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

Chapter 44

Ma didn't hesitate for long.

Compared with the starting point of his career, his safety is more important.

She solemnly said to her husband Hai Xiya: "Let's forget it. I have stayed in Suzhou City for a long time, and there may be another war. Being an ordinary citizen may not be stable, let alone being an officer. The battlefield? I would rather the child live in peace for the rest of his life and live a long life than a common man, and don’t want him to go to the battlefield to fight for his life! Swords have no eyes, and no one can guarantee that the child will be safe... Back then, everything was compared in Dingcheng. If a person is strong, doesn't he lose his life? Baoshun is not as capable as his father!"

Besides, it's just an eighth-grade official position.With her grandson's intelligence, as long as he learns the skill of settling accounts from the master, is he still afraid that he will not be able to become an official in the future?

Mrs. Ma was very confident in her eldest grandson's abilities and believed that he would be successful sooner or later, so he was not willing to let him stay in the dangerous Suzhou for three more years just for a small official position of eighth rank.

Anyway, by the time the couple left, her husband Hai Xiya's rank must have risen.As long as there is a sixth-grade soldier, Sun Tzu will be more confident than ordinary big-headed soldiers when he takes over in the future.With their couple's connections, couldn't they carve out a bright road for their children?

Ma took her husband's hand and said, "I know that the master is very grateful for the Zhou family's kindness. He can't see the Zhou family in trouble and always wants to contribute to his family. But we, the couple, are still willing to stay in Suzhou longer when we are old." A few years are already repaying the kindness of these years. The hard work of the previous 20 years has to be counted, right? The worst thing is that the master will pay more attention to do the errands for them better, so that they no longer have to worry about food and grass. . If there’s anything else, we can’t help. Although the position of governor is good, it’s not to the point where we can watch our children take risks!”

Hai Xiya's expression slowed down as he listened: "Madam, don't worry. Although Suzhou City is a border town, there was a war not long ago, but in the next few years, it should be relatively peaceful and there won't be any more wars. "

Ma blinked: "Why is this? Even if the third prince of the Hu people is no longer with us, the Hu people may still attack. They have sent troops to harass them in recent years. How often have they been polite?"

Hai Xiya smiled and lowered his voice: "Although the imperial court has not yet issued an explicit order, the commander-in-chief, General Zhou, already hinted at it when he wrote a letter home to his brothers in private. The imperial court intends to negotiate with the Hu people. The Hu people also agreed, but the time and place have not yet been determined, but it will definitely not be in Suzhou, it may be in Ganzhou, or it may be further away from the Western Regions. Regardless of the outcome of the negotiations, the two countries will definitely sign a The peace treaty stipulates that within a few years neither side will start war lightly."

Ma was a little dissatisfied: "How accurate is this? What if the Hu people agreed to sign the contract just to save the third prince and took him back, then turned against him and refused to recognize him? What can we do to them? ?!”

"The current situation of the Hu people is not very good. Even if they intend to invade eastward, I'm afraid they will be powerless." Hai Xiya snorted.

He, his cousin Xie Wenzai, Cao and Lu had recently discussed the situation in the northwest, and they had some ideas.The news is that the old king of the Hu people is dying, and the only candidate left to succeed is the young prince. The young master succeeds to the throne, and there is also a strong and ambitious Uncle Wang nearby, which is a sign of civil strife.

After the death of the old King Khan, neither the Queen Khan and the young prince's faction nor the uncle Wang and the third prince's faction had an advantage in terms of military strength. The two sides could be said to be equally matched.If the third prince is released, Uncle Wang may be able to help him, but the third prince who was defeated and captured will also lose his prestige and lose his former glory. If the third prince is not released, Uncle Wang's faction will definitely suffer greatly. It was a blow, but if he didn't want to be forced to death by Queen Khan and the little prince's faction, he still had to hold on to the end.As a result, the Hu Khanate still had to focus on internal fighting and did not care about anything else.

