He returned to the court at the beginning of the second year of Xining (1069). Because he had many differences with Wang Anshi's reform ideas, he requested external transfer. From the fourth year of Xining to the early Yuanfeng period, he was sent to Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places as local officials. Innovation eliminates disadvantages and facilitates the people through law, which has considerable political achievements. In the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), he was imprisoned for the crime of slandering the imperial court with poems. After being released by luck, he was demoted to Huangzhou.
When Su Shi first arrived in Huangzhou, he still had a desire to serve the world and took the demotion and expulsion indifferently. However, the politics were as sinister as before, life was increasingly difficult and difficult, and a sense of sadness and loneliness emerged spontaneously. Extended information
Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, was also known as Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman. He was also known as Su Dongpo and Su Xian in the world. . Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province), his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei Province, a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the seventh year of Yuanfeng (1084), Su Shi left Huangzhou and went to Ruzhou to take office. Due to the long journey and exhaustion from the journey, Su Shi's infant died unfortunately. The road to Ruzhou was far away, and the travel expenses had been exhausted. Coupled with the pain of losing his son, Su Shi wrote to the court, requesting not to go to Ruzhou for the time being, but to live in Changzhou first, which was later approved. When he was about to return south to Changzhou, Shenzong died.
Changzhou is surrounded by water networks and has beautiful scenery. Living in Changzhou, he had no worries about hunger and cold, and could enjoy the beautiful scenery. Moreover, he was far away from the political disputes in the capital, and could get along with his family and many friends day and night. Su Shi then chose Changzhou as his final place.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Su Shi