Recently, the popularity of the costume TV series "Qingping Le" has made many viewers have a strong interest in the historical figures of the Song Dynasty, and today we will use the topic of "Qingping Le" to talk about an important figure who appeared in the play - Fan Zhongyun. Of course, as a historical self-media, our topic will certainly not be to discuss the plot of the TV series, but to talk to you about the unknown anecdotes and allusions of Fan Zhongyan in history.
Fan Zhongyan is one of the most important figures in the history of the Song Dynasty, and his advocacy of the idea of "worrying before the world, and enjoying the world after the world" was regarded as a model by benevolent people and had a profound impact on the Song Dynasty and even future generations. However, what many people may not know is that Fan Zhongyan has another name called Zhu Shuo (pronounced the same as "Yue"), and before he was 29 years old, there was no Fan Zhongyun but only Zhu Shuo.
Fan Zhongyan's ancestor was the Tang Dynasty prime minister Fan Lubing, and his great-grandfather and grandfather served as an official in the Wuyue regime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. After the Song Dynasty unified the world, his father Fan Yong served as the secretary of the Wuning Army. It is reasonable to say that the Fan family has been an official for generations, and the family foundation should be very good. Unfortunately, Fan Yong died young, and Fan Zhongyan's mother Xie Shi was Fan Yong's concubine. Therefore, after Fan Yong's death, Xie Shi was soon swept out by the eldest lady Chen Shi. The Xie clan was lonely and helpless, so they had to take fan Zhongyan, who was only two years old, to marry Zhu Wenhan, a wealthy family in Changshan County, Shandong. Fan Zhongyan also changed his stepfather's surname to Zhu Shu.
Although Zhu said that he was only a stepson, he did not live a wronged life in the Zhu family. He loved to read since he was a child, and his family also provided him with the conditions to read. In order not to be influenced by other rich children, Zhu said that he chose to take the initiative to go up the mountain to board in the Liquan Temple and live the same miserable life as the monks. In this environment, which was not disturbed by the outside world, Zhu said that he was bent on studying the scriptures and history books and made great progress in his studies.
By chance, Zhu Said suddenly learned of his own origins, which is undoubtedly a thunderbolt for Zhu Shuo, who has been very strong since childhood. So he made a decision that affected his life: to leave the Zhu family and rely on his own efforts to realize his ideals and ambitions in life.
Zhu said that he was born in a good era, the Song Dynasty attached great importance to the literati, and in order to select talents, the imperial court set up four major academies throughout the country for students from all over the country to study. Zhu said that after running away from home, he went to study at yingtian Academy in Nanjing (present-day Shangqiu, Henan) during the Song Dynasty. At that time, Yingtian Academy not only collected thousands of volumes of scriptures and historical classics, but also gathered a large number of famous teachers. What's more, reading here is completely free, which is crucial for Zhu. Although the Zhu family has a lot of wealth, Zhu said that when he left home, he was determined to start from scratch on his own, so he did not have enough money.
In order to save money, Zhu said that he only eats one pot of porridge every day. He put the cooked porridge on hold and waited for the porridge to solidify overnight, then cut it into four pieces with a knife, ate two pieces each morning and evening, and cut some pickles to accompany the food, which was the staple food during his studies. At that time, a second-generation official classmate saw Zhu say that he studied so hard and his life was so hard, and he felt that he could not bear it in his heart. In order not to hurt Zhu's face, he secretly put some delicious food in Zhu's room, hoping to improve his food. However, a few days later, the second generation of the official came to take a look, and the food was actually sealed and placed there. The second generation of officials was puzzled, so he asked Zhu why he did not eat, and Zhu said that after sincerely thanking his classmates for their kindness, he told him that he was used to being bitter, and once he enjoyed the food, he was afraid that it would be difficult to stick to his original life in the future. After hearing this, the second generation of officials had no choice but to give up.
In order to be able to get the title of the gold list, Zhu said that almost all his energy was devoted to learning. One day, Song Zhenzong went to Bozhou to pay homage to the Taiqing Palace and passed by Yingtian Academy. The teachers and students of the academy rushed out to see the emperor's dragon face, but Zhu said that he was not moved. A classmate thought he didn't know, so he told him to get up quickly, and the emperor's dragon was about to walk over without going out. Zhu said only one sentence: "It is not too late to see you in the future." Then I went on reading.
In the eighth year of DaZhongxiangfu (1015), the 27-year-old Zhu said that the title of Jinbang was a jinbang, and he was appointed by the imperial court as the commander of the Guangde Army to join the army, and the official residence was Jiupin. Since then, Zhu said that he has finally officially embarked on his career. Two years later, Zhu Shu was promoted to WenLinlang (文林郎) and was appointed as the commander of the Jiqing Army. Only then did he decide to restore his surname and change his name to Fan Zhongyan.
Reference: History of the Song Dynasty