The tombstone is clear, and the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties.

Gong tombstone Ming

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In May of the 4th year, Jia Zi, a bachelor of Shangshutang, Shangshu, assistant minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Zheng Wengong Qiu [297] of Runan were born in Xuzhou, and were buried in Wanan Mountain, Yinfanli, Henan in December of the same year. The second flood of public taboos, the word Greece. On the occasion of the Five Dynasties, wuyue was the master of Suzhou. When Emperor Taizong was in the reign of Emperor Taizong, wuyue offered his land, and the emperor was admitted to the capital from the beginning of Qian, and later served as minister of Wuningjun. Male students are lonely at the age of two, and their mothers and wives are poor and helpless, which is suitable for Changshan Zhu. Dragon, know his family and feel the tears in the south. After entering the school gate, I swept a room and recited it day and night. Its daily life and diet were unbearable and it was difficult for the public to be self-sufficient.

After living for five years, the purpose of the Six Classics of Datong is to write articles, and the argument must be based on benevolence and righteousness. In the eighth year of Xiangfu, he won the Jinshi, and the Ministry of Ritual chose the first place, so he joined the army and became the general manager of the Guangde Army, and then came back to meet his mother to support him. And the public is expensive, the son of heaven gave the public and great-grandfather Suzhou grain judge a dream age of Taibao, the ancestral secretary was a teacher when he was in charge of praise, a teacher when he was in charge of examination, and Xie was Mrs. Wu.

The public has few big festivals, rich and poor, notorious, happy and unmoved. However, they are interested in the world [30 1], and often say: "Scholars worry about the world first, and then enjoy the world." When you meet people, one is self-confidence and you don't choose [302] interest. He will do his best in all actions, saying, "People who do it for themselves should do it. Success is none of my business. Although the sages can't do it, I don't think so! "

In Tiansheng, the Prime Minister strictly recommended [304] public documents, and took Dali Temple Cheng as the secret cabinet for proofreading. Words and deeds preach the imperial edict of the queen mother and the trial of the river house. Remember his loyalty for a long time, and call the right department to remonstrate. When Empress Dowager Cixi came to the imperial court to listen to politics, and even went to the front hall of the National Assembly on Sunday [305], the general led a hundred officials to celebrate his birthday. The teacher has been established, and the public has said that the son of heaven has no north. In the future, the weak master will gradually strengthen the mother, so it has been done. I also wrote a letter asking for political return, but the son of heaven didn't report it. And the queen mother collapsed, and the speaker looked forward to it [306], asking the queen mother for more current affairs and wanting to treat it deeply. Public independence means that the queen mother was entrusted by the first emperor to bless the holy bow for ten years and found no mistakes. It is advisable to cover up her little reasons, Quande. At the beginning, Empress Dowager Cixi appointed Yang as Empress Dowager. Gong Jian said: "Empress Dowager Cixi, in the name of her mother, has been irreplaceable since ancient times." This is a book life.

I am a year old, drought locust, to appease the southeast. Make it back, abolish the queen Guo, and lead the remonstrator and remonstrator to fight for the court. If they can't get it, they will be demoted and moved to Suzhou [307]. Over the age of 30, that is, to worship the foreign ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Tianzhangge, to be recalled, is beneficial to the loss of current politics, and the ministers are all prosperous [308] to avoid evil spirits.

For a few months, to get to know Kaifeng. Kaifeng element [309] is difficult to treat, and it is the voice of public treatment. Things are getting simpler and simpler. In my spare time, I take the security of chaos control in ancient and modern times as the first talk, and also dedicate it to Baiguantu, saying, "Let everyone learn his materials and practice their own work, but Yao Shun can't manage it." Because it refers to the late order of moving in, it can be public, private or not. Therefore, [3 10] Prime Minister Lu is angry, and the boudoir theory goes forward, and the public seeks justice [3 1 1], and the word is distinguished, and Raozhou is known.

Next year, Duke Lu will stop. Public migration to Runzhou, but also to Yuezhou. After Zhao Yuanhao and Zhao Yuanhao attacked Hexi, they called Lv Gong. Therefore, he took the public as Shaanxi deputy envoys to appease and moved to Longtuge to be a bachelor. At that time, the new [3 12] was lost, and Yanzhou was in danger. Please guard against thieves, but you know Yanzhou. Yuan Hao sent a suicide note for peace, but it is hard to believe that there is nothing for peace. There are unauthorized names in the book, and I can't smell them. He wrote it himself, telling the story of the success or failure of anti-hit, which is very controversial [3 13]. Sit and answer a book, and you will know Yaozhou by winning an official. In less than a month, I moved to Gyeongju. The last four roads are handsome, taking the public as the road to celebration, dispatching troops and horses, and moving doctors to direct bachelor's degrees.

