In the second year of Qingli, the Song Dynasty was at war with Xia Dynasty, water transportation was not open, and people's livelihood was in decline. Beijing East and West Road Puzhou has jurisdiction over Guide Township in Leize County. Chen Yang, the son of a township writer, started in a humble place, using pen and ink as a path and hard work as a boat, and embarked on the long road to the imperial examination. After going through the trials of county examinations, government examinations, and interpretation examinations, as well as provincial examinations and imperial examinations, he kept his true heart amidst the turmoil of party disputes, clarified the direction in the wave of the New Deal, discussed Taoism with Fan Zhongyan, sang peace with Ouyang Xiu, and co-governed with Renzong.
