Renowned statesman Wang Anshi

Author: Fan Wenji
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: During the three hundred and twenty years of the Song Dynasty, there were a total of 72 prime ministers in the Northern Song and 61 in the Southern Song, amounting to 133. At that time, the prime minister held a high position and great authority, ranked only below the emperor and above all officials, wielding the power over the well-being of the people and the rise or fall of the nation. However, after a thousand years, only a handful of them are still frequently mentioned or revered. Those who are remembered must have achieved something in one of the three aspects: virtue, words, and deeds. This book focuses solely on the family life, poetry and prose, friendships, and stories of related figures of Jing Gong. It strives to adhere to historical facts, hoping that readers can gain some authentic impression of Jing Gong. As for the geography of the Song Dynasty in this book, it primarily relies on "Taiping Huanyu Ji" (Record of the Great Peace and Universal Survey) written by Yue Shi of the Song Dynasty and "Youdi Jisheng" (Records of Local Geography) compiled by Wang Xiang.