People are generals, affairs are important, and they are not in a hurry for small profits. In Yanzhou, Qingjian City was built, cultivated and restored to abandoned villages in Pingping and Yongping. The cooked Qiang people are owned by tens of thousands of families. In Qingzhou city, Dashun seized the thief's land and cultivated it. And the city is full of fenugreek and fenugreek, so Pearl, exterminating Zang and other big families all steal it for China's use. Because of the long-standing border system, soldiers and generals often don't know each other. At the beginning, Yanzhou soldiers were divided into six generals, and their training was neat. In the public eye, thieves dare not commit crimes.

What should a person or a suspect do when he sees the enemy? When I arrived in Dashun, the city, once [3 14], led the troops to go out, and the general did not know where to go and the troops were far away, so I ordered them to tell their location and let them build the city. As for the purpose of the banlou, the size is complete, but the army didn't know it at first. The thief rode 30 thousand to fight, and announced to the general: if the thief goes after fighting, he can't cross the river later. The thief has gone, the pursuer has not passed, and the fruit outside the river has fallen. The thief was taken away because he made a mistake. Therefore, all generals obey the public. When you treat officials, you will fear the law and love yourself. All the gifts you get are for the general, so you can thank yourself. No one can escape all the protons. Chief Amish came to see him and told him to lie down, to be considerate, to defend himself and not to doubt his words. Gong Ju is three years old. He is brave and honest, kind and sincere [3 15]. He decided to seek Hengshan Mountain and restore Lingwu. Yuan Hao sent several messengers to make peace and returned to Iraq.

At the beginning, westerners brought hundreds of thousands of soldiers from their hometown, so they thought it was the army [3 16]. As a result, the assassin went to the army and won it back for the people. In the second route, it is used to familiarize yourself with Qiang soldiers, so that you can guard the border. Because of the relocation of the army, it will eat the mainland, and it will free westerners from labor. Up to now, there are more facilities than others, and people who dare not change the law. Since Lv Gong's demotion, a group of scholar-officials each held two official duties, and Lv Gong suffered greatly. Everything that is straight is called a party, or it is just waiting for death and running away. After the reunion, Gong was reused, so they happily agreed to fight the thief. There are so many people in the world [3 17] and two men, but the clique theory has started and can't stop. Since saints can be of great use in the world, they are used by ministers.

In the spring of Li Qing's third year, I was called as a Tang Tang envoy, and the five concessions were not allowed. This was the way. For months, I thought I was involved in politics, and every time I saw it, I would blame it with a clear conscience. Gong sighed: "I have been used by people all over the world, but things have changed, and reform is harmful to long-term stability." It is impossible to do it every day. " After that, I gave a letter to my hand to make everything in the world interesting. I also opened a celestial pavilion, summoned me to sit down, and gave me a pen and paper to do [3 18] before. When people are afraid to avoid their seats, they should do more than a dozen things before retiring. Its imperial edict advocated learning from the world, learned from the virtues of the predecessors, and did not specialize in rhetoric. The example of reforming and grinding can be moved to other places, reducing the number of people [3 19] and removing excessive officials, and using things such as ploughing mulberry, taking exams and guarding slaughter before implementation. However, the method of grinding and appointing sons is not convenient for lucky people, and those who are jealous of the public are also lucky enough to have words outside and like Tamanosuke.

There was a policeman at the meeting, so please go and be the envoy of Hedong Shaanxi. Finally, I wrote that I would like to return to the border, that is, I would like to worship the Prime Minister's bachelor, know Zhai Zhou, and be the fourth ambassador of Shaanxi. He was only one year old when he knew politics, but he went on strike. He repeated what he had done before the strike. Then, the speaker took the risk according to his loyalty and disobedience.

At that time, Xia people had surrendered and Dengzhou was invited to recuperate. Shoudeng was three years old. He studied in Hangzhou and moved to Qingzhou. Public welfare disease, and know Yingzhou, comparable to Xu, I can't afford it, at the age of 60. Gong Fang's illness was treated with drugs. Since he dropped out of school one day, he asked his family what to do with his inheritance and gave him the history of the Ministry of War. He was very sad.

