礼轻意重

In old time, local officials must offer some tributes to the Emperor each year. Mian Bogao, from Yunnan, was assigned to send a swan to the Emperor.
There was no transportation at that time and he had to walk to Chang’an. It was a long and hard time. He kept on walking without break whether day or night. A few days later, Mian Bogao was exhausted and also found the swan was very dusty. So he decided to help the swan take a bath in the river. As soon as the swan was put into the river, it fluttered its wings and flew away. Finally, Mian Bogao only got several feathers. He had no choice but to send these pieces of feathers to the Emperor. But surprisingly, the Emperor rewarded Mian Bogao instead of being angry！

在古时，当地官员每年必须要向皇帝进贡。云南的缅伯高被派去给皇帝送一只天鹅。在当时没有交通工具，只能步行去长安，那需要很长时间而且非常艰苦。无论白天晚上，他都不休息一直不停地走。几天后，缅伯高精疲力竭，发现天鹅也满身灰尘。于是他决定帮天鹅在河中洗个澡。天鹅一被放进水中，就挥挥翅膀飞走了。最后，缅伯高只抓到了几根羽毛。他别无选择，只能把这几根羽毛送给了皇帝。但是，使人惊奇的是，皇帝没有生气而是奖赏了缅伯高。