Investigation of Emperor Shenzong's Role in Xi-Feng Reform of the Song Dynasty

The Reform during Emperor Shenzong's Xining-Yuanfeng period of the Song Dynasty was for a long time called Wang Anshi Reform,so that Emperor Shenzong's political position and role was somewhat ignored. From 1980s on, history researcher made gradual corrections of such a deviation and much more attention was thereafter paid to the study of Emperor Shenzong's role in the reform. Emperor Shenzong played a leading role in the reform. He was the initiator of the reform. His attitude and decision had the great influence on the process of the reform if the reform itself had encountered any resistance, or if he was in waver or doubt. By participating in the discussion of reform measures, making policy for it, supervising it's process, managing the reform personally, and adjusting the internal or external relations of the reform group, he played a commanding role in guiding the reform into full practice. Thereupon, we could say that it was Emperor Shenzong that dominated the reform.