In the evening, a group of people went out in great force.
If the nightlife in the capital is not rich at all, you will rarely see people walking on the streets after dark. This is mainly because the security has been very poor for so many years. Although there are soldiers patrolling at night, they have already been
I am used to not going out when the sun goes down.
Therefore, it was safe to go out this way.
If the capital city is poor, except for some rich people whose houses are relatively sturdy, most of the other houses are stone houses, adobe houses and wooden houses without much foundation. If there is an earthquake, the houses will basically not be able to be saved.
This made Zeelan a little worried, but she couldn't be sure about the earthquake.
But I always had a bad feeling in my heart, so I asked Little Phoenix. Little Phoenix went up and circled a few times, and there were birds flying everywhere. Little Phoenix came down and told Zelan that her feeling of panic was getting more and more obvious.
Zelan told Hu Ming and Miss Zhou about her worries, fearing that there would be an earthquake.
Neither Hu Ming nor Miss Zhou believed it, mainly because there had only been one earthquake in Ruodu City since records began.
Miss Zhou said: "I looked at the sky tonight and there were no unusual earthquake clouds. I'm afraid the young master is overly worried."
"The earthquake cloud is actually unreliable. Let's go to the river and have a look."
There is no sea here, only a big river flowing around the mountainside.
Holding the wind lantern, we walked all the way to the river.
The water flow in the river is not fast, and there are obvious signs of drought. The water level is much lower than in winter and spring, and part of the river bed is also exposed.
Zelan went down with the wind lantern. There was no problem with the river water. Perhaps the main reason was that the river water was not deep.
"Is there a mountain spring here?"
Zelan asked Miss Zhou.
"Yes, there is a big spring on Erli Road from here. People nearby go to the spring to get water."
OK, let’s go take a look! Zelan said.
Everyone went to the big spring again, with Miss Zhou and Hu Ming walking in front. The two talked for a while, saying that an earthquake was impossible, but if there was an earthquake, many people would die.
When they arrived at the big spring, Miss Zhou held a lamp and went to look at it first. When she saw it, she was stunned and said, "Huh?"
The water is so turbid, what's going on?
I have been here several times before and the water is extremely clear!”
Zelan hurried up and saw that the water coming out of the spring was extremely turbid and foamy. She picked up the water and took a sip, which smelled fishy.
Have the plates moved?
She lay on the ground and listened closely. This time, there was a strange sound coming from the ground, including a whistling sound in the chest.
The chest of the earth is roaring.
Zelan listened for a while, stood up, and ordered: "Evacuate the people to open areas, immediately!"
"ah?"
Hu Ming and Miss Zhou were both stunned. They looked at each other, glanced at the spring, listened to the ground, and said they wanted to evacuate the people?
This is no small project. If the capital city now includes the foreign population, there will be at least hundreds of thousands of people.
Evacuate hundreds of thousands of people because an eight-year-old kid said there was an earthquake?
Who can believe this?
Originally, the people hated the master very much. If there was no earthquake, I am afraid that the young master would become the target of thousands of people.
Zelan saw that they were stunned and said anxiously: "Quick, beat the gongs and drums, tell them that the ground is shaking, and let them go out to an open place to take shelter!"
This is the first time that Miss Zhou has seen her master so anxious. In the past, his master was not as mature as a child.
"Then... Hu Ming, let's go!"
Miss Zhou was still inexplicably convinced of Zelan.
When Hu Ming saw that Ms. Zhou said the same thing, he agreed. His mentality was relatively simple. If the earthquake did not happen, it would only disturb the people at most, but if it did happen, it would save lives.
Anyway, they also hate and reject the imperial court, and don't care about the same thing.
Everyone immediately returned home, summoned soldiers and horses, knocked on the doors of each house, and asked them to quickly go to an open place.
Naturally, they were unwilling to wake up the people in the middle of the night. They cursed and even had a conflict with the soldiers. However, this time it was the city lord who gave the order to go to an open area. Therefore, even if they were unwilling, they were still dragged away.
go out.
But the problem is that even if they are forced out, there is no way to watch over them. After the soldiers leave, they go back to sleep.
Moreover, some of the mob took this as an excuse to directly confront the soldiers, causing a huge commotion.
Some soldiers went to the villages where the mob was making trouble. Almost all the people in the villages in this area were against the imperial court. These villages were quite special, with very few women. Because they were located in remote areas, many of the men here could not find wives and were poor.
It was so bad that it was almost impossible to maintain three meals a day. The people of the Jin Kingdom started from these villages. Therefore, in the several villages combined, there were only about ten children under the age of fifteen.
The soldiers beat gongs and drums to tell everyone to get up and go out, which angered the mob. Conflict broke out immediately, and they fought with the soldiers on the spot.
These mobs were out looking for trouble every day, but now that the soldiers came to their door, they would not let go and beat them hard. There were only a few soldiers, only about twenty, and they were attacked by the mob, and they were beaten very badly.
There was no choice but to run away.
In the entire Ruodu City, there were not many people who ran out. There were only ten thousand people in total. Seventy percent of them went back immediately after the officers and soldiers left, cursing and saying that the court was trying to make things difficult for them. This would not happen in Ruodu City.
Earthquake.
Miss Zhou was extremely angry, "Do you believe I asked the master to burn down all their houses?
It’s really annoying.”
Hu Ming shook his head, "Don't say stupid things. If you set it on fire, won't you be burned to death?"
In this case, why waste fire?
Just let the house collapse and crush you to death."
Miss Zhou paused, lowered her voice and asked: "Do you think there will really be an earthquake?"
Hu Ming looked back and saw that no one was following him, and said softly: "Actually, I don't believe it. It's ridiculous to say that there is an earthquake just because of snakes and rats running around. Also, about the mountain spring water, I just asked an old man
, he said that the mountain spring water has been tested to be turbid, and it has become turbid several times, and there has been no earthquake. I think the young master is going to make a mistake this time."
"But we have to obey her order, so as long as it's true, those people can go back if they want. Our errand is done anyway."
Miss Zhou said.
After saying that, she smiled to herself and said, "It's just a bit perfunctory. I hope the young master doesn't notice it."
Hu Ming nodded, only hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "However, if there is an earthquake, it will be life-threatening. We should try our best. We can't take risks even if there is a slight possibility."
Seeing that he was so serious, Miss Zhou felt that what he said was reasonable and said: "Then we will do what you want and we will do our best."
"It's not according to my will, but according to the little master's wish."
The two looked at each other, smiled, and strode forward to continue their work.
Zelan sat on the back of the little phoenix, hovering in the night sky. If there was an earthquake, the magnetic field would change, and she should be able to sense it.
This feeling suddenly became very strong during the fifth watch, and the little phoenix suddenly looked up to the sky and roared, and the sound spread out as quickly as lightning, which was extremely penetrating.
After a while, the ground shook, the ground roared, and an earthquake occurred.
The earthquake lasted for more than ten seconds. The ground shook and the mountains shook. Where Zelan and Phoenix hovered, houses collapsed, mountains cracked, and roads were disconnected.
Zeelan had never experienced an earthquake before, so he didn't know how high the magnitude was. He saw houses collapsing one after another, dust billowing everywhere, and cries and wailings.