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

Hainan Island was under the rule of Song Dynasty at that time, but most of the residents were Li nationality, and there were also a few Han nationality along the northern coast. Su Dongpo was relegated to the northern coastal areas, beyond the cultural barriers of China. Minister Yuan You suffered hundreds of times, and he was the only one who was relegated here. In order to prevent Yuan You's ministers from making a comeback, the ruling party of the imperial court decided to punish or demote all officials related to the former dynasty in that year and the following years. Shortly after Su Dongpo was demoted to Hainan Island, all the official titles of the descendants of Sima Guang were removed, and many senior officials, including Su Ziyue and Fan Chunren, were transferred to the south or southwest. Even Wen Yanbo, a veteran who is 9 1 year old, has not been spared, but only removed several titles. The biggest blow to Su Dongpo was that all exiled courtiers, their relatives and family members were not allowed to hold official positions in their nearby counties. Because Mai Su used to be an official near Nanxiong, now he has lost his official position.

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, he just "eats like a fly and spits it out". But so far, fortunately, nothing has happened. However, when he vomited for the hundredth time, he was caught. In March of the second year of Zongshen Yuanfeng (1079), he was transferred to Huzhou, Taihu Lake, Jiangsu Province. At the memorial service held to thank him for coming, he said a few words that made the imperial establishment feel a bit excessive. As long as he talks about people's sufferings and poverty, taxation and conscription, those little people can still play dumb and ignore them. Now he directly points out those little people, including Li Ding and Shu who jumped up under the influence of Wang Anshi. State affairs are in the hands of unknown third-rate talents, who are mercenary and steer with the wind, neither east nor west. Su Dongpo used to give the emperor a watch. Every time the emperor looked at his watch, he praised Su Dongpo to his courtiers. Now that I think about it, 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.

The arrival of Su Dongpo, as a thank-you table, is just a routine. For example, those who briefly describe themselves as ministers have no political achievements in the past, and then describe the kindness of the emperor to give each other beauty and shortcomings. However, Su Dongpo said: "Fu Nianchen's nature is stubborn ... knowing that his stupidity is not timely, it is difficult to catch up with the Sui Dynasty. See if he's still noisy when he's old, or feed him to the king. " The word "new entry", in Wang Anshi's mouth, refers to the incompetent younger generation who was suddenly promoted. In the past, this term was a fixed expression of that meaning in the clique struggle of the New Deal. Li Ding and Shu Bing want to know why Su Dongpo is confident that he can escape from them. Moreover, he said that at his age, he became a local official because he could no longer make trouble. Does he imply that officials in North Korea are bound to make trouble? In the absence of civil rights protection, ancient scholars invented an extremely subtle and elusive way of expressing words and sentences, and scholars 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 writing style is as striking as ever. Thanks to the watch this time, those "newcomers" became the laughingstock of readers.

In June of the second year of Zong Xining (1079), Yuan Feng, an imperial envoy, picked out four sentences in Su Dongpo's table of gratitude, saying that he despised the court and began to impeach him. A few days later, when Shu Bing was in Yushitai, he found several poems by Su Dongpo, which were fables about farmers borrowing young crops, farmers lacking salt for three months, and swallows and bats contending. The kind of poem he wrote shows that Su Dongpo is not only thoughtless, but also unfaithful to you. Shu Bing attached Su Dongpo's poems to the impeachment chapter. At present, he was promoted to the position of Imperial Imperial Commander, followed by the former table, 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 Yu Shitai. Li Ding, who was called an animal by Sima Guang for concealing his father's death, is now a prosecutor. He chose an extremely capable official to be sent to Huzhou, dismissed Su Dongpo from his post, and was sent to Beijing for trial. The suggestion requires Su Dongpo to spend the whole night in prison, but the emperor forbid 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 a letter to Su in the south, who immediately sent someone to tell Su Dongpo. This can be said to be a big competition between messengers. An imperial envoy set out from Yushitai with his son and two soldiers. But his son suddenly fell ill in Jingjiang, so he delayed the trip for half a day. As a result, Perilla first arrived at the place sent by the messenger.

