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@NiceGuy, You are young and proud. I know it. However, Our views today may not be the same tomorrow. It changes as we grow older. History, people and the outside world has the ability to trigger our emotional responses. If you simply react to the cause, you have already lost without a fight. In...

I heard Vietnam have submarines built by Russian to deter China in dispute sea.

Thank for all your responses. Hay dung vat ao cho nguoi xem lung.

I see. Any hero from the old past? @Viet ,@Rechoice? Yours?

I am sorry you feel this way. I agree, there are too many people intentionally trying to provoke arguments with others.

It is quite amusing for a person to use a book written 830 years later to claim they have "debunked" a history encyclopedia compiled during the dynasty. Anyhow, my favorite is Lê Lợi. I like the legend behind it, with the Thuan Thien sword and the Lake of Returned Sword. @dichoi, who is your...

Dear Nihonjin1051-San, The way I see it is that Yuan adopted the Confucians way of thinking but failed to put it to practice before conquering China. They borrowed the system of the Han but failed to implement it correctly after conquering China. In my view, by placing people knowledgable of...

I must say the Cambridge version seems to be very decent. I will get myself a copy of this as well. Thank you. Stay in school and don't do drugs.

I have read a few chapters but did not buy a copy for myself because it is not the same as Li Tao's work, which was compiled during this Dynasty in 1114 Now, I shall ask you for your burden of proof to prove our claim otherwise. Did the Cambridge version forget to translate this part?

So you only have the Cambridge version. You know that the translation is not to its exact meaning. No wonder you don't have a clue as to what you were arguing about. And there I thought you were having difficulty reading formal script as I try to help you understand. In that case, you need to...

I already gave you the volume number and the Historian's name. If you've read the history, then you would have known what we claim is true. If you possess a copy of it, then it would be easy for you to find it. That is my burden of proof. I suggest that you read the whole history rather than...

That article isn't from a Chinese guy? No wonder you continued to argue. I am not going sit here and write your essay for you. If you would have copied that article for your work, your professor will know where you got it from. Also, I wanted you to see from another person that share the same...

If you recall, that was the argument between you and dichoi. I only offered to help you analyze the Wang Anshi's reforms, which I did already, however, you only wanted to provoke an argument with me. I spent several hours searching through it already. All you need to do is read it.

I see you don't have Song Shi. If you do, you would know. @Grand Historian, Do you need me to get you a copy?

I don't believe I am doing your home work for you. Do you have the Song History written by Li Tao? If so read volume 275.

It is apparent that you can not comprehend well. Baojia system failed to do what it was set up to do. It did not work. Constant warfare depleted the Song treasury. How many times do I have to repeat this? Again, I advise you to read Song Shi again.

@Grand Historian, I quote here two phrases below used during Northern Song that shows why their military can not protect them from invasions on the frontier. “Emphasize the civil, de‐emphasize the military” (重文輕武). “Removing military command over a cup of wine” (杯酒 釋兵權).

With Baojia reform, the military size increased. This gave the emperor ambition to seek advices to go to war. The constant warfares depleted Song's treasury, which eventually weakened the government. Have you even read Song Shi? Do I need to do your homework for you?

@Grand Historian Here is a good article from the perspective of your fellow Chinese on why China's reforms all fail. Why Do China’s Reforms All Fail? | The Diplomat @StarCraft_ZT Here is a link if you wanted to learn of Wang Anshi's reforms. However, I recommend that you so read Song Shi to...

No StarCraft_ZT. You need to read Song Shi and see the different views from documents written in this era to understand what events caused the fall of Song. For me, the main cause was Wang Anshi's reforms. However, Grand Historian believe it is the fault of the Song Emperor.