As long as you have talent, you will be promoted or recommended. Only people with both ability and political integrity can be appointed as officials.

Xian: A virtuous and talented person.

Wei: Only. Appoint people with both ability and political integrity.

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Shang Shu Xian Entertainment Virtue: "Only talents are officials, and you are the only one around."

The Three Kingdoms Cao Wei Cao's "Making Virtue Seek": "The second son and the third son help me humble, so I use them only."

Today's election does not use the advantages and disadvantages of post politics, but only the number of years of work, which is not the best. It is wise to give up wasting labor. ★ Biography of Gao Yun in Northern History

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