Chapter 20 Who is Master Fan Zun

Teacher Fan is a descendant of Fan Zhongyan in the Song Dynasty. Teacher Fan’s own name is Fan Yuanxi. He is a Taoist.It starts with his teacher. Everyone knows the Quanzhen sect. When Wang Chongyang preached in Shandong, he accepted seven disciples, called the "Seven Sons of Quanzhen". Yangzi Wang Chuyi, Guangningzi Hao Datong, and Qingjing Sanren Sun Buer. Among them, Hao Datong, the son of Guangning, was named Taigu Zhenren. Hao Datong later founded the Huashan School. This Fan Yuanxi was Hao Datong’s big disciple. He was an outstanding figure in Taoism, and he was named Puzhao Zhenren. Regarding the Taoist matters in Shandong, he was "profound in speech, free-spirited in mind, and not a man in the dust". At that time, literati liked to visit him. Firstly, they respected Fan Zhongyan, and secondly, they listened to experts discussing Taoism and improved their morality. own self-cultivation.

Here we have to correct an error in medical history literature by the way, which is caused by the reprinting of traditional and simplified characters. When we read the materials of Quanzhen Sect, we always feel very mysterious. These masters hold meetings at Mount Tai for a while, at Mount Hua for a while, and at Kunlun Mountain for a while. It's midnight, running back and forth like this, time is wasted on the road, could it be that they really went to the Kunlun Mountains in the Western Regions for a meeting when they had nothing to do? (The martial arts novels also booed, just as if they were going by plane.)

In fact, one of the main training places of the Quanzhen School recorded in ancient documents is Kunyu Mountain in Shandong Province. This mountain is called "the ancestor of the fairy mountain on the sea". , Wang Chongyang opened the Yanxia Cave in Kunyu Mountain and led his disciples to practice. Later, Qiu Chuji also practiced in Kunyu Mountain for a long time. Hao Datong not only practiced here, but also taught apprentices in Kunyu Mountain. It is estimated that when using simplified characters, everyone Seeing that the character "Yu" in Kunyu Mountain is very similar to the traditional Chinese character "Lun" in the word "Lun" in Kunlun Mountain, I mistook it and thought it was Kunlun Mountain. Now I open Li Dongyuan's book, but whenever I mention When I go to someone else’s place, I always write about Kunlun Fan Zun. I used to be very surprised. What does this gentleman have to do with Kunlun?

It turned out that the correct title should be: Master Fan Zun, the real person of Puzhao in Kunyu Mountain. The same is true for other simplified versions of literature, including Taoist literature, and martial arts novels (or martial arts novels are an exception, it hopes that the farther the better, the Tianshan Mountain is the best), many of them are written as Kunlun Mountain. This time you understand, the Quanzhen Sect held a meeting in Mount Tai today, and it is more reliable to say that the meeting will be held in Kunlun Mountain next week. Well, whoever can fly will go. So, why do you respect Fan Zhongyan so much?Because Fan Zhongyan is an unborn sage and a role model for all intellectuals back then.

Everyone knows about Fan Zhongyan's deeds. As an official, he achieved the position of deputy prime minister, and his political achievements are still very outstanding. When the country was empty, he was used as a general and sent to the western border to garrison. He actually deterred foreigners from invading. Make the border safe for several years.This kind of ability is enough to make students from all walks of life envious. He also wrote a sentence in Yueyang Tower, "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joy later", which made everyone who heard it The students all lamented that their state was not as good as they were, and their nostrils spurted blood.

People nowadays don't understand how high Fan Zhongyan's status was in the minds of scholars in the past. He is simply a super idol! However, there are many people with such achievements and knowledge in the past dynasties. Why is it that Fan Zhongyan alone has such a high status among scholars? This starts with Fan Zhongyan's cultivation. The reason why Fan Zhongyan became a model in the minds of Confucians is mainly because of his austerity in cultivation. He became a senior official who is almost a deputy prime minister, and his salary should be quite a lot, but his family is poor. The four sons only have a pair of decent trousers, whoever wears them when they have something to do, and wears them at home when they have nothing to do. broken.