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 wanders in the mountains with his eldest son, Ziyou's son-in-law and his brother. Su Dongpo's poem "Visiting Fei Ying Temple" said, "If you don't look at it as a gentleman, you won't be in China at night." His best friend Wen Tangke, a famous bamboo painter, died in February. He has been crying for three days. When the court officials arrested him beyond the limit, he was looking at his famous painting again, which was on July 7 and was being taken out and hung in the yard. As soon as his eyes saw Wen and a wonderful bamboo that could be given to him, he couldn't help crying. The note he wrote that day showed his whimsy and described his friendship with Wen.

With people who can draw bamboo, they don't value themselves at first, they are all around, and people who are invited with comprehensive elements are stepping on their doors. And disgusting, throw it on the ground and scold the sun: "I will miss socks." And you can return the rest from Yangzhou (now Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province) to Xuzhou, and you can stay for a long time: "I am a scholar-bureaucrat, and my Zhu Mo school is near Pengcheng, so I can help myself. Socks should be apples for children. " At the end of the book, I copied a poem, whose short day is "I plan to sweep a piece of goose silk and take the cold tip ten thousand feet long." Yu Yue said, "My village chief in NINEONE should use 250 pieces of silk. I know that I am tired when I write, and I hope to get this silk. " And there's nothing to answer, so I'm wrong. There are thousands of feet bamboos in the world. On the day of answering his poems: "There is also a Qian Qian month in the world, and the bamboo leaves the court for a long time." And a ridiculous day: "perilla argues, but 250 horses will buy land and rejuvenate." Because the first basket of weir bamboo was left to Japan: "This bamboo is several feet long, but it is ten thousand feet long ..."

According to Kong's records-Kong is a friend of Su Dongpo, and he heard from Judge Qing of Huzhou Zutong that Su Dongpo was arrested when the judge was there-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 officially asked for leave and was sentenced to satrap by Zutong. Your official has arrived. He is standing in the yard, wearing official clothes and hiking boots, and holding a box board in his hand. The two soldiers of Yushitai were on both sides, dressed in white, with black veil around their heads and fierce eyes. The people who guard the street are panicked and don't know what will happen. Su Dongpo dared not come out, so he consulted with the judge. The judge said that it was useless to hide from the imperial envoy, so it was better to meet him according to law. Dongpo and Tongguan discussed how to get out, because Su Dongpo thought that since he was sued, he should not come out in official clothes. Zu Tong decided that he had not been formally charged, and he should have appeared as an official. So Dongpo stood in court, facing your official business, wearing official uniforms and boots, holding a red board in his hand, and Zutong and other officials stood behind Su Dongpo in small hats. Two soldiers are holding the official document of Yushitai, holding a parcel in their hands, which seems to contain a sword. Your honor is terrible, silent and nervous. Su Dongpo spoke first.

"I know that many things that offend the court will be a capital crime. It's not a pity to die, but please let me go back to my family. "

Huangpi 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?" Pass the sentence and report your identity. The soldier formally submitted the official document to the judge. When I opened it, it turned out to be just an ordinary official document, exempting Su Dongpo from being called to Beijing as a satrap. The emperor sent Su Dongpo to start at once.

Adults allow Su Dongpo to visit his family before leaving. 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 scholars among fairies. Someone recommended Yang Pu to come out. Although Yang didn't want to, he sent someone to escort him to the capital to see the emperor.

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.

I'm going to the general's office today, and this time I'm going to ruin my old scalp.

When Mrs. Su heard this poem, she couldn't help laughing through tears. This story was written in Su Dongpo's notes. I wonder if he made it up at that time.

