Ouyang xiu's works

Ouyang Xiu's main works are: Thrushcross Birds, A Play Answering Yuan Zhen, Early Spring Expedition to Send Friends to Luo Zhong, Spring Tour in Fengle Pavilion, Mulberry Picking, etc. Font size: Yongshu is a drunkard and a layman named Liu Yi. Time: Song Dynasty. Ethnic group: Han nationality. Place of birth: Mianzhou. Date of birth: 1 August 20071. Time of death:1September 22nd, 072. Nicknames: Ouyang Wenzhong, Ou Wenzhong. Main achievements: Participated in compiling the Book of the New Tang Dynasty and the History of the New Five Dynasties; The representative figure of the ancient prose movement in the Northern Song Dynasty.

About the details of Ouyang Xiu, we will introduce you from the following aspects:

I. Ouyang Xiu's Poems

Zuiwengting Ji, Butterfly Lovers, Thrushcross Birds, Huanxisha, Yulouchun, The Theory of Returning to the Hometown Before Respect, Langtaosha, Mulberry Picking, Happy West Lake, Magnolia, Qiu Ge, Taoyuan Remembering the Old Friends and Mulberry Picking.

Second, the life of the characters.

Ouyang Xiu was born in Mianzhou (now Mianyang, Sichuan) when he experienced Yin Shi in Jingde, Northern Song Dynasty on June 21st (65438+August 2007 1). At that time, his father was an officer in Mianzhou. He was 56 years old. Three years later (three years in Dazhong Xiangfu, 10 10), my father died. Ouyang Xiu is the only son in the family, and lives alone with his mother Zheng. Orphans and widows have to go to Suizhou, Hubei Province to go to Uncle Ouyang Xiu. My uncle's family is not very rich. Fortunately, my mother Zheng is an educated lady. She taught Ouyang Xiu to read and write with a straw in the sand. Ouyang Xiu's uncle also cared from time to time, and finally did not let Ouyang Xiu lose his childhood basic education.

Ouyang Xiu loved reading since he was a child, and often went to the Li family in the south of the city to borrow books and copy. He is talented and studious, and often recites books before copying them. Teenagers, like adults, write poems and essays in complicated ways. Seeing the hope of family rejuvenation, his uncle once said to Ouyang Xiu's mother, "Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about poor children, your children have wizards! Not only can you start a business, but you will also be famous in the world. " At the age of ten, Ouyang Xiu learned six volumes from Li Jiade's Collected Works of Mr. Changli in the Tang Dynasty, which he loved very much and laid the seeds for the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty in the future.

The road of imperial examination Ouyang Xiu's road of imperial examination can be described as bumpy. In the first year of Tiansheng (1023) and the fourth year of Tiansheng (1026), I took two imperial examinations, and I unexpectedly failed the list.

In the spring of the seventh year of Tiansheng (1029), Yan Xu recommended imperial academy, the highest institution of learning in Fengfu. In the autumn of the same year, Ouyang Xiu took part in imperial academy's exam. Ouyang Xiu won the first place in the museum exam and the Chinese learning exam, and became the invigilator. In the second year, he won the first place again in the provincial exam of the Ministry of Rites, and became the provincial yuan, which was considered as "three consecutive championships". Ouyang Xiu felt that he would definitely win the first prize in the upcoming palace entrance examination, so he specially made a new dress and prepared to wear it then. Ouyang Xiu has a classmate named Wang in the museum, who is only 19 years old and has also obtained the qualification of palace examination. One night, Wang playfully put on Ouyang Xiu's new clothes and proudly said, "I'm wearing the No.1 scholar robe!" " Unexpectedly, the king won the first prize in the palace exam that day. In the eighth year of Tiansheng (1030), the imperial examination presided by Song Renzong Zhao Zhen was held in Chongzheng Hall. After the palace examination released the list, Ouyang Xiu was sung 14 times by Emperor Renzong, ranking second in Jinshi. According to Yan Shu, the examiner at that time in Ouyang Xiu's hometown, he later told people that Ouyang Xiu failed to win the championship, mainly because his sharpness was too exposed, and the examiner wanted to discourage him and promote his success.

Although he didn't win the first prize in officialdom, Ouyang Xiu also got a good ranking. As a general, I tried to be a secretary and served as a left-behind pusher in Xijing (Luoyang). When he becameno. 1, he also ushered in the wedding. In the Song Dynasty, there was a custom of "choosing a son-in-law under the list", and senior officials in the DPRK and China all liked to choose a son-in-law from new Jinshi. As soon as Ouyang Xiu entered Jinshi Middle School, he was appointed as a son-in-law by the teacher Yan Xu.

