Forcing me to keep vigil for your childhood sweetheart? Then I'll leave you.

Chapter 168 Another year of eating hot pot

"Forget it, let's figure out how to solve these problems after the New Year!"

Huangfu Qingling looked at the remaining memorials on the table and sighed slowly.

Then she had a "sudden idea" and looked at Lin Yi.

"Lin Yi, I may not let you become Prime Minister so soon, but you have to do me a small favor."

As she spoke, a mysterious smile crossed her face, "You and I will review these memorials together!"

"This……"

Lin Yi pursed his lips, looking somewhat unwilling.

"If you don't help me, I will force you to be the Prime Minister tomorrow!"

"Even if a forced melon is not sweet, I will make you stay in the position of Prime Minister until you die!"

After hearing this threat, Lin Yi had no choice but to nod and agree, no matter how reluctant he was.

Then Lin Yi began to read the memorial.

He finally understood why Huangfu Qingling felt so troubled when reading these memorials.

Although the memorial was about something, the questions on it were very obscure and difficult to understand. Although Lin Yi could understand it, he still needed to ponder its meaning.

It would take most of the day just to understand a memorial.

"Your Majesty, if you keep criticizing me like this, I won't even live long enough until next year!"

Lin Yi forced a bitter smile on his embarrassed face.

It can be said that Huangfu Qingling specially approved Lin Yi to be "rude", otherwise if someone else said this, it would really mean that "his life is over."

"Without the Prime Minister, everything falls on my shoulders, so it will naturally take more time."

Huangfu Qingling nodded slightly. She felt that Lin Yi finally understood her difficulties.

"It has nothing to do with the Prime Minister."

Lin Yi waved his hand and said, "First of all, is it so troublesome to tell you something?"

He pointed to the memorial submitted by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to another Vice Minister.

It was clearly a personal issue between the two of them. Not only was the language obscure, but why did Huangfu Qingling have to criticize such a trivial matter?

“I think there should be regulations.”

After explaining the situation, Lin Yi said, "If you want to be good at writing, you can just write poems. Why make the court documents so complicated?"

As he spoke, Lin Yi proposed a relatively easy solution: standardization of memorials.

The main purpose is to make memorials easy to understand and quick.

Look up and write what you want to say, in twenty words or less.

Then describe the details and write who is going to do what or report it.

"The last of these things is a table on the memorial."

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he found an empty memorial and wrote down a brief event. “I think these ministers can’t even explain something clearly within 20 words, right?”

He may not have the ability, but these ministers all came from the imperial examinations in the past, and their abilities are definitely not bad.

"In addition, the memorials from the six ministries are laid out separately, so you can understand which ministry's memorial you are reading and what it is about."

As soon as Lin Yi came up with these two methods, Huangfu Qingling immediately felt refreshed. If things could be handled in this way, how fast could he read the memorials every day?

"However, I still need a prime minister to help deal with some trivial matters."

Huangfu Qingling nodded slightly, "That Hao Zhong is quite good. He helped you a lot before. I heard everything."

"If you don't want to be prime minister, he's actually a good candidate."

Hearing this, Lin Yi had only two words in mind: No.

"Didn't he do a lot for you?"

"Why don't you recommend him?"

Huangfu Qingling was a little confused, "You even want to stop it?"

Afterwards, Lin Yi explained what he saw about Hao Zhong, and after considering some recent events, Huangfu Qingling felt that Hao Zhong seemed to have some problems.

"Actually, it doesn't have to be the Prime Minister."

"You can divide the responsibilities. You just lack someone to help you filter the memorials."

As Lin Yi spoke, he proposed another solution to Huangfu Qingling: the cabinet.

This cabinet was actually looking for some people to help Huangfu Qingling read the memorials. Regardless of whether they were important or not, these memorials could briefly summarize the matter.

They can even conduct a "first trial" and provide a solution first, allowing Huangfu Qingling to confirm it.

"Nodding is always faster than trying to figure things out, right? Besides, there's no need to waste your time on unimportant things."

Hearing Lin Yi's suggestion, Huangfu Qingling smiled.

This is definitely a great idea!

"I will consider these things."

"Before the New Year, you will help me finish reading these memorials."

After saying that, Huangfu Qingling and Lin Yi worked hard to finish reading the memorial together.

The next day was New Year’s Eve.

After being forced to read memorials all night, Lin Chuchen was already exhausted both physically and mentally. He had originally wanted to have a good rest at home on New Year's Eve.

But he was taken back to the palace by an imperial decree.

But this time, he was not taken to Huangfu Qingling's study, but to the Imperial Garden.

Lin Yi had hotpot here during the Chinese New Year last year.

Things seem to be different this year.

When Lin Yi arrived, it was still daytime.

The eunuchs and palace maids around were busy serving plates to each other.

Tables and chairs have been set up in the imperial garden, and there are even two stoves.

The stove had not yet been lit, but "murky" water had already been put into the pot above.

Of course Lin Yi knew that this was hot pot seasoning.

"Lin Yi, are you here?"

Huangfu Qingling was sitting at the table and greeted Lin Yi immediately when she saw him coming.

After Lin Yi walked over, he found that Bao Bu Tong was already there.

"Are we three going to have hot pot together again this year?"

He walked over with a smile on his face. He was willing to do anything as long as it didn't involve reviewing memorials.

"That's not the case. I have selected a few people to come here."

"Then let's eat hot pot together."

Huangfu Qingling said this and waved for Lin Yi to sit down.

After waiting for a while, Xu Chuan and Chen Chong were brought in.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"See Your Majesty!"

Xu Chuan and Chen Chong knelt down and kowtowed together.

"No need to be polite. Today is New Year's Eve. I thought, since Lin Yi is here, you should all come over and have hot pot."

Having said that, Chen Chong and Xu Chuan stood up and helped to get the materials.

"I bought all these things from your Lin Yi's Chamber of Commerce."

"Lin Yi, your chamber of commerce is quite big."

When Huangfu Qingling said this, Lin Yi immediately waved his hand and said, "The size of the Chamber of Commerce has nothing to do with me."

"It has something to do with His Majesty."

"If Your Majesty doesn't allow these things, where would the Chamber of Commerce come from?"

After saying that, everyone laughed.

Then cider was served and everyone had a sip and started chatting.

Except for Chen Chong, they were all from the "Liangzhou School", so they talked about the past of Liangzhou City.

Chen Chong happened to understand a little bit about it.

While everyone was chatting, Ning Tian was also called over by Huangfu Qingling.

"Lin Yi, when I wanted you to be the Prime Minister, Ning Tian was the first one to object."

Huangfu Qingling said this with a smile.

"Thank you so much!"

Ning Tian was stunned when he heard Lin Yi's words!

Even though he acted according to procedures and etiquette, he did "offend" Lin Yi.

Why did Lin Yi thank him instead?