On the Four Dimension of Ouyang Xiu's Imperial Decree of Reforming&Restoration
As a famous minister and senior scholar leading the literary trend in the Northern Song Renzong dynasty,Ouyang Xiu acted as a vanguard in the literary world,aroused the morale,corrected the literary style,and advocated and led the literary reform of a generation with his elegant and prestige literary achievements as well as his respectful and noble political status.Accordingly,his imperial decree articles during his term as the"Liang Zhi"literary officer also strongly responded to his advocation of the restoration and reform proposition of"Four-or Six-word Sentences Article"from the four dimensions of the classical and succinct classics,the lay-ered and transition rules,the purified and relaxed language,and the discussion of humanity and reason.