Old Man Cao is the oldest post officer in Anxiang Post, and he is also the post officer who has managed Anxiang Post the longest.

But few people know that when he was young, Mr. Cao was also a chivalrous and righteous Ren Xia, and single-handedly stopped a group of gangsters from persecuting the villagers.

However, as he grew older and suffered various injuries from his previous heroic deeds, Old Man Cao became increasingly incompetent as he aged.

So in this situation, the orphaned and widowed mother and daughter Li Yanran paid a lot of money to hire the former Ren Xia, hoping that he could protect the safety of the mother and daughter among their relatives who were like wolves and tigers.

Li Yanran didn't know whether Old Man Cao had any other feelings for his mother.

But what she can be sure of is that apart from her mother, Old Man Cao, who once briefly replaced her father's role and gave her fatherly love, is the only person in the world that she can trust now.

Because even the news that the tiger was living in seclusion in Mulian Temple was secretly found out by Old Cao from Li Yanran behind Lu Lan's back.

So when Pei Wende came to him holding Li Yanran's token, Old Man Cao took Pei Wende into the backyard of the inn without even a moment's hesitation.

"Do you want to go to Changsha?"

Standing in the backyard of the inn, Old Man Cao asked Pei Wende first before he could speak.

"Uh, yes."

After a brief hesitation, Pei Wende, who was not sure how much of the truth Old Man Cao knew, nodded.

"Since you were introduced by the little lady, I will naturally help you."

Contrary to what Pei Wende had imagined, Old Man Cao, who had deep eyes, just glanced at him lightly, but had no intention of continuing to delve deeper.

"I now have two ways for you to go to Changsha."

The tone was soft and calm, and Old Man Cao was talking and pointing at the pedestrians outside the inn.

"The first way is to follow the young people outside who go to Changsha."

"For the sake of the old man, they won't mind having one more person on their carriage."

Those travelers who were able to rest temporarily at this inn were either officials or scholars, and most of them were acquaintances with Old Man Cao. Considering his kindness and guarantee, it was not a big deal to bring one more Pei Wende with him.

If it were an ordinary caravan, they would not dare to bring a young man with an unknown origin and a sword and a bow.

"When will they leave soon?"

Pei Wende also glanced at the people outside the inn, frowned slightly and asked.

Because according to Pei Wende's observation, the pedestrians outside seemed to be in no hurry to get on the road, and even the horses pulling the carts had been sent to the stables to graze.

"It's almost noon now. If they continue to set off, they will definitely not reach Changsha before dark."

As if he had already guessed Pei Wende's thoughts, Old Man Cao explained unhurriedly.

"So they will rest at the inn for one night and set off at dawn tomorrow. If there are no accidents on the way, they should be able to reach Changsha before tomorrow night."

Compared with the trains and cars in Pei Wende's impression, this speed is indeed very slow.

But in today's era, this speed is already very fast.

After all, the horses in ordinary caravans do not have the amazing endurance of horses outside, so it is completely normal to spend a day or two.

"No, this is too slow."

Pei Wende shook his head decisively. Although Pei Wende firmly believed that sharpening the knife would not delay the chopping of firewood, one more person would die unexpectedly in Lufu, Changsha, so he could do it quickly.

Pei Wende believed that since Li Yanran introduced Old Man Cao to him, it meant that the other party must have a faster way to get to Changsha.

"Let's just talk about the second way!"

Hearing Pei Wende's decisive reply, Old Man Cao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he laughed boldly.

"Okay, he is courageous, and he is indeed a person that can be favored by a young lady."

At this point, Old Man Cao simply stopped being secretive and pointed at the tall and strong thousand-mile horses behind him.

"Since you are in a hurry, pick one of these thousand-mile horses and set off quickly in the name of 'delivering a message'."

"The inns you pass along the way will not ask about the content of the message, and will also help you change horses to ensure that you can reach Changsha before the sun goes down."

Hearing the sound of the string and knowing its elegant meaning, Pei Wende immediately widened his eyes and asked in a low voice with some disbelief.

"Are you... asking me to pretend to be a post officer?"

Here, we have to mention the form of government-established institutions such as "stations".

From what Pei Wende learned from Li Yanran, the existence of the "Inn Station" is somewhat similar to the "Post Office" in his impression.

There were approximately more than 1,700 large and small post stations throughout the Tang Dynasty, with approximately 20,000 permanent personnel inside, all of whom were officially certified post officials by the government.

Theoretically, official post stations are divided into six classes. The first-class post station is equipped with 20 post officers, the second-class post station is equipped with 15 post officers, and the number below the third-class post office decreases. The sixth-class post station is equipped with two to three post officers.

Due to the different regions of the stations and the different forms of information transmission, these stations can be divided into three types: land stations, water stations, and both land and water stations.

Among them, Luyi is the largest, accounting for more than 80% of the total number of inns.

The Anxiang Station that Old Man Cao now manages is undoubtedly a standard land station, with the "privilege" of delivering information quickly.

Because according to the regulations of the imperial court, no matter how remote the area, Luyi must have several thousand-mile horses available all year round to facilitate the imperial court to transmit important information.

And once you see the post officer delivering the information, the post stations along the way will automatically provide you with the best horses to avoid delaying the emergency message.

It can be said that as long as Pei Wende holds the identity of a post officer, he can indeed reach Changsha before dark as Old Man Cao said.

But as a result, Pei Wende had to face the two major charges of "pretending to be an official of the imperial court" and "privately transmitting false information."

Even after the Anshi Rebellion, the majesty of the central court was greatly reduced, and the situation of local separatism became increasingly serious. Such a crime was also extremely fatal.

"It's not as serious as you think."

Smiling and shaking his head to deny Pei Wende's remarks, Old Man Cao continued in an understatement.

"I do have a piece of information that I want to send to Changsha..."

"It's just that I still need to judge whether the crisis level of this information is enough to require the use of Chollima."

When he said this, a sly smile appeared on Old Man Cao's old face.

"If you are in a hurry, then this information is urgent information worth using your horse."

"If you are not in a hurry, this information will be just an ordinary information."
Chapter completed!