Jing Yu four years, Xinzhou.

In recent years, although the yamen have not yet rested, everyone is lazy, waiting for the New Year's holiday!

Xinzhou is located at the junction of Liao and Xia, and is considered a place of four wars, but since the New Year with the Liao, the north has been quite stable. Although Li Yuanhao in the west made a joke and occupied the three Uighur states, he did not seem to have the idea of competing with the Great Song Dynasty for the time being. In addition, the wind and rain have to be rainy for a year, and the little insects do not come to make a stalk, which makes it very difficult for the people to have a stable time.

The officials no longer had to worry about the food and grass armory needed by the army, and they took a long breath.

Everything seems to be moving towards a better life.

On the day of Jiazi in December, Zu Baishi, the governor of Xinzhou, warmly invited Wang Wengong, the supervisor of soldiers and horses, and Gao Jifang, the prisoner of soldiers and horses, to have a banquet to celebrate this year of good weather and peace for the country and the people.

In peacetime, the face of civil officials is still very large, especially in the atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty, which suppresses military force with literature. Zhizhou invited, how dare you disobey?

Wang Wengong didn't dare to refuse, and also wanted to ease the relationship that was a little stiff because of the urging of grain and grass on weekdays, and happily went.

Gao Jifang believes that he is the grandson of Gao Huaide, the king of Kaiping, the tenth son of Gao Qiong in the service, and the younger brother of Gao Jixun, the envoy of Jianxiong Jiedu.

They returned to the camp and properly arranged the duty matters, and without waiting for dark, they came to the government office early and started the New Year's tea party with the civil officials of the state government.

The wine went to the third round, the dishes were five flavors, and the Lord Zhizhou improvised a poem, which attracted praise.

When the wine was hot, he suddenly saw the giant candle in the hall flickering, and Zhizhou Zu Baishi smiled: "I'm drunk!" Can you see the candlelight swaying? ”

Gao Jixun laughed: "How bad the amount of wine is in the house!" Is pretending to be drunk a hero's style? Drink again! ”

When he went down to see the candle flame swaying even more, even the candlestick fell down.

Suddenly, a tile fell, hit someone, and laughed to himself: "Isn't this for good luck?"

In an instant, the beams fell, the walls were shattered, and half of the guests were buried in the rubble.

Gao Jifang shouted: "The earth dragon has turned over!" Be the first to escape.

The guests fled one after another.

The gate, which is still very wide on weekdays, seems surprisingly narrow today. Under the scrambling of the crowd, the more people were injured by the trampling, and some were injured by the masonry.

It was those who were wise who shouted, "Let Lord Zhizhou go first!" It's also in vain.

When life and death are at stake, who cares if you are an adult or a villain?

For a time, just like the imperial court, Xinzhou Wenwutai was half injured here.

Wang Wengong and Gao Jifang are military generals, and they are brave, especially when they are fighting for their lives, they are more and more brave and sophisticated. I was lucky enough to escape from the palace and arrived at a comfortable place, but I saw that the ground seemed to be drunk, and suddenly it swayed up and down, and suddenly swayed from side to side.

Wang Wengong was unlucky, the war horse stumbled, fell off the horse, and broke his leg. Gao Jifang's ancestors blessed him, only a mountain stone hit the top helmet, and after being dizzy for a while, it was fine. But both of them were frightened, and after escaping in embarrassment, they closed the camp and did not come out.

It stands to reason that the border land is poor, and the homes of ordinary people are nothing more than thatched huts made of adobe, which will not cause much damage due to the collapse of the houses.

However, when the day was near, the people had no banquet to attend and could not afford to light candles, so they often went to bed early. When the earthquake struck, many people were buried in their sleep by the collapsed wall. But after all, it is made of adobe, and if it doesn't hit the key point directly, there is actually a way to survive.

But the west is mountainous, and there are even more poor families, who live in caves in the mountains. An earthquake struck and rocks fell. The boulder smashed down with a thunderous momentum, and suddenly turned into flesh.

The heavens are not beautiful, the cold winter wax moon, the cold wind is cold, the cold bones are frozen, and most of the seriously injured people die of excessive bleeding and hypothermia.

At dawn, Zu Baishi woke up from his slumber after a simple treatment. When I looked up, I found myself lying on a dilapidated bed on the side of the road. The whole street was filled with smoke and fire, and the sound of cries and shouts was filled.

Zu Baishi asked, "But the earth dragon turned over?" What about the casualties in Fuchu? ”

Mrs. couldn't stop crying: "The eldest son and the second son are awake and have already run out." It's just that the daughter is sleepy and buried under the rubble, and she doesn't know whether she lives or dies. Pity my daughter! ”

Zu Baishi stood up and said, "When the aftershocks pass, we will search carefully." At this time, you must not rush in. Come on, help the official to inspect the state city and see how the casualties of the people are!"

The lady said angrily: "How ruthless you are! If you don't save your own daughter, you take care of the lives and deaths of the people? Besides, what can you do like that? ”

Zu Baishi laughed miserably: "Madam, you and I have children, and the people also have children. You and I still have servants available to help save people. How can the people save themselves? After a short while, you can order someone to slowly tear down the wall from the perimeter, and you can search and rescue it carefully.