In March of the ninth year of Tiansheng (103 1), Ouyang Xiu arrived in Luoyang and became close friends with Mei and exchanged poems with each other. In the same year, he married the bride Xu in the county. At that time, his boss was _' s son Wu, and Xijing stayed in Qian.

Qian Wei Yan is very kind to young talents like Ouyang Xiu, which is simply a compliment to them. Ouyang Xiu and other young literati not only seldom undertake trivial administrative affairs, but also openly support him to eat, drink and be merry. Once, Ouyang Xiu and his young colleagues went to Songshan to play, and it began to snow in the evening. Suddenly, the messenger of money arrived, bringing excellent chefs and geisha, and the words of money came: "There is nothing at home, don't rush back, enjoy the snow in Songshan."

Of course, these young talents, while eating, drinking and having fun, can also write poems. At that time, parallel prose swept the literary world with its gorgeous style, but it was inevitable to talk big and cliche. Ouyang Xiu and others took part in the imperial examination with such articles. Finally, they can create without pressure. Of course, they are not satisfied with such a rigid style of writing, but rely on their rich knowledge to imitate the ancient people in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties as a means to try to break the stale style of writing at that time and popularize "ancient prose". With the support of money, Ouyang Xiu and others had enough time to ponder over the creation of ancient prose, and later the creation of ancient prose flourished in the Song Dynasty, leaving countless famous works through the ages. Money is really a great contribution to the "enrichment" of these little literati.

Later, Qian was politically frustrated and forced to leave Luoyang. Ouyang Xiu and others saw Qian off, and both sides shed tears of farewell.

Qian's successor, Wang Shu, is a "veteran cadre" in his 70s, who has always been very strict with his subordinates. When he arrived, he was very dissatisfied when he saw the young people left behind by the money loafing around all day. One day, Wang Shu called Ouyang Xiu and others together and severely taught them, saying, "You see, people like Kou Zhun were demoted because they indulged in pleasure, what's more, you people can't compete with him in talent. How dare you? " Everyone is taught not to talk. Only Ouyang Xiu was young and witty, and replied, "Later, Gong Laigong was unlucky, not because he was greedy for pleasure, but because he didn't know how to retire when he was old." He choked old Wang Man to death.

The luxurious life in Luoyang not only laid the literary foundation of Ouyang Xiu's life, but also became the best memory of Ouyang Xiu's life. Later, when he was demoted, he wrote affectionately: "I used to be a guest in Luoyang, and Ye Fang didn't have to be late." Although I am now exiled to the hinterland and can't see the flowers in spring, I once enjoyed such gorgeous youth in Luoyang. What can I bear in this life? )"

In the first year of Jing _ (1034), he was called to the bachelor's college and awarded Xuandelang. At the age of 28, Ouyang Xiu returned to Beijing to organize the buildings and participated in the compilation of Chongwen General Catalogue. In Beijing, he continued to take "the guests are full, and the wine in the bottle is not empty" as his motto. However, Ouyang Xiu at this time, after all, is no longer the teenager who enjoys youth, and he begins to shoulder social responsibilities.

At that time, the ills of poverty and weakness in the Northern Song Dynasty began to appear, the gap between the rich and the poor widened, and social contradictions became increasingly prominent. In Jing _ 3, Fan Zhongyan, who had a deep relationship with Ouyang Xiu, began to call for reform. He blamed social problems on corruption, while Ouyang Xiu looked deeper and thought that redundancy was the fundamental problem. In the end, Fan Zhongyan's reform offended the vested interests, was hit, and was demoted to Raozhou. Ouyang Xiu, a fan Zhongyan faction, was also implicated and was demoted as the county magistrate of Yiling (now Yichang, Hubei).

Mrs. Xu, who was married when Ouyang Xiu was studying in high school, died soon after her marriage. Shortly after being demoted, Ouyang Xiu married the second daughter of the late Prime Minister Xue Kui. It is worth mentioning that our eldest son-in-law is none other than the king who won the top prize in palace examination with Ouyang Xiu. Later, when Wang's wife died, he married his third daughter and continued to be the son-in-law of the Xue family and the brother-in-law of Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu wrote a poem to tease him and said, "The old son-in-law is the new son-in-law, and the big uncle is the little uncle."

