After hearing what her husband Hai Xiya said, Ma was very surprised: "Why did the master suddenly have such an idea? How old is Baoshun? He has never learned the skill of settling accounts. Even if you take him with you, he will be of no use. .”
Hai Xiya took a sip of soup and continued: "I know he is of no use now, but he learned arithmetic when he was a child, and he has some talent, better than his father. Although he has been somewhat neglected in recent years, he does some small calculations every day. , he is more accurate than Chang An. 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 put the children in the guardhouse and they would not object."
Ma frowned even more when he heard this: "Didn't the master say that he will go back to his hometown in a few days? What are you doing to put your grandson in the guard house? Once he takes up a post in the border army, it will not be easy to get out! Baby! Shun is still young, why are you so anxious?!"
Hai Xiya sighed, put down his chopsticks and said, "It's not that I'm anxious, but that Baoshun wanted to join the army because of the battle that just passed. If I don't think of a countermeasure earlier, I'm afraid that this child will really I have been thinking about practicing martial arts and going to the battlefield to earn military honors, and it is difficult to come back. At your age, we have a direct grandson. Do we really have 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 seemed to have made up his mind. Since you were not at home today, he borrowed Chang'an's bow and arrows and started practicing archery in the yard. He even took his sister to practice together. I saw that he was very tired, but he refused to complain. He was very different from his usual fun-loving appearance. I am afraid he was really determined and would not change easily. Children are all 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? We can't force him to endorse and write articles, right? "
"How can we do well if we are forced to endorse and make a fuss?" Hai Xiya said, "I thought, since Baoshun is determined to join the army, it's not that we can't agree, but what will he do after entering the guardhouse? Whatever he does, he can't do whatever he wants. I have been in the army for thirty years, but have I ever been on the battlefield? Not everyone in the army has to go to battle to kill the enemy. 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 realized, clasped his hands and said: "It turns out that this is my idea! It's good, let's do it! Anyway, Baoshun only said that he wanted to join the army, but after joining the frontier army, he couldn't make the decision on what the superior officer asked him to do. Yes. As long as he is safe and sound and doesn't go to the battlefield to risk his life, there is no harm in joining the army. Our Hai family is originally a military household. If we don't study for the imperial examination, we take a civilian position in the army, which is also our duty as a military household."
She thought about this method seriously and felt that it was satisfactory. She also took the initiative to give her husband advice: "I will go and tell Baoshun later that it is very hard for you to settle the accounts alone, sir. His second uncle can't help. Ask him to go and help." You start. He is a filial child. When he sees you busy, he will take the initiative to share your worries without you asking. When he takes the initiative to learn the skill of settling accounts, even if you don't tell them, they will still keep people. Just now you are not Say, is Suzhou Weili currently short of talents for accounting? Anyway, you don’t have to compete with others, even a child of twelve or thirteen years old can do this job. Lao Gu and the others must be eager to recruit talents, as long as they give Bao early Once the gap is filled, he will never change his profession again!"
Seeing that his wife understood his intentions, Hai Xiya couldn't help but smile: "That's what I mean. Even if I have to stay at the border for a few more years, I don't care. When Baoshun gets used to it in his civilian job, he can do it Once he has gained a reputation, even if he is transferred somewhere else in the future, he will not be able to change his military position. In this way, we can rest assured that the child is safe."
Ma sighed: "Master is really working hard. I just hope that Baoshun can understand our intentions and don't always think of doing things that scare us." She paused and thought of another thing, " Although the civilians in the army are relatively safe, this is a border town after all. Frankly speaking, if there are more battles like the past few days, once the enemy troops are called into the city, the civilians will still have to fight with others, and there may not be peace. Go. If you can return to the Central Plains, it’s better to go back 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 is about to be taken away and will never come back, and Xie Wenzai, Cao, Lu and others have been pardoned, Haixi Ya no longer has to keep a low profile to protect them, and is tied up in everything, even promotions must be avoided as much as possible. He also felt that Hai Xiya had been in the army for thirty years and had done an outstanding job, but his rank was still at the eighth rank. It was really aggrieved.
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 Qinghong advised Hai Xiya that while he is still not very old now, he can serve as a civil servant in the frontier army for a few more years. As long as he can upgrade his rank and return to his hometown after retirement, the township party will think highly of him. Not only could his children and grandchildren gain more dignity, but his late mother, Mrs. 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 Qinghong has known Haixi Ya for many years and knows enough about his family background to know what kind of reasons can move him. He began to seriously consider the feasibility of reentering an official career in Suzhou City.
He said to his wife Ma: "I took up my official position as the eighth-rank governor of Suzhou Wei Zheng. Today, when 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 were a lot of vacancies, so he randomly filled me up as the commander-in-chief, which would make me the seventh rank. In a few days, when Sun Yonglu was escorted to Ganzhou and the confidants he brought with him also left, he would let me take over the position of seventh rank. For a job with good experience, you can become a full-timer if you continue to do so. My predecessor has just been promoted for less than a year, so I will serve him for the remaining two years of his term. After that, if he needs to be promoted one or two more levels, the Zhou family can make the decision. . Based on my qualifications, no one will doubt it. No matter whether I am from the sixth rank or the sixth rank, even if I retire and return to my hometown, I can hold my head high in front of my parents and officials in my hometown. When the time comes, you can also meet your relatives. Speak with your back straight."
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, 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?
