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Chapter 78

Wuyou took out the glass bottle again.

Everyone knew she was going to draw lots again.

All eyes are fixed on the transparent bottle.

I saw Wuyou's slender fingers reaching into the bottle, and quickly grabbed a ball of paper.

When it was opened, the three characters were written in thick strokes, Fan Zhongyan.

Wuyou naturally saw these three words.

She put the note aside, pulled a chair and sat down, and said solemnly: "Then let's talk about Fan Zhongyan and Fan Wenzhenggong. .”

Later, Wuyou read out the entire story of Yueyang Tower. When she read that she should worry about the world's worries first and rejoice after the world's happiness, countless people were amazed.

"Fan Zhongyan wrote it like this, and he has been doing it all his life. He is both civil and military, wise and brave, and has made outstanding contributions in military affairs and people's livelihood. There are a total of 26 people named Wenzheng, because of Fan Zhongyan, Wenzheng has become the highest pursuit of civil servants, and it is their highest honor after their death."

"Fan Zhongyan was not only loyal to the emperor and the country, but his talent was also reflected in the management of the family. After he became an official, he used money to found Fan's Yi Zhuang, bought the land and returned it to the clan, which was used to help the poor and those in danger, and also used it for the clan. It is used for students to study. Fan's righteous village has lasted for thousands of years. During the thousands of years, many of his family's children have become talented..."

When Wuyou said this, many people were shaken.

"Is this person perfect?"

This is what many people are thinking.

Many students in the dynasties after the Song Dynasty looked forward to him: "Wen Zhenggong, I will pursue him all my life."

In the dynasties before the Song Dynasty, many emperors were going to be frantic.

The First Emperor kept a straight face and said nothing. When he looked at his ministers, he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Liu Che was walking around in the palace.

"What's going on with the Song Dynasty? It's so weak, so cowardly, but it still has such good ministers, and there are so many... You can't use them all, give them to me, I need them..."

Li Shimin was also envious of these famous officials of the Song Dynasty.

No matter which one it is, he will treat it kindly if it is given to him, and it will definitely let his intelligence and talents be fully utilized.

Take Su Shi for example, in the Song Dynasty he was destined to be exiled all his life.

But if it was placed in the Tang Dynasty, he would never be willing to be exiled. He must be placed in a suitable position, so that he can shine brightly and never be idle in his life.

Famous ministers, capable ministers, you have to use it like this.

As for the fact that Su Shi likes to eat, what's the point? Who doesn't have a hobby? Isn't it just eating? Give it to him, give it to him...

"Okay, let's focus now on Fan Wenzhenggong, Fan Zhongyan, whose courtesy name is Xiwen. His ancestral home is Fenzhou. He later moved to Wuxian County, Suzhou. He was a famous politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty."

"Fan Zhongyan's father died when he was young. He remarried with his mother to the Zhu family of Changshan and changed his name to Zhu. He said that he never knew that he was not a child of the Zhu family. When he was older, he quarreled with the Zhu family brothers and found out that he was not a biological child of the Zhu family. , in order to reduce disputes, he left home and lived alone."

"When he was young, he was poor, and he devoted himself to studying. In order to save money and time, he got up early every day to cook a pot of porridge and let it cool down. He divided the porridge into four portions, and used two portions in the morning and evening. This is where the word Duanqihua porridge comes from."

"This kind of life continued until he married a wife. We all know that generous marriages were popular in the Song Dynasty, and women's dowries were very generous. Fan Zhongyan's first wife, Li, was also a rich and beautiful woman, and she married with a large dowry. This naturally allowed him to concentrate more on his studies, and also prevented him from worrying about the imperial examination. Unfortunately, Li died of illness at an early age, which was a huge blow to Fan Zhongyan."

"Okay, let's not talk about his love life, let's say that Fan Zhongyan was appointed as the manager of the Guangde Army to join the army. After he became capable, he took his mother to take care of him. Later, because of his integrity in prison, he was promoted to Wenlin Lang, served as the Jiedu officer of the Jiqing Army. At this time, Fan Zhongyan returned to his clan and regained his surname, restoring the name Fan Zhongyan."

