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Ancient Common Sense Reader: Mianshui Yan Tan Lu

Wang Pizhi

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In terms of genre, "Mianshui Yan Tan Lu" belongs to the historical material notes among notebooks. Although "Mianshui Yan Tan Lu" appears to be a leisurely work of banter, it actually contains the author's political ideals and moral judgments. It is a historical record with serious motivation, pure purpose and elegant taste. From the purpose of writing, like many authors of notes in the Song Dynasty, Wang Pizhi left his official career and wandered in the woods, recalling his life experiences and knowledge. He wrote in books and recorded miscellaneous knowledge mainly for the purpose of "talking." Judging from the content and scope of writing, most of the records recorded in "Mianshui Yan Tan Lu" are miscellaneous events of the Northern Song Dynasty in the more than 140 years between the Shaosheng reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty (1094) and the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty (960). Rich in content and wide in genre, it provides a large amount of authentic and reliable historical materials for later generations to study the politics, economy, military, and culture of the Northern Song Dynasty, especially the lives of some politicians and writers, as well as the local history of Shandong Province and Song poetry.