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

Chapter 945 Guess
This list is not easy to find out.

Although there were many officials who returned to the capital, there would always be news coming out, but those who were seriously injured and unable to move were almost all stranded near the imperial mausoleum and did not return to the capital with the new emperor. It was difficult to find out the details about their specific situation in the capital. However, many officials of the Imperial Hospital were ordered to go to the imperial mausoleum area to treat the injured and patients. In a few days, more news should be reported back.

As for the officials who returned to Beijing, they were all busy preparing for the coronation ceremony of the new emperor, and seemed to have no time to tell their family and friends about their experiences in the imperial mausoleum. Regarding the sudden assassination, the outside world knew very little about it except that such an incident had occurred. For some reason, the civil and military officials and royal relatives who had experienced this incident seemed to have tacitly chosen to remain silent, and it was unknown whether there was any secret that could not be revealed.

Even the people involved in the assassination and the reasons for the assassination have not been revealed.

This instead increased the number of rumors circulating in the capital. People made all kinds of guesses. Some guessed that the princes of the royal family who had competed with the late emperor - who was now about to become the former emperor - for the throne were behind the scenes, with the goal of killing the new emperor and his brothers so that they could ascend to the throne. Some guessed that it was the Hu spies who attempted to take advantage of the change of the throne of Great Chu to stir up civil strife in Great Chu, so as to buy more time for the Hu people to recuperate. Others guessed that it was the Sun family who was behind the scenes. After all, their family had been implicated in the palace turmoil caused by Prince Ji and his son. Who could guarantee that they would not try again after failing once?
The first guess was quickly denied by a member of the royal family, who claimed that the father and son of Prince Ji were still imprisoned in the clan residence, and the prince of Prince Ji was still detained in the palace. They had no chance to attend the funeral of the late emperor. The Prince Ji's residence was also surrounded by heavy siege, and not even a fly could fly out. They had no ability to struggle at all. Prince An and other members of the royal family were also well-behaved and had not made any unusual movements. They could not have been related to the assassination. On the contrary, the two old princes of the royal family were greatly frightened by the assassination. Now their conditions have worsened, and it is unknown whether they can survive this winter. They are all like this. If someone still wants to throw dirty water on the heads of the royal family, it would be too much, right? Even the Empress Dowager had sent people to visit the two old princes, and the new emperor had many words of comfort to their descendants, which shows that the royal family is innocent. Outsiders don't know anything, so why are they making blind guesses? !
The second guess is difficult for most people to deny, because most people don't know whether the Hu people still have spies lurking in the territory of Da Chu. In the past few years, there have been news from time to time that a Hu person's spy has been caught. God knows if this person has been caught? Is there any fish that slipped through the net? Have the Hu people sent new people in the past few years?

The Zhou family, however, had been guarding the northwest for many years and was more familiar with the situation of the Hu people. They knew that their internal strife had not been settled, and that the young Khan and the Khan Queen Mother were still in a confrontation with the uncle. Although the latter was at a disadvantage, the former, due to their youth and lack of experience, had made many mistakes, suffered heavy casualties, and their prestige was greatly reduced, so the strength of both sides could still maintain a balance. The two forces had already fought a real war and formed a deadly feud. Before one of them was completely destroyed, they would not have the spare energy to invade the east.

At most, there were some small-scale conflicts and wars on the Chu-Hu border, but no signs of a major war. If there were any outstanding spies, they should have been used against domestic enemies, or at least lurked in the northwest border of the Great Chu. How could they have marched straight into the heart of the Great Chu and assassinated the new ruler of the Great Chu around the capital? Changing a new ruler of the Great Chu would not affect the domestic situation of the Hu people, and it would be a thankless task. Neither the Hu people's young Khan nor the uncle would make such a meaningless decision.

The first two guesses were rejected, but no one could make a decisive conclusion on the third guess.

The Sun family does have the strength and the motive to assassinate the new emperor. No one knows where the missing general of the imperial guards has gone. He took away several of his trusted men, all of whom are strong and elite soldiers. Who knows if they are related to the assassin?

The Sun family has been very peaceful recently, as if they have accepted their fate, but are the father and son of Sun Ge Lao the kind of people who would accept their fate? Maybe this incident was really planned by them. Once something happens to the new emperor, and the emperor's brother, the seventh prince, is also killed, the only surviving sons of the late emperor will be the adopted prince Ji and the newborn prince. Because the prince Ji committed a serious crime and was adopted out of the royal family a long time ago, he is not eligible to succeed to the throne. Doesn't that mean there is still the little prince left by Concubine Hu? Even if this little prince is said to be very weak, he is enough to be a puppet.

As long as the assassin can kill the Empress Dowager, the new Empress Dowager, and the Prime Minister while dealing with the new emperor's brothers, the power of the forces hostile to the Sun family will be greatly reduced, and the Sun faction will have hope of making a comeback. Lord Sun has been trapped at home, maybe he still thinks he is still the real overlord with great power and influence?
Zhang Lurong sent back all kinds of gossip, and Haitang couldn't make sense of the messy information for a while. However, Xie Wenzai personally visited Tao Ge Lao, and although the two only met briefly and said a few words, they had to part because the latter was busy, but at least Xie Wenzai brought back good news: Tao Ge Lao only suffered a minor injury and his life was not in danger. Among the important cabinet officials, except for an older one who hit his forehead and was still dizzy and unable to move, and had to stay in the town near the imperial mausoleum, everyone else returned to the capital safely, and some minor injuries and illnesses would not affect the coronation ceremony.

When Xie Wenzai returned home, Hai Xiya also returned home safely.

He was not injured and did not stay near the imperial mausoleum, but because some of his superiors and colleagues were sick and injured and were anxious to return to the capital for treatment or to attend the ceremony, he generously gave up his carriage seat, and took his follower Cui Dazhuang and two other colleagues with him, walked to a nearby village, bought two donkey carts, and stumbled back to the capital.

He arrived in Beijing a day later than the main group and suffered some hardships on the way, but when he got home, he was in good spirits. He also gained the friendship of his superiors and many colleagues, and won the gratitude and love of several subordinates, and he did not delay anything, which felt quite worthwhile.

Ma didn't say anything in person, she just smiled and said to everyone: "As long as the master comes back safely, it's fine." She also ordered the servants to prepare hot water and food.

But when Xie Wenzai, Lu Bainian and Cao Gengyun, who had rushed over after hearing the news, left, and only her family was left in the room, she immediately frowned and got angry at her husband: "I was waiting anxiously at home, but the master was living a leisurely life, riding a donkey cart at a leisurely pace, and he didn't even send us a message. I didn't know if the master was okay, and I was so anxious that I couldn't eat or sleep. But the master didn't even say sorry, and he happily said that the trip was worth it. But where does he put me?!" After that, she burst into tears.

Hai Xiya frantically tried to coax his wife, repeatedly explaining that he really had no intention of deliberately making his family anxious, it was just that the situation was too chaotic and he couldn't find a suitable person to pass on the message home. In fact, he was also very worried about his family on the road, and so on...

Haitang moved quietly to the side, winked at her second aunt Hu who was at a loss, and her stunned cousin Xiao Shitou, and the three of them slipped away quietly, leaving only her grandfather Hai Xiya alone to deal with her grandmother Ma who was at a loss.