In the first year of Kangding (1040), Ouyang Xiu was recalled to Beijing, and was replaced by Guan Ge for collating and editing the Chongwen general catalogue, which was later called the suggestion court. Li Qing three years (1043), was appointed as the right judge, the imperial edict. Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others carried out the "Qingli New Deal", and Ouyang Xiu participated in the innovation and became an innovator, and put forward the idea of reforming official administration, military affairs and tribute law. However, under the obstruction of the old school, the New Deal failed again. In five years, Fan, Han and Fu were successively demoted, and Ouyang Xiu wrote a letter, claiming to be demoted as the magistrate of Chuzhou (now Chuzhou, Anhui). Later, it was changed to Yangzhou, Yingzhou (now Fuyang, Anhui) and Yingtianfu (now Shangqiu, Henan).

In Chuzhou, Ouyang Xiu wrote the immortal masterpiece "Zuiweng Pavilion", which made China's ancient art mature.

He still maintains a relaxed and lazy attitude, and "lenient" towards politics, so that he and the people can live a relaxed life. However, it is under such a ruling policy that Chuzhou has been governed in an orderly manner. Ouyang Xiu likes wine, and there are many descriptions about wine in his poems. In a poem "The Pride of the Fisherman", the girl picking lotus leaves as a cup, boating and drinking, and writing about the beauty that wine brings to people's lives. When Ouyang Xiu was the magistrate of Yangzhou, he took guests to Pingshan Hall every summer and sent people to pick lotus flowers and put them in pots. He told the geisha to take the lotus flowers and pass them on. No matter who passes them on, he will take off a petal, and when he takes off the last petal, he will have a drink. In his later years, Ouyang Xiu claimed to have a collection of 10,000 books, a piano, a chess game and a pot of wine, enjoying himself. It can be seen that Ouyang Xiu loves to drink.

When he was a satrap, Ouyang Xiu's love for drinking and traveling remained the same. He often takes officials to the mountains for picnics, then gets drunk and watches everyone play in a daze. It is said that at the beginning of Zuiweng Pavilion, a lot of ink was originally spent describing the mountains and rivers around Chuzhou. Finally, these descriptions were changed to five words by Ouyang Xiu: "Surrounding the Chushan Mountain", which became a famous sentence in the history of prose. When you are drunk, you can play with people. When you wake up, you can record the process of your play with world-class writing. The suppression of the old school did not affect the good mood of the drunkard.

Later, Ouyang Xiu became the magistrate of Yingzhou (now Fuyang, Anhui). In Yingzhou, they also send love poems and wine, thinking that they are no worse than Luoyang. Later, when I was going to bid farewell to Yingzhou, I was afraid that the farewell officials would be too sad and wrote poems to comfort them, saying, "I was just drunk as usual and didn't teach the pianist to be quiet." Still do not change the cheerful nature of poets and drinkers.

Ouyang Xiu's official position is getting higher and higher, and his lyrics are becoming more and more popular with the society. Legend has it that there is a geisha in Yingzhou who can sing all Ouyang Xiu's words. Later, Ouyang Xiu went to Liao country, and the reception officer invited a local geisha to entertain him and told her to treat Ouyang's adult well. Geisha just promised and didn't say much. Everyone thinks that she is a geisha in a remote place after all and knows nothing. Who knows that as soon as the geisha opened her mouth, she finished singing Ouyang Xiu's words. It can also be seen that Ouyang Xiu's ci had a great influence at that time. It is said that Ouyang Xiu had an affair with Zhang, a niece, but the two sides were not related by blood, and they were born by the ex-wife of Ouyang Xiu's brother-in-law. Zhang married Ouyang Xiu's nephew and later had an affair with the domestic servant. After the incident was exposed, the case was tried in Kaifeng. In court, Zhang confessed his affair with Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu made various excuses, but although he ended up with "no evidence", his reputation was greatly affected. Xie Qian, his political opponent, also attacked him and was finally exiled to Chuzhou by the imperial court.

In the first year of Emperor _ (1049), he returned to North Korea, and successively served as a bachelor of Hanlin and an editor of the History Museum. In August of the first year of He Zhi (1054), Ouyang Xiu, who once worked in Beijing, was framed and relegated again. As soon as the order came out, Emperor Injong regretted it. When Ouyang Xiu went to the court to bid farewell, the emperor personally asked him to stay and said, "Don't go to the same state, stay and make a book of the Tang Dynasty." In this way, Ouyang Xiu became a bachelor of Hanlin and began to compile history books. Together with Song Qi, he studied the Book of the New Tang Dynasty and the History of the Five Dynasties.