To be a public figure is to be just outside and just inside, kind and loving. Losing your mother is fashionable and poor, and you are not a [32 1] guest for life. He doesn't care about meat, and he is generous when he is in financial difficulties. And personally, the wife only gives food and clothing. As politicians, many people have set up portraits of shrines. He has been doing his own business, from the people in Chu Shi and the fields in the mountains to Yidi. He knows his name, but many people enjoy it. Regardless of his age, official rank, ambition in the tomb, family lineage and Tibetan Ministry, he is the largest country in the world, and his ambition is embarrassing!

Ming said, "Fan is in wuyue, and the world is with me. Mountains and rivers and literati. Fan Shi came to the north, how much interest did he have in the middle? The public is eager to bow their heads, and it meets the times. What you did was guilty, and what you said was the opposite of what you said. Whether the public can use it, the emperor can use it. It's hard. It's a finish line. Xia Tong jumped over the edge and used officials. The emperor ordered everyone to go and asked him if he was arrogant and stubborn. If you don't listen, hoe the root of the pit. I've lived in the government for three years, and I'm afraid I can't finish it. Children are poor animals, and soldiers give them to ministers. Xia people are in court, and things are under discussion. When the emperor is interested in public affairs, he will be given preferential treatment. It's hard to pay tribute to the kotow! At first, it was difficult, but in the end. It's better to be a soldier than to be a soldier. Bandits hate their success, but the public is inclined. No danger, no danger, no danger. There is honor, no gift. Hide their offspring, pets and offspring. Only one hundred people can be persuaded. "

To annotate ...

[297] Autumn (hūng): The death of the Zhou emperor is called the collapse, and the death of the vassal is called the autumn. Later, it was widely circulated that a senior official with a title died.

[298] Suitable: remarry, remarry.

[299] Ben: According to; Foundation.

[300] Section B: Names of Ancient Examination Subjects. Dr. Han Shi's disciples shot the first class, added the doctor, and the second class added the prince.

[30 1] generosity: generosity.

[302] Options: Options.

[303] Gou: whatever; Sloppy.

[304] suggestion: suggestion; recommend

[305] Even day: one day, one day.

Cater to, cater to.

[307] Migration: change; Change. Stands for general transfer.

[308] Quan Xing: refers to an adulterer who has power and is loved by the emperor.

[309] Element: Always; All the time.

[3 10] Therefore.

[3 1 1] Yes: Answer. Often used in bottom-up answers or dialogues.

[3 12] new: just; Only.

[3 13] debate: beautiful; That's great.

[3 14] Once: one day.

[3 15] Enxin Daqi: The external relations are very harmonious.

[3 16] qíng: an ancient criminal law, in which the denomination of the prisoner was engraved with a knife and then painted with ink, also called "ink punishment".

[3 17] duo: Chen Zan; Great.

Sparse: the emperor's memorial.

[3 19] Ren Zi: A person who has the right to inherit his father's position.

[320] Sasuke: auxiliary; Support.

[32 1] No: none; number

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In the fourth year of Song Renzong (1052), on Jiazi Day in May, the bachelor of the University, the assistant minister of the household, Shangshu, and Ren Nangong died of illness in Xuzhou, and were buried under Wanan Mountain in Yinfan, southern Henan on December. Wen's name is Fan Zhongyan, and the word Healy. During the Five Dynasties, ancestors lived in Suzhou and became officials in wuyue. While in Song Taizong, wuyue handed over the land, and Fan Zhongyan's father followed King Qian Chu of wuyue to the capital to worship heaven. Later, he served as secretary of Wu Ningjun and died in office. Mr. Wang became an orphan at the age of two. His mother was poor and had no one to support her, so she remarried to Zhujiajian Island's family in Changshan (about Changshan in Zibo, Shandong). When Mr. Wang grew up, he knew his life experience and left Changshan with tears in his eyes, and went to Shangqiu, Henan Province, then known as Yingtian Academy. When he came to school, he cleaned the room and studied day and night. His daily life and diet are unbearable to others, but he works harder himself.

Five years later, he has mastered the gist of the Six Classics, and he should follow the principle of benevolence and righteousness when writing articles and talking about problems. In the eighth year (10 15), Zhen Zongxiang was selected as the first scholar in the Fu exam, so he was admitted to the second division and served as the coach of the Guangde Army before returning to Changshan to take care of his old mother. After Mr. Wang made his fortune, the emperor posthumously awarded his great-grandfather Fan as Suzhou Grain and Grass Magistrate Pacific Insurance, his grandfather's secretary as a teacher, his father as a teacher, and his mother as Mrs. Wu.

