Xun Yu's line of the county started from Xiang'an County, when he and Liu Bei rode a horse to Xiang'an, they passed through a certain mile in the west of the county, and saw the words 'Dawangli' written on the door, Xun Yu pulled the horse and said to Liu Bei: "Liu Jun, let's go to the prison gate to ask for a bowl of water to drink." ”

Liu Bei nodded, got off the horse, and consciously led Xun Yu's horse with him.

In the Han Dynasty, it was the lowest level of administrative units, with a mile of prison gate, mostly served by the elders of the book, the pavilion chief was a fighting official, and the prison door was regarded as the lower level of the pavilion, and there were only a few moons. Dawangli is the same as Xu Chu in Yingchuan, there is also a wall outside, and there are mulberry trees and other plants planted outside the wall, and there is a house next to the inner door, called 'Shu', and the inner prison door is in the school, taking care of the inner door of the book.

Liu Bei tied the horse to the tree on the side of the road, and walked to the inner door with Xun Yu, an old man came out of the school, looked at Xun Yu and Liu Bei with cloudy eyes, and said vigilantly: "What's the matter with the two of you?" ”

"We came from Shu County, we were going to Danyang County to visit relatives and friends, passing by Guili, and wanted to ask my husband for a bowl of water to quench our thirst." Xun Yu waved to the inner prison door and said kindly.

The inner prison door hesitated for a moment, his eyes aimed at the waists of Xun Yu and Liu Bei, and saw the two horses tied to the side of the road.

Xun Yu went out on patrol in micro-clothes, and he didn't want the county officials to know his movements, so he traveled lightly with Liu Bei, but the world was chaotic, and there was a possibility of danger in the county this time, so Xun Yu had a sword pinned to his waist, and Liu Bei's waist was inserted with a double-strand sword.

The inner prison gate is old and sophisticated, and it can be seen that Xun Yu and Liu Bei are not ordinary people, and they both ride good horses and wear sharp swords, which are all valuable things, and they can't guess their identities, so they hesitate.

The prison gate politely refused: "Didn't you see a stream on the way here, isn't the stream full of water?" Can't drink it? ”

If you were someone else, you might have a seizure all of a sudden.

Xun Yu and Liu Bei will not, Xun Yu is humble and gentle, gentle as jade, Liu Bei is humble and loves the people like a son, not only are the two not angry, but Liu Bei saluted to the prison door and said: "So that the old man knows, we don't dare to drink the raw water in the stream when we travel far away, in case we get sick and fall ill in another country, it will be bad." ”

The prison gate thought about it, and recently heard that there was a large-scale wind disease in several counties, and these two travelers from Shu County must have known about it, so they nodded and said: "I'll go get water for you, you stand here and don't move, please take care of yourself after drinking the water!" ”

Liu Bei replied: "Thank you, thank you." He was not familiar with Xun Yu, thinking that Xun Yu's family background was noble, and he would be displeased with the actions of the prison gate, so he said to Xun Yu: "Xun Peng, it was September, and the peasants had to work in the fields again, and they had to participate in the preparation of the Kou, there was probably no one in the middle, you and I rode horses and swords, and we were new faces, and there was nothing wrong with this old man being cautious." ”

Xun Yu smiled and said, "That's nature." After a pause, he looked at Liu Bei well, and then said: "Liu Jun is so kind to the people, it is really commendable. ”

After receiving Xun Yu's praise, Liu Bei was very happy in his heart, and said modestly on his face: "Xun Jun praises falsely." ”

As he was talking, the inner prison door took water out, the bowl was still steaming, and he carefully handed it to Xun Yu and Liu Bei, he still reminded: "Let's leave quickly after drinking, this place is quite far from Danyang County." ”

Taking advantage of the effort of drinking water, Xun Yu glanced at Liu Bei without a trace - although he also loves the people, because of his background and the relationship between studying since childhood, he does not have much experience in communicating with the small people in the township, not to mention that at this time, he wants to put something useful out of the mouth of an old man who is full of vigilance. Liu Bei is different, Xun Yu has understood, Liu Bei's family background is not good, in his early years, he mixed up in the market, weaving mats and selling shoes, and he must have more experience than him.

