——Cited in the "Speech at the Seminar on Comprehensively Deepening Reform for Major Leading Cadres at the Provincial and Ministerial Level to Study and Implement the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee".

■Interpretation

What is the fundamentals of governance? Comrade Xi Jinping's answer is that the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the socialist system are fundamental. The path of development that China is taking today is the choice of history and the choice of the people. Whether it is to become the world's second largest economy or to form the world's largest social security network covering 1.3 billion people, practice has given the best proof of its superiority. Just as Comrade Xi Jinping has emphasized on several occasions, today's China, standing on a vast land of 9.6 million square kilometers, sucking the cultural nutrients accumulated by the Chinese nation through its long struggle, and having the mighty power of 1.3 billion Chinese people, we go our own way, have an incomparably broad stage, have an incomparably profound historical heritage, and have an incomparably strong determination to move forward. Governing the country and strengthening our "three self-confidences" is fundamental. If there is no wavering, the country's economic, political, cultural, social and ecological civilization reforms will continue to advance, and development will continue to move forward.

■Original text

Zhenguan nine years. Taizong said to the courtiers: "In the past, at the beginning of the Pingjing Division, the beauties in the palace were treasured, and there was no dissatisfaction. Emperor Yang was still insufficient, he had no end in his solicitation, and he was conquest from both the east and the west, and the people were unbearable, so they perished. That's what I've seen. Therefore, he worked diligently all night, but he wanted to be pure, so that the world would be fine. As a result, the conscription was not prosperous, the grain was abundant, and the people were happy. Governing the country is like planting a tree, and if the roots are not shaken, the branches and leaves will flourish. If you can be pure, why should the people be uneasy and happy? ”

——(Tang) Wu Jing, "Zhenguan Dignitaries, the Second Form of Government"

■Definition

"Zhenguan Political Dignitaries" is a detailed record of "Zhenguan's Governance", which records the political dialogue between Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and the ministers around him, which is quite enlightening for later generations.

In the above dialogue, Tang Taizong analyzes the reasons for the fall of the Sui Dynasty. He told the courtiers that when the Sui Dynasty had just pacified the Jingshi, the palace was full of beauties and treasures. However, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was still not satisfied, and the rampant expedition and search continued, coupled with the eastern and western conquests, and the reckless military force, which made the people unbearable, which led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty. Tang Taizong said that he should take it as a warning, and elaborated on his own way of governing the country: "Governing the country is like planting a tree, and if the roots are not shaken, the branches and leaves will be prosperous." He believes that governing the country is like planting a tree, as long as the roots of the tree are stable and unshakable, it can flourish. And proposed: "If you can be pure, why should the people be uneasy and happy? It can be seen from this that Tang Taizong's statecraft was influenced by Lao Tzu's ideas of "pure inaction" and "self-cultivation and self-cultivation". It is precisely because Tang Taizong learned the lessons of the fall of the Sui Dynasty, learned from Lao Tzu's way of governing the country, and adopted a series of measures to alleviate social contradictions, that he created the "rule of Zhenguan" with clear politics and social stability.