The Jin Dynasty writer Yuan Hao asked and once praised a person: "He is a famous man in the market, a capable official in the state and county, a famous general in the frontier, and a good minister in the court." ”
This person is Fan Zhongyan.
Throughout Fan Zhongyan's life, it was full of suffering and strength: he was born poor, but he changed his life through the imperial examination; He has been repeatedly belittled, but he always has the world in mind and helps the world and saves the people.
Despite his fate, his fighting spirit never faded.
If you are trapped by the weight of life at the moment, you might as well calm down and take a look at the chapter of Fan Zhongyan in the book "The Curtain of History 2".
The author used concise writing to write about the ups and downs of Fan Zhongyan's life.
If you can read the story in the book, you will be able to find the spiritual strength to always move upwards from his experience.
Survive the pain of confusion
Fan Zhongyan has loved reading since he was a child, and is determined to "be a good doctor if he is not a good looker".
In order to save time for eating, when he went to Liquan Temple to study, he boiled half a jar of thick porridge every day before going to bed, and the next day after the porridge was caked, he used a knife to divide it into 4 pieces, and ate two pieces in the morning and evening to satisfy his hunger.
Such a hard life, Fan Zhong drowned for three years.
At that time, his surname was Zhu, and as an elder brother, he was strict with himself while urging his brothers to study hard.
One day, the Zhu brothers got impatient and blurted out: "We spent the Zhu family's money, what does it have to do with you?" ”
This sentence made Fan Zhongyan feel like a lightning strike, and after he asked his mother, he learned about his life experience.
It turned out that not long after Fan Zhongyan was born, his father passed away, leaving orphans and widows to live a difficult life.
When Fan Zhongyan was two years old, his mother remarried to the Zhu family, which raised him and gave him a good education.
Life changed suddenly, and for a while, he only felt that the world was vast and his heart had nothing to rely on.
But after being confused, Fan Zhongyan immediately came to his senses and made a firm decision.
Although he was grateful to the Zhu family for their nurturing grace, he was unwilling to send someone under the fence, so he said goodbye to his parents in tears and went to Shangqiu, Henan Province to study alone.
Fan Zhongyan in Yingtian Academy worked even harder, he didn't take off his clothes and slept for five years, he studied hard day and night, and he drank some gruel to survive without food.
A classmate from a well-to-do family saw that he was too hard, so he brought him some delicious snacks.
Fan Zhongyan couldn't refuse, but after accepting it, he didn't move until the dim sum was moldy and rotten.
The classmate was very angry and asked him, "Do you look down on me?" Think my food is unpalatable? ”
He hurriedly explained: "I'm afraid that after eating your delicious food, I won't be able to drink gruel anymore." ”
His classmates admired him greatly.
In this way, the 27-year-old Fan Zhongyan finally lived up to expectations, entered high school, met the emperor, changed his surname back to Fan, and took his mother to his side to support.
In this life, people will always experience times of confusion, and the terrible thing is that they have been deeply confused and struggling in the quagmire of life.
The easiest way to get out of this predicament is to find the right direction and keep moving forward.
There is a good saying: "People go forward, and hardship retreats." ”
As you struggle to penetrate the fog and cross the mountains and rivers, fate will give you the best arrangement.
Survive the pain of loneliness
Fan Zhongyan has been in the government for more than 10 years, and he has been dormant in the local area until he was 39 years old, and he was recommended to serve as a Beijing official.
He thought that he would finally have the opportunity to show his ambitions, but he didn't expect that the turmoil in the second half of his life had just begun.
He was loyal and upright, repeatedly neglected, and spoke bluntly, which made many people unhappy inside and outside the court.
In 1033 AD, Empress Guo was jealous and scratched Song Renzong.
Song Renzong was furious and wanted to abolish the queen, and Prime Minister Lu Yijian and others also tried their best to pry it out.
Fan Zhongyan stepped forward and bitterly admonished Song Renzong that the abolition was a major event that shook the country's foundation.
As a result, Song Renzong thought he was too annoying, demoted him to Muzhou, and then transferred him to Suzhou.
Fan Zhongyan did his best in his position, made great contributions to water control, and returned to Beijing a year later and was promoted to a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
His enthusiasm has never cooled, and after returning to Beijing, he is still worried about the country and the people, and frequently speaks out.
At this time, Prime Minister Lu Yijian controlled the government, manipulated authority, and cronyism.
Fan Zhongyan was not afraid of power, and personally painted a "Hundred Officials Map", explaining the promotion of officials to Song Renzong, and single-handedly waged war against the prime minister and his friends.
