In the spring of four years, Teng was demoted as the prefect of Baling. In the second year, political affairs went smoothly, people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and various waste businesses were established. "This seemingly simple background explanation, in fact, otherwise, this is the root of the article.

This root is the reason why the author writes. How "The Story of Yueyang Tower" came into being, we can look for this root together. This root is clearly stated in the article: "In the spring of four years, Teng Zijing was ordered to guard Baling County ... and it was written to remember it." Although Teng died, it made Baling "a harmonious society and prosperous society", which shows that Teng is the pillar of the country. Less than a year after he took office, he made great achievements and rebuilt Yueyang Tower. In ancient times, when people built pavilions, they often wrote articles describing the process and historical evolution of construction and repair. Teng Amethyst asked his friend Fan Zhongyan to write a note. Why not invite friends? At this time, Fan Zhongyan was demoted as a magistrate in Dengzhou, which was really awesome. The difference is that Fan Zhongyan and Teng are very different in life. Teng, who is "optimistic and charming", is a good-tempered, willful and conceited person. It is difficult to listen to other people's opinions. He always resents his unreasonable dismissal and often complains. It is said that on the day Yueyang Tower was completed, his subordinates came to congratulate him, but he said, "What a success! After drinking it in one gulp, it will be more than a dozen times. " When he should be happy, Teng is full of all kinds of sadness, which shows that he has not yet come out of the official blow. You can read the full text of Yueyang Tower, but you can't find this feeling of resentment because of being demoted. Why is this? The reason is Fan Zhongyan. Generally speaking, "if you let the minister drive away the guests, once you are far away, your sad and haggard sighs are all caused by your poems, which are particularly sour, and some people can't send them themselves." Fan Zhongyan, however, can be free and easy when he is hit by setbacks, regardless of things and himself. As a friend of Teng, Fan Zhongyan always tries to persuade him, but never speaks. Later, Teng wrote to Fan Zhongyan and asked him to write an inscription for Yueyang Tower, so that Fan Zhongyan could speak for his old friend. In the article, he wrote, "don't be happy with things, don't be sad for yourself", "If you live in a temple, you will worry about others; If you stay away from the Jianghu, you will worry about your husband. It is also a worry and a worry. " These words are not only used by Fan Zhongyan to encourage himself, but also to encourage others. Who should be encouraged? Teng amethyst!

Finding this root, we can understand that Fan Zhongyan wrote "Yueyang Tower", not only to remember Teng's deeds of rebuilding Yueyang Tower, but also to encourage his old friends. How to persuade? You can't go straight, you have to write secretly. What is the excuse? Of course, it is the scene of Dongting Lake! He wrote his views on the ups and downs of life clearly, and advised his old friends to be free and easy, and to be a free and easy person who "doesn't like things, doesn't grieve for himself". In Fan Zhongyan's view, it is no wonder that there are two ways to live in one's life. One is "happy with things, sad with things". Like those poets who moved to other places, because the scenery of Dongting Lake is either happy (the fourth paragraph) or sad (the third paragraph), "it is unnatural for people to have seven emotions, respond to things, feel things and sing about their aspirations." (See Liu Xie's Wen Xin Diao Long) So, seeing "it's raining, even the moon can't open ... tigers roar and apes cry" leads to "going to the countryside to feel homesick, worrying about hunger, and being miserable everywhere", and seeing "beautiful spring, calm ... fishing songs answering" leads to "carefree". If you stay away from Jianghu, you will worry about your husband, your people and your husband, but you won't worry about yourself! Because, their worries and joys have been "worried about the world first, and happy after the world"! Amethyst's old friend, how I miss people like you! "Wes, who are we?" This article was written in Dengzhou, and the author has never been to Yueyang Tower.