Su Xun wrote the Book of Rights, Theory of Balance of Power, Situation Assessment, Enemy Assessment and other political papers on the political situation in the Northern Song Dynasty. Although the effect was not ideal, Su's literary name spread all over the capital with the admiration of Ouyang Xiu and others.

Su Xun (1009-1066), a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan). Su Xun and his sons, Su Shi and Su Zhe, are called "Three Sus", and they are all included in the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties".