In the play, the contradiction between Wang and Ouyang Xiu is getting deeper and deeper. Soon, Wang took over the corruption case of Teng Zongliang (known as Yueyang Louteng). When he reported the matter in court, Ouyang Xiu took advantage of Wang's speech and made a mockery, but Wang reported that Teng Zongliang was not arrested because of Fan Zhongyan's guarantee when he investigated the abuse of public funds. As a result, Teng Zongliang took the opportunity to burn the account book, which made the investigation unable to continue. Wang therefore decided that Teng Zongliang did have corruption, otherwise how could he burn the books?
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to Teng, in a critical moment, Fan Zhongyan stood up and said that he was willing to use his life to guarantee that Teng was not corrupt.
Official Zhao Zhen asked Fan Zhongyan to talk about why he was so sure that Teng was not corrupt. Fan Zhongyan said that Teng did not use160,000 public funds at all. At that time, Xixia attacked Weizhou, and he took it easy. Among them,150,000 was paid, and only 3,000 really abused public funds. And this 3,000 public funds is also for buying cattle and sheep of the border people, and its good intentions are to realize the stability of the border people and the stability of the border areas. Most importantly, Fan Zhongyan did not hesitate to expose the way Teng used money. He and Han Qi were both frontier commanders. If he and Han Qi are not guilty, then Teng should not be convicted. Finally, Zhao Zhen said that Teng and others have the ability to defend the country. Although there are, we can't hide our contribution to the country and make fair rewards and punishments.
It was under Fan Zhongyan's desperate efforts that the corrupt and dirty water poured on Teng by the old guards was removed. However, because Teng did burn the book, and Wang was determined, the regime had to demote him to Fengxiang House (now Baoji City, Shaanxi Province), and then to Baling County, Yuezhou (now Yueyang County, Hunan Province).
We may all be familiar with the following story. It is in Baling County that Teng attaches great importance to state affairs and works diligently for the people, regardless of personal gains and losses. As a result, in two years, everything was in perfect harmony, so I rebuilt the Yueyang Tower, a local scenic spot, and asked my friend Fan Zhongyan to write it down. Then there is The Story of Yueyang Tower, a famous book that students must recite.
Why is the relationship between Fan Zhongyan and Teng so tight? First of all, they are the same Jinshi. Both Fan Zhongyan and Teng were scholars in the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (A.D. 10 15). They hit it off at first sight, talked about their life experiences and ambitions, and were very speculative. Secondly, Fan Zhongyan was appointed as the county magistrate of Xinghua, and built a seawall weir, supplemented by Teng. Teng worked tirelessly in the process of building seawall weir, and also showed his talent, which was highly praised by people. Later, Fan Zhongyan resigned and paid his respects. Under the auspices, he completed the project with the help of Teng. The newly built levee is about 200 miles long, spanning Tongtong, Thailand and Chu, which not only ensured the people's life, farming and salt production at that time, but also protected future generations? Defend against disaster? Played an important role, and the local people named the dam built? Fan Gongdi? . In addition, after Fan Zhongyan was promoted to Beijing official, he rewarded Teng's talent and called him to the top of the college entrance examination. Later, the two men joined forces with other officials in Beijing for many times, demanding that Empress Dowager Liu give up listening to politics. The general's state power was returned to Injong Zhao Zhen, and they were demoted together.
It can be said that Fan Zhongyan and Teng are? Have you carried a gun together and suffered together? Neither of us is happy-until eternity passes. In this case, the two know each other very well and have a deep friendship with each other. Teng's career was bumpy and he was repeatedly demoted. Come through thick and thin, the highest office is only in the imperial court? Librarian? And Fan Zhongyan are not people of the same rank, nor can they be called writers, but their friendship is named after the history of Yueyang Tower.