Su Shi and his five confidants: Su Shi's wives in history.

Two years after Xining, Su Shi became an official in Kaifeng, a judge in Hangzhou and a magistrate in Mizhou, Xuzhou and Huzhou. Just a few days after arriving in Huzhou, he was framed and imprisoned by traitors. Wang Runzhi was so scared that he didn't follow Su Shi to Bianjing Prison. A few months later, Su Shi was banished to Yingyong Huangzhou, and soon Wang Runzhi was escorted to Huangzhou by Su Zhe. This young lady is as clever as her cousin, and she is willing to live a quiet farm life with her husband. "Su Changgong Waiji" said that Su Shi was raising cattle in Dongpo, but he got chicken pox and was dying. Wang Runzhi offered a plan: "Cook a pot of Artemisia annua soup quickly, and you will be saved." Su Shi did the same thing, and the cow really recovered.

In the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085), Sima Guang was in power and Su Shi was pardoned as the magistrate of Dengzhou (now Penglai, Shandong). Seven days after taking office, he was recalled to North China, where he was awarded the position of's calligraphy master, and was later promoted to a bachelor's degree in Hanlin. During this period, he served as the magistrate of Hangzhou, Yingzhou (now Fuyang, Anhui Province) and Yangzhou, and returned to the DPRK as the minister of rites and the official of Hanlin. In this year, Wang Runzhi, who followed Su Shi for more than 20 years, died in Bianjing. Su Shi said in "Jin Guang Ming Jing Hou": "Shi's youngest son died, and his mother was jealous of the king of Tongan County. He died at the age of forty. Yuan You died in the capital on August 1, eight years. " As soon as Wang Runzhi closed his eyes, Su Shi was blown to Dingzhou, Hebei. Within a few days, he was banished to Huizhou and then to Hainan Island. It was not until the age of 65 that he was pardoned and returned to the north. If Wang Runzhi doesn't die, she will have to live in Lingnan with her hapless husband! Two beauties in Shu, Wang Fu, add fragrance to tea and share weal and woe. They all experienced the unique style of Su Dongpo, a great genius in the history of China. From this point of view, they are really lucky.

Su Shi was accompanied by a beautiful woman named Wang, named Chaoyun, who was admitted to the room when he was sentenced in Hangzhou. Chaoyun was twelve years old that year and worked as a geisha in Hangzhou. Su Shi's Epitaph of Chaoyun said: "Mr. Dongpo's concubine is called Chaoyun, surnamed Wang, from Qiantang. Sensitive and honest, Mr. Shi has been in business for 20 years and is loyal and respectful. " It seems that "sensitivity" and "righteousness" can sum up Chao Yun's character. Although the scholars in Song Dynasty had wives around them, they could also take concubines appropriately. Chaoyun's "sensitivity" is mainly manifested in art, and it is her duty to sing for Su Shi from time to time. She followed Su Shi without little fear, and was sent to Huangzhou and exiled to Huizhou, all around Su Shi. Three years younger (1096) One day in July, Su Shi, who was bored in Huizhou, wanted to hear Chaoyun sing, so she was ordered to sing "Little Red Apricot with Faded Flowers". Chaoyun seemed to feel something, and said with tears, "What I hate to sing most is' there are few willows blowing on the branches, and there are plenty of fragrant grass in the world'." Su Shi said sadly, "We were injured by spring, and you were injured by autumn!" " Unexpectedly, a few days later, Chaoyun died in Huizhou at the age of 34.

Su Shi has been in contact with more than these three women in his life. Ye's "Ou Bo Yu Hua" said: "King Hengshan once went to Duchang, and when he saw Pu Gong moving south as recorded in Duchang County Records, he sent his concubine to the county." Su Shi was demoted to Huizhou. In order to make my concubine Bi Tao suffer less, she was left there to fend for herself when she arrived in Duchang. For this reason, I wrote a poem quite sadly: "There are ten thousand bright lighthouses in duchang county, Poyang Lake. The water is separated from Nanshan people, and the east wind blows old peach blossoms. " Chen Hu's "Continuing the Past" added: Lu of Chenzhou once told him that He Xinlang of Su Shi mentioned "Liu Hua", and no one knew what it meant. He once saw Dongpo's manuscript in Chao Shuo's home. Chao said, "Dongpo has two concubines named Chao Yun and Liu Hua. Chaoyun died outside the ridge, and Liu Hua lived alone, so he said a lot. " It means that after the death of Chao Gai, Su Shi was accompanied by his concubine Liu Hua. There are few records about Tao and Liu Hua, and their authenticity needs further research.