics, and the new school was restored to power. Shao sheng

In the first year (1094), he wrote a letter against current politics and was demoted, which was known to Ruzhou and Yuan.

State, the responsibility granted Huazhou don't drive, Leizhou resettlement, and then demoted to Zhangzhou and other places. Chongning

In three years (1 104), Su Zhe settled in Yingchuan, lived in seclusion in the countryside and built a house.

It's called "Yizhai", and reading and writing silently and sitting quietly is called "Yingbin Yizhai".

Meditate for things. After his death, he studied for a bachelor's degree in Ming Taizu Temple and decided to bury him.

Su Zhe's life knowledge is deeply influenced by his father and brother, mainly Confucianism, which is the most inclined.

I admire Mencius and watch a hundred schools of thought contend. He is good at political theory and historical theory, and his political theory is vertical.

Talking about world events, such as "New Theory" (I) said, "Today's world events, governance.

But uneasy, chaotic and not dangerous, Jigang station is rude and has no mutation.

And there is a chronic disease. "Analysis of the political situation at that time can hit the nail on the head. On the emperor

The book says "Don't be in a hurry to have no money in this world", which is also correct. In the same history

Like fathers and brothers, we should make the past serve the present. Qi, Chu,

The four kingdoms of Yan and Zhao can't support North Korea and Wei in front, but they unite against Qin, which is a metaphor for the North.

The reality of happiness and corruption in front of and behind enemy lines in Song Dynasty. On the History of the Three Kingdoms

Compared with Liu Bang, Liu Bei commented on Liu Bei's "short wit and short courage" and "no way"

Knowing the cause is not enough to win ",which also means learning from the past."

Su Zhe also has his own views on ancient prose. In "History of Mihan"

The book "Qiu Wei" said: "The writer has the shape of qi. However, you can only learn if you can't learn.

Qi can be cultivated. "I think that' nourishing the spirit' lies in inner cultivation, but

More importantly, relying on broad life experience. So Sima Qian praised "OK.

All over the world, famous mountains and rivers all over the world, making friends with Yan and Zhao, so his article

Sparse, quite strange. "His writing style is Wang Bo, and it is also Bo.

Deep alcohol gas. For example, Huangzhou Kuaizai Pavilion integrates scenery, narration and expression.

Love, talked in a melting pot, has a sense of unfairness and freshness in the vast ocean.

It clearly embodies this style of the author's prose.

Su Zhe's fu is also well written. For example, fu's praise paintings.

Mo Zhu, a writer of the same clan, described the modality of bamboo carefully, realistically and poetically.

Su Zhe tried to catch up with Su Shi in writing poems. There are many poems today, but

Compared with Su Shi, both ideas and talents are inferior. Most early poems

He writes about trivial matters of life, praises things and writes about scenery, especially Su Shi. Spring style

Plain and unpretentious, with no literary talent. After retiring to Yingchuan in his later years, he learned about farmers' life.

He wrote many poems, such as Autumn Harvest, which deeply reflected real life.

Writing personal life feelings, artistic achievements are also more than in the early days, such as "South"

Zhai Zhu said, "Living in a secluded room is less dusty, and my wife is at leisure. Go south.

Under the bamboo window, I seem to see the western hills of the past. "Artistic conception is idle and interesting. The abbreviation of Suzhou/Jiangsu Province/Soviet Union/a surname

Poetry has its own ideas. His poems about five diseases are based on ideology.

The standard of quantity was criticized by Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Han Yu and Meng Jiao. such as

Li Bai is said to be "flashy" and "people in the Tang Dynasty don't understand poetry".

This view is very representative in the Song Dynasty.

Su Zhe wrote about Ji Cheng in Lu 'an, including Hou Ji and San Ji, * * * *.

A total of 84 volumes, there are "four series" movable type books. Also, Luancheng Zhao Ying Collection.

Volume 12, with a volume of Four Series.