In the Eastern Han Dynasty 1 When the sheep continued to hang fish, Nanyang Taishou sheep continued, and he hated the corruption and extravagance of bureaucratic dignitaries 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 "Honest Family Instructions" Bao Zheng in the Northern Song Dynasty. His honesty and fairness to officials are well known to women and children, and people call him "Bao Qingtian". Bao Zheng lived in a high position all his life, being honest and selfless, and 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 refuses to pay bribes Ma Yinchu is a famous economist and social activist in modern China. Liberate the former 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.