What was the relationship between Su Shi and Su Che? Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will provide a detailed introduction to the relevant content.
One of the legendary points of the “Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties” is the “Three Heroes of One Family”. The three members of one family all ranked among the most influential genius writers on our literary list during the Tang and Song dynasties, namely Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Che.
Su Xun was the father of Su Shi and Su Che. He lived a carefree and carefree life, and his personality and thoughts had a great influence on the growth of Su Shi and Su Che. The two brothers lost their mother at a young age, and their age was similar. The father’s free range approach to their two sons made them grow up relying on each other from a young age. To exaggerate, it was like two dependent children growing up together, so their relationship was very close.
But do you dare to believe it? Idols like this still maintain the same way they did when they were in high positions, and their pure brotherhood is truly enviable.
Once, Su Shi and Su Che made an appointment with the Buddha Seal Master and went on a trip together. Buddha Yin looked at the beautiful scenery and wanted to improvise a poem, so he said, ‘No mountain is as good as Wushan.’. This sentence mainly highlights the homophonic sound between Wu and Wu, and Su Che thought for a moment before matching it: He Ye can be as round as a lotus leaf. In theory, the homophones of He and He are already in perfect harmony, but Su Shi immediately shared his opinion with his younger brother Su Che: although the homophones of He and He can be matched, changing them to “He and He can be as clear as river water” would be better. After hearing this, Foyin and Su Che both felt that it was more appropriate to have a battle between mountains and water. Through such an open conversation, one can understand how close the relationship between Su Shi and Su Che was, and speak directly without much thought in one’s heart.
We all know that Su Shi was very outspoken and even surpassed him in court, so his life can be said to have been demoted everywhere. Su Che always “rescued” his brother from the exiled wilderness in court. We can now see that the places where Su Shi was demoted can be said to have traveled “from south to north, from east to west”. Relatively speaking, my younger brother Su Che was much more secure and rose to the position of prime minister in his career. Of course, the only times he was demoted in life were because he had to plead for his brother’s mercy and speak up, which triggered his anger.
Well, Su Shi was exiled to Hainan again, and his younger brother Su Zhe was also exiled to Leizhou. The two of them met in Tengzhou and were both pleasantly surprised and happy. In addition to their surprise, they ate noodles at a roadside stall, which were so bland that they were hard to swallow. In the blink of an eye, Su Shi finished the bowl of difficult to swallow noodles. After taking a few bites, Su Che put down his chopsticks and sighed. Su Shi teased Su Che, saying, “Could it be that my younger brother still wants to keep it for a while to calm down and savor it carefully? In such an environment of adversity, being able to joke around is truly two good brothers!
We all know that Su Shi is more free and easy than his father Su Xun. He has been demoted everywhere in his life, but he has never been idle. He has studied recipes everywhere. The Dongpo Braised Pork he developed has even become his pastoral poet “Mr. Dongpo”, which shows how free and easy he is. This kind of treasure will basically write a funny family letter to Su Che before being demoted to any place, so don’t worry. It can only be said that the brotherhood between the two is truly exemplary!
