In fact, there were signs before the earthquake.

Some of the common people and the servants of large families will show cats and dogs and other animals running around, the pigs in the pens and the horses in the stables are restless, the fish in the pond will constantly jump out of the water, turn over the white belly, there are a lot of mice in the warehouse, they are allowed to run around in the daytime, the people outside the city still see bats flying around in the daytime, and the servants in the mountains are hanging on the trees one by one at night, their eyes are wide open, like lanterns, and they are scared to death...... But these visions are scattered in the corners and corners, and have not attracted attention and attention, at most the people who see it muttered "strange", and the people in Guangzhou City are panicking because of the plague, living in fear and anxiety about the epidemic, who has more mind to think about these visions?

The first to arouse alarm was the Guan Zhu Zhi'an of the Sanyuan Palace in Beicheng, who not only refined the passage scriptures, but also was easy to learn and attained.

The Tang Empire began to advocate Yi Xue from the time of Renzong, not as jealous of folk astronomy as the previous dynasty, but strictly forbidden, severely punished to divination astronomy as a prophecy to confuse people's minds, spread rumors, is to the Tang Dynasty's Yi Xue is quite prosperous, all states have Yi Ke in the state school, Taoism is especially easy, the three elements of the main Zhi'an is the most prestigious figure in the Guangzhou Yi Xue circle.

The Sanyuan Palace presided over by Zhi'an is the largest and most prestigious Taoist temple in Guangzhou City, and the medicine hall pharmacist led by Dao Xiaozi lives in the Sanyuan Palace. Si Shi Zhi'an is uneasy about the recent appearance of cats, dogs, horses, fish, and birds. The Yi family talks about "studying the heavens and man", such as the wind, clouds, thunder, lightning, rainbow hanging, fog, etc., are all revelations of the mysteries of heaven and earth, such as grass, wood, insects, fish, birds, beasts, etc., are likely to be signs of disasters in heaven and earth. Zhi'an wanted to contact other Yi scholars to discuss, but Guangzhou City had already issued a ban on travel due to the plague, and to make matters worse, several Yi scholars he knew were quarantined due to the epidemic, including the abbot of Guangxiao Temple, which was really an unfortunate situation. Zhi'an thought about it, discussed with a trustworthy Taoist master, and finally decided to write a letter to Yu Tingshi to remind him.

At this time, Yu Tingfang was anxious about the spread of the plague, and Zhi'an's letter undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, but he was skeptical about what Zhi'an said, "or a sign of earth movement" - Zhi'an himself said: According to past experience, the vision before the appearance of the earth movement is not the only one, and the place where the vision occurs does not necessarily have an earthquake.

Furthermore, taking a step back, even if there was an earthquake, what would the current situation be?

He could only forward Zhi'an's letter to Song Jideng, the deputy envoy of observation outside the city, and asked the official to decide whether to order the counties near Guangzhou to take precautions; As for the city...... I don't know if the ground movement will be in the city, when and where, if you rashly notify the people that there is a ground movement, it will simply make people add fear on top of fear, and it is likely that there will be chaos immediately, how dare Yu Tingfang take this risk? Moreover, the manpower and soldiers of the government are already stretched, so where can they have the manpower to arrange preventive measures? Yu Tingfang didn't even dare to inform the magnates in the city, for fear that after these magnates knew about this, they would take risks and rush to the city by force. As for the aftermath of these powerful families, he sneered in his heart, he had the intention of dying in the city, anyway, the plague is dead, the earthquake is also dead, what is the difference between notification or not? The court will also look at his death in the line of duty, and commend him for "taking into account the overall situation", even if he is not successful, he will not be convicted, and the Huiji Yu clan will be saved. What's more, there is also an in-law Pei family, Pei Zhongshu also said two words for the Yu family in the court for the sake of interests. Of course, Yu Tingfang didn't know at this time that his good son-in-law Pei Songzhi had already rushed south in a hurry.

And this Zhi'an received a reply warning from Yu Tingshi, "Don't lie and disturb people's hearts." After thinking about it, Zhi'an also understood the concern of this state venerable - the current situation can no longer weigh on people's hearts. Zhi'an was worried for a long time, so he had to notify other Taoist temples, on the grounds of "the heart of heaven at night, the wind and dew of the meal, the cleansing of anger, and the integrity and defilement", so that the Taoist priests lay on the floor at night and slept in the open place outside.

As soon as Dao Xiaozi arrived, Zhi'an, who was full of worries and couldn't speak, was overjoyed, that is, he found the backbone of the main heart and immediately informed him of 1510. Dao Xiaozi felt that "the omen of the earth's movement, you can't believe it, and you can't believe it", so she took Shen Qingyi to see Yu Tingfang. The identity of the daughter of the Shen family is useful at this time, and it can prompt this assassin to have the courage to make a decision with the family surnamed A. After meeting and discussing, the three of them set aside "epidemic prevention fields" in the open areas of each square on the grounds that the herbs used to clear the plague were limited and must be used intensively, and the herbs used to clear the epidemic gas were burned, and all the tents, mats, bedding and other items of all the merchants in the city were requisitioned, and as many residents in the workshop who had not been quarantined could be fed and lived in these "epidemic prevention fields".