"In 1021, when Fan Zhongyan was transferred to Xixi Yancang Supervisor in Taizhou, he presided over the reconstruction of the Hanhai Weir. In 1024, he was transferred to Xinghua County Magistrate, and took charge of the overall repair of the weir. Later, because his mother resigned and went home to observe filial piety, the project was completed by Zhang Lun."

"Fan Zhongyan is upright by nature, and he must speak out when he sees the faults of the government. He has written four times to criticize Lu Yijian, and his friends advised him not to get angry. He was born in silence, and because of this character, he spoke out many times and was demoted many times.”

"In 1029, it was the birthday of Empress Dowager Liu, who was in charge of the government at that time. Renzong planned to lead his ministers to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager in Huiqing Hall. After Fan Zhongyan heard about it, he told Renzong that if he celebrated the birthday of the Empress Dowager in Huiqing Hall, it would be a state affair. If it was a state affair, There is absolutely no reason for officials to kneel to the Queen Mother. This is a courtesy for ministers and will undermine the majesty of the emperor. It is better to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday with family affairs in the harem. It is only reasonable for officials to kneel and worship the Queen Mother as their sons. He also wrote a letter The Queen Mother requested that the government be returned to Renzong, and because of this incident, Fan Zhongyan left Beijing to become an official."

"In 1033, the Queen Mother died and Renzong took charge of the government. In order to please Renzong, the ministers listed the mistakes of the Queen Mother for many years. At this time, Fan Zhongyao did not take the opportunity to retaliate. Instead, he told Renzong that although the Queen Mother had made mistakes, she was still responsible for her governance. Over the years, he had been kind to Renzong in educating and supporting her. He suggested that the court cover up the Queen Mother's faults and fulfill her virtuous reputation. Renzong adopted Fan Zhongyan's suggestion."

"It can be seen that Fan Zhongyan is public-minded in his work, dedicated to the country and the people, and does not care about personal gains and losses."

"When Fan Zhongyan was in power, he built water conservancy projects and educated the people. When he was in the northwest of Wubian, he reformed the military system and rectified armaments. He repelled Xixia attacks several times, so that Xixia did not dare to invade."

Wuyou said a lot about Fan Zhongyan's deeds in one breath, and finally sighed: "In 1052, the 64-year-old Fan Zhongyan was transferred to Yingzhou. , the posthumous title was Wenzheng, and he was posthumously named Duke of Chu."

"There is another interesting thing about Fan Zhongyan. Hundreds of years after his death, Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, tried a prisoner on death row. When he saw the name of a prisoner, he asked him who his ancestors were. When he knew that he was a descendant of Fan Zhongyan, he They let him go and said that no matter what crime you committed, you would be exempted from death five times, which is equivalent to giving five death-free gold medals."

"Of course, this kind of thing is very much a joke and may not be true, but it also shows that Fan Zhongyan has a good reputation."

Having said this, Wuyou smiled.

When everyone saw her smile, they felt that there was a lot of meaning in the smile, and wondered if she was holding back something bad.

But many people don't care too much.

Because everyone is jealous.

Literary officials were jealous of Fan Zhongyan's reputation and his memory in later generations.

The emperor was jealous of Renzong, why?Why?Renzong didn't make any outstanding contributions, and he couldn't show off his civil and military skills. Why did he have so many loyal ministers and good generals working for him?

Of course, many people are meditating on Fan Zhongyan's family management.

Look, the Fan clan has prospered for thousands of years because of one Fan Zhongyan.

Can they emulate it?
Time and space in the Red Chamber
Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment, then called the housekeeper and asked, "How did you go about sending someone to Gusu?"

Butler Lin whispered: "Master, the people sent are back, when will you meet?"

Lin Ruhai immediately went to the study: "Call him to the study."

Jia Fu
Wang Xifeng was sitting in the bedroom. She sent all the girls and women out, leaving Ping'er alone.

Ping'er took the handkerchief and handed it to her: "Wipe your face."

Wang Xifeng waved her hand, she held Ping'er's hand tightly: "Ping'er, what should we do?"

Ping'er was stunned for a moment: "Grandma, what's wrong?"

Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er to sit down and whispered: "I just heard that my wife sold the Jia family's sacrificial land."

(End of this chapter)