There is also the story of the prodigal son's return. Zhou is a famous prodigal son in Chinese history, when he was a child, he had great strength and violent temperament, usually riding horses and hunting, and harassing the people, rampant in the countryside. At that time, there were fierce tigers in Nanshan, and there were dragons underwater, which often endangered the people. Later, Zhou Chu was taught by the famous scholar Lu Yun at that time, changed his past wrongs, went up the mountain to kill the tiger, went down the river to kill the dragon, studied hard, and finally became a knowledgeable and cultivated person, and finally died for the glory of the country. This shows that if a person is at fault, he is a good person, which is the so-called "prodigal son does not change his money".

——"The Immeasurable Role of Talent in Economic Development" (April 25, 1983) from "Knowing and Loving"

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Zhou was a warrior at the end of the Three Kingdoms and the Western Jin Dynasty, and when he was young, he was "extremely powerful", but because he "did not cultivate meticulously and indulged in wanton desires", he left a notoriety among his neighbors. The people of the countryside call the Zhou, together with the Nanshan Tiger and the dragon in the water, the "Three Evils", and the Zhouzhi is regarded as the first of the "Three Evils". Everywhere he knows that he is disgusted, and "he has the ambition to change". He went to Wu County to find Lu Ji and Lu Yun brothers for advice. coincided with Lu Ji's absence, Lu Yun persuaded Zhou and said: "The ancients have heard that the dynasty has changed, and the future of the king is acceptable. So he was humble and reformed, inspirational and studious, and became a celebrity. Later, Zhou was sent to the northwest to crusade against the Diqiang rebellion, and was outnumbered and killed in battle. Some people praised him, "the glory of the loyal and virtuous, the distant festival of the martyrs".

The deeds of the prodigal son of Zhou are widely spread, and there are records of "eliminating the three evils in the Zhou Dynasty" in the Book of Jin and "Shishuo Xinyu", and there is still a repertoire of "Removing the Three Evils" in Peking Opera. Later generations have verified that the deeds around the world are not entirely true. However, as a kind of value advocacy and self-cultivation persuasion, the story of "eliminating the three evils everywhere" carries a unique cultural connotation. "The fault of a gentleman is like the eclipse of the sun and the moon: everyone sees it; What's more, everyone looks up to it. As the Analects says, a person will inevitably make mistakes, and if he can change his mistakes and turn back, he is worthy of admiration and admiration.

In the article "The World Speaks New Words: Self-Reform", there is also a story of Dai Yuan changing his mistakes when he knows them. Dai Yuan, who plundered the merchants, was persuaded by Lu Ji to "be like this, and he also reverted to robbery", and later became a general of the expedition to the west.

In March 1983, Zhengding County, Hebei Province formulated the "Nine Measures for Establishing the Perspective of Employing People in the New Era and Recruiting Talents", but in the process of implementation, there were problems such as some party members and cadres not understanding enough about "recruiting talents" and being suspicious and wait-and-see. In April 1983, at a three-level cadre meeting of "liberalizing policies and revitalizing the economy", Xi Jinping, then deputy secretary of the county party committee, emphasized the importance of talents at the meeting, and asked leaders at all levels and cadres to establish a new viewpoint on employing people, conscientiously implement the nine measures of the county party committee's "recruitment", recruit "talents", and promote economic revitalization.

Xi Jinping quoted examples from all over the world to remind everyone that "no one is at fault, and if the day changes, he is a good person." For those who have shortcomings and have made mistakes, we should look at both the small and the big sections; It is necessary to look at both the shortcomings and weaknesses as well as the strengths and strengths. He also quoted the old saying, "Raise a big virtue and forgive a small mistake, and do not ask for one person" to warn everyone to emancipate their minds, break the box, eliminate prejudice, appoint people on the basis of merit, and select talents without sticking to one pattern.