Research On Ouyang Xiu’s Poems And Essays During His Ten-year Relegation From Chuzhou To Yingzhou

From the fifth year of Qingli to the first year of Zhihe,the ten-year relegation from Chuzhou to Yingzhou was a long period when Ouyang Xiu left the capital.It was also an important turning point in his life.During his ten-year banishment,Ouyang Xiu was concerned about government officials,traveled widely made good friends,and taught students.He left behind a large number of poems and articles with the theme of recording what he saw and heard,describing the scenery and customs,and showing his inner world.And he reached the peak of literary career.In terms of writing style,on the one hand,Ouyang Xiu’s poetic style is plain and natural.This is achieved through a variety of factors,such as a wide range of materials,the writing technique of taking prose as poetry,plain and appropriate language,and so on.On the other hand,his style of writing forms the artistic characteristics of "Liu Yi Fengshen".He is good at using function words in language,simple in text and deep in meaning.The structure is flexible and elaborate,with his writing skills of horizontal contrast and vertical comparison.His expression of feelings is implicit,twists and turns.What makes this period so significant for Ouyang Xiu,apart from the changes in his poetic and artistic style,it was also because of Ouyang Xiu’s creative mentality changed from being an official to a retired one.Influenced by the fail of Qingli New Deal and the insult to his personality in the "nephew Zhang case",Ouyang Xiu was full of resentment and injustice at the beginning of his banishment.Under the political ups and downs,he tended to hide himself from disaster,and the political frustrations made him turn to the embrace of mountains and rivers.In natural,Ouyang Xiu cultivated temperament,cleanse his body and mind.With comfort and persuade from friends,he reconciled with himself,continued to stand out,and gradually came up with the idea of returning to Yingzhou.Also,Ouyang Xiu’s ambition to serve his country was gradually reflected by the magnanimous Royal kindness and the exoneration of the acquittal.Under this situation,the contradictions of enterprise and retreat,official and seclusion intertwined in Ouyang Xiu’s mind,hesitating and indecisive.Under the influence of this,after returning to the capital,Ouyang Xiu,though he was promoted to the rank of an official,with going through three dynasties,the calumny did not disappear from beginning to end.Finally,in the farce of the "long daughter-inlaw case",Ouyang Xiu decided to retire.As far as the writing style is concerned,Ouyang Xiu’s poems and essays are more mature and his works are more skillful.Especially in the technique of prose creation,the scope of expression is expanding.The sense of prosperity and decline is often seen in articles.In addition,Ouyang Xiu promoted literary innovation by administrative means in the second year of Jiayou.This was combined with the social forces of teaching students and holding literature meetings during the ten years of relegation.While accelerating the ancient prose movement in the Song Dynasty,it also consolidated Ouyang Xiu’s leading position in the literary world.