宋代《竹坡诗话》记载,山东有一位太守,夜里拆信,见信中所写乃家事,连忙命人熄灭官烛,取来自家蜡烛点起检视;阅毕,才又令人重燃官烛。这就是有名的“灭烛看家书”的典故。“灭烛看家书”在今天被作为公私分明的典范,不过,有意思的是,这段故事的记录者周紫芝却评曰:廉白之节,自古推崇,然而像这样矫枉太过的,就成了弊端。太守之举,一方面,严守界限,令人敬佩;另一方面,是不是又有些刻意迂腐,甚至近乎矫情?这种令人矛盾的心 Song “Bamboo Poetry” records, Shandong has a prefect, the night of the demolition letter, written in the letter is a family thing, and quickly ordered to extinguish the official candle, take home candles point of view; reading completed, it is also a reignition officer candle. This is the famous story of “extinguishing candlestick”. It is interesting to note that Zhou Zhibi, the recorder of this story, commented: "The festival of whiteness has been respected since ancient times. However, it is too much of an issue like this It becomes a drawback. On the one hand, it is admirable that they should strictly observe the boundaries. On the other hand, is it that they are somewhat deliberately pedancous or even almost hypocritical? This paradoxical heart