Volume 1 Childhood and Youth

The first chapter Wen Zhonggong

Chapter II Meishan

Chapter III Childhood and Youth

Chapter IV Examination

Chapter V Father and Son

Juan er Zhuang nian

Chapter VI God, Ghost and Man

Chapter VII Wang Anshi's Reform

Chapter VIII "xianggong"

Chapter 9 The evil deeds of mankind

Chapter 10 Two Brothers

Zhang XI is a poet, a famous prostitute and a monk.

Chapter XII riot poems

Chapter 13 Yellow House

Chapter XIV Arrest and Trial

Senior Juan San

Chapter 15 Dongpo lay man

Chapter 16 Red Cliff Fu

Chapter 17 Yoga and Alchemy

Chapter 18 Travel around the world

Chapter 19 The Grace of the Queen Mother

Chapter 20 Chinese painting

Chapter 21 Modesty and the Way to Retreat

Chapter 22 Engineering and Disaster Relief

Chapter 23 Friends of the People

Chapter XXIV The Second Persecution

Volume 4 Exile years

Chapter 25 Lingnan Exile

Chapter 26 Xianju

Chapter 27 Extraterritorial jurisdiction

Chapter 28 End

Chapter 27

At that time, Hainan Island was under the rule of Song Dynasty, but most of the residents were Lebanese, and there were a few Han people on the northern coast. Su Dongpo was relegated to the North Coast, a place outside China's cultural barriers. He is the only one who has been demoted here, because there are hundreds of suffering priests in Yuan You. In order to prevent Yuan You's minister from making a comeback, the imperial government decided to punish or demote him that year and in the following years. The official titles of the descendants of Sima Guang were all cut off, and many senior officials were transferred to the south or southwest, including Su Ziyou and Fan Chunren. Even Wen Yanbo, a 9 1 year-old veteran, was not spared, but several titles were cut off. The biggest blow to Su Dongpo was that all the courtiers who were relegated were not allowed to hold official positions in their nearby counties. Because Mai Su used to be an official near Nanxiong,

Chapter 14 Su Dongpo, in his own words, his attitude towards life in the past has always been hatred of evil. When it comes to evil, it means "like flies in food, it is actually vomit." But so far, it's okay. But when he vomited for the hundredth time, he was caught. In March of the second year of Zongshen Yuanfeng (1079), he was transferred to Taihu Lake in Jiangsu. He said a few words that the imperial establishment thought were a bit excessive. As long as he talks about people's sufferings and poverty, taxation and conscription, those villains can still play dumb and ignore them. Now he directly pointed out those villains who jumped up under the influence of Wang Anshi, including Li Ding and Li Zhi. Politics is in the hands of indescribable third-rate talents. Such people are mercenary, follow the trend, and are neither east nor west. Every time the emperor looked at his badge, he praised Su Dongpo to his courtiers. Now we still remember that these little people once prevented Su Dongpo from entering Beijing. If Su Dongpo is called to power, it will be really dangerous, because the leader of the New Deal has either lost power or retired.

Su Dongpo's visit to thank the table is just a routine. For example, those who are just ministers have no political achievements in the past, and then tell the emperor's kindness to give each other beauty and shortcomings. However, Su Dongpo said: "Fu Nianchen is stubborn by nature ... knowing that he is stupid and not timely, it is difficult to catch up with Sui Xin." Watch him make a mess in his later years, or he can raise a king. " The word "newly promoted" in Wang Anshi's mouth refers to the incompetent younger generation who was suddenly promoted. And he said that at his age, he became a local official because he couldn't make any more trouble. Does he imply that North Korean officials will make trouble? Ancient scholars invented an extremely subtle and elusive expression in wording and sentence-making, because there was no guarantee of civil rights. Scholars who read it have also developed a habit of looking for meaning between the lines. China published the official gazette regularly in ancient times, which can be said to be the earliest newspaper in China. Su Dongpo's ci always attracts people's attention. This time, the thank-you table has made those "newcomers" a good heart for readers.

