Pan Long never dreamed that He Ping'an would become a lord in the Western Regions!

He knew that He Ping'an was a capable person, and he also knew that He Ping'an had been wandering in the Western Regions for several years, and he should have gained a lot - but he thought that this harvest might be wealth or connections, but he never thought that he would still have an official position.

Although it is only the lord of a small village, in He Ping'an's own words, it is "mainly symbolic", but in any case, even if it is a small village with thirty or fifty residents, this village is his territory, and this territory is not like the Great Xia side, which can only be paid by local taxes, and all the power of Mingsha Village belongs to He Ping'an alone.

He can appoint the village chief if he wants, determine the local tax rate, or determine the local laws, and enforce them as he pleases.

This kind of power has also appeared in the past history of Kyushu, and it is called "ripping the earth".

It is said that in ancient times, rulers divided the people under their rule into two categories: "scholars" and "people". "Min" naturally does not need to be explained, "Shi" refers to the feudal monarch and the concubines who are qualified to inherit the position of the feudal monarch.

At that time, the "people" could only determine their lineage by their "surname", and the "shi" could have the "clan" that symbolized the glory of the family. At that time, although Kyushu was large and there were many people, ninety percent of them had surnames and no names—these people were later called "common people".

This situation changed during the Tianxiong Dynasty, which established a system of officials, in which the monarch appointed officials instead of feudal monarchs to manage places, and officials were not feudal monarchs, so naturally there could be no "clan", but the status of these officials was not low, especially those high-ranking officials, and their status was even above many feudal monarchs whose territory was not large enough.

As a result, the distinction between surnames gradually disappeared, and by the end of the Tianxiong Dynasty, there was no longer any difference between "surname" and "surname" in Kyushu.

But although the tradition of "sealing the monarch" is gone, "splitting the soil and sealing the king" is still an extremely glorious thing. In the early years of Great Xia, there were many heroes, among whom there were not a few who were named princes, but there were very few who really broke the soil and were sealed.

The descendants of those heroes who broke the soil and sealed the monarch later returned their fiefs one after another. But as compensation, they were given more power and status. became a figure in the upper echelon of the Great Xia power pyramid, second only to the imperial family, and even higher than Zhu Zhao.

In today's Great Xia, there is not a single minister who "splits the soil and seals the monarch". If you insist on looking for it, there are only those demon gods canonized by Emperor Jiazi back then, which can barely be regarded as this category - but the "fiefdoms" of demon gods are all desolate mountains and Daze, and it seems that they can't be regarded as "feudal countries".

But I didn't expect that in the countries of the Western Regions thousands of miles away, it would be so easy to tear the soil and seal the monarch!

The sigh in Pan Long's heart was seen by He Ping'an at a glance. He smiled and patted Pan Long on the shoulder, and said: "The country here in the Western Regions is very weak, with your ability, if you are really interested, let alone make a feudal monarch, even if you want to usurp a throne, it is probably no problem to pass the addiction of a monarch." ”

Pan Long was stunned for a moment and asked, "It's so easy?"

"Of course. He Ping'an said, "In the Western Regions, there are thirty-six large countries, and there are countless small countries dotted around. Some even have a town, three or two villages, and they can stand on their own as a country. With your ability, it is indeed not easy to usurp the thirty-six great powers. But what's so hard about usurping a small country?"

"A town plus two or three villages can establish a country on its own?" Pan Long couldn't help but ask, "Is this the king?" or the village chief?"

He Ping'an laughed.

Now that you're on his turf, the rest of the matter is much simpler.

He went to bathe and change clothes first, and changed into a decent outfit - a red vest, black pants, and a white shirt, looking unusually energetic. And when he was about to leave the territory and go out, he even wore a large red cloak embroidered with mountain peaks, swords, and lightning family crests. Looking at his appearance at this moment, no one could have imagined that just half an hour ago, he was still as sloppy and dejected as a beggar.

"You're dressed like this...... It's not suitable for doing things with people, right?" Seeing He Ping'an dressed like this, Pan Long couldn't help but say.

He Ping'an smiled: "I have already achieved fame in the Xiangsha Kingdom, and I don't need to do anything with others." What's more, even if you encounter an enemy, with you, do you still need me to take action?"

He smiled a little slyly: "If it's an enemy that even you can't deal with, then what else should I do? ”

Pan Long sighed helplessly, but had to admit that he was right.

Before he cultivated into a real person, his strength had already surpassed He Ping'an by a lot. Now that his strength has grown greatly, one-on-one, there may not even be many people in the real world who are his opponents.

In this case, if he encounters an opponent who can't even deal with him, then even if He Ping'an comes to help, it will only be in the way.

Realistic battles are not games, when a master fights, a weak comrade-in-arms will not only not be able to help, but will even drag his feet in turn.

At this time, the one who doesn't run away and comes to help is the pig teammate!

In the film and television works of the previous life, there were often such pig teammates who "want to walk together", but He Ping'an was obviously not.

He may not always be able to help, but at least he certainly won't be holding back.

In this regard, Pan Long is very confident.

He Ping'an, who changed into a formal suit and restored his identity as a "knight of the mountain", as he himself said, is a face-saving figure in the countries of the Western Regions.

Pan Long walked with him through five or six villages and towns, and almost everywhere he went, there were people who recognized the family crest on his cloak and took the initiative to greet him.

Looking at the attire of these people and the attitudes of the people around them, it is obvious that the status of these people is not low, if not a lord, at least they are important officials under the lord.

"Although I don't know much about the situation in the Western Regions, I ...... Judging from the fact that you are actually just a village chief, the 'knight' should not be a high-ranking feudal lord, right?" After saying goodbye to a certain official who kept saluting He Ping'an, Pan Long couldn't help but ask, "The town we passed by just now is not small, and the captain of the soldier guarding the gate should be considered a person of considerable status, why does he respect you so much?"

He Ping'an smiled slightly and said, "Your conjecture is not bad. In the countries of the Western Regions, there are five levels of feudal monarchs. The highest level is the king, there are only a few people in total; the next level is the grand duke, among the 36 countries in the Western Regions, most of the monarchs of the powerful countries are actually the grand dukes; the next level is the earl, and the weaker monarch in the 36 countries is the earl; and the next level is the baron, the monarch of the small country, the feudal lord of the big country, about this level. And the knight is only the lowest level of feudal lord, as you said, just a village chief. In fact, the town we just passed through belonged to an earl. And the captain of the soldier who saluted me just now was also a knight. ”

"Ah, he's also the village chief, everyone is the village chief, so you're the village chief...... Why is it so face-saving?" Pan Long was even more curious.

He Ping'an smiled happily: "This truth actually makes sense...... Taking the green forest of Daxia as an example, everyone occupies the mountain as the king and becomes the owner of the village, but why do some village owners have more face than other village owners? It is nothing more than that their fists are bigger and their knives are faster, and that's it. ”