(Ming Yuqian, "Going to Beijing") Those honest people are also like the people; Greedy people are thieves of the people. (Song Bao Zheng's Begging for No Corrupt Officials) Wise men don't do whatever they want, but honest men don't want everything. (Han Ying, Biography of Chinese Poetry in the Western Han Dynasty) An can observe with his own body. Where's the receiver? (The Fisherman by Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period) If you are thirsty, you will not drink stolen spring water, but if you are hot, you will continue to be evil. (Golden Tiger) It is turbid and clear, and it is greedy and cheap. (Liu Tang Zongyuan's Yongzhou Wei Shijun Tang Xin Ji) It should be noted that under the bait, the hook is touched. (Fish Don Li Qunyu) If you are not satisfied, when is greed? (Tang Bai Juyi, "Book Meaning, Early Autumn Night") Loyalty and sincerity are the foundation of career, not fishing names. (Song Lin Bu's "The Record of Peace of Mind") Clear water is muddy but not stained, and flying dust on muddy roads. There are many treasures in this town, so be careful not to get tired of poverty. (Huang Mingzunsu's Essays on Zhou Xia) "
Second, historical allusions
1, Eastern Han Dynasty
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanyang was the satrap of Yang Xu. He hated the corruption and extravagance of the bureaucrats at that time. He is modest and simple, usually wearing shabby clothes, covered with patched quilts and riding in shabby carriages. The tableware is coarse pottery, and you eat coarse tea and light rice.
His subordinate Jian is also very decent and has a good relationship with Yang Jian. He thinks his superiors are too poor. He heard that Yang Xu likes to eat raw fish, so he bought a fish for Yang Xu. Jiao Jian, fearing that sheep would continue to be rejected, said with a smile, "My Lord hasn't been to Nanyang for a long time, so I may not know that this is the famous' March Carp' here, so I bought one for you. Usually you treat me like a brother, so this fish is just a little respect from my younger brother to my older brother. You know, I am by no means a flatterer, so please accept it! " When the sheep continued to see Jiao Jian say this, he felt that he was an outsider and said with a smile, "In that case, it is better to be respectful than obedient."
After Jiao Jian left, Yang Xu hung the fish outside and never touched it again. In March of the following year, Jiao Jian bought another carp, thinking that it would be enough to send one a year, knowing that if he bought too many sheep, he would not want it. To Yang Xuyan Palace, Jiao Jiangang explained his purpose. Yang Xu pointed to the sun-dried "March carp" and said, "What you sent last year is still here!" Jiao Jian froze, shook his head, sighed and left with live fish.
2. Bao Zheng's "Honesty Family Training"
In the Northern Song Dynasty, Bao Zheng was known as an upright official, and the people called him "Bao Qingtian".
Bao Zheng lived in a high position all his life and was selfless. He hated corrupt officials. In his later years, he was worried about the corruption of future generations, so he set up a stone tablet at home, engraved with the famous "Family Training and Integrity" to warn future generations. It means something like this: "All the descendants of the Bao family who embezzle and accept bribes cannot be called descendants of the Bao family, and even cannot be buried in their family's cemetery after death. Those who do not follow this instruction are not descendants of Bao Gong. "
Ma Yinchu refused to take bribes.
Ma Yinchu was a famous economist and social activist in modern China. Before liberation, he was the finance director of Zhejiang Province. One day, a man who wanted to be a county magistrate in Deqing County entrusted Ma Yinchu with 1,000 yuan and asked Ma Yinchu to open the back door and let him be a county magistrate. Ma Yinchu flew into a rage and scolded, "Shameless thing, this kind of person can hit his joints with money today. If he really becomes a county magistrate, he must be a corrupt official. With this one, he can't be a county magistrate. Immediately ordered the money back.
4. Premier Zhou Enlai's clothes
One of Premier Zhou's pajamas has been worn for more than 20 years, but it has been mended and mended (there are many patches), and he is reluctant to throw it away after wearing it. A shirt is old enough to change the cuff collar, and a dress has been patched in different colors. He still wears it. When someone asked him to change it, he always said, "You can wear the old one again."
"As long as I am the prime minister, the conference hall is not allowed to be renovated."
At the entrance of the the State Council Conference Hall, there is a wooden screen with the words "hard work and plain living" engraved on it, which is a portrayal of the Prime Minister's work style. At the meeting in the State Council, people heard the Prime Minister refuse to decorate the conference hall more than once. The Prime Minister said: "As long as I am the Prime Minister, the conference hall is not allowed to be renovated." 1959, in the atmosphere of the Great Leap Forward, the Ministry of Water Resources built a water conservancy construction achievement exhibition hall near Miyun Reservoir without asking for instructions. One day, during a meeting in the West Flower Hall, the Prime Minister suddenly turned to Qian, Vice Minister of Water Resources, and said, "Qian, Mr. He told me that you are building a quite advanced building in Miyun Reservoir. Is this true? " Qian replied, "Yes, this is a water conservancy exhibition hall." The prime minister was silent for a while, shook his head and said softly, "I didn't expect you to do such a thing." Money is ashamed to hear it, and my heart is as uncomfortable as a knife. According to the thinking of some cadres now, the Prime Minister has neither severely criticized nor given instructions to deal with it, and there is neither the deterrent of disciplinary action nor the danger of losing his official position, so he can completely muddle through. However, inspired by Premier Zhou's great personality, Qian returned to the Ministry and immediately conveyed this at the party group meeting. The party group of the Ministry of Water Resources immediately decided to transfer this building worth more than 4 million yuan to a research institute of the First Machinery Department for free, and wrote a profound inspection report to the Central Committee.
