Although the Han Dynasty overthrew the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty and negated everything about the Qin Dynasty, it claimed to inherit Qin's system and eliminate Qin's shortcomings.
That being said, countless cultural relics unearthed in later generations show that in fact the Han Dynasty did not seem to have done much to eradicate the shortcomings of the Qin Dynasty.
Basically, all the systems of the Han Dynasty, from politics to economy to military, were completely copied from those of the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, in terms of its contribution to history alone, compared with the Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty was not much less.
The system of prefectures and counties was naturally part of what the Han Dynasty inherited from the Qin Dynasty.
The county is the most basic administrative unit.
In the Qin Dynasty, counties were divided into ten thousand households, but in the Han Dynasty, counties were divided into hundreds of miles. In densely populated areas, counties could be divided into less than a hundred miles. In sparsely populated areas, the scope of a county was far more than a hundred miles.
It is true that the soup is replaced without changing the medicine.
The magistrate of Langya County is also unlucky. He was sent here because he offended the nobles in the court.
The status of Langya County is very embarrassing.
In terms of population, the population of the entire county may not necessarily be 10,000 households.
In terms of the scope of land managed, the entire county is only about a hundred miles in size.
Even the county town's prosperity was only half that of a normal county town. In later generations, it would look like a town at most.
The entire county has a population of only a few thousand households.
In such a big place, the whole city would naturally know what happened.
As a county magistrate, Zhao Ping turned out to be the last person in the county to know about this matter. It must be said that it was really ironic.
Because he knew that he had offended the noble man and had no hope of going back in this life, Zhao Ping lay down very flat.
Although this place is close to the border, if a fight really breaks out, no one will come to this quiet place, so Zhao Ping doesn't worry at all.
Lying flat, lying flat, but he still has some justice in his heart, and he does not manage the people under his rule too harshly.
If someone catches him, I'm afraid he won't even be able to serve as a county magistrate.
Just when he thought he was about to die of old age in this remote place, someone told him that an immortal was born!
His first reaction was naturally that the man was crazy, but when he saw that his subordinates' words seemed to be true, he didn't take it seriously.
But when he walked out and came to the street and looked at the glow outside and the birds flying like dark clouds, he felt that he was crazy!
"Could it be that... there is really an immortal born?"
Zhao Ping hesitated.
He had never seen such a scene in his life, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
After staring at the glow in the distance for a long time, Zhao Ping suddenly came to his senses.
Isn't this the best opportunity for him to return to Chang'an?
Regardless of whether there is a real immortal coming to the world, the first thing he has to do now is to go to the mountain to find out in person!
If an immortal is really born, that would be the best thing. When the time comes, we only need to report it to Chang'an, and the rest...
Zhao Ping wiped his saliva. If he could get even a little reward from the immortal, then...
Thinking of this, Zhao Ping was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if there are no immortals, such a wonderful scene must be auspicious!
This is real auspiciousness, a real wonder that so many people have seen with their own eyes, and everyone can vouch for it!
When the time comes, report it to Chang'an. Maybe the emperor will be happy and reinstate his official position!
Thinking of this, Zhao Ping could no longer suppress his excitement, and immediately gathered his men to prepare to go to the mountain to find out.
But Zhao Ping didn't expect that as soon as he said he was going to the mountain, countless people would retreat.
"That's an immortal! Will it anger the immortal?"
"Do you really want to go? What if you lose your life?"
Zhao Ping really wanted to point at these people's noses and curse them as stupid pigs.
"That's an immortal! Do immortals kill people casually?"
"Besides, it's not certain whether there are immortals or not! Maybe the immortals have already left, and if we can smell a breath of immortality then..."
A hint of intoxication appeared on Zhao Ping's face: "Don't say it's about prolonging life, I'm afraid it's about being immortal and having endless power!"
"It is said that the immortal still eats wind and drinks dew, and does not eat the fireworks of the world. Maybe he saw something like gold and jade and thought it was dirty to his eyes, so he just threw it to us!"
