Ouyang Xiu isa bright star in the literary history of the Northern Song Dynasty, who once led the wave of poetry and prose reform in the Northern Song Dynasty. /span>One of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties in Chinese History, with high attainments and achievements in the history of literature.
But it was such a generation of Confucianism, Ouyang Xiu, who was once suspected to be related to his age. His young niece had an affair, was demoted, and had an affair with his daughter-in-law in his later years.
Ouyang Xiu and his niece
< span>A woman in front of the Kaifeng mansion burst into tears and sued her uncle, saying that she had an unspeakable relationship with her uncle when she was young.And the uncle who was sued was Ouyang Xiu strong>. The Chinese military officials could not sit still.They began to write to Song Renzong to impeach Ouyang Xiu, believing that he was lewd and indulgent. , all kinds of foul language were pressed on Ouyang Xiu’s head for a while.
Ouyang Xiu explained that the niece was only seven years old when she entered the mansion, a young child, How could I have an inexplicable relationship with him?, but those ministers didn’t give up, found the “promiscuous poems” written by Ouyang Xiu, It is believed that his mind has long been not pure, and it is difficult to be a minister of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Northern Song Dynasty was very important The behavior of officials in private, especially this kind of nondescript thing is absolutely not allowed, Song Renzong was furious when he heard this, and he couldn’t even listen to it. Ouyang Xiu defended and demoted him.
Ouyang Xiu was speechless and could only pack up and return to the embrace of nature, started Obsessed with the landscape, ignoring the affairs of the DPRK and China.
Ouyang Xiuguan is bumpy road
Ouyang Xiu was boycotted by the joint letter of hundreds of officials. In fact, there are two main reasons.The first is that Ouyang Xiu really likes romance, all day long< strong>Calling friends, traveling in the mountains and water, I am so uncomfortable.
I once had a lingering relationship with the singer and got carried away, so that it was late for the banquet where Qian Wei graciously invited him ,So in the eyes of other officials, the love of these individuals is the handle of Ouyang Xiu in their hands.
The second point is the most important point, That’s why Ouyang Xiu annoyed the stubborn conservatives in the Northern Song Dynasty.Ouyang Xiu has a wild and unrestrained personality, and he is free and unrestrained. express it.
Ouyang Xiu’s poems say that happiness is happiness, sadness is sadness, and joy, anger and sorrow are never hidden , Ouyang Xiu would also generously write his romantic past with a woman who was despised by outsiders, so that a character that doesn’t take people seriously,< span>It has long aroused the dissatisfaction of those officials.
The prefect of Kaifeng in Northern Song Dynasty this year–Fan Zhongyan sent a letter to Song Renzong and began to implement reforms. This move affected too many conservative parties.Song Renzong did not listen to Fan Zhongyan’s suggestion, but instead its demoted.
Ouyang Xiu couldn’t sit still anymore, he always felt that he and Fan Zhongyan had similar aspirations. Although he is in the turbulent court, he still does not forget his original intention of being an official.
So Ouyang Xiu, who always dared to be angry and outspoken, wrote “Remonstrance with Gaosi”, scolding the world for injustice and angering The officials were shameless. This angered Song Renzong and demoted Ouyang Xiu.
Afterwards, Ouyang Xiu was reinstated, and he strongly supported Fan Zhongyan when he implemented the New Deal again. Conservatives came out one after another. Seeing that Ouyang Xiu could not be overthrown, Ouyang Xiu and his niece were at odds with each other. The matter of Lun Zhilian suddenly appeared, which made Ouyang Xiu no room to fight back.
In this political arena of needle-to-maimang, how much is the matter between Ouyang Xiu and his niece? Really, we have no way of knowing, but it can be seen that Ouyang Xiu still has a proud attitudenot afraid of any power.
Ouyang Xiu and his daughter-in-law
At this timeSong Renzong passed away, and Song Yingzong Zhao Shu took the throne.Ouyang Xiu, who has been up and down all his life, has not been smoothed out by the officials.If you want to say it, you can do it. strong> Ignore the vicious stare at him in the hall.
Song Yingzong wanted to posthumously title his biological father Zhao Yunrang as “Imperial Exam”, Ouyang Xiu strongly supported it, but the officials of the Northern Song Dynasty began to write a letter that this was inappropriate, and vowed to bring down Ouyang Xiu, who was opposed to him.
Unfortunately, it was such a critical period of struggle that Ouyang Xiu’s The daughter-in-law jumped out to admit that she had an affair with Ouyang Xiu, and Ouyang Xiu was once again pushed to the forefront of public opinion.
While reigning Song Yingzong at this time, he was not as ill as Song Renzong. Asking the reason for his demotion directly, but to ask the ministers to ask about the origins and circumstances of the situation, Ouyang Xiu also escaped the disaster, and those ministers who framed Ouyang Xiu were all demotedby Song Yingzong. .
After experiencing too many ups and downs in the court and life and death , Ouyang Xiu no longer has any nostalgia for the court.Song Yingzong has written many times to let him stay away from the government and become a free man.
In his later years, Ouyang Xiu was finally able to re-enter the embrace of nature, indulge in the mountains and rivers, and live a comfortable life. died until the age of sixty-six.