At that time, because the Great Song Dynasty was invaded and occupied by the Jin State before, it also left a shameful relationship with Jingkang. After the successful recovery of the Central Plains by "Duanping into Luo", the entire Great Song Kingdom was filled with a strong patriotic atmosphere.

Although in the market, you usually can't see the patriotic enthusiasm of the people, but because of the success of the recovery of the Central Plains, at that time, there was basically a feeling of bad breath in the hearts of ordinary Song Dynasty citizens. Although I don't usually know how to theorize, when I really want to talk about news stories about national events, most of them will become more and more enthusiastic and excited the more they talk.

Moreover, the situation is almost the same as the further away from the economic and military centers, the stronger this atmosphere becomes.

Therefore, although "Li Du" is better than Fan Zhongyan in terms of fame and evaluation in later generations, Guo Xiang uses the Great Song Dynasty to advertise Fan Zhongyan, so it is indirectly conducive to being invincible.

Tiangui couldn't be angry, because Guo Xiang's hand was actually a shift in the focus of the comparison, but you can't object to what she said. What's more, Guo Xiang's comparison with Fan Zhongyan is not really incomparable, here is why Du Fu feels that no one can compare with him in Tiangui's heart.

Because, at that time, the literary circle of the Song Dynasty, down to those who had read books, basically regarded Du Fu as the "first person". Of course, as a poet, he may still not be able to compare with the status of "Li Bai", but, combined with what I said above, during the Great Song Dynasty, because of the national conditions of the invasion of the Jin Kingdom, as well as the follow-up comprehensively, Du Fu was the first person.

It can be said that Du Fu at that time was an ethical model in the literary circle of the Great Song Dynasty, and all scholars regarded Du Fu as an idol. So, why did the Great Song Dynasty literary circle respect Du Fu so much?

As a native of the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu did not receive much praise and attention during his lifetime and in the years after his death, only a few poems, which were slightly disseminated. So these poems at that time could not make him a model of poetry and ethical views.

After Du Fu passed away, he gradually became well-known. Another literary figure, Bai Juyi, is mentioned here for promoting the ethical views of some of Du Fu's works, although he only finds them in some of Du Fu's works. In addition to Bai Juyi, there was also Han Yu, who wrote an article to refute the voices against Li Du at that time and defend their aesthetic status. By the way, these two poets have the shadow of Du Shi in their poems.

Later, five generations ago, the Shu poet Wei Zhuang found the ruins of Du Fu's thatched cottage in Chengdu and rebuilt the thatched hut to preserve it and even future generations. At that time, there was a frenzy of the "New Yuefu Movement" in China, and Du Fu was highly regarded as the inspiration of this realist poetry movement. Du Fu's realist creative spirit, after confessing to Juyi, influenced the creation of Pi Rixiu, Cao Ye, Nie Yizhong, Du Xunhe and others, thus forming a realist poetry school, which dominated the poetry of the late Tang Dynasty.

In the Great Song Dynasty, Du Fu's reputation reached its peak, and Huang Tingjian, Chen Shidao, etc., specialized in exploring the strange side of Du Shi and formed the "Jiangxi Poetry School". The development of science in the Song Dynasty ensured Du Fu as a model of poetry and his supreme position, Su Shi explained the reason: "The ancient and modern poets are all Wu, and Zimei is the leader, isn't it because he is hungry and cold, and he will not use it for life, and he will not forget the king for a meal!"

At this point, everyone should understand why Du Fu has such a high status in the Great Song Dynasty, it can be said that the Great Song Dynasty, which has experienced the collapse of the country and the collapse of the family, and the Great Song Dynasty, which respects science, has the right time and place to put Du Fu, who is compassionate and compassionate, cares about the common people, and has national affairs in mind, on the "altar".

Du Fu's thatched cottage was in Chengdu again, so in the land of Sichuan and Shu in the Great Song Dynasty at that time, Du Fu was naturally the most respected "celebrity" in the hearts of the people of Sichuan.

Qin Qing'e and Tiangui are about 10 years apart, but when the two of them told the story of Du Fu and Yun Pian Cake just now, the proud looks of the two of them can know Du Fu's reputation in Sichuan and Shu.

However, since Du Fu has already been said to be such a god, why is it difficult for Tiangui to object to Guo Xiang since he uses Fan Zhongyan as a comparison? Here I want to talk about what kind of person Fan Zhongyan is in the folk evaluation of later generations.

In folk rumors, Fan Zhongyan's evaluation is basically "both civil and military" and "resourceful". Whether it is in charge of the DPRK or out of command and on the border, it is the safety of the country and the hope of the time. His improvement of certain military systems and strategic measures stabilized the border defense on the Western Front for quite a long time; although the Qingli Reform Movement led by him lasted only one year, it was the prelude to the reform trend of the Northern Song Dynasty and became the prelude to Wang Anshi's "Xining Reform"; even when he was a magistrate, he devoted himself to all his efforts and devoted himself to it.

Fan Zhongyan was not only a famous politician and military strategist in the Northern Song Dynasty, but also an outstanding writer and educator. As the founder of the Song Dynasty and the leader of Shilin, he was the first to open up the atmosphere, and his articles and discussions must be based on Confucianism's benevolence and righteousness; and with his personality charm, he taught by words and deeds, and devoted his life to preaching and teaching, carefully cultivating and recommending talents; and even in his later years, he "did not establish a pastoral land" and had no fixed place to live, and his deathbed "Last Statement" did not mention a word about private affairs.

Not to mention, Guo Xiang just mentioned in his mouth: the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world, this spirit of worrying first and then being happy has received extremely enthusiastic responses among the people.

From this, we can see that Fan Zhongyan is also a "patriotic" literati in the folk evaluation. So let's combine the situation of the Great Song Dynasty again, Du Fu, Fan Zhongyan, and even General Fei are all like this. That is, although the people of the Great Song Dynasty may not say it in their hearts, they silently have a natural admiration and liking for "patriotic" celebrities.

"You...... That's sophistry. Tiangui was stunned for a long time, and finally thought of a way to fight back, and said: "Of course, Fan Wenzhenggong is a big man, and I also like to respect him very much." You say that I used the poets of the previous dynasty to suppress Wen Zhenggong of the Great Song Dynasty, but do you dare to say that the patriotic spirit of the two people who are worried about the country and the people is not a great existence in the hearts of no matter when, where, or in whose hearts?"

Guo Xiang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Tiangui actually learned Guo Xiang's method of shifting the focus, and used his spear to attack his shield. Tiangui directly put the patriotic Du Fu and Fan Zhongyan together, so that Guo Xiang could not refute it this time, because if Guo Xiang objected, it was against the patriotic spirit.

Although Guo Xiang pretended to have a surprised expression on his face, it seemed that he couldn't fight back, but he already had a countermeasure in his heart, or rather, it didn't matter which Du Fu or Fan Zhongyan was higher or lower.

"You sit down first. Guo Xiang himself pulled the chair, sat down, and said: "Both of you are everyone we admire and admire, let's not fight about who is higher and who is lower, you first listen to my story about Fan Wenzhenggong and Baiyun Cake......"

Tiangui thought to himself, Guo Xiang should be so deflated that he couldn't fight back, so he wanted to open the topic again. Then listen to your story first and see what else you can pull out.