In June of the second year of Zongxi Ning Yuanfeng (1079), an censor picked out four sentences in Su Dongpo's gratitude form, saying that he despised the imperial court and began to impeach him. A few days later, when the fashion was in Yushitai, Shu Bing discovered several poems by Su Dongpo, about farmers' young crop loans, farmers' lack of salt for three months, and fables about swallows arguing with bats. He said that he had written such a poem. Attached is a collection of poems printed by Su Dongpo. Now I will be promoted to Cheng in the Imperial History, and I will go to the table in turn, indicating that there are four reasons. Su Dongpo was rude to the court and had to be beheaded. A * * has four chapters to impeach Su Dongpo. The case was handed over to the Imperial History Department. Li Ding, who called him worse than Sima Guang because he concealed his father's loss, is now a prosecutor. He chose a very capable official to send to Huzhou. Then he was escorted to Beijing for trial. The suggestion requires that Su Dongpo must be kept in prison for the night, but the emperor does not allow it. Emperor Zongshen never intended to kill Su Dongpo, but since the case was prosecuted according to law, he was willing to investigate the case thoroughly.

Su Dongpo's good friend Wang Xi printed Su Dongpo's poems. Hearing the news, he quickly sent someone to send a letter to Su Dongpo in the south, and Ziyou immediately sent someone to tell Su Dongpo. This can be said to be a big competition between messengers. The imperial envoy set off with his son and two soldiers from Yushitai. But his son suddenly fell ill in Jingjiang, so he delayed the trip for half a day. As a result, Perilla sent messengers to arrive first.

We must know how Su Dongpo felt when he learned the news. Soon after arriving in Huzhou, he also liked this new position. He often takes his eldest son, accompanied by Ziyou's son-in-law and his son-in-law's brother, and roams among the mountains. In Su Dongpo's poem, "Don't make a gentleman look at it, not in the evening". His best friend Wen Tangke, a famous bamboo painter, died in February and he has been crying. He explored his collection of famous paintings again. It was July 7th, and he was taking them out and hanging them in the yard. His eyes happened to see a wonderful bamboo given to him by Wen and Ke, and he couldn't help crying. The note he wrote that day showed his whimsy and described his friendship with Wen and Ke.

People from all corners of the country who are familiar with bamboo painting are afraid of it. They are disgusted with it. They jumped everywhere and scolded the sun, "I will miss socks." And I sent the rest from Yangzhou (now Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province) back to Xuzhou, and I left the rest of the books: "I am a scholar-bureaucrat, and my Zhu Mo school is near Pengcheng, so I can ask for it. Socks should be used as materials. When I use 250 pieces of silk, I know that I am tired when I write. How I wish I could get this silk. " I can't answer, my words are false, there are thousands of feet bamboos in the world. I replied to his poem: "There is also a Qian Qian Moon in the world, and the bamboo leaves the court without a shadow." And a ridiculous day: "perilla argues, but I will buy 250 pieces of land and go back to my old age."

According to Kong's records-Kong is a friend of Su Dongpo, and he heard from Judge Qing of Huzhou Zutong that the judge was present when Su Dongpo was arrested-Su Dongpo had got the news from him first. He doesn't know the seriousness of the accusation. As soon as the special envoy arrived, Su Dongpo formally asked for leave, and Zutong sentenced him to act as the agent of the satrap. When your honor arrived, he stood in the yard wearing a formal official robe. Dressed in white, with a black scarf around his head, his eyes are shining. The people who guard the street are in a panic and don't know what will happen. Su Dongpo dared not come out and discussed with Tong Tong, who said it was useless to hide from an imperial envoy. It is best to meet him according to law. Because Su Dongpo thinks that since he is accused, he should not come out in official clothes. Zu Tongtong thinks that he has not been formally charged, and he should be an official. Holding a red board in his hand, he stood in the court facing your officials. Zutong and the officials stood behind Su Dongpo in small hats. Two soldiers were holding the official document of Yushitai, holding a parcel in their hands, which seemed to contain a sword. Your official is ferocious and silent, and the atmosphere is extremely tense. Su Dongpo spoke first.

