In fact, these eight words of Fan Zhongyan are self-reliance, self-reliance, reading, thrift, and doing good deeds. Fan Zhongyan’s family has indeed been prosperous for 800 years because of these eight words. According to relevant historical records, after Fan Zhongyan's death, there were actually many diligent and studious descendants in his family. Fan Zhongyan's four sons also became prime ministers, ministers, and ministers respectively when they grew up.
In fact, we are all familiar with Fan Zhongyan, especially his sentence: Worry before the world is worried, and be happy after the world is happy? It has had a great impact on us, but according to relevant Documentary records show that Fan Zhongyan's background was actually very low, but precisely because of this, Fan Zhongyan knew the lives of poor people very well, so after he came to power, he always considered the people.
During his years as an official, he can be said to be upright and honest. To describe it in eight words, he would be an official for one term and benefit the whole country. It is precisely because of this noble character that he became He became one of the most famous officials at the time. However, although Fan Zhongyan held a high position, he did not indulge his family. Instead, he restrained them even more to prevent them from becoming playboys.
As the saying goes, "You can only be rich for three generations." However, through relevant history, we can easily find that Fan Zhongyan's family can be said to have been prosperous for 800 years. This is mainly because of Fan Zhongyan's concern for his descendants. When Fan Zhongyan died, he did not leave any wealth to his family. The only thing he left behind were those eight words: self-reliance, self-reliance, reading, being frugal, and doing good deeds.
It is precisely because of these eight words that Fan Zhongyan’s family has reached its peak. According to relevant documents, after Fan Zhongyan’s death, his four sons strictly followed his family rules, and then As time went by, they all became Jinshi, and from then on one by one they started to rise through the ranks, and finally they became officials and prime ministers.
In summary, it is not difficult to see that the main reason why Fan Zhongyan was able to revitalize his family with just 8 words was because his descendants strictly abide by family rules.