After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 27 Promotion Plan (Revised)
After successfully fooling Xie Wenzai, Haitang was in a good mood.After dinner, she still had time to walk in the yard to eat.Before going back to the house to rest, she looked towards the east wing for a few times.

Brother Hai Jiao went back to the house shortly after eating. At this time, he was already snoring. He was obviously very tired.

Haitang wondered if she should be more restrained?Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

She heard some movement outside late at night and woke up, but it was her grandfather Hai Xiya who had just returned home and was having a midnight snack.

When Ma saw her husband looking extremely hungry, she couldn't help but feel distressed: "Lao Gu asked you to help with the work, why didn't he let you eat enough? You're so stingy!"

Hai Xiya smiled and said in a low voice: "I have enough sesame cakes, tea and water, but I am busy. Where can I spare my hands? I can just eat a few bites and deal with it. There is too much work to do, so finish it early." I can get rid of it sooner."

Ma scooped a bowl of hot soup for her husband and put it in front of him: "It's a lot of work? Are you the only one doing it? No other helpers?"

"Sun Yonglu has controlled the financial power for a long time. After his people were eliminated, there were about ten vacancies. All the people Suzhou Wei could get were filled in. Even Liu Keren borrowed people, but there was still a shortage. I would like to find someone who can help, but where can I find him?" Haixi Ya stopped using his chopsticks and said, "Suzhou Guard is in urgent need of manpower on the account right now. I'm wondering...should I bring Baoshun in?" ?”

Ma was very surprised: "Why did Master suddenly have such an idea? How old is Baoshun? He has never learned how to settle accounts. If you take him there, he won't be of any use."

Hai Xiya took a sip of the soup and said, "I know he is of no use now, but he learned arithmetic when he was a child, and he has some talent, which is better than his father. Although he has been neglected in recent years, in daily calculations, he is better than his father. Chang'an needs to be able to calculate accurately. As a child, this is the time when memory is good. I led him to learn by doing, and gradually he got used to it, and he can show his face more in front of Lao Gu and the others. In the future, I will It’s also cheaper to put children in a nursing home.”

Ma frowned when he heard this: "Didn't the master say that he will go back to his hometown in a few days? Why should he put his grandson in the guard house again? Once he takes up a post in the border army, it will not be easy to escape! Baoshun You’re still young, why are you so anxious?!”

Hai Xiya sighed, put down his chopsticks and said: "It's not that I'm anxious, but Baoshun has the idea of ​​joining the army and is always trying to nudge me to stay. I'm worried that Sun Yonglu's people will spread the news about cousin Xie and the others back to the capital. I went there, thinking that it would be nice to stay in Suzhou for two more years, so I agreed to General Gu. But if I didn't think of a countermeasure earlier, I was afraid that Baoshun would just go to the battlefield and earn military merit, and it would be difficult to come back. . At your age, we have a direct grandson, do you really want to watch him follow the same path as his father?!"

Ma was silent, and after a while he said: "I'm not happy either, but Baoshun seems to be determined. Since you weren't at home today, he borrowed Chang'an's bow and arrows and started practicing in the yard. Look at him He is so tired, but he refuses to complain, which is very different from usual. He has made up his mind, even if you force him to study for the imperial examination, he will not give in. What else can we do to him? "

"Even if we can't defeat him, it's not unthinkable to let him join the army." Hai Xiya said, "I have been in the army for 30 years, and have I never really been on the battlefield? What if he learns how I settle accounts? My ability has also caught the attention of the generals, and the generals will never leave a settler alone without forcing him to go to the battlefield to earn his life."

Ma suddenly understood, clasped his hands and said, "It turns out that this is my idea! It's good, so let's do it! Our Hai family is originally a military household. Once we enter the army, it will be the same whether we hold civil or military positions."

She also took the initiative to give her husband advice: "Go and tell Baoshun, Master, it's very hard for you to settle accounts alone. His second uncle can't help, so ask him to help you. He is a filial child and will definitely be willing to share your worries." . When he learns the skill of settling accounts, Lao Gu and the others will keep people around even if you don't tell them. As long as Baoshun fills his vacancy early, he will never think of changing his career again!" Hai Xiya couldn't help but smile on his face: " That's what I mean. Even if I have to stay at the border for a few more years, I don't care. Once Baoshun has made a name for himself in the civil service, when he gets older and needs to be transferred elsewhere, he still won't be able to change his military position. In this way, the child It’s safe and we can rest assured.”

