Fan Zhongyan (989- 1052), that is, the second year of Emperor Taizong's reign (989)- the fourth year of Huang You (1052). Fan Zhongyan, word Xi. As a contemporary of Bao Zheng, he was a famous official, politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. He is from Wuxian (now Jiangsu). When I was a teenager, my family was poor, but I was studious. When he is learning, he often takes the world as his own responsibility and has the name of daring to speak. He wrote many times to criticize the then prime minister, so he was demoted three times. Song Renzong was a deputy prime minister when he was an official. Yuan Hao rebelled, Longtuge was a bachelor, and Xia Song ran to Shaanxi. Strict orders, Xia people dare not commit crimes. Qiang people are called Laozi, and Xia people call Fan Laozi. 1043 (three years in Song Renzong), Fan Zhongyan was deeply saddened by the shortcomings of state affairs at that time, and put forward "ten essentials", advocating the establishment of a strict official system, attaching importance to agriculture and mulberry, reorganizing military equipment, advocating the legal system, and reducing imprisonment. Song Renzong adopted his suggestions and implemented them one after another, which is called "Qingli New Deal" in history. Unfortunately, because of the opposition of conservatives, it could not be realized soon, so he was demoted to Shaanxi Fourth Road as a propaganda ambassador. Later, I died of illness on my way to Yingzhou.
Fan Zhongyan likes playing the piano, but he only plays one song on weekdays, so people call him Fan Lvshuang. He is engaged in poetry creation, which is rich in political content, beautiful in language and open-minded. There are two sentences in his "The Story of Yueyang Tower", "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later", which is a famous saying throughout the ages. It is also a portrayal of his patriotism all his life.
He was not only a famous politician and commander in chief in the Northern Song Dynasty, but also an outstanding writer and educator. The Li Qing Reform led by him became the prelude of Wang Anshi's Xifeng Reform. He improved some military systems and strategic measures to make the western border defense stable for a long time; A large number of scholars he recommended laid the foundation for the academic prosperity of the Song Dynasty. His thought of worrying about the world first and the moral integrity of people with lofty ideals are brilliant spiritual wealth in the history of Chinese civilization; Zhu called him "the first-rate figure in the history of heaven and earth"! Today, the remains of Fan Zhongyan in various places have been protected and commemorated by people.