What did Fan Zhongyan's family rely on for 800 years?

Fan Zhongyan was an outstanding reformer, politician, strategist, educator, writer and thinker in the Northern Song Dynasty.

He lost his father when he was young, his mother remarried, and he was wronged in other people's homes. After being sensible, he vowed to stand on his own feet. He went to James Li Temple in Changbai Mountain to study hard and became famous. Later, he became prime minister.

Some people may not be familiar with the name Fan Zhongyan, but everyone is familiar with the famous saying, "Worry about the world first, and enjoy it later." This sentence well expresses Fan Zhongyan's selfless feelings of worrying about the world first and enjoying the world later. That's what Fan Zhongyan said and did.

The story of Fan Zhongyan donating land to run a school is recorded in "Ancient".

1035, Fan Zhongyan, as a well-known person in Suzhou, bought a piece of land in Wolong Street and prepared to build a house. At that time, a well-known Mr. Feng Shui said to Fan Zhongyan, "Wolong Street is a treasure trove of Feng Shui. Building a house here will be full of children and grandchildren, continuous prosperity and endless wealth. "

After listening, Fan Zhongyan said, "Instead of making my family rich, it is better to let more talents here and let everyone get rich together."

Later, he donated land to build a Confucian temple in Suzhou, and invited Hu Yuan, a great educator at that time, to give lectures here and cultivate talents for the local area. At that time, Suzhou Confucian Temple, with the integration of temple science, became a "public school" with loud books. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou Confucian Temple was known as "the highest institution of learning in the south of the Yangtze River".

After Fan Zhongyan donated land to run a school, the cultural context of Suzhou has changed. Chongwen Suntech has successively produced 38 literary champions, more than five times as many as before, becoming a veritable "hometown of champions". Later, Suzhou produced 100 academicians, which is a famous "hometown of academicians".

Suzhou Confucian Temple, after nearly a thousand years of ups and downs, is still well preserved and listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. Fan Zhongyan's statue in the center of Minglun Hall of the Confucian Temple is to commemorate his immortal contribution to donating land to run schools and opening a precedent for local schools in the Song Dynasty.

The story of Fan Zhongyan's donation to promote school was told earlier. There is also a folk legend that Mr. Feng Shui went to Fan Zhongyan's mother's grave.

Fan Zhongyan asked Mr. Feng Shui to look at the Feng Shui in his mother's graveyard. After seeing it, Mr. Feng Shui said, "This cemetery is a Jedi, and there will be no children or daughters at home. We must move the grave as soon as possible. "

After listening to Mr. Feng Shui, Fan Zhongyan said thoughtfully, "Since I am a Jedi, I would rather bear the disaster myself than let others bear it. If my life is doomed, what's the use of moving the grave? " As a result, Fan Zhongyan simply kept the Jedi for himself.

As the saying goes, evil does not suppress right. History has proved that this geomantic Jedi did not bring disaster to Fan Zhongyan, who "worries about the world first, but enjoys the world later". When his four sons grow up, they all have both ability and political integrity, from officials to prime ministers, ministers and assistant ministers. The descendants of the Fan family are also rich and talented. The descendants of Fan in Suzhou area are endless, and it has a history of nearly a thousand years and is still prosperous.

What do the above two stories show: If there is Feng Shui in the world, then the biggest Feng Shui in the world is human heart, and the best Feng Shui in the world is kindness. As the Book of Changes said: "If there is a good family, there must be Qing Yu; If you are poor and weak, there must be more than one. "