Seeing the change in everyone's attitude, Cao Song smiled inwardly, thinking it was time to throw them some more bait.

Then Cao Song turned around, pointed to the agricultural officials behind him, and said slowly:

“Look at these people behind me, and Marquis Moyang. They all have the privileges granted by His Majesty, allowing them to enter the palace and meet His Majesty at any time. Think about it, how many civil and military officials in the court have such privileges?”

"Furthermore, I might as well tell you all that His Majesty values ​​them and Marquis Moyang very much!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at the smug-looking agricultural officials behind Cao Song.

As Cao Song said, in the past these people had to bow down to them, but since the emperor granted them the privilege of entering the palace at any time, many of the originally high-ranking people have indeed become much more polite to these agricultural officials.

A person who can meet with the emperor at any time will naturally be highly valued by the emperor, and no one wants to offend such a person.

Moreover, being able to enter the palace to meet His Majesty at any time means having the opportunity to recommend someone to His Majesty at any time, which is certainly an opportunity.

Upon realizing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all felt relieved.

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture is right; we have been foolish!"

"Haha~ That's right! There are so many talented people in the world. Your Majesty has the vision to reach all corners of the world. Who says that only those who govern can become officials? As long as one has made contributions to the Han Dynasty, one can still be remembered for generations. Isn't that wonderful?"

Cao Song couldn't help but burst into laughter. These pedantic people had finally come to their senses.

Cao Song then looked at everyone and continued, "I will take the lead in this matter. At the next court assembly, we will jointly submit a memorial to His Majesty. What do you all think?"

"Everything is decided by the Grand Minister of Agriculture!"

Hearing that Cao Song was willing to stand up for them, everyone was delighted and expressed their willingness to follow Cao Song's orders.

It should be noted that Cao Song's current position in the court is far higher than that of the Nine Ministers. His Majesty will always adopt any suggestions he makes. Now that Cao Song has taken the lead, this matter is basically a foregone conclusion.

Cao Song chuckled and said, “Alright, alright! It’s getting late, let’s call it a day. You may go and contact as many other people as possible. We can discuss this further at my residence tomorrow.”

"We'll take our leave!"

The crowd bowed to Cao Song and then dispersed.

Before long, only Cao Song, a few agricultural officials, and Song Feng, who was in charge of guarding the gate, remained outside the East Gate.

Then Cao Song looked at Song Feng beside him and said politely, "Brother Song, we should also go back now. Farewell!"

Cao Song frequently visited the palace to meet Liu Hong, and he also greatly admired Song Feng's character and temperament.

After a few visits, the two became quite familiar with each other, so Cao Song was very kind in his words when facing Song Feng.

Song Feng smiled slightly and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, please take care!"

"close the door!!"

After Cao Song and the others left, Song Feng gave an order, and the East Gate slowly closed. After giving instructions to a few guards, Song Feng left and headed towards his residence.

Since the Song residence was not far from the East Gate, Song Feng arrived at his own residence in no time.

"Open the door!"

At the entrance of the Song residence, a servant saw Song Feng return, gave instructions to two middle-aged servants beside him, and then hurried to Song Feng's side.

"Master, you're back!"

Song Feng smiled and nodded to the old servant, then walked into the mansion, with the old servant following closely behind.

As they walked, Song Feng asked softly, "What is Yue'er doing?"

The old servant replied respectfully, "Reporting to the master, the young lady is reading in the study!"

"Okay! Let's go take a look!"

Song Feng smiled and stroked his beard before walking towards the study.

Inside the study of the Song family mansion, a young girl knelt before a desk, holding bamboo slips and reading intently.

The girl appeared to be about thirteen years old, with delicate, fair, and translucent skin. Her slender willow-leaf eyebrows and large, watery eyes, along with her round, oval face, made her look as delicate as an unopened flower bud.

The girl's pure white dress, along with the books around her, gives off an elegant and tranquil feeling at first glance. In modern terms, she is a healing woman.

Before long, Song Feng arrived at the study and gently knocked on the door.

A knock on the door broke the silence in the study. The girl looked up at the door, put down the bamboo scroll in her hand, and then got up and walked towards the door.

Upon opening the door, she found Song Feng standing there, smiling at her. The girl smiled back and then gracefully bowed to Song Feng.

"Father, you're back!"

"Yes! I heard that Yue'er is studying, so I came to see her!"

Looking at his beloved daughter, Song Feng's face was full of affection.

Song Feng is nearly forty years old and has no sons, only this one daughter, whom he naturally adores. He has been teaching her diligently since she was old enough to understand.

Song Yue seemed to have inherited her father's temperament; she was kind, dignified, and polite, and was deeply loved by all the servants in the Song household. She was also quite talented outside the household.

Now that Song Yue is thirteen years old, and given her elegant and beautiful appearance, she has attracted many suitors since the year before last.

However, Song Feng refused all of them on the grounds that they were too young. The main reason for this was not only to find a good husband for his beloved daughter, but also because Song Feng was reluctant to part with her.

Thinking that in a few months her daughter will be fourteen years old, reaching the age to get married, she will have to consider her daughter's future if suitors come to propose.

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