Originally from Guancheng (now Zhengzhou, Henan), he lived in Luling, Jizhou (now Zhoujia Village, Yonghe Town, Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province) during the time of his grandfather Zhou Shen.
A famous politician and writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, he was one of the "Four Loyalists of Luling".
In the third year of Kaixi's reign (1207), he was given the posthumous title Wenzhong, and Ning Zong personally wrote "The Monument of Zhongwen Qi De".
Zhou Bi Dagongwen Ci was the leader of the literary world in the Southern Song Dynasty.
He has deep friendship with Lu You, Fan Chengda, Yang Wanli, etc.
He is the author of more than 80 titles, including "Provincial Zhai Manuscripts" and "Pingyuan Collection", totaling 200 volumes.
Zhou Bida's main achievements Zhou Bida made outstanding achievements in his life and his reputation spread far and wide. He was a very talented politician.
Whether he was assisting the court or in charge of the local government, he "established the government with integrity", did not shy away from the powerful in his words and deeds, acted strategically and diligently in governance.
He also advocated: first, to strengthen the army, and formulate a "test law for all armies" to improve military discipline; second, to enrich the country, and advocated vigorously developing commerce to increase income; third, to stabilize the people, put the people first, reduce taxes and provide disaster relief; fourth, to govern the country.
To practice, you need to select talents, examine officials, and stick to their duties.
The above actions all demonstrated Zhou Bida's farsightedness as a politician, and throughout his life, he always adhered to the style of uprightness, incorruptible governance, and patriotism and love for the people.
Zhou Bida was still a writer with "nine streams and seven strategies, but no thorough investigation".
Poems, songs, and poems are all "Aobo's great poets."
The calligraphy is "thick, vigorous and self-contained".
Zhou Bida composed more than 600 poems.
Some of his poems are good at describing objects, such as "The land occupies the top of the mountains, the city is like an island in the water; the winding double rainbow falls, absorbing the thousands of miles of rivers"
, the metaphor is simple and novel.
Another example is "Visiting the Buddha's Hand Rock in Mount Lu and looking at the Nanshan Mountain in the Snow", "It was overcast for ten days and I couldn't see the mountain, but the snow covered the nunnery in the mountain for one night. Iyo's mountain is divided, and the sun shines in the north window and the clouds are in the south." The spirit is slightly weak, but fresh
Elegant.
He first studied Huang Tingjian, and later traced his origins from Bai Juyi to Du Fu.
In some poems, he likes to use allusions and cannot get rid of the influence of Jiangxi Poetry School.
He has been in charge of internal and external affairs for a long time, and many important articles representing the imperial court were written by him.
For example, "Yue Fei's Symbol of the Official System of the Restoration of the Yuan Dynasty" is a masterpiece of parallel prose in the Song Dynasty.
His preface, such as "Preface to the Imperial Wenjian", is elegant and correct.
The inscriptions and postscripts are like "Poem on Lu Wuguan Sending His Son to Official Service", and the travel notes are like "Nangui Lu" about the visit to Shihu Lake, which is quite emotional.
Generally speaking, this type of prose is rich in content but sometimes lacking in literary talent.
Zhou Bida was knowledgeable and familiar with the figures and anecdotes of the dynasty.
In his prose and "Erlaotang Poems", a lot of information on the study of Song Dynasty literature has been preserved.
His Shinto tablets, epitaphs and other texts have clear priorities and are quite historical. They were often used as materials by those who compiled the History of the Song Dynasty in the Yuan Dynasty.
Life: Study hard and study hard. Zhou Bida was born in Changzhou, Pingjiang Prefecture (now Suzhou City) on July 15th (Zhongyuan Day) (August 15th), the first year of Jingkang of Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty (1126).
His ancestral home is Guancheng, Zhengzhou.
His grandfather Zhou Shen served in Luling during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, so he settled in Luling.
In the third year of Jianyan (1129), when Zhou Bida was four years old, his father Zhou Lijian died in Yangzhou. Zhou Bida was fostered at his grandmother's house, and his mother Wang urged him to study. When he was twelve years old, his mother died again.
He had no choice but to follow his uncle to Guangdong. He returned to Luling when he was fourteen years old, and soon followed his uncle to various places.
Zhou Bida's life was unstable when he was a teenager, but he worked hard and studied hard and finally became a talent.
The beginning of the article In the 21st year of Shaoxing (1151), Zhou Bida ascended to the rank of Jinshi, and was awarded Zuo Di Gonglang and Huizhou Sihu to join the army.
In the same year, he married the daughter of Wang Bao, the official of the Si Feng Lang, and then returned to Jiangxi.
In the twenty-seventh year of Shaoxing (1157), he was appointed as a professor of Jiankang Prefecture and Zuo Xiu Zhilang.
In the 30th year of Shaoxing (1160), the official worshiped Taixuelu, and *** went to work in the examination hall. Song Gaozong read his policy and said: "He is a talented person (controller) responsible for drafting edicts." He was appointed as
The correct word for secretary is province.
This is the beginning of the re-examination for library positions.
After that, Zhou Bida served as editor and editor of the Academy of National History and paid homage to the imperial censor.
Speak out and dare to remonstrate. After Xiaozong of Song Dynasty came to the throne, Zhou Bida paid homage to the official Qi Lang.
He went directly to Xiaozong to report something, and Xiaozong said: "I have read your articles in the past, so I will take a look at your recent works." When Xiaozong came to Jingyan in person, Zhou Bi said: "Jingyan is not about analyzing articles and explaining them.
"If you want to understand the situation calmly and gain saintliness, you must explore the foundation of governance." Previously, the position of left and right historians was vacant, and historical records were interrupted and accumulated. Zhou Bi's memorial must record the words and deeds of the emperor and his ministers.
In terms of behavior, he worked day and night to compile the history and presented it to Xiaozong once a month.
Xiaozong ordered Zhou Bida to concurrently serve as the official of the Department of Compilation and Sacred Affairs, and concurrently as the official of Zhongshushe.
When Zhou Bida was giving a lecture at the banquet, he discussed border affairs. Xiaozong was worried about Sichuan. Zhou Bida took the opportunity to say that the people in Shu had been suffering for a long time and hoped to reduce taxes in Sichuan.
In response to Xiaozong's edict, he reported ten things, all of which were in line with the current situation.