Theory and Influence of Ouyang Xiu's Sages Complex

Before the Northern Song Dynasty,a lot of people expected to become saints,but for the whole community,it had not been widely recognized to call oneself a saint.But the Northern Song Ouyang Xiu reversed this situation.Ouyang Xiu had a strong desire to become a sage.First of all,he was interested in the study and interpretation of the teachings of the sages.Second,he had always thought of comparing with sages.Third,he tried to be a sage all the time,being a moral model in saying and doing.With this sage complex,Ouyang Xiu had a profound understanding of value,fully showing that the subject consciousness of the Chinese intellectuals soared again since the early Song Dynasty.Under the influence of Ouyang Xiu's sage complex,numerous intellectuals believed that to become a sage was not a distant dream,and it was possible to become sages through their efforts.In addition,the formation of the contracted and easy-to-understand prose style is related with his intending to chase the sages'classical style,even leading to the appearance of numerousQuasi SAN sentwriters in Song Dynasty,which can be seen as his prose creation with the sage complex and the most direct impact on the formation of the prose style in Song Dynasty.