What do you mean, the secretariat is fair, and the official kills a hundred miles?

It is to advocate the selection and assessment of county heads.

This sentence comes from Zhang Jiuling's Book of Upper Shi Feng in Tang Dynasty, which is part of his speech to Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Here, he advocates attaching importance to the selection and assessment of the secretariat and county magistrate, because they are the foundation of state governance and the relatives of the people. He thinks that the ancient secretariat and the Langguan officials all started from local officials, and after practice and test, they can become the three fairs (that is, the Prime Minister, Situ and Sikong) or the Tubaili (that is, the place where Fiona Fang ruled a hundred miles).

He was also compared with the modern atmosphere, and thought that court officials were unwilling to serve as prefectures and counties, but only wanted to stay in the capital to enjoy the prosperity, which led to the lack of talents, political corruption and people's livelihood in prefectures and counties. This sentence reflects Zhang Jiuling's political ideas and reform ideas, and also shows his admiration for the ancient system and his dissatisfaction with the reality at that time. His Book of Shang Shi Feng is known as "the first memorial in Tang Dynasty", which has a great influence on later generations.