I don't know that I should be in bed at this time, but you see that the government has been razed to the ground, where can I put a hospital bed? And I still have a doctor to treat me, and ordinary people still don't know how miserable it should be? Where the responsibility lies, don't dare to slack off! ”

Mrs. said angrily: "You are just an official who is confused, and you only think about your official position!" ”

"Xinzhou has suffered heavy casualties after this catastrophe, as a landlord, I am hard to escape, where can I take care of any official position? If you don't hurry up to rescue the people afterwards and make proper arrangements, I'm afraid that it will be an extravagant hope for a prisoner on Salmon Island! ”

As he spoke, the uninjured adjutant came one after another.

Zu Baishi fought hard and shouted loudly: "Xinzhou was killed, and the people were killed and injured a lot. The imperial court raised us and other officials precisely to save the people of Li at this difficult moment. This official ordered that all those who were not injured in the third shift should patrol the streets to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the fire to rob; From the official level downwards, the officials of the government immediately inspected the state in different regions, organized the gentry and the people to search and rescue the collapsed houses everywhere, and must minimize casualties; The treasurer of the household house took out all the rice and grain in the warehouse, and set up a porridge shed at the four gates to help the people.

There is an ugly saying in this official that comes first. Whoever slacks in his duties, and who refuses to do so, and who takes the chestnut from the fire, so that he kills and injures one more people, thy iniquity will be one more share. Even if the sky doesn't accept you, the official will ask for your head in advance, so as not to be lonely when the official goes to Huangquan alone!

In addition, he urgently sent a fast horse to Hedong Road to report the disaster, and asked the Hedong Road Pacification Envoy to allocate money and food and manpower to come to the rescue. ”

After thinking about it, no matter how fast the horse is, it is not as good as the military post in a hurry, so Zu Baishi asked: "Where are Wang Wengong, the prisoner of soldiers and horses, and Gao Jifang, the prisoner of soldiers and horses?" ”

An officer came out and said: "Lord Metropolitan Supervisor fell from his horse last night, his leg was broken, and he can't be a director." The prisoner was also wounded by the masonry and bleeding, and the special order of the last man came to wait for the lord's dispatch. ”

Zu Baishi sneered: "It's time for these two to be injured. Anyway, the follow-up will be held accountable by its own imperial court. Who are you who may have done the Lord? ”

The officer replied, "The last general, Li Wenliang, is now the superintendent of the army. If the chief officer is wrong, the last general can act on his behalf. ”

"Good! In this case, you immediately light the beacon to report the military situation, and make sure that the imperial court knows the disaster as soon as possible! ”

The Xinzhou magistrate stopped: "Absolutely not! Lying about the military is punishable by a felony! Please think twice! ”

"If the court can know one day earlier, one more person will be able to live. At this moment, it is freezing cold, if there is no rescue, even if you can rescue people from the rubble, how many days can you survive without food and clothing? ”

Li Wenliang said: "The adults are noble, how can the last general let the adults be beautiful." At the end, there will be a survey rule, it is the time to use force, and there will be no aftermath! Adults just have to rest assured! ”

Although Zu Baishi is also a capable official, and in the face of huge natural disasters, the handling is also appropriate, but the manpower of the government is limited after all. Under the devastation, the search and rescue can only start from a nearby place. Those who are a little more remote can only save themselves for the time being.

In Xinkou Village, a man in the prime of life is frantically digging for fallen bricks. The shovel is broken, and it is pried with a wooden stick, and the wooden stick is broken, and it is planed by hand. Until he donated blood all over his hands, he was still unwilling to stop.

Others persuaded: "Fourth, your Hun family and son have been buried for a day." Even if you dig it out, you're dead, so let's rest for a while! Later, I'll find a few more people to help you dig out your house. ”

"Where are the manpower? Aren't all the same? The fourth retorted, but it was non-stop in his hand. While digging his mouth, he kept chanting: "Lady, since you married into the family, you are reluctant to eat meat a few times, and you are bent on building a blue brick house." It's good now, you live in a big blue brick house by yourself, why did you take your son away! You're all gone, what are I left to do! ”

The villagers saw that the fourth child already had some Shinto Taoism, and hurriedly called the young men of several families that were less affected by the disaster and worked hard to dig together.

Sadly, the miracle did not happen. The fourth Hun family and son have already died of anger.

At that time, tragedies like the old four families were staged in Xinzhou all the time. Almost every family is injured, and every household wears filial piety. According to later statistics, nearly 20,000 people were killed in Xinzhou, more than 5,700 people were injured, more than 50,000 livestock died, nearly 800 people died in Daizhou, and more than 2,000 people were injured in Xinzhou, and countless houses were destroyed.

When Xinzhou Zhizhou Zu Baishi heard the number in the newspaper, he spurted out a mouthful of blood and cried: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs!" God, how unfair you are to my descendants of Yan and Huang! ”

When a great natural disaster strikes, there is very little human beings can do.

The beacon fire was ignited, and Hedong Road soon got the news, and the specific situation was quickly transmitted to the surroundings through the express delivery shop.

There was also a strong sense of earthquake in Luoyang, Xijing, and Qian Weiyan, who stayed in Xijing, sent people to Beijing to report quickly, brushing up another wave of existence for his political career that had been silent for many years.

Three days later, the ground motion instrument in the palace, the gold beads in the mouth of the dragon head in the northwest direction, combined with the beacon fire, I don't know where there was a major earthquake in the Xinzhou area.

Kyoshi shook.