A group of civil and military officials were discussing Qin Hao, and some even suggested that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang of Tang throw Qin Hao into prison.
"Qin Hao, did you hear that?"
Qin Hao smirked and said, "Your Majesty, what I said is absolutely true. I can make a poor little county rich in just three years. I'm not just making empty promises."
"If Your Majesty does not believe me, you may send me to govern a county for three years. If, after three years, things do not turn out as I described in my article, I am willing to die!"
"Hmph, you make it sound so easy. What if the county is still poor in three years? Wouldn't you have enjoyed being a county magistrate for nothing for three years?"
One of the ministers scoffed at Qin Hao.
"Your Majesty, I believe this man deserves to die a thousand deaths; he has committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor!"
"Hey old man, how did I deceive the emperor? You wouldn't even let me do it, so how do you know I can't do it?"
"Hmph, how dare you! This is the imperial court! How dare you openly call me an old man? Do you even respect the Emperor?"
Qin Hao was speechless, thinking to himself that this old man was too cunning, always trying to pin accusations on him.
"Your Majesty, what I said is true. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
Emperor Taizong of Tang then shouted, "Alright, my dear ministers, I think Qin Hao's suggestion is worth a try. If he fails to do it in three years, we can punish him then!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
"No need to say more, my mind is made up."
"Since Qin Hao says he can do it, that's perfect. There was a drought in Taohua County in Nanyang not long ago, and now there are famine victims everywhere, and bandits often plunder the people. Why don't we let Qin Hao go to Taoyuan County and give it a try!"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers burst into laughter, looking at Qin Hao with mocking expressions.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Very well, since all my ministers agree with my suggestion, then let's do it this way!"
"Qin Hao, listen to my decree! I hereby appoint you as the magistrate of Taoyuan County. Begin your Taoyuan County immediately. I give you one year to resolve the drought problem in Taoyuan County and to suppress the bandits!"
Good grief, you've given me such a difficult problem right from the start, only giving me one year. You're really pushing me!
"Qin Hao, I don't need you to develop Taoyuan County into the way you described in your article. As long as you can solve the current problems in Taoyuan County, I will no longer pursue your wildly imaginative writings. Can you even do that?"
"Your Majesty, I obey the decree and will certainly not disappoint you!"
"Okay, good, very good. You'd better keep up the good work. I'll personally come to check on your performance in a year!"
And so, Qin Hao actually obtained the position of magistrate of a small county.
Back at the inn, Li Bai had already left, his whereabouts unknown, having only left Qin Hao a letter.
"Sigh, I was thinking of inviting Li Bai to go to Taoyuan County with me to eat and drink to our hearts' content and enjoy life to the fullest, but he's already gone. Sigh, I hope we'll have a chance to meet again!"
With that, Qin Hao left Chang'an City.
Outside the city gates of Chang'an City, Qin Hao, dressed in white, looked at the Chang'an City and said, "Chang'an City indeed very prosperous, but a year from now, the most prosperous place will be my Taoyuan County!"
After saying that, Qin Hao turned and left.
Originally, Qin Hao planned to Teleportation directly to Taoyuan County in a second.
However, in order to comprehend the Origin Power, he still treated himself as an ordinary person and walked step by step.
The journey from Chang'an to Taoyuan County was quite long; it took Qin Hao three months to arrive.
Qin Hao had only just arrived near Taoyuan County when he encountered a trail of white bones.
It's really exaggerated; there are bones all along the way, all human bones.
Occasionally, Qin Hao would see people who were so hungry they were skin and bones.
Just then, Qin Hao suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves.
Looking ahead, they saw a group of fierce-looking bandits riding horses towards them.
These people, who were so hungry they were practically skin and bones, were all filled with terror. They wanted to run, but they were too weak and could only lie there helplessly, their eyes filled with despair.
Qin Hao shook his head; he hadn't expected the situation here to be so serious.
Qin Hao took out the wild animals he had hunted during this period from his internal space, then set up a fire on the spot to roast them.
Just after they finished doing all this, the bandits arrived on horseback.
"Hey kid, not bad, there's even meat to eat! Hurry up, we've been traveling for so long, I'm starving!"
Originally, this group of bandits was heading towards Taoyuan County, but they didn't expect to encounter a barbecue stall on the way.
If it were just ordinary barbecue, these bandits probably wouldn't care. They might have just killed Qin Hao with a single stroke, then slaughtered the starving people, and continued their journey towards Taoyuan County.
However, the beast Qin Hao was roasting at that moment was a huge bear, a species that was on the verge of extinction.
Because it was originally a demon beast, it was Stone-Spike Bear in the past, but now it is in the Dharma-Ending Age and has lost its spiritual energy, so it has also become a wild beast.
These wild beasts, which have degenerated from demonic beasts, are not as potent as they were during their demonic beast form, but they are still more valuable than ordinary wild beasts.
That's why the bandits and those skinny guys were all staring at Qin Hao, their mouths watering.
There has been a drought here for three years, and the farmers have almost no harvest.
It was precisely because of this that many young men, unable to survive, went up the mountain and became bandits.
Qin Hao ignored the bandits and simply asked, "How many people have you killed?"
At this moment, the bandit leader said, "Hahaha, kid, to tell you the truth, we've killed countless people. If you roast some meat for us properly today, I might consider sparing your life."
"Oh, you've killed countless people, huh? Fine, then don't blame me for being impolite!"
With that, Qin Hao used Time Stop, then casually waved his hand at the bandits.
Blades of wind slashed towards the bandits.
With a series of "whoosh" sounds, all the bandits were killed.
The scene was so bizarre that it immediately left the group of people, who were starving and barely surviving, looking both surprised and terrified.
After all, the methods Qin Hao used were too extraordinary, and also too bizarre and terrifying.
This is something that ordinary people cannot accept.
Just imagine, with a casual wave of the hand, the heads of five burly men in front of you are severed. It looks incredibly terrifying and bloody.
However, Qin Hao didn't pay any attention to it. He simply cooked the meat and delivered it to the disaster victims.
"Ahem, hello everyone, my Qin Hao, and I'm the newly appointed magistrate of Taoyuan Town. Please take care of me from now on."
However, despite Qin Hao's words, the group stared at him with fear before turning and running away as fast as they could without looking Qin Hao.
Even bandits couldn't scare him away, but Qin Hao scared him away.
Qin Hao shook his head helplessly, thinking that he shouldn't reveal his abilities so easily in the future, otherwise ordinary people would be afraid of him and treat him like a monster.
Thinking it over, Qin Hao ignored the group and continued heading towards Taoyuan County.