Two-foot high waves! Isn't that more than six meters? It's a tsunami, isn't it? How far is Jiading City from the sea? The terrain is still so low!

Zhao Xiu's hands were trembling, she took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, hurriedly got dressed and got up, she didn't even bother to comb her hair, or the two loose braids when she slept. But she couldn't care anymore, so she rushed to the door and opened it, and Gao Zhen was standing under the porch outside, wearing a hat on his head and a cloak made of waterproof material, which had been blown crooked by the wind.

"Sister Zhao!" Gao Zhen stepped into the room and grabbed her arm, "Don't panic, look at your face so pale." ”

Zhao Xiu said in a trembling voice: "How can I not panic? The tide is two feet high! Just rushing ashore, how many people will be able to escape? "Maybe she won't be able to escape, it's just a matter of time. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but push Gao Zhen out: "What are you doing?" Your identity is not the same as that of the prince, and others will naturally protect you first when you have something. Why didn't you hurry up and get out of here on a fast horse, and came to me?! Don't you want to die?! ”

Gao Zhen said calmly: "Sister Zhao forgot? The sea dam in Jiading is stronger than other places, three feet high, and things are not as bad as you think. ”

Zhao Xiu was stunned, and then remembered the matter of the seaside dam. Jiading is the origin of the royal family, and the emperor, the imperial court and the clan are all staring at the project, and naturally no one dares to cut corners when the embankment is built. She didn't know how high the dam was, but if it were, the waves wouldn't have really flooded the shore.

It's just that she is still a little worried: "Liu Lu just said ......"

"What Liu Lu said is just a rumor." Gao Zhen reassured her and said, "Now the people from the prefect's yamen have rushed over to see what is going on." The so-called two-zhang high wave is just a visual inspection from a distance, and it may not actually be that high. Some sections of the levee are shorter than others due to the topography, but they are at least two feet long. The waves hit the dam, and a lot of sea water overflowed to the shore, which may flood some of the fields. But the Jiading Dam is not allowed to be inhabited for a mile inland, and the sea water has not flooded into the city, so things should not be bad. ”

Zhao Xiu finally calmed down. The situation in Jiading is not bad, and it does not mean that the same is true in other regions. She suddenly remembered Fengxian and Nanhui: "Fengxian's embankment was built early, and it should have been almost completed, but the new county commander of Nanhui was late in taking office." It's only been two months since the start of the project, the dam is only half reinforced, and she heard that many of the workers live on the construction site...... "She didn't dare to think about it anymore."

Gao Zhen calmly reassured her: "There may not be a tidal disaster there, don't worry before the news comes." Pack some soft clothes first. Come with me with your grandmother. I'll take you to the palace to take refuge. The Tingfeng Pavilion of the Imperial Palace is the highest place in Jiading, and it is also very strong. If the sea fruit really rushes into the city, it is safer there than Cuilu. My father has moved first, and I have come to receive you. ”

Zhao Xiu nodded, turned around and greeted Liu Lu, whose face was slightly not so pale, and packed up his things with her, only picking out a few cotton and linen clothes that were convenient for movement, big coats and dresses, gorgeous long skirts and the like, and all the jewelry was poured into a box, and then some broken silver. Convenient for pocket use. It just so happened that Zhao Xiu was invited by Gao Zhen from time to time these days to play around, and in order to bring things conveniently, he made two simple versions of backpacks, which were used at this time. The clothes were soft and stuffed into the backpack indiscriminately, and Zhao Xiu also brought the snack box on the multi-treasure grid in the house, and all kinds of medicines were not missed. The whole process of packing the luggage only took a stick of incense, Zhao Xiu had changed into cloth shoes that were convenient for walking, and was ready to go out with a backpack.

The wind outside seemed to be stronger, and it began to pour down with the rain. Willow Green had a backpack on her back. tied his own small burden in front of him, and struggled to prop up an oil-paper umbrella, wanting to shelter Zhao Xiu from the wind and rain. Unexpectedly, when I went out, the umbrella was blown crooked. I almost took her away. As soon as she exerted a little force, the umbrella surface tore apart, causing her to scream loudly.

Gao Zhen shouted in the wind: "The umbrella is useless! Go change your hat! As he spoke, he lifted the cloak on his body, put it on Zhao Xiu's head, and hugged her and was about to go out: "Hurry up, the old lady must be in a hurry." ”

Zhao Xiuleng might as well be protected by him. Calming down, she felt that the wind and rain that had just hit her face and eyes from all directions had all disappeared, and the underneath of his cloak was unexpectedly warm, giving people an incomparable sense of security. She looked up at him, and without saying anything, he put her arms around her and walked in the direction of the courtyard gate.

The wind was very strong, and the rain was getting heavier, and it seemed very difficult to move forward in such a storm. But Zhao Xiu was not afraid at all, she knew that there was a reliable man by her side who would protect her from wind and rain.

After a while, they arrived at Zhang's house. Zhang also changed into clothes that were convenient for movement, covered the half arm of the clip, and his face was pale. The girls surrounded her, and they were all carrying large and small burdens, presumably packing some important luggage inside. The girls were woken up urgently in the middle of the night, except for the people on duty, most of them didn't even comb their hair, so they casually tied their hair bands into braids, and their faces were as pale as paper.

Gao Zhen escorted Zhao Xiu into the door, and everyone was greatly relieved when they saw it. Zhang hurriedly got up and grabbed his granddaughter and looked up and down: "Are you okay?" Scared? Don't be afraid, the prince and the prince will not leave us alone. The terrain of this green house is low, and the house is not very reliable, so the prince specially sent the prince to take us to a safe place for temporary shelter. ”

Zhao Xiu nodded and looked back at Gao Zhen. Gao Zhen looked left and right: "Everyone must have arrived, let's go." Cuilu has someone to look after the house, so you don't have to worry about luggage. He smiled self-deprecatingly, "If this place hadn't been ravaged by the wind and rain, the luggage would have been fine." "If it's the other way around, there's no use worrying. At this time, the important thing is to leave as much as possible, what can luggage count as?

