——"Speech at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection" and other articles

■Interpretation

From the first day they take up their posts, leading cadres are faced with public and private tests. In Comrade Xi Jinping's view, "the fundamental ruler to measure the strength of party spirit is the words public and private". Leading cadres hold public power and control public resources in their hands, and a clear distinction between public and private affairs and impartial use of power is a minimum of political ethics and political ethics. Only by wholeheartedly serving the public and doing everything out of the public heart can we have a correct view of right and wrong, righteousness and benefit, power and career. On top of this, Comrade Xi Jinping put forward higher requirements for leading cadres, he stressed that leading cadres should stress the public and selfless, distinguish between public and private, put public before private, and forget selfishness.

We often say that the ruling of the Communist Party of China is the choice of history and the choice of the people. Why did history and the people choose our party? It is precisely because in the course of more than 90 years of ups and downs, what we have sought is not the party's private interests or the special interests of party members and cadres, but "putting the public interests of the masses above our own private interests." This is the most simple truth. Under the new historical conditions, leading cadres who hold power in their hands must always examine themselves and be vigilant: How can they fulfill the party's solemn promise to the masses if they are keen to pursue personal interests or the interests of a small group? How can we win the support of the people?

■Original text

Zhong Gong said: "How do you know the talents and move them? Zi said: "Juer knows." Don't you know, what do people give? Then I saw the size of the heart of the bow and the saint. Pushing this meaning, then - (Northern Song Dynasty) Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi "Ercheng Collection: Henan Cheng's Testament, Volume 11"

■Definition

"Ercheng Collection" is a collection of the Northern Song Dynasty thinkers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi brothers who preached and lectured throughout their lives. Both of them were the founders of science in the Northern Song Dynasty, so they were called "Ercheng". The above passage is Ercheng's explanation of the Analects of Zilu. The original text is: "Zhong Gong is Ji Shizai, asking politics." Zi said: 'There is a division first, forgive the small mistakes, and raise the talents. He said, "How do you know the talents?" He said, "Juer knows." Don't you know, what do people give? It is said that Zhong Gong of the Lu State became a retainer of the Ji clan and asked Confucius for advice on how to manage political affairs. Confucius told him: "First of all, instruct the officials under him who are in charge of specific affairs, let them take their own responsibilities, forgive their small mistakes, and select talented people to take up posts." Zhong Gong then asked, "How do you discover and select talents?" Confucius said, "Choose what you know." As for the talents you don't know, will others bury them? In this regard, Ercheng made the following comments: "If you push this righteousness, you can lose the state with one heart, and you can prosper the state with one heart, only between public and private." ”

Ercheng's doctrine is called "the study of body and mind" or "the study of mind", which advocates that "existence is the mind, and the form is born". In their view, whether the rulers are public or not is related to the rise or fall of the country. With public will, the country can prosper; Without public intentions, everything is based on selfishness, which will lead to the destruction of the country.