A promise is as good as a promise.
Shang Yang moved the tree to build a reward.
Han Xin will repay the kindness, and he will be the king of Chu.
When you speak your words, you will learn from the stars.
Note: 1. The story of Shang Yang standing up for the letter.
During the political reform, in order to establish prestige and promote reform, Shang Yang ordered a 30-foot-long wood 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 twelve taels of silver.
None of the onlookers believe that such an easy thing can get such a high reward, so no one is willing to try. So Shang Yang raised the reward to 50 gold. Finally, someone stood up and carried the wood to the north gate, and Shang Yang immediately rewarded him with fifty gold.
This move has established honesty in the hearts of ordinary people and enabled the political reform system to be implemented smoothly.
2. The story of Han Xin's trustworthiness
Han Xin's family was poor when he was a child. He lives with his brother and sister-in-law and lives on leftovers. Help my brother during the day and study hard at night. My sister-in-law hates his reading, so Han Xin has to sleep on the street. An old woman sympathized with him, supported him to study and gave him food every day. Facing the sincerity of the old woman, Han Xin was very grateful. He said to the old man, "I must repay you when I grow up." Later, Han Xin became a famous general. After Liu Bang made him king of Chu, he found the old man, took him to the palace and treated her like a mother.