DRHARM :: Volume #9 陇右烽烟

#222: Seizing every opportunity

LNMTL needs user funding to survive Read More

When that short toot transmits, the carriage surrounding knight pulls the blade immediately in the hand, has completed the guard. A moment later, in distant place forest spreads two short bugles, two stood and waited for a long time the knight of horse in front line to make a hand signal immediately mutually, spread to the forest. 当那声短促的号角声传来时,马车周围的骑士立即掣刀在手,做好了防范。片刻之后,远处林中又传出两声短促的号角,两个伫马于最前方的骑士立即相互打了一个手势,向林中驰去。 They leave, Shen Mu and Yang Fan just went out of the compartment, two people spread to the distant place, only leaves behind wisp of light dust. Soon, two knights have returned from the forest, rushes before Shen Muche stops, a people sound track: „My dear, in the forest has 78 corpses, two horse-drawn vehicles, the corpse still heats, the blood had not congealed, the time of dying should shortly.” 他们离开的时候,沈沐和杨帆刚刚走出车厢,二人已驰向远方,身后只留下一缕轻尘。过不多久,两位骑士又从林中返回来,奔到沈沐车前停下,其中一人大声道:“郎君,林中有78具尸体,还有两辆马车,尸体犹温,血仍未凝,死的时间应该不久。” Another humanity: „All around searched to observe, in ten li (0.5 km) no sign of human life, the murderer already escaped.” 另一人道:“四周探察过了,十里之内渺无人迹,凶手已然远遁。” Shen Mu brow selects, said: „Walks, takes a look!” 沈沐眉头一挑,道:“走,去瞧瞧！” He does not get out, the entire motorcade then hurries to toward the forest. Yang Fan is taking a look at all around knight carefully, each is the capable man, the crotch mount is also the common Xiong steed, they while following the emperor leads the way, already gradually formed three people of one group, becomes the offense and defense of corner has both the lineup mutually. 他也不下车,整个车队便往林中赶去。杨帆仔细打量着四周的骑士,每一个都是精壮的汉子,胯下坐骑也是一般的雄骏,他们在伴随着车驾前行的同时,已然渐渐形成三人一组、互成犄角的攻守兼备阵形。 Because four do not have the reasons of many obstacles, Yang Fan can see some distant place partly visible emergence sillhouette indistinctly, but these very vigilant knight actually turns a blind eye. Very obviously, that is in secret the person who protects Shen Mu, because this accident has revealed the personal appearance slightly. 因为四下没有多少遮蔽物的原因,杨帆可以隐约看到远处若隐若现的出现一些人影,而这些十分警惕的骑士却视若无睹。很显然,那是暗中保护沈沐的人,因为这桩意外稍稍显露了身形。 Yang Fan cannot bear to Shen Mudao: „Shen brother so bodyguard, is under good. Although I do not know time that their battlefield slaughters how, but as the bodyguard, I thought that they guard the imperial palace the palace in also are more competent.” 杨帆忍不住对沈沐道:“沈兄手下这般侍卫,个个不俗。我虽不知他们战场厮杀的功夫如何,不过作为侍卫来说,我看他们比宫中禁卫还要称职一些。” Shen Mu said with a smile: „This different, Imperial Court and rivers and lakes after all are the completely different two places. The person who the Imperial Court warrior environment in bodyguard and rivers and lakes, contacts is completely different. If a hunger cruel wolf ties up makes the watchdogy at home, the time long has also met the fondness of countryside not to have.” 沈沐笑道:“这不同的,朝廷与江湖毕竟是完全不同的两个地方。朝廷的侍卫与江湖中的武士所处的环境、所接触的人完全不同。一条饥饿残忍的狼若是拴在家里做看门犬,时间久了也会野性全无。” Shen Mu spoke of here, had a sleep suddenly, said with a smile to Yang Fan apologetically: „Sorry, is brother analogy is somewhat not satisfactory.” 沈沐说到这里,忽有所觉,向杨帆歉然一笑道:“抱歉,为兄这比喻有些欠妥。” Yang Fan does not think disobediently, but smiles, said: „Words, although so. But witnesses Shen brother subordinate astute strong, made some to praise to the heavens.” 