How did Sima Guang write Zi Tong Zhi Jian?

Sima Guang once suffered from a large number of historical books, and it was difficult for scholars to browse them all. Because he wanted to summarize the main points, he wrote a biographical history. Tongzhi, published in eight volumes, appeared in North Korea from the Warring States to Qin Ershi, which attracted the attention of Song Yingzong. In the third year of Zhiping (1066), he ordered the publishing house to be located in Chongwen Academy to continue compiling. Song Shenzong acceded to the throne and was given the title of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", which was awarded in turn. This book was written in the seventh year of Yuanfeng (1084).

Mirror Mirror was composed by Sima Guang and co-edited by Liu Shu, Liu Ban and Fan Zuyu. Liu Shu learned from others and had a deep memory. He tried his best to compile Tong Jian Yi, from Xiashi in Historical Records to Private Miscellaneous Notes. Liu Ban in Hanshu and Fan Zuyu in Tang Shi both have deep research. They worked together and made important contributions to each other. Finally, it was revised, polished and finalized by Sima Guang. Among them, right and wrong were taken away, and light was extinguished.

Tong Jian was carefully finalized by Sima Guang, with unified rhetoric, beautiful words and vivid narration, which has high literary value. It has been listed as a masterpiece of ancient historians in China along with Historical Records. In addition to narratives, he also selected 97 historical papers of predecessors and wrote 1 18 historical papers in the form of Yue, which reflected the author's political historical view. It is an important progress of historical thought to take a critical attitude towards religious superstitions such as divination and Buddhism and Taoism in history.

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Because of his opposition to Wang Anshi's political reform, Sima Guang left Kaifeng, the capital, and went to Luoyang, where he devoted himself to compiling "Learning from the Same Experience". In summer, the Central Plains is extremely hot. Sima Guang often stays in his cabin, shirtless, and continues to work with his towel soaked in cold water. Even so, sweat often leaves ink marks. He had to ask someone to dig a deep pit in the library, build a basement, light an oil lamp and work hard. Although the oil choked and smoked, his writing could go on. In this underground "cool cave", Sima Guang spent more than a dozen hot summers.

High-intensity mental work makes Sima Guang's body weak day by day. In order to combine work and rest, a "unique paradise" was built in the backyard under the persuasion and sponsorship of friends. The so-called "scenic spots" are just a pool of clear water, a few clumps of arrowheads, an earthen terraced field and a few Hua Teng plants to build a gazebo. In Building a Teapot Stand, he described the general situation of the garden: the poor family did not build strong trees, but built bamboo stands to worship teapots. Wind and rain stains are not durable and cannot be separated for three years. ...

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