During the Qingli period, after the coup of the imperial guards, Wu Kui wrote a letter saying: "Since spring, it has been raining and rainy, and the climate is abnormal. The mutiny has occurred in important departments and spread to all directions, which shocked everyone. It was said that five of the six officials in the Imperial City have been punished, and only Yang Huaimin has been kept. People say that the emperor is nepotism and is inadvertent with love. After capturing the thief alive, you ordered the thief to keep a living, but someone killed them without authorization. These people must be accomplices of the thief and want to silence them. Otherwise, why don't you obey the emperor's orders?" So he asked Zhao Zhen to summon him to discuss in person, and was highly valued by Zhao Zhen.

Later, he was transferred back to the capital to serve as the Right Censor, and was appointed as the clerk of the living room and the Tongzhi Censorate. Every time he made great efforts to advise, he would advise Zhao Zhen to restrain his close servants, beautify and criticize people. Wu Kui wrote a letter to impeach Wei Guan, the prefect of Kaifeng, and Wei Guan was transferred to Yuezhou. When Peng Siyong was discussing the matter, Zhao Zhen asked the source of some of the news. Wu Kui replied on his behalf: "According to the law, the censor has the right to protect the source of the news. If he asked the person who informed him, who would dare to provide us with any situation in the future? Wouldn't this be a cover for his own eyes and ears?" Zhao Zhen stopped asking.

In the third year of Zhihe, the world was in trouble. Zhao Zhen ordered the court and the public to discuss the gains and losses of the government. Wu Kui wrote a letter saying: "The emperor has been in power for 34 years and has not yet determined the heir to the throne. The emperor should not listen to villains' nonsense and miss the big things. If the power is lost in a hurry and is recorded in history, it will be lamented and resented by generations of descendants. I do not want the emperor to resist the dangerous battle of survival with such wise qualifications. I cannot hesitate about this matter. I hope you will make a decision as soon as possible." Zhao Zhen was moved by his words and appointed him as a Hanlin bachelor's position and manage Kaifeng Prefecture.

Wu Kui was well-versed in politics, and was quick to deal with things, and the officials dared not deceive them. There was a rich man named Sun, who monopolized finances and had people who owed him interest until his family property was seized, his wife and daughter. Wu Kui collected the sins of Sun's family over the years and sent them to Huai and Fujian. The powerful illegal people were afraid and restrained from then on. In the middle of the dynasty, his father passed away and was sad and hurt his body. He set up a shed beside the tomb to guard the tomb, and paid tribute to him cleanly and solemnly during festivals, and did not hold Buddhist rituals.

When Zhao Xugang ascended the throne, Wu Kuigang was appointed as the governor of Man Xiao and was restored to his post. One month later, he was promoted to the position of Chief Minister Wang Tao. Because Han Qi did not go to Wende Hall to take charge of the rank of the Wende Hall, Wu Kui stated Wang Tao's faults. The emperor ordered Wang Tao to be changed to Hanlin Bachelor, but Wu Kui firmly said that it was not possible. Wang Tao also submitted a memorial saying that Wu Kui catered to Han Qi. Wang Tao was transferred out of the capital, and Wu Kui also served as the governor of Qingzhou as the Grand Secretary of the Zizheng Hall.

Sima Guang advised the emperor: "Wu Kui is famous and upright. Now he is demoted to Wu Kui because of Wang Tao. I am afraid that the ministers will feel uneasy and demand to resign. The emperor has just ascended the throne, so it is not appropriate to discuss the world." Zhao Xu then recalled Wu Kui to serve in the Secretariat. After Han Qi was dismissed from prime minister, Wu Kui also served as the governor of Qingzhou. He died the following year at the age of 58.

When Wu Kui was young, his family was very poor. After he became rich, he imitated Fan Zhongyan's story and bought land as a charity farm. All his salary was given to his fellow tribes. After his death, his son had no house to live in, and people at that time were called the descendants of innocent officials.

Because Han Qi and Wu Kui were dismissed at the same time, Zhao Xu promoted Zhang Fangping, King Zhao Yan as the chief political affairs, Lv Gongbi as the Privy Councilor, Han Jiang and Shao Yuan as the deputy Privy Councilor. Zhao Yan once served as the prefect of Chengdu.

He was recalled to the Censorate and never took office in the provincial government. He suddenly ordered him to participate in politics, which was almost the first case in the Song Dynasty, and the ministers were very confused.

