appoint people on their merit(rèn rén wéi xián)

appoint people on their merit

The Chinese idiom, R è NR é NW é IXI á n in pinyin, means that only people with virtue and talent are appointed as officials. After that, the term "appointing people on the basis of merit" refers to the selection and promotion of only those who are virtuous and talented. It comes from the book of history, Xianyou Yide.

Analysis of Idioms

To employ talents according to their abilities, to know and make good use of them, to select talents and to be able to do things only according to their abilities

Antonym: cronyism, judging by appearance

The origin of Idioms

According to the book of history, Xianyou Yide: "only a talented person can be appointed as an official, and only a person can be controlled."

Idiom usage

It refers to the selection of talents

Examples

Mao Zedong's "the position of the Communist Party of China in the national war" said: "having the ability to work independently, being active and willing to work, and not seeking personal interests as the standard, this is the line of ～."

Idioms and allusions

Qi Xianggong has two younger brothers, one is Gongzi Jiu, the other is Gongzi Xiaobai. Each of them has a very talented master. Because Xianggong was immoral, in 686 BC, gongzijiu followed his master Guan Zhong to seek refuge in the state of Lu, while Xiaobai followed his master Bao Shuya to flee to the state of Ju.

Soon after, there was a great disturbance in the state of Qi. Xianggong was killed and a monarch was established. The next year, the ministers killed Xinjun and sent envoys to the state of Lu to welcome back Gongzi Jiu to be the king of Qi. Duke Luzhuang escorted Gongzi Jiu back home with his own soldiers.

Guan Zhong, the master of gongzijiu, was afraid that Xiaobai, who was fleeing from the state of Ju, would be the first to return home and seize the throne because he was close to the state of Qi. So with the consent of Duke Zhuang, he led a team to stop young master Xiaobai. Sure enough, when Guan Zhong's team rushed to Jimo, they found that Xiaobai was on his way to the state of Qi. But Xiaobai insisted on going. So Guan Zhong secretly shot an arrow at Xiaobai. Xiaobai fell down. Guan Zhong thought that he had been shot dead, so he went back to the state of Lu and escorted him to the state of Qi.

Unexpectedly, Xiaobai was not shot to death. After Bao Shuya treated him, he went back to the capital of Qi before Guan Zhong and Gongzi corrected him, and convinced the ministers to make Xiaobai king. This is Duke Huan of Qi.

Besides, after Guan Zhong returned to the state of Lu, he and his son took over the throne under the protection of Zhuang Gong's army. So there was a war between Qi and Lu. As a result, the Lu army was defeated, so they had to agree to the conditions of the state of Qi, forced the young master to death, and arrested Guan Zhong. The envoys of the state of Qi said that Guan Zhong had shot their monarch. The monarch wanted to avenge him by killing him himself, so he must be taken to the state of Qi. Zhuang Gong had no choice but to agree. Guan Zhong was bound and escorted from the state of Lu to the state of Qi. Along the way, he was hungry and thirsty and suffered a lot. When he came to Qiwu, he went to see the officials guarding the border and asked for some food.

Unexpectedly, the official who guarded the border knelt down on the ground and offered food to Guan Zhong. He looked very respectful. After Guan Zhong had a good meal, he asked in private, "if you are lucky that you are not killed and are appointed, how will you repay me?"

Guan Zhong replied, "if I am appointed as you said, I will appoint the wise, use the capable and reward the meritorious. What can I do for you? " After Guan Zhong was escorted to the capital of Qi, Bao Shuya went to meet him personally. Later, Duke Huan of Qi not only didn't take revenge on him, but appointed him prime minister, and Bao Shuya volunteered to be his deputy. It turned out that Bao Shuya knew that Guan Zhong's talent was greater than himself, so he persuaded Duke Huan of Qi to do so.

Chinese PinYin : rèn rén wéi xián