1, failed in the imperial examination twice, 1023 and 1026 participated in the imperial examination twice, and both failed unexpectedly. /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.
2. When Ouyang Xiu was appointed as the magistrate of Chuzhou, he wrote his masterpiece "The Drunken Pavilion". Ouyang Xiu likes wine, and there are many descriptions about wine in his poems.
3. Ouyang Xiu was the leader of the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty. He inherited and developed Han Yu's ancient prose theory, advocated that prose should be based on Ming Dow, opposed to "abandoning the indifference of Pepsi", advocated that prose should be applied, opposed to "taking the distance away from the near", emphasized the combination of literature and Taoism, paid equal attention to introducing natural prose and opposed to flashy writing style.
His political and historical essays, such as On Friends, Advice to Gauss, The History of the New Five Dynasties: Biography of Lingguan, etc., either criticize the shortcomings of the times, or learn lessons, lyrical essays, such as Zuiwengting Ji, Qiusheng Fu, etc., or lyrical with mountains and rivers, relaxed and smooth, euphemistic and implicit.
Historical background: 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. He once participated in the political reform, and because Fan Zhongyan offended vested interests, he was hit and demoted to Raozhou. Ouyang Xiu, a fan Zhongyan faction, was also implicated and was demoted as the county magistrate of Yiling (now Yichang, Hubei).
In the third year of the late Qing Dynasty (1043), Fan Zhongyan was appointed as the right judge and made an imperial decree. 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.
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Ouyang Xiu occupies an important position in the history of China literature, and is also known as "the Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe and Ceng Gong. Later generations also called him "the four great writers of the ages" with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi.
As the leader of the poetry innovation movement in Song Dynasty, his literary theory and creative achievements had a great influence on that time and later generations. In the early Song Dynasty, in the temporarily peaceful social environment, the poetic style advocated by the aristocratic literati group flooded the literary world, which was flashy and meaningless, but it was all the rage. In order to correct the shortcomings of Quincy's style, Ouyang Xiu strongly advocated ancient Chinese prose. He loved reading Han Yu's collected works since he was a child. After he became an official, he personally revised Korean and published it all over the world. He studied Han Yu's literary view and advocated Ming Dow's practical application.
He emphasized the decisive role of Tao in writing and believed that Tao was the content, essence, form and tool of writing. But he also corrected some of Han Yu's prejudices. In the interpretation of Tao, he regards the real thing as the concrete content of Tao, and opposes "abandoning everything and being irrelevant" and "talking without telling the truth".
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