The emphasis is different, which one is more practical for you?

First of all, let’s look at Qunshu Zhiyao, an ancient political book. It was written by Wei Zheng, a famous admonisher in the early Tang Dynasty, as well as politicians and writers such as Yu Shinan, Chu Liang, and Xiao Deyan in the early years of Zhenguan. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, he compiled the political reference books written by his predecessors.

This is a great work of correction that provides a warning for Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to eliminate martial arts and cultivate literature, govern the country and stabilize the country, and create the "Government of Zhenguan".

Based on the Five Classics, the Four Histories, and hundreds of schools of thought, the "Qunshu Zhiyao" was written from the beginning of the Five Emperors to the Jin Dynasty, with the purpose of dealing with political skills and admonishment.

Personal understanding: It focuses on the warning matters for being an emperor and an official.

Secondly, the content of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is mainly about politics, military and ethnic relations, as well as economics , cultural and historical figures, with the purpose of warning future generations through the description of the policies of the ruling class that are related to the rise and fall of the country and the rise and fall of the nation.

The title of the book comes from the fact that Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty thought that the book was "qualified for governing the Tao in view of the past events" and gave it this name. It can be seen that the name of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is not only a manifestation of the historian's heightened consciousness of using history to assist politics, but also a manifestation of the feudal emperor's heightened consciousness of using historiography to serve politics.

Personal understanding: "Zizhi Tongjian" focuses on historians taking history as a mirror and respecting the laws of historical development so that they can know the future. At the same time, officials can refer to history to learn lessons and successes and failures.

For us ordinary people, we can also learn from history, reflect on our shortcomings, correct extremes, and improve our self-cultivation!

Do you understand?