Mr. Wang had noble moral integrity when he was young. As far as wealth, poverty, fame and happiness are concerned, nothing can move him, but he has an impassioned ambition to benefit people all over the world. He often recites such a maxim to encourage himself: "A scholar should worry about the world first, and then enjoy it." He comes to people and things according to principles, and will not make any difference because he chooses to be interested. What he must have done was to do his best. He said: "That's what self-effort should be like. Whether things are successful or not, some decisions are not mine. Even ancient sages can't say that they will succeed. How dare I be careless? "

During the heyday of Renzong, Prime Minister Yan Shu recommended Fan Zhongyan's literary talent to the emperor, and the emperor asked him to serve as a captain of the Secret Pavilion as Dali Temple Cheng. Because he said something that angered Zhang Xian, he was demoted to general and was executed in the river. After a long time, the emperor remembered his loyalty and called him over and gave him the position of remonstrator. When the empress dowager was in court, one day in the front hall, all the ministers gathered together, and the emperor wanted to lead hundreds of officials to celebrate the empress dowager's birthday. When all the officials were ready, Mr. Wang presented a letter saying that the son of heaven had no reason to face north, let alone create an atmosphere in which future generations looked down on the emperor and valued the queen, and things stopped there. On the memorial, he asked the queen mother to return the power to the son of heaven, but there was no reply. When the Empress Dowager died, the performers catered to the emperor's wishes and took out many things of the Empress Dowager's reign, hoping to severely punish her. But Mr. Wang believes that the Queen Mother was entrusted by the first emperor to protect the son of heaven. For more than ten years, there has been no big mistake from beginning to end, and small mistakes should be ignored to preserve her noble character. At first, the Empress Dowager had a decree to let Yang become the Empress Dowager instead of herself. The gentleman remonstrated and said, "Empress Dowager, this is the name of your mother. No one can replace the Empress Dowager since ancient times. " So he canceled Yang's book life.

In this year's drought and locust plague, Mr. Wang accepted the court's order to appease the victims in the southeast. When I came back, I just happened to catch up with the abolition of Queen Guo. He led the admonition officer and the suggestion officer to kneel in the temple to protest. Without success, he was demoted to Zhou Mu as the magistrate and moved to Suzhou. More than a year later, the court appointed him as the foreign minister of the Ministry of Rites and called him back to Beijing. Mr. Wang discusses the gains and losses of current politics more actively, and most ministers and dignitaries hate him.

A few months later, Mr. Wang was appointed as Kaifeng Prefecture Yin. Kaifeng has always been famous for its refractory treatment, and Mr. Wang's treatment is very prestigious. Political affairs are getting simpler every day. When I was free, I explained to the emperor the situation of managing chaos in ancient and modern times, and presented the map of officials to the emperor, saying, "Appointed personnel should do their best, then all officials can be competent, so Yao Shun can only govern the world." And in view of the speed and order of officials' promotion, he said: "This can be for the public or for the private, and we must carefully examine it." Therefore, Prime Minister Lv Yijian was so angered that he argued in front of the emperor. Mr. Wang made excuses and his words were sincere. Therefore, he was demoted and went to Raozhou to be a magistrate.

The following year, Lv Yijian was also dismissed. Mr. Wang was transferred to Runzhou and then to Yuezhou. Zhao Yuanhao rebelled in Hexi, and the emperor re-appointed Lv Yijian as prime minister. Mr. Wang was appointed as an economic mediation assistant in Shaanxi Province and was awarded a full bachelor's degree in Longtuge. At that time, just lost the general, Yanzhou critical. Mr. Wang asked to personally defend Yanzhou and Yanzhou against the enemy, so he was appointed as the secretariat of Yanzhou. Zhao Yuanhao sent a letter for peace. Mr. Zhao thought it was hard to believe that there was no peace, and there were false figures in the letter that were not recognized by the court and could not be shown to the emperor, so he wrote to tell Zhao Yuanhao the truth about the success or failure of disobedience, which was very incisive. Because of unauthorized reply, he was demoted to one level and demoted to Yaozhou Secretariat. Less than a month later, he was transferred to Gyeongju Secretariat. Soon, all the four military forces were appointed generals, and Mr. Wang was appointed to appease, recruit and deploy the military forces. He was promoted to doctor of consulting and got a bachelor's degree.

