Sima Guang and Wang Anshi have different views, why are they so harmonious in private?

Wang Anshi is the prime minister of the imperial court, Sima Guang is the official of the imperial court, the two are superiors and subordinates, both are literate people, it is not good to tear their faces at ordinary times, there will always be a day when they will ask each other, and although Sima Guang is in the old school, but Wang Anshi's changes are not all bad, many of them are beneficial to the people, but Sima Guang and others think that such changes are not timely.

Wang Anshi proposed to the emperor to change the law, the main purpose is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, change the situation of the weak and poor, such a starting point is good, the emperor agreed to his change, because the green seedling law, the tax exemption law, the construction of water conservancy and other contents can bring great benefits to the people, but also can reduce the burden of the people, reduce the weak, so as to achieve the goal of a rich country, the armor law to a certain extent and improve the military strength.

Wang Anshi's change played a great role in consolidating the rule of the Song Dynasty and alleviating the situation of poverty and weakness, but he did this, and the interests of the people were greater, but if the tax was exempted, the interests of some rich landlords would be reduced, and the other ** of the imperial court would also have less income, so his change attracted many people's opposition. But Sima Guang's opposition was not because his gains were less, but because he felt that the Northern Song Dynasty at that time was in dire straits, and it was good to change the law, but it would take time and energy, but the enemy would not give you time.

Sima Guang thinks that such a change is timely, and it may not be able to solve the current problems of the Northern Song Dynasty, so he does not approve of Wang Anshi's change, but he appreciates the content proposed by Wang Anshi's change, he knows that Wang Anshi is for the sake of the country, so he respects him, and Wang Anshi also knows that although Sima Guang opposes his own change, the reason is also from the perspective of the country, so the two did not fall out in the real sense.

Both of them are officials of the imperial court, and the power in their hands is very large, so for the development of the same goal, of course, they must be harmonious.

It's just that the political views are different, but in life they are still friends, and they are also the relationship between superiors and subordinates, taking care of each other.

This shows that both of them are people of noble character, although some views are not the same, but they are only on the facts, and they are aimed at political views rather than individuals, so the two respect each other.

Because they have different political opinions, but they are all for the good of the court and for the better of the country, but they are all people who appreciate each other.

The difference of opinion is just for the sake of things in the court, and in private they have the same interests and are also very insightful. will get along.

Because they all have the same hobbies, their hearts are very yearning for the pastoral life, although they disagree in the court.

Although they have different opinions, they are all for the country. And both are very talented people. So to be able to respect each other and appreciate each other.

The villains are not the group, and the gentlemen are not the party. Sima Guang and Wang Anshi are both gentlemen. They disagree politically. But they respect each other's character.

Although their political views are different, the starting point is for the country, and it is not impossible to become good friends in private.

They can quarrel in the court, but in private, they always have to make a performance, otherwise it is easy to be considered assigned.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were both politicians of the Song Dynasty, and there was no big grudge between the two of them, but they were harmonious and different, they were also friends and enemies, and became indispensable people for each other. Sima Guang's opposition to Wang Anshi's reform was mainly opposed to some of his ideas and methods, Wang Anshi governed the rule of law in the middle, while Sima Guang governed the rule of people, Wang Anshi's reform was relatively fresh and refined, Sima Guang was able to find out the deficiencies and mistakes in Wang Anshi's new policy, and had different suggestions for Wang Anshi's opinions.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang are both very frank people, they dare to be enemies in the court, and they can also be friends in the court, they will express their opinions in the court, and they will openly let each other not come to the stage, but they are also a pair of good friends in private, they often go to play together, and the two of them will also praise each other's literary talents, they can be described as enemies and friends, and the two of them cherish each other. <>

Sima Guang is different from Wang Anshi's change is mainly because he does not understand Wang Anshi's concept and means, from the purpose of Wang Anshi's change, after the change, it is impossible to fundamentally safeguard the interests of the people at the bottom, and it will also increase the burden of the people at the bottom, although Wang Anshi's change is like this, but Sima Guang will not take into account the interests of the bottom, his focus is on maintaining the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, and his focus is more concerned about the danger of the country, although the overall goal of the two of them is the same. However, Sima Guang paid more attention to tradition and was more modest, did not recognize Wang Anshi's radical law, and had irreconcilable differences. <>

The most important thing is that Sima Guang is more opposed to Wang Anshi's redundant officials and redundant soldiers, many of Wang Anshi's practices are similar to the efficiency of modern society, adding a lot of new posts, for this approach, Sima Guang is incomprehensible, and in the treatment of officers and soldiers, it is necessary to constantly recruit new soldiers, and the old soldiers do not retire, resulting in a larger and larger army, but there is no combat effectiveness for foreign enemies, and the country has to bear huge expenses, Sima Guang has never recognized his means, but Wang Anshi only wants to change the military system, Resulting in a growing divergence between the two people. <>

Although Sima Guang did not approve of Wang Anshi's change, he still advocated the change, even if the two of them were not successful, but they also wanted to improve the shortcomings of the country at that time through their own governing philosophy.

In fact, they don't have too many personal grievances, but they have some different references in politics, because the political struggle caused by the change of law at that time led to the intensification of the contradictions between the two people; The reason why Sima Guang strongly opposed the change of the law was because the change of the law at that time would affect the power of some nobles and threaten the power of the court, which would lead to political instability in the imperial court, so he would try his best to prevent it.

The two of them influenced each other, and also influenced Wang Anshi's change. This is because Wang Anshi's changes affected the interests of the old aristocracy, so Sima Guang has always opposed it.

The two people's concepts of governing the country are different, Wang Anshi wants to change the law and innovate, and Sima Guang represents the aristocratic forces, so he is naturally reluctant to do this.

From the point of view, Wang Anshi has his own political ideals, Sima Guang is a conservative (so-called conservative), and the character of both of them is fine.

However, because Wang Anshi violated the interests of most scholars, no one cooperated with him, so he had to use new people, and these people accepted the new law just to climb up, so there were many mistakes in the implementation process. Sima Guang was just the opposite, and many scholars, such as Wen Yanbo, supported him only as a banner and vanguard to maintain their own interests as a landlord.

From the point of view of political struggle, it is unfortunate that whether or not to support the new law later became a factional dispute, and the death of Shenzong failed, and Zhezong's pro-government was demobilized.

There is an entry for Wang Anshi's change in the history books.

My personal opinion is that it is not possible to change the law, but unfortunately Song's internal friction is too serious. And the main pot for the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty was those two unlucky bastard emperors. Otherwise, it would be so easy to be destroyed, and in addition, Song Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty destroyed the Great Wall in order to negotiate peace regardless of the good situation.

It's a pity that only Qin Hui knelt down, and he didn't dare to let the emperor kneel.