Ma did not know the latest investigation progress of the Jin family murder case, and did not pay special attention to the keyword "Chang'an Avant-Garde".
She just complained in a normal tone: "It would have been better if my eldest brother hadn't been transferred to the Chang'an avant-garde back then. If he was still in the Chang'an avant-garde, that's where our family has been for several generations. We are all familiar with the connections. I'm afraid I can't arrange for the two of them." A nephew? Chang'an Qianwei had no friendship with Mr. Ermen in the past, so Mr. Ermen couldn't talk to him. "
Uncle Ma coughed lightly, pretending to drink tea, and wanted to signal his wife to pour him a cup.
Uncle Ma's wife did not move, but said with a straight face: "Are you complaining, Mrs. Second Aunt? It was you who persuaded me to be transferred to the Chang'an avant-garde, but the Ma family's lifelong relationship with the Chang'an right-guard was lost. , it will be a great harm to the children if they cannot get promoted or get ahead.”
Uncle Ma hurriedly said: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could my little sister mean this?!"
"That's what Mrs. Second Aunt meant. She just refused to explain it clearly in front of the master." Although Mrs. Uncle Ma tried hard to keep a straight face, her eye circles were still obviously red. "Well, I knew I had a bad idea back then, but Well, it was also for the sake of the master. When the old master went to Shanhaiwei, the master stayed alone in the right guard of Chang'an. It was difficult to support himself. The opportunity for promotion was snatched by others, and that person tried his best to squeeze out the master. The eldest aunt and wife were in the third room of the Zhou family again. I couldn't speak, which made me suffer a lot. When I went to Chang'an Vanguard, I had some brothers from my mother's family to take care of me. Besides, the commander there is from the Zhou family, and I am an in-law of the Zhou family. When relatives meet, they are always easier to talk to than others. "
Mrs. Majiu didn't think she was wrong to persuade her husband to change hospitals, but they were just unlucky as a couple. Her natal brother died on the battlefield a few years later, and the cousin who succeeded her had a bad relationship with her. The commander named Zhou was also killed in battle more than ten years ago, so the Chang'an Vanguard was replaced by a new commander. The new commander, whose surname is not Zhou, is fair in dealing with matters and does not treat Uncle Ma leniently just because he is an in-law of the Zhou family. Although Uncle Ma has military merit and is not incompetent, his life is much more difficult than before.
In contrast, the situation at Chang'an Right Guard has changed. The boss who stole Uncle Ma's promotion opportunity and squeezed him out was dismissed for crimes within a few years. The person who took over happened to be Uncle Ma's childhood friend and had a close relationship with the Ma family. Ma returned to Chang'an with her husband Hai Xiya, but could not get help from her brothers and sisters, so she used the elder brother's relationship to get her husband to serve as the right guard of Chang'an. However, Uncle Ma, who had been transferred to the Chang'an vanguard, could not be transferred back. Because the commanders of the two guard posts had a grudge, the personnel of the two guards rarely interacted with each other on weekdays. After his brother died on the battlefield, Uncle Ma became completely alienated from his old friends at Chang'an Youwei.
At that time, Uncle Ma and his wife didn't think there was any regret in this. They thought that with the relationship between the Zhou family and the third wife, there was no need for old family friends. Unexpectedly, this in-law was not reliable at all. Uncle Ma had a leg problem again, and it was difficult for him to be promoted in the Chang'an Guards. Now the career of the family's children and grandchildren was not going well. The couple wanted to find someone to take care of them, but they couldn't find anyone, and it was too late to regret it. .
Uncle Ma's wife knew in her heart that she was responsible for the current predicament of the Ma family, but she was unwilling to ask her sisters-in-law to talk, so she adopted a tough attitude.
Both sisters-in-law lived a prosperous life after getting married, but he and his wife became more and more miserable in the Ma family. The eldest sister-in-law married high and took away a large amount of dowry, causing the Ma family to suffer a loss. Although she married into a high-ranking family, she could not help her brother's career; the younger sister-in-law married low to a lowly person who could not help, and even went to the frontier for more than ten years. Even if you have money, you can't help your mother's family. Both sisters have made no contribution to the Ma family, so why should they make sarcastic remarks?
