蘇軾一生經歷了宋朝仁宗、英宗、神宗、哲宗和徽宗五個皇帝，神宗熙寧年間，因為反對新法，觸怒新黨，自請外任以避禍，出任杭州通判，後徙知密州，又徙徐州，再徙湖州。烏臺詩案出獄後貶居黃州，量移汝州。哲宗即位，知登州，到官五日即以禮部郎中被召還朝。在朝中，復因反對司馬光等舊黨盡廢新法，主張要參用所長，受到舊黨的攻擊，蘇軾復不安於朝，不斷請求外任。哲宗元祐四年出知杭州，六年請知潁州，七年徙揚州，又知定州。在定州六、七個月，於哲宗紹聖元年遠貶嶺南，先是謫知英州，後謫寧遠軍節度副使、惠州安置。紹聖四年再貶瓊州別駕、昌化軍 Su-Shi was a well-known metrist of Sung dynasty. He had experienced five Emperors, Renzong, Yingzong, Shenzong, Zhezong, and Huizong, of the Northern Sung dynasty. During the period of Xining, reigned by the Emperor Shenzong, Su-Shi left the central gover