杨帆不以为忤,只是笑笑,道:“话虽如此。可是亲眼目睹沈兄部下的精明强干,还是令某叹为观止。” Shen Mu nodded gently, deeply has the sigh with emotion tunnel: „ That is natural. These aristocratic families rise had millenniums, appointed its dynasty fluctuates, throughout stands erect not but actually. Naturally has their fortes. The aristocratic family concubine's child ancestor and relative does not have two prosperously, proliferates in the government and people, toward, then having both military and civil talents generation Lord, out of office then a great merchant rich Jia side wealthy and powerful family, regardless of toward out of office, its influence is deep-rooted and flourishing, inside story deep conceal. 沈沐轻轻点了点头,深有感慨地道:“那是自然。这些世家崛起已有千年,任它王朝变幻,始终屹立不倒。当然有他们的过人之处。世家支庶宗亲繁盛无两,遍布于朝野之间,在朝则出将入相世代勋爵,在野则巨商富贾一方豪族,无论在朝在野,其势力都是根深叶茂,底蕴深藏。 The aristocratic family besides the juniors of this branch, receives many influences that not of the same surname these aristocratic family wealthy and prominent families form an alliance or support, each other interlocks, complicate. A dynasty can easily the destruction. But the aristocratic family is very difficult, I dare saying that even if under has the earth-shaking sweeping change on this day, has the rain and dew sunlight slightly, recovers first rises. As before is these inside story deep aristocratic families. ” 世家除了本宗支的子弟,还有受这些世家高门结盟或扶持起来的诸多外姓势力,彼此交错,盘根错节。一个皇朝可以轻易覆灭。而世家却很难,我敢说,纵然这天下发生翻天覆地的大变化,稍有雨露阳光,最先复苏崛起的。依旧是这些底蕴深厚的世家。” Yang Fan said with a smile: „Shen brother so tone, pours to resemble this aristocratic family not to have relations with you.” 杨帆笑道:“沈兄这般口气,倒好象这世家与你全无关系似的。” Shen Muzheng being startled, cancould help laughing say: „Was, although I was also the aristocratic family juniors, was the concubine collateral branch, since childhood fully suffered to push aside. Therefore is unconscious, then stayed aloof from oneself.” 沈沐怔了怔,哑然失笑道:“是了,我虽也是世家子弟,可是身为偏房旁支,自幼饱受排挤。所以不自觉的,便把自己置身于外了。” How Yang Fan more than once listened to him to mention the spell of good or bad fortune to be initially rough, in heart unavoidably curious, but he asked without enough time, because they spread near the forest. 杨帆已不止一次听他说起当初际遇如何坎坷,心中不免好奇,可他已来不及问了,因为他们已经驰到了林边。 The vehicle stops near the forest, not toward deep. 车子就停在林边,没往深里去。 Yang Fan and Shen Mu got out, walks toward the forest in accompanied by bodyguards, 77 misses cannot endure also to jump out of the car(riage) lonely, is picking up the block candied and preserved fruit, must with inside watch the fun full of enthusiasm, finally just ran several steps, saw that a headless corpse builds on one clump of bushes, chest cavity covered with blood, some colors of becoming dark. 杨帆和沈沐下了车,在侍卫们的陪同下往林中走去,77姑娘耐不住寂寞也跳下车来,拈着块果脯,兴致勃勃地要跟去里边看热闹,结果刚跑出几步,就看到一具无头尸体搭在一丛灌木上,腔子血肉模糊,有些发黑的颜色。 Originally thinks that is the bloodstain dry reason, finally they approach, truncates the neck fracture place that from that blade buzz, then since flies big pile of flies to come, to reveal the bloody wound, the trachea veins dragon forms one group. 原来以为那是血迹干涸的缘故,结果他们一靠近,从那一刀削断的脖子断口处嗡地一声,便飞起一大堆苍蝇来,露出血淋淋的创口,气管筋脉虬结成一团。 77 misses screamed one, danced with joy jumped one „hula dance.” Then „”, very much decisively spat. 77姑娘尖叫一声,手舞足蹈地跳了一段“草裙舞。”