“清官廉吏”,是个亦老亦新且常谈常新的话题。自从司马迁在《史记》中开设“循吏列传”以来,几乎历代的史书典籍都对“清官廉吏”留有记载。在民间,“清官廉吏”的各种事迹、传说,经过艺术加工,更是代代传唱,经久不衰。包拯、况钟、海瑞这些“清官廉吏”,一定意义上已经成了黎民百姓精神上的期盼与慰藉。这个现象,既有复杂的历史背景,也有着深刻的社会原因。 “Honest government officials” is an old and new and often talked about new topics. Since Sima Qian set up “Biography of the Officials in the Book of Records”, almost all of the historical books and periodicals of the ancient history have kept records of the “honest and honest officials”. In the private sector, various deeds and legends of “honest officials and honest officials” have been sung by generations and passed by art. Bao Zheng, Min Zhong, Hai Rui these “honest officials”, in a certain sense, has become the people of Lebanon spirit of hope and comfort. This phenomenon has both complicated historical background and profound social causes.