Ouyang Xiu, as a historian, is particularly handy in compiling history with a clever brushwork. He presided over the compilation of New Tang Book, but in fact many people participated in it. In order to prevent different styles, Ouyang Xiu is responsible for coordinating the whole draft. At that time, the development of China ancient literature in the Northern Song Dynasty was a bit excessive. Everyone is willing to write ancient prose to attract people's attention, but they just don't have enough talent. Articles are often written differently, difficult to understand, and look at bluffing. In fact, there is no actual content, let alone artistic value. Among them, Song Qi, who is responsible for writing biographies, always likes to use some uncommon words.

In terms of age and seniority, Song Qi is Ouyang Xiu's predecessor. Ouyang Xiu is a little inconvenient to talk about him, so he has to persuade him diplomatically. One morning, Ouyang Xiu wrote eight words on the door of Tang Bookstore: "Sleeping at night is not a real shot, Zhalu Hongxiu takes a break." Song Qi came, studied for a long time, and finally understood what it meant. He smiled and said, "Isn't this an old saying,' The night dream is unknown, and the door is open'? As for writing like this? " Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "I am imitating the way you wrote the Book of the Tang Dynasty. In your biography, the vernacular of' lightning is too fast to cover your ears' is written as' shock is too busy to cover your ears'. " Song Qi listened, understood the meaning of Ouyang Xiu, and couldn't help laughing. It will be much easier to write articles in the future.

In February (1057), Ouyang Xiu, who has reached the age of knowing his destiny, presided over the Jinshi examination as the top scholar in the imperial examination, advocated plain writing style and recruited Su Shi, Su Zhe and Ceng Gong, which had a great influence on the transformation of writing style in the Northern Song Dynasty.

At that time, there was a literary school "Tai School", and the leading figure Liu Ji was Tai School. His greatest specialty is that he often plays with uncommon words in ancient books. Ouyang Xiu's ancient prose has always been approachable and easy to understand, and he is most opposed to the "imperial" style. When marking the paper, Ouyang Xiu saw a test paper, which began with the words: "Heaven and earth roll, everything grows, and saints make it." The use of words seems ancient, but it is actually embarrassing. It is nothing more than saying that heaven and earth meet, everything comes into being, and then saints come out. Ouyang Xiu continued to use rhyme, witty and sharp: "The scholar stabbed (the sound is the same as" spicy ",meaning perverse), try to brush the official!" Explain that this scholar has no knowledge and the examiner will not accept it!

In this exam, Ouyang Xiu also saw a good answer sheet, with fluent language and thorough reasoning. Ouyang Xiu probably belongs to his own student Ceng Gong. This style of writing needs to be encouraged, but it is "one of our own" after all. If I can't get the first place, I'll take this paper as the second. Results After the examination paper was opened, it was found that the author of this paper was Su Shi. Along with Su Shi, he was admitted by Ouyang Xiu, as well as his younger brother Su Zhe and a number of important figures in the literary world of the Northern Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu made outstanding contributions to the Northern Song Dynasty court and even the whole history of literature with his outstanding ability to recognize people.

Su Shi wrote a thank-you letter to Ouyang Xiu after he was admitted to Jinshi. Ouyang Xiu praised Su Shi for his good writing style, saying that he "didn't feel sweaty" after reading his letter, and felt that he should also avoid the young man's three points. He admired Su Shi, and Su Shi did not live up to Ouyang Xiu's expectations, and eventually became another cultural giant after Ouyang Xiu. In his later years, Ouyang Xiu often took out articles written when he was young and revised them. The lady protested bitterly: "It's too much trouble at such a big age. You are still a child, afraid that your husband will scold you? " Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "I am not afraid of being scolded by the teacher, but I am afraid of being laughed at in the future." This sense of literary history and serious attitude have made a generation of literary masters.

As soon as the list came out, those arrogant candidates who wrote "imperial college style" found that they were not selected, and they all made a fuss. Some people even said that they would stop Ouyang Xiu in the street and beat him up. But the emperor fully believed in Ouyang Xiu's character and judgment and gave him great support. History finally proved Ouyang Xiu's correctness, and the style of writing in the Northern Song Dynasty was revived. Even Liu Ji, the leader of imperial academy, turned over a new leaf, changed his name to Liu Hui, and took the exam again, which made him famous.