5. Regard honesty as a treasure
During the Spring and Autumn Period, 40% of the children were dishonest and loved by people. Someone got a piece of Baoyu and asked someone to identify it and gave it to Zi Han. Zi Han refused to accept it, saying, "You value gems, but I value greed. If I accept your jade, then we all lose our treasure. Why don't we each have our own baby?
6. Yang Zhen refused gold at dusk.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang Zhen passed by Changyi on his way to his post, and Changyi county magistrate Wang Mi visited him and gave him ten catties of gold. Yang Zhen said, "An old friend knows a gentleman, but you don't know an old friend. Why? Wang Mi didn't know that Poplar really blamed him and said, "It's getting dark, and no one knows. Yang Zhen said, "God knows, God knows, you know, I know, what is ignorance? Hearing this, Wang Mi was ashamed and went away disgruntled. "。
7. One dollar is too defensive
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Liu Chong was appointed as the prefect of Huiji. He reformed graft and abolished exorbitant taxes, which made the lawsuit very clean. Later, he was transferred to the post of master craftsman by the imperial court. Before he left, the local people took the initiative to collect money for Liu Chong, who was about to leave, but Liu Chong was not affected. Later, it was really hard to refuse, so I took a copper coin from it and accepted it symbolically. Because of this, he is called "a dollar is too defensive".
8. returning pottery wood to fish
Tao Kan, a famous minister in Jin Dynasty, was a collector in Xunyang County when he was young. Once, he sent someone to send a can of fish with Chinese sauerkraut to his mother. After receiving it, his mother Zhan returned it to him intact and wrote to him, saying, "As a county official, giving me public goods is not only useless, but also increases my worries." Tao Kan was deeply educated in this matter.
9. Wu Yinzhi is not afraid to drink greedy spring water.
Wu Yinzhi, a native of Jin Dynasty, was appointed as the magistrate of Guangzhou. Outside Guangzhou, he saw a pool of spring water called "Chanquan". According to local legend, if you drink from the fountain of greed, you will become greedy. He didn't believe this, so he drank it correctly. After drinking it, he wrote a poem: "The ancients said that this water was pregnant with 1000 yuan. It is not easy to try to get Qi Yi to drink. " During his tenure, he was honest and self-disciplined and adhered to his own integrity.
10, so poor
Zhang Jun, the minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was exiled to Lingling, Hunan Province, to be an official because of his disagreement with the traitor Qin Gui. He took several boxes of books with him when he set out. Someone falsely accused him of having something to do with the disorderly party. As a result, Emperor Gaozong examined letters and worn-out clothes. Gaozong sighed: "I didn't expect Zhang Jun to be so poor!" I felt sorry for him, so I sent someone to catch up with Zhang Jun on a fast horse and gave him 320 gold.
1 1, Yu Qian, remain uncorrupted
The famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty were honest and clean. On one occasion, the court sent him to Henan to inspect. When he returned to Beijing, people bought some local specialties such as silk handkerchief, mushrooms and incense sticks, which were expensive to send back to Beijing, but he refused to accept them. At the same time, he also wrote a poem to show his heart: "Sipa mushroom incense harms the people." The sleeves of the wind are facing the sky, so as not to say short words. ""if the hammer comes out of the mountain, the fire will be idle. I'm not afraid of being smashed. I want to remain innocent in the world. "Poetry embodies the spirit of heroism.
12, no private money.
In the Ming Dynasty, Yang Jizong, the magistrate of Jiaxing, was clean and self-controlled and won the hearts of the people. Once, a eunuch passed by and asked him for a bribe. He opened the vault and said, "All the money is here. You can take it, but you have to help me get Kujin's official seal. " The eunuch disgruntled, back to Beijing, in front of Ming Yingzong to slander him. Yingzong asked, "Are you talking about Yang Jizong, the prefect who can't pay a penny?" After listening too much, I dare not speak ill of Yang Jizong again.
Wang Jie, an upright scholar, is outspoken and has no power. At that time, He Kun was authoritarian in the DPRK, and ministers did not accuse him. But Wang Jie often argued with him. Once, after careful consideration, He Kun deliberately teased Wang Jie and took his hand and said, "What a white and tender hand!" Wang Jie replied sternly: "Wang Jie has a good hand, but he can't ask for money!" He Kun left in shame.
Ceng Zi kills pigs.
