At the end of Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Lu Bu. He always kept his promise and kept his word.

People say, "getting a promise is worth a hundred pounds of gold." This is the idiom. Only with the help of friends can we survive.

If you keep your word, you will naturally get everyone.

2. Ceng Zi kills pigs

Once, Ceng Zi's wife went to the fair, and the children left crying.

The wife coaxed the child and said, don't go, I'll come back and kill the pig for you.

When she came back from the market, she saw that Zeng Zi really wanted to kill pigs, so she quickly stepped forward to stop him.

Ceng Zi said that if you cheat children, they won't trust you.

Say that finish, he killed the pig. Ceng Zi didn't cheat children, but also cultivated their character of keeping promises.

3. The story of Meng Mu

When the Meng family was still living next to the market in Miaohuying Village (Meng Mu moved three times later), someone killed pigs in the east.

Mencius inexplicably asked his mother, "Why kill pigs next door?" Meng Mu was very busy at that time, so he casually replied, "Here you are!"

Mencius was happy to wait for meat, and Meng Mu endured the hardships of living expenses in order not to break his promise to his son.

Save some money to buy a piece of meat so that my son can have a good time.

4. Shang Yang Reform

A pillar was erected in front of the city gate for people to move, saying that whoever moved would pay 10 taels of gold, and everyone didn't believe it, so they raised the price to 20 taels.

Still no one, after several times, the price reached 50 gold, and finally someone did it. Sure enough, Shang Yang immediately gave him 50 gold.

Everyone knows that Shang Yang stresses honesty, so it is much more convenient to reform.

5. Washington and the cherry tree

This is a very popular story. When Washington was a child, he accidentally cut down a cherry tree that his father liked very much.

Washington bravely admitted this and was forgiven by his father.

Extended data:

1. Without faith, people can't stand. -Confucius

A man without faith doesn't know what he can do-Confucius

2. Honesty is the knot of the world. -Mozi

You can't stand it if you don't believe it. -Chao Shuozhi

4. A word is worth a thousand dollars. -Ge Hong

If you don't believe you, you will fail. -Mozi

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Integrity