Cao Cao cut off his hair

Cao Cao was from the Three Kingdoms period. Although this man was very ambitious and had many bad habits, he left the beauty of integrity in the army he commanded. name.

Once, Cao Cao personally led the army to fight. On the way to the march, I saw that the wheat on the roadside was ripe. It turned out that the people fled outside because of fear of the soldiers and did not dare to come back to harvest wheat.

Cao Cao sent people from house to house to tell the villagers and officials guarding the borders: "According to the emperor's decree, I sent troops to attack the rebellious thieves and eliminate harm for the people. Now it is the people in the wheat fields, as long as they Anyone who tramples on the wheat fields will be beheaded in public, and he will do what he says. "Fathers and fellow villagers, please don't be afraid."

The common people did not believe it at first, and still hid in the dark to observe the actions of the army led by Cao Cao.

The officers and soldiers who passed by the wheat field dismounted and held the wheat stalks with their hands, and carefully waded through the wheat field. One after another, they passed each other through the wheat field, and no one dared to trample on the wheat.

When the common people saw it, all of them praised him happily. They looked at the backs of the officers and soldiers and knelt on the ground to thank them.

Cao Cao was riding his horse and walking. Suddenly, a bird screamed and flew up in the field. Cao Cao's horse was frightened and jumped into the wheat field, trampling a piece of wheat field.

Cao Cao immediately called the officials accompanying him to punish him for trampling on the wheat fields. The official said: "How can the Prime Minister be punished?"

Cao Cao said: "I don't abide by what I personally say, who else will willingly abide by it? How can a person who does not keep his word do it? Can he command thousands of soldiers?" Then he took out the sword from his waist and wanted to kill himself. Everyone stopped him quickly.

At this time, Minister Guo Jia stepped forward and said: "The ancient book "Spring and Autumn" says that the law is not imposed on the respected. The prime minister leads the army and has heavy responsibilities, how can he commit suicide?"

Cao Cao thought for a long time and then said: "Since the ancient book "Spring and Autumn" has a saying that 'the law is not respected', and I shoulder the important task entrusted to me by the emperor, then I will avoid death for the time being. But I can't keep my word. I made a mistake and should be punished."

So Cao Cao cut off his hair with a sword, threw it on the ground, and said, "Then, I will cut off my hair to take my place." "

Cao Cao sent a message to the three armies: "The prime minister trampled on the wheat field and should have been beheaded in public, but now he has his hair cut off to find a replacement."

People nowadays think that his hair should be cut off. It's a normal thing. However, people at that time believed that "the body, hair and skin are inherited from the parents", and hair was inherited from the parents. Cutting off hair casually is a treasonous thing and a sign of unfilial piety. Therefore, in the eyes of people at the time, Cao Cao's hair cutting in public was no different from cutting his head.

The Song Dynasty Army without Credit

Han Feizi in the Pre-Qin Dynasty once said, "Those who believe in rewards must be punished, and those who are worthy of fighting are worthy of war." This means that those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who are guilty must be punished. , Only in this way can the troops form a strong combat effectiveness.

The Song Dynasty had many military regulations, but did not pay attention to law enforcement by letter. Those who deserve rewards are not rewarded, and those who deserve punishment are not punished, which weakens the morale of the army and reduces its combat effectiveness. This situation not only did not change during the hundreds of years of the Song Dynasty, but also intensified, eventually leading to the collapse of the country. The capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Biancheng Lin'an (today's Kaifeng), was captured twice by the Jin army, and the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an (today's Hangzhou), was also captured by the Jin army and the Yuan army respectively. The lesson is very profound.

Nine. There is no falsehood in the palace of truth

The famous writer Edward Hale said: "There is a sentence that will always be engraved in my heart, that is, 'There is no falsehood in the palace of truth.' This is what I studied at Harvard University The sentence that had the greatest impact on me in the past four years was that it led me to success and won me honor and respect."

