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

Chapter 33 A Knife
The next thing will be a matter of course.

Hai Jiao told his grandfather Hai Xiya that night that he met an old acquaintance of Guazhou on the street. He had close contacts with a Guazhou merchant spy who had been arrested before, and he thought the other person was very suspicious.

Hai Xiya took his grandson to see Gu Qinghong the next day and reported the matter.

Gu Qinghong sent his confidants to the city gate to inquire with the gatekeepers, and learned the time when the suspicious person entered the city.This man had obvious features and could easily leave a deep impression on others. Before long, even his whereabouts in Suzhou City were found.Where he had been and who he had met after entering the city were quickly investigated.

Judging from various intelligence, this person is indeed very suspicious, and there is a [-]% chance that he is a spy of the Hu people.

There is no need for Haijiao to worry about the rest.Gu Qinghong will send people to follow that person, find out his whereabouts and accomplices, and then arrest him at the appropriate time.

Gu Qinghong praised Hai Jiao and promised him a reward after the spy was caught.

Hai Jiao already has a wealthy family and doesn't care about this small amount of money.He remembered what his younger sister Haitang once said, and took the initiative to express to Gu Qinghong that he did not need the reward and was willing to record the credit in the name of his grandfather Haixi Ya.

Haixi Ya was surprised.He never expected that his grandson would say such words, and quickly said to Gu Qinghong: "This child is young and ignorant. General Gu must ignore him."

Gu Qinghong smiled.If a grown man said this, he might be unhappy.The frontier army has always attached great importance to military merit. Whoever's military merit belongs to him, there is absolutely no reason to blame it on others, even if it is father, son and brother.But Hai Jiao is still young, and he is the son of Hai Dingcheng who once saved him. He has been in and out of the guardhouse frequently recently and behaves well-behaved and sensible.Gu Qinghong looked at Haijiao and felt that the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He didn't think what he said was excessive, he just thought that the child was filial and sensible.

He turned to Hai Xiya with a smile and said: "Lao Hai, you have a filial grandson, why should you be angry? He is young and not short of money, so naturally he won't care about the reward. But he cares about you as his grandfather. , I hope you can live a better life in the health center, you should be happy. Although his idea is too naive, it is for your sake!"

General Gu believed that it was inappropriate to attribute the grandson's contribution to his grandfather, but as a grandfather, Hai Xiya also had a share of credit for being able to bring his grandson to the guard station and report important information.Haixi Ya was currently an official of the eighth rank before taking office. He was senior enough and had the credit for settling accounts and reporting clues to spies. In addition, he was currently in short supply, so it was very reasonable for him to be promoted to the seventh rank.As for the child Hai Jiao, he should still be rewarded.Since the child does not want gold or silver, then give him a good knife. When he joins the army in the future, he will have a good knife to use.

So, Hai Jiao followed his grandfather Hai Xiya back home with a high-grade official-made Yan Ling knife.

This knife can only be used by officers with the rank of commander-in-chief or above.Holding it in his hand, Hai Jiao remembered that he had learned swordsmanship from his master in his previous life, but could not even own a better sword. The only sword he had ever used was passed down from his master to his senior brother, and it fell into his hands only after his senior brother died. When I embroidered a spring knife with three hands, I couldn't help but feel sour in my heart.

Now, he is only 12 years old and has not yet entered the army, but he already owns an officer's sword.

He realized once again that his life had completely changed.He would never let himself fall into the same situation as in his previous life.

Hai Xiya didn't know what his grandson was thinking. Seeing him holding the knife and not saying anything, he just thought he was too happy.However, if Sun Tzu possesses a precious sword at such a young age, will he want to go to the battlefield and fight for military glory more and more, rather than accept the civilian career arranged by his elders?

He sighed and couldn't help but said: "Although the general gave you this knife, you can't take it out and play with it all day long. You have to put it away carefully and don't hurt yourself."