便“哇”地一声,很果断地吐了。 This chapter does not use Shen Muquan, she on own initiative returned to the vehicle. 这回不用沈沐劝,她就主动逃回了车上。 Shen Mufu has stroked the head, from the head strokes that candied and preserved fruit that 77 misses throw away, coolly stand forth. 沈沐拂了拂脑袋,把77姑娘甩脱的那块果脯从头上拂下去,面不改色地向前走去。 In the forest altogether seven corpses, see through are being small peddler of intercourse in western region, the ground are reversing two vehicles, is falling many homespun cloths, earthenware and iron saucepan and other cargos, appears very disorderly. 林中一共有七具尸体,看穿着是往来于西域的小行商,地上翻倒着两辆车子,倾倒着许多粗布、陶器和铁锅等货物,显得非常凌乱。 Seven person dead shapes are various, have are killed, has is killed, has is assassinated, died some place blood not to be hollow away them, side has the trace of towing, is the disorderly horse's hoof, it seems like captured and killed their person also some people dead, but the corpse was carried. 七个人死状各不相同,有被射杀的,有被砍杀的,有被刺杀的,距他们死亡处不远还有一些血洼,旁边有拖曳的痕迹,然后就是杂乱的马蹄,看来捕杀他们的人也有人死亡,只是尸体被载走了。 „Should kill! First ambushes in the forest, kills several people, then elimination survivor. The ground is disorderly, these cargos have not carried, including had not been taken away by the weapon of killing abandonment, wants to come is because had discovered person who we hit the advanced post, therefore hurriedly walks to evade, from this judgment, the population of ambush should not be many, has not grasped copes with us again.” “应该是狙杀！先埋伏于林中,射杀几人,然后再剪除幸存者。地上非常凌乱,这些货物没有携走,连被杀者遗弃的武器都没拿走,想来是因为发现了咱们打前哨的人,所以才匆忙走避,由此判断,伏击的人数应该也不多,没有把握再对付咱们。” Shen Munie the chin is hesitating to say. Yang Fan nods, the vision falls on a corpse hand was still gripping tightly a steel blade edge good bloody Mo blade, carries over nearby slanting fresh veteran, on the tree inserts a section has been breaking off the lance. 沈沐捏着下巴沉吟道。杨帆点点头,目光落在一个死尸手中仍旧紧握着的一口钢刃甚好的血淋淋的陌刀上,又移向旁边一棵斜生的老树,树上插着一截折断了的长矛。 The Yang Fan vision is dignified, the sinking sound asked: „On the dead can search for?” 杨帆的目光不由凝重起来,沉声问道:“死者身上可搜过了？” Gets up very calm middle-aged guy to nod very much, said: „Has searched, without any can prove their body not to have share the thing. However, the two robe internal breaks dark armor, you are looking!” 一个很起来很沉稳的中年大汉点了点头,道:“搜过了,没有任何可以证明他们身冇份的东西。不过,其中两人袍内穿着暗甲,你看！” The middle-aged guy waves, then two corpses were lifted to Yang Fan and in front of Shen Mu, their surcoats untied, inside really puts on dark armor. Yang Fan has identified one by one, carefully looked at several other corpses, the appearance is the Han people face, but a understanding, Yang Fan has not revealed the doubts the look. 中年大汉一挥手,便有两具尸体被抬到杨帆和沈沐面前,他们的外袍被解开了,里边果然穿着暗甲。杨帆逐一辨认了一番,又仔细看了看其他几具尸体,模样都是汉人面孔,但是并没有一个认识的,杨帆不禁露出疑惑的神色。 Shen Mugen side him, looks at his look, asked: „What's wrong, you suspected that the dead is hundred rides a people?” 沈沐跟在他身边,看他神色,问道:“怎么,你怀疑死者是百骑中人？” Yang Fan shakes the head, said: „I do not know them, is the new faces, if hundred ride a people I to recognize. However...... These dead should also be a Imperial Court people, the receiving order business.” 杨帆摇摇头,道:“我不认识他们,都是生面孔,若是百骑中人我该认得的。