He went on to tell the story of the famous American economist Benjamin Pierce. . Pierce is an old gentleman with profound knowledge and upright character. His white hair is always neatly combed. He wears a crisp suit every time he comes to class. He solemnly walks into the church to say hello to everyone, and then starts economic formulas on the blackboard. the calculation.

Pierce often intersperses some humorous stories in class, and the students are often made to laugh by him. Everyone affectionately called him "the kind old man", "the humorous old man" and "educated Pierce" because no one had ever seen him lose his temper.

Once, in his business mathematics class, he asked everyone to do a set of test questions and hand them in in class. However, one student plagiarized a previous assignment and was discovered by Pierce. Pierce announced that this business mathematics class would be stopped immediately and changed to a first-class self-cultivation class. He stood on the podium and said with a pale face: "You must be honest. The purpose of our coming to Harvard is to pursue the truth. Although the road to the truth is difficult, as long as you treat the problem honestly, seriously and seriously, you will If some students cheat here, they will never have the chance to see the light of truth."

Pierce stood on the podium. He spoke for twenty minutes, his voice was full of righteousness, and every word he spoke shocked the hearts of the more than twenty students present. When he finished speaking, the cheating student stood up, walked to Pierce, bowed deeply, and then said with shame and excitement: "Mr. Pierce, thank you, these are my twenty The most valuable lesson I have taken in the past few years, you taught me how to be a human being."

Pierce returned to his friendly expression at this time, patted the classmate on the shoulder and said: "Remember this. "There is no falsehood in the palace of truth."

At this time, thunderous applause broke out in the classroom. Then, all the students stood up from their seats, bowed deeply to Pierce, and expressed their gratitude to him, because his speech gave every student a vivid lesson. These students have achieved great success in their careers after graduation, because they all remember this sentence and regard honesty as the criterion for their conduct.

Truth

Harvard University is one of the most famous universities in the world. This school takes "truth" as its motto. The Latin word "truth" is engraved on the gates and buildings of Harvard University, which stands for "truth, honesty and integrity." There is also a sentence engraved on the main door: "The door of truth will only be opened to those upright nations." This means that there is no way out for those who are dishonest in this world.

10.

1. Abandoning Integrity

Once upon a time, there was a scholar who was nearly 20 years old. Because of his diligent study, he had become a Jinshi. There were quite a few, but the scholars looked down upon none of them. With their good looks and rich knowledge, they were expected to become famous. So the scholar took "integrity", "beauty", "wisdom" and "wealth" with him and embarked on the road to find his wife.

The scholar walked and walked, and came to the bank of a turbulent river. He could not help frowning, thinking how I could cross such a wide river. At this time, a boat slowly came this way, and an old man on the boat said: "Scholar, I can ferry you across the river, just give me something in your bag."

Scholar He said: "Let me think about it for a moment.

"I thought to myself: If I want to marry a good wife, "beauty" must be indispensable; if I want to be a high official and make a lot of money in the future, "wisdom" is indispensable; "wealth" and "integrity" should I choose? What, if I give "wealth" to the old man, I will give him a big advantage. Forget it, "honesty" is of no use anyway, so he loudly said to the old man: "I will give 'good faith' to the old man." How are you?

The old man laughed and said, "You are so obsessed with love!" "

After hearing this, the scholar thought that the old man wanted something else, so he said angrily: "If you don't want it! "I just heard the old man laughing a few times, and a cloud of smoke came out around him. The scholar felt that his eyes were completely white and he couldn't see anything. When the smoke dissipated and the river had disappeared, the scholar continued to move forward even though he felt strange. , unaware that the most important thing has left him...

2. Encountering a Girl Outside the City

The scholar came to the "Xianzong Forest" outside Luoyang City this day and saw a Although the woman was wearing plain clothes, her beautiful face could not be concealed. She smiled sweetly and said: "Why are you here, young master? I wonder if I can help you?"

The scholar felt that when the woman smiled, all the flowers in the mountains lost their color. He immediately felt that this woman must be the wife he was looking for, and blurted out one sentence: "Is the girl married?" "

When the woman heard this, the red clouds immediately touched her ears, and she said coquettishly: "The little girl is not married yet! And the young master has to call the girl. The little girl’s name is: Feng Yanran. The young master can call me Yanran. "

The scholar was very happy after hearing this and said: "Does Miss Yanran have a higher regard for her?

