"Yueyang LouJi" is a famous article in the history of ancient Chinese literature, the literary style and artistic conception of this article we do not need to say more, just by virtue of the two sentences "the world is worried and worried, after the world is happy and happy" is enough to be famous for posterity, this sentence has a huge impact on Chinese readers, it can be said that it has shaped the sentiment and style of many readers.
The first sentence of the opening chapter of the "Yueyang Lou" is: In the spring of the fourth year of the celebration calendar, Teng Zijing guarded Baling County. Fan Zhongyan's article not only made Yueyang Lou famous all over the world, but also made a Teng Zijing who was originally unknown in history famous in later generations. According to fan Zhongyungong's records, we can see that this Teng Zijing was a good official who was diligent in government and loved the people, and he had only been in Yuezhou for one year, and he had governed such a large place to "govern the people and prosper in all kinds of wastes." But is that really the case? Let's dig deeper, where to start digging? Let's start with why Teng Zijing was "who guarded Baling County".
According to the "History of Song", the reason why Teng Zijing was demoted to Yuezhou was really not very honorable, before he was demoted, he was originally the chief executive of Jingzhou, because he was suspected of spending public funds and was exposed by the supervision of the imperial history, the total amount of public funds he spent was as high as 160,000 guan, some of which he gave to the "youshi deceased", and the other part was distributed by him to the "subordinate Qiang" (that is, to treat the orphans of the martyrs and treat the border guards), and the remaining tens of thousands of guan were unknown.
When Song Renzong learned of this matter, he attached great importance to it, and he sent an investigation team to investigate, and Teng Zijing took the risk of destroying all the expenditure records, which seemed to confirm his accusations even more. However, the investigation team could not find evidence and could not convict, and at the same time, Fan Zhongyan actively spoke for him, and Teng Zijing was saved. Later, he was demoted to a lower rank and went to Yuezhou.
After arriving in Yuezhou, Teng Zijing did not really let Yuezhou become a political and prosperous state within a year, but instead he began to collect taxes and build a Yueyang Tower. According to the Records of Sima Guang And Shuishui, nearly 10,000 taels of taxes levied by Teng Zijing were "placed on the side of the hall and put themselves in charge" by him, and were not recorded. (Yueyang) Lou Cheng is extremely majestic, the cost is very extensive, and the self-entry is not uncommon. Sima Guang's statement has been very clear, and this Teng Zijing built the Yueyang Tower obviously to launder money and enrich his own pockets.
Fan Zhongyan's character and talent are non-negotiable, and there are rare literary and martial all-round talents in history, and he has always had a high evaluation in history, but judging from the historical records, Fan Wenzhenggong may indeed look away, and people have a time to look away. After the "Record of Yueyang Lou" was written, it quickly became a fire, and after Song Renzong saw this article, he had a good feeling for Teng Zijing, and in the sixth year of the Qing calendar, he was transferred to Huizhou as a prefect of "Xiao Bian Jing"...