Ma sighed: "I have worked really hard, I just hope that Baoshun can understand our intentions and stop worrying people all the time." She paused and thought of one more thing, "But this is a border town after all. , if there are more wars like the one before, the civil servants may not be safe, so it is better to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible."

Hai Xiya nodded: "I have thought so too, but... Lao Gu's words also make some sense."

General Gu Qinghong wanted to stay in Haixi Cliff and persuaded him to continue serving in Suzhou.In addition to the fact that Sun Yonglu would not come back and Hai Xiya no longer had to restrain himself in his actions, he also felt that Hai Xiya had been in the army for 30 years and had obviously done a great job, but he suppressed his own development in order not to attract attention, so that his rank was still there. It's really a grievance to stay at the eighth level.

The eighth-grade official position could be said to be unpopular in the Great Chu Dynasty. Even if Hai Xiya returned to his hometown in Yongping, not many people would look down upon him.General Gu advised Hai Xiya that while he was still not very old now, he could serve as a civilian officer in the border army for a few more years. As long as he could upgrade his rank and return to his hometown after retiring from old age, the township party would think highly of him.Not only could his children and grandchildren gain more dignity, but his late mother, Mrs. Xie, could also gain a share of posthumous honors.Haidongling, the eldest brother of Haixiya who always excluded his stepmother and brothers, would never think of making any fuss on his stepmother's memorial tablet or tomb site.

It has to be said that General Gu has known Haixi Ya for many years and knows what kind of reasons can impress him.He began to seriously consider the feasibility of reentering official career in Suzhou.

Hai Xiya said to his wife: "I took up my official position as the eighth-rank governor of Suzhou Wei Zheng. Today, I returned to my old place. General Gu still asked me to be the eighth-rank governor of Zhengzhou, but he also told me privately that now the Wei Suo There are many vacancies. When Sun Yonglu is escorted to Ganzhou, his confidants can be dealt with on the spot, so that I can take over the position of seventh-grade experience. If I take over, I can become a regular. It has been less than a year since my predecessor was promoted to experience, so I will take over for him. Once the remaining two years of my term are completed, Dusi can decide to promote me one or two levels. With my qualifications, no one will doubt it. Whether I am from the sixth grade or the sixth grade, I will retire and return to my hometown. You will be able to hold your head up high in front of your parents and officials in your hometown. When the time comes, you will be able to stand up straight and speak when you meet your relatives."

The tip of Ma's nose is a little sore.She didn't expect that her husband would still remember what she said when he was young.

Ma's natal family is in Chang'an Mansion, and she has brothers and sisters.Before his death, his late father was transferred to Shanhaiwei, and he only took her with him.Later, while his late father was in office, he suddenly became seriously ill and knew that he would not be cured. His children were thousands of miles away, beyond reach. He was worried that his youngest daughter would be helpless and wronged, so he hurriedly married her to Haixi Ya and agreed with his son-in-law that he would give his eldest son a child. The woman left a suicide note and asked them to help Hai Xiya seek an official position in Chang'an Mansion.Later, Hai Xiya took his wife and children to the Chang'an Mansion, but at that time he was only a ninth-grade official and could not hold an official position at all.

The eldest sister of the Ma family married into the Zhou family of the Zhenguo Palace to fill the house for the children of the side clan. She was a true royal wife.Her brother is famous and has a bright future.Ma family only had the ninth rank order, so she couldn't hold her head high in front of her natal brothers and sisters.She complained a few times when she was young, but her husband still remembered it and was always thinking about trying to save her face.

Ma's heart was full of tenderness, and she had no objections: "Just do as the master says, and I will listen to you."

Haitang opened her eyes in the darkness and secretly sighed at the good intentions of her elders.Will Haijiao really accept it?
　After revising the text, new chapters were added to the front, so some of the original chapters were pushed back.Although this chapter contains a lot of content that was updated yesterday, there are new plots in the previous chapters, so you can look back.

　　
　
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