At that time, Teng, the magistrate of Yueyang, drew a sketch of Yueyang Tower and sent it to Fan Zhongyan, the magistrate of Raozhou, asking him to preface it, but he did not receive it after half a year. But in fact, Fan Zhongyan had written it and sent an envoy to deliver it, but for some reason it didn't arrive. If it is delivered, there will be no such thing as "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later".
Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Renzhizhou in Raozhou, and his mood at that time could not be written. After that, Teng sent messengers to draw sketches and asked Fan Zhongyan to write articles. But at that time, Fan Zhongyan's career was getting bigger and bigger, and he left Poyang for Kyoto, where he received sketches from messengers only seven or eight miles away from Beijing. After reflection, he wrote an eternal famous sentence, "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later."
Extended data Fan Zhongyan, Chinese character, Han nationality. Suzhou Wuxian people. An outstanding thinker, politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan lost his father when he was young, and his mother remarried Changshan Zhu, so he changed his name to Zhu Yue. In the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (10 15), Fan Zhongyan studied hard, awarded Guangdejun's manager to join the army, welcomed his mother back to raise him, and changed his name. Later, he served as Xinghua county magistrate, manager of Secret Pavilion School, chief judge of Zhou Chen, and well-known in Suzhou. And has been repeatedly criticized for his rude remarks.
In the first year of Kangding (1040), together with Han Qi * * *, he served as Shaanxi's deputy envoy, appeased the recruitment, and adopted the policy of "long-term wasteland reclamation" to consolidate the northwest frontier defense. For three years (1043), Li Qing participated in the discussion of state affairs and launched the "Qingli New Deal". Soon, when the New Deal was frustrated, Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Beijing and learned about Zhaizhou, Dengzhou, Hangzhou and Qingzhou.
In the fourth year (1052), it was changed to Yingzhou, and Fan Zhongyan took office for illness and died on the way, at the age of 64. The King of Chu posthumously conferred the title of Minister of War, posthumous title "Zheng Wen", known as the Duke of Fan Wenzheng.
Fan Zhongyan's political achievements are outstanding, and his literary achievements are outstanding. His thought of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later" and the integrity of people with lofty ideals have a far-reaching impact on future generations. There are a number of Fan Wenzheng official documents handed down from ancient times.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Fan Zhongyan