The woman said: "Young Master likes Yanran, so Yanran is very happy." I just wonder if the young master has something Yanran wants..."

Before the woman could finish speaking, the scholar said anxiously: "What? ‘Wealth’, ‘beauty’, or ‘wisdom’? "

"None of them," the woman shook her head and said, "'Integrity', I wonder if the young master has it?" ”

“‘Integrity’! "The scholar exclaimed. What happened on the river bank.

The woman seemed to know the result, and she burst into tears. She said regretfully: "It seems that Yanran no longer has that blessing..." said The perfect man was gone. The scholar felt like he was waking up from a dream. Only the girl's smile was still in his heart. Is this really a dream?

3. Officialdom

The scholar's heart was full of sadness. From then on, he could not find any woman he could see, so he decided to go to the officialdom to make up for the emptiness in his heart. He was promoted again and again, from a small county magistrate to the position of prime minister. However, he never talked about integrity in the officialdom, and only used means, so he offended many people. Finally, people jointly filed a lawsuit against him. From a rich prime minister to a prisoner despised by everyone, fortunately, an old friend remembered his past friendship and let him go.

Looking at himself, he was already over forty, and his "beauty" was gone. , and now he is penniless, no better than a beggar. Alas, he now understands that the most important thing can never be found again.

4. Regaining integrity

The scholar was walking aimlessly, and was about to collapse. Just when he had lost all hope, the familiar river appeared in front of him again. There was a small boat parked on the riverside, and there was an old man on the boat. These scenes seemed familiar. I heard the old man say: "It is fate that I met the young master. The young master can take from me the things that the destined person has left here. "

The scholar said without thinking: "Integrity! "After saying that, I heard the old man laugh again. Then, there was another mist in front of my eyes, and I turned back to my twenty-year-old self. I couldn't help but burst into tears when I thought of those scenes. A beautiful look seemed to appear in front of my eyes, and I heard her say: "Integrity, I wonder if the young master has it? "...

Life cannot bloom into brilliant flowers from lies.

——Heine

●Those who do not believe their words will not achieve results.

——Mozi

●Honesty is a symbol of strength. It shows a person’s high self-respect and inner sense of security and dignity.

——Irene Kaser

●The people cannot stand without trust.

——Confucius

●The most immoral aspects of human beings are dishonesty and cowardice.

——Gorky

●How can there be dignity without honesty.

——Cicero

●When credit disappears, the body has no life.

——Alexander Dumas

——Franklin

●Sincerity is an openness of the heart.

——La Rochefoucauld

●If you want others to be honest, you must first be honest yourself.

——Shakespeare

●Honesty is the lifeblood of life and the foundation of all values.

——Delei

●Being sincere is the way of heaven; being sincere is the way of man.

——Mencius

●You can only deceive others temporarily, but honesty is a long-term strategy.

——John Ray

●Credit is rare and easy to lose. Credit accumulated over ten years is often lost due to temporary words and deeds.

——Daisaku Ikeda

●I would rather get the attacks of a hundred enemies with sincerity than get the praise of ten friends with hypocrisy.

——Petofi

●Honest people always hate hypocritical people, but hypocritical people often appear honest.

——Spinoza

●Without integrity, how can there be dignity?

0——Cicero

●Broken promise is failure.

——Zola

Integrity is the most beautiful coat of a person and the most holy flower of the soul.

Integrity is your expensive shoe. Traveling through thousands of mountains and rivers, the quality should also remain unchanged.

Integrity is like a mirror. Once it is broken, cracks will appear in your personality.

Integrity is the road, extending with the footsteps of pioneers; Integrity is wisdom, accumulated with the pursuit of scholars; Integrity is success, approaching with the struggle of forge ahead; Integrity is the seed of wealth, as long as If you sow with sincerity, you will find the key to the vault.

