Li Zhi, a young man from a poor family in Jinghu, wandered in the northwest during the troubled times of Xining, and embarked on a journey as a humble official. He followed Wang Shao in the war in Hehuang, honed his skills on the battlefield, and studied under famous Confucians to increase his knowledge. Taking advantage of the ups and downs of the reform movement, he dealt with the old and new party struggles, passed the imperial examination and became an official, and was deeply involved in military and political affairs. He climbed up from the bottom step by step, crossed the turmoil of two dynasties, and finally became a highly respected minister, creating a legendary life of a grassroots scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty who counterattacked and became a generation of rulers...
