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

Chapter 534 A new look

Uncle Ma's idea is quite good, and it can be regarded as a very realistic and rational consideration.

It's just that he would say this specifically to his younger sister Ma, and it was certainly not without reason. He probably wanted his brother-in-law Hai Xiya to be the teacher of his younger son Malusheng and teach Malusheng how to be a good accountant!
Haixi Ya's economic skills are well-known in the Chang'an area. Uncle Ma had no reason to leave such a good teacher unappreciated and find someone else to teach his little son.

It's just that Uncle Ma's calculations have come true, and Mrs. Ma is not a fool who has no brains to contribute to her mother's family. She declined her eldest brother at the Ma family at that time, and the reason she gave was very upright - Haixi Ya is no longer a small person in the army, he has a full-time job and errands, and even the Shaanxi Dusi Yamen will not specially allocate work to him He wanted to do it so as not to disturb his work of trying to grow new grains, and thus offended Tao Shilang, the Minister of Household Affairs, who advocated the promotion of new grains. He leaves early every day and comes back late every day. He is very busy with his job, and he has to go on business trips from time to time. When he goes to Yuyue, where will he have free time to teach students?

Mrs. Ma claimed that her husband’s busy schedule should not delay her nephew’s serious work of learning how to calculate accounts. She should solemnly worship a good master and ask for advice in a serious manner!
Uncle Ma felt that what the younger sister said made sense, so he reluctantly gave up.

As for Uncle Ma and Grandma? She still felt in her heart that her beloved little son would not be reduced to being a bookkeeper. After a year and a half of practicing martial arts on horseback and archery, he could still make up for his military position. , strategy and so on, it is expected to be promoted. Even if you work as an accountant for a lifetime, you will only be like your second brother-in-law Hai Xiya, who is only a seventh-grade person, while the eldest son Malu Yuan is already a seventh-grade person. Then wouldn’t the younger son have to be stepped on by his elder brother for the rest of his life? And how could she, an old woman, take charge of the family by relying on her youngest son's filial piety and support? !
When Mr. Ma mentioned the situation to his granddaughter now, he still felt angry and funny: "Isn't it unusual for our family to act reluctant when asking for help?! Not to mention that our master doesn't have that much free time now. Even if he had the time, he wouldn’t be able to teach Ma Lusheng! How could he be able to take care of two or three properties at home? Do you think he has a talent? Can you become an expert in settling accounts? Stop laughing so hard!
"When our family had not left Chang'an before, why didn't the master teach his two sons? Neither brother can count. When they go out to buy something, they can get someone to take advantage of them if they find change! They can count. If you don't know, don't expect to be a bookkeeper. Don't count the military accounts like a handful. If the superiors ask, they will be blinded. If people find out that she is your master's nephew, you will lose everything. Home’s face!”

Haitang was curious when she heard this: "Did your two cousins ​​also learn accounting from grandpa when they were young?"

"Why haven't you learned it? At that time, your grandfather was only an eighth or ninth grader, and you couldn't talk much with him when he returned to your parents' home. Brother Er didn't want to talk to him, so he had no choice but to chat with your two cousins ​​and teach them the tricks of settling accounts... At that time, he was famous for his ability, even several commanders praised him, and the eldest brother also said that there is no harm in his two sons learning more skills. "

When Ma talked about the past, his mood became sad: "It's a pity that adults don't like to talk to me, but children see it in their eyes, so how can they take him seriously? They are also indifferent and cannot be learned. Seriously, I don’t have any talent. Later, I stopped saying anything. Every time I went back with him, I just ate and drank quietly, and never mentioned teaching Malu Yuan or Malu Sheng to settle accounts.”

Mrs. Ma recalled the past, and it turned out that her husband had received a lot of bad treatment at her natal family. No wonder he didn't like to talk about them. But at that time, she was only thinking that she could finally return to her parents' family. Even if she encountered any difficulties, she would have somewhere to turn to for help. She was so full of thoughts that she finally had the confidence that she didn't notice her husband's difficulties at all...

