Fengqiu, Chenliu Kingdom.
As a large county, Fengqiu had quite a bustling, prosperous town.
The earlier rebellion had not affected this area very much, either. Its people could be counted among those with the most stable living conditions in Great Wei.
Just then, several officials came galloping through town on fine horses like madmen. People scattered out of their way; several stalls were overturned, and a few people were accidentally knocked down.
Yet no one dared curse them. They merely knelt on the ground and explained in terror, "We commoners had no intention of blocking your way!"
Fortunately, the officials had important business to handle just then and had no interest whatsoever in dealing with these commoners who had maliciously obstructed them.
In fact, galloping horses and speeding carriages through town had been illegal since the Former Han.
Only courier station attendants had the right to gallop through town, and even then, only when carrying urgent military intelligence.
Everyone else could only lead their horses along, or ride while their servants led the horses.
Most nobles chose to travel by carriage, but the same rule applied: they had to move slowly and could not charge about recklessly.
But in the present age, the law was so much wastepaper to the sons of great clans, civil and military officials, and even local functionaries.
They concealed nothing they did. Even the worst corrupt officials of the Later Han, such as the relatives of the Ten Regular Attendants, had committed their crimes in the shadows. Demanding bribes, abducting commoners' daughters-they had done all that secretly, in private.
But now? The great clans lived with everything out in the open!
Whatever they did, they did in broad daylight.
People called this being free-spirited, broad-minded, and bold!
At that moment, these officials charged toward the