peaches and plums are all over the world (pinyin: tá ol ǐ m ǐ n ti ā nxià) is an idiom derived from a historical story, and the relevant allusions of the idiom were first found in The Legend of Han Poetry. ?
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a minister named Zi Zi in Wei State. Zi Zi is a very learned man, and many of his students have been promoted in the imperial court. Later, because Zizi offended Wei Wenhou, he had to flee Wei to the north.
While passing through Shandong, Zi Zi happened to meet a scholar named Zi Jian, and Zi Zi, who was full of grievances, complained to Zi Jian about the ingratitude of those he had taught.
after hearing this, Zijian said bluntly to Zizi, "Peach and plum trees planted in spring can rest under the trees in summer and eat fruits in autumn. But what you plant in spring is Tribulus terrestris. Not only do you have no leaves to enjoy the cool, but you also have no fruit to eat, and it may hurt you. Therefore, to cultivate talents, gentlemen must first observe the character of students and choose people with noble morality to cultivate them. "
In order to educate students into useful talents, Zizi teaches seriously. Under his strict discipline, the students studied hard and learned a lot of real skills. Later, these students became talents and became the pillars of the country. They planted peach trees and plum trees in their own homes in order to appreciate the teachings of Mr. Zi Zhi. ?
There is also a story in Zi Zhi Tong Jian: When Wu Zetian was in power in the Tang Dynasty, there was a prime minister named Di Renjie, who was highly respected, dared to speak out against each other, was good at inferring various difficult cases, and handled cases fairly and reasonably, which won Wu Zetian's appreciation.
Di Renjie is an honest official, strict in law enforcement, not afraid of powerful people, caring for the people, and has a high reputation in the ruling and opposition circles. He was also an old minister of Li Tang, and Wu Zetian paid special attention to him in order to consolidate his Wu Zhou regime. On one occasion, Wu Zetian asked Di Renjie to recommend a talented person. Di Renjie asked her what position she wanted to take, and Wu Zetian said that she wanted to be a leader. Di Renjie recommended Zhang Jianzhi to her, saying, "Zhang Jianzhi, the current governor of Jingzhou, has extraordinary talent and can serve as prime minister."
Wu Zetian promoted Zhang Jianzhi as Sima of Luozhou. In a few days, she wants Di Renjie to be a virtuous man again, and Di Renjie still wants Zhang Jianzhi. Wu Zetian said that I have been promoted in Zhang Jianzhi.
Di Renjie said, "I recommended him to be the prime minister, not the Sima."
Wu Zetian really appointed Zhang Jianzhi as prime minister. Yao Yuanchong, assistant minister of Xia Guan, Huan Yanfan, supervisor of the suggestion, and Jinghui, the secretariat of Taizhou, were all recommended by Di Renjie. He has elected dozens of people to important positions, and these people have become famous ministers and good officials.
Someone praised Di Renjie and said, "Most of the officials inside and outside the imperial court today are trained and recommended by you, just like you planted peaches and plums all over the world."
Di Renjie said, "I am recommending talents for my country, not for personal gain."
Idioms mean
Governing a country cannot be separated from a wise monarch, and it cannot be separated from all kinds of talents. The friends made by talented people are generally talented people. By introducing each other, many talented people can be gathered together to contribute to major events. A capable person is not a pie from the sky, it depends on education.
China is in the golden age of rapid economic development, and it cannot do without talents. It is necessary to implement appropriate education policies to train more talents, and to retain outstanding talents to serve their country.