Integrity is the foundation of being a human being and the foundation of a career.

Create an honest campus, establish an honest style of study, and become an honest student.

Be honest and learn to be a real person.

Honesty is a matter of pride, but breach of trust is a shame.

Maximum honesty is the best way to do things.

Honesty and trustworthiness are a bright mirror, and dishonest people will reveal their truth in front of him.

Without honesty, how can there be dignity?

Honesty is the best policy.

All effective work presupposes some kind of integrity.

If you are dishonest, you will be tired, but if you are honest, you will not be tired.

Honesty is the bridge between souls. People who are good at deceiving will never reach the other side of the bridge.

Integrity is a clear spring that will wash away the filth of fraud and make every corner of the world flow clean.

Integrity makes the soul flawless, makes friendship last forever, and makes the world beautiful!

Eleven.

Not long ago, CCTV's "Son of the East" column conducted an exclusive interview with Nobel Prize winner Ding Zhaozhong. Professor Ding faced a simple question that the reporter was following closely, and asked him "I don't know" several times in a row. ”, which is touching.

The reporter asked this question: "I feel that you have very clear choices for each stage of your life. For example, when you were a child, you were interested in science and scientists; when you were in college, you focused on I want to study physics; then every time I do an experiment, I have to fight against everyone’s opinions and persevere. How can a person be so firm and correct in every choice?” Everyone knows the answer that this reporter wants to get. In too many interviews with celebrities, such questions are obviously paving the way for the other party to show off. However, Ding Zhaozhong's answer was: "I don't know, maybe I'm lucky!"

The reporter didn't give up and asked: "Isn't this inevitable?" Ding Zhaozhong still replied: "Then I will I don’t know anymore.” The reporter still didn’t give up: “How can I make my choice today so that I won’t regret it in the future?” Ding Zhaozhong still replied: “Because I haven’t regretted it yet, so I really don’t know.” The reporter was helpless: "I found that during our conversation, the one word you said the most was 'I don't know'." Ding Zhaozhong responded positively this time: "Yes! You can never say you know if you don't know. This is what we do here It’s absolutely not allowed. If you know, you know. If you don’t know, don’t guess.”

Ding Zhaozhong’s rigorous attitude is indeed beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. However, this is Ting Zhaozhong, a great scientist. He believes that if you don’t know, you must answer “I don’t know.”

No one can change my promise

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When he was about to get off work, Carl Willeop, the president of Pepsi-Cola, received a call from the mayor inviting him to a dinner. He declined without hesitation: "I'm sorry, I have promised to spend my daughter's birthday with me tonight. I don't want to Be a father who has missed his promise."

After walking out of the office building, Carl bought a birthday gift for his daughter and drove straight to the newly opened amusement park in the city center to celebrate his daughter's birthday with his wife there.

To avoid being disturbed, both Carl and his wife turned off their mobile phones. They spent all their time with their daughter and happily enjoyed this happy holiday.

Karl was watching with interest his daughter blowing out the red candles and starting to cut the cake, when his assistant hurried over. He called Karl to the side and reported in a low voice - there was a very important customer of the company and he wanted to meet him this evening.

"But, I have promised my daughter that I will stay with her all night."

Karl looked embarrassed.

"The client did not have an agreement before. He only stayed here for a short time and made a temporary decision to meet with the president..." the assistant suggested tactfully.

What to do? On one side is my daughter who has been with her for two hours and is having a good time, while on the other side is an important client of the company who is waiting for an appointment. Karl did not hesitate. He turned around and told his assistant: "I think I should stay with my daughter. You go and receive the client, convey my sincere apology for me, and make an appointment with him, and I will visit him personally.

"

"Mr. Karl, would you like to go first..." The assistant reminded the president that this customer is too important and cannot be offended at all. Otherwise, he would not have been found in a hurry.

"Dad, you go and do your work first. Mom is just as happy with me. "The daughter who learned the inside story understood her father very well and urged her father to meet the client.