Liu Bei understood, and immediately talked with the inner prison door, "I have come all the way, and I count the best wheat in your king......" He is eloquent, he has a wide range of knowledge, and at this time it is 'Quyi to welcome', he pulled and talked for a while, and the straight inner prison door couldn't help nodding, and unconsciously his vigilance plummeted.

After talking for a long time, Liu Bei finally brought the topic back, "The government is a god, considerate of the people's feelings, and the officials of the counties obey the feelings of the county guards and work tirelessly, so there is a good year in Guili." ”

When the prison gate heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he sighed: "You traveler, since the chaos of the moth thieves, how can there be any good and bad years?" ”

What do you mean by that? The prince of the house loves the people very much......"

"The prince of the government may love the people, and it has something to do with the officials in the county!"

The inner prison door couldn't hold it, hehe sneered twice, don't look over.

Liu Bei knew that the heat was almost over, and asked: "Could it be that the county officials have harmed people's livelihood?" ”

The inner prison door was also a stomach of bitter water hidden for too long, first Liu Bei was stunned by the south and the north, and he couldn't hold it back now, his stomach was full of anger, and he sneered: "What's the use of the crops growing well?" Isn't it going to be taken away by the officials who came to collect food? Every year, more money is collected, more conscription is levied, and more money is collected, no matter how good the person is, he can't stand it! ”

After spending a long time, it can be regarded as waiting for these words, Xun Yu pricked up his ears and listened to Liu Bei: "I heard that when the prince of the mansion was in Yingchuan, the officials of Yingchuan were forbidden to collect more money. ”

"Isn't Fu Jun going to fight Dong Zhuo!" The prison door sighed: "Don't hide from the travelers, the oral calculation is actually acceptable, and it has been collected more than a dozen times since Zhengdan, and what makes people angry is the conscription and calculation!" ”

"What's wrong with the conscription?"

"Every year, when the calculations are made, the families of the Haoqiang clan report as much as they want to the yamen, but the poor families even have to add more than one pair of shoes, so that the people in the whole village dare not buy clothes, and they have to weigh every tree planted outside the house."

Xun Yu and Liu Bei looked at each other in amazement.

In the estimation, it is probably the property tax of later generations. Xun Yu knew the law very well, and knew that if the Han family had 10,000 yuan, he had to collect a tax of 120 yuan. According to the law, the process of accounting is to first let the people declare their assets to the government and register their family assets, and then the officials will come to review it, and once there is a concealment, it will be severely punished.

The statement that the family of the Haoqiang clan reported to the yamen as much as they could, obviously said that 'the Haoqiang clan colluded with the officials to conceal the family property', but the people had to be fined for even one extra pair of shoes at home.

Xun Yu was the chief bookkeeper of Yingchuan County as soon as he came out, and it was impossible for him to go to the countryside to supervise taxes in person.

Xun Yu couldn't help but say loudly: "Since the officials are bending the law, why don't you report it?" ”

"Report a fart!" The prison door was foaming at the mouth, and was about to continue to complain, when he suddenly came to his senses: "You should not be ......" and then kept silent.

Xun Yu asked repeatedly, but the prison gate just didn't want to say any more, urging them to leave quickly. In desperation, he asked Liu Bei to lead the horse over, took out a package from the horse, and took out the seal ribbon of the superintendent.

"Huh?"

The prison door was shocked.

Xun Yu said: "Uncle, how much do you know about the lawless heroes and county and township officials in your county, please tell me and so on." We are waiting for the county to be ordered by the prince of the government to go to the county, not for anything else, but to return the counties to a bright future! ”

After speaking, he bowed deeply to the inner prison door.

Seeing this, Liu Bei also bowed deeply to the prison door.

The prison door opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he sighed and walked towards the school. Xun Yu and Liu Bei immediately followed in, and talked with them for a long time before they came out of the school.

After coming out, Xun Yu sighed, "The officials are lawless, the strong and the fierce, how bitter the people are!" He immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Liu Bei, "Liu Jun, before you go, I instructed you to select a few capable people from the ministry to be mailed in various places and on standby, can you do it?" ”

Seeing Liu Bei's head, Xun Yu handed the letter to him, "Okay, then please give this letter to your cronies immediately, send it back to the county government, I will wait for you in the king, and then go to Linhu County together." ”