A story about integrity! Real!

1. Shang Yang

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shang Yang of Qin presided over the reform with the support of Qin Xiaogong. At that time, when wars were frequent and people were in panic, in order to establish prestige and promote reforms, Shang Yang ordered a three-foot-long log to be erected outside the south gate of the capital.

And he made a promise in public: Whoever can move this piece of wood to the north gate will be rewarded with a reward of ten taels. The onlookers didn't believe that such an easy thing could get such a high reward, so no one was willing to give it a try.

So Shang Yang increased the reward to 50 gold. There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, and finally someone stood up and carried the wood to the north gate. Shang Yang immediately rewarded him with fifty gold coins.

Shang Yang's move established prestige in the hearts of the people, and Shang Yang's subsequent reforms were quickly promoted in the Qin State. The new law made Qin gradually stronger and stronger, and finally unified China.

2. Yan Shu

Yan Shu, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, is known for his honesty. When he was fourteen years old, someone recommended him to the emperor as a child prodigy. The emperor summoned him and asked him to take the exam at the same time as more than a thousand Jinshi. As a result, Yan Shu discovered that the exam was one he had just practiced ten days ago.

Report the truth to Zhenzong and request to change other topics. Song Zhenzong admired Yan Shu's honest character very much and gave him "the same background as a Jinshi". When Yan Shu was in office, the world was at peace.

As a result, officials of all sizes in the capital often went to the countryside to play or held various banquets in restaurants and teahouses in the city. Yan Shu's family was poor and he had no money to go out to eat, drink and have fun, so he had to read and write articles at home with his brothers.

One day, Zhenzong promoted Yan Shu to the East Palace official who assisted the prince in his studies. The ministers were surprised and didn't understand why Zhenzong made such a decision. Zhenzong said: "Recently, the ministers often travel and have banquets. Only Yan Shu studies behind closed doors. He is so self-respecting and cautious.

He is the right candidate for the East Palace official." After thanking Yan Shu, he said: "I am actually a person who likes to play. The people at the banquet are just poor people. If I had money, I would have participated in the banquet long ago." These two things established Yan Shu's credibility in front of the officials, and Song Zhenzong also trusted him more.

3. Zengzi

Zengzi, whose original name was Zeng Shen, was a student of Confucius. Zeng Shen, a famous thinker and scholar in the state of Lu in the late Spring and Autumn Period, was one of the seventy-two sages among Confucius' disciples. He is erudite and talented, and pays great attention to self-cultivation and high moral character.

Once, his wife had to go to the market to do errands, and the young children were clamoring to go. Zeng Shen's wife didn't want to take her child, so she said to him: "You have fun at home. When mother comes back, I will kill the pigs at home and cook meat for you to eat."

The child was very happy after hearing this. , no longer clamoring to go to the market. This was meant to coax the children, but Zeng Shen’s wife forgot about it. Unexpectedly, Zeng Shen actually killed a pig at home. The wife saw Zeng Shen killing the pig.

He said, "In order to let the child wait at home with peace of mind, I said that when I came back from the market, I would kill the pig and roast the meat for him to eat. How could you take it seriously?" Zeng Shen said, "My child Children cannot be deceived. Children are young and do not understand the world, so they have to learn from others.

Especially if you deceive your child and taint his heart tomorrow, he will learn from others.

They will deceive you and deceive others; today you are dishonest in front of your children, and tomorrow your children will no longer trust you. You see how harmful this is.” Keeping your word is the basic principle of life. If you make a mistake and don't kill the pig, then the pig in the family will be saved, but it will leave an indelible shadow on the mind of a pure child.

4. Ji Bu

In the late Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu. He always kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people had established a strong friendship with him. At that time, there was even a proverb: "It is better to get Jibu Yinuo than to get a hundred catties of gold."

After that, he offended Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and was offered a reward for his capture. As a result, his old friend not only was not deceived by the huge sum of money, but also risked the destruction of the nine tribes to protect him and save him from disaster.

A person who is honest and trustworthy will naturally get a lot of help and can gain everyone's respect and friendship. On the other hand, if you are greedy for temporary comfort or small gains and break your trust with your friends, you will get "benefits" on the surface.

But for this benefit, he ruined his reputation, and reputation is much more important than material. Therefore, breaking trust with a friend is like losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds. The gain outweighs the loss.

5. Li Kuchan

Li Kuchan is a famous contemporary painter in my country. He is straightforward and never breaks his promise to paint for others. Once, an old friend asked him to make a painting, but Li Kuchan was busy and could not complete it in time. Soon, when he received the obituary notice that his old friend had passed away, he felt ashamed.

Immediately, I drew a picture of "Hundred Lotuses", and solemnly inscribed my old friend's name on it, stamped it, and then took it to the backyard and burned the painting.

Afterwards, he said to his son: "If an old friend wants to paint in the future, please urge me in time and don't break your promise!"