Is Cao Cao's "seeking talents" to recruit talents, or does it have another meaning?

China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times. Politeness has always been a fine tradition of our Chinese nation.

In ancient times, both ability and political integrity? Scholar? It is an important cornerstone for a dynasty to govern the world. Therefore, kings of past dynasties hoped that the talents they recruited were not only brilliant, but also polite and virtuous. However, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's generation was lean, but a very non-mainstream one was born. Asking for a sage order? He only asks the candidate to be talented, and doesn't mind the other person's character. Why did he do it?

Let's take a look at the content of this article "Seeking the Virtue" first. In order to save everyone's time and abide by the relevant policies, I won't copy the full text. I'll translate it directly in popular language:

Since ancient times, the king of a country's start-up and the Lord of ZTE have made great achievements not only by their own talents, but also by those who helped them. Is it a coincidence that talents who play a special role in these special periods are often discovered by the kings at the grassroots level? Of course not, this is the result of the kings' active search.

Now I also want to find some big talents. What kind of person do I want? As long as you are talented, nothing else matters. Why do I ask for this? Let me give you an example. Meng Gongzhuo of Lu is a man of high personality, and Confucius respects him very much, but Confucius still said that this guy has a good moral character and can set an example in a large family, but he can't manage the country well. Besides, Qi Huangong's success depends on Guan Zhong and others, but Guan Zhong's style in money is always problematic. If Qi Huangong was too strict with virtue, he wouldn't use it.

So, if any of you, like Jiang Ziya, think you are incompetent, you can come to me. If any of you like it. Stealing money? Like Chen Ping, those who think they are talented but have moral defects can also come to me. I hope you can actively sign up or recommend me talented people. Finally, I emphasize once again that I recruit people and ask for two words: meritocracy? .

This one? Asking for a sage order? In ancient times when Confucianism dominated the whole country, was it very non-mainstream, eccentric and bizarre, which was in line with Cao Cao? I'd rather lose this world? Lean temperament. So the real purpose of Cao Cao's doing this is really just to seek talent, but by hook or by crook?