“珥笔健讼”是明清方志和官箴吏训中常常用来形容南方陋俗的惯用语,比较夸张地反映了当时以江南地区为代表、在全国普遍存在且日渐盛行的尚讼现象。尽管官府一再严禁缠讼并致力打击教唆词讼、清理讼源,但民间诉讼案件却有增无减。讼风日炽,几为地方吏治中的一大病根。讼风何以愈演愈烈?远非俗 “Joel pen suit” is used in the Ming and Qing official records and official school officials often used to describe the vulgar idioms in the South, more exaggerated to reflect the then represented by the southern region, prevalent in the country and increasingly prevalent in the lawsuit phenomenon. Although the government repeatedly and strictly prohibited litigation and efforts to combat incitement litigation, clean-up, but the number of civil litigation continued unabated. Lawsuit incandescence, a few local officials in a major root cause. Why the lawsuit intensified? Far than vulgar