Once, Sima Guang and his friends were playing in the backyard. A child climbed into the vat and fell into the water. When the other children saw something was wrong, they all gave up and ran away, but Sima Guang used his quick wits to pick up a big stone from the ground and hit it hard at the water tank. The water gushed out and the child was saved.
Sima Guang's erudition comes from many aspects. On the one hand, he is eager for knowledge and has a wide range of knowledge; on the other hand, his father is also interested in training. He is honest and smart, and he is very smart and sensible, and is deeply loved by his father. At the same time, whenever traveling or talking with colleagues and close friends, Sima Chi always takes him with him. Seeing and hearing, Sima Guang is an "awe-inspiring adult" in knowledge and knowledge.
At that time, many ministers and celebrities appreciated Sima Guang very much. Shang Shu Zhang Cun proposed to betrothed his daughter to Sima Guang. After Sima Chi's death, former Deputy Prime Minister Pang Ji raised Sima Guang as his own son. Sima Chi always took Sima Guang with him when he went to Henan, Shaanxi and Sichuan to be an official.
So before he was fifteen, Sima Guang followed his father through many places. In these places, he visited the ancient times, wrote poems, and enjoyed the local customs, which greatly enriched Sima Guang's social knowledge.
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Sima Guang's main achievements are embodied in his academic research. Among them, the greatest contribution is to preside over the compilation of Zi Tongzhi Jian. During the Xining period in Song Shenzong, Sima Guang strongly opposed Wang Anshi's political reform and asked to go abroad. In the fourth year of Xining (107 1), he was sentenced to Xijing Yushitai, and lived in Luoyang for the next fifteen years without asking about political affairs.
During this leisurely time, Sima Guang presided over the compilation of 294 volumes of nearly 4 million words of chronological history book Zi Tongzhi Jian. Sima Guang's paradise is not only his apartment, but also the location of Zitongzhi Bamboo Slips Bookstore. The environment here is beautiful and the style is simple, which reflects the owner's interest and pursuit. Its publishing house was established in Bianjing. In addition to Sima Guang, famous scholars at that time, such as Liu Shu, Liu Ban and Fan Zuyu, all participated in the work of the publishing house.
Among them, Sima Guang is the editor-in-chief, Liu Shu, Liu Ban and Fan Zuyu are co-schools, and Sima Kang, the son of Sima Guang, is responsible for collating the text. After Sima Guang came to Luoyang, he moved the bookstore of Zi Tong Zhi Jian from the capital of song dynasty to Luoyang. Not only the staff of the bookstore live in the park, but also celebrities such as Er Cheng, Shao Yong and Wen Yanbo often come here for parties. This is an academic center.