-- Cited in the "Explanation on the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Advancing the Rule of Law" and other articles

■Interpretation

The vitality of the law lies in its implementation, and the authority of the law also lies in its implementation. If there are laws that are not implemented or shelved, or if they are not implemented effectively and superficially, then no amount of laws will be enacted. How to ensure that "the law must be done"? As proposed at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, the rights and interests of the people must be protected by the law, and the authority of the law must be safeguarded by the people. Comrade Xi Jinping once said, "People's hearts are the greatest politics"; From this point of view, the people's hearts are also the greatest rule of law. The 16 words of "scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, fair justice, and law-abiding by the whole people" are the measure of the construction of the rule of law in China, and the key to ensuring the implementation of the law. Only the party governs according to law, and the government administers according to law; Leading cadres have strengthened their rule of law thinking, and promoted all work on the track of rule of law; Only by finding the law, solving problems, and resolving contradictions can all citizens find the law, solve problems, and resolve conflicts by relying on the law, so as to form a good environment for the rule of law in China and lay a solid foundation for the rule of law in China.

■Original text

The ministers whispered about Yao's order and said, "Asking about things and examining words is a good achievement." "Gao Tao's treatise on governance said, "The rate of doing things, admiring, repeated provinces are successful." "It is not difficult to legislate for things that cover the world, but it is difficult for the law to be enforced; It is not difficult to listen to words, but it is difficult to do what is said. If you inquire about things and do not examine the end, and do not add repeated provinces, there is no comprehensive audit of the clear, people have the idea of reluctance, although Yao Shun is the king, Yu Gao is the support, I am afraid it is difficult to achieve success.

——(Ming) Zhang Juzheng, "Please check the chapter and take the test to practice the political sparseness"

■Definition

"The affairs of the world are not difficult to legislate, but difficult to enforce the law" is the viewpoint put forward by Zhang Juzheng when he implemented the "examination law" in the Ming Dynasty. It means that it is not difficult to formulate laws and regulations for major national events, but the difficult thing is that there are laws that must be followed.

As an outstanding politician with rich experience and wisdom, Zhang Juzheng is well aware of the importance of having laws to follow and the difficulties in enforcing them. He implemented the "One Whip Law" throughout the country and reformed the tax system, which improved the Ming government's financial situation, but because it was difficult to fully implement the decree, the reform measures were hindered and could not achieve the expected results. In his opinion, there were enough laws and regulations in the Ming Dynasty at that time, and the reason why the country's internal affairs were not repaired was not that the legal system was not perfect, but that it did not act in accordance with the laws enacted. To this end, he proposed the famous "Examination Law" to Emperor Shushenzong, advocating "respect for sovereignty, the position of officials, the letter of reward and punishment, and the No. 1 order". "Examination success" means that the performance of officials is evaluated, and a comprehensive method of regular attendance and on-the-job appraisal is adopted to check the name and truth, and rewards and punishments are imposed, and the honest are rewarded and punished, so as to rectify the unhealthy atmosphere of officials vying for power and power, and dereliction of duty.