Not only because the two countries signed a peace treaty, but also because the two factions check and balance each other. No matter which faction intends to invade eastward, it must consider whether it will benefit from the other faction after defeat, while the other faction has to worry about the former. After the victory, their reputation soared. In the end, the two factions held each other back, and neither faction would take the lead.If the war is to start again, we have to wait until the two factions come to a conclusion. One of them has sufficient strength and does not have to worry about being taken advantage of by the other faction.During this period, there will always be three to five years, which is a good time for Suzhou City to rest and develop.

Hai Xiya believes that until the little Hu prince grows up, Suzhou City should not have to worry about a big war. The generals will take care of those small-scale cavalry sneak attacks or bandits and plunders. I live in Suzhou City, so I don’t have to worry about safety.It was rare that General Gu Qinghong was willing to promote his grandson, so he let the child practice martial arts at home first, learn general affairs, and perfect his skills. After three years, he directly filled the vacancy and practiced in Suzhou City for a few years.As long as Haijiao has experience and qualifications, and his abilities are recognized by the generals, if he, a grandfather, retires, will General Zhou and General Gu still be able to watch an old man return to his hometown, with his only grandson unable to serve them? What?
After all, Hai Xiya has worked hard for the border army for more than 30 years, so he still has some dignity.

As long as General Zhou is willing to write a letter of recommendation for Hai Jiao, even if Hai Jiao returns to his hometown in Yongping, he will not have to worry about finding work in the nearby guard station.Marshal Zhou, the Duke of Zhenguo, was a great figure in the military and had a great reputation. There were many generals under his former subordinates in the area around Zhili. No matter which general he was, he would never reject a junior recommended by the Zhou family.What's more, Haijiao really has real talent and hard work?

If a child starts in the military at the eighth rank, he has both talent and talent. Won't his future be brighter?

Hai Xiya told his wife his plan in detail, saying: "Our Hai family has no foundation in the military. Even if we have a few relatives, we may not be able to rely on them. If we can get the Zhou family's sponsorship, wouldn't it be more stable than other families?" It's just a few more years of delay in Suzhou, so what's the problem? Although we are not young, we are still strong, and it is not difficult to work in the guardhouse. Just think of it for the sake of the children. , what can’t I do if I can hold on for a few more years? For my own selfish reasons, I have been dragging down my wife, son, and daughter-in-law all these years. Now I can contribute to my grandson’s future before my eyes. No matter what I do, I will It’s so delicious!”

Ma was moved when he heard this.If things are true as my husband said, then we will indeed have a bright future and stability.

She asked in a low voice: "Is this sure? Does General Wednesday's letter of recommendation really work? Isn't there some boss in the court who likes to go against the Zhou family? It won't hurt Baoshun, right?"

Hai Xiya thinks this matter is okay.Although the old Sunge faction had some quarrel with the Zhou family, they were only aiming for military power in the northwest, and they would not even target an eighth-grade civilian official recommended by the Zhou family's major general.There are so many health clinics around Zhili where people from the Zhou family's old department serve, which shows that this road is unobstructed.Haixi Ya worked hard, and naturally he had already thought carefully about his grandson.

Ma was relieved when he heard this, but he did not forget to remind him: "I promised earlier that I would return to my hometown after leaving Guazhou. Since the generals kept me here, I agreed to serve as an official in Suzhou for another term. Now, He also said that he would stay for another three years, which would be a long time. Thanks to cousin, they didn’t say anything? They are not young anymore, maybe they are looking forward to returning to the Central Plains? "

Hai Xiya said: "Don't worry, I have discussed these matters with my cousin and they don't object."

"Then there's no objection, let's just follow the master's advice." Ma made his decision and asked about the topic he was interested in, "Is that old Khan King of the Hu people really going to die? How old is he? Oh, remember. When he was young, he was a proton in our country!"

Haitang inside suddenly opened her eyes wide.

(End of this chapter)