Help find 3 ancient or foreign stories of failure due to dishonesty

The story of the wolf.

Once upon a time, there was a child who tended sheep and went to the mountains every day to herd sheep. Suddenly, one day, he felt very bored, so he came up with an idea to trick everyone to have fun. He shouted to the farmers who were farming at the bottom of the mountain

Cry wolf! Cry wolf! Help me!

When the peasants heard the shouting, they hurriedly ran up the hill with their hoes and sickles, and as they ran, they shouted: "Don't be afraid, child, we will help you fight the wolf!" ”

The farmers went away angrily. The next day, the sheep herding boy repeated his old trick, and the kind farmers rushed up to help him fight the wolf, but there was still no trace of the wolf. The sheep herding baby laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist:

Ha ha! You've been fooled again! Ha ha!

Everyone was very angry at the sheep herding baby's repeated lies, and never believed him again. After a few days, the wolf really came and broke into the flock at once. The sheep herding baby was very frightened, and desperately shouted to the farmers:

Cry wolf! Cry wolf! Help!

The wolf is really coming! ”

When the peasants heard his cry and thought he was lying again, they ignored him and no one came to his aid, and many of the sheep were killed by wolves.

There are two examples of dishonest stupid lead in ancient foreign countries:

1, Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc saved France, but was betrayed by her own people;

2, Hestong leaked Tings, the British king originally promised to pass the throne to William, Duke of Normandy, but later regretted that William was finally defeated by William to establish the Normandy dynasty.

There are three examples of dishonesty in ancient China:

1. The crusade of the Byzantine emperor Alexios betrayed his promise to the crusaders and ultimately led to the failure of the crusade;

2, King Zhou You and the princes of Bao Xi Beacon Opera;

3. Jin Huigong was captured.

1. Ji Bu's "promise of a thousand gold" saved him from disaster.

At the end of Qin, there was a man named Ji Bu, who had always been a man of his word and a very high reputation, and many people had established a strong friendship with him. Later, he offended Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and was arrested with a reward. As a result, his old friends were not only not deceived by the heavy money, but also risked the destruction of the Nine Clans to protect him, and the Worm Bu saved him from disaster.

If a person is honest and trustworthy, he will naturally receive a lot of help and can gain everyone's respect and friendship. On the other hand, if you are greedy for temporary comfort or a small advantage, and lose your trust in your friends, you will ostensibly get "benefits". But for the sake of this benefit, he ruined his reputation, which is far more important than material.

Therefore, losing faith in a friend is tantamount to losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds, and the gains outweigh the losses.

2, Song Lian's story.

Song Lian was a knowledgeable person in the Ming Dynasty of our country. Once, Song Lian wanted to go to a distance to ask a famous person for advice, and made an appointment to meet, but who knew that it was snowing on the day of departure. Song Lian said to his mother

Mother, if you don't set off today, you will misunderstand the day of apprenticeship, and you will miss the appointment; Breaking the appointment is disrespecting the teacher. No matter how heavy the snow is, I have to go on the road. ”

When Song Lian arrived at the teacher's house, the teacher praised him and said, "Young man, you are trustworthy and studious, and you will have a good future in the future!" ”

3. Shang martingale standing wood is a letter.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shang Ying of Qin presided over the reform of the law with the support of Qin Xiaogong. In order to establish prestige and promote reform, Shang Ying ordered a three-zhang long log 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 ten taels.

Finally someone stood up and carried the log to the north gate. Shang Ying immediately rewarded him with fifty gold.

Shang Ying's move established prestige in the hearts of the people, and Shang Ying's next changes were quickly promoted in the Qin State. The new law made the Qin state stronger and stronger, and eventually unified China.

4. The story of Yan Shu's honesty and trustworthiness.

Yan Shu, a famous writer and politician during the Northern Song Dynasty, was recommended to the imperial court by the magistrate as a "prodigy" at the age of 14. He took the exam. It was a coincidence that the exam questions were what he had done, but Yan Shu was not complacent because of this, on the contrary, when he accepted the emperor's re-examination, he told the emperor the truth about the situation, and asked for another question to test him in court.

The emperor praised him for his true talent, simplicity and honesty, and was a rare talent, and after a few years he promoted him to become the prime minister.

5, Song Qingling's integrity story.

Song Qingling once made an appointment with a primary school to visit primary school students, but when it came to the appointed date, it rained heavily, and the classmates thought that Song Qingling's grandmother could not come, but Song Qingling still braved the rain to go to the appointment, which made the students very moved.

Song Qingling's story tells us a truth: if you promise a person and a thing, your money will not be moved; As soon as the word is spoken, the horse is difficult to chase.