In order to curb the expansion of ministerial power,the Northern Song Dynasty began to fully implement the policy of valuing civil servants over military commanders since Zhao Kuangyin.At the same time,a set of strategies,including"the game of different political views",were explored to control ministers,in order to prevent them acting improperly"everyone's opinion being unanimous".The political practice of"the game of different political views"not only led to the hasty conclusion of the Qingli New Policy,but also became a serious obstacle to the process of the Xining Reform.The opposition,under the pretext of stirring up dissenting opinions,used rumors such as"three shortcomings"and"banquets",as well as Wang Anshi's use of"Huainan Zashuo"to express"dissenting opinions"and"disloyal intentions"through literary inquisition to attack the reformists,resulting in Wang Anshi's second dismissal as prime minister and the failure of the reform.Although there were benefits to the strengthening of imperial power through the mixing of different theories,it also led to continuous factional struggles in the Song Dynasty,greatly shaking the foundation of its rule.
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