Ceng Zi is a student of Confucius. Once, Ceng Zi's wife was going to the market. Because the child was crying, Ceng Zi's wife promised to help him kill the pig when he came back. After Ceng Zi's wife came back from the market, Ceng Zi caught pigs and killed them. His wife stopped him and said, "I'm just joking with the children." Ceng Zi said, "You can't joke with children. If children are not sensible, they should learn from their parents and listen to their instructions. Now you are coaxing him, that is, teaching children to lie. " So Ceng Zi killed the pig. 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.
14, Clean Kong Fansen
Kong Fansen is a model of * * * in the new period, and an honest and upright cadre. The model cadre took in three orphans he met in the earthquake. As his life was short, he went to the blood bank to ask for blood donation. To outsiders, it is hard to imagine a * * * middle and senior cadre living in such poverty. 1993, my wife went to Tibet to visit relatives, and the travel expenses were raised by herself. Because of the doctor's visit, his wife spent all her round-trip fare, so she had to ask Kong Fansen for money. He borrowed 500 yuan from east and west, and the return ticket was 800 yuan per person. The wife couldn't bear to embarrass her husband, so she borrowed some from an acquaintance. After returning to Jinan, my wife went to see her daughter who went to college. As soon as the daughter met, she said to her mother, "The school asked me to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees. I wrote to my father, and my father asked me to ask you for it. " When I heard this, my wife's tears came down-the money left on me was not enough for the ticket to Liaocheng, my hometown, and I had no money to pay my daughter's tuition! Kong Fansen spends a considerable part of his salary on helping people in trouble. He doesn't save any money at ordinary times. He bought medicines for the masses and was generous in helping the poor, ranging from a hundred yuan to several thousand yuan. After he died in a car accident, the cash he found was only 60 yuan and 80 cents, and everyone present shed tears.
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Yan Ying, a native of the Spring and Autumn Period, was Qi's lover, and he advocated frugality all his life. He usually lives on bread and water, and his wife only wears cloth and never expects silk. Yan Ying has her own fox fur coat, which has been worn for thirty years. Others laughed at him, but he took it in stride. Gong Jing praised his diligence and honesty and gave him a daughter's dress, but he refused to accept it.
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Third, related proverbs and documents.
Honest people are always happy without seeking, and greedy people are always worried about lack. (Song Sima Guang's Supplementary Biography of Wenzhong)
Honesty is not greed and impartiality. (Liu Tang Zongyuan's Tomb of Duan Hong, Chu Shi)
Only honest people can make an appointment to love others, and greedy people will be thin and fat. (Biography of Ming Dynasty Officials)
It's better to be clean than trapped in a ditch. (Cao Qingxue Qin's Dream of Red Mansions)
It's cheap to change its meaning in Italy. ("Lv Chunqiu Zhonglian")
Being an official is honest. ("Qi Diao Confucius Collection")
Corruption and waste are great sins. (Mao Zedong)
Dignity is not enough to change one's position and interests are not enough to change one's mind. ("Warring States Policy Zhao Zell")
Happiness comes from contentment, and greed comes from trouble. (Song Lin Bu's "Peace of Mind")
The wind blows the sleeves to the sky, so as not to talk short. Clean public service advertisement (Ming Yuqian's "Going to Beijing")
Honest, the people's table also; Greedy people are thieves of the people. (Song Bao Zheng, "Begging without Bribery")
Smart people don't do things that don't belong to them, and honest people don't ask for it. (Han Ying, Biography of Chinese Poetry in the Western Han Dynasty)
Ann can observe with her own body, but what about the person who collects things? (Fisherman Written by Qu Yuan in Warring States Period)
If you are thirsty, don't drink spring water. If you are hot, you will become evil. (Jin, "Tiger Walking")
Turbid and clear, waste greed and base. (Liu Tang Zongyuan's "Yongzhou Wei Shijun New Hall")
It should be noted that under the bait, the hook is touched. (Don Li Qunyu's "Putting Fish")
If there is no contentment, when is greed? (Tang Bai Juyi's "Book Meaning Early Autumn Night")
Loyalty and honesty are the foundation of a person's life, not a tool to get fame. (Song Lin Bu's "Peace of Mind")
It is better to be muddy in clear water than to fly dust on muddy roads. (Three Kingdoms Cao Zhi's Nine Songs)
There are many treasures in this town, so don't get tired of poverty. (Huang Mingzunsu's "Zhou Xia's Essays")
Nothing in the world is more difficult to suppress than the cursed greed of mankind. ([Ancient Greece] Homer's ode)
Greedy people can't do anything until they die. (Wilson T "On usury")
Greedy people want everything and want to lose everything. (The Greedy Man and the Hen by krylov)
Even if the whole world is placed in front of a greedy man, he will not be satisfied. (Persian) Sadie's Rose Garden)
People who are not greedy for money are also afraid of ghosts. (China proverb)
Better have no money than hurt Lian. (China proverb)
Fish is the bait to swallow the hook, and birds are the grain to catch. (China proverb)
I often stand by the river, where can I buy wet shoes? (China proverb)
If you are not greedy for money, trouble will not come. (China proverb)
Covetousness is the root of all evil. (English proverb)
Too much food in your mouth often makes you suffocate. (Italian proverb)
Without spending money, greedy people will drink poison. (Korean proverb)