The earthquake occurred at two o'clock in the morning on the second day of the third month.

The people who were sleeping were awakened by the tremor of the earth!

I heard a rumbling sound from underground, as if the earth dragon was roaring below, and the whole city was shaking.

"Ahh

"The earth dragon has turned over!"

People screamed in horror.

The epicenter was in Hefengfang, which was in the north of the southern city, and from this point it spread to the surrounding areas, and the entire southern city was in a strong earthquake, affecting the eastern, western and northern cities. All the houses were shaking, some of the walls were cracked, the houses that were not strong were almost all collapsed, the ground was also cracked so that people could fall off, some of the sewage pottery pipes were shaken or broken in two, and the dung was flowing wildly.

Fortunately, most of the people slept outside in the "epidemic prevention field", and a few were crushed and injured by falling beams or collapsed earthen walls and pillars. But unfortunately, the three cholera quarantine areas in Nancheng are all in the strong earthquake zone, the doctors and guards are running out quickly, and those people who have been quarantined but have not yet been confirmed to be infected are also running out, I don't know how many "epidemic carriers" ran out in the panic, and I don't know how many people were killed and injured in the dark. Those who have been infected with the epidemic are unable to escape, either dead or injured, and even if they are lucky enough not to die, they can only wait for death in this situation.

The earthquake lasted less than a hundred breaths, but it felt like a long time.

After the earthquake, it was still dark, and most of the city of Guangzhou was in ruins. I don't know how many people are crying in the dark, and at night, even with lanterns and torches, it is difficult to search and rescue. Those crushed under the rubble can only die in pain and fear. However, the government could only take care of the epidemic prevention site, and sent soldiers and guards to maintain order by force to prevent people in panic from running around and trampling accidents.

The survivors finally survived until dawn in a trembling state, and when they looked up, they saw a miserable scene all around.

"After the earth moves, it's a test." Dao Xiaozi sighed and said.

Yu Tingfang's face and official robe were covered with dust, completely devoid of the nobility of the head of the family, and he was even more bitter when he heard Dao Xiaozi's words, after the earthquake, it was often an epidemic, not to mention a city that had already been infected? Now the epidemic prevention site is just a simple shelter, so many people are crowded, eating, drinking and Lazar are concentrated here, how can you not get sick? After an earthquake, there must have been broken sewers, manure flowed sideways, and many wells were probably polluted, and they had to be re-poisoned. There are also those who have escaped from the epidemic and those who carry the epidemic, which are also hidden dangers, and must be arrested and re-thrown into the blockade area. Thinking about these packages, he felt a headache.

Fortunately, the great luck in the misfortune was arranged in advance, otherwise, more people would have died.

This time thanks to the Daomen.

Yu Tingfang was grateful, straightened his official robe, and turned around to bow solemnly to Dao Xiaozi and Shen Qingyi. He clearly knew that if it weren't for the support of this high-status Medicine Hall elder of the Dao Sect and Shen Daoist on behalf of Shen Lun, there would be no such "epidemic prevention field", which was actually the establishment of an earthquake shelter. And after the earthquake, it will rely more on the power of the Taoist pharmacist. He did this salute willingly, and his words of thanks were also true and sincere.

Dao Xiaozi and Shen Qingyi both returned the salute.

After Yu Tingfang led the people away, Shen Qingyi looked at the north, frowned slightly, and said, "This matter...... Something strange. ”

Her voice was very low, only Dao Xiaozi could hear him

raised his eyebrows and said in his heart: It's a little strange. With an earthquake of this intensity, didn't Si Tianjian observe it at all? That's the "Three Masters of Taishi".

The suspicions of the two were answered after Pei Songzhi arrived in Guangzhou.

But one mystery went, but there was an even bigger mystery.

Why didn't the imperial court's letter arrive in Guangzhou?

Was there an accident with a carrier pigeon?

Or is there something wrong with the Jing'an Si Eagle Outpost?

"Check!" The saint gritted his teeth and calmed his anger for a while, so he didn't take out the teacup, "Check it out for me!" ”

The results of Jing'an's thorough investigation soon came out: the Jiawu Eagle outpost did not receive the pigeon number Gengshen 145, and it was a problem with the carrier pigeons.

So, was it attacked by an eagle during the flight, or was it shot down? If it is the latter, is it an unintentional hunt, or is it an intentional interception?

If it is intentionally intercepted, it means that the information has been leaked.

Is that Jing'an Division, or Si Tianjian?

The internal security department of the Jing'an Division, which was in charge of the investigation, first suspected foreign espionage, after all, only these guys with ill intentions and did not want to be good in Datang would want to do anything about the disaster. Who in Datang would be so sinister? Of course, this possibility cannot be ruled out, but just thinking about this possibility makes people feel chilling.

Just when Jing'an Division secretly spread out manpower to investigate the matter, another even more terrifying thing happened.

Rumors spread in both the south and Shandong.

It was a nursery rhyme.