The World Speaks New Words" recorded such a story:
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a scholar named Xun Jubo. Once he walked a long way to visit a friend who was sick.
But unfortunately, this place was suddenly attacked by the Hu people, and the situation was urgent. If you don't escape, you will probably suffer the fate of being killed.
This sick friend definitely couldn't leave, and he couldn't bear to watch Uncle Xun accompany him to death, so he persuaded him that he couldn't live this time, so let him run away quickly.
But Uncle Xun said that he came all the way to see you, but he abandoned you to escape alone, this kind of unethical behavior of stealing your life is not what he did.
Uncle Xun always insisted on not leaving.
It didn't take long for the Hu people to break through the city here. rushed into the city and found Uncle Xun, so he asked very strangely, why did everyone else flee because of the pressure of the army, but he stayed here?
Uncle Xun replied awe-inspiringly, his friend is seriously ill, and he can't bear to leave him, if you want to kill me, let me go of my friend, and exchange your own life for your friend's life.
Such a righteous act shocked the Hu people. They looked at each other and said with emotion that they were people who did not preach morality, and now they were attacking a country that preached morality.
After speaking, the Hu people's army actually withdrew. Uncle Xun not only saved himself and his friends, but also saved everyone who remained here.
Uncle Xun in the above story is not very famous in history, and many people don't know him. However, the image of his righteousness has been circulating.
Although life is precious, even sacrifice is not hesitant to sacrifice for the sake of higher ideals. "Sacrifice one's life for righteousness and kill oneself to become benevolent" is such a person who is both brave and righteous, and has benevolence and righteousness.
Hope the above helps!