Lu Yijian was furious and framed Fan Zhongyan for overstepping his duties, colluding with friends, and dividing the monarch and ministers.
In the end, Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Raozhou.
In Raozhou, his friend Mei Yaochen wrote an article "Lingwu Fu", euphemistically persuading Fan Zhongyan not to always report murder news like a crow.
persuade him to talk less, be less nosy, be wise and protect himself, and take care of his life.
Fan Zhongyan also wrote an article to return to his friends, proclaiming in a high-profile manner: "Rather die than live silently." ”
These eight words are the principles of his life, and they have never changed.
Although he was not tolerated by the courtiers, Fan Zhongyan always defended his original intention like a lonely brave.
In the stormy years, he walked alone, walked firmly and persistently every step, and lived a life admired by the world.
In the adult world, some people understand, it is lucky; No one understands, it's the norm.
Instead of desperately trying to explain and prove yourself to others, it is better to stick to it alone like Fan Zhongyan.
The tiger always walks alone, and the cattle and sheep want to be in a herd. Those who have aspirations can become many by walking alone.
Turn loneliness into strength, survive every day that no one understands, and eventually find your own path in life.
Survive the hardships of the trough
Fan Zhong has been up and down in the sea for decades and has experienced countless ups and downs.
When he was demoted for the third time, his life was also at its most difficult.
Fan Zhongyan has been sick since childhood, and he suffered from lung disease during the treatment of water, and he was miserable on the way to being demoted.
To his regret, his wife was not in good health and died of illness.
Fan Zhongyan was in pain, and he wrote lyrically: "The sorrow has been broken and there is no reason to get drunk, and before the wine arrives, it will become tears first." ”
After the grief, he quickly rekindled his fighting spirit and threw himself into grassroots affairs.
Just as he was immersed in complicated affairs, the waves of fate struck again.
In 1038 A.D., the Dangxiang people rebelled and established the Western Xia, the Song army was defeated in a row, the situation was critical, and the capital was shaken.
Song Renzong issued an edict and asked Fan Zhongyan, a scholar, to lead his troops to fight and go to hell to the powerful Western Xia.
Fan Zhongyan, who was in his fifties, was physically weak and had no experience in war, but he had to be ordered to go to the battlefield.
Seeing the people fleeing the war along the way, wandering around, wolf smoke billowing and ruined, Fan Zhongyan's eyes were moist, and he was determined to quell the war at all costs.
He personally visited the front line to survey the terrain, inspected the military camps, and worked out a strategy to resist the Western Xia.
Considering the weakness of the national strength, Fan Zhongyan advocated strengthening the city walls, clearing the wilderness, holding important places, and imposing an economic blockade on the Western Xia to force it to make peace.
He rectified the establishment, selected generals to train troops, built forts and villages, camped troops and fields, and appeased border people.
He also shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and gave all the property awarded to him by the imperial court, which completely changed the decline of the Northern Song Dynasty army.
After 3 years of fighting, Xixia was finally unable to parry, and took the initiative to seek peace and courtiers, and the locals sang: "There is a fan in the army, and the Western thieves are shocked when they hear it." ”
Fan Zhongyan, who returned from victory, was named deputy prime minister because of his outstanding military exploits, and finally realized his youthful dream.
In the book "Chance Encounters", it is said: "Whoever you are, you will experience the darkest moment of your life, which is a long, desperate tunnel. ”
Fate is so cruel, it makes you understand again and again:
There is no such thing as a happy life, and the trough is an indispensable chapter in everyone's life.
In the face of the ups and downs of life, Fan Zhongyan never complained about the environment, never valued gains and losses, but treated the world with a normal heart.
The real strong people, they never complain, because they know that it is useless to complain, it is better to grasp the moment and turn things around with all their might.
If you feel that the road ahead is difficult, you might as well give yourself a sense of calmness and calmness, and precipitate and polish yourself over the years.
People need to grind in the mountains in order to cultivate suffering into an upward ladder.
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In "The Curtain of History 2", there is such a sentence: "The secret of Fan Zhongyan's success is the word 'bitter', live hard, study hard, sharpen his mind, and increase his talents." ”
His life has always been soaked in bitter water, but not only did he not fall into despair, but instead cultivated himself and his mind in suffering, writing one legend after another.
Hundreds of years later, we will also be in deep trouble, experiencing rounds of bad luck.
But even if the wind and clouds change, as long as we can be like Fan Zhongyan, practice hard and keep walking, stick to ourselves, and carry the lantern forward, we will eventually survive all the hardships.
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