When he gave advice and thanked him, Zhao Xu said to his face: "I heard that you have entered Shu with only one horse, with only one zither and one crane as a follower. It is simple to manage, and I think so. I have hired you out of order." Zhao Yan paused his head and said, "I have received my kindness, but I dare not do my best!" Since then, I have been sincere in repaying you, and everything has been said to you when you encounter important things. However, Zhang Fangping disappointed everyone's expectations. Sima Guang, the chief censor, reported that Zhang Fangping was not suitable and Zhao Xu refused to obey. Instead, Zhao Xu dismissed Sima Guang's position as chief censor and made him a Hanlin scholar.

Zeng Gongliang also suggested that Wang Anshi be promoted, but Zhang Fangping strongly said that he could not. Soon, Zhang Fangping's father passed away and resigned. At that time, Tang Jie was the censor and was transferred to the Third Division. Zhao Xu ordered him to be a political leader and succeed Zhang Fangping, but Zhao Xu never forgot Wang Anshi in his heart.

When Xining changed its reign, Zhao Xu ordered Anshi to meet him above the level. Zhao Xu asked him who was the first to govern the country? Wang Anshi replied, "You must choose the skills first." Zhao Xu said, "What is Emperor Taizong of Tang?" Wang Anshi said, "Your Majesty should follow Yao and Shun, why should you think of Emperor Taizong of Tang? Yao and Shun rule the world, it is simple and not troublesome, it is easy and not difficult. However, later kings and ministers could not understand the principles of governing the country, so he said that he was out of reach. Yao was a man and Shun was also a man, so what was strange and difficult to learn?"

Zhao Xu said, "You dare to blame the lord, but I feel that I am insignificant, which is probably not enough to satisfy your expectations. I wish you would do my best to assist me and work together to achieve great governance!" Wang Anshi said, "If Your Majesty listens to me, I dare not do my best!" After that, he retreated. One day, the lecturer gave lectures and the ministers finished speaking, and then he dispersed one after another. Wang Anshi also wanted to leave, but Zhao Xu ordered him to stay for the time being and specially gave him to sit beside him.

Wang Anshi thanked him and said, "I read the history of the Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty Zhaolie must win Zhuge Liang, and Emperor Taizong of Tang must win Wei Zheng, and then he can make a difference. Zhuge Liang and Wei Zheng were not geniuses of that day?" Wang Anshi said, "If Your Majesty can be Yao and Shun, there will naturally be Gao, Kui, Ji, and Qi. If you can be Gao, there will naturally be Fu Shun. The world is very big, and there will be no talent? Zhuge Liang and Wei Zheng are not worthy of it! But I am afraid that Your Majesty will not know how to choose skills and not specialize in using people. Even if there are Gao, Kui, Ji, Qi, and Fu Shun, they will inevitably be excluded by villains."

Zhao Xu said: "In all dynasties, there have been no villains in which dynasty? Even when it was Yao and Shun, there were four evildoers." Wang Anshi said: "Only by removing the four evildoers one by one, you can become Yao and Shun. If the four evildoers succeed in their slander, even if it is Gao, Kui, Ji, and Qi, how can you be with him?" Zhao Xu was very moved. Wang Anshi retreated, and Zhao Xu was still amazed. So Wang Anshi stepped into the provincial government step by step.

At that time, people in the court, except for Wu Kui, Zhang Fangping and Han Qi, all said that Wang Anshi was very talented and must have had some fun. Su Xun, a native of Meishan, wrote a theory of discrimination of treason and denounced Wang Anshi. In the second year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Su Xun was born in Meishan, Meizhou. When he was young, he was not easy to read. Because his father was alive, he was not tired of supporting his family. Therefore, when he was a teenager, he was a bit like the Ren Xia and Zhuangyou of Li Bai and Du Fu, and he traveled a lot.

In the ninth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Su Xun began to study, learn to break sentences and write poems, but gave up studying without learning. In the sixth year of Tiansheng, Su Xun married Cheng, the daughter of Cheng Wenying, the chief of Dali Temple in Meishan. Cheng was eighteen years old at the time. In the first year of Mingdao, Su Xun's mother Shi died of illness and was buried in the ancestral tomb of Su's family in Andaoli Township, Xiuwen Township, Meishan County.

