The idiom allusions to honesty are as follows: A tree grows by faith, and a broken promise grows fat.

1. Standing tall trees are the foundation of faith.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shang Yang of the Qin State 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 made a promise in public: Who can move this log to the north gate? The bounty is 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 soon spread in the Qin State. The new law made Qin gradually stronger and stronger, and finally unified China.

2. Breaking promises and gaining weight.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Meng Wubo, a senior official in the state of Lu, always spoke unfaithfully, and Duke Ai of Lu was very dissatisfied with him. Once, Duke Ai of Lu held a banquet in Wuwu. Meng Wubo attended as usual, and a minister named Guo Chong was also present. This Guo Chong was very fat and was usually favored by Duke Ai, so he was often jealous and ridiculed by Meng Wubo. This time, Meng Wubo took the opportunity of toasting to Duke Ai and asked Guo Chong again: "What did you eat to make you so fat?"

After hearing this, Duke Ai of Lu felt disgusted, so he replied on Guo Chong's behalf: " "You can't be fat if you break a lot of promises!" This sentence is clearly a mockery of Meng Wubo's habit of not keeping his words, and in front of the ministers at the banquet, Meng Wubo suddenly blushed and felt extremely embarrassed.

Overview of terms:

"Book of Rites·Sacrifice System": This is the sacrifice of the sage, which leads to his integrity and loyalty. "Book of Northern Qi: Biography of Yao Xiong": Although Xiong is a military general, he is generous in nature and has integrity in governing the people. "New Book of Tang Dynasty: Biography of Cao Hua": "Although Hua is in the army, he must follow the etiquette when he moves. He loves the scholar-bureaucrats and does not treat arrogant people with dignity. He must be honest and trustworthy when he is a servant. It is difficult for others." Ye Shi's "Taifu Shaoqing Li" "Cemetery Epitaph": Therefore, I participated in the political affairs of Wuxing and Li Gong, and served Xiaozong with integrity.

Guo Moruo's "Journey to the Soviet Union·June 30th": A great leader does not care about every guest. There must be a big speech. Integrity has been perfected, thoughts have been put into practice, and not speaking is greater than speaking.

"Sincerity" is the central idea of ????Confucianism. Based on honesty. Zhu Xi, an acting scholar of the Song Dynasty, believes that sincerity is a kind of virtue. "Honesty is the way of heaven, and the way of heaven rewards honesty." Speak, do real things, and oppose hypocrisy. It means honesty.