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

Chapter 895 New Goals

Haijiao reacted quickly.

If he could transfer "Brother Qiao" to his own team, and find a way to make his spies turn into real Jinyiwei regular soldiers, even if the possibility of promotion in the future is very small, and perhaps they can only be an inconspicuous soldier for the rest of their lives, then at least they will have a legitimate identity, and can marry and have children, buy houses and land. If they are lucky enough to be noticed by a noble person, they will still have the hope of turning over a new leaf.

If "Brother Qiao" becomes an official Jinyiwei, even if he has a poor family background and a mediocre future, it is not impossible for him to marry the granddaughter of a retired military officer whose family has fallen on hard times. Because no one can say that he, a soldier, will never have the opportunity to be promoted in the future. There are many powerful people in Jinyiwei who have jumped from a soldier to a high-ranking official by virtue of their merits.

Haijiao's breathing became heavier. This kind of thing is not impossible!
Although there are few examples now, he had such an opportunity in his previous life. He was born in a clean family, had talents and achievements, and he became a spy of the Imperial Guard in order to avoid persecution from his enemies. A military officer saw that he was capable and took a fancy to him. He intended to promote him to be his confidant, that is, a real regular soldier of the Imperial Guard. Unfortunately, before he could do it, this person got into trouble, and Haijiao naturally lost his hope of promotion.

In his previous life, Haijiao regretted countless times afterwards, complaining why God gave him hope and then extinguished it. But now he is no longer sad about it, because he is living a better life in this life. He also protected his old friends. Even though they can no longer be as close and friendly with him as in the previous life, they are truly grateful to him and are willing to be loyal to him. They can still fight side by side with him to fight for a better future for themselves.

In this case, why can't he fight for a brighter future for these loyal new subordinates? Those who are descendants of criminal officials or have criminal records may find it difficult to get promoted, but there are still a few people whose origins are relatively clean and whose talents and martial arts are quite outstanding. It's just that they are unlucky and have a straightforward temper. They have never met a mentor who is willing to promote them, or their former mentors or backers have lost their power, so they have been excluded and have difficulty turning over. Now that he is the new backer of these people, why can't he become their new mentor?

If he could promote the spies who had made meritorious contributions to the rank of regular army officer, he would definitely have a higher reputation among the lower ranks of the Jinyiwei, which would also be beneficial to his future career.

And his subordinates will surely be more loyal to him because they know that he is willing to promote his subordinates.

Haijiao realized that this matter would bring more benefits than disadvantages to him, so he made a quick decision: "I will first select one or two people from my spies. They must have good family backgrounds, talents, achievements, and good relationships with others. I will try to promote them to become regular soldiers. There shouldn't be much resistance. As long as it succeeds once, it will be a precedent. It will be much easier for me to promote others in the future."

As for that "Brother Qiao", it is not necessary to transfer him to his command. Once he sets a precedent by promoting spies to regular soldiers, others will naturally follow suit in order to win people's hearts. As long as "Brother Qiao" is no longer restricted by his identity as a spy and can marry and settle down normally, it is not so important whether he is under Haijiao's command. Haijiao is confident that he can get along well with the other party's superiors and have the opportunity to exchange interests and transfer people over.

However, Haijiao also told his sister Haitang: "If you want to accomplish this kind of thing, now may not be the best time. When the Jinyiwei is seriously short of personnel, I will draw people from the bottom, and no one will jump out to oppose it."

As for when will Jinyiwei be seriously short of personnel? In the previous life, after the new monarch ascended the throne, Tao Ge Lao led the new cabinet and confronted the Sun faction. Jinyiwei was secretly sent to monitor Sun faction officials and investigate their evidence of crimes. They encountered the other party's private soldiers and killed many people. Even if the superiors urgently dispatched personnel from the upper direct army, they could not replenish credible newcomers in a short time. Haijiao was favored at this time in his previous life. Although he failed to succeed, this opportunity was deeply engraved in his memory. However, this life has changed a lot compared to the previous life. Haijiao made suggestions in advance, prompting Tao Ge Lao to order Jinyiwei to control the private soldiers of the Sun family in advance and collect sufficient evidence of the Sun faction's crimes. Once the time comes, they can quickly eliminate the Sun faction's loyal forces. The Sun faction may not have the strength to resist and can no longer cause serious harm to Jinyiwei. This opportunity for shortage of personnel may never come.

But it doesn’t matter, Haijiao thinks he still has a chance.

He whispered to Haitang: "There are many spies in the Jinyiwei, and any secret orders from above will soon leak out. The emperor knows this very well, but he has no intention of changing it, but Tao has been dissatisfied with this for a long time. When the new emperor takes the throne, the Sun family is executed, and the court calms down again, Tao will probably start to purge the Jinyiwei and the imperial guards."

By then, it would be a good opportunity for him to take advantage of the situation and expand his own power.

He now has the support of the cabinet minister Tao, the commander of the imperial guard Tu Rong, the four generals of the upper direct army, and Kang Wenshu, as well as the support of the Zhou family of the northwest border army. The old man of Wumen and the "nephew" of the new emperor's mother, Empress Dowager Xu, are all on good terms with him. He wants to promote a few of his little spies to become regular soldiers. What's the big deal? When he leaves the Jinyiwei in the future, he can take them away, or transfer them to his friends to be imperial guards. It won't be difficult. By then, won't his people have a future?
When Haijiao said this, his eyes were shining. As long as he could accomplish this, it would be like he had seized the opportunity he had lost in his previous life and was successfully redeemed. At that time, he would really have no regrets!
Seeing that her brother had found a new goal, Haitang couldn't help but smile: "I believe that brother can do it! But don't worry for now, we have to be patient and lay a good foundation first. We must not miss any achievements that should be made, and we must promptly eliminate any hidden dangers in our resume. That way, when the time comes, even if others want to reject your request, they will have no excuse."

Haijiao took a deep breath and nodded solemnly, "Yes, that makes sense. I still have to find out whether that 'Brother Qiao' is a member of the Jinyiwei, and if so, which colleague he is under. If he can be transferred here, it would be better to transfer him here first, so that he won't be used as cannon fodder before I get things done. But..." He paused and looked at Haitang, "Is this the person Baozhu likes? I have to find out for me. Baozhu is not young anymore. Even if she has the excuse of recuperating, her marriage can't be delayed for a few years. If we really want to help her, we have to start doing some things as soon as possible."

Haitang said seriously, "Leave this to me. I will find a way to find out from Sister Baozhu. If she really wants to marry her beloved, she can't hide it any longer. Of course, if she doesn't have that intention, or if the person she likes is not the one we guessed, we don't have to be influenced by her. Brother, continue to promote whoever you should promote. Even if talented people can't be our relatives, it's not bad to be a loyal and good helper."

Haijiao smiled and nodded.

There was a commotion coming from the front yard. The brother and sister looked at each other, hurriedly walked out of the yard, and looked towards the front yard.

It turned out that it was my grandfather Hai Xiya and my cousin Xie Wenzai who had returned.