Summary of Chapter One "The Shadow of the Wild Goose on the Autumn River"
In the autumn of the ninth year of Tiansheng's reign, Ouyang Xiu went from Bianjing to Yingtian Mansion according to the holy order to investigate the case of riots among college students due to a dispute over the plaque of "Wenkui Tower". After he arrived by boat, he learned from Wang Anshi, a teaching assistant at the academy, that Zeng Gong, a poor student, was awarded a plaque for his talent. However, he was opposed by Su Xun and Su Shi and his son and was beaten. The academy was suspended and the market was disrupted. Ouyang Xiu first cared about Zeng Gong's injury and gave him a prescription. Later, he communicated with the academy director Zhou Dunyi and other teachers to start to find out the cause of the incident and deal with it properly.