The family decided to be accompanied by their eldest son, Mai. Mr. Su, who has been a teacher of Su's family, now stays at home with his younger brother, and then goes to Beijing with Su Dongpo's family. Everyone in the official residence was so scared that they didn't know what to do, and they all hid. But all the people came out to watch the satrap leave. According to the county records, the people were in tears. Your honor and the attitude and demands of soldiers are arrogant. Later, Su Dongpo said in A Record of Zhezong that they caught the satrap like a thief. Only the Wang brothers and Chen held a banquet in the official residence.

Some people say that Su Dongpo tried to commit suicide on the way. According to his own letter to the emperor, he wanted to jump into the river when crossing the river in Yangzhou. However, according to Kong's records, shortly after sailing, when the boat stopped at Taihu Lake to repair the paddle, he wanted to jump into the sea and commit suicide. That night, the moonlight was bright and the waves on the lake were very strong. Su Dongpo didn't know what crime he would be convicted of, fearing that his case would implicate many friends. He tried to jump into the water with his eyes closed, but it was easier. On second thought, if so, it will bring trouble to my brother. In his letter to Wen Yanbo, he described that most of his letters and manuscripts with friends were burned at home. When the family arrived in Suxian County, Anhui Province, Yu Shitai sent someone to look for his poems, letters and other documents in their luggage. 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. After the soldiers left, the women said angrily, "This is all caused by writing a book. What good is it for him to scribble? Scared to death. " 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 period is very long, forty days before and after. In prison, the jailer is very kind, probably knows who he is and respects him. It is the custom of Sichuanese to give him a hot bath every night.

An interesting thing happened to Su Dongpo in prison, which was of great benefit to him during the trial. His son visits him in prison every day, and it is of course his duty to deliver meals for his father. Su Dongpo secretly made an appointment with his son, that is, only his son was allowed to send vegetables and meat, and if he heard bad news, he would send fish. A few days ago, Mai Su wanted to leave Beijing to borrow money elsewhere. He gave the room service to a friend, but forgot to tell him the signal. Su Dongpo was frightened when his friend sent him smoked fish. He thinks things have deteriorated, and he may have bad luck. He consulted with the jailer and wrote two farewell poems for his brother. The wording is extremely tragic, saying that his family of ten depends on his younger brother to take care of them, and the lonely soul lies alone in the barren hills listening to the rain and crying. He expressed his wish to be brothers forever. In the poem, he also carefully expressed the gratitude of the former emperor, who suffered a lot, but was unable to repay his kindness, which was really shameful. He also said that there was nothing to blame this time, but his own fault. Ziyou was moved to cry on the table. The jailer then took the poem away. It was not until Su Dongpo was released that the jailer returned the poem and said that his brother refused to accept it. I believe Ziyou knew the plan at all and returned the poem to the jailer on purpose. Because these two poems will be of great use in the hands of the jailer. Because according to the rules, the jailer must hand over a word written by the prisoner to the highest authorities of the prison for inspection. According to this story, Su Dongpo firmly believes that these poems will be passed on to the emperor. As expected, the emperor saw it and was very moved. This is why Su Dongpo's case was finally given a light sentence, despite the strong pressure from the suggestion.

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, exhibits, and the final judgment. Lu Youqin kept a diary and was particularly interested in the manuscripts and rubbings left by Su Dongpo. He didn't see them until 60 or 70 years after Su Dongpo's death. 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 surnamed Zhang was asked by Zhang Quanzhen's descendants to write an epitaph for his ancestors. The prime minister will pay for the manuscript. The descendants of that family only promised to hand over half and the other half as family heirlooms. Lu You recorded that all he saw were manuscripts written by Su Dongpo, and all the corrections were signed by Su Dongpo, and then the official seal of Yushitai was stamped. We are not sure whether the book handed down today is entirely based on the manuscript that Lu You saw, but it records the details of the Imperial Gazette, including Su Dongpo's explanation of his own poems.

I think the verdict of this case depends entirely on how we interpret Su Dongpo's criticism of state 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 edited by Confucius, but there was no lack of satire on those in power at that time, and frank criticism was completely legal. On the other hand, if we can treat the belly of a villain with a gentleman's heart, it is also a view. Those suggestions are out of indignation, hate the humiliation of the dear king, and impeach him.

