1. Wang Anshi was a famous politician, thinker and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. When Wang Anshi was young, he mainly worked as a county magistrate in a small place. Because of his underground position, he can always empathize with the peasants' sufferings and understand their difficulties. In this atmosphere, he has a heart of patriotism and love for his hometown. It was not until later that Wang Anshi was appreciated by the then King Zongshen, so he began his political reform, and there was the famous Wang Anshi political reform in history. Of course, Wang Anshi's political reform played a positive role in the country at that time, but in essence, Wang Anshi's political reform at that time also harmed the interests of the people to a certain extent. It was precisely because his reform touched the interests of the landlord class that his reform failed.
Second, Sima Guang Sima Guang was a famous politician, historian and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. He is a conservative in the process of political reform. Sima Guang wrote a letter about Wang Anshi's political reform, and once severely criticized the drawbacks of Wang Anshi's political reform. Unfortunately, Wang Zongshen at that time did not accept his suggestion, and ultimately did not shake Wang Anshi's political reform. However, due to the stubborn resistance of the landlord class and Wang Anshi's own personality defects, Sima Guang finally won, thus winning. In fact, Sima Guang didn't contribute much.
Third, the difference between Wang Anshi and Sima Wang Anshi is radical and effective in political reform. Sima Guang, on the other hand, is a conservative and advocates reform on the basis of conservatism.