古时的岭南,是令岭北人闻而生畏的瘴疠之地,也是物产丰饶的膏腴之地。昔日来岭南做官的,往往竭力搜刮聚敛,离任时满载而归,成为令人艳羡的暴富,但是他们的人品却为人所不齿;而一些廉洁自守之官,却清名长留。固然,所谓“清官”,都是封建统治的忠实维护者,但较之那些贪狠之辈,其品格毕竟还是有高下之分的。“清官”,在封建社会里是很罕见的,吴隐之和包拯,则是入粤的两位著名“清 Lingnan ancient times, is to Lingnan people dizzy land of fear, but also the rich property of the plaster land. In the past, officials from the Lingnan government often searched for aggression and became rich and enviable when leaving office. However, their character was disheartened, while some officials who were honest and self-serving kept their names. Of course, the so-called “honest government” are all faithful defenders of the feudal rule. However, compared with those who are ruthless, their character is still superior or inferior. “Clean government”, in the feudal society is very rare, Wu Yin and Bao Zheng, it is the two famous "Qing