在民间传说中和戏曲舞台上,常有描述古代的有道明君和清廉官吏为俯察民情而微服私访者。由于“私访者”以“平民百姓”面目出现,因而可以直接听到平民百姓的声音。被访者在“同等人”面前,没有顾虑,敢于畅所欲言;而私访者可以从此了解到真正的“民情”,并据此来改善民生或平反冤案,从而为百姓所称道,进而留芳千古,传为佳话。不过,此多为演绎,是否属实,尚需考证;但其精神可佳,令人赞许。 In the folklore and on the opera stage, there are often descriptions of the ancient Daoist monarchs and honest officials who subdued private visitors for the sake of looking down on the people’s feelings. As “private visitors” appear as “common people”, they can directly hear the voices of ordinary people. In the face of “equal people”, the respondents have no worries and dare to speak their minds freely. From the moment, private visitors can learn about the true “public sentiment” from which they can improve people’s livelihood or even rehabilitate injustice so as to praise the people, Chuan for the story. However, this is mostly a deduction. Whether it is true or not needs to be verified. However, its spirit is deserving of praise.