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

Chapter 599 Why go to Beijing?

Haijiao paused after hearing this and said, "Why do you say that, little sister? Didn't we decide on this a long time ago? Of course we have to go back to our hometown. Grandpa has been talking about this for years."

Besides, they still have many things to do in the capital. The most important thing is that the Sun family cannot continue to be arrogant, otherwise the whole of Da Chu will suffer. The Hai family has long been in a hostile position with the Sun family because of protecting Xie Wenzai and a group of Wumen old students. If they don't find a way to make the Sun family fall as soon as possible, the Hai family will not have a good life when they return to their hometown in Yongping in the future, let alone seek a better future. The Sun family is in the capital. If they don't go to the capital, how can they use the information they know to deal with the Sun family?

Haijiao thinks that there is no need to consider such things at all.

Haitang said, "Let's not talk about grandpa's idea. Grandma will definitely find a way to convince him. Just tell him what you plan to do in the capital. Even if you succeed in getting close to Tu Rong and go to the capital, you are just a small figure. What influence can you have on the Sun family? You can only rely on the power of other big figures to deal with the Sun family, such as General Zhou Si, Tu Rong and others. The next step is to rely on Brother Jin to get close to Concubine Xu and her son, and use the information you knew in your previous life to help them come up with ideas. But if you do this, you will be in danger. The Sun family is powerful. They can't do anything to General Zhou Si, Tu Rong and Concubine Xu in the palace, but it is easy for them to deal with a small figure like you. Are you sure you can escape their revenge by then?"

Haijiao said nothing. He wanted to say that he was sure, but he knew in his heart that such things were unpredictable. If the Sun family was so easy to deal with, how could they have been so prosperous for so many years in their previous life? Even the Queen Mother, the new emperor, the new cabinet elders and the loyal officials in the court worked together to encircle and suppress them, and they paid an extremely heavy price before they were successfully eradicated? He was a former Jinyiwei spy, a small figure who was not allowed to see the light. He just knew some intelligence about the future, but he dared to say that he could deal with the Sun family. That was too arrogant.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Haitang continued, "Brother may have his own ambitions and want to go to the capital to make a living, but you have to think about our family's situation. If something happens to you in the capital, what will grandpa and grandma do? What will I do? If the two elders knew that there would be risks for you to go to the capital, they probably wouldn't agree to let you leave."

Haijiao raised his eyes and looked at his younger sister. "Are you not going to the capital because you are afraid of the risks? Even if you stay in Chang'an, it may not be safe. In the previous life, when the Northwest Frontier was at war again, the soldiers of the Northwest Frontier Army still had to go to the battlefield. If I stay, I will still have to serve in the army. Won't I go to the battlefield? Isn't the battlefield more dangerous than going to the capital? Grandpa won't stop me, just like he didn't stop Dad back then."

Haitang said, "Protecting the country is the righteousness of military families. Once you join the army, it is your duty to fight the enemy on the battlefield. Grandpa will naturally not stop you. But going to Beijing to fight the Sun family is another matter. This is not something you have to do, and without your participation, it does not mean that it will fail."

This life is different from Haijiao’s previous life.

First of all, the Zhou family is still there, and the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion has successfully regained the favor of Emperor Deguang. Not only has it improved the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, it has also stabilized its own status and military power by supporting the eighth prince to succeed to the throne. In addition, none of the Zhenguo Duke's sons have ever been plotted against, so even if the Zhenguo Duke retires due to old age and illness, there is no need to worry about no successor.

Secondly, since the emperor made the existence of the seventh prince public, the voices for Prince Ji to return to the throne decreased greatly, and the power of the Sun family was also affected. At present, no one in the court was shouting that "the country relies on the eldest prince, and only Prince Ji is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince." Without the cover of Prince Ji, the Sun family saw that there was no bright future, and the number of people who would rely on and follow them was naturally much less than before.

Furthermore, the fall of Madam Ma also implicated the Sun family. The Sun family had to throw out Sun Yongbai as a sacrifice in order to save Sun Yongping. But Sun Yongbai knew too much evidence of the Sun family's crimes. In order to shut him up, the Sun family had to fight internally first. In addition, the spy network arranged by the Sun family in Shaanxi was completely exposed and uprooted, but the evidence was presented to the emperor. The Sun family was too busy to take care of themselves and had to find a way to get their own family out first, so they could not take care of harming others for the time being. In addition, the Hu people lost the war and fell into internal fighting, and the northwest border temporarily stabilized; the Sun family's plan to assassinate the son of Yingchuan Hou through Zhou Shuyi died halfway, but exposed themselves, and broke the relationship with Yingchuan Hou Mansion, and the Zhou family would no longer make Yingchuan Hou a big enemy. With all these, the situation of the Zhou family was bright, while the future of the Sun family was bleak. In addition, Tao Yue entered the court as a senior official a few years in advance to help the emperor fight against the Sun family. Even if Haijiao had not come to Beijing to interfere, the day of the Sun family's downfall was not far away, and there was no need for him to take any more risks.

If he stayed in Chang'an, he could still rely on his relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and Jin Jiashu to influence the important figures in the capital. He would also be safer and his future would be more certain. What was wrong with that?
Even if he wanted to accompany Jin Jiashu to Beijing, he could wait until Jin Jiashu left. Jin Jiashu didn't know how many years he would have to work hard to pass the imperial examination, so why should Hai Jiao be in such a hurry? Wouldn't it be better to help his friend by laying a solid foundation in Chang'an first and then going to Beijing with his official position and achievements?
Haitang listed all these points to her brother, and added at the end: "If you are worried about Miss Zhuang, the benefactor who saved you, now that Grandpa Zhuang is safe and sound, and the power of Wumen Gusheng in the court is growing, I think Miss Zhuang's uncles, no matter how bold they are, will not dare to plot against her again, right? Or you can think of a way to persuade Grandpa Zhuang to bring his granddaughter to live in Chang'an? Then we can also take advantage of the friendship between my cousin and Grandpa Zhuang and visit the Zhuang family from time to time. Maybe you can get Grandpa Zhuang's appreciation and put you on the list of candidates for his future grandson-in-law."

Haijiao's face turned slightly red, his eyes flickered: "What nonsense are you talking about..."

He looked around uncomfortably, then fell silent. After a long while, he said, "Even if everything is going in a good direction, I won't be at peace until the Sun family falls. Chang'an is good, but it's too far from the capital. No matter what happened in the capital, it would take at least ten days or half a month for the news to reach Chang'an. If something important happens, it may be too late..."

It sounds reasonable. But the old saying still applies - does Haijiao have to go to Beijing? Without him in Beijing, will it really be impossible to accomplish anything?

Hai Jiao didn't dare to say such words. At least, he admired the wisdom of Tao Yue and General Zhou. With them in the court, plus Concubine Xu and the Eighth Prince already on the side of the Zhou family, and the Seventh Prince blocking the way for Prince Ji to return to the clan, the decline of the Sun family is already very obvious. Even if he went to the capital, it was just to be on the safe side...

He was silent for a long time before he said softly, "Even if it's not for the overall situation, I... also want to go to Beijing. In my previous life, I spent more than ten years in Beijing, but I didn't make any achievements and died in an unclear manner. In this life, I already know so many secrets in advance, and I have the support of the Duke of Zhenguo and Concubine Xu behind me. I don't believe that I can't make a name for myself!"

He doesn't think that his talents are inferior to others. Now he has a golden finger that others don't have. Why can't he change the way he lives?

He didn't want to be just a pawn in the hands of others forever, a small person who couldn't control his own destiny.

He also wants to... be the one playing chess!

(End of this chapter)