不过……这些死者应该也是朝廷中人,奉派公干的。” Yang Fan pulls out not to have to leave the half shaft from a dead hand, points at the copper that is handling to compile the pattern to Shen Mudao: „This is Imperial Guard uses the appropriation decorative design in a utensil of lance. Also, the standard of this dark armor is also special-purpose armor that the mansion makes has, thinks that these two people are the leaders, has treatment so.” 杨帆从一个死者手中抽冇出半截矛柄,指着那柄头的铜纂花纹对沈沐道:“这是禁军所用长矛的专有纹饰。还有,这暗甲的制式也是府造的专用甲具,想必这两个人是首领,才有这般待遇。” Shen Mudao: „Only depends on the weapon to conclude their body not to have share?” 沈沐道:“仅凭武器就可以断定他们的身冇份么？” Yang Fan said: „armor, crossbow, lance and spear, have the attire to be deficient to forbid personal to have, otherwise shape with rebelling, only then before Sergeant goes to battle, may appropriate the equipment. The folk who will have these weapons? Moreover Imperial Guard has registered special-purpose appliance. Hasn't this been able to prove their body not to have share?” 杨帆道:“甲、弩、矛、槊、具装都乏禁止私人拥有的,否则形同反叛,只有军士出征之前,才可拨付装备。民间谁会拥有这些武器？而且还是禁军登记了的专用器具。这还不能证明他们的身冇份么？” According to the Imperial Court custom, armor, crossbow, lance and spear, have the attire are forbid personal to have strictly, when is the serviceman goes out privately may not equip. Yang Fan had not mentioned Mo blade that they use , because Mo blade not in the range, in forbidding personal having, although might of Mo blade in the Tang Dynasty four blade system weapons is biggest, but also compares other blade system weapons. 按照朝廷的规矩,甲、弩、矛、槊、具装是严禁止私人拥有的,就算是军人因私外出时也不可装备。杨帆没有提到他们所用的陌刀,是因为陌刀不在禁止私人拥有的范围之内,虽然陌刀在大唐的四种刀制武器中威力最大,但也只是相较于其它刀制武器而言。 Mo sword wielder is only one in Tang Dynasty many branch of the services, in the battlefield plays the might the opportunity far inferior lance, spear and bow not to have crossbow. Mo blade as an infantry individual auxiliary armament, ties effect even might as well crowded lance more often, therefore has not become weapon that refuses private. 陌刀手只是大唐诸多兵种中的一个,战场上发挥威力的机会远不及矛、槊、弓冇弩。陌刀更多的时候是作为一种步兵单兵辅助武器,结阵效果甚至还不如密集的长矛阵,因此并未成为严禁私有的武器。 If these dead use all are the cutting tools, the body also does not have anything to prove own body not to have share thing, Yang Fan is really not good to guess their body not to have share, but that had the lance and dark armor of Imperial Guard specially-made decorative design in a utensil actually exposes them to rectify conduct really the not to have share. Naturally, the average person is impossible to note these covert characteristics, but Yang Fan is a Imperial Guard people, naturally looks apparent. 若是这些死者所用俱是刀具,身上又没有什么可以证明自己身冇份的东西,杨帆还真不好猜测他们的身冇份,但是那具有禁军特制纹饰的长矛和暗甲却暴露了他们的真正身冇份。当然,一般人不可能会注意到这些隐蔽的特征,可杨帆就是禁军中人,自然一看便知。 Shen Muting the illustration of Yang Fan, secretly guessed: „Yang Fan already does not know these people, they should not be hundred ride a people. These people are the peaceful not to have not to have princess's people, is Wu Chengsi's person, or is Wu Sansi's person? They die of other influences engaging in factional strife in secret, was raided the cangue by the small stock mounted bandit...” 沈沐听了杨帆的解说,不由暗暗猜测起来:“杨帆既不识得这些人,那他们应该不是百骑中人了。这些人到底是太平冇冇公主的人,还是武承嗣的人,又或者是武三思的人？他们是死于其它势力的暗中倾轧,还是被小股马贼袭枷…” Shen Muzheng is thinking, a bodyguard said suddenly: „My dear, here has a type of thing.” 