Northern Song Dynasty Empire Crisis Survival

Author: Chen Wende
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The basic concept of "Practical History" is to view human history as a (or countless) large case study. What is the use of historical experience? Can it be used? Here, we use history as material for understanding the context of human society, or we use history as a "medium"—through understanding the situations and solutions of historical figures, we find another intellectual pleasure. "Practical History" deliberately shapes a "path of diversity," aiming to add a familiar, lively, interesting, and useful "new historical journey." Chen Wende's "Practical History" series provides history enthusiasts with a new joy in reading history. After careful organization and reasonable interpretation, all historical figures become more realistic and humanized, and historical stories become more interesting, practical, and engaging!
The Northern Song Dynasty was the best historical era, with so many renowned officials and capable ministers that other eras could not compare. The Northern Song Dynasty was the worst historical era, marked by constant internal factional struggles, failed reforms, and inevitable defeats in wars both internally and externally. The Northern Song Dynasty was a time of wisdom, with flowing water and literary brilliance. The Northern Song Dynasty was also a time of widespread foolishness, lacking flexibility, unable to innovate, and procrastinating in the face of crises. It was an era of coexistence between light and darkness, full of hope and despair.
This book is based on the "Collected Sayings and Deeds of Famous Officials of the Song Dynasty" compiled by the renowned Confucian scholar Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty, and further organizes the developmental context of the era from the "History of the Song Dynasty," explaining the crisis and survival of the Northern Song Dynasty.