"I know that if you offend the court in many ways, it must be a capital crime. It's not a pity to die, but please let me leave my family. "

An imperial envoy, Huangfu Zun, said indifferently, "It's not that serious."

At this time, Tongguan stepped forward and said, "I believe there must be an official document."

Huangfuzun asked, "Who is he?" The Chief Justice reported his identity. The soldier formally submitted the official document to the Chief Justice. When I opened it, it turned out to be just an ordinary official document, which saved Su Dongpo from being called to Beijing as a satrap. The emperor asked Su Dongpo to leave immediately.

Your honor allowed Su Dongpo to visit his family before he left. According to Su Dongpo's notes, when he got home, the whole family was crying. Su Dongpo smiled and told them the following story to comfort them:

In Song Zhenzong's time, the emperor wanted to visit real Confucian scholars. Yang Pu was recommended. Yang simply didn't think about it, but he still set off for Beijing to meet the emperor under escort.

The emperor asked, "I heard that you can write poetry?"

Yang Pu replied, "I won't." He tried to hide his talent, but he refused to be an official.

The emperor said, "Did your friend give you some poems when he gave them to you?"

Yang Pu replied, "No.. Only my humble Jing wrote one. "

The emperor asked again, "What poem is it? Can you tell me? "

So Yang Pu read out the poem that was too masterpiece when he left:

Don't be depressed and greedy, don't be crazy about poetry.

If you go to the general's office today, you will ruin the old scalp this time.

When Mrs. Su heard this poem, she couldn't help laughing through tears. This story is recorded in Su Dongpo's notes, but I don't know if he made it up at that time.

The family decided to be accompanied by their eldest son, Mai. As a teacher of Su family, she lived alone with her younger brother at home, and then went to Beijing with Su Dongpo's family. The people in the Taishou's official residence were frightened and didn't know what to do, but all the people came out to watch the Taishou leave. According to the county records, the people were in tears. The attitude and requirements of officers and men are very rude. Later, Su Dongpo wrote in the Book of Zhe Zong.

Some people say that Su Dongpo tried to commit suicide on the way. According to his own letter to the emperor, when he crossed the river in Yangzhou, he wanted to jump into the river. However, according to Kong's records, shortly after sailing, when the boat stopped at Taihu Lake to repair the oars, he wanted to jump into the sea and commit suicide. That night, the moonlight was bright and the waves on the lake were high. Su Dongpo didn't know what crime he was going to be convicted of, fearing that his case would implicate many friends. He wants to close his eyes. It will bring trouble to my brother. In his letter to Wen Yanbo, he said that most of his letters and manuscripts with friends were burned at home. When his family arrived in Suxian County, Anhui Province, Yu Shitai sent someone to search their luggage for his poems, letters and other documents. When some soldiers surrounded the boat, women and children were very scared. Those soldiers throw things at will, just like ordinary soldiers do when performing their duties. The women were angry after the soldiers left. It's scary. "Then he burned his manuscript, and then Dongpo found that only one third of the survivors were left.

On July 28th, Su Dongpo was officially arrested and sent to Yushitai prison on August18th. The trial was very long and lasted for forty days. In prison, the jailer is very kind, probably knows who he is and respects him. He takes a hot bath every night. Up to now, it is still the habit of Sichuanese to take a hot bath every night.

An interesting thing happened to Su Dongpo in prison. As a result, it was of great benefit to him during the interrogation. His son visits him in prison every day, and it is of course his son's duty to deliver meals to his father. Su Dongpo secretly made an appointment with his son, that is, only his son was allowed to send food and meat. If he hears bad news, he will only deliver fish. A few days later, Mai Su left the capital to borrow money elsewhere. He gave the food delivery to his friend, but forgot to tell him. Su Dongpo got a fright. He thought things had deteriorated, and he probably ran away. He consulted with the jailer and wrote two farewell poems for his brother. The wording is extremely tragic. He said that his family of ten were all taken care of by his brother, and his ghost was lying alone in the barren hills listening to the rain and crying. He expressed his wish to be brothers all his life. In the poem, he carefully expressed the gratitude of the former emperor and could not repay it. He is really ashamed. He cried on his desk, and then the jailer took the poem away. Later, Su Dongpo was released, and the jailer returned the poem, saying that his brother refused. I believe Ziyou knew the plan at all and deliberately returned the poem to the jailer. Because these two poems will be of great use in the hands of the jailer. Because the jailer must give the paper written by the prisoner to the highest authority of the prison according to the rules. According to this story, Su Dongpo firmly believes that these poems will be passed on to the emperor.

