Su Dongpo was open-minded and optimistic, detached and optimistic, gentle and kind, and pursued the aura of awe-inspiringness.
Su Shi's life went through the five dynasties of Renzong, Yingzong, Shenzong, Zhezong and Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was an official of the third rank, second only to the prime minister. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in Hanlin, a bachelor's degree in Duanming Palace, and also served as minister of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites.
He held more than 30 official positions in his life, traveling to Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou, Huangzhou, Dengzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou, Huizhou, Danzhou, etc. land, and has traveled across most of China.
The Five Dynasties of the Northern Song Dynasty were at a time when national power was declining. Conflicts among ministers intensified, the political situation within the palace was volatile, and party disputes arose one after another. Su Shi, who only cared about the people and the country, was not so lovable. A group of powerful villains all wanted to eradicate him.
Because Su Shi was so talented, with the ability to bring peace and stability to the country, he was always excluded, attacked, and framed. Su Shi had two poems: "Ask you about your achievements in life, Huangzhou , Huizhou, and Danzhou", these three places were the three major relegations in his life. Each time it was a dead end.
Su Shi once wept in prison. His family of ten would all depend on his younger brother to take care of him. He was a lonely ghost lying alone on a barren mountain listening to the rain and weeping. He wished that he and his son would be brothers forever. On a stormy night in Huangzhou, the whole family huddled in a ruined temple in Huangcun, not knowing how to satisfy their hunger. When he once lived in the wilderness and crossed the Meiling Mountains, Su Shi burst into tears because this farewell really made him reach the end of the world.
When he was in Huangzhou, Su Shi wore a bamboo hat on his head, held a fence in his hand, and plowed on the east slope. He was overjoyed for the harvest of a bushel of rice, but was at a loss for a sick cow.
No matter what kind of desperate situation he is in, Su Shi can turn his life into poetry. No matter what kind of difficulties he faced, he would help others while taking care of himself.
Extended information:
Su Shi (1037-1101), courtesy name Zizhan and Dongpo Jushi, was a native of Meishan. He was a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty and one of the eight great writers in the Tang and Song Dynasties. He is knowledgeable and versatile, and has high attainments in calligraphy, painting, poetry, and prose.
His calligraphy, together with Cai Xiang, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu, is known as the "Four Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty"; he is good at painting bamboo, wood and strange rocks, and he also has outstanding opinions on painting and calligraphy. He is the literary leader after Ouyang Xiu in the Northern Song Dynasty. His prose is as famous as Ouyang Xiu, and his poetry is as famous as Huang Tingjian. A bold poet.
In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), he became a Jinshi and served as the chief registrar of Fuchang County, a judge of Dali affairs, a judge of Jiedu of Fengxiang Prefecture, and was appointed to the History Museum. When Emperor Shenzong learned about Huzhou in the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), he slandered and slandered the Yushitai Prison. In the third year, he was demoted to Huangzhou Tuan Lian Envoy, built a house in Dongpo, and called himself Dongpo Jushi. Later it was moved to various states.
In the first year of Yuanyou's reign (1086), Zhezong returned to the court and became a member of Zhongshushe and a bachelor of Hanlin. Know how to make imperial edicts. In the ninth year, he was impeached and ridiculed by the previous dynasty, and was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou. In the third year of Yuanfu (1100), he was called back to the north and died in Changzhou. He is the author of "The Complete Works of Dongpo" in 15 volumes, which is still in existence today.
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Biography of Su Dongpo