Liu Lu only entered the door crookedly with a bamboo hat at this time, but she didn't forget to bring one to Zhao Xiu.

In the middle of the night, the lights outside the cuilu are bright. Zhao You and Wang Fulai took all the entourage, carrying the swaying air lanterns, and they were ready. These two didn't wash in a hurry, Zhao You didn't even have time to comb his hair, he took a pen and put his hair in a bun, and under his robe, he still wore wide-legged pants when he was sleeping.

The ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family took the master and servants, got into the carriage and left. The West Garden of the Palace is not far from Cuilu, although there are many of them, and they can arrive in a quarter of an hour under normal circumstances, but tonight is not very smooth. The closer you get to the palace, the more carriages there are on the road. All of them are in a similar situation. Looking at the lanterns hanging under the eaves of the carriage, several of them are clansmen. Gao Zhen had to go over to say hello, and only after asking did he know that he had received the news. Fleeing from home in a hurry. Everyone knows that there are tall buildings in the palace, so they want to go there to avoid it. After all, everyone's surname is Gao, and Jiading Palace is an expansion of the Gao family's ancestral house. Quite a few people feel that they are qualified to go in.

These people know that it's good to go to a high place to hide, but the headache is just the head of the palace. Gao Zhen just needs to say that he can't be the master. Their father and son dared to stay in the palace only because of the emperor's decree, and others would not embarrass him as a junior. Even more troublesome were the other clans, which were said to be clamoring to leave the city through the west gate, and quarreled with the officers and soldiers guarding the gate at the west gate.

They only know that the sea water is overflowing from the sea, and they go west out of Jiading City, and the farther west, the farther away from the sea, the safer they are, so they must go out of the city at this time. But the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate did not dare to make a mistake. According to the rules, the gates of the city cannot be opened before the hour comes. Now the prefect has taken people to the beach to see the situation, but they don't dare to move lightly without the permission of the prefect. I am even more afraid that as soon as this city gate is opened, it will not be able to suppress it. If the clans run away, will the people stay in the city honestly? If it causes chaos, they will be responsible. At this time, the city had not yet seen flooded streets, and they only felt that these clans were making trouble, and they did not feel that it was very urgent to escape from the city.

Gao Zhen's brows furrowed when he heard this. At such times, there is an urgent need for a leader to call the shots. Otherwise, the clan will take the lead in storming the city gate, and sooner or later there will be chaos. He looked around, trying to find the King of Fenyang, the highest-ranking person in the Jiading clan. With him coming forward, others should be able to give some face.

Who knew that the king of Fenyang was not in the city at this time. Due to the dike case, several more dikes were to be rebuilt, and he took several officials to Chuansha. However, among the people who made trouble at the West City Gate, there were his old concubine and princess, and there were several relatives. Concubine Fenyang didn't move. is still sitting in the palace, and he doesn't even plan to avoid it.

Compared with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Princess Fenyang's calm bearing is really admirable. But admiration is admiration, Zhao Xiu still can't help but worry about her: "Does it really matter if this happens?" ”

Zhang also said: "Yes, the terrain of the palace is not high, in case the tide really comes...... That's a two-foot wave! ”

Zhao Xiu's heart suddenly moved: "Where did you see these two big waves?" If it was on the shore, not to mention that the levee would stop it, even if it did overflow the shore, it would not have been able to maintain such a height forever, right? It's definitely going to get lower and lower. In an ordinary building, there are two feet above the two floors. If you don't escape, you should be able to escape if you hide on the top of the third or second floor, but you don't know if the building is strong enough. ”

The buildings of Cuilu are naturally not as strong as those of the palace. It is indeed much safer to take refuge in the palace.

While Zhao Xiu was thinking, the road was gradually cleared, and the carriages continued to move towards the palace. The head of the palace didn't dare to let people in, and in the end, Gao Zhen said please and let everyone enter the West Garden. Although Tingfeng Pavilion is in the main garden of the palace, there are also several buildings in the west garden. Everyone chose their own place to stay and deal with it for one night. These clan nobles still can't go to the Tingfeng Pavilion, and the Zhang family is afraid of being hated, so they refuse to go. Zhao Xiu couldn't help her, so she had to tell Gao Zhen, and the grandparents and grandchildren, under the guidance of Gao Zhen, went to a building in the backyard where King Guangping lived on weekdays.

In the second half of the night, no one could sleep. Zhao Xiu looked at the shadows of the swaying trees outside the window, listening to the sound of the storm until dawn.

After dawn, the sea receded. The latest news from all over the country has also been reported to the palace.

In Jiading, Wusong, Chuansha and other places, because the embankments were tall and strong, the damage was still light, but five or six hundred people were killed.

The 8th and 9th regiments of Zhelin completely relied on the old embankment to resist the tide, and the sea water spread into several miles, flooding all the farmland, and two villages were flooded, and preliminary statistics may have killed thousands of people.

Hundreds of ships in Nanhui port were implicated, thousands of houses near the wharf were flooded, and nearly 1,000 people died. Fengxian was slightly better damaged, the newly built levee was relatively strong, and only a few dozen people near the coast did not have time to escape. The most terrifying thing is that there has been no news from Chongming. The government has already sent people to the island to find out the situation.

Zhao Xiu listened to the news brought by Gao Zhen and was speechless for a long time. (To be continued.) )

PS: I've been struggling with how to write this paragraph. In fact, compared with the consequences of this tidal disaster in history, the current result is really good, and more than 100,000 people died at that time......