As a general, Mr. Wang mainly pays attention to caution and does not pursue small utility. In Yanzhou, Qingjian City was built, farmland was reclaimed, abandoned camps in Chengping and Yongping were restored, and tens of thousands of mature Qiang returned to their hometowns to run their old businesses. Hold the key areas of Gyeongju Dashuncheng and rob the enemy of land for farming. And build Yaocheng and Hulucheng, so the ethnic minorities such as Mingzhu, weeding and weeding all left the enemy to work for Dasong. Because the frontier fortress system has been abandoned for a long time, soldiers and generals often don't know each other. Mr. Wang then distributed Yanzhou foot soldiers to six generals, trained neatly, and all the soldiers and horses adopted Mr. Wang's method. Where Mr. Wang is, the enemy dare not invade.

Some people want to know how Mr. Wang will respond to the enemy. For example, they were stationed in Dashun City, and one morning they took their troops out of the city, and the generals didn't know where to go. When they reached Rouyuan, they gave orders to tell them their destination, that is, to build a city. As for the tools for building cities, there are all kinds of tools, but the army didn't know them at first. The enemy fought against thirty thousand cavalry. Mr. Wang warned the generals that after the battle, the enemy retreated, so don't cross the river to pursue. Soon the enemy retreated, and the chasing troops did not cross the river, but set an ambush on the other side. The enemy miscalculated and retreated. So all the generals admire Mr. Wang and think he can't compare with him. When treating officials, we must make them fear the law and love themselves. The reward he received was distributed to the generals according to the emperor's wishes, so that they could thank the emperor themselves. The country as a hostage, let them in and out, no one escaped. When foreign leaders visit, they are called into the bedroom, the others are separated, the guards are removed, and they talk to them. They never doubt that they will be bad to themselves. In these three years, Mr. Wang was brave, his border was solid and his foreign relations were very harmonious, so he decided to seek Hengshan Mountain and recover Lingwu. Zhao Yuanhao sent envoys to please him many times, and the emperor also called him back.

At first,100000 westerners were recruited as soldiers. Later, they all carved ink on their faces as marks. Only Mr. Wang's troops are marked on his hand. After Mr. Wang left, the army was dissolved, and only this one can serve the people again. In these two roads, Mr. Wang not only achieved the effect of cooking Qiang, but also made them guard the border and move the army to the mainland, reducing the labor of Xixia people to transport grain. After he left, people still appreciated his method, and many people still insisted on Mr. Wang's method and dared not change it. Later, he was demoted because of his involvement, and those scholars argued endlessly about the right and wrong of Mr. Fan and Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu is very worried about this. Anyone who said that Mr. Fan was right was accused of cronyism, and some officials were demoted and exiled. Until Mr. Lu resumed the post of Prime Minister, Mr. Fan was lucky enough to be reused, so the two gentlemen went back and forth happily, and Qi Xin and Qi Xin worked together to fight against the rebels. Scholars all over the country admire the two gentlemen for this. However, the topic of nepotism has been constantly raised since then, and it can't stop. The emperor thought that Mr. Fan had talents that could be reused, and finally pushed him out of the crowd and appointed him.

In the spring of the third year of Injong (1043), the court called Mr. Wang as a Tang Dynasty envoy. His five refusals were rejected by the court, so he took office. A few months after his arrival, he was appointed as a counselor. Every time he visits the emperor in the palace, the emperor asks him when the world will be peaceful. The gentleman sighed and said, "The emperor appointed me to the extreme, but he must do things in order. Moreover, it is impossible to reform the shortcomings in a long-term situation. " Later, the emperor gave him an imperial edict, telling him to list the state affairs to be done as soon as possible, and built a pavilion of heavenly chapters, summoned him and gave him his seat, gave him a pen and paper, and asked him to write the memorial in front of himself. Mr. Wang withdrew from the table in fear, and after returning, he listed more than ten things that should be dealt with first at that time and dedicated them to the emperor. He advocated setting up schools in the world, selecting scholars by virtue first, not just by words, honing their abilities and reducing the number of people who have the right to inherit the father's title, so as to reduce too many official positions. Adoption, examination, guarding and slaughtering are about to be implemented, but the system of tempering and appointing children is very jealous of those lucky people, so people who are jealous of their husbands are also happy because of these slanders and like to let these people serve as assistants.

