据史书记载,北宋时期,博州有位州官,为人严谨,廉洁奉公,从不贪占官府一点便宜。一天晚上,有人从京城送来一封上司的来信。他猜想一定是朝廷有什么重要指示,马上命公差点上蜡烛阅读,谁知书信刚看了一半,他又命差人赶快把公家的蜡烛吹灭,把自家买来的蜡烛点上,继续往下看书信。公差感到疑惑,难道官烛不如私烛明亮吗?后来才知道,那封信的后面说的是关于州官留在京城家属的情况,他认为这是个人私事,不能点官家的蜡烛。 According to historical records, during the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a state official in Bozhou, a man of rigorous, clean and honest, never a little cheaper. One night someone sent a letter from his boss in Beijing. His conjecture was that the court must have given any important instructions. Immediately he ordered the beers to read the candles. Who knew the letter had just looked halfway and he ordered the public to quickly blow out the candles of the public and put the candle he had bought at his disposal Letters below. Tolerance doubts, Is the official candle is better than the private candle bright? Later learned that the letter behind that is about the state officials to stay in the capital relatives, he considered it a personal affair, can not point the official candle.