——Quoted in "Zhijiang New Language: Being a Man and Being an Official" and other articles

■Interpretation

This sentence comes from Zhang Heng, a great scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and talks about the special significance of political ethics to officials. People can't stand without virtue, and officials can't do anything without virtue. A leading cadre's ability varies from size to size and to his position, but he should be measured by the same standard in terms of political ethics. In real life, some cadres tend to pay more attention to career promotions and official ranks, but they are indifferent to morality, speech, and deeds. As everyone knows, being in a high position but not being worthy of morality, and being in a position of high power but not doing anything, will not only harm the public interest, delay development opportunities, but also ultimately harm oneself. In particular, compared with ordinary people, the words and deeds of leading cadres have an important guiding role in society, and they must always adopt the humble attitude of "a gentleman examines himself, and often if he has made mistakes", always cultivate the virtue of serving the government, often think about the harm of greed, and always have the heart of self-discipline, and in practice unify being a man and being an official, unify study and transformation, and unify "standing up" with "standing up", and regard the process of being a man as a process of perfecting one's own personality and consolidating the foundation for engaging in politics, and regard the process of being an official as a process of improving the realm of political ethics. The process of practicing the purpose of serving the people. The ancients said that "those who are not virtuous cannot make the people", which is exactly what they are talking about.

■Original text

Ying Zhi said: "What is the same view and different views? A gentleman does not suffer from the disrespect of position, but from the disrespect of virtue; There is no shame in not partnering, and shame in wisdom. It is an art that can be learned and practiced. Tianjue hangs high, and he gets it in his life, or he is uninvited and self-conceived, or he is envious (zhā

If you don't get it, it's useless to ask for it, so the wise man doesn't think about it. ……”

——(Eastern Han Dynasty) Zhang Heng "Ying Ji"

■Definition

"Ying Jian" is an argumentative article written by the Eastern Han Dynasty scientist Zhang Heng when he returned to Taishi Ling's post, and the full text is divided into two parts, namely the criticism of the "intermediate" and the author's response. The "intermediate" in the text is the one who admonishes and rebukes.

As early as the time of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Heng served as Taishi Ling, and later he left this position. At the beginning of Emperor Shun, Zhang Heng returned to this position. This has aroused criticism and criticism from some "intermediaries": although you can make the three-wheeled rotation and make the wood carving fly alone (the three-wheeled and woodcarving are the inventions of Zhang Heng), it is inevitable that the wings will fall back to the nest, why don't you also adjust and regulate your own "organs" and fly to the high branches quickly? In the face of the ridicule of secular villains, Zhang Heng replied in "Yingjian": "A gentleman does not suffer from the disrespect of position, but from the disrespect of virtue; There is no shame in not partnering, and shame in wisdom. "夥 (huǒ): many. It means that a gentleman is not worried that his status is not respectful enough, but that his own morality is not perfect; Don't be ashamed of not having a high enough income, but be ashamed of not being knowledgeable enough. Zhang Heng had nothing to ask for for high-ranking officials, he said: "The shortcut is evil, I can't bear to take a step; I can't bear to take the shoulder of 歙 (xī). "Yingjian" embodies Zhang Heng's firm belief in dedicating himself to science without seeking fame and fortune in his life.