His father, Chen, is the county magistrate of Luyi County, Henan Province. Peng was smart and studious when he was young. Because the mother has only one son, she loves him very much and doesn't let him stay up late to study, which affects his health. He covered the lampshade with bamboo, hid in the secret room and read books, sometimes staying up all night and reading tirelessly. /kloc-when he was 0/3 years old, he wrote more than 10,000 words of On Imperial Outline, which was praised by celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River. Li Yuwen, queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, called him into the palace to study with Prince Zhong Xuan and make friends with him.

Soon the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the Northern Song Dynasty, and Chen Pengnian studied philology with Xu Yi. During the years of Taiping and Xingguo, Chen Pengnian took part in the imperial examination and was twice banned by the examiner because he loved writing poems too much and was considered frivolous. A chartered banquet was held in Beijing. He rode a donkey from Donghuamen to the root of the city wall, and was casually endowed with thousands of words, which spread among the candidates as a story.

In the second year of Yongxi (985), he participated in the scientific research for the third time, only for Jinshi. He was the first general manager of Jiangling Mansion (now jiangling county, Hubei Province) and joined the army. He successively served as an official, transshipment, and temple manager, promoted to a doctor, and transferred to Dali Temple for details. Later, due to this incident, Julian was relieved of the salt tax in Huzhou (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province) and was suspended soon. His family is poor and his residence is clean. During his dismissal, he had to rely on servants to go out to help or do business. Zhenzong acceded to the throne (998) and was appointed secretary lang and state judge. Until the third year of Xianping (1000), he was called to try out the bachelor's college and was promoted to secretary Cheng.

In the fourth year of Xianping (100 1), in view of the weakness of the country, political corruption, redundant soldiers and officials, corruption and bribery in the early Song Dynasty, Chen Pengnian talked about the way of governing the country to Zhenzong, and thought that "although the husband's affairs are small, he can make great achievements, and if he is close, he can be far-sighted." There are five things: one is to be an instructor in Kaya Hioki, and the other is to choose the law. " These five roads are the avenues of the world, and the road to governing the country is also smooth. "Although words are beautiful, everything is feasible, but people of insight are highly respected by Shinchan.

In the first year of Jingdezhen (1004), Du Gaoren, assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, recommended Chen Pengnian's erudition, and the imperial edict was to examine Guan and worship Wen Yuan, revise Ju Zhu and enter Dabao Town. Soon, he participated in the compilation of Wang Qinruo's large-scale work "Yuan Gui of Ci Fu", which classified and arranged the deeds recorded in historical biographies of past dynasties, which was of great value to the compilation and arrangement of historical books before the Song Dynasty. In the third year of Jingdezhen (1006), Chen Pengnian was promoted to Right Yan Zheng and was appointed as the ambassador of Longtuge. He was added as a member of the foreign minister of the Ministry of Punishment and joined Langzhong and Jixian Hall of the Ministry of Industry to write. During this period, he tried hard to reform the drawbacks in the imperial examination, and advocated setting up a "paste name", sealing the candidates' place of origin and names in the examination paper, giving them to the copywriter to write in the prescribed font, and then sending them to the examiner for marking, so as to prevent the back door from supporting and cheating, thus making the selection of talents in the imperial examination more fair.

For three years (10 10), he served as a doctor and secretary supervisor in the Ministry of War. He was ordered to edit the Collection of Emperor Taizong's Imperial Notes, and he was awarded the title of pillar country. At that time, Chen Pengnian took the opportunity to explain to Zhenzong his understanding of the relationship between Confucianism and the rise and fall of the country. The true Sect thinks that "it is difficult for you to listen;" It is not easy for me to care about loyalty. " Peng Nian asked Zhenzong to write an article. Zhenzong personally wrote two imperial books, Admiring Confucianism and It's not easy for the monarch and the minister. Peng Nian asked the minister of porridge to carve these two imperial books in imperial academy. In the sixth year (10 13), he was called into Hanlin, where he was a bachelor and a bachelor of Longtuge, studying national history together and compiling three divisions. Guo Shicheng, Assistant Minister of Immigration. In the ninth year (10 16), he was transferred to the position of assistant minister of punishments, participated in the discussion of state affairs, and was sentenced to be the minister of rites and served as a spiritual officer.

In the first year of Tianxi (10 17), the court changed to the Yuan Dynasty to worship heaven and earth. Chen Pengnian served as an assistant to the guardian and guardian, and also served as an ambassador to discuss the system in detail. On the ninth day of the first month, I went to the ancestral temple to accompany the true Sect to sacrifice the holy book, fell dizzy and carried it home. True sect doctors make a diagnosis and give treatment, say hello every day and treat them as assistant ministers of the Ministry of War. In February, Peng Nian died of serious illness at the age of 57. Zhenzong personally mourned and saw that his family was shabby and dilapidated, so that he did not go to court for several days. Give it to the right servant to shoot and give it to "Wennuo".

Chen Pengnian is diligent and loves his post. He attended all the ceremonies held by the imperial court. He is especially good at studying etiquette, evolution and criminal names. If some systems were not recorded in previous lives, he would certainly be able to draw up the basis. No matter how big or small the political affairs are, as long as there is a demand for consultation and interview, he will respond dialectically without hindrance, which often conforms to the meaning of the true Sect. Later, he was promoted to the cabinet, and Peng Nian monopolized all affairs. Busy affairs sometimes make him so tired that he loses his head and turns things upside down. Sometimes I forget what flower it is and ask people around me, "What flower is it?" People told him it was pomegranate flower, and he said, "Is there pomegranate flower here?" He later became a great minister, but he still maintained a frugal style, forbidding himself from being greedy or abusive. History says that he is "expensive in dignitaries, and raising him is no different from poverty." Most of the money he got was used to buy books, leaving no family wealth, which made his son and grandson very embarrassed.