Who can talk about Su Shi's life, success or frustration?

Literati in politics itself is a torment. Throughout Su Shi's life, his official career can be described as ups and downs. As a cultural person, Su Shi is absolutely qualified. Su Shi is absolutely outstanding academically. He was a scholar in Jiayou period of Northern Song Dynasty. Su Jia, the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, occupied three seats. Those two were Su Shi's father Su Xun and his brother Su Zhe.

Throughout his life, Su Shi had many frustrations in his official career and few successes. The highest position has served as the minister of rites. Because his political proposition Su Shi is relatively conservative, his and Wang Anshi's political reform propositions are complementary, and it is inevitable that they will not be reused. His official position has never been interrupted, and frequent demotion means a little exile. It is conceivable that the capital of song dynasty was exiled from Kyoto to Hainan in the northern song dynasty, and the hardships were unimaginable in that era when the transportation depended on mules, horses and boats as the main means of transportation.

The evaluation of historical figures cannot be simply judged by success or frustration. The most famous historical figures in ancient times all embarked on their official careers through the imperial examinations. Once they enter the core of power, they will inevitably have a power struggle with the officials of the current dynasty, and the truth revealed by success or failure will never fail.

Su Shi lived in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, and the social disadvantages at this time have hindered the process of historical development. Since Wang Anshi advocated political reform and was recognized by the emperor's old son, Su Shi, as an official of the same dynasty, should not raise any objection, because he assumed the inherent arrogance of China intellectuals and refused to hold him accountable? Who else can you do if you don't clean him up?

On the other hand, the famous works such as poems, essays, paintings and calligraphy left over from China's history, the popularity of many authors often exceeds his official title. In other words, they are not necessarily good officials, but the literary and artistic works they left behind are all fine works. Li Yu, a poet in Li Houzhu in the late Tang Dynasty, was famous, but his emperor was not very good. This phenomenon was more prominent in the Song Dynasty.

Su Shi's official career is not smooth. Su Shi's literary poems, books and paintings are unique and occupy a prominent position in the history of China literature.