Jia _ (1058) In June of three years, Ouyang Xiu became a bachelor of Hanlin and a bachelor of Longtuge. Jia _ five years (1060), thanks to the parliament. The following year, he was appointed to participate in political affairs. Later, he successively served as the minister of punishments and the minister of war.

For two years (1065), the above post request is not allowed. In the following two or three years, he resigned many times because of being slandered by Jiang and others, but he was not allowed.

In his later years, he lived in Xining, Song Shenzong for two years (1069), and Wang Anshi implemented the new law. Ouyang xiu criticized the young crops law and did not implement it. In the third year of Xining (1070), except for serving as the supervisor of Taibao and the ambassador of Xuanhui South Hospital, he insisted on not accepting it and changed the prefecture to Cai Zhou (now runan county, Henan). This year, it was renamed "Liu Yi Boulder".

In June of the 4th year of Xining (107 1), he resigned as Prince Shao Shi. Juyingzhou (now Fuyang, Anhui).

On July 23rd, the fifth year of Xining (1September 22nd, 072), Ouyang Xiu died at home at the age of 66. In August, the prince was awarded a surname.

In August of the seventh year of Xining (1074), posthumous title "Wen Zhong".

In September of the eighth year of Xining (1075), he was buried in Jingxian Township, Xinzheng County, Kaifeng Prefecture.

In December of the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), autumn was specially presented.

In the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085), in November, a teacher was given to pursue the title of Lord Kang.

Born three years less (1096), in May, posthumous title Yangong.

Chong Ning three years (1 104), Qin Guogong changed his name.

Zheng He changed his name to Duke Chu in the third year (114).

Three. life

Ouyang Xiu was born in Mianzhou, Sichuan (now Mianyang, Sichuan), and his father Ouyang Guan was an official in Mianzhou. He lost his father at the age of four and grew up with his uncle Ouyang Ye in Suizhou, Hubei. When he was a child, his family was poor, and his mother Zheng used reeds to write and draw on the sand to teach him to read.

Ouyang Xiu loved reading since he was a child, and often went to the Li family in the south of the city to borrow books and copy. He is talented and studious, and often recites books before copying them. Teenagers write poetry and prose, and they are as sophisticated as adults. Seeing the hope of family rejuvenation, his uncle once said to Ouyang Xiu's mother, "It's strange that my sister-in-law doesn't care about poor families and children! Not only do you start with a gate, but you will be famous in the world one day. "

At the age of ten, Ouyang Xiu learned six volumes from Li Jiade's Collected Works of Mr. Changli in the Tang Dynasty, which he loved very much and laid the seeds for the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty in the future.

1030 (eight years of Renzong Tiansheng) Jinshi.

103 1 year, served as an official in Xijing (now Luoyang), became close friends with Mei and exchanged poems with each other.

1034 (the first year of Jingyou), called the bachelor's college, appointed Xuandelang, and filled the pavilion for collation.

1036 (the third year of Jingyou), Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Raozhou for criticizing current politics in the previous chapter, and Ouyang Xiu defended him and was demoted to Yiling (now Yichang, Hubei) county magistrate.

1040 (the first year of Kangding), Ouyang Xiu was recalled to Beijing and became a collator in the pavilion, which was later called the suggestion court.

1043 (three years in Li Qing), Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others promoted the "Li Qing New Deal", and Ouyang Xiu participated in the innovation and put forward the idea of reforming the official administration, military affairs and tribute law.

1045 (the fifth year of Qing dynasty), Fan, Han and Fu were successively demoted, and Ouyang Xiu was also demoted as the magistrate of Chuzhou (now Chuzhou, Anhui). Later, Yangzhou, Yingzhou (now Fuyang, Anhui) and Yingtianfu (now Shangqiu, Henan) were also known.

1054 (the first year of He Zhi) in August, he was sent to Beijing to study the New Tang Book and the History of the Five Dynasties with Song Qi.

1057 (the second year of Jiayou) In February, Ouyang Xiu presided over the Jinshi examination as an academician, advocated plain writing style and admitted Su Shi, Su Zhe, Ceng Gong and others. This has a great influence on the change of writing style in the Northern Song Dynasty.

1060 (the fifth year of Jiayou), Ouyang Xiu paid homage to the deputy envoy of Shu Mi. The following year, he was appointed to participate in political affairs. Later, he successively served as the minister of punishments and the minister of war.

1065 (two years of Yingzong Zhiping), and the above external requirements are not allowed. In the following two or three years, he resigned many times because of being slandered by Jiang and others, but he was not allowed.