Fortunately, the poet Lu You once compiled a history, which contained all the handwritten documents for interrogating Su Dongpo. Now we also have a book called Wutai Poetry Case, which is the name of Yushitai Prison. This book includes four impeachment chapters, all interrogation records, Su Dongpo's confession, evidence and final judgment. Lu Youqin kept a diary and was particularly interested in the manuscripts and rubbings left by Su Dongpo. These relics were not seen until 60 or 70 years after Su Dongpo died. He once told the story of this book. The Northern Song Dynasty perished in the first year of Jingkang (-126), and court officials fled to Hangzhou, trying to carry precious documents. In Yangzhou, a government official named Zhang Quanzhen saw the manuscript and took it out of the court file. Later, after the death of Zhang Quanzhen, a prime minister named Zhang made an epitaph for his ancestors at the request of Zhang Quanzhen's descendants. The prime minister wants to pay for the manuscript. Later generations only promised to hand over half and the other half as a family heirloom. Lu You recorded that he saw that all the manuscripts written by Su Dongpo had been corrected, with Su Dongpo's signature and the official seal of Yushitai. We are not sure that the book handed down today is entirely based on the manuscript that Lu You saw, but the content is recorded.

I think the verdict of this case depends entirely on how we interpret Su Dongpo's criticism of political affairs. Zhang and Fan Zhen are trying to rescue Su Dongpo. To sum up, he thinks that frank criticism and malicious slander are obviously different. Today, we can't help but think that those poems are frank criticisms, while the censors think that they are malicious slanders to the court and the emperor. Zhang pointed out that the Book of Songs was deleted by Confucius, but there were many satires on those in power at that time, and the state had a good way. Frank criticism is perfectly legal. On the other hand, if we can be a gentleman, we believe that those censors are out of indignation. They hate the humiliation suffered by their dear king and impeach him. This is also a view.

Shu Bing said in the table chapter: "I know that Su Shi in Huzhou is close to thanking the table, and there are words that ridicule current events. However, popular customs and shrines were eagerly informed, and all loyal people were filled with indignation. Since Your Majesty promulgated the new American law, there are many people who don't agree with ... but have ulterior motives, look forward to it with resentment, and curse without ministers, which is not giving. As you should say, there are no exceptions. " It can be said that it is the meaning of Yao and Shun. At this time, Shi was useless to learn songs in name only, and the official was a provincial lang, and his post was in the cultural museum. I don't know why your majesty failed the world and his generation, but Shi dares to be fearless, so that's why. And those who stand on the side of human nature and do not escape from heaven and earth with righteousness are like monarch and minister. From this, can he know that he feels like a monarch and a minister? If a courtier can use it without a sense of justice, it will be evil ... it is not enough to thank him for his death, just nothing. I hope your majesty will pay for it, so as to avoid all the courtiers. I am loyal and angry. "

On the other hand, impeaching the censor is a sophistry accusation. Su Dongpo wrote a note to Zhang Shiyuan on his way to Huzhou. In this article, Su Dongpo said: "An ancient gentleman didn't have to be an official. If he must be an official, he will forget his body. If he doesn't, he will forget his husband. " This is the conclusion of Mencius' attitude towards Confucius' participation in politics. Under the enthusiasm of loyalty to the country, the suggestion

Li Ding listed four reasons to explain why Su Dongpo should be executed. In the preface before the throne, he said: "Su Shi had no academic background at the beginning, but was ignorant. He went on to say that Su Dongpo longed for a high position. In his mind, he is dissatisfied with his rights. One of the reasons for his death was that the emperor had been tolerant of him for a long time and asked him to turn over a new leaf, but Su Dongpo refused. " I hope your majesty will break away from the will of nature and make special efforts to abide by the constitution. Not particularly arrogant and obedient, but also suppress loyalty and kindness. Your likes and dislikes are clear, and your customs are self-reforming. "