Su Xun said in Ouyang Neihan's first book: "Xun didn't study at a young age. He was born at the age of 25 and learned to study. He followed a gentleman and traveled with a gentleman." It was too late, not to mention that at the beginning, he was not serious. He relied on his intelligence and looked at people of his generation, and he was not smarter than him, thinking that studying was not difficult. But when he was the first time he took the provincial examination, he unfortunately failed.

This failure caused him to examine himself, and he then wrote out hundreds of his old works to read carefully. He couldn't help but sigh: "My learning is still unsuccessful!" He angrily burned the old manuscripts and decided to take out the Analects of Confucius and Mencius, and Han Yuwen came to read them again from time to time, and continued to study the books of the various schools of thought through poetry, books, scriptures, and books, and throughout the past and present. He sat in his study every day, and studied hard for six or seven years, and vowed not to write any articles before his reading was mature. At this time, Su Xun was twenty-seven years old.

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In the second year of Jingyou, Su Xun studied hard and made great ambitions. Mrs. Cheng gave birth to a young daughter, and was ranked eighth in ancient times, called "Ba Niang". The following year, she continued to study hard at home. Mrs. Cheng gave birth to her second son Su Shi. Her elder brother Dan lived at home, and her brother Su Huan was a cai official in Kaifeng. She had two sons and two daughters. In the fourth year of Jingyou, Su Xun went to the Ministry of Rites of the Capital to pass the Jinshi exam, but was not admitted.

In the second year of Baoyuan, Su Xun studied hard at home, studying the gains and losses of the ancient and modern times. Mrs. Cheng gave birth to her youngest son Su Che. That year, Su Xun went to Langzhou to visit her brother Su Huan, who was an official there. She was moved to see her brother who had achieved good results in managing the local area. Soon he went east to Wuxia in Kuizhou, went downstream to Jingzhou, studied around the country, made friends with knowledgeable teachers and friends, and increased his experience and life.

From the seventh year of Qingli to the second year of Zhihe, Su Xun continued to study at home, exploring the gains and losses of ancient and modern times, and also taught Su Shi and Su Che to study. During the years, Su Xun's young daughter Ba Niang was abused at her uncle's house. Su Shi's cousin, Ba Niang's husband, helped and died of worries and anger. Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Che broke off contact with Cheng Jun and Cheng Zhicai. Su Xun traveled many times and had a good relationship with Zhang Ping, an official in Chengdu. Zhang Ping once recommended Su Xun to Ouyang Xiu.

In the early years of Jiayou, Su Xun brought his two sons to Beijing for the exam and met with the Hanlin scholar Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu admired his articles such as Heng Lun, "Prior Book", "Ji Ce", etc., and believed that they could be compared with Liu Xiang and Jia Yi. So Ouyang Xiu recommended Su Xun to the court. Ministers and officials rushed to recite Su Xun, and Su Xun's literary name became great. During his time in Beijing, he met Zen Master Baocong. In the second year of Jiayou, he and his two sons passed the exam, which immediately caused a sensation in the capital.

In the third year of Jiayou, Zhao Zhen summoned Su Xun to the Sherenyuan for the exam. Su Xun refused to go and responded to the imperial edict. The following year, Su Xun led his family to take a boat along the Minjiang River, went east out of the Three Gorges, and went to Beijing by water. He visited the Xiandu Temple in Fengdu. It is said that this is the place where Yin Changsheng ascended to immortality. He wrote a poem "Inscription on the Xiandu Temple" to pay tribute to this immortal.

Later, with Han Qi's recommendation, Su Xun was appointed as the proofreader of the Secretariat. He was also the chief clerk of Wen'an County, Bazhou. That month, Su Xun was ordered to go to the Liyuan Court to go to the Liyuan to join Yao Pi, the magistrate of Xiangcheng County, Chenzhou, and Taichang, for the rebellion of the Lishui Army. Su Huan came out to be the Lizhou Road Criminal, and Su Xun and his son said goodbye to the western suburbs. In August, Su Shi, Su Zhe participated in the science and palace examination. In September, Su Shi was appointed as the Dali judge, and Su Zhe was appointed as the proofreader of the Secretariat. In November, Su Shi bid farewell to his father and went to Fengxiang to take office.

In March of the third year of Zhiping, the compilation of "Taichang Yin Ge Li" was completed. Su Xun's "Yi Zhuan" was seriously ill before it was completed, and ordered his son Su Shi to write "Yi Zhuan".
Chapter completed!