Fan Zhongyan was a famous politician and strategist in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was born in a poor family and lost his father at the age of two. His mother had to take him to another place because she couldn't support herself.
Fan Zhongyan was very careful when he was a child. When he was a teenager, he lived in a monk's room in Liquan Temple in Changshan and studied hard day and night. Cook a pot of porridge every day. When the porridge is frozen, cut it into four pieces with a knife and eat two pieces in the morning and evening as the staple food. What about non-staple food? This is easier! Just cut some pickles. This is a well-known story? Break porridge? This is where the story begins.
One of Fan Zhongyan's classmates stayed in the south, but he didn't feel bitter when he saw that Fan Zhongyan only ate gruel every day. He just buried himself in his studies and found it strange. He went back and told his father. His father said: This is an interested child. Give him some food from the chef! ? Left-behind in the south is a prominent official, and it will be regarded as a great honor for ordinary people to get his gift. Fan Zhongyan is not like this.
When Du Nan's left-behind son was ordered by his father to send something, he was repeatedly rejected and argued for a long time before he reluctantly accepted it. However, a few days later, the left-behind son found that the food he sent had not been eaten and had deteriorated. He was naturally very unhappy and asked Fan Zhongyan: My father heard that you were poor and asked me to bring some food, but you refused to put down your chopsticks. Do you think this will pollute your character?
Fan Zhongyan explained:? It's not that I don't appreciate your father's kindness. It's just that porridge has been a habit for many years. Now I suddenly enjoy delicious food, so I'm afraid I won't suffer in the future. ?
Because Fan Zhongyan was born in poverty and had a hard time, he expressed deep sympathy for the sufferings of the people. After he became an official, he put forward many innovative ideas beneficial to the working people.
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