Liu Zongyuan's story

Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi are good friends who appreciate each other's poems. During the Yongzheng period in Tang Shunzong, they participated in the reform of Wang Group. Later, the Reform Movement of 1898 failed, and Liu Zongyuan was demoted as the secretariat of Shaozhou. Before taking office, Yongzhou was demoted to Sima.

As soon as Liu Zongyuan took office, he wrote to Liu Yuxi, who was also demoted, saying: [I was demoted to this barren land and plague-ridden place, and was exiled among mountains and lakes. I feel depressed, poor and bored, so I have to concentrate all my thoughts on writing poetry. Liu Yuxi often writes to Liu Zongyuan to encourage and comfort him with his optimistic mood.

In the tenth year of Yuanhe, Liu Zongyuan was transferred to Liuzhou as a secretariat, and Liu Yuxi was once again relegated to Bozhou. Liu Zongyuan knew that Bozhou was a lonely and remote place with extremely difficult conditions, so he wrote to the emperor: [Bozhou is a bad place to live, and Liu Yuxi has an old mother who is still alive and needs his support. I really can't bear to let him suffer so much, and I can't explain it to his mother. If I hadn't gone to Bozhou instead of him, then Liu Yuxi and his mother would never see each other again. Therefore, I implore your majesty to allow me to exchange with him. I went to Bozhou and he went to Liuzhou. ]

This bitterness touched many ministers in the DPRK, so someone stood up and pleaded for Liu Yuxi. Later, although the emperor did not approve Liu Zongyuan's invitation, he finally turned a blind eye to Liu Yuxi and asked him to change to Lianzhou.