He surname is a descendant of zhu Rongshi Chongli in ancient times. During the tang yao dynasty, Xi He, a descendant of Chongli, was the official in charge of the four hours of heaven and earth. In agricultural societies, the four-season climate was very important, so "he" was an important official position with a very high status, and their descendants took their official title as a surname, called Heshi. Heshi is full of talents, and today we are going to tell the story of Heqia.
He Qia was a native of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty and a subordinate of Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao's selection and promotion of officials was frugality as the main condition, so the people who were selected did not have real talent and practical learning, and some officials wanted to be promoted and cheated. He Qia saw the drawbacks of this selection and advised Cao Cao.
He Qia saluted Cao Cao
Harmony: "Minister, the country's great politics lie in power and talent. Officials cannot be selected on one side. Many officials regard frugality as their principle of life, which is good, but if this is used as the only criterion for measuring and selecting officials, it will make the imperial court miss many talents. ”
Cao Cao asked
Cao Cao: "Oh, why do you say that?"
He Qia: "Now there is a custom in the imperial court, if anyone wears a new coat and sits in a superior car, it is considered unclean; If anyone goes to work in the official court without trimming the edges and dresses in a messy manner, he will be praised for his honesty and honesty. As a result, many officials deliberately soiled their clothes and hid the decorations of the carriages and horses in the warehouse; Some people carry their own box lunches to work. This act of deception for the sake of frugality is really putting the cart before the horse!"
Cao Cao sighed
Cao Cao: "I see, is there any way you can correct it?"
He Qia: "Minister, Wei Chen believes that it is possible to formulate appropriate degrees of orders and regulations, advocate etiquette norms, etc. to guide them." Moreover, in ancient times, the promotion of political indoctrination was all accessible and humane. Once the guidelines are too extreme, they will be blinded and make people hide their thoughts. ”
Cao Cao deeply agreed with Heqia's words and eventually adopted Heqia's suggestion.