-- "Speech at the Symposium with Team Members and Representatives of Cadres and Workers of Various Units of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee" and other articles

■Interpretation

Loyalty to the party is the lifeblood of leading cadres and the most important political character. Comrade Xi Jinping has repeatedly stressed that all comrades in the Party "keep in mind that their first identity is a member of the Communist Party, and their first duty is to work for the Party, be loyal to the organization, and be of one heart and one mind with the Party at all times". In the revolutionary years, the fearlessness of "it doesn't matter if you cut off your head, as long as the doctrine is true", the belly is full of grassroots, and you would rather starve to death than surrender, and the steadfastness of nailing a bamboo stick into your ten fingers and not betraying the party interprets "the belief in Marxism is a kind of spiritual driving force for the victory of the Chinese revolution." Loyalty to the party should not stop at verbal speeches and meetings, but should be consistent in what is on the outside, unity of knowledge and action, and consistency, which must strengthen ideals and beliefs. If the ideals and beliefs are not firm and shaken when encountering a little wind and rain, then no matter how high-profile the statement is, it will be unreliable in the end. Only when we have a firm belief in Marxism and are loyal to the party can we "be strong despite thousands of blows, and let the wind blow from east to west, north and south." Loyalty to the party does not come naturally, and it requires not only simple feelings, but also rational consciousness and firm conviction.

■Original text

The loyalty of people is also like the abyss of fish. If the fish loses water, it will die, and if the person loses loyalty, it will be fierce. Therefore, the good will guard it, and the will will be famous.

——(Three Kingdoms, Shu Han) Zhuge Liang "Soldiers"

■Definition

"Soldiers" is the essentials that Zhuge Liang summed up from military practice that must be followed by "ruling the army by law", a total of ten rules. These 10 "Soldiers' Essentials" are expounded on military discipline, the moral character of good generals, the selection of meritocrats, the style of generals, the capture of fighters, the crackdown on unhealthy tendencies, the elimination of friends, tactical coaching, the relocation of garrisons, and military regulations and military appearance, and are important materials for the study of Zhuge Liang's military thought.

The meaning of this passage is that a person has the virtue of loyalty, just as a fish has water. When a fish leaves the water, it will die, and it is dangerous for a person to lose his loyalty. Therefore, good generals pay attention to protecting it, so that the ambition of the subordinates can be realized and the reputation is widely spread.

Loyalty, as a kind of moral norm and value pursuit of soldiers, is determined by the characteristics of the army. Obedience is the duty of a soldier and an expression of loyalty. Caesar, the commander of ancient Rome, had demanded that his army be loyal to the will of his commander. Clausewitz, a Prussian military theorist, demanded that soldiers' loyalty and persistence in their beliefs should be like "a rock standing in the middle of the sea, withstanding the impact of the waves."