子之 / Zi Zhi
子之 / Zi Zhi enters the wiki through 《资治通鉴·周纪》52丨 陈庄叛秦 端起碗吃饭放下碗骂娘 as the negative talent-judgment example in 燕国. The episode says 燕王哙 treated Zi Zhi as a worthy person, but that judgment helped lead to Yan’s collapse and Qi’s intervention.
The source uses Zi Zhi mainly as contrast. 燕昭王 later treats 乐毅 and 剧辛 as the real talent base for Yan’s recovery, showing that valuing talent is not enough if the ruler cannot judge who is actually useful.
Connections
- 燕王哙 - ruler associated with the failed judgment.
- 燕国 - state damaged by the succession and governing failure.
- 燕昭王, 乐毅, and 剧辛 - contrast branch in the same episode.
- Talent Attraction Through Respect / 礼贤下士式人才吸附 and Talent-Virtue Distinction / 才德之分 - adjacent talent-judgment concepts.