Shu Bing said in the chapter "Conference Table": "I know that Su Shi of Huzhou recently thanked the conference table and mocked current events. Popular customs and young people are competing to be told, and all loyal people are angry. Your majesty, since the promulgation of the new American law, many people disagree with ... and those who have ulterior motives, look on coldly and disrespect others have never been like Shi. According to what I said, it is mainly poetry. ..... Your Majesty worships virtue, establishes politics, and makes scholars for the benefit of future generations, which can be described as Yao and Shun. At this time, the stone is useless to learn in name only, and the official is a provincial lang, and his post is in the museum. I don't know why your majesty failed the world and the Shi generation, but Shi dared to be fearless, even so. Those who stand by and watch righteousness without hiding between heaven and earth, such as monarch and minister. Because of this, can Shi know the meaning of monarch and minister? If a minister can take advantage without a sense of justice, he will do all kinds of evil ... it is not enough for him to say thank you for your time, and nothing is more so. I hope your majesty will pay the price for those who disrespect this department, so as not to be a vassal in the world. I am loyal and angry. "

Another suggestion of impeachment is totally unreasonable charges. On the way to Huzhou, Su Dongpo wrote a note to Zhang Shiyuan. In this article, Su Dongpo said: "A gentleman in ancient times does not have to be an official, nor does he have to be an official. If you must be an official, you will forget your body. Forget your husband if you don't do it. " This is the conclusion of Mencius' attitude towards Confucius' participation in politics. Under the enthusiasm of loyalty to the country, the imperial envoys tried their best to persuade the emperor that Su Shi was advocating heresy, which was really outrageous. He said: "People all over the world, whether they are officials or not, dare not forget their monarch. However, if Su Shi is not an official, he will forget his original intention and waste time. "

Li Ding listed four reasons why Su Dongpo should be executed. In the preface before the throne, he said: "Su Shi had no academic background at the beginning, and he was very famous in his time. He occasionally studied different subjects and went to the Confucian Museum." He went on to say that Su Dongpo was eager to get a high position, and under his dissatisfaction, he was contemptuous of power. One of the reasons why he was killed was that the emperor had been tolerant of him for a long time and hoped that he would turn over a new leaf, but Su Dongpo refused. Another reason for being killed is that Su Dongpo's poems are absurd and shallow, but they have great influence on the whole country. "I used to enforce the law in advance, and my job was to correct rape. Can't tolerate sin. How dare you stop? I hope your majesty will break away from nature and make special efforts to abide by the constitution. Not particularly arrogant, but also restrained and loyal. Likes and dislikes are clear, and customs change. "

The trial began on August 20th. The defendant claimed to be 44 years old (42 years old according to the western calculation method), then described his lineage, place of origin, year of imperial examination, and then described his previous official position. He also listed the names of the officials he recommended, because the talents recommended by the minister to hold public office for the country have a lot to do with their own virtue, which is naturally very important. It is said that since he became an official, he has recorded two major mistakes. On one occasion, when he was a general in Fengxiang, he was fined eight pounds for failing to attend the Qiu Guan ceremony because of disagreement with Shangguan. Another time, when he was in Hangzhou, he was fined eight pounds for misappropriating public funds. "In addition, don't have a 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 some 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. As for what should be regarded as a libel court and what should not be regarded as a libel court, it is difficult to assert. Also, what constitutes "libel" is the same. But on August 13, he decided to plead guilty. He admitted that he wrote satirical poems mocking the government and exchanged them with friends. However, he "has nothing to hide". As for the content, there are different explanations. During the trial, he was ordered to sign the following confession: "I have been in the museum for many years, but I don't insert much." In addition, the court staff are mostly teenagers, and what I see is different from Shi, pretending to be satirical poetry. I intend to spread it to everyone and take what I said as my own. " Among Su Dongpo's friends, 39 people were implicated and presented more than 100 poems during the interrogation. Each capital letter is interpreted by the author himself. Thanks to Su Shi's concise wording and numerous allusions, we have to see the author's own explanation and analysis of many sentences. Only when readers fully understand those allusions can they grasp the meaning of the article. I have always avoided reading such poems, because those metaphors and historical facts need to be explained separately, and I feel very tired when reading them. It is meaningless for the author to show off his knowledge and increase the burden on 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. The most interesting accusation is to write the seven laws of two old cypresses. The poem says that cypress "has no roots in the grave, and only the stinging dragon knows it." These two poems are regarded as 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 it is Long Zaitian, not under the grave. In addition, there is a peony poem, and the author laments the ingenious creation, which can create so many kinds of peony. The examiner explained that this poem is a satire on the fact that new politicians can levy various taxes. The preface to Ju Fu mentions the bitter fruit of the imperial concubine chrysanthemum, implying that the author is directly satirizing the poverty of the whole people, especially the meager salary of government officials. "Born blind and ignorant of grandchildren" is a satire on the superficial ignorance of imperial examination candidates, who only know Wang Anshi's comments on classics in Three Classics and New Meanings.

