Fan Zhongyan's life, just like the famous saying he once wrote, always puts the happiness and well-being of the people first, and puts the people's sorrow and pain in his heart. Even the later official prime minister did not live a luxurious life, and remained simple, and there was not much change compared with when his family was poor when he was young, because he always thought of many poor people when he earned more, and then he used his income to help those poor people.
Once Fan Zhongyan was going to choose a place to live in Suzhou and invited Mr. Feng Shui to see the land. This gentleman immediately decided that this is a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and future generations have to be officials. He also praised Fan Zhongyan for his unique vision, and then he would make great achievements. But what Fan Zhongyan thinks in his heart is, if this place is really a treasure trove of geomantic omen and can produce a lot of talents, why not turn it into a school so that all Suzhou children can come in to study? If they can all get ahead in the future, wouldn't it be more advantageous than their descendants? So now I donate my house and set up Suzhou Academy. For more than a thousand years, there have been nearly 400 scholars and more than 80 top scholars here. And this land is still in school.
Fan Zhongyan cared about the world all his life, and God has always been good to him. When his four sons grow up, they are all extremely clever, with extraordinary personality and both ability and political integrity. The descendants of Fan Zhongyan's family also produced many court ministers, such as prime ministers, ministers and so on. A feng shui master once said that Fan Zhongyan's family's cemetery is a Jedi, and it may be childless. However, hundreds of years later, Fan Zhongyan's descendants are still endless and prosperous.