A few days after Wang Shouren and his party arrived in Jiugang, they heard the news of aboriginal riots in Gangnan County. As a result, they immediately put down what they were doing and hurried to Gangnan County. However, when they came here, what they saw was...

It was a peaceful scene, and people in the county still lived in an orderly manner as usual, but the lazy natives who used to be everywhere could no longer be found.

"Sir, didn't there just be a native riot in Gangnan County? How come it doesn't seem to be affected at all?" Seeing the lively scene in front of them, a middle-aged man in Wang Yangming's group said in confusion.

This middle-aged man's doubts also resonated with others. One of the young people standing next to Wang Shouren also said: "Qian Qianshi is right. Students also have the same doubts. The current Gangnan County does not look like it."

It looks like we just experienced a riot. Could it be that the news we received before was wrong?"

"Yuanheng, there is nothing wrong with the news we received before. You may not have noticed when you entered the city gate just now. There are traces of recent weapons injuries on the city gate. Although it has been repaired, you can still see it if you observe carefully.

, must have been left behind during that riot!" Wang Shouren, a tall man with a long face, stroked his thick beard under his chin and looked at the lively scene on the street with a smile.

The young man Wang Shouren calls "Yuan Heng" is named Ji Yuanheng. He is the first disciple Wang Shouren accepted as a disciple, and he is also the student who has the deepest understanding of his psychology. Wang Shouren also loves his disciple very much.

I like to take him with me, firstly, it is convenient for teaching at any time, and secondly, it can also help Ji Yuanxiang gain some experience.

But in the original history, Ji Yuanheng's ending was very tragic. A few years later, King Ning rebelled and was annihilated by Wang Shouren. Some people falsely accused Wang Shouren of having an affair with King Ning, and arrested Ji Yuanheng and tortured him. As a result, Ji Yuanheng persisted in his death.

The teacher was innocent. He was not released until Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne. Unfortunately, he died of his injuries only five days after he was released from prison.

Ji Yuanheng was also a very smart man. After hearing the teacher's reminder, he immediately woke up. But then his face turned pale and he murmured: "Teacher, we smelled a foul smell when we entered the city gate just now.

At that time, the student specifically searched for it, but did not see the source of the stench. Now that I think about it, it could be..."

"Haha, Yuan Heng, you guessed it right. The stench did come from the previous riot. I saw a half-parted human hand under the city wall. It was probably left accidentally by the people cleaning the battlefield in the city. In addition, the lower half of the city wall

The color is dark. It is probably soaked in blood.

Yes, the stench comes from the city wall itself, and it is estimated that it will take a year to slowly dissipate." Wang Shouren said with a smile. He had encountered several conflicts between the Miao, Liao and Han people before at Longchang.

So I am not particularly unfamiliar with the native riots in front of me.

Hearing that what they just smelled was the rotten smell of corpses and blood, Ji Yuanheng and some other people also turned pale. Except for Ji Yuanheng, the others were all officials in the Yamen of the Imperial Envoy. It can be said that they were all

Born as a Jinshi, they usually don't even kill chickens, let alone experience the battlefield. This is probably the first time they have been so close to the battlefield.

When Wang Shouren saw the reaction of Ji Yuanheng and the others, he smiled indifferently. The first time he saw the cruel scene on the battlefield, he felt very uncomfortable. However, after seeing more of it, he naturally became accustomed to it, and even

He also regards his experience on the battlefield as a life experience. In addition, Gangnan County is only his first battle. There will be more cruel places that he needs to personally inspect. By the way, he can also take his disciples to see the cruelty of the battlefield.

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It was already noon. Wang Shouren and his party were all dressed in plain clothes, so naturally they would not go to the county government office. Although Wang Shouren and Zhu Zhishan were old acquaintances, and there was a letter from Tang Bohu in his arms, Wang Shouren always put official business first.

Only when he thought he had investigated the local officials clearly would he go to see Zhu Zhishan. For example, when he was in Malacca, he was the last person to meet Tang Bohu.

The weather in Nanyang is hot. After the Han immigrants came here, it took a long time to adapt to the local climate. The biggest problem was diet. After all, in this hot weather, many people had little appetite.

If you are unable to eat and often do not eat enough, your body's resistance will decrease, and then all kinds of problems will appear.

However, the immigrants from Nanyang have now summarized their own way of eating. For example, the diet here in Old Port and Malacca is mainly sweet and sour. Last year, Zhou Zhong distributed his own pepper seeds to Nanyang, so Nanyang’s

There is another spicy food in the diet, whether it is sweet, sour or spicy, it can stimulate people's appetite and make people eat enough food without realizing it.

