Translation: Su Shi saw Wang Anshi assisting Shenzong in handling affairs arbitrarily.

This sentence comes from "The Biography of Su Shi in the History of the Song Dynasty". The original text is as follows:

When Shi saw Anshi, he praised Shenzong for being arbitrary and full-time. He conquered by being arbitrary, Fu Jian attacked Jin and died by being arbitrary, Qi Heng appointed Guan Zhong exclusively and became dominant, Yan Kuai appointed his son exclusively and was defeated, the same thing but different achievements." Asked this question, Anshi was angry and asked Xie Jingwen, the imperial censor, to comment on it However, there was no gain from the poor governance, so Shi asked outsiders to pass judgment on Hangzhou. When Goryeo paid tribute, the envoys issued coins to the officials, and the letters were called Jiazi. Shi Quezhi said: "Korea proclaimed itself a vassal of this dynasty, but did not report Zhengshuo, how dare I accept it!" The envoy Yi Shu called Xining, and then accepted it.

Translation: Su Shi saw that Wang Anshi assisted Shenzong in handling affairs with dictatorship, so he asked the question in the Jinshi Examination: "Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty succeeded in defeating Wu because of his dictatorship, and Fu Jian's attack in the Eastern Jin Dynasty perished because of his dictatorship. , Duke Huan of Qi appointed Guan Zhong exclusively and achieved hegemony, Yan Kuai appointed his son exclusively and failed. The things were the same but the effect was opposite." is the title.

Wang Anshi was furious and asked Xie Jingwen, the imperial censor, to report his faults. After extensive review and no results, Su Shi requested to serve in other places and became the general magistrate of Hangzhou. When Goryeo came to pay tribute, the envoys distributed gifts for the meeting to the officials, and the letters were written in Jiazi to mark the year. Su Shi refused and said: "Korea has proclaimed its vassalage to this dynasty but does not accept our reign name. How dare I accept it?" The envoy changed the letter with the Xining reign name before accepting it.

The story of Su Shi and Wang Anshi

Su Shi's father Su Xun has always had opinions about Wang Anshi. He wrote an article "On Distinguishing Adultery", describing Wang Anshi as a sinister and cunning villain. . When Wang Anshi's mother passed away, only Su Xun, an official from the same dynasty, did not come to mourn. This incident had a somewhat negative impact on the relationship between the two.

Not long after Su Shi became an official, he returned to his hometown to worry about his father Ding. When he returned to the court, it was at the time of Wang Anshi's reform. It can be said that Su Shi's entanglement with Wang Anshi in the first half of his life was precisely due to their attitudes towards reforms. Wang Anshi was the deputy prime minister at the time and was a steadfast leader of the reform faction; while Su Shi's attitude towards reform was wavering. He hoped that the reform would be implemented without causing drastic changes and would be adjusted mainly through the conscious efforts of all strata of society. and moral perfection to change the decay of society.

Therefore, when Wang Anshi implemented the new law and implemented reforms starting from changing the political and economic systems, he, along with Sima Guang, the leader who opposed the new law, stood on the opposition's side and became a political enemy of Wang Anshi.