Li Ding and others mainly distorted Su Shi's poems as satirizing the emperor and the court, but Su Shi didn't mean it. Many "charges" are far-fetched and far-fetched, which is equivalent to "literary inquisition".
Su Shi finally went to court, but he did not flatter and obeyed unreasonable policies. Many people have offended the "new party", and there are good people and bad people in the new party. Wang Anshi is a politician who cares about the world and strives to promote reform. Li Ding and other villains brutally whipped dissidents.
Song Shenzong is a wise and enlightened monarch. He supports the New Deal, but he also appreciates the talent and loyalty of Su Shi, an "old party", and intends to tolerate Su Shi and reduce his punishment. Among them, Wang Anshi also pleaded for Su Shi.