Meaning: Talented people are in the upper position, capable people are in the middle, smart people are next to (the upper ones), and people who are engaged in manual labor are in the lower position.

Reason for ranking: Liu Bei believes that the top decision-makers must be good sages. The key to being a sage is not ability; "the capable are in the middle" means that middle-level cadres must be capable; "the wise are on the side" means that they must be capable. A group of think tanks have become the "brains outside the body" of the company; and "workers are at the bottom" means that the technical backbones of each department are professionals and they are on the front line.

Original text: "The wise are at the top, the capable are in the middle, the workers are at the bottom, and the wise are at the side"

Translation: The capable are at the top, the talented and virtuous are at the middle position, people engaged in manual labor are in the lower position, and smart people are next to (the superior).

From: "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty

Interpretation: A virtuous person becomes a king, a talented person assists the king, and a person who engages in manual labor lives in the lower class of society and is smart. People assist the king.

Extended information

Liu Bei’s virtuous thought of putting morality first

Liu Bei firmly believed in persuading people with virtue, and persuading people with virtue means exercising good virtue. People admire.

Although Liu Bei was slightly deficient in power and strategy, he had noble moral sentiments and used this to influence his assassins. Before Liu Bei died, he used this to teach his son Liu Chan, that is, "Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small", "Only the virtuous and virtuous can obey others."

Mao Zedong also talked about Liu Bei many times. He believed that Liu Bei's main advantages were that he was good at employing people and uniting people from all sides.

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