There happened to be an alarm at the border, and Mr. Wang asked to go, so he appointed Mr. Wang as the ambassador of Hedong Shaanxi. After Mr. Wang took office, he wrote that he was willing to keep the border, so he was appointed as a bachelor of the University, a secretariat of Zhangzhou, and an ambassador of Shaanxi No.4 Road. He has been an official for only one year, and the relevant departments have issued a request to stop the new law previously implemented by Mr. Wang and restore the original old law. The person who instigated this matter alarmist to the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor understood Mr. Wang's loyalty and did not listen to others.

At this time, Xixia had surrendered, and Mr. Wang requested to be the secretary of Dengzhou due to illness. After three years in Dengzhou, he requested to be the secretariat of Hangzhou and transferred to Qingzhou. Mr. Wang's illness worsened, and he asked to be a secretariat of Yingzhou. He was carried to Xuzhou in a small sedan chair, and he could not afford to get sick at the age of 64. When Mr. Wang was ill, the emperor gave medicine to sympathize with his illness. After Mr. Wang's death, the emperor did not go to court one day, because there was no requirement for Mr. Wang's suicide note, so the emperor sent someone to his house to ask what his family wanted and posthumously awarded Mr. Wang as the minister of war. There are many things to mourn Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang is a man, pleasing in appearance and principled in nature. He loves kind people and cares about the people. When his mother died, his family was still poor, so he didn't make many friends and ate much meat, but he was still willing to give away his property and was not stingy at all. When he left home, everyone looked at his family's wealth, and his wife and children were just fed and clothed. He deals with political affairs, and most people in the places he has been have built shrines and painted him. What he did, from Chu Shi in the mountains, people in the streets, people in the fields to Yidi in other countries, didn't know his name, and many people were willing to talk about him. As for his family tree, official title, ambition on the tombstone, family tree and articles collected by relevant departments, I won't discuss it here. It is also my husband's ambition to praise his heart for the world! The content of the inscription is:

"Fann in wuyue area, as a minister for generations. Qian Chu dedicated the land to the wuyue court and local people. Fan has just arrived in the north. How many generations are there among them? Mr. Wang worked hard and met an opportunity. Things are guilty and meritorious, and words are good or bad. May I, sir? The emperor appointed him. Among them, Mr. Wang insisted from beginning to end. Xixia children make trouble at the border, taking advantage of the state security and lax management. The emperor ordered Mr. Wang to punish his arrogance. Disobedience will be eradicated. Sir, in these three years, cowards have become warriors, and the system of destruction and abandonment has become more and more perfect. Poor orphans, raising their young, and finally making Xixia people bow to their knees. Xixia people came to the court to discuss surrender. The emperor ordered Mr. Wang to come back quickly to help govern the world. It is really hard for Mr. Wang to kowtow and refuse! It's not difficult at first, but it's hard to stick to it. The voices of slander from young people are endless, which will eventually destroy the great events that have been implemented. The emperor does not listen to villains, but only believes in gentlemen. Don't be partial to faith, don't listen to alarmism, this is the wisdom of the emperor. Mr. Wang enjoyed the honor of being a dignitary before his death, and was posthumously named posthumous title. The shade protects your children, and future generations will benefit. A hundred years later, there will be people like Mr. Wang. His deeds can inspire people not to be lazy and work hard. "

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In May of the 4th year (1052), Fan Wenzheng, a bachelor of the University, assistant minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and minister of war, died of illness in Xuzhou. In the same year1February, he was buried under Wanan Mountain, Yichuan, Luoyang, Henan. Its grave is solemn, but it does not show great respect; There are pines and cypresses around the tomb, but the mourning hall is not very grand. But the inscription on the tombstone was written by Ouyang Xiu in tears during the mourning period.

The full text is more than 2,400 words, which describes Gong Fan's life achievements in detail, especially for Fan Zhongyan's "saying that the world should take bachelor's degree, morality first, not specializing in rhetoric; The situation of peeling can be moved to see if it can be done; Reduce the number of appointees and eliminate too many officials; The evaluation of "Kao Nong Sang, Shou Zai" is particularly high, calling him "the largest country in the world. "Throughout the whole story, people are old, and the words are concise and beautiful, which reflects Ouyang Xiu's writing style of" Ming Dow is practical "and his deep nostalgia for Gong Fan.

This tablet was originally written by Wang Zhu, a bachelor of Hanlin and a doctor of official department, and stood in Fan Zhongyan's tomb in Yichuan, Luoyang. In the 12th year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty (1476), Liu Yufu, the magistrate of Suzhou, set up Tianping Mountain. This monument, inscribed by Yi Wu Yi, is an important historical monument of Tianping Mountain.