沈沐正想着,一个侍卫忽然道:“郎君,这儿有样东西。” Yang Fan and Shen Mu hear the prestige to go, sees only that bodyguard to bend the waist from one clump of low dense bushes to mortgage a thing, his foothold place has a beach bloodstain, side also has together one zhang (3.33 m) long dragging mark, seemed like once the person died here, latter is towed to start to carry. 杨帆和沈沐闻声望去,只见那个侍卫弯腰从一丛低密的灌木下边押出一条东西来,他立足处有一滩血迹,旁边还有一道一丈多长的拖痕,看起来是曾有一个人死在这里,后被拖上马载走了。 Bodyguards the thing that pulls from the shrubbery is one has the seven colors of the spectrum to set upright the mark the felt rug waistband, Shen Mu received this carefully to look with the waistband that the good wool fabric blending becomes, the eye has narrowed the eyes gradually: „I, although does not know that the dead why person, however the body not to have share of slayer, I thinks......, I knew.” 侍卫从灌木丛中扯出来的东西是一条有七色竖纹的毡毯腰带,沈沐接过这条用牛羊毛混纺而成的腰带仔细看了看,眼睛渐渐地眯了起来:“我虽不知死者为何人,但是杀人者的身冇份,我想……,我已经知道了。” Yang Fan asked: „Who are they?” 杨帆问道:“他们是什么人？” Shen Mu has not answered, transfers to discovering that bodyguard of blanket blanket waistband tells: „You search again carefully, if no other clues, these dead emergency burials.” Said that and told another humanity: „Informs Zhang Yi, making him protect me to head west personally, if along the way discovered that the suspect, Ning Shacuo, do not let off!” 沈沐未答,转对发现毯毯腰带的那个侍卫吩咐道:“你们再仔细搜索一下,如无其他线索,把这些死者就地掩埋。”说完又吩咐另一人道:“通知张义,让他亲自护我西行,沿途若发现可疑的人,宁杀错,勿放过！” Shen Mu to the feeling of Yang Fan, is the appearance that any matter greatly does not care, faintly shows a gang of cold Su flavor until this time. That bodyguard does not dare to neglect, complies with one hurriedly, returns to the body to walk, does not know that he planned informs Zhang Yi who that has not seen that person with any way. 沈沐给杨帆的感觉,一直是什么事都不大放在心上的模样,直到此时才隐隐透出一股冷肃的味道。那名侍卫不敢怠慢,急忙答应一声,返身走去,也不知他打算用什么方式去通知那个未见其人的张义。 Shen Mu told, changed Yang Fan, trades smiling face that such as has washed the spring breeze: „Walks, on our vehicle discussed.” 沈沐吩咐完了,转向杨帆,换了一副如沐春风的笑容道:“走,咱们车上谈。” Two people return to the vehicle, Shen Mu is stroking that quality of material soft superior wool intimate waistband gently, said to Yang Fan: „This type of material, is different from the ribbon belt that my area south of Yellow River Han people use, is different from the leather strap that other clans use, this is by the wool belt that spinning the achievement weaves becomes, is in sole possession of a native of Turfan.” 二人回到车上,沈沐轻轻抚摸着那条质地柔软的上等毛昵腰带,对杨帆道:“这种质料,不同于我中原汉人所用的绦带,也不同于其他各族所用的革带,这是以纺绩编结而成的毛带,为吐蕃人所独有。” The Yang Fan vision dodges, surprise tunnel: „Here our domains, how can a native of Turfan unexpectedly commit murder the murder in this?” 杨帆目光一闪,诧异地道:“这里还是我们的地盘吧,怎么吐蕃人竟能在此行凶杀人？” Shen Mudao: „Right, here is our domains, but to me toward some people, this place is dispensable, but in native of Turfan eyes, here is actually their foundations of survival, therefore to here, a native of Turfan attaches great importance to compared with us, management is also better, you may hear famous Turfan does pass the canyon?” 沈沐道:“没错,这里是我们的地盘,但是对我朝一些人来说,这个地方可有可无,而在吐蕃人眼中,这里却是他们的生存之本,所以对这里,吐蕃人远比我们更加重视,经营的也更好,你可听说过大名鼎鼎的吐蕃通峡么？” { Floating astronomy thanked fellow book friends' support, your support was we biggest power } {飘天文学感谢各位书友的支持,您的支持就是我们最大的动力}
To display comments and comment, click at the button