古代官员为政清廉者“悬物示廉”传美名。历史上第一个悬物示廉的是东汉南阳太守羊续。他是一位对自己要求极其严格的官员。有一次,“府丞尝献其生鱼,续受而悬于庭;丞后又进之,续乃出前所悬者以杜其意。”羊续碍于颜面,不好当面谢绝下属(府丞),故“受而悬于庭”;下 Ancient officials to clean government officials “hanging objects show cheap ” pass the name. The first hurdle in the history of William is the Eastern Han Dynasty Nanyang prefect sheep continued. He is an official who claims to be extremely strict with himself. Once, “the prefect Cheng Xian Xian their raw fish, continued to suffer and suspended from the court; Cheng Hou and then into it, continued to be out of the former to Du its meaning.” “She continued to face the face, not good to thank her subordinates (House Cheng), so ”subject to suspend the court "; next