In the starry Northern Song Dynasty literary circle, Hu Su's reputation is a bit small compared with Mei Yaochen, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Su Shi and other famous artists. Although he could not rank among the famous masters, nor did he have the talent and talent of a first-class literati, with the hundreds of superb poems that have been handed down to this day, he has left an indelible "mark" on the literary circle of the Northern Song Dynasty. Today, we will enjoy the ten poems of the Northern Song Dynasty and the literati Hu Su together, experience the simple text, plain style, and beautiful artistic conception of the poems, and believe that you will have some understanding after tasting them.
Hu Su was born in present-day Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, and was about to reach the age of 30, when the chief examiner was Xie Dai, who was known as the "chief of the article", and the latter was proud of discovering such a talent. During the period of Emperor Renzong and Emperor Yingzong, Hu Su held an important position, and Hu Su participated in all kinds of major events in the country during that period, in short, his career was relatively stable.
In addition, Hu Su was knowledgeable, good at writing poetry, and was a famous calligrapher and epigrapher, who could be described as a person who "called the wind and rain" at that time, no wonder Ouyang Xiu praised Hu Su as "Wuping Tianxiacai" in his poem "Sending Hu Xueshi Zhihuzhou". In addition, Hu Su's research on science was also extremely in-depth, and it is said that he was friends with a generation of scholars, Zhou Dunyi, and the two often interacted with each other. As a Hongru of the times, Hu Su became the founder of the science of Changzhou, which shows how influential he was at that time.
In his 40-year career as an official eunuch, whether in the local or inland, Hu Su embodied the style of law enforcement justice, compassion for the people's livelihood, serving the country and the people, not seeking personal gain, benefiting one party, deeply loved by the people, and historically defining him as a good official. During the reigns of Emperor Renzong and Emperor Yingzong, Hu Su accompanied the emperor for a long time, giving advice and advice, and his power and status reached their peak, but he did not abuse his power, adhered to his principles, acted with sincerity, and was loyal. Principled, unkind, easy to offend people, or more bluntly say no friends, but Hu Su is not.
Uncompromising does not mean that it is difficult to make people approachable, even if his political views conflict with others, but in private they have a good friendship, which can prove that Hu Su is a person who is just inside and outside, on the matter of things, not people, he and Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Mei Yaochen and other contemporaries established a normal friendship relationship. In this regard, for example, Ouyang Xiu belongs to the reform faction, while Hu Su is a conservative faction, and the two people are mutually exclusive in terms of views and ideas, but history records that the relationship between the two is very good and they admire each other. It can be proved that Hu Su is broad-minded, not greedy for rights, fame and fortune, sincere in his feelings for his friends, and even if his views are inconsistent, he does not hold a grudge, reflecting the great personality of the poet.
Knowing Hu Su's personality, let's talk about his poetry. According to records, there are hundreds of poems in Hu Su's life, and there are 100 poems for singing and giving. Because of their high authority and contact with more literati and inkers, when they were attached to each other, they exchanged poems, expressed sadness about the departure of their friends, also expressed good wishes for their friends, and expressed sympathy for their sufferings. Hu Su has also written a lot of landscape idylls, this is because he was an official in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, visited many scenic spots in the landscape, and under the beautiful natural scenery, he was self-intoxicated, lingering in it, intoxicated, enjoying a quiet and peaceful life. His landscape idylls have a great sense of picture, describing the scenery in a wonderful way, and there are sounds and colors in the poems, there are still movements, and they are extremely elegant.
Yong Huai and Yong Wu poems are also very distinctive, Yong Huai poems are because of the scenes and events he witnessed in the official field, he has to work cautiously every day, under this high pressure, his heart breeds a simple and free, transcendent and selfless realm to alleviate the inner pressure. Poetry is to integrate their own thoughts and emotions into things, and to pin their inner aspirations through imagery, which can reflect the ideals and sentiments of poets. For the problem of border plug, he advocated peaceful coexistence, valuing peace, avoiding the disasters brought about by war, and embodying the poet's humanitarian spirit.
Generally speaking, Hu Su's poems are plain and simple, and their language is simple, winning with artistic conception, pursuing words and substances, and venting their inner feelings. He integrated his emotions, personality, positions and principles into his poems, giving them distinct personal characteristics in the context of the times. Today, we will enjoy Hu Su's ten poems together, experience the beautiful mood of its words, and believe that you will feel something.