"The aura of being a good and outstanding person cannot be concealed, and his height is almost equal to that of his brother Su Shi." This means that his aura of being handsome and outstanding cannot be concealed, and his mastery is roughly similar to that of his brother Su Shi. It comes from the "History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Su Che" compiled by Tuotuo and Alutu of the Song Dynasty.
The original text of "History of the Song Dynasty·Su Zhe's Biography": Su Zhe, courtesy name Ziyou, was nineteen years old. He was admitted to the Jinshi Department with his brother Shi, and they also made the same plans for the examination. Renzong was in the spring and Autumn period, and he worried that he might be tired of diligence, because he talked about gains and losses. The matter regarding the imperial court is particularly relevant. As soon as he entered, Zhe said that he would be deposed. The examiner Sima Guang ranked third, and Fan Zhen was in trouble. The examiner Hu Su thought it was disrespectful and asked him to be dismissed. Renzong said: "If I call people with outspoken words, but if I reject them with outspoken words, what will the world call me?" The prime minister had no choice but to put him down and give him the title of military promotion officer in Shangzhou.
Three years later, Zhe became a famous official. After more than ten years, Ding's father was worried. It had been two years since Shenzong was established. Zhe wrote a letter to talk about his affairs and summoned Yanhe Hall. Wang Anshi was in power and Chen Shengzhi led the three departments of regulations, and Mingzhe was his subordinate. An Shi published "Qing Miao Shu" to make Zhe discuss it thoroughly, and Zhe fully explained its disadvantages. Wang Guanglian, the transshipment judge of Hebei Province, submitted thousands of ultimatums to beg monks as his capital, and privately practiced the Qingmiao method in Caosi, Shaanxi. In the spring and autumn, he agreed with Wang Anshi, so the Qingmiao method was implemented.
Anshi sent eight envoys from all over the world to visit and seek for the legacy. The Chinese and foreigners knew that they would cater to him and cause trouble, so no one dared to say anything. Zhe reached Anshi with a book, but he tried hard to prove that he couldn't do it. Anshi is angry and will be punished. Chen Sheng stopped it, thinking that Henan was promoted to official position. When Empress Xuanren came to the court, he used the works of Sima Guang and Lu Gong to correct evil things. Guang Yi Anshi privately set up "Poetry" and "Shu Xinyi" to examine the world's scholars. He wanted to change the imperial examination and create a new style.
Zhe said: "There are not many days and months for the Jinshi examination in the autumn of the next year, and the discussion cannot be decided. Although poetry and poetry are small skills, they are more difficult than sub-tonal rhythm. As for the treatment of classics, reading and explanation, it is not easy. . The important thing is that it will not be implemented in the coming year. Everything will be the same as before, except that the scriptures and meanings will be taken together with commentaries and discussions from various schools, and some of them will not be dedicated to Wang's theory, so that everyone will know. The conclusion is that it is all about learning, waiting for the selection test, and then Xu discussed the format of the imperial examination after Yuanyou five years ago. It is not too late." He didn't want others to know him, but his aura of excellence could not hide his high position, and he was almost forced to compete with his brother Shi. His "Poetic Biography", "Spring and Autumn Biography", "Ancient History", "Laozi's Interpretation" and "Luancheng Collected Works" are widely circulated in the world.
Translation of "History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Su Che":
Su Che, also known as Ziyou, when he was nineteen years old, he and his brother Su Shi passed the Jinshi examination together and participated in the imperial examination together. policy theory examination. Song Renzong was already old, and Su Che thought that he might be tired of being diligent in political affairs, so he discussed the gains and losses of politics in detail, and he discussed the issue of banning the imperial court with great enthusiasm. After the policy article was delivered to the emperor, Su Che believed that he would be deposed. Examiner Sima Guang placed him in the third class. (Note: Those who passed the examination are divided into five classes. Since the first and second classes are fictitious, the third class is the highest.)
Fan Zhen felt Difficult. The examiner Hu Su thought it was disrespectful to the emperor and demanded that he be deposed. Renzong said: "Originally I wanted to recruit talents through outspokenness, but I abandoned him because of his outspokenness. What will the people in the world say about me?" The prime minister had no choice but to classify him as a low-level official and served as a military promotion officer in Shangzhou. After three years, he was recommended as an official for the famous people. A year later, my father died. After mourning, Shenzong had ascended the throne for two years. Su Zhe wrote to discuss political affairs and was summoned to the Yanhe Hall.
At that time, Wang Anshi, as prime minister, and Chen Shengzhi were in charge of the Regulations Department of the Third Division, and asked Su Zhe to join the Regulations Department of the Third Division as a subordinate. Wang Anshi brought out the "Book of Young Miao" and asked Su Che to express his opinions in detail. Su Che explained its shortcomings in detail. Wang Guanglian, the Hebei transshipment judge, petitioned for the issuance of thousands of monks' certificates as capital, and secretly implemented the Green Seed Law in the Shaanxi Provincial Division, which was distributed in the spring and returned in the autumn. He agreed with Wang Anshi, so the Green Seed Law was implemented.
Wang Anshi sent eight officials to various places to seek uncollected financial profits. People inside and outside the imperial court knew that these people would definitely add things to suit Wang Anshi's wishes, so they didn't dare to say anything. Su Che sent a letter to Wang Anshi, trying his best to explain that this matter was not feasible. Wang Anshi was furious and wanted to accuse him. Chen Shengzhi dissuaded him and appointed him as an official in Henan Province. Empress Xuanren listened to the government behind the curtain, and appointed Sima Guang and Lu Gong to write, hoping to get rid of the bad government.
Sima Guang wanted to change the imperial examination and establish new regulations because Wang Anshi secretly set up the "Book of Songs" and "New Meanings of Shangshu" to examine the world's scholars.
Su Che said: "There are not many days left for the Jinshi examination in the autumn of next year, and the discussion has not been decided in time. Although poetry is a small skill, it requires a lot of effort to pay attention to the rhythm. As for the treatment of classics , reading and explaining are not easy tasks. In short, they cannot be carried out in the coming year. I request that the exams for the next year be carried out as usual, so that those who take the exams will know that there is a conclusion and concentrate on learning. It’s not too late to wait for the selection examination and then slowly discuss the regulations for the imperial examination in Yuanyou’s fifth year.”
Sima Guang didn’t listen. Su Che had a calm and concise personality, and his writing was grand and indifferent. Similar to his personality, he did not want to be known, but his handsome and outstanding aura could not be concealed after all. His mastery was roughly similar to that of his elder brother Su Shi. His works "Poetry", "Spring and Autumn Annals", "Ancient History", "Laozi's Interpretation" and "Luancheng Collected Works" are all spread around the world.