Young Fan Zhongyan served as the magistrate of Xinghua County and presided over the construction of the sea-defending weir. Due to the death of his mother, "Ding You" was invited to take charge of Yingtianfu Academy. Recommended by Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan went to Beijing to become the school manager of the Secret Pavilion. He risked his life to persuade the Queen Mother to return power to Emperor Zhao Zhen, and was demoted from Beijing.
After the death of the Queen Mother, Fan Zhongyan was summoned to Beijing. Because he opposed the abolition of the Queen Mother and spoke out impartially, he offended the powerful Prime Minister Lu Yijian. After being demoted, he successively left Shoumu, Su, Rao, Run, Yue and other prefectures.
Yuan Hao invaded on a large scale, and the Song army was defeated at Sanchuankou. Fan Zhongyan was recommended by Han Qi and was appointed deputy commander of Shaanxi.
He carefully planned, reused Zhang Kang, Di Qing and other famous generals, and worked with Han Qi to gradually stabilize the border situation.
The emperor appointed Fan Zhongyan as a counselor in political affairs. Together with Han Qi, Fu Bi and others, he presided over the Qingli New Deal and promoted the Song-Liao New Alliance and the Song-Xia peace talks. However, under the frame-up and exclusion of Xia Song, Wang Gongchen and other ministers, Fan Zhongyan resigned from participating in political affairs, and continued his official career in the local area with the spirit of "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's happiness later"...
This book is a new historian's novel with innovative value. It takes Fan Zhongyan's experience as the magistrate of Xinghua County in 1024 to the failure of the Qingli New Deal in 1045 as the main line. It tells the story of his magnificent official career behind his three ups and downs, and outlines the stories of Yan Shu, Han Qi, and Fu Bi. Group portraits of famous ministers and celebrities of the Northern Song Dynasty, including Ouyang Xiu, Teng Zongliang, the unpredictable struggles within the Song Dynasty, and the ever-changing diplomatic and military competition between Song, Liao, and Xixia, reproduce the wisdom and mind of Fan Zhongyan, an emotionally stable man with both idealism and practical rationality.
This book inserts original memorials, letters, poems, articles, etc., So that readers can quickly understand the ins and outs of historical materials and historical details while reading the story!
There are so many characters, including real historical figures such as Han Qi, Fu Bi, and Teng Zijing, as well as fictional characters such as Taoist priest Zhou Debao and knight Yuan Guo Jing. It can be said that it follows both history and literary imagination.
Fan Zhongyan's life was full of thorns at the beginning. The poverty of losing his father at a young age and being dependent on others did not weaken his will. Instead, the years of hard study became the background of his life. It was this thirst for knowledge and persistence in ideals in difficult situations that made him stand out in the imperial examination, and allowed him to maintain his enthusiasm for life and persistence in his beliefs no matter what circumstances he found himself in in the future. This spirit of "being poor but getting stronger and not falling into the clouds" laid the foundation for his perseverance in life.
This large volume feels like the content is really rich, plus the original information can really quickly understand the ins and outs of the historical materials. After reading it, I understood the situation in which "the clouds and mountains are green, the rivers are long, the wind of the gentleman, the mountains are high and the rivers are long", and why he wrote his frontier poems and "Yueyang Tower", which is a lot of knowledge.
"Be worried about the world first, and be happy after the world's happiness." I have learned Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower from the text, and I know that Mr. Fan is worried about the world. But after reading this book, I realized that the life behind the famous sentence is so wonderful and dazzling! This book is worth recommending!
I have always felt that Fan Zhongyan, like Xin Qiji, was a rare person with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs in Chinese history. Whether he was an official in politics or leading an army in war, he was even very accomplished in literature. This book "Fan Zhongyan" contains some scene descriptions, which make people see a Fan Zhongyan who is indeed worth remembering.