You should think this is nonsense, there is no such thing in the world, where is his salary? All donated to those in need. Others said that he was "loyalty to the imperial court", which is what he meant. When he saw scholars who were poor and had no money, he helped them, and when he saw someone's funeral and marriage were difficult, he also helped them. I also bought thousands of acres of land, gathered all the family members, and handed over the land to the head of the family for management. The income from the land was provided to the elderly, scholars, etc. of these families. The ancients attached great importance to the family. If it can make the family prosperous and prosperous, that is something that Confucianists like to talk about. It is a big event and merits should be remembered.This is different from now, now it is a family of three.

Fan Zhongyan also built a place for students to study. In my impression, it seems that a Confucian temple was established in Suzhou. Students in Suzhou helped to verify whether it is correct. In short, it's a good thing to do. If you hear about loyalty, you will never stop doing it. I am clean and honest, I don't take back deductions, I don't embezzle, and I don't spend a penny of the public. With such employees, his boss, the Emperor, must be having fun under the covers at night. The evaluation in history is that as soon as Fan Zhongyan appeared in the court, the other courtiers were ashamed to be extravagant, and the atmosphere was greatly improved.

The literary ones are fine, but the military ones are even more powerful. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a shortage of talents, and the border was in a hurry. Fan Zhongyan was sent to be the generalissimo. Even the enemy gave some incense and knelt down to show respect. This is the power of virtue! But when he died, the family was so poor that they didn't even have the money to buy a coffin, and the four sons had no money to hold his funeral.In the end, everyone pooled their money to buy the coffin. Its incorruptibility is like this! ! !No one has surpassed him through the ages.

Our current evaluation of Fan Zhongyan is: military strategist, statesman, writer. However, I know that what Fan Zhongyan wants to do well is only: a Confucian. Therefore, with his impeccable conduct, he has become a super idol in the minds of scholars. In the past, some people commented that there are only two people in history who can protect their descendants for thousands of years with their own virtues, one is Confucius and the other is Fan Zhongyan. What's the meaning?That is to say, when his descendants mention their ancestors, everyone respects them, is polite, saves face, and may provide them with a source of livelihood. Only these two people can do it.

For example, the descendants of the Confucian family, the emperors and other figures of all levels in the past respected them, what about the descendants of Fan Zhongyan?Because there are fewer people studying Confucianism now, people don’t understand. In the past, it was an honor for Confucian scholars to have contacts with Fan Zhongyan’s descendants. To write this book, it is absolutely necessary to ask someone to write a preface, that is To write a sentence, everyone also feels that their faces are bright. Then, it's time for you to ask. Having said so much, what does Fan Zhongyan have to do with Chinese medicine? Yes, and it has a lot to do with it. Because Fan Zhongyan said a sentence of great merit: If you are not a good look, you are a good doctor. There are many versions of this saying, and there are two kinds: "If you are not a good look, you are willing to be a good doctor"; "If you are not a good look, you must be a good doctor". This is the time when Fan Zhongyan was studying in his youth. Before he became an official, he once went to the temple to burn incense and pray. , Let me be an official, I will be a good official, if not let me be an official, then let me be a good doctor, and relieve the suffering of the common people. This is not an ordinary sentence, so don't read it lightly. There is a strong conviction in these words. This statement has a similar appeal to the great wish made by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Buddhism: "The hell is not empty, and I vow not to become a Buddha". In the past, the status of being a doctor was not high, and it was basically the same as being a fortune teller. A scholar, eagerly looking forward to fame, once he failed, he couldn't bear it, and he felt like jumping off the building. . At that time, there was no such thing as "one college entrance examination, two choices", only the idea of ​​"besides admission, or admission". So some people have spent their entire lives in the exam, some have given up and become a dog-headed military adviser to a high official or something, some have gone home to farm, and of course, some have gone crazy. At this time, Fan Zhongyan's words came into play. We can no longer count how many doctors in history were inspired by this sentence to practice medicine because they fell behind. But at least, almost 99% of those who use this sentence as their psychological comfort after practicing medicine. I have read so many ancient medical books, and in the prefaces of almost most of the books, when others introduce them, they have to write: "In the past, Fan Wenzhenggong (that is, Fan Zhongyan) once said: If you are not a good look, you are willing to be a good doctor" like this For some books, several people wrote the preface, and everyone said it again. It can be seen that the impact of these words is profound!