The trial began on August 20th. The defendant claimed to be forty-four years old (forty-two years old according to western calculation methods), then described his lineage, place of origin, years of imperial examination, and then described his previous official position. He also listed the names of those who were recommended by him as officials, because the talents recommended by the minister for public office have a lot to do with their own virtue, which is naturally very important. It is said that he has recorded a demerit twice since he became an official. Because of disagreement with Shangguan, he didn't attend the Qiu Guan ceremony and was fined eight pounds of red steel. On another occasion, when he was in Hangzhou, he was fined eight catties of copper for embezzlement. "In addition, there is no bad record."

At first, Su Dongpo admitted that the poems he wrote during his visit to a village near Hangzhou complained about the shortcomings of farmers' lack of salt and young crops loans, as well as other plots in the impeachment chapter. He doesn't remember writing any other poems related to current politics. For several days, he denied writing satirical poems to his friends and always claimed that he was innocent. It's hard to say what should and shouldn't be libeled by the imperial court. Yeah, so it is. But on August 13, he decided to plead guilty. He admitted to writing satirical poems mocking the government and exchanging them with friends. However, he "didn't hide them". As for the content, the interpretation is different. During the trial, he was ordered to sign the following confession: "I stayed in the library for many years, but I didn't insert them very much." Besides, most people in the imperial court are teenagers, and what I saw was different from that of Stone. " Take what Shi said for granted. "Among Su Dongpo's friends, 39 people were implicated and presented more than 100 poems during interrogation. Each capital letter is interpreted by the author himself. Because Su Shi's wording is refined and there are many allusions, fortunately, we have to see the author's own explanation and analysis of many sentences. Only when readers fully understand those allusions can we understand the meaning of the article. I always avoid reading such poems because of them. It is hard to read, and it is meaningless for the author to show off his knowledge and increase the burden on the readers. In fact, it is not difficult to show off like this, because for hundreds of years, Su Shi's critics have been busy exploring the sources of Su Shi's allusions in history and Tang poetry.

Some accusations against Su Dongpo are far-fetched. One of the most interesting accusations is to write seven laws of two old cypresses. The poem says that cypress "is rooted in the grave and has no joy, and only dragons can be known in the world." These two poems are considered disrespectful to the emperor, because the dragon is the symbol of the emperor. Now that the emperor is in power, the author should say that this is Long Zaitian, not an underground grave. There is also a peony poem in the poem There are many kinds of peony that can be created. It is suggested that this poem satirizes that new officials can do so many kinds of taxes. The preface to Ju Fu mentioned the bitter fruit of eating imperial concubine chrysanthemum. It is suggested that the author is directly satirizing the poverty of the whole people, especially the meager salary of court officials. "Born blind, I don't know my grandson" satirizes the shallowness and ignorance of the imperial examination candidates, and satirizes the candidates who don't know Confucianism, only knowing that Wang Anshi is in the Three Classics.

Su Dongpo frankly admitted to criticizing the New Deal for most of the accusations against the other party in his poems, and naturally felt angry and disappointed, which was enough to show that his severe criticism of the ruling party was well deserved.

In some poems written by Wang Shen's friend Ma Xu, there is a line that says, "Whips don't moan." He said, "There is no way to save famine." He also mentioned that "a tiger cannot rub its hands", which is a symbol of political greed. In a poem written by my friend Chang Li, he really said that in Michigan, "men's bodies, women's bodies and children were all picked up and abandoned." At a banquet, everyone agreed that whoever talked about politics would propose a toast. In a poem to Ceng Gong (Ceng Gong's official position is not high, but a generation of China ancients all said that he hated those "faint as cicadas" little politicians. In his poems to Zhang, he compared the imperial court to "a wild forest" and "an abandoned marsh frog".

