The behavior style of the civil officials during the Qin and Han Dynasty most likely followed the thought of legalists, laws shall prevail; however, to be an official requires talent and other abilities. Based on the unearthed documents and the traditional texts, it could be found that there was a close bond between the way to be an official in the Qin and Han Dynasty and the culture of wandering scholars in the late Warring States Period. In other words, the way to be an official in the Qin and Han Dynasty also featured the integration of academic theories and the pastiche of different articles. Moreover, the ideals of being an official written on the Qin bamboo slips could be found praxis evidences in the obedient officials biography and the official advancement system in the Han Dynasty as well. In conclusion, the way to be an official during the Qin and Han Dynasty, from the germ of an idea and the writings of books towards the management of systems and the practice of ideals, established a process of continuous and complete development.