Today I would like to recommend a book to you, which has been hailed as a classic that can be of great benefit if you read it carefully. Since its birth, this book has been worshiped by countless heroes in later generations.
Gu Yanwu, a famous scholar of the Ming and Qing dynasties, commented that "it was completed with a lifetime of energy, and it became an indispensable book for future generations".
Zeng Guofan of the Qing Dynasty: "Stealing the book of the sages that shocked the world, Mo is good at Sima Wenzhenggong's "Zizhi Tongjian", which is eclectic and open-minded. ”
Even Jin Yong said: The foundation of writing comes from reading "Zizhi Tongjian", which also makes me better understand the laws of history.
Liang Qichao said, "In addition to reasoning, it is also necessary to change power and operation, which is very remarkable."
Writer Feng Tang still reads two chapters a day until he is 49 years old to calm down and cultivate his nature.
During the negotiations in Chongqing, ** and Chiang Kai-shek met by chance in the park, and it was this book that they read together. According to relevant records, the founding leader *** once read the "Zizhi Tongjian" 17 times in his life.
Yes, this strange book is the "Zizhi Tongjian", which is called the "double wall of historiography" along with the "Historical Records".
It is not an ordinary history book, but a "textbook of governance" created by Sima Guang for the emperors of the Song Dynasty.
"Tongjian" is based on time and events for the purpose, recording from the 23rd year of King Weilie of Zhou (403 BC) to the 6th year of Xiande of Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty (959 AD), covering the history of 16 dynasties and 1362 years, and occupies a very important position in China's official history books.
The vast history book is not only a historical account, but also the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients. It contains the principle of self-cultivation and family, life and life, like a bright pearl, illuminating our way forward. 
Zeng Guofan has studied the "General Guide to Zizhi" several times, and praised it for "discussing the ancient times as eclectic and open-minded". In the way of employing people in Tang Taizong, he mentioned that "employing people is like a tool, and each takes its strengths", emphasizing that the way of employing people is to give full play to everyone's advantages and strengths, promote their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and use their talents. This is like choosing a suitable utensil, it must be selected according to its characteristics and use, in order to play its greatest value and role. When talking about the wisdom of doing things, "Zizhi Tongjian" analyzes that "if you are responsible for what is difficult, you will be able to do it without work". This sentence tells us that when dealing with problems, we should grasp the key points and difficulties, and put our energy and time on solving these problems. It's like when conquering a wall, you first have to concentrate your forces on the weakest point, and once you open a gap, the rest of the city will be breached. When talking about how to behave and deal with things, "Zizhi Tongjian" reminds us to grasp the situation and degree: "The extreme of things is the opposite, and the full of instruments is tilted". This tells us that when doing things and being a person, we must grasp the proportion and degree and avoid going to extremes. Once it goes to the extreme, it will inevitably go to the opposite. It's like a container that, if it's filled with water, overflows;If you overextend, it will collapse. 
While telling historical stories, it also provides us with the wisdom of being a person and dealing with the world. This history book covers many aspects such as wisdom, the art of war, psychology, life, and life, and is known as one of the strongest history books in human history. It is not only a book of history, but also a treasure book of wisdom. Jiang Peng, associate professor of the Department of History at Fudan University, is divided into three chapters, each of which is like a bright pearl, shining with the wisdom of the ancient Orient.
In the first "self-cultivation", the author is like an engraver, using delicate brushstrokes to carve a picture of self-cultivation. He depicts how to correct oneself and transform oneself, how a gentleman can be cautious when he is alone, how to have the overall situation in his mind, how to maintain chastity and responsibility, and how to cultivate virtue through restraint. This article is like a mirror, allowing the reader to reflect on themselves, and examine their own behavior and morality.
The second article, "Qi Family Chapter", is like a family picture, showing the importance of virtue in talent, the necessity of children's education, the wisdom of thrift to cultivate virtue, and the inheritance of family style and family history. This one allows readers to feel the harmony and order of the family, as well as the power and value of family inheritance.
The last article "Governance Chapter" is an in-depth study of social governance. The author depicts the ideal of the world for the common good, emphasizes the importance of putting people first, puts forward the idea of governing the country according to the law, and reveals the power of culture. This article gives readers a taste of the art and wisdom of governance, as well as the profound impact of culture on social development.
The whole book is like a meandering river, flowing with clear and deep water of wisdom. In the process of reading, readers can feel the author's deep understanding and unique insights into the "Zizhi Tongjian", and can also appreciate the breadth and profundity of ancient oriental civilization.
Jiang Peng believes that "Zizhi Tongjian" is a book with style and pattern, and he said in the "Preface": "The ancients often said that 'there is poetry and calligraphy in the belly', and poetry and books can cultivate people's temperament and edify people's temperament. Indeed, the existing history, the complex changes, and the innumerable storage of such knowledge in the mind must enhance people's thinking ability and judgment.
A group of great people have devoted their lives to writing a history book that has precipitated the wisdom of the ancients for more than 1,000 years, which will inevitably bring readers a broader vision and a higher pattern. It can be said that "Historical Records" is the history written by a writer, and "Zizhi Tongjian" is a history written by a politician.
In the long river of thousands of years, the wheel of history is rolling forward, as if a huge picture is constantly unfolding. But are we really remembering the lessons of our predecessors?And how many people will repeat the mistakes of the past in the cycle of history?"Zizhi Tongjian", a classic work that mainly records political and military historical facts, is full of power tricks and conspiracies, which is the way for officials to engage in politics.
Sima Guang believes that the core of the "General Guide to Governance" can be summarized as "six words and five rules". The so-called "six words" refer to "benevolence, clarity, and martial arts, officials, trust, and punishment", and the so-called five rules refer to "protecting the industry, cherishing time, far-sightedness, emphasizing the subtlety, and being pragmatic". The "benevolence, clarity, and martial arts" in the "Six Words" refer to the moral cultivation of politicians, the "officials, trust, reward, and punishment" refer to administrative management methods, and the "Five Rules" refer to the issue of work style.
While we can't repeat history, we often sigh: "History is always strikingly similar." "We read history books in order to draw wisdom from history and learn the thinking and ways of doing things of the ancients. Some may think that it is useless to live in peacetime and learn Xi war years, but this is not the case. Life is like a war, and what we Xi from history books is the wisdom of survival.
Reading the general knowledge of capital governance is like watching a master play chess. Every move of a historical figure is a chess game. We've seen too much and we'll be able to play chess. "Zizhi Tongjian is a chess game of wisdom that opens your historical horizons and enlightens your thinking.
Let's draw wisdom from history!Let's learn the thinking and way of doing things of the ancients!Let's have the wisdom of the war years in this era of peaceOnly in this way will we be better able to face the challenges of the future.