Qingzhou is one of the oldest administrative regions in China. After Dayu's flood control, China was divided into Kyushu, namely Qingzhou, which was recorded on the map of Gong Yu. Now people come to Qingzhou mainly for two reasons, one is to "celebrate their birthday" on the mountain, and the other is to pay homage to Fan Zhongyan in the city.
Five miles south of Qingzhou, there is a mountain called Yunmen Mountain. Looking from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there is a birthday on the cliff, which is a miracle that people want to see. This is the largest birthday character in the world, and it is the best and best calligraphy. Japanese calligraphers often travel across the ocean to pay homage. This was carved by King Hengwang of Qingzhou for his birthday in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, and it has been 400 years since then. The residual snow on the mountain has not disappeared, and I am studying this miracle in the cold spring breeze. The word is 7.5 meters high and 3.7 meters wide. I don't know how to write and carve at the beginning, but I don't lose the structure of the shelf. This constant king created a miracle, but his purpose at that time was not for art, just like Wei Bei unearthed from an ancient tomb. Today, we think he is a masterpiece of calligraphy, but he is just a dead man.
An ordinary stone beside me. Hengwang lettering hopes that he will live to be 100 years old, and at the same time places the prestige of the Huang family on the people. However, several generations later, Wang Fuheng's property was robbed, his life could not last forever, and his prestige had already been hit by the wind and rain. It is this artistic longevity word that has lived to this day. Looking back, when Dayu was in charge of water control, he diverted water from here to the sea, and the world's long flood was rescued, and Qingzhou was here. Since then, people have been farming and weaving here for generations. Fan Zhongyan once came here as an official, Li Qingzhao once lived in seclusion here, and Hengwang ruled his own little world here. People are busy carving, digging caves and making statues on the cliff on this rocky mountain. Only this mountain is silent. I think the cloud gate mountain god must have snorted contemptuously and continued to meditate when he looked at the constant king who spent money on lettering and bowed down for life. I walked around the mountain and looked at the remains from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, and looked at the lingering clouds at the foot of the mountain. I'm really proud of Yunmen Mountain. It is weatherproof and lightning-proof. More than a thousand years later, Lin Zexu said that mountain: "There are thousands of walls, as strong as you want." It wants nothing and lasts forever.
Come down from the mountain and visit Gong Fan Temple in the west of Qingzhou. It was built in memory of Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, and has been burning incense for thousands of years. This shrine is not big, about the size of two basketball courts. There is a well in the heart of the courtyard named Fan Gongjing, which was reportedly built by Fan Zhongyan. This well water is also unusual, clear and refreshing. It is said that Fan Zhongyan used this water to make a "Qingzhou White Pill" to treat people's chronic diseases, which has a miraculous effect. This well, like a token of lovers, has become a support for future generations to miss Gong Fan. There is a poem in the Song Dynasty: "Love draws from infinity, just like the old heart in Greek." (Fan Zhongyan) Now this well is as clear as a mirror. There is an ancestral temple in the east with murals of Gong Fan and his life. The ancestral temple was reserved for Ouyang Xiu and Fu Bi, who both presided over the celebration of the New Deal. In the south of the courtyard, there is a bamboo forest with thousands of bamboo poles, which is very beautiful. There is a stele gallery behind the bamboo forest, which is engraved with Gong Fan's masterpiece Yueyang Tower. There are three ancient trees in the center of the courtyard, namely Tang Ying and Song Huai, which shows that this temple has a long history. To the north of the tree is the official seal and calligraphy tablet of General Feng Yuxiang: "Soldiers are rich in their chests, even if they are taught to ride left and right, they are afraid of that little Lao Tzu;" Worried about the optimistic world, I hope today's people will be inspired and learn from this scholar. " These two sentences accurately summed up Gong Fan's life. Fan Zhongyan lost his father from childhood and his family was poor. He studied hard and got up early to cook a small pot of porridge. When the porridge is cold, it is divided into four parts, which is his daily meal. In the future, he won the official position in the imperial examination and awarded a bachelor's degree in Longtuge, striving for innovation for the sake of clean government. Later, Xixia invaded frequently, and North Korea had no military talents. He defended the border as a civil servant and was the enemy. Xixia people exclaimed that "there are millions of soldiers in his chest", and the border people respectfully called him "Dragon Map Laozi". Even the emperor followed the map and said, "I won't worry if I have a cigarette." "Later, he was transferred back to North Korea to preside over the reform of the Qingli New Deal, drastically abolished the old and the new, frequently transferred to various places, and personally promoted local political innovation. No matter in frontier defense, in North Korea or at local level, he always "worries about advancing and retreating". His heart is burning with concern for the country and the people. Fan Zhongyan is a politician of Zhuge Liang and Zhou Enlai style. His life is mainly practice. According to his own way of dealing with the world and governing the country, he devoted all his talents to dealing with specific government and military affairs, regardless of his own intentions. It is not that there is no literary talent, but that there is no time. In the third year (105 1 year), Fan Zhongyan went to Qingzhou as the magistrate, which was the last stop of his career and life journey. He died the next year. The story of Yueyang Tower was written seven years ago when he died from illness and was transferred to the mainland. Just like the model, this is a great man's later work, which is the crystallization of his life's thoughts. You can imagine how anxious an old man is in this small courtyard, under the well pavilion and in the bamboo forest, blaming himself and asking for help, worrying about the country and the people. He recalled the frontier life of "people are not sleepy, generals have white hair and tears"; Recall the hardships of "living above the temple" and work hard with you; He recalled the sufferings of the common people he saw when he released food for disaster relief, summed up the political experience and his own life of the sages of past dynasties, and finally lamented: "The world is worried first, and the world is happy afterwards. "This deep sigh is as deep as the bell of a famous temple, and it is a great shock. This sigh has lasted for thousands of years, inspiring many people with lofty ideals and correcting many bureaucrats. " Yueyang Tower was not written on Yueyang Tower, and the grand view of Dongting Lake was not in front of Mr. Wang at that time. It can be said that this is a work that can be used as an excuse. Gong Fan poured out his understanding of life and society, the political storms he experienced and the ups and downs of his thoughts through the myriad weather in Dongting Lake. However, he suddenly received this famous saying and turned it into a rainbow, spanning the sky and shining on future generations.
