飞毛腿一词,源自古代的邮务系统。古时候交通不像现在便利,所以相隔两地的讯息往来是件很不容易的事。中国自汉朝以来官方就发展出一套邮务系统(秦朝之前就有,不过汉朝将其制度化,颁有《邮驿令》),也就是“邮驿站”。邮驿站有点像现代的邮局加旅馆,让传递讯息的人员和坐骑有休息的场所,邮驿站一开始是 Scud word, from the ancient postal system. In ancient times, traffic was not as convenient as it is now, so it is not easy to separate traffic between the two places. Since the Han Dynasty, China has developed a set of postal system (before Qin Dynasty, but the Han dynasty institutionalized it and issued a postal order), that is, postal station. Post Inn is a bit like a modern post office plus hotel, so that people who pass the message and mounts have a rest place, Post Inn is the beginning