If Cao Song were to abandon his duties, they certainly wouldn't be able to cause any trouble on their own.
While everyone was pondering and hesitating, Cao Song's brow twitched slightly, and he turned to look at a servant attending to him.
The servant understood and nodded to a servant not far away.
A servant from the Cao family, who was not far away, noticed his master's actions.
The servant then turned around and waved, and the servants of the Cao family who were waiting by the window immediately opened the window, and a gust of cold wind blew in through the window.
In an instant, the temperature in the lobby dropped significantly.
The cold wind blew into the hall, and everyone shivered involuntarily.
"The Grand Minister of Agriculture is right. The opportunity is right in front of us. If we don't cherish it, we may never have a chance to turn things around once we miss it!"
Just as everyone was hesitating, Li Mao suddenly stood up, bowed to Cao Song, and said, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, I am willing to sign and jointly submit a memorial with you!"
After saying this, Li Mao left his seat, went to Cao Song's desk, unfolded the memorial, and wrote his name on it.
"Phew..." After writing his name, Li Mao immediately felt much lighter.
Then Li Mao turned to look at everyone present and smiled disdainfully, "Gentlemen, the Grand Minister of Agriculture was able to stand up for us and fight against those powerful families, but now none of you dare to sign your names. What is the reason for this?"
Seeing that everyone was still hesitant, Li Mao couldn't help but snort coldly, "Hmph~, you should know that what we are doing today is for the benefit of future generations! If you don't even dare to sign your names, I am ashamed to be associated with you!"
Feeling the sarcastic remarks from Cao Song and Li Mao, and the constant gusts of cold wind, everyone's faces turned red, whether from shame or from being unable to bear the biting cold.
An older official, unable to bear it any longer, declared loudly, "I am willing to sign and jointly submit a memorial with the Grand Minister of Agriculture!"
The official, trembling, then went to Cao Song's desk, picked up a brush, and wrote his name on the memorial.
"I'm willing to sign too!"
Seeing that someone was taking the lead, everyone else stopped hesitating, stood up, and signed their names on the memorial.
Upon seeing the densely packed names on the memorial, Cao Song laughed and said, "Hehe~ Very good. Since you have all signed your names, you may all disperse now. We will submit this memorial to His Majesty together at tomorrow's court assembly!"
Everyone said in unison, "We will take our leave now!"
Cao Song smiled and said, "Alright! See you tomorrow!"
Afterwards, everyone, shivering, left Cao Song's residence and, with the help of their servants, boarded their respective carriages and hurriedly returned home.
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