And now, it is quite evident that Lin Yi’s behavior was perceived by every minister present as him asserting his authority.

He was reinforcing his credibility with them.

Of course, even though they understood this in their hearts, what could they do? After all, he is the King.

Although the actual rulers and administrators of Dayou are them, managing various counties and prefectures, we must not forget that the highest authority in Dayou is still the King.

With just a word, he could decide life and death. This is an undeniable fact that no one dares to defy.

Therefore, every person present could only watch Lin Yi speak, not daring to interject at all.

As for whether Lin Yi’s decree was beneficial or harmful to Dayou,

Who could say? Even if it’s entirely detrimental to Dayou, who dares to speak up against it anyway?

And so, under Lin Yi’s rule, this matter was settled just like that.

Of course, the eventual outcome of this matter is not something anyone can predict.

Among these, many on the Imperial Court were watching Lin Yi as a joke, waiting to see what earth-shattering predicament this matter would bring to Dayou afterward.

Of course, these are matters for the future and don’t concern them now. By then, perhaps their opportunity will indeed arise.

Especially those veteran generals with troops; their hearts were even more stirred, thinking the more chaotic Lin Yi makes Dayou, the better. Then they could declare independence.

It’s no exaggeration to say that with a 100,000 strong army, they could easily march into a city and declare themselves king. Wouldn’t that be an excellent situation?

Thinking of this, they couldn’t help but let a slight smile appear on their lips, reflecting a sense of happiness.

Of course, all of this was fully observed by Lin Yi sitting above on the throne.

He could clearly see all of their expressions.

And, he could probably guess what was on their minds, but at this moment, he didn’t care about any of that since he had already devised his plan.

As long as they followed his orders, it would suffice. If they refused, he would go to great lengths to replace them altogether.

And so, today’s early court session concluded in this manner, with only one issue addressed: modifying the early court system, which was not just about changing the court’s time.

Lin Yi also announced that only the heads of various departments should attend the early court, while the deputies stayed back to handle affairs.

This reduced the number of attendees at the early court by more than two-thirds.

After all, normally, each department would have one head, but several deputies, so if everyone attended, the number would be significant, as now there were at least a hundred people. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

If only the heads attended, then there would be about thirty people, which was enough for Lin Yi.

As for whether this would lead to his decrees not being implemented or whether these individuals might conceal his orders, causing lower officials to be unaware of what he decreed, these were not his concerns.

Lin Yi had already considered this possibility and figured out a solution, which was to establish newspapers.

As soon as today’s early court session ended, Lin Yi would immediately start working on this matter.

By the time the court meeting was over, it was already noon.

As the time for dining approached, Lin Yi found that the foods prepared in Yishan Hall didn’t interest him at all.

However, this time he was clever enough not to have the chefs continue cooking for him.

Instead, he ordered the young eunuch to have the ingredients sent over to him.

In other words, he wanted the raw materials prepared for the meal to be brought to him.

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch was initially stunned, apparently unable to comprehend what kind of scheme the Emperor was playing.

Why reject cooked food and insist on raw ingredients? What does this mean?

Though puzzled, being just a lowly eunuch, he dared not question further. Since the King commanded it, he just had to do it.

As such, he quickly went over to Yishan Hall to convey the message.

Soon after, an array of raw dishes was presented before Lin Yi.

Gazing at the wide variety of ingredients laid out, Lin Yi couldn’t help but smile slightly.

This was what he wanted.

With these ingredients, and with his own cooking skills, couldn’t he make some delicious food?

If these things were left to them to prepare, it would be a complete waste of resources.

But not for him; with a simple stir-fry, the taste would be exquisite, just like those lobsters, if left to them, it would be a travesty.

Particularly now, Lin Yi found joy in cooking, for in these times, being able to prepare a table of food he enjoyed was quite difficult.

Most importantly, Lin Yi’s culinary skills were quite impressive.

Therefore, seeing the abundance of ingredients before him, he waved his hand, and instantly, all the ingredients disappeared.

This left the eunuchs witnessing such a means for the first time utterly bewildered, standing in a daze, even forgetting to think.

Such an incredible event seemed too strange. How could things just vanish into thin air?

Is this something humans can achieve, or are there some clever mechanisms hidden here?

However, Xiao Chen was no stranger to this.

Seeing everyone’s astonished expressions, he couldn’t help but smile slightly, revealing a look of pride.

After all, he had witnessed this long ago and enjoyed the sight of these inexperienced eunuchs, which gave him a sense of superiority.

[To be continued....]