Su Dongpo frankly admitted to criticizing the New Deal for most of the accusations of 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.

Among several poems written for my friend Wang Shen Ma Xu, there is a line about sitting and listening to "whips don't moan". He also said, "There is no way to save famine." He also mentioned that "it is difficult for tigers to grind their teeth", which is a symbol of political greed. In a poem written to his good friend Chang Li, he did say that in Michigan, he "followed the city to pick up abandoned children with tears." Those men's bodies, women's bodies and babies' bodies all starved to death in Luye. At that time, it was really "the county magistrate was happy." In a poem he wrote to his good friend Sun Jue, there was a line saying that when they agreed not to talk about politics, they really agreed at a banquet that whoever talked about politics would be fined a glass of wine. In a poem to Ceng Gong (Ceng Gong is a master of ancient prose with a low official position), he said that he hated those "cicada-like" little politicians. In a poem for Zhang, he compared the imperial court to "a wild forest" and "an abandoned marsh frog" and said to cover his ears. In his poems to Fan Zhen, he bluntly called himself a "villain". We also know that in his poems to Zhou Lang, he compared those in power to "fruit at night". When he wrote about watching the tide in Hangzhou, he said that if the East China Sea knew what the king meant, "teach the brine to become a mulberry field."

When his good friend Liu Shu was dismissed from office and left Beijing, he wrote two poems to him. It's also interesting to read carefully. And we can understand the anger of officials, and we can also know the meaning between the lines of Su Shi's poems. Literal translation into English without comment 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 frightened by a crane, 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 did not complain. The second line refers to the allusions of Confucian disciples in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Third Line refers to Xiao He's wisdom and courage to quell the rebellion against the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty. The sixth line refers to the good horse coming from northern Hebei, and then to Han Yuma, who said that Bole had passed the wild land in northern Hebei, and that the good horse in northern Hebei was empty, and that there were no real talents and sages in the Qing Dynasty. The five elements stand out from the crowd, that is, the ratio of sages to villains. The implication is that the mediocre people in the DPRK are chickens and ducks, and the midnight bell must belong to cranes. The last line is more irritating, because there are two halls in the Book of Songs, both of which are sacred. Who knows the sex of the bird? "It is equal to saying that there is only a group 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, but you will still 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 the pious literati talking about benevolence and righteousness, but in fact they take it as a ladder to seek fame and fortune, showing contempt for the glory of officialdom. According to Su Dongpo, the canon of "Mai" comes from Zhuangzi's theory of pursuing official titles. Those people have been obsessed with official titles all their lives, and they were buried with pearls in their mouths, but sooner or later their graves will become green wheat fields. The fourth line contains another allusion of Zhuangzi. The king of Chu was willing to ask Zhuangzi to be a senior official, but Zhuangzi refused, and told a story to the special envoy of the king of Chu: a crow eating carrion found a corrupt mouse, and while enjoying its delicious food in the tree, a crane flew over. 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 is dismissive of the villain's struggle for power and position.