Zhao Ping worked hard to encourage people, and finally deceived a group of people to go with him to the deep mountains to find out.
If he wanted, of course he could force these people to go with him, but in order to let more people go and take risks under that wonderful scenery, he did not hesitate to spend his words.
The purpose is also very simple. The more people witness it, the more it can prove that what he said is true.
In addition, with more people, the risk may be reduced a bit.
After all, the law does not blame everyone. If the gods are really blamed and so many people are gone, the gods will not kill them indiscriminately and kill them all, right?
There are many people, and he is confident. Only by going out this time can he gain something.
Zhao Ping is not worried about someone finding something good and hiding it.
In such a big place, whoever gets something good can really hide it?
Can't hide it!
So Zhao Ping is very relieved!
Seeing the county magistrate leading a group of people into the mountains, the others immediately began to get ready to move.
The county magistrate is right, even if there is nothing, just smelling the immortal energy, maybe you can prolong your life and strengthen your body!
Besides, didn’t the county magistrate ask someone to go with him?
Not long after Zhao Ping left, many people followed him towards the mountain.
When he came to the foot of the mountain, Zhao Ping asked the Orion villagers at the foot of the mountain, and he got the answer he wanted.
He even spotted a few hunters who were on the mountain when the strange sight appeared.
Zhao Ping called them over and asked carefully what happened.
Several hunters had never seen such a scene before, and they were so excited that they couldn't help themselves. They told everything they saw and heard like pouring beans into bamboo tubes.
The county magistrate was a big shot they had rarely seen in their lives. How could they not be excited when they were standing with such a big shot?
Hearing that the few people did not explore deeper, the county magistrate couldn't help but feel a trace of disappointment on his face.
But he still asked people to bring these people up.
After all, they are hunters and are familiar with these deep mountains and old forests. Without them to lead the way, these people may not be able to get out of this mountain at all.
Several hunters seemed to be hesitant.
The county magistrate saw this and gave very gentle advice.
He did not adopt a particularly tough attitude, because he knew that he would have to rely on these people to get out of the mountain this time.
If the other party gets desperate and leaves you and others in the deep mountains and forests, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out if you rely on yourself.
When dealing with big people, you must be neither humble nor arrogant, so that you will not appear too flattering. When dealing with villains, you must not be arrogant and complacent. Only in this way will others be willing to work for you when you employ them!
This is Zhao Ping's own summary of how to behave.
In short, with Zhao Ping's persuasion, several hunters finally agreed to take them into the mountains.
But they said that they did not dare to disturb the immortals from resting, so they could only take them to the nearest place, and then they would wait for their return.
No one wants to lose their life for no reason.
However, a few people promised that since they were brought in, they could definitely be brought out.
In short, the group of people finally went deep into the mountains together, holding on to illusory beliefs to find the immortal who no one knew whether he really existed.
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Go back in time a little.
After Qin Tian left the cave, he felt the spiritual energy leaping between heaven and earth, and the sea of energy in his body surged.
After taking only two steps forward, he had to stop and start sorting out the sea of qi in his body.
The breath changed so quickly that he couldn't suppress the breath in his body for a while, which caused various strange phenomena in the world.
After a long time, the spiritual energy in Qin Tian's body finally stabilized, and he felt relieved.
As for what state he is in now, Qin Tian can't say.
Perhaps he was still in the Qi refining stage, or perhaps according to the standards of later generations, he was already in the late stage of the Golden Elixir.
Essentially, he is still the same person, nothing has changed, except that his understanding of the rules of heaven and earth and his knowledge of the world have become a little bit better.
When his aura stabilized, the realm basically lost its meaning to him.
The state of great freedom and liberation he pursues is nothing more than some small gifts incidental to the path of practice while pursuing this result.
When Qin Tian came back to his senses, he found that many strange phenomena had appeared above his head.
Some of these visions were caused by himself, but more of them were the wonders caused by the arrival of the breath of heaven on his wrist.
Qin Tian could have waved his hand and dispersed all these strange scenes, but feeling the aura of heaven, he did not move.