The spring breeze blows the new branches of Huai River in Tang and Song Dynasties, and the bamboo leaves are swaying. This ancient temple has entered a new year in the long river of years. Fan Gongduan sat in the shrine, silently enjoying the spring scenery in the courtyard. I walked in the yard, meditating on the gods of Gong Fan, Ouyang Gong and Fu Gong. In thousands of years of ancient history, how many officials have such positions, and how many people are as diligent as them? But why only Fan Zhongyan taught people to remember for thousands of years? In my opinion, it is not enough for individuals to practice hard and sacrifice honestly. These can only die with life and can only be understood by contemporaries. More importantly, he should be able to create a spirit and extract an idea that conforms to people's hearts and historical laws. It is the famous saying that "worry about the world first, and then enjoy the world." It is this upward optimism that makes Fan Zhongyan eternal.
Fan Zhongyan, a statesman and writer in the Song Dynasty, expressed his political ideal of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later" in the article Yueyang Tower. For nearly a thousand years, this motto has been influencing and educating future generations.
"Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" means putting the interests of the country and the nation first, worrying about the future and destiny of the motherland, and shedding sweat and blood for the happiness of the people under the sun. In the history of Wen Tianxiang, when the country was in danger, regardless of personal safety, knowing that his fate was ill-fated, thinking that "the country is here", he resolutely went to negotiate with the Yuan army; After his arrest, he broke free from the enemy's clutches several times in order to regroup and recover the land of Dasong, which showed this spirit. At the 1958 Lushan meeting, Marshal Peng risked losing his official position and giving his life to reflect the people's feelings and tell the truth. He worries for the people, worries for the people, and speaks out for the people. Although he was removed from his post, he remained firm, sincerely thought of the people and tried his best to serve them.
The contradiction between national interests and personal desires has been tormenting everyone's soul since ancient times. "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later." People with this optimism have lofty ideals and lofty spirit, pursue the truth, take the rejuvenation of the country and the nation as their own responsibility, and share the same fate with the people. Aren't Wen Tianxiang and Peng such extraordinary people? On the contrary, some people can't stand the temptation of material desires, covet temporary pleasures, and only care about their own interests, but ignore the interests of the country and the people. They are possessed by ghosts, have ugly souls, behave dirty and commit crimes that harm the interests of the country and the people. Cheng, the former chairman of Guangxi Autonomous Region, ordered to reduce the land transfer price in order to seek more "benefits" for himself, which caused great economic losses to the country. In his eyes and heart, where is the "world"? Only himself!
"Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" is a reflection of one's world outlook. To truly achieve this, we must strengthen moral cultivation, cultivate our own sentiments, learn from national heroes and people with lofty ideals in previous dynasties, and learn from their spiritual nourishment. In today's reform and opening up, the outside world is really wonderful, and various temptations follow. This requires us, especially leading cadres, to keep their spiritual homeland and always remember that the power in their hands is given by the people, represents them and is their public servant. Eat, drink and be merry, do not forget their worries, do not squander, embezzle and accept bribes, and enrich themselves, causing people to worry about the country.
The Story of Yueyang Tower was written by Fan Zhongyan, a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, who was demoted to Dengzhou, Henan Province for Teng to rebuild Yueyang Tower because he failed to implement the New Deal. Teng and Fan Zhongyan, the great masters of Zongliang, were scholars in the same year, and they had a very good relationship. Before Fan Zhongyan demoted Dengzhou, Teng demoted Yueyang, and their situation was similar. Therefore, Fan Zhongyan took the opportunity of Teng to ask him to write notes for Yueyang Tower, and expressed his attitude towards life in the article: he should "worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" to encourage Teng and supervise himself at the same time. Although this article was written for the reconstruction of Yueyang Tower,
The reason why The Story of Yueyang Tower has become a masterpiece in the past dynasties lies in the author's idea of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later". As a scholar-bureaucrat in feudal times, having such a mind is not only commendable, but also represents the people's requirements for enlightened politics and democratic politics to a certain extent, and represents the political ideals of progressive bureaucrats and intellectuals in ancient China. Fan Zhongyan was once a man of the hour in the political arena of the Northern Song Dynasty. He proposed ten reform plans to the emperor, such as tax reduction, military equipment reorganization and talent selection. He also led troops to resist the invasion of Xixia regime established by Tangut nobles in the northwest, which played an important role in stabilizing the western regions and reconciling ethnic relations. For three years (1043), Li Qing was appointed as a "political commissar" (equivalent to the Deputy Prime Minister). He was fifty-seven years old when he was demoted to an ordinary local official. The ups and downs of his official career and his inner malice, especially the failure of Li Qing's New Deal, gave him a devastating blow. He knows that it is difficult for a local official to return to heaven. Therefore, when praising Teng's outstanding achievements, he can't help showing the ambivalence of being abandoned and unforgettable. Throughout the ages, how many people are disheartened and unhappy in this situation? However, Fan Zhongyan did not sigh for his old age, nor was he crushed by the bumpy fate. Strong and strong, he seized the opportunity of Teng's inscription for Yueyang Tower and expressed his heartfelt wishes. Comrade Fan Zhongyan's positive outlook on life and patriotism and love for the people are really admirable.