"No, I have already said that I don't want to be a father who breaks his promise. Tonight, the mayor's banquet and the client's appointment are indeed both important, but the promise I made to my daughter a month ago is more important. No one can change the promise I made. "The firm look on Carl's face made the assistant give up the idea of ??continuing to persuade.

The first thing Carl did when he went to work the next day was to call the customer to apologize. Not only was the customer not angry, Instead, he sincerely praised: "Mr. Carl, actually I want to thank you. It is your actions that made me truly remember what a promise means. I understand the real reason for the prosperity of Pepsi-Cola Company." "Since then, Carl and this customer have become very close partners. Even when the company encountered the greatest difficulties, their trust in each other never wavered.

In March 1797, French President Napoleon When giving a speech at the First National Primary School of Luxembourg, he elegantly gave a bouquet of roses worth 3 Louis to the principal of the school and said this: "In order to thank your school for treating me, especially my wife Josephine, Not only do I present you a bouquet of roses for your warm hospitality today, but in the future, as long as France exists, I will send someone to your school a bouquet of roses of equal value every year on this day as a token of appreciation between France and France. Luxembourg symbol of friendship. "From then on, the small country of Luxembourg has never forgotten this "moment when the European giant and the Luxembourg children lived in harmony and harmony" and recorded it in the annals of history.

Later, Napoleon was struggling to cope with continuous wars and one after another political events. , and was eventually exiled to St. Helena Island due to failure. Naturally, he forgot all about his promise to Luxembourg.

No one expected that at the end of 1984, the Luxembourgers would bring up the old matter again. , made this promise of "giving roses" to the French government, and demanded compensation. They demanded that the French government: 1. Either use 3 Louis as the principal of a bouquet of roses from 1798, with interest calculated at 5% compound interest. Pay off all; 2. Either publicly admit in major French newspapers that Napoleon was a treacherous villain. Of course, the French government did not want to damage Napoleon's reputation, but the figures calculated by the computer shocked them: originally 3 Louis. As promised, the principal and interest have so far reached 1,375,596 francs. Finally, after much thought, the French government found an answer that satisfied Luxembourg: "In the future, France will always remain committed to the Central Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, both spiritually and materially. We will support and sponsor primary school education to fulfill the golden rose oath of our General Napoleon. "

Perhaps Napoleon never thought until his death that his "improvisational" remarks would bring such embarrassment to France. However, this also illustrates the truth: a promise only lasts for a moment, and it takes forever to fulfill it - —Whether it is a mortal or a great man

The height of reality

One day, Alexandre Dumas learned that the manuscripts sent by his son Xiao Dumas always hit the wall, so he said to Xiao Dumas: " If you could send a text message to the editor when you send the manuscript, or just a sentence saying, "I am Alexandre Dumas's son," maybe the situation would be much better. "

Little Dumas said stubbornly: "No, I don't want to sit on your shoulders and pick apples. The apples picked like that have no taste. "The young Dumas not only refused to use his father's fame as a stepping stone to his own career, but also secretly gave himself a dozen pen names with other surnames to avoid the editors from connecting him with his famous father.

Faced with those cold and ruthless rejection papers, Dumas was not depressed and still persisted in creating his own work quietly. It shocked a senior editor with its wonderful ideas and wonderful writing. This famous editor had corresponded with Alexandre Dumas for many years.

He saw that the address of the sender was exactly the same as that of the great writer Alexandre Dumas, and he suspected that it was another pen name chosen by Alexandre Dumas. But the style of the work is completely different from that of Alexandre Dumas. With this excitement and doubt, he couldn't wait to take a car to visit Alexandre Dumas's house.

What surprised him was that the author of this great work "La Traviata" was actually Alexandre Dumas's little-known young son Xiao Dumas. "Why don't you sign your real name on the manuscript?" the old editor asked Dumas in confusion. Dumas said: "I just want to have the height of reality."

The old editor was full of praise for Dumas's approach.

After the publication of "La Traviata", French literary book critics unanimously believed that the value of this work greatly surpassed Alexandre Dumas's masterpiece "The Legend of Monte Cristo". Dumas became instantly famous.