Hai Jiao smiled at his grandfather: "Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson will practice his sword skills diligently, and he will never be injured by this sword."

Hai Xiya hesitated to speak, and after a while he said: "If you discover any news about spies in the future, just report it to the generals. There is no need to say that the credit goes to grandpa. You should take the credit yourself. Grandpa can still be greedy." Is it your fault?" He complained again, "I should have reported it when I first discovered it yesterday, but you didn't tell grandpa until night, instead you told your sister first." Hai Jiao quickly wanted to explain, but Hai Xiya waved his hand. , motioning him to stop talking, and asked the granddaughter Haitang who came up to her: "What did your brother tell you yesterday? Did he even tell you about catching spies?"

Haitang blinked: "Brother was afraid that he would admit the wrong person and wrongly accuse him, so he came back to ask me whether the winery boy's scar was on the left side of his face. As soon as I heard this, I remembered it. A man, the scar on his face was bitten by a wolf!"

Hai Xiya did not suspect anything, and only said to his grandson: "If there are any confidential matters like this in the future, don't tell your sister."

Hai Xiya entered the room, Hai Jiao and Hai Tang looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This level is over.

However, Xie Wenzai asked Haitang privately afterward: "Does your brother always like to discuss things with you? I think you brother and sister often avoid talking to others in the house."

Haitang deliberately showed a vigilant expression: "Cousin, don't ask me what my brother told me. I promised my brother not to tell anyone."

Xie Wenzai couldn't help but laugh: "My cousin doesn't mean anything else. I just think that if your brother has any troubles, you can tell me. My cousin can't help with anything else, so I can still help him by giving him advice."

Haitang sighed and said: "Brother will not talk to you, cousin. You, grandpa and grandma always vent their anger out of the same nostril. When you heard that your brother wanted to go to the battlefield to make military achievements, you objected and didn't care about his mood at all. Brother How dare he mention it to you if he has any ideas? He can only talk to me, and in the end he has to make his own decision."

She seemed to just complain a few words, but in fact she said everything.The so-called keeping a secret for my brother only protects my loneliness.However, this fits her innocent and ignorant persona as a little girl.Xie Wenzai smiled and said nothing, but he felt in his heart that although the child Haitang was sometimes surprisingly smart, children were children and were still easy to coax.

He coaxed the child softly: "Why does your brother have to go to the battlefield to make military exploits? He is still so young."

"But he really wants to help grandpa." Haitang tilted her head and said, "Grandpa is so old and still has to go back to the guards to do things. Isn't it because our family is a military household and someone has to join the army? I also heard Grandpa and grandma said that if he comes out to work now, the generals promise to give him a promotion, so that our family can stand upright when we return to our hometown. My brother said that if he can enter the military as soon as possible and make contributions, grandpa will not have to So hard work.”

Xie Wenzai was once again defeated by Haitang.Why did cousin Hai Xiya return to Suzhou Guard at such an old age?Isn't it because he is grateful to the generals of Suzhou Guard for sheltering his cousin?Favors are hard to return.

And Hai Xiya has been in the army for 30 years and is still a lowly official. Isn't it also because of him?My cousin's son Hai Dingcheng has died on the battlefield. Now even his grandson Hai Jiao wants to go to the battlefield at a young age. Isn't it all because he, Xie Wenzai, has dragged down his cousin's family? !
Xie Wenzai returned to the room with great guilt.Haitang watched him leave, secretly curling up the corners of her lips.

It's not that she deliberately poked people's pain, but that Uncle Xie Wenzai was recognized as a smart person by the Hai family. It would be too wasteful for a smart person to stay at home reading, writing and chatting all day long!Now that Sun Yonglu is no longer a problem, Xie Wenzai can definitely come out and do some practical work.If he doesn't want to attract attention, what if he helps Haixi Ya?

A handsome man in his fifties, with a good mind, good health, and plenty of energy, how could he just lie down?Roll it up quickly!

(End of this chapter)