Forget it, so many years have passed. The husband has now returned to Chang'an and has been promoted to an official. Even in the Zhenguo Palace, he is quite respectable. However, the natal brother and sister are from a poor family and they no longer dare to look down on them as a couple. It was meaningless for her to think about the past. She might as well concentrate on living a good life at home.

Ma was distracted, but Haitang was still paying attention to what she just mentioned: "My two cousins ​​are not talented in calculating accounts, so there is no need to force it. Accounting is something that you can do if you know how to do it. If you don't, you can't." . However, the commander-in-chief held a full-guard competition as soon as he took office, which was quite clever. Now that the redundant personnel in the Chang'an vanguard have been eliminated, and the annual competition has boosted morale, the atmosphere of the Chang'an vanguard will surely continue. A new look, right?”

Ma came back to his senses and said with a smile: "This new commander does have some tricks. Now Brother Er's acquaintances also say that he is very good, and he is better at running the army than the previous one. I didn't expect that this general from Beijing would also He is quite capable. I thought everyone in the imperial court was just a loser! But how can Mr. Sun Ge gain power if he has real ability and backbone?"

Haitang said: "If the commander Zeng wasn't really capable, the emperor wouldn't have sent him to Chang'an. There are so many famous generals and marshals in Chang'an. If the commander was too incompetent and was outcompeted, wouldn't it be called northwest? What's the joke on the court? What's the glory on the emperor's face? Moreover, the former commander was the adopted son of Yingchuan Houfu. Even if other generals in the court were not good, Yingchuan Houfu was always a well-known family in the army. In his early years, his ancestor was a general stationed in the northwest! If his family were idiots, it would be impossible for the emperor to hand over the power of the imperial army to him!" Ma nodded: "That's right for a general from the northwest. Who is a coward?! Even if the Yingchuan Houfu has been in Beijing for decades, people from his family will always have some real ability, even if they can't command an army, they still can't manage a guard station. questionable."

The grandfather and grandson were chatting when they heard someone talking in the yard. As soon as they heard this, they knew that Haijiao was back.

Ma hurriedly called her grandson: "Well, I brought snacks back from your uncle and grandpa's house. Hurry up and change your clothes and come over to eat!"

Hai Jiao responded in the yard and went back to the east wing. Haitang got up and left the house. When Hai Liao changed his clothes and came out, she pulled him to the corner and muttered a few words.

Hai Jiao raised his eyebrows: "It turns out that my cousin and the others also know about it. I just came back from Zhen Guo Gong's Mansion and got the information. I'm afraid it's more detailed than what you know, little sister. I'm going to see Grandma first. Let’s talk in the study room later.”

Haitang understood and went to the study room in the west wing first. After practicing calligraphy for a while, Haijiao came over.

The information he got at the Zhenguo Palace was more detailed. In addition to the emperor's new instructions to Tu Rong and the letter from the Empress Dowager Zhou to Zhen Guogong and his wife, Chengenhou also wrote another letter, bringing more details.

It is said that the emperor ordered the three departments to interrogate Sun Yongbai's case of burning Kunning Palace and the Wu Mansion. Although the relevant evidence was not made public, it was shown to the cabinet members and the chief officials of the Six Ministries and Five Temples. Therefore, even if the common people are not aware of the Sun family's involvement in the case, most of the high-ranking officials in the court are aware of it, and the royal family members are also well aware of it. It is impossible for the Sun family to let Concubine Sun act coquettishly and coax the emperor to make the case go away.

Mr. Sun Ge had been to the palace several times, and he speculated that the emperor wanted some blood from the Sun family this time, so he hurriedly pushed Sun Yongbai to take the blame. However, Sun Yongbai was obviously reluctant. Sun Ge Lao and Sun Yongping, while looking for someone to take care of it, asked the Third Division not to execute Sun Yongbai, and at the same time they were trying to find ways to give him gifts, or let his wife and children visit him in prison. In fact, they were threatening him.

His wife and children were all in the hands of the Sun family. Once he said something he shouldn't have said, the lives of the whole family would be in danger.

(End of this chapter)