The Qingli New Deal section was heart-wrenching to watch. Pioneers are always lonely. The more I read, the more I feel that Renzong was hesitant and indecisive, including the border defense of Song and Xia and the peace negotiations between Song and Liao. However, it must be said that his kindness saved the lives of so many loyal ministers, and at most he was demoted, unlike the Ming Dynasty where he was unable to move the imperial staff.
The story becomes more and more exciting as Fan Zhongyan's life experiences are written, especially the famous scenes on the border, which make one's blood boil. From Sanchuankou, Jinmingzhai, Luziping to the hugely influential battle of Haoshuichuan, it is tragic, tragic and soul-stirring.
The homing pigeons in Haoshuichuan became a trap for the Song army to underestimate the enemy and rush in. However, seeing Ren Fu and everyone fighting on the battlefield with blood and fighting to the death, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him, so if he made a mistake on the battlefield, he would be hated for eternity.
It is recommended to watch it with "Qing Ping Le", the characters in the book will immediately come to life.
I have read several biographies of Fan Zhongyan, but it is rare to find one as thick as this novel. Excluding the original memorials, poems, etc., The story is okay, but the original documents can be seen to have been carefully selected, so there is no need to go through anthologies and anthologies.
There are so many characters, including real historical figures such as Han Qi, Fu Bi, and Teng Zijing, as well as fictional characters such as Taoist priest Zhou Debao and knight Yuan Guo Jing. It can be said that it follows both history and literary imagination.
Fan Zhongyan's life was full of thorns at the beginning. The poverty of losing his father at a young age and being dependent on others did not weaken his will. Instead, the years of hard study became the background of his life. It was this thirst for knowledge and persistence in ideals in difficult situations that made him stand out in the imperial examination, and allowed him to maintain his enthusiasm for life and persistence in his beliefs no matter what circumstances he found himself in in the future. This spirit of "being poor but getting stronger and not falling into the clouds" laid the foundation for his perseverance in life.
This large volume feels like the content is really rich, plus the original information can really quickly understand the ins and outs of the historical materials. After reading it, I understood the situation in which "the clouds and mountains are green, the rivers are long, the wind of the gentleman, the mountains are high and the rivers are long", and why he wrote his frontier poems and "Yueyang Tower", which is a lot of knowledge.
"Be worried about the world first, and be happy after the world's happiness." I have learned Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower from the text, and I know that Mr. Fan is worried about the world. But after reading this book, I realized that the life behind the famous sentence is so wonderful and dazzling! This book is worth recommending!
I have always felt that Fan Zhongyan, like Xin Qiji, was a rare person with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs in Chinese history. Whether he was an official in politics or leading an army in war, he was even very accomplished in literature. This book "Fan Zhongyan" contains some scene descriptions, which make people see a Fan Zhongyan who is indeed worth remembering.
The Qingli New Deal section was heart-wrenching to watch. Pioneers are always lonely. The more I read, the more I feel that Renzong was hesitant and indecisive, including the border defense of Song and Xia and the peace negotiations between Song and Liao. However, it must be said that his kindness saved the lives of so many loyal ministers, and at most he was demoted, unlike the Ming Dynasty where he was unable to move the imperial staff.
The story becomes more and more exciting as Fan Zhongyan's life experiences are written, especially the famous scenes on the border, which make one's blood boil. From Sanchuankou, Jinmingzhai, Luziping to the hugely influential battle of Haoshuichuan, it is tragic, tragic and soul-stirring.
The homing pigeons in Haoshuichuan became a trap for the Song army to underestimate the enemy and rush in. However, seeing Ren Fu and everyone fighting on the battlefield with blood and fighting to the death, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him, so if he made a mistake on the battlefield, he would be hated for eternity.
It is recommended to watch it with "Qing Ping Le", the characters in the book will immediately come to life.
I have read several biographies of Fan Zhongyan, but it is rare to find one as thick as this novel. Excluding the original memorials, poems, etc., The story is okay, but the original documents can be seen to have been carefully selected, so there is no need to go through anthologies and anthologies.