Título: Shen Kuo
Seção: Impeachment and later life
Background: Shen Kuo (Chinese: Chen Gua ; 1031-1095), courtesy name Cunzhong (Cun Zhong ) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (Meng Xi Weng ), was a Han Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman of the Song dynasty (960-1279). Excelling in many fields of study and statecraft, he was a mathematician, astronomer, meteorologist, geologist, zoologist, botanist, pharmacologist, agronomist, archaeologist, ethnographer, cartographer, encyclopedist, general, diplomat, hydraulic engineer, inventor, academy chancellor, finance minister, governmental state inspector, poet, and musician.

Conteúdo: The new Chancellor Cai Que (Cai Que ; 1036-1093) held Shen responsible for the disaster and loss of life. Along with abandoning the territory which Shen Kuo had fought for, Cai ousted Shen from his seat of office. Shen's life was now forever changed, as he lost his once reputable career in state governance and the military. Shen was then put under probation in a fixed residence for the next six years. However, as he was isolated from governance, he decided to pick up the ink brush and dedicate himself to intensive scholarly studies. After completing two geographical atlases for a state-sponsored program, Shen was rewarded by having his sentence of probation lifted, allowing him to live in a place of his choice. Shen was also pardoned by the court for any previous faults or crimes that were claimed against him.  In his more idle years removed from court affairs, Shen Kuo enjoyed pastimes of the Chinese gentry and literati that would indicate his intellectual level and cultural taste to others. As described in his Dream Pool Essays, Shen Kuo enjoyed the company of the "nine guests" (Jiu Ke , jiuke), a figure of speech for the Chinese zither, the older 17x17 line variant of weiqi (known today as go), Zen Buddhist meditation, ink (calligraphy and painting), tea drinking, alchemy, chanting poetry, conversation, and drinking wine. These nine activities were an extension to the older so-called Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar.  According to Zhu Yu's book Pingzhou Table Talks (Ping Z

user: What happened to Shen at the impeachment?

assistant: Shen was then put under probation in a fixed residence for the next six years.

user: Why was he put under probation?

assistant: The new Chancellor Cai Que (Cai Que ; 1036-1093) held Shen responsible for the disaster and loss of life.

user: What happened to Shen after that incident?

assistant: he decided to pick up the ink brush and dedicate himself to intensive scholarly studies.

user: Did he achieve something from the study?

assistant: After completing two geographical atlases for a state-sponsored program, Shen was rewarded by having his sentence of probation lifted,

user: What was the reason why he have the probation lifted?

assistant: After completing two geographical atlases for a state-sponsored program,

user: What was the out come of the probation hat got lifter for Shen?

assistant: allowing him to live in a place of his choice.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Shen Kuo fell into a deep depression and even attempted to jump into the Yangtze River to drown himself.

user: Why was he depressed?

assistant: Lady Zhang went as far as to drive out Shen Kuo's son from his first marriage,