When his good friend Liu Shu left Beijing after being dismissed from office, he wrote two poems for him. It's also interesting to read poetry carefully. And you can feel the anger of officials, and you can also see the meaning between the lines of Su Shi's poems. If it is translated into English word by word without comments, it is meaningless. One of them said:

Dare to complain to the qing dynasty, straight to me and Dong Jundao:

Sitting and talking is enough to make Huainan fear and return to northern Hebei.

There is no need to be scared by a crane alone, a flock of birds can't tell the difference between male and female.

Su Dongpo admitted that he admired this friend very much, so he compared him to Confucius with the saying that Confucius' resentment was unbearable. The second line refers to the allusion of Dongjin, a disciple of Confucian School in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Third Line refers to the wisdom and courage of Xiao He in the Western Han Dynasty, which virtually quelled the rebellion of the King of Huainan. The sixth line refers to the arrival of a good horse in northern Hebei, and then refers to Han Yuma's saying that Bole has passed the wild land in northern Hebei and the horse in northern Hebei is empty. The five elements also mean that there were no real talents and sages in Manchu. The implication is that the mediocre people in the dynasty are chickens and ducks, so the midnight bell must belong to cranes. The last sentence is more irritating, because there are two halls in the Book of Songs that are sacred. Who knows the sex of the bird? It means that there is only a flock of crows in the court, and it is difficult to tell good from bad.

His second irony to his friend is as follows:

A shortcut to benevolence and righteousness, a poetry pavilion.

Praise each other slowly and recite Mai Qing.

Why scare the rotten mice? Gao Hong is a ghost.

You don't need to shout crazy, but you have to wake up after drinking.

The first three lines of this poem refer to respectable literati, who talk about benevolence and righteousness, but in fact take it as a ladder to seek fame and fortune, showing their contempt for the glory of officialdom. According to Su Dongpo, the standard of "buying green" comes from Zhuangzi's theory about people who pursue wealth positions. Those people have been obsessed with official positions all their lives, and when they are buried, their graves are filled with pearls, but sooner or later their graves will become green wheat fields. The fourth line contains another allusion of Zhuangzi. King Chu. Zhuangzi refused and told the king's envoy a story: a crow eating carrion found a rotten mouse and was enjoying its delicious food in the tree. At this moment, a crane just flew by. The crow thought that the crane had come to grab its delicious food and screamed to scare it away, but the crane flew high into the white clouds. The meaning of this story is that Su Dongpo ignores the villain's struggle for power and status.

I have an idea that Su Dongpo will find it interesting to be arrested and tried for writing poems. He must be happy to explain literary allusions in court.

At that time, everyone was convinced that Su Dongpo was disrespectful to the court. He once compared the rulers to frogs, cicadas, beards at night, crows eating rotten mice, and chickens and ducks in poultry farms. The most unbearable thing is to scold them for "washing monkeys and singing", not pretending to be human. In a word, Su Dongpo looks down on Shu Bing and Li Ding, so why do Shu Bing and Li Ding have a favorable impression on Su Dongpo?

At the end of the trial, about the beginning of October, the evidence was presented to the emperor. Many people were involved, especially Shen, who was involved in the trial because he exchanged various gifts with Su Dongpo. The emperor ordered anyone who had communicated with Su Dongpo's poems to present them for future reference.

Empress Renzong, who had always supported Su Dongpo, died at this moment. Before she died, she said to the emperor: "I remember that when Su Dongpo was a scholar among the two brothers, the first emperor was very happy and told his family that he had found two prime ministers for future generations." Now I heard that Su Dongpo was questioned for writing poems. These are the villains who did the right thing with him. They can't find fault with his achievements, and now they want to blame his poems. " I am useless. Don't abuse good people. God bless. "These words are actually last words.

10 13, the examiner summarized the case and presented it to the emperor. Due to the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, the case was postponed for several days. While Su Dongpo was waiting for the result of the case and his own fate in prison, a mysterious thing happened.

