"Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" is the most famous sentence in Fan Zhongyan's masterpiece "Yueyang Tower", which Fan Wenzhong firmly grasped and practiced all his life. Fan Zhongyan was born in poverty, and inspirational stories about his hard study are widely circulated. In the history of the Song Dynasty, this experience was only briefly mentioned in two sentences, "less interested in exercise, longer and longer." No food, no porridge, no bitter smoke. "In this passage, the author did not directly describe how many books Fan Zhongyan read, but chose two scenes through profile description. One is to read a book in winter and wash your face with cold water to wake yourself up; The second is that if there is no food, then there is porridge. After a long period of hard study, it can be said that Fan Zhongyan has reached a very high level in the aspects of "cultivation, harmony, governance and equality" emphasized by Confucianism. After entering Jinshi and later, Fan Zhongyan took the old road of China traditional literati, that is, "learning to be excellent is to be an official", and he couldn't wait to enter the official career after his academic success. This famous sentence used to describe Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms is no less than that of Fan Zhongyan. First of all, Fan Zhongyan entered the DPRK as a civilian and an official. In government affairs, he is diligent and concerned about the country and the people. There are many things, such as the control of locusts, droughts and floods in Suzhou, but they have achieved considerable results. The transshipment made Fan Zhongyan stay in the water conservancy to complete his battle. " Fan Zhongyan used dredging as the main means to lead the water of Taihu Lake to the sea. The project is not finished yet, but there are orders. However, transshipment made him stay in water conservancy, which shows Fan Zhongyan's talent in water conservancy. "You can see a leopard in a tube" not only embodies Fan Zhongyan's outstanding talent, but also has a spirit of doing things from beginning to end to express his views. He dared to contend with the court dignitaries. For example, during the reign of Lv Yijian, Fan Zhongyan commented on the phenomenon that most of the power to appoint officials at that time was in the hands of the prime minister in the map of officials. He said: "This is an order to move, so it is not the time, so it is public, so it is private. If the situation is advanced, it is not suitable to be the prime minister of the whole Committee. " Such words undoubtedly caused the displeasure of Prime Minister Lv Yijian. Lv Yijian also unceremoniously accused Fan Zhongyan of saying, "Luoyang is a dangerous place, but the capital of song dynasty is a place where there are four wars, and the capital of song dynasty is a peaceful and livable place, that is, something must be lived in Luoyang. When saving money gradually, repairing the palace is called "pedantic theory" However, Lv Yijian's action did not stop Fan Zhongyan from saying nothing. On the contrary, he omitted four "mocking current politics", especially so. Challenge the Prime Minister directly. Although the effect may not be good, the courage of Duke Fan Wenzheng must be commendable. At the same time, Fan Zhongyan dared to speak frankly to the emperor. Regarding the establishment of the Empress Dowager, Fan Zhongyan said: "The Empress Dowager, whose mother's surname has existed since ancient times, has no conservation. Today, the Empress Dowager collapsed and another Empress Dowager was established. " This is actually a sensitive topic, because it is euphemistic to skillfully use the remarks of "everyone in the world" to let the emperor measure himself in his mind and achieve good results. But I think this is also special, because it has actually touched on the issue of imperial power. Under the feudal centralization of authority in ancient China, it was impossible for any emperor to entrust his imperial power to others. Fan Zhongyan probably understood the emperor's mind before he boldly put forward his own views. Fan Zhongyan's, of course.
Fan Zhongyan not only has outstanding talent in the court, but also has his unique charm in the battlefield. He not only attaches importance to the strategy of using troops, but also attaches importance to the daily production and life of people (regardless of race) in war areas. This is what I admire most about Fan Wenzheng, because in our cognition, Fan Zhongyan has always been a civilian image with pen and ink, and his military talents are little known. Fan Zhongyan bravely went into battle to kill the enemy. Zhong You ask yourself, moved to know Yanzhou. "On the battlefield" first ordered the border guards to be divided: the general manager received 10,000 people, the money received 5,000 people, and each supervisor received 3,000 people. If he gets to the Imperial Command, those low-ranking officials will go out first. "Fan Zhongyan put forward that" selecting officials first is the road to failure. "He has to consider. If you want to make good use of what you have, and if you want to make the people lose their labor, please build Gaocheng as an army, and the tenant tax will be lost in the river, Tonghe and Central China. " Between the army and the people, help each other and exchange needed goods. "In the spring and summer, the soldiers did not dare to ride 30 thousand to fight, pretending to go north and stop chasing the clock." He grabbed the fighter plane and was bold. I have nothing to worry about. The emperor was overjoyed and said,' I know Zhong You can be used. I joined the Council to get a bachelor's degree and give correct advice to doctors. Zhong You's army failed, but he dared not take orders and refused to listen. He didn't dare to take credit, so he was modest and prudent. From the above words, I can say that I have realized a different Fan Zhongyan, the elegance of a scholar and the strategy of a military commander, which are perfectly integrated together. His Ten Things put forward his own views on politics, military affairs, economy, education and talent selection. Influenced by China's traditional Confucianism, an ancient scholar-bureaucrat dared to use a revolutionary temperament and a creative thinking, which not only criticized the shortcomings of the times, but also raised his theory to the height of practice. How commendable. Fan Wenzheng really practiced his "Yueyang Tower", "I am worried about my people." I moved to Hangzhou and then to Qingzhou. I was very ill, so Yingzhou died before I arrived, at the age of sixty-four. I gave the history of the Ministry of War. I'm dying. When I was sick, the emperor often sent envoys to send me medicine, so I died and mourned for a long time. I also sent messengers to his house to ask, both buried and mourned.