Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the territory has been vast and there are many vassal towns, which can be roughly divided into ten commanding offices and 360 states.
Tanzhou is a state under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Road, a remote state and town that is not considered wealthy.
According to some unreliable official records, during the Yuanhe reign of Emperor Xianzong, Tanzhou had six counties and sixty-nine townships, with about 15,444 households.
Changsha County, or Changsha County, is one of the six counties under Tanzhou.
"This should be my first time traveling far away in my life, right?"
Muttering softly, Pei Wende was seen walking alone on the only official road leading to Changsha, and he looked at the pedestrians walking on both sides from time to time.
It was different from the mountain trails I had walked before.
The official roads of the Tang Dynasty were built and maintained by the government, and were paved with cobblestones and bluestone slabs throughout.
Thanks to this, Pei Wende only felt that his footsteps were a little lighter, and there was no longer the difficulty and pain that he had when traveling through the mountains.
"The road in this era is much more difficult than I imagined."
In Pei Wende's previous life in the 21st century, the distance from Weishan to Changsha was only a few hours' drive at most.
Affected by this inherent impression in his previous life, Pei Wende did not feel that this journey was very far at first.
Therefore, he also intentionally or unintentionally ignored Li Yanran's look of surprise and admiration when he heard that he planned to go to Changsha alone.
It was only when Pei Wende officially descended the mountain and split up with Hui Jibing that he realized that he seemed to have underestimated the difficulty of the journey.
The Tang Dynasty of this era is no better than China in the 21st century.
In a remote place like Tanzhou, it would be great to have an official road built and maintained year-round.
Most of the remaining country roads are not even "roads". At best, they are just traces made by passers-by.
A few roads built by local governments themselves are not comparable to official roads, not to mention the materials. In the face of a constant lack of funds for maintenance, it is already a very lucky thing to be able to walk on them.
It can be said that even Pei Wende, who has amazing physical strength, can no longer hold up after walking hard on the country roads in the mountains.
However, Pei Wende knew in his heart that he had just stepped out of Weishan and was still nearly a hundred kilometers away from actually reaching Changsha.
"The pronunciation is different from ten miles away, and the customs are different from each other. It is really not an exaggeration."
Pei Wende couldn't help but sigh. He finally understood why there was a saying in ancient China that "the pronunciation is different in ten miles, and the customs are different in hundreds of miles".
Just looking at the road conditions, apart from the scholars who want to go to Beijing to take the exam and the businessmen who are traveling all year round, which ordinary people will run out?
Not to mention the wild beasts and robbers you may encounter along the way, it would definitely be a disaster.
Thinking of this, Pei Wende especially admired Zen Master Lingyou who held himself as a baby while traveling through mountains and rivers.
Only by personal experience can we know how hard it was for Zen Master Lingyou at that time.
[So, you can retire in Tongqing Temple with peace of mind! 】
[Leave it to me and Hui Ji to deal with these monsters and monsters that suddenly appeared out of nowhere! 】
Considering that Li Yanran's body has not fully recovered, someone from Tongqing Temple must stay to look after the family.
Pei Wende, who had long realized that Zen Master Lingyou might have been seriously injured when he was young and had sequelae, insisted on letting him stay on the mountain despite his objections.
In his words at the time, old men should obey them and stop imitating young people and running around.
As for Pei Wende himself?
Ze and Hui Jize divided their troops into two groups, heading to Mulian Temple and Changsha County respectively.
After all, there is a Taoist priest with unknown sorcery over there at Mulian Temple, so it would be perfect for Huiji, who is more experienced and better at tracking, to go there.
"The top priority is to solve the problem of how to get to Changsha before dark."
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Almost at the same time, the little green snake seemed to be aware of Pei Wende's troubles and quietly emerged from his collar.
"hiss!"
Under the cover of Pei Wende's clothes, the little green snake, which concealed its figure, spit out snake letters and looked at the humans walking on the official road with curious eyes.
"hiss!"
On this official road, which is large enough for two or three carriages to run parallel, pedestrians of all kinds drive carriages and goods are galloping on it, showing a scene of prosperity and wealth.
However, although this official road is not as rugged as the mountain trail, it is not that easy to walk.
Even for cultivators like Pei Wende, it was difficult to find a place to rest, let alone farmers and businessmen who were already in a hurry.
Pedestrians walked forward in the scorching sun, sweating profusely and looking wilted, but they did not dare to stop at all for fear of missing the mark.
As for the inns and teahouses that occasionally appear along the way, they are already overcrowded.
Whenever one person leaves, two people will immediately squeeze in, making the already hot air even more turbid.
"hiss!"
Silently watching the people coming and going, the little green snake's eyes were full of human confusion - it could not understand these human "abnormalities".
According to Little Green Snake's common sense, if any creature wants to embark on the path of spiritual practice, it must first activate its spiritual wisdom and become a spirit.
After opening the nine orifices and refining the Qi veins to become a demon, you will have the opportunity to turn nature into nature and embark on the true path of transcendence.
For example, the little green snake itself is born with fewer nose and ear openings than other animals.
Therefore, if the little green snake wants to embark on the true path of cultivation, it must first make up for the defects of these two orifices to increase its success rate of escaping the catastrophe and transforming into a monster.
In other words, creatures like humans are born without the hundreds of years of hard training that ordinary monsters have to endure, and can be said to be one of the most suitable species for cultivation.
But why do these humans everywhere they look, who clearly possess the intelligence and nine orifices that monsters dream of, not think about how to get rid of their own innate flaws?
Instead, they brave the scorching sun and run around in the fields to pursue the wealth and rights that they will never bring with them in life or death?
"hiss!"
The puzzled little green snake shook his head slightly, then raised his head and looked up at Pei Wende, who was sweating profusely but still moving forward.
Just like those businessmen that the little green snake cannot understand, Pei Wende, who seems to be incompatible with his kind and maverick, is also an object that it cannot understand.
How could there be a person like Pei Wende in this world who traveled hundreds of miles to Changsha to eliminate ghosts just because of his own sense of justice and compassion?
In the little green snake's mind, this is simply more difficult to understand than those businessmen who are striving to pursue wealth.
Those businessmen can be said to be doing it for their own interests, but people like Pei Wende are clearly working hard for the interests of others.
In the end, Little Green Snake could only attribute all this to the special characteristics of the human race.
Perhaps this is also the reason why human beings can get rid of their own animality and become the "spirit of all things" that is truly superior to monsters and monsters?
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