Although Wang Yangming and his party have been in Malacca for nearly a month, they are still a little uncomfortable with the local food, especially the sour and sweet taste, which makes some people who are not used to it reluctant to use chopsticks at all.

.And Gangnan County is not Old Port. There are some Chinese-style restaurants in Old Port, but here in Gangnan County, all the places to eat have the same taste.

In desperation, Wang Yangming and his group found the best tavern and ordered a few spicier dishes. Then each of them ordered a portion of rice and ate some hastily to replenish their strength. It was just the thought of Ji Yuanheng and others.

The stench of corpses that he smelled before made everyone feel unappetizing, but Wang Yangming was not affected in any way, and after these days of adapting, he could already taste the spicy, sour and sweet dishes.

After dinner, Wang Yangming and the others took the free fruits from the store and left the county town while eating. In a place like Nanyang, fruits are not valuable at all. There are as many as you want in the woods outside the city, and many fruits can be sweet.

It is the main source of sweetness in Nanyang cuisine.

Previously, the natives rioted and rushed into the Han settlement in the south of the city. As a result, the Ming army, which was ambushed there, introduced a village built in the valley. Then the army blocked the way out of the valley and burned most of the natives to death.

Now Wang Yangming wants to go to that valley to have a look. After all, although the number of natives who died in the fire cannot be counted, according to preliminary estimates, it is at least one hundred thousand.

In addition, Wang Yangming himself has always been very interested in military affairs. He has been familiar with military books since he was a child, so he wanted to conduct an on-the-spot investigation to see how the garrison in Old Port wiped out the more than 200,000 natives.

At that moment, Wang Shouren and his party left the south gate of the county and walked all the way towards the valley where countless natives were burned to death. On the way, they finally saw the obvious traces left by the natives' riots, such as some originally very neat

The villages have now become scorched earth. Fortunately, the residents of these villages have moved to the county before the riots, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Following the traces of destruction left by the natives, Wang Shouren and the others quickly came to the burned-out dark valley without asking for directions. They saw that this valley was not particularly dangerous, with two hills on the east and west.

It is surrounded by a small river that passes through the middle. The original village was built on the east bank of the river, but it has long since disappeared. Even the entire valley is completely black. There are also burned rocks on the cliffs on both sides, and there are more rocks in the valley.

Not a blade of grass can grow.

When Wang Shouren and his party came to the valley, they found that there were sergeants guarding the entrance of the valley, and no one else was allowed to enter. The reason was that the corpses in the valley had not been cleaned up, and in order to avoid the plague, the entire valley was temporarily closed to no one.

No one is allowed to enter.

"Ugh~, teacher, these sergeants are not allowing others to enter, how can we enter the valley to check?" Ji Yuanheng asked while retching. Although they were still quite far away from the valley, they could still smell the smell coming from the valley.

The smell of barbecue and the thought of countless dead bodies in the valley made everyone feel their stomachs churn.

Wang Shouren's expression remained normal. He looked at the terrain of the valley not far away, and then nodded with satisfaction. Although the valley did not seem dangerous, the cliffs on both sides were enough to block those who wanted to escape.

People, and the exits at both ends of the valley are not wide, so only a small number of troops are needed to trap the valley to death.

"Yuanheng, please take out my seal. The army is no better than others. If we don't use our status as inspectors, I'm afraid these people will never let us enter the valley!" Wang Shouren said at this time. He came out to inspect this time.

All in the identity of an ordinary person, because he knows that only in this way can he see a more real side, but when he encounters some problems that ordinary people cannot solve, he will not introduce his identity.

When Ji Yuanheng heard the teacher's instructions, he immediately agreed excitedly, took out Wang Shouren's seal from the baggage behind him, and then ran to the sergeant guarding the valley to identify himself as a group of people. The sergeant guarding the valley heard this.

The person turned out to be the Inspector General of the Governor's Mansion. He was also shocked and hurriedly notified the highest official here, a commander named Shi. After all, they Qiu Ba were illiterate and could not tell the identity of Wang Shouren's seal.

True or false.

Mr. Shiba was drinking water and resting in the shade of a tree outside the valley. When he heard from his subordinates that the inspector of the Governor's Mansion came to the small valley he was guarding, he thought he had encountered a liar. But when he saw

To Wang Shouren's seal

When he saw the scene, he was immediately frightened and hurriedly ran to greet them. Then he personally led the way and led Wang Shouren and others into the valley. However, when they saw the situation in the valley, Ji Yuanheng and others felt regretful. (
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