江泽民同志在党的十六大报告中强调指出:“……把那些德才兼备——的人及时选拔到领导岗位上来”。这是我们党建设高素质的领导干部队伍的一个重要前提。由此,使我想起了北宋大臣、史学家司马光的德才观。据《资治通鉴》载,德才问题,是司马光在总结春秋时晋大夫智伯之亡的历史教训后提出的。司马光首先指明,智伯之所以兵败身亡,是由于才能胜过德行。接着,他分析产生这类悲剧的根源是德行与才能不同,而一般人不加辨别,通称谓贤士,这是之所以失败的根本原因。 Comrade Jiang Zemin emphasized in the report of the party’s 16th National Congress that: “... those who have both ability and political integrity should be promptly selected for leadership positions.” This is an important premise for our party in building a contingent of leading cadres of high quality. As a result, reminds me of the Northern Song Dynasty minister, historian Sima Guang’s concept of virtue. According to “Zi Zhi Tong Jian”, the issue of morality and talent is what Sima Guang made after summing up the historical lesson of the death of Dr. Jin Bo in the Spring and Autumn Period. Sima Guang first pointed out that the reason why Chi-Bu defeated, because it is better than virtue. Then, he analyzed the root causes of such tragedies is the difference between virtue and talent, and most people without distinction, commonly known as the Magi, which is the root cause of failure.