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"Zizhi Tongjian" is a chronological history book compiled by the famous Northern Song Dynasty historian Sima Guang and his assistant Liu Shu and others based on a large number of historical materials. The book records historical events in chronological order, starting from the 23rd year of King Weilie of the Zhou Dynasty (403 BC) to the 6th year of Emperor Xiande of the Later Zhou Dynasty (959), a total of 1,362 years of history. "The net is rich, the body is large and the thinking is exquisite, which is unprecedented in ancient times." ("Summary of the General Catalog of Sikuquanshu") "Zizhi Tongjian" takes the historical events from the Warring States Period to the Five Dynasties as the development context, and vividly and in detail describes the way emperors, generals and ministers of the past dynasties governed the country and treated people, as well as the joys and sorrows of life and death they experienced on the historical stage. Since its publication, it has been regarded as a must-have book on the desks of officials and politicians. It is also one of the great books that the great man Mao Zedong liked to read most. Therefore, we specially selected nearly 200 of the most exciting and classic stories from more than 3,000 historical events, large and small, recorded in the original book, and compiled this book "Stories of Zizhi Tongjian" in the form of vernacular. The whole book is organized in order of the original volumes, which not only retains the essence of the original book, but also makes the text more suitable for contemporary people's reading habits. In the process of translating ancient texts to modern times, we strive to make them easy to understand. At the same time, each story is followed by a suggestive text to help readers better understand the content of the original book.