Yes, this wisp of heavenly aura on his wrist also has its own emotions and thoughts.
He felt more like a friendly cat or a clingy dog to Qin Tian. In other words, Qin Tian felt as if he had a pet.
Thinking of this, Qin Tian couldn't help but smile.
Speaking of pets, I'm afraid your pet is the most powerful one in the whole world, right?
Who can raise Tiandao as a pet?
Sensing Qin Tian's thoughts with the aura of Heaven, he seemed a little excited.
"I didn't expect that little guy like you would really be willing to be a pet!" Qin Tian thought for a moment: "In that case, let's give you a name!"
"Seeing that your body is all white, let me call you... Xiaobai."
Qin Tian smiled: "Forget it, I was joking, called..."
Before Qin Tian could say anything, he felt a surge of anxiety on his wrist.
"What? What? You really want to call me Xiaobai!"
Feeling the true joy coming from Xiaobai, Qin Tian felt speechless for the first time since he started practicing.
"You... forget it, as long as you like it."
"Xiao Bai, just Xiao Bai." Qin Tian said helplessly.
Although it was a bit strange to have an extra pet named Xiaobai, Qin Tian was still a little excited about the joy after coming out of seclusion.
Although he didn't know how much time had passed, Qin Tian's mood naturally improved a lot as he breathed in the fresh air and felt the aura of the outside world.
After not eating for a long time, Qin Tian missed the food outside.
To be honest, there is not much rich taste enjoyment in this era, and the delicious food Qin Tian can enjoy in the secular world is also very limited.
Whether it's soy sauce or other seasonings, they don't exist in this era.
Even the barbecue lacks seasonings to marinate it, so it tastes just average.
After all, without careful selection by later generations, the meat quality of livestock in this era was generally not very good.
But it was not that there was no food that satisfied Qin Tian.
There is no pollution in this era, and some wild fruits are naturally delicious.
Of course, there will definitely not be too much sweetness. The rich sweetness is only available after artificial screening of fruit trees.
But the sweet and sour taste is quite delicious.
If Qin Tian was willing to spend some spiritual energy to nourish him, even the sweet and sour fruits would be extremely delicious in his mouth.
Just when he was about to go down the mountain to look for some fruits, he suddenly realized that perhaps because of the escape of the aura of heaven, many birds and beasts in the jungle were coming.
Maybe it’s because I want to get close to the aura of Heaven, maybe I want to protect Heaven, or some other reason…
In short, many animals all came together at the same time.
Just wherever Qin Tian saw it, there were countless creatures.
The first ones to arrive and those standing at the front were naturally all kinds of wolves, insects, tigers and leopards. As carnivores, they naturally stood at the front.
Behind them are various herbivores.
But standing at the front was a very beautiful big tiger.
Qin Tian didn't know much about animals, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this tiger looked like the Siberian tiger that had been extinct for a long time in later generations!
This tiger is really very beautiful, with smooth and shiny fur. The first thing that came to Qin Tian's mind when he saw him was the words "eyeballs and white forehead".
"What a tiger!" Qin Tian couldn't help but admired: "It's really fierce."
"I'm afraid you will be the overlord of the mountain!"
If those hunters at the foot of the mountain saw this tiger, they would immediately recognize it. This was the big tiger that was threatening them!
At this moment, the surrounding birds and beasts seemed to sense the breath of heaven on Qin Tian's wrist, and couldn't help but feel a little commotion.
Sensing the external environment, Xiaobai on Qin Tian's wrist was not very honest.
During the shaking, he actually emitted a wave of waves.
The animals that came into contact with this wave became confused.
These birds and beasts came to celebrate the moment they sensed his arrival. Naturally, Xiaobai wanted to give them some benefits to express his fairness.
Yes, this is one of Xiaobai's ways to express his justice and love.
Since they can come here, it shows that he is lucky and that they are smart enough.
And Heaven will never begrudge this little favor.
Brushed by the waves, the eyes of these animals suddenly became a little confused, followed by a burst of movement.
Obviously, they also understood something!
(End of chapter)
