Since the publication of Purple Tongzhi Sword, emperors, generals, literati and dignitaries from all walks of life have been fighting for it. Countless emperors, sages, scholars, modern politicians, thinkers, and scholars have commented on the Book. As a textbook for kings of past dynasties, the reputation of Zi Tong Zhi Jian is difficult to compare with Zi Tong Zhi Jian except Historical Records. Sima Guang's Zi Tongzhi Jian and Sima Qian's Historical Records are immortal works of Chinese historiography, and they are called "two Sima historians".
Tong Zhijian, a famous historian and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty, and his assistants Liu Ban, Fan Zuyu and Sima Kang. It took 19 years to compile an unprecedented chronicle of general history. It records the historical facts from the Warring States to the Five Dynasties 1362. In this book, the editor summed up many experiences and lessons for the rulers to learn from. Song Shenzong thinks that this book is "in view of the past, it has the resources for governance", that is, to strengthen the rule by taking historical gains and losses as a warning, so it is named "Managing with Capital".
Zitongzhijian has 294 volumes, about 3 million words, and Kaoyi and Catalogue have 30 volumes. It is the longest-running masterpiece in the chronicle of China (China's first chronicle is Chunqiu).
The content of Zi Tong Zhi Jian mainly focuses on political, military and ethnic relations, as well as the evaluation of economic, cultural and historical figures, with the aim of warning future generations through the description of the ruling class policies related to the rise and fall of the country and the rise and fall of the nation. The origin of the title is that Song Shenzong thought this book was "rich governance in view of the past" and gave it the name. It can be seen that the name of Zi Tong Zhi Jian is not only the conscious expression of historians' management of history, but also the conscious expression of feudal emperors' use of history to serve politics.
Zi Tongzhi Bamboo Slips is a chronological general history (Historical Records is the first biographical general history, and Chunqiu is the earliest existing chronological history book). Historical events are described in chronological order, and the cause and effect of historical events are often explained by narrative and conclusion, which makes people get a systematic and clear impression. Its content is mainly based on political and military historical facts, showing the traces of emperors and ministers' management of chaos, success or failure, and safety as historical reference. Described the lives and struggles of people of all ethnic groups.