What are the traditions of honesty and trustworthiness in virtue story?

Ceng Zi, formerly known as Zeng Shen, was a student of Confucius. Zeng Shen, a famous thinker and coward in Lu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, was one of the 72 sages under Confucius. He is knowledgeable and versatile, and attaches great importance to cultivation and moral integrity. Once, my wife went to the market on a business trip, and the young children clamored to go. Zeng Shen's wife didn't want to take care of the children, so she said to him, "You have fun at home. When mom comes back, she will kill cook the meat's pig and give it to you. " Hearing this, the child was very happy and stopped clamoring to go to the market. This was originally a joke for the children, but after that, Zeng Shen's wife forgot. Unexpectedly, Zeng Shen really killed a pig at home. When his wife saw that Zeng Shen had killed the pig, she said, "I came back from the market and said that I would kill the pig and cook meat for him." How can you take it seriously? " Zeng Shen said: "Children can't be deceived. Children are too young to understand the world, so they should learn from others, especially their parents. Today you cheat a child and defile his mind, tomorrow the child will cheat you and others; If you break your word in front of the children today, the children will no longer trust you tomorrow. See how harmful this is. " Ceng Zi knew that honesty and trustworthiness were the basic principles of being a man. If you don't kill the pig by mistake, the pig at home will be saved, but it will leave an indelible shadow on the mind of a pure child.

2. Han Xin's Debt Repayment: Han Xin, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty, was very poor when he was a child and often had no food and clothing. He lives with his brother and sister-in-law and lives on leftovers. Little Han Xin helps his brother during the day and studies hard at night, but his mean sister-in-law still hates his reading, and thinks it is useless to read. So Han Xin had to sleep on the street, hungry. An old woman who works as a servant sympathizes with him, supports him to study and gives him food every day. Facing the sincerity of the old woman, Han Xin was very grateful. He said to the old man, "I must repay you when I grow up." The old woman smiled and said, "I'll bury it when you grow up." Later, Han Xin became a famous soldier and was named King of Chu by Liu Bang. He still remembers the old man who helped him. So he found the old man, took him to his palace and treated her like his mother.

3. The story of the auto repair shop

A customer walked into an auto repair shop and claimed to be the driver of the transportation company. "Write more parts on my bill. After I go back to the company for reimbursement, you will have benefits. " He said to the shopkeeper. But the owner refused such a request. The customer pestered and said, "My business is not small. I will come here often. You can definitely make a lot of money! " "The shopkeeper told him that this could never be done. The customer shouted angrily, "Anyone can do this. I think you are too stupid. " The shopkeeper was angry. He asked the client to leave immediately and talk about it elsewhere. At this time, the customer smiled and shook the owner's hand admiringly: "I am the boss of that transportation company. I've been looking for a fixed and reliable repair shop. Where else can you let me talk about this business? "In the face of temptation, I don't feel heartbroken and confused. Although it is as plain as a cloud and as simple as running water, it makes people appreciate a kind of high mountain and deep sea. This is a shining character-honesty.

4. Alliance under the Bridge

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Wei Sheng. One day, the young man met a girl and fell in love with her, so he made an appointment with the girl to meet at Longbridge the next day. The next day, Weisheng came to the long bridge as promised, but the girl didn't come, so Weisheng lingered on the long bridge waiting for the girl to appear. An hour passed, two hours passed, many hours passed, and the girl hasn't come yet. It rained heavily, and soon the water at the bottom of the bridge overflowed the pier for a long time, gradually drowning Wei Sheng's body, but Wei Sheng thought of dating the girl and could not break his word. In the end, there was no. This is an old story about honesty in China, which is called "Alliance under the Bridge".

5. The King's Peony Flower

A king, who had no son, decided to choose a child from the people to be a prince, so he gave each candidate a peony seed to see who planted the most beautiful flowers and bloomed the most. When it comes to appraisal, almost all the children compete with each other with bright and beautiful peony flowers. Only one child cried with the seed in his arms. He didn't grow flowers. However, it was he who was chosen. It turns out that these flowers have been boiled before and can't survive. The king used this to test the quality of his successor.

6. Shang Yang's standing on the tree is a letter

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, at a time of frequent wars and panic, in order to establish prestige and promote reform, Shang Yang ordered a 30-foot-long wood to be erected outside the south gate of the capital, and made a promise in public: whoever can move this wood to the north gate will be rewarded with twelve taels of silver. None of the onlookers believe that such an easy thing can get such a high reward, so no one is willing to try. So Shang Yang raised the reward to 50 gold. Under the four rewards, there must be brave people. Finally someone stepped forward and carried the wood to the north gate. Shang Yang immediately rewarded him with fifty gold. Shang Yang's move established prestige in the hearts of the people, and Shang Yang's next reform was quickly popularized in Qin State. The new law made the State of Qin stronger and eventually unified China.