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There is a story in the book History as a Mirror（《资治通鉴》） by Chinese historian Sima Guang. Zhi Xuanzi was the head of a big clan（家族） in the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period （770—476BC）. He wanted a clan member, Zhi Yao, to be his successor（继承人）. , another man in the clan, Zhi Guo, was against the idea. Zhi Guo listed five strong points of Zhi Yao. For example, he was good at and shooting. He was decisive（果断的） and talkative. But Zhi Guo said that he had a big problem: his morals（道德）. He had an unkind heart. Still, Zhi Xuanzi didn't to the idea. Zhi Yao became the head of the clan. With his leadership abilities, quickly made his clan the in Jin. However, because of his aggressive style, three other clans worked together to fight the Zhi clan. Finally, the Zhi clan was beaten.
Sima Guang used this story to stress the of morals. Talent is not enough. He said that excellent people must have talent and virtue. Those who have virtue but no talent might work inefficiently（低效地）. Those who have talent but no virtue might not use their talent properly. Those who have both talent and virtue were xiancai（贤才） in ancient times. If you ask which one is more important between the two, it must be virtue. Only if a person has virtue can he or she get on the right track.
In 2018, when President Xi Jinping with students and teachers at Peking University, he mentioned Sima Guang's ideas. He said good education should both a Person's virtues and talents. Educators must follow this idea. As 'students, we can also make it our goal.
