The Northern Zhou Dynasty is one of the Northern Dynasties in the history of China, also known as Houzhou and Yuwen Zhou. The foundation of this country was laid by Yu Wentai, the powerful minister of the Western Wei Dynasty, and was formally established by his son Yu Wenjue with the support of his nephew Yuwen Hu. Five emperors, a total of 24 years.

In the third year of the Western Wei Dynasty, after the death of the Western Wei regime, the third son, Yu Wenjue, officially acceded to the throne, calling himself King Zhou. At the beginning of the following year, he abandoned the Duke of Western Wei and stood on his own feet. His name was Zhou, and his capital was Chang 'an, which was called Northern Zhou in history. ?

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Politically, the Northern Zhou Dynasty followed the principle of rule by virtue and education, supplemented by the rule of law. Officials at all levels are required to cultivate themselves with Confucianism, practice benevolence, filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, honesty and frugality, and abide by these Confucian moral norms.

At the same time, filial piety, benevolence, propriety and righteousness are instilled in the people, and these Confucian ethical concepts are used to restrain the people's thoughts, so as to stabilize the people's hearts and calm the ruling order.

In employing people, we pursue meritocracy, regardless of seniority. As long as we have both ability and political integrity, we are afraid of humble origins, but we can also occupy high positions. Yu Wentai's thought of selecting officials embodies the new spirit of breaking the tradition of gate and gate, which ensures the relative clarity of official administration in the Western Wei Dynasty and opens the way for a large number of Han scholars to enter the Western Wei regime.

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