Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi are also called "four great masters".
Commentary: Su Xun was born in 1009 and died in 1066, a famous writer in the northern song dynasty.
Su Xun's father and son Su Shi and Su Zhe are both famous for their literature, and they are also called "Three Sus". Su Xun tried many times when he was young, so he burned the words he had written before, studied hard behind closed doors, and became a great master.
When Su Xun was 47 years old, he took his son Su Zhe to Beijing, where he was appreciated by Ouyang Xiu, a literary giant, and presented 22 articles such as Quanshu and Lun Heng written by him to. As a result, the title of the article was shocked and scholars rushed to follow suit. Han Qi, the prime minister, also appreciated his literary talent and made him the secretary of the provincial school book lang. Later, he served as the master book of Wen' an County in Bazhou.
Su Xun's works focus on history and politics, with vigorous writing, sharp arguments, good use of metaphors, clear language and unique style. Su Xun said in his article that "it is important to the present, but it should be applied to the present". He wrote Six Kingdoms, analyzed the reasons for the demise of the Six Kingdoms during the Warring States Period, and pointed out that offering sacrifices to the enemy was actually to enhance the enemy's strength and weaken his own strength, and euphemistically criticized the improper sacrifice of the Qidan Xixia Festival in the Northern Song Dynasty. In some important argumentative papers, such as Lun Heng and Shang Shu, he put forward a set of ideas of political innovation. He believes that to govern the country well, it is necessary to "assess the situation" and "take things as they are". He advocated "respecting prestige", strengthened official management, broke the laziness, inspired the enterprising spirit of the world and revitalized the Song Dynasty. In the articles such as Assessing the Situation, Assessing the Enemy, Military System, Power Book, Ji Xiang, Shiguang, Land System, etc., the article Assessing the Enemy further reveals that the essence of this policy of buying off the enemy is to maim the people. The Military System puts forward the idea of reforming the military system, restoring military morality and credibility. The Bill of Rights systematically studies the strategic and tactical issues. In Ji Xiang, he pointed out the strategic mistake that Ji Xiang could not attack Xianyang. He also emphasized the strategic and tactical principles of avoiding reality, attacking the weak with strong force, making good use of surprise soldiers, suspecting soldiers, making a quick decision and winning by surprise.
Su Xun's lyric prose is not much, but there are also many wonderful chapters. In "Sending Stone to the North", he hoped that Shi, a friend of Qidan, would not be afraid of violence, write lightly and have momentum. The Portrait of Zhang Yizhou recorded Zhang's deeds of governing Yizhou, and created an image of a feudal official who was lenient and loved the people. The Story of the Wooden Rockery expresses feelings with things, praising a spirit of self-reliance and integrity.
Su Xun's prose has distinct arguments, strong arguments, sharp language and strong persuasiveness. Ouyang Xiu praised him for his "excellent eloquence", saying that "going up and down, rushing in and out, must be built deep and then stop" ("Epitaph of the Soviet Union in the Lord's Book of Wen 'an County, Bazhou"); Ceng Gong also commented on his articles "Pointing at things, saying things with an introduction" and "Worry must not be chaotic, the boss must not flow" ("Mourning for Su Mingyun"), both of which are more pertinent. The artistic style is magnificent and varied. Some articles are also good at twists and turns. In Shu Mi Shu, Su Xun also commented on his articles as "the poet's softness, the poet's simplicity, the softness of Meng Han, and the simplicity of Sun Wu". The language of his article is concise, concise and meaningful; But sometimes, he can be on a par with others, and he is especially good at making vivid and wonderful metaphors, such as "The Story of Brother Zhong Fu Ziwen", which uses geomantic omen as a metaphor and makes a natural description, which is an example.
Su Xun's paper is also full of penetrating insights. He opposes flashy and weird prose and advocates learning ancient prose; Emphasize that articles should be "sincerely convinced" and write "from the heart"; It is advocated that articles should be "made for things" and "words must be in the present". He also discussed different styles of * * * and different writing methods. He is especially good at evaluating the styles and artistic features of various essays from comparison. For example, the first book "The Connotation of Shang Ouyang" commented well on the articles of Mencius, Han Yu and Ouyang Xiu.
Su Xun doesn't write many poems, but he is good at writing five ancient poems, which are simple and vigorous. Ye Mengde, a poet in the Song Dynasty, commented that his poems were "profound and tasteful, just like their prose" (Shi Lin Shi Hua). His two poems by Ouyang Yongshu, White Rabbit, Seeing the Mountain off, Yan Shu, Answering Two Covenants and Waiting for Wu, are excellent, but their overall achievements are far less than those of prose.
Su Xun's works were popular in various versions in the Song Dynasty, and most of them had been lost. Today, there is a remnant of the Collected Works of Lao Su in the Northern Song Dynasty. Popular reading materials include "Four-part Collection", "Shadow Song Banknotes" and "Jia □ Collection" 15. (Guo Yuheng)
Part of the information is taken from: Middle School Chinese Network.
"Father and son three characters, four people through the ages. 」
Song and Wang Bizhi's Notes on Swallows in Lushui [cloud: "Su Wen is good at the world, and his words say." Xun is Lao Su, the teacher is Da Su, and the philosopher is.
Qing Dynasty and Yi wrote their temple couplets: "A father and son are three poets, and there are four great writers through the ages."
Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi are also called "four great masters".