北宋仁宗年间,名臣范仲淹因得罪宰相吕夷简而被贬为睦州知州。时任馆阁校勘的欧阳修不顾个人安危,挺身而出替范仲淹仗义执言,不料不仅不被采纳,而且也被加上“显露朋党之迹”的罪名,贬为夷陵县令。几年后,西夏屡次进犯,并在三川口大败宋军,朝野震惊。宋仁宗以范仲淹众望所归,召回京师,任命为陕西经略副使,安抚西北,对抗强敌。重获重用的范仲淹没有忘记当年欧阳修在自己被贬时上书分辩 During the reign of Emperor Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister, was dismissed as a state of knowing state by dismissing Lu Yi as the prime minister. Ouyang Xiu, who was in charge of the collation at the time of the cabinet pawn, stepped aside for righteousness and righteousness. He unexpectedly not only failed to be accepted, but also was added to the count of “revealing the cronies” and was dismissed as Yiling magistrate. A few years later, Xixia repeatedly attacked and defeated Song Army in Sanchuankou, and both the government and the public were shocked. Song Renzong to Fan Zhongyan expectations, recalled the capital, appointed by the Shaanxi Economic Committee, to appease the northwest against strong enemy. Fan Zhongyan did not forget to re-use that year Ouyang Xiu in his derogation when writing a book