Chapter 20: Beishan Jian Ge (Part 1)

  Yun Cong walked with great determination.

  Of course, he did it on purpose - after all, this is just a way of flirting.

  So he didn't turn around and walk out of the Yun Mansion to head straight for Yanjing - he just went to get his luggage. Because they were in a hurry, there was very little in the luggage, so little that there was only one set of clothes, plus ten gold leaves and more than twenty small golden beans.

  No horse, relying on running to hurry along the road, Yun Zheng thought that now he also began to experience the difficulties of the Long March of the revolutionary predecessors. He took off his white clothes and changed into a black robe, tied up his bundle tightly on his body, and walked out quickly alone. When he reached the outskirts of the city, relying on it being nighttime and himself wearing all black, he didn't care about startling the world or shocking the vulgar, and opened up his light skill, spreading his feet to run.

  No wonder, Yun Cong's body is indeed exceptional. A speed of over 100 meters in just a few seconds would make him a sprint king in later generations, but he can now use this speed for long-distance running without feeling tired. He only feels a warm energy lazily wandering around his body, and wherever it wanders, the fatigue there seems to disappear.

  Yun Cong ran all the way, his body wasn't tired, but he felt a bit depressed in his heart. It's rare for him to have such a good life after crossing over, and it's comfortable being a young marshal and having a princess to flirt with. Who knew that the ancient saying "extreme joy begets sorrow" would come true? A bolt from the blue came out of nowhere, and his beautiful dream turned into bubbles. This newly-minted imperial envoy was suddenly sent on an errand thousands of miles away - to put it bluntly, he wasn't even as good as a mailman. The most pitiful mailman at least has a bicycle, but Yun Cong had to rely on the number 11 bus.

  Yun Cong's No. 11 car was obviously a supercar of this era, and when the sky was slightly bright, he had already arrived at a big city. Here he remembered that it was Daming Prefecture.

  The population of the Daiwei Prefecture is in the tens of millions, with a large concentration of people. Luoyang has over 10 million people, and the rest have over 2 million. There are several large prefectures, and the Daiwei Prefecture is one of them. With a large population, commerce naturally flourishes, shops line the streets, and pedestrians throng the roads, presenting a picture of peace and prosperity.

  The mansion belongs to the province of Hebei. Speaking of provinces, Yun Zheng has always been a bit strange. In this era, since there are countries like Liao, Western Xia, and Tubo around, combining his own world's history, he should be in the Song Dynasty. However, the Song Dynasty does not use the provincial system, it should use the "road" system. But now, the Great Wei country where he is located uses the provincial system, and the planning of the provinces is extremely similar to that of later generations - or rather more like the Qing dynasty, because it has a governor-general. There are four governor-generals in the world, which doesn't need to be said, naturally referring to the Yun, Zhou, Leng, and Jiang families.

  The central official system of the Great Wei in Yun Cong's view is also somewhat unorthodox. It is not the Tang Dynasty's system of left and right assistants, with the Secretariat and Chancellery serving as prime ministers; nor is it the Song Dynasty's system of co-administering affairs and participating in governance; nor is it the Ming Dynasty's inner cabinet system; nor is it the Qing Dynasty's Grand Council system.

  The central government system of the Great Wei is basically a big mess: it has an inner court, with several senior scholars in the inner court, but no chief assistant, only two deputy assistants and five ordinary cabinet elders. This looks somewhat like the Ming dynasty, but the inner court of the Great Wei does not have the power to draft memorials like the inner court of the Ming dynasty. However, this inner court has an intelligence agency called the Tianji Pavilion. The Tianji Pavilion is highly positioned and only reports to the inner court, and the six ministries cannot intervene. But the emperor also has another set of intelligence personnel, called the Zhongmi Institute, which is similar to the Tianji Pavilion and cannot be intervened by the six ministries and the inner court.

  The cabinet should not have the power to veto, theoretically speaking, it should not have much power. However, in reality, this is not the case: The cabinet has the right to inquire about all major and minor affairs of state, and it can not only suspend the work of the six boards through a cabinet order but also raise questions about suspicious imperial edicts. If the emperor cannot persuade at least four of the seven grand ministers, the cabinet can "disobey" the imperial edict by sealing it back!

  The Six Ministries remained the same, with only the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War having some differences from other dynasties. The Ministry of Personnel had direct appointment power over officials in the four major governorates, including the Governor, Provincial Governor, and Prefectural Magistrate. The highest level of Provincial Governor (not counting the hereditary Grand Coordinator) and the lowest level of County Magistrate were both results of consultation between the central government and the governors. The Ministry of War had no direct jurisdiction over the four major governorates, but was only responsible for providing weapons and equipment to its registered troops, with each region raising its own rations, and in times of war, the central government would provide rations as needed.

  The grand mansion in front of Yun Ting was the residence of Liu Hai Sheng, a scholar-official appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. However, the county magistrate of Daming County, Yun Fan, was a member of the Yun family clan and a distant uncle of Yun Ting's. Having met him a few times before, Yun Ting decided not to stay at an inn or post station, but instead headed straight for Yun Fan's residence.

  Yunfan County Magistrate is generally a good local official. In a big city like Daming County, there have been no major cases since he took office six or seven years ago, and the citizens are also living in peace and prosperity, which is also due to his credit.

  It was still early, so Yun Fan hadn't started working yet and was having breakfast. When Yun Zhong appeared in front of him, he was startled - Yun Zhong had come directly from outside without reporting and jumped into the courtyard.

  Just as he was about to go and pay his respects, Yun Zheng hastily waved his hand: "Fourth Uncle doesn't need to be so polite, nor does he need to rush. Find me a room instead, I'll take a short nap before continuing on my journey."

  Yun Fan was taken aback: "What's the urgent matter, Young Marshal?" He was a clansman and also a military general himself, so he wasn't particularly taboo about these matters that might involve military secrets.

  "Liao State suffered a snow disaster, preparing to send a large army south to plunder. Second brother was anxious and didn't wait for Father Commander's order before leading the troops to intercept the Liao army first. Father Commander told me to hurry back to Yanjing to pass on the military order, then wait for him to return before deciding how to handle it."

  "It was like that." Yun Fan didn't ask much, and said: "Then I'll arrange for the official to..." Then he hurriedly ordered the maid to clean the guest room, and called the servant to bring breakfast, letting Yun Zheng eat something quickly. Yun Zheng wasn't polite either, eating what he should, then went back to his room to rest for a while, and in less than two hours, he had already recovered his energetic state, bid farewell to Yun Fan, and flew quickly towards the north.

  Everything went smoothly, and they arrived at Dongchang Prefecture at night. By the third day at noon, they had already entered Hejian Prefecture. Remembering Madame Cloud's words, they rushed to Hejian City and finally found the villa Madame Cloud mentioned in the northern part of the city by dusk.

  A very large yet extremely delicate villa.

  Yun Cong touched the sword order in his bosom, adjusted his attire, and walked over with big strides.

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