Mrs. Ma looked at Mrs. Ma's angry look and was too lazy to argue with her sister-in-law. My brother's transfer of the Chang'an right guard who had been serving for generations from the Ma family was a mistake. What does the temporary exclusion from his superior mean? Since the Ma family is an in-law of the Zhou family, can the new boss kick someone out of the guardhouse for no reason? After enduring it for a few years, the new boss was dismissed due to crimes, and that position became Uncle Ma's. If he achieves military success after the war, is he still afraid that he won't be promoted?
Fortunately, the Chang'an vanguard has passed, and we have to fight all over again. After more than thirty years, the civilians went to the battlefield, and they were just the fifth-grade guards and pacifiers. If he had stayed in the right guard of Chang'an, he would have already become a fourth-rank commander. Are you afraid that you won't be able to arrange the whereabouts of your two sons?
There is no point in talking about these words. Ma just asked his brother: "How is the eldest brother doing in Chang'an Vanguard now? You complain about illness all the time, but your superiors and colleagues don't say anything? What new rules does Commander Du have? Lu Yuan and Lu Shengbi What's wrong with others?"
Uncle Ma sighed: "Obviously, people won't like your appearance. But after all, I have military exploits, and I'm an in-law of the Zhou family. Our commander is the son-in-law of the Zhou family, so we should give the Zhou family a third wife." To save face, I won’t give up my job. If the big man and Erlang were promising, he would have grown old a long time ago, and he wouldn’t hold on to his seat. But who made your two nephews useless? I have no choice but to be shameless. , continue to stay in the guardhouse."
Mrs. Uncle Ma hurriedly said: "Although the Chang'an vanguard commander has changed several times, when you left more than ten years ago, the Zhou family was still in office. Commander Du who takes over now is also the son-in-law of the previous commander. As a family, our master is still considerate and knows that his old problem was caused by the battlefield, so he will not talk about it and force him to be dismissed."
Commander Du was so kind, and she had long thought about sending her two sons to him as soldiers. As long as she could get his favor, was she still worried that her sons would not have a good future? Unfortunately, her eldest son's father-in-law had arranged his son-in-law's whereabouts without authorization, so she had no choice but to make plans for her younger son. Unfortunately, Ma Lusheng was good at everything, filial, obedient and considerate, but he had no real skills. He couldn't do anything in horse riding and archery. No wonder Commander Du disliked him.
She said reluctantly: "I am planning to arrange a good match for Lu Sheng's daughter. As long as this marriage can come true, Lu Sheng will definitely find an official position in the Chang'an vanguard. It will be more honorable than being a soldier of the commander!"
Ma raised an eyebrow: "What kind of marriage is so useful? You can't be interested in the young master of the commander's family, right?"
Uncle Ma's wife raised the corners of her mouth proudly but said nothing.
When Hai Jiao heard this, his heart moved slightly: "Uncle, have you heard the news from outside? Commander Du of Chang'an Vanguard has been in trouble recently! It's not good to get too close to his family at this time."
He slightly deleted the news he heard from the old military advisor yesterday, added some details, and pieced together a plausible version: "The murder case that happened outside the city not long ago, the people from the government office caught the murderer, and the person... Hidden in Dujiazhuangzi. When the officers and soldiers went to arrest the person, the people in Dujiazhuang tried their best to prevent the officers and soldiers from arresting the person! The murderer was able to escape. The government followed the clues and found the head of Commander Du's personal soldier. The soldiers claimed that they had never left the guardhouse, but they were exposed as lying. Now Commander Du could not explain why his men were involved in the case, and he did not dare to see the Duke of Zhen at all. He had to say that it was his concubine who made the decision on her own. But that concubine committed suicide out of fear of guilt, and her death was unconfirmed."
"What?!" Mrs. Ma's face suddenly changed, "How could the Second Madam...well, I haven't heard anything about it!"
Uncle Ma also had a look of surprise on his face: "I have been suffering from a severe attack of forehead and leg diseases recently. Your aunt and uncle have not gone out and know nothing about the news outside. She has always been familiar with the second wife of the Du family, and she did not expect such a thing to happen." Things...but the second lady is known to be an honest person, so how could she be related to the murderer?"
Hai Jiao raised his eyebrows: "My uncle is from Chang'an Vanguard. Didn't he find anything wrong with the soldiers around the commander? People outside said that Commander Du has been dissatisfied with the Zhou family for a long time."
Uncle Ma hesitated for a moment: "Well, I did hear some rumors...but I didn't expect it to be true."
Hai Jiao's eyes lit up slightly: "What does uncle know? Can you tell me about it?"
(End of chapter)