A few years later, Su Dongpo said to a friend, "After the interrogation, one night, the twilight drum was beating, and I was about to sleep when I suddenly saw a man walk into my house. Without saying a word, he threw a small box on the ground as a pillow and fell asleep. I thought he was a prisoner, so I lay down and slept by myself. At about four o'clock, I felt someone pushing my head. Congratulations! " I turned over and asked him what he meant. He said, "sleep well and don't worry." Then he left mysteriously with his little box.

"The thing is, when I was impeached, Shu Bing and several other people tried their best to persuade the emperor to kill me, but the emperor didn't mean to kill me at all, so he secretly sent a eunuch from the palace to the prison to observe me. When the man came to my house, I fell asleep and snored. He went back and told the emperor immediately that I slept deeply and was quiet. The emperor said to his courtiers,' I know Su Dongpo and have a clear conscience. This is why I was later pardoned and demoted to Huangzhou. "

In case of national mourning, the state always pardons, so according to laws and customs, Su Dongpo should be pardoned. Those censors wanted to take this opportunity to destroy the opposition, but now if they grant Amnesty, their efforts will not be completely in vain! Li Ding and Shu Bing are very depressed. At this time, Li Ding wrote, urging not to pardon all prisoners who may be eligible for pardon. Then, Shu Bing demanded the execution of Sima Guang, Fan Zhen, Zhang, Chang Li and five other friends of Su Dongpo.

Urged by the imperial envoys, one day the assistant prime minister suddenly said to the emperor, "Su Shi has a rebellion in his heart."

The emperor was surprised and replied, "He has other problems and has no intention of rebellion. Why do you say that? "

Wang Gua later mentioned that the dragon is in Jiuquan in Su Dongpo's cypress poem, which means that someone is destined to be the son of heaven and will appear in the dark in the future. The man was born in poverty. But the emperor only said, "You can't read poetry like this. He sang cypress. What does it have to do with me? "

Wang gua was silent. Zhang Ting, then a good friend of Su Dongpo, defended the emperor. Su Dongpo believed that the dragon was both a symbol of the son of heaven and a minister, so he cited examples from the literature to support his theory.

After all the exhibits presented by Su Dongpo's friends were examined, the emperor appointed himself as a close friend for reference again. According to the summary of Shi Yu's case, such slander against the court will be sentenced to exile or two years' hard labor. In Su Dongpo's case, it is more serious, and the official pole should be cut off. From a legal point of view, it should be. Because the case is serious, it has yet to be decided by the emperor himself.

1 1 29th, to the great disappointment of Shu Bing and Li Ding, court officials issued an imperial edict to demote Su Dongpo to Huangzhou, and let him serve as an assistant in Yong ying, but he was not allowed to leave here without permission and had no right to sign official documents.

Three of the people involved were severely punished. Xu's husband often exchanged gifts with Su Dongpo as a secret, but as a relative, he could not hand over such slanderous poems as soon as possible, so he cut off all his official titles. The second is Wang Gong, who didn't get any slanderous poems from Su Dongpo. He is obviously innocent, perhaps out of personal hatred, and the censors want to deal with him.

The third reason is Yu You. He once wrote to the court to pardon his brother, and he was willing to repay all his official positions to atone for his brother. Judging from the evidence, Ziyou was not accused of receiving any serious slanderous poems, but was demoted to Gao 'an, a wine supervisor in Huangzhouyue 160, where his brother was detained, because of family relations.

In addition, Zhang and other officials were fined 30 Jin of copper coins, while Sima Guang, Fan Zhen and Su Dongpo's 18 friends were each fined 20 Jin.

On New Year's Eve, Su Dongpo was released from prison and spent four months and twenty days in prison. When he left the prison gate in the north of Dongcheng Street, he stopped for a while, sniffed the air with his nose, felt the happiness of the breeze blowing on his face, and saw pedestrians riding by in the street under the chirping of magpies.

He is really stubborn. On the same day, he wrote two more poems. In the poem, he said, "But he has a dream about wine glasses, and he is as good as a god when he tries to write poems." A poem is:

I am tired after writing all my life, and I have never lost my reputation.

You put a horse on the road and return it another day, so the east of the city won't shoot chicks.