In the first year of Jiayou, Su Shi was going to Beijing to take the imperial examination. So Su Xun took Su Shi, who was 2 1 year-old, and Su Zhe, who was 0/9/year-old, down the river from the remote western Sichuan area to take the imperial examination in the second year. At that time, the examiner was Ouyang Xiu, a literary master, and the junior examiner was Mei, an old poet. Both of them prefer the innovation of poetry, so they are surprised to see Su Shi's fresh and free-spirited style. However, in the examination room, Su Shi's On Loyalty and Forgiveness was considered by Ouyang Xiu to be written by his disciple Ceng Gong. In order to avoid suspicion, Ouyang Xiu mistakenly rated Su Shi's article as second. Nevertheless, Ouyang Xiu was moved by Su Shi's heroism.