Soong Ching Ling's Trustworthy Story
Many great men are also adherents and practitioners of honesty. When Soong Ching Ling was the vice president of the country, she promised the children in the kindergarten to visit them on June 1 day, but the weather suddenly changed and it rained cats and dogs. Both teachers and children thought that she would not go. But at the appointed time, Soong Ching Ling's familiar figure appeared in their field of vision. The children shed tears with excitement. Afterwards, she said: "Since you said it, you have to do it."
Zeng butcher
There was a man named Ceng Zi, a student of Confucius. One day, Ceng Zi's wife went to the market and her son was crying. So Ceng Zi's wife coaxed him that she would come back to kill pigs for him. If my son believes it, he will stop making trouble. When Ceng Zi's wife came back from the market, she saw that Ceng Zi was going to kill pigs, so she quickly stopped him. Ceng Zi said, "If parents don't keep their promises, children will learn to cheat and break their promises. How will they stand in the world in the future? " Finally, Ceng Zi killed the pig. Although killing pigs has brought great losses to the family economy, the seeds of honesty have taken root in children's hearts. Brought children a lifetime of wealth.
Amy Li Xin
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin Shangyang presided over the political reform with the support of Qin Xiaogong. At that time, there were frequent wars and people were in panic. Shang Yang was worried that the people would not believe him, so he erected a 30-foot-long wood at the south gate of the capital, and promised that whoever moved the wood from the south gate to the north gate would be rewarded with twelve taels of silver. But ordinary people think that such an easy thing can't get such a high return, and no one wants to move as a result. Seeing that no one moved, Shang Yang raised the reward to fifty taels. Finally, someone came out to move the wood to the north gate, and Shang Yang gave him fifty taels of silver. Shang Yang showed that he didn't cheat the people with practical actions, and finally successfully promulgated the law, so Qin became strong.
Postpartum letter
In ancient times, there was a young man named Wei Sheng who fell in love with a woman. One day, two people met under a bridge. Later, in case of a flood and the river rises, the woman hasn't arrived yet. Weisheng always kept his promise, stuck to the bridge, grasped the bridge column tightly, and finally died under the river. Later generations often use "holding the tail column" or "writing after the letter" as a synonym for trustworthiness.
Lyu3 bu4' s "a promise as good as a promise" was saved from disaster.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu. He kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people have established a strong friendship with him. At that time, there was even a proverb: "It is better to get a hundred pounds of gold than to keep a promise." (This is the origin of the idiom "a promise is as good as a gold") Later, he offended Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, and was offered a reward for his capture. As a result, his old friends not only didn't get confused by the heavy money, but also risked the destruction of nine relatives to protect him from disaster.
counter-example
The boy who cried wolf.
A child is herding sheep on the mountain. Probably out of curiosity, one day he suddenly shouted: "The wolf is coming, the wolf is coming!" "The adults at the foot of the mountain heard the sound and realized that it was a joke. Then he did it again and again, and people got a little angry. One day, the wolf really came, and the child shouted desperately: "The wolf is coming, the wolf is coming! ..... "But this time no one came and the child was eaten by the wolf.
Zhou Youwang bonfire party.
Zhou Youwang has a favorite princess named Bos. In order to win her smile, Zhou Youwang ordered more than 20 beacon towers near the capital to light bonfires. The bonfire is a signal of border alert, which can only be lit when foreign enemies invade and need to call the vassal for help. As a result, as soon as the princes saw the bonfire, they led the soldiers to arrive in a hurry, realized that it was a trick set by the king to smile at his wife, and then left angrily. I finally smiled happily when I saw the usually prestigious princes at a loss. Five years later, you Yi attacked Zhou on a large scale, and the bonfire of you Wang was rekindled. No one wanted to be fooled again before the vassal arrived. As a result, you Wang was forced to commit suicide and was praised and captured.
Li, the king of Chu, has police.
Li, the king of Chu, agreed with the people that if they met the enemy, they would beat the drums and call everyone to guard the city. One day, King Lee was drunk. He picked up a drumstick and struck it hard. When people heard the drums, they all ran in panic. Li, the king of Chu, quickly sent someone to stop him and said, "I was drunk, playing drums and playing with people around me." This drum is wrong, please go home! "Hearing this, the people all went back. After a few months, the enemy really invaded, and King Li quickly beat gongs and drums, which sounded the alarm. But people thought that Li Guowang was joking with everyone again, so no one came to guard the city. King Li had to change the original order and restate the warning signal, and the people believed it.