宋仁宗天圣八年(1030),年仅24岁的欧阳修(字永叔)考中进士,同一年,蔡襄(字君谟)也名列科甲。作为同年,欧、蔡在政治立场、政治见解及从政方式等方面的诸多共性使得他们在长期的交往中结为挚友,成为名副其实的政坛朋伴。在仕宦生涯的早期,二人共同追随北宋前期著名的政治改革家范仲淹,支持他反对庸政及倡行革新的行为。也正是在这一时期,他们共同参与了发生于北宋中期的“景祐党争”及稍后的“庆历新政”。在共同的政治活动中,欧阳修与蔡襄之间建立了深厚的交谊,这种密切的私人关系反 Song Renzong days Saint eight years (1030), only 24-year-old Ouyang Xiu (word Yongshu) test in the jinshi, the same year, Cai Xiang (word Jun) also named Section A. In the same year, many commonalities between Europe and Cai in political positions, political opinions and political forms of government have made them close friends and become veritable political companions in long-term contacts. In the early career of official career, the two men jointly followed Fan Zhongyan, a famous political reformer in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and supported him in his opposition to the policy of mediation and advocacy of the reform. It was also during this period that they jointly participated in the “Jing You Dian Zheng”, which occurred in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and later in the “Qingli New Deal.” In the common political activities, Ouyang Xiu and Cai Xiang established a profound friendship, this close personal relationship