1069 (Ning Er), Wang Anshi implemented the new law. Ouyang xiu opposed the young crops law and did not implement it.

1070 (three years in Xining), except for the post of ambassador to the South Campus of Pacific Insurance Company, he insisted on not accepting it and changed his name to Cai Zhou (now runan county, Henan). This year, he changed his name to "Six-One Lay Man".

107 1 year (Xining four years) in June, Shang Shu, Shang Zhu Guo, founder of Lean County, 4,300 households, 1,200 households were sealed, and they resigned as Prince Shao Shi, living in Yingzhou.

1072 (Xining five years) On July 23rd, Ouyang Xiu died at home.

Fourth, anecdotes and allusions.

The road of imperial examination Ouyang Xiu's road of imperial examination can be described as bumpy. 1023 and 1026 took the imperial examinations twice, and unexpectedly fell out of the list. /kloc-in the spring of 0/029, Yan Xu recommended imperial academy, the highest institution of learning in Fengfu. In the autumn of the same year, Ouyang Xiu took part in the exam in imperial academy and won the first place. 1030, Ouyang Xiu once again participated in the Spring Festival activities organized by the Ministry of Rites, and Ouyang Xiu ranked first. On March 1 1 day of the same year, palace examination, the highest exam in feudal society presided over by Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, was held in Chongzheng Hall. /kloc-In March of 0/4, the list was released by the Palace Examination, and Ouyang Xiu was named fourteen by Emperor Renzong, ranking second. According to Yan Shu, the examiner at that time in Ouyang Xiu's hometown, he later told people that Ouyang Xiu failed to win the championship, mainly because his sharpness was too exposed, and the examiner wanted to discourage him and promote his success.

Ouyang Xiu, a "Qin theorist", not only likes playing the piano, listening to the piano and hiding the piano all his life, but also likes to write piano poems and articles to record the sound and events of the piano, and to explore the meaning and theory of the piano, which has aroused his great interest in the piano. From Ouyang Xiu's existing poems, we can see not only Ouyang Xiu as a pianist, but also Ouyang Xiu as a pianist.

When Ouyang Xiu, a drunken man, was appointed as the magistrate of Chuzhou, he wrote the famous preface to the drunken pavilion. Ouyang Xiu likes wine, and there are many descriptions about wine in his poems. In a poem "The Pride of the Fisherman", the girl picking lotus leaves as a cup, boating and drinking, and writing about the beauty that wine brings to people's lives. When Ouyang Xiu was the magistrate of Yangzhou, he took guests to Pingshan Hall every summer and sent people to pick lotus flowers and put them in pots. He told the geisha to take the lotus flowers and pass them on. No matter who passes them on, he will take off a petal, and when he takes off the last petal, he will have a drink. In his later years, Ouyang Xiu claimed to have a collection of 10,000 books, a piano, a chess game and a pot of wine, enjoying himself. It can be seen that Ouyang Xiu can't live without wine for an instant.

Ouyang Xiu, the "Eternal Bole", praised and recommended young people with real talents and practical learning, which made a large number of young talents who were still unknown at that time stand out and become famous for later generations, and was called Eternal Bole. Not only literary giants such as Su Shi, Su Zhe and Ceng Gong, but also great scholars such as Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao and Lu Dajun are all famous for Ouyang's knowledge, vision and mind. His life was full of peaches and plums, and Bao Zheng, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang were all admired and recommended by him. Five of the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" came from his family in Song Dynasty, and they were all famous for their costumes.

It is said that Ouyang Xiu had an affair with Zhang, a niece, but the two sides were not related by blood, and they were born by the ex-wife of Ouyang Xiu's brother-in-law. Zhang married Ouyang Xiu's nephew and later had an affair with the domestic servant. After the incident was exposed, the case was tried in Kaifeng. In court, Zhang confessed his affair with Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu made various excuses, but although he ended up with "no evidence", his reputation was greatly affected. Xie Qian, his political opponent, also attacked him and was finally exiled to Chuzhou by the imperial court. Jiang Zongru, the cousin of Ouyang Xiu's wife, committed a crime and was impeached. Jiang had hoped that Ouyang Xiu could help him exonerate himself, but Ouyang Xiu wrote a letter requesting that it be dealt with as soon as possible. Jiang hated this and exposed Ouyang Xiu's affair with his eldest daughter-in-law. Soon, he was sued by the emperor, but Song Shenzong didn't believe him at that time, so he gave up.