The Story of Yueyang Tower is a necessary part of Chinese books in senior high schools. One sentence, "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later", is widely circulated and is often quoted to praise those who have made great contributions to the country and people.

Fan Zhongyan is a famous official in ancient China. This sentence is a portrayal of his life. In addition to this famous saying, there are many pithy sentences in the article, such as "don't be happy with things, don't be sad for yourself", and many people take this sentence as their motto.

Every word of this article has been carefully carved. In addition to its lofty value orientation, it also describes the magnificent scenery, which makes people unforgettable. However, such a classic article has been repeatedly criticized by parents in recent years, and many parents suggest that this article can be deleted from the Chinese book.

Parents will make such a request because Teng mentioned at the beginning of the article is a big corrupt official, and the author's words in the article are full of praise for this corrupt official, so parents feel that the author has three incorrect views and are afraid that such an article will have a bad influence on their children.

Did Fan Zhongyan really praise Teng? We can read the part of the article that mentions Teng first: "In the spring of four years, Teng stayed in Baling County ... and wrote a composition to write it down." This is the only place where Teng Zijing is mentioned in the full text. After word-for-word translation, people who understand can naturally understand that this is just an ordinary sequence. Teng was mentioned because he did rebuild Yueyang Tower during his reign. This is a real thing, not made up for him.

As for Teng's identity as a traitor, it remains to be discussed. Sima Guang considered himself a corrupt official and wrote in Sushui Notes that Teng "spent too much money as an envoy". However, due to insufficient evidence, he was only relegated to Baling County.

However, after taking office, he has not changed, but has intensified. "Nearly a thousand words, and in class, there is no main book." If all this is true, then he is indeed a corrupt official.

Teng and Fan Zhongyan are classmates and they have a good relationship. People who say he is a corrupt official can't produce evidence, but what he did is true. At first, on the recommendation of Fan Zhongyan, he went to Taizhou as an assistant to build a seawall weir.

He successfully completed the task, won the trust of Fan, and the relationship between them became closer. Liu E's reluctance to hand over the political power during his administration caused dissatisfaction among ministers including Fan and Teng. For this reason, the two men were repeatedly relegated, and Teng changed from a Dali temple official to a small county magistrate.

Even when he was a county magistrate, Teng Amethyst made outstanding achievements. He has extensively repaired schools in his area, often helping poor families, and has a good reputation in the local area. "Min Shu" describes him like this: "I know Shao's state affairs again, give myself up for others, be happy to build a school, and still be charming, honest and clean." From this description, we can see that at least in the eyes of local people, Teng is an honest and clean good official.

Because of his outstanding achievements, he was transferred back to Beijing, but he still didn't learn from have it both ways, and still insisted on persuading Liu E to regain power. Although Liu E still refused to listen, her life span was limited and she died at 1033. Song Renzong appreciated the achievements of ministers, and after regaining power, he promoted a large number of ministers who had supported the restoration of Liu E. Teng was one of them, but he was later demoted to Chizhou because of his previous crimes.

Throughout his life experience, we can see that Teng Zijing is a very upright person. If he is a corrupt official who only has interests in his eyes, he can directly attach himself to Liu E, and he won't have to suffer for so many years. Moreover, Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister, is willing to be friends with him, which shows that his private character and style are definitely no problem.

Sima Guang accused him of "spending too much money for the minister", because Teng also organized troops to resist the enemy because of the Xixia attack in A.D. 1042, which made great contributions.

This operation cost a total of160,000, which was basically used to recruit soldiers, and each sum was recorded in detail.

But many people only saw that he spent so much money, and later forced Ouyang Xiu to speak for him. Later, when Fan Zhongyan wrote this article, he did not come to Yueyang Tower in person. All the scenes are written with pictures sent by Teng. Therefore, Teng is not a corrupt official, and this article is not a whitewash.