Sun Zhaoyuan walked for an hour, met a big river, wanted to cross, but saw that the water was turbulent, in desperation, he had to find a bridge to cross the river, went upstream for five miles, and finally saw a bridge to cross.

The men led the horses and walked to the bridge. I saw a few small officials, who stopped them on the bridge and said, "I want to cross the river and leave the money for the crossing." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This adult, we are passers-by from other states, and the rest of the state capitals have never seen the road and still have to collect money, is it wrong?" ”

One of the officials said, "A few of you, whether you are a local or a foreigner, you have to pay money." This bridge was built by local wealthy families who saw that it was inconvenient for the people to come and go, but the construction cost could only be collected from the people to make up for the cost of building the bridge. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This is also reasonable, if someone doesn't want to pay the money, but this bridge is it." ”

After speaking, he instructed his subordinates to hand over the bridge silver taels, and several people continued to move forward.

After a short time, they entered the mountain road, which was difficult, and several people led the horses and moved forward with difficulty. Turn left and right, and see a road boulder collapsed, burying the road, and there is a newly dug path next to it, which can be crossed. But on the side of the road, a few more officials stopped them and said, "Several, if you want to take this new road, please leave the money for the passage." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said strangely: "I just passed by a bridge and asked me for this money, how did I get here, and I have to pay the money." ”

The little official said: "A few are outsiders, this road Weifu, the terrain is dangerous, the mountains and rocks often roll down, the road is broken, the local rich will dig a new road, convenient for the people to come and go, but the cost of digging the road, can only be collected from the people, in order to make up for the road digging fee." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan listened and said: "If this mountain road is opened up by you, you have done a lot of good things for the villagers, although it is reasonable to collect some money." After speaking, the next person came over again, handed over the silver taels, and several people continued to move forward.

I walked a mile, and when I looked back at those little officials, I was blocked by the mountains and fields, and I couldn't see a trace. At this time, an old man from the countryside slid down the steep mountain next to him, and was landing in front of Sun Zhaoyuan, stood up, patted the dust, and prepared to move forward.

Sun Zhaoyuan felt strange and said, "This elder, why don't you have a good road in front of you, but you have to climb the mountain and take a detour." ”

The old man sneered: "A few of them should be visitors from other places, I don't think I heard that this Luwei Mansion is the first place in the world where road tyrants and bandits are rampant in Yunxi Prefecture." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Old man, how can you say this?" Along the way, I didn't see any bandits. ”

The old man said, "When you came all the way, didn't you cross the bridge by the river?" Didn't you break off the new road? After crossing this bridge, didn't you take out the money to buy the road and the bridge? ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "We have all crossed these bridges and roads that the old man said, and we have also taken out money and silver, but it is always a little expensive for people to repair bridges and open roads, and it is reasonable to collect some silver." ”

The old man snorted: "This road Weifu government is this road bandit bully, those bridges, it is this government official who drove away all the river workers along the river, if the people on both sides of the strait want to go to the other side to visit relatives and friends, they can only take the bridge he built, those roads, it is this government official who chose the steepest cliff path, pushed down the boulder on the mountain, blocked the road, and reopened a new road, the people can't, and can only take his way." Cross his bridge and his way, leaving only money to buy the road. My old man is a lonely widow, but if I have to cross, I can only escape his clutches by taking risks, swimming in rivers, and climbing mountains. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "There are still such shameless methods of accumulating wealth in the world. ”

The old man said: "Now that we are in troubled times, how can the people have any money to spare, these vicious people don't even give the people a little dignity, and in the end the money has to be scavenged." The people are cattle and horses, and it is easier than being people. The cows and horses still have time to rest, but this person has to run around every day to barely survive. With that, he pulled out his feet and left.

Sun Zhaoyuan didn't know how to answer, and thought back all the way to this strange and evil thing he encountered today.

After crossing this mountain, we came to an open and flat land, and this was the city of Luwifu.

Sun Zhaoyuan and a few people arrived at the official office of Luwei Mansion, but the yamen was closed, and the officials who wanted to come to the official pavilion went to wait for him Sun Zhaoyuan. The next person went to knock on the door, and a small official came out, saw Sun Zhaoyuan and his party, and said, "Who is here to do business?" Today, a big official came to the government, all the officials went to greet him, no one was on an errand, if there was something, he would come back another day. ”

The subordinate said: "You can look carefully, this is the official in your mouth, the current governor of Yunxi Prefecture, Sun Zhaoyuan, go and report to your prefect, and say that Sun Zhaoyuan has arrived at the public office, let them come over and meet quickly." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan waited for the officials of the Luwei Mansion in the public office. Look at this public office, a couplet is pasted, the upper link does not eat a meal for the people, does not love the people for a penny, but Wu Yinzhi is too guarded, and the next link is worried about the world first, and the world is happy after the world, it is Fan Wenzheng who is showing talent.

Sun Zhaoyuan sneered: "These wicked people always do one thing in front of them and one thing behind their backs, and they do fair and honest things on the surface. Such a wicked person has no heavenly harvest, and if I want to come to this world, there is no heavenly reason to speak of, although I am a member of the government, and I have great power on the surface, but I am also restrained by these officials below, if they work together to harm me, I am also a boat in water. Therefore, even if you fight with these wicked people, it is also a difficult thing to return the blue sky to Yunxi Prefecture, and this matter can only be outwitted, but not strong. ”

After about two hours, the officials of Luwei Mansion rushed into the public office, saw Sun Zhaoyuan, and all knelt on the ground, saying: "Lord Sun forgives the sin, the lower officials and others have lost their welcome, and they also look at Lord Sun Haihan, but where did Lord Sun come from this public office, I waited on the road, but I didn't see it." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan looked around, there were dozens of officials below, so the place was the camp of Ma Rushan's military headquarters, and Ma Rushan was also in the official queue. Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This matter is a coincidence, it happened that the official's horse was frightened when he arrived at the fork in the road, and when he stepped on the path, the official was wrong, and he thought that he would find a small road to come to the government office to see the beautiful scenery along the way." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said to Ma Rushan again: "How many days has Master Ma come to the military headquarters camp of this Luwei Mansion, can the affairs of this military headquarters camp be sorted out?" ”

Ma Rushan said: "The affairs of the military headquarters camp are very cumbersome, and it will take some time to sort them out. However, when the lower officials went to the camp of the military headquarters, they were stationed in the mountains, and there were passes everywhere, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Looking at the weather of this Xiongguan, he thought that even if Yong'an Prefecture was conquered by the three kings, with the Xiongguan of Luwei Mansion, he could resist the enemy thousands of miles away. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "The affairs of the military department and the battalion must be in good health, related to the safety of the country, and cannot be sloppy. ”

Ma Rushan said: "The lower officials obey the order." ”