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 ruler to a frog, a cicada, a night owl, a crow eating rotten mice, and chickens and ducks in a chicken farm. The most unbearable thing is to scold them for "bathing monkeys crow", not pretending to be human. In a word, Su Dongpo looks down on Shu Bing and Li Ding, so why do Shu Bing and Ding Li have a favorable impression on Su Dongpo?

The trial ended, probably in early October, and the evidence was presented to the emperor. Many people involved, especially He Xu, were involved in the interrogation because they exchanged various gifts with Su Dongpo. The emperor ordered anyone who had a poetic exchange with Su Dongpo to submit their poems 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, the first emperor was very happy and told his family that he had found two prime ministers for his descendants that day." Now I heard that Su Dongpo was questioned for writing poems. Those who oppose him are all villains. They can't find fault with his achievements, and now they want to blame his poems. Isn't it meaningless to accuse him like this? I am useless. Don't wronged a good man. God bless. "These words are actually equivalent to last words.

10 13, the examiner summarized the case and presented it to the emperor. Due to the death of the Queen Mother, the case was delayed 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 told a friend, "One night after the interrogation, the twilight drum was ringing, 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 to make a pillow and fell asleep on the ground. I thought he was a prisoner, so I left him alone and went to bed. At about four o'clock, I felt someone push my head, and that person said to me, "Congratulations! Congratulations! " I rolled over and asked him what he meant. He said, "sleep well and don't worry." Say that finish with a small box mysteriously left.

"The thing is, when I was impeached for the first time, Shu Bing and several other people tried to persuade the emperor to kill me, but the emperor didn't mean to kill me at all, so he secretly sent a palace eunuch to the prison to observe me. When the man came to my house, I fell asleep and snored like thunder. When he returned, he immediately told the emperor that I slept deeply and was quiet. The emperor said to his courtiers,' I know Su Dongpo, and I have a clear conscience! This is why I was later forgiven 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 intended to take this opportunity to destroy the opposition, but now if there is an 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 court officials, one day the deputy prime minister suddenly said to the emperor, "Su Shi has the intention of 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 mentioned that the dragon was in Jiuquan in Su Dongpo's cypress poem, which means that someone is destined to be the son of heaven in the future and will appear in the dark. The man was born in poverty. But the emperor only said, "You can't read poetry like this. What does it matter to me that he reads cypress? "

The king hung up the phone and was silent. At that time, Zhang Ting, a friend of Su Dongpo, defended the emperor. Su Dongpo said 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.

The exhibits presented by Su Dongpo's friends were all inspected, and the emperor appointed himself to approach them and re-examine. According to Shi Yu's summary of the case, such slander against the court will be sentenced to exile or two years' hard labor. In the case of Dongpo, Su Like, the situation is even more serious, and it should be to cut the official pole. 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 disappointment of Shu Bing and Li Ding, court officials issued an imperial edict, demoted Su Dongpo to Huangzhou, and made him an agreement 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 to vent his affair, but as a royal relative, he could not hand over these slanderous poems as soon as possible and cut off all 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. In the following years, Su Dongpo constantly mentioned Wang to consolidate his involvement. We know that Wang Gong's luxurious lifestyle was sent to the far northwest this time, and the days were enough for him to digest.

The third is Yu Yu. He once asked the court to pardon his brother, and he was willing to return all his official positions and atone for his brother. On the evidence, Ziyou was not accused of receiving any serious libel poems, but was demoted to Gao 'an, where his brother was detained in Huangzhou 160, as the wine supervisor in Yunzhou.

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. Out of 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 with the chirping of magpies.

He is a stubborn old habit. He wrote two more poems that day. The poem says: "But I am as confused as a dream about the wine glass, and I try my pen like a god." A poem is:

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

The horse returned another day, and there was no war in the east of the city.