2. Fan Zhongyan was a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty. He is a good official who is upright, compassionate and combats evil forces. Fan Zhongyan's career has experienced many ups and downs. None of them were relegated because they made a major mistake for the official, but all of them fought against treacherous court officials in the DPRK or questioned the current political situation, so they were countered by forces and finally relegated to other places.
Time and time again, he didn't choose to bow his head. Every time he met, he held his head high. Although he failed in the end, he had no regrets. After being demoted several times, fewer and fewer officials came to see me off, but Fan Zhongyan didn't care. He thinks he has done what he should do.
Fan Zhongyan is also a hard-working person. He is determined and ambitious. Fan Zhongyan's family was poor when he was a child. After his studies, he moved to a clean Buddhist temple. He cooks only one bowl of porridge every day, divides it into four portions, takes one portion for each meal, and makes a meal with some pickles and vinegar juice. Although he is so poor, he doesn't care at all and is completely immersed in the classics of books.