What is a leading cadre? To put it bluntly, organizationally, if we are asked to be leading cadres, we are sent to stand guard here, and this is called the responsibility of defending the territory. In ancient times, Liu Bang's "Song of the Great Wind" said: "The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, Weijia is returning to his hometown in the sea, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet!" This means that there must be a group of people to guard the land and be responsible for standing guard. In that year, Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, although there were other factors, but the high-sounding saying to the outside world was that "the Son of Heaven guards the country". "The Son of Heaven guards the country", which means that the emperor cannot sit in the middle and enjoy the blessings, but must guard the country, which is a matter of course. The Tang official who guarded the Qiantang embankment in the Qing Dynasty was a four-rank official at that time, and enjoyed the same treatment as the prefect, and the treatment was very high; But there is one rule, that is, he can't break the embankment, if the embankment is broken, he will jump into the pond and commit suicide without waiting for the emperor to come to him to settle accounts. The feudal officials of the past were still like this, but now, as the leading cadres of the Communist Party, we should have a strong sense of responsibility, understand our responsibilities, dare to be responsible, ensure the safety of one side, strengthen the economy of one side, and enrich the people, and truly fulfill the responsibility of defending the land.

——"Leading Cadres Must Be "Responsible" (February 16, 2005) from "Zhijiang Xinyu"

Further reading:

Liu Bang was the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty and an outstanding statesman in ancient China. He was originally the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion in Pei County, but he fled to Mangdang Mountain because of the release of prisoners, and after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, Liu Bang also raised troops to respond. In 206 BC, Liu Bang marched to Bashang, and the prince of Qin surrendered to Liu Bang, and the Qin Dynasty fell. In the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang won the final victory, unified China, and established the Han Dynasty.

In 196 BC, Liu Bang triumphantly pacified the rebellion of King Yingbu of Huainan, and returned to his hometown of Pei County by the way, and summoned his former friends, elders, and juniors to drink together. During the banquet, he used this improvised "Song of the Great Wind" to express his desire to recruit talents and make the best use of their talents.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Di was named the king of Yan when the Ming Dynasty was built, and after entering the fiefdom of Beiping (now Beijing), he was ordered to participate in military activities in the north many times, and led his troops to the north twice. Later, Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne and adopted a policy of cutting feudal domains, so Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingjing, raised troops to attack Emperor Jianwen, and proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing in 1402. Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing in 1421, an important reason is that there were still remnants of the Mongol Yuan in the north at that time, which posed a threat to the security of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Qing Dynasty, Tang officials were the lives of the people along the Yangtze River, and their responsibilities were not insignificant. According to Zhejiang's "Haichang Zhi" and "Haining City Chronicle": From Wu Yue to the late Qing Dynasty, hundreds of officials went to serve as officials in Haining, Zhejiang. During the Qianlong period, there was a time when the tide of the Qiantang River washed away the stone pond, and the Tang official surnamed Zhao, who supervised the formation of the pond and protected the pond, shouted bitterly in the face of the broken pond: "As a pond official, I can't protect the pond, I have no face to face the emperor, and I have no face to see the people, but I can only remember it with death." With that, he jumped into the surging river, and the accompanying technicians, officials and people were all moved. Tangguan Toujiang embodies the spirit of dedication to duty and death.

Liu Bang's "Song of the Great Wind", Ming Chengzu's guarding the country, and Tangguan's embankment, although these stories are distributed at different coordinate points on the timeline, all carry thoughts on responsibility and responsibility, and all emphasize the need to "understand responsibility and dare to be responsible". Xi Jinping uses the past as a metaphor for the present: even feudal officials can have such a strong sense of responsibility, what reason do the leading cadres of the Communist Party have to evade responsibility and refuse to take responsibility?

"Responsible" can be said to be one of the most frequently used words by Xi Jinping. When he met with Chinese and foreign reporters for the first time in his capacity as general secretary, he declared in no uncertain terms that "the responsibility is heavier than Mount Tai, and the cause has a long way to go." In an exclusive interview with Russian television, Xi Jinping made clear to the world his governing philosophy: "Serve the people and shoulder the responsibilities that should be shouldered." It can be said that responsibility reflects his distinctive governing style. Xi Jinping's strong emphasis on "responsibility" is worthy of deep thought by every leading cadre.