Eastern Liaoning county, Qinghe County. 辽东郡,清河县。 The Great Yue domain arrives at this place, has drawn near the end, although there is a name of county, but takes a broad view to look at four wildly bleak, steps onto for two days, may not meet to brave the smoke from kitchen chimneys the village, as if has gone out of the world, arrived at the corner of the world. 大玥版图走到这个地方,已经快到了尽头,虽然有个县城的名字,但放眼望去四野荒凉,走上两天,都不一定能遇上冒着炊烟的村落,似乎已经走出人间,来到了世界的边角。 land under heaven is a big checkerboard, the emperor Wang marquis and people of the lower classes, is only above board game pieces, along with the situation moves, no one can evade, is slightly stronger, can gradually change own route, thus is in a more advantageous position on the checkerboard. 天下是一个大棋盘,帝王公侯、贩夫走卒,都只是上面的一颗颗棋子,随大势而动,无人能逃避,其中稍微强些的,才能稍微改变自己的路线,从而在棋盘上占据更有利的位置。 But the position of Qingshui County, possibly is at the most corner of checkerboard, or had arrived at outside the checkerboard. For the emperor Wang marquis on checkerboard a stone manipulates strategically, the Jianghu fierce and ambitious to be bathed in blood to slaughter for all influence, already and here did not have the relations, is only a small place. 而清水县的位置,可能就处在棋盘的最角落,或者已经到了棋盘外。棋盘上的帝王公侯为了一块石头勾心斗角、江湖枭雄为各方势力浴血厮杀,都已经和这里没了关系,只是个小地方罢了。 The end of the year is near, in the small village situated in remote mountain, is scattering more than ten families along the level area, the doorframe of obsolete adobe house has swept clear neatly, looked that the appearance 30 pastes the couplet to prepare for the year. Half big child wears the old clothes that the elder brother hands down from generation to generation, squats in the entrance, curious looks that possibly since birth first bystander who steps into the village. 年关将近,处于深山之内的小村落,沿着山坳散落着十几户人家,老旧土房的门框已经清扫整齐,看模样是为年三十贴对联做准备。半大孩童穿着兄长传下来的旧衣裳,蹲在门口,好奇的看着可能是自出生以来第一个踏入村落的外人。 The village track, has a very big locust tree, joint holds thickly, does not know that set up many years in the village, regarding here all villagers, birth long here. 村口小道,有颗很大的槐树,合抱粗,已经不知在村口立了多少年,对于这里所有村民来说,出生就长在这里。 Puts on common cotton robe Eunuch Jia, the head wears the felt hat, is joining hands behind the back sizes up the present Dahuaishu carefully, when should also recall this tree to appear. After all he left the village escaping famine in the past time, less than ten years old. 穿着寻常布袍子的贾公公,头上戴着毡帽,背着手仔细打量眼前的大槐树,应该也是在回忆这棵树是什么时候出现的。毕竟他当年离开村落逃饥荒的时候,也不到十岁而已。 sixty-year cycle disappears, grew except for the tree, had no change probably. 甲子转瞬即逝,除了树长高了些,好像也没什么变化。 Eunuch Jia cracks into a smile, revealed several big teeth. Is joining hands behind the back passes through the narrow country track slowly, walks several steps then to stop to come to see, recalls the moment, then continues. 贾公公咧嘴一笑,露出了几颗大牙。背着手慢悠悠走过狭窄的乡野小道,走几步便停下来看看,回想片刻,然后继续走。 The village was not big, coming the bystander soon to discover, the slack farming season in the farmer and young married woman of home, stood in the entrance sizes up, the bystander who because came put on very neatly, possibly was the master on town, did not dare the going forward smalltalk. 村子不大,来了外人很快就全发现了,农闲在家的庄稼汉和婆娘,站在门口打量,因为来的外人穿着很整洁,可能是镇子上的老爷,也不敢上前客套。 Eunuch Jia stops from time to time, passed by under a families' courtyard the time, raised the head, looks to squatting half big child in courtyard edge, the shrill and raucous voice slightly was normal, only likely a late in life old person: 贾公公就这么走走停停,路过一户人家的院坝下的时候,抬起头来,看向蹲在院坝边缘的半大孩童,公鸭嗓稍微正常了些,只像个迟暮老人: „Does young kid, old Liu Family also live in the village?” “小娃儿,老刘家还住在村里吗？” black Qi who on the small kid face wipes black, but stupidly is staring at white jade of Eunuch Jia waist, seems like has not seen such attractive stone. 小娃儿脸上抹的乌漆嘛黑,只是傻愣愣盯着贾公公腰间的白玉佩,似乎是没见过这么好看的石头。 Eunuch Jia looked at the eye following the vision, hehe smiled under: „Forgot actually, how leaves the palace also to lead......” him to lift withered finger, takes down the sign in palace, loses to half big child: „Takes away to play.” 贾公公顺着目光瞄了眼,呵呵笑了下:“倒是忘记了,都出宫咋还带着……”他抬起干枯的手指,把宫里的牌子取下来,丢给半大孩童:“拿去玩吧。” The young kid is grasping white jade pan, hee smiled, oh said several words, looking at the expression should inquires and thanks. 小娃儿握着白玉盘,嘻嘻笑了下,呜哩哇啦说了几句话,看表情应该是询问和感谢。 Eunuch Jia listened carefully, cannot understand, this remembers small village definitely not to pass the standard speech, he could not remember the hometown dialect. 贾公公仔细听了下,听不懂,这才想起小村子肯定不通雅言,他也记不得了家乡方言了。 „Oh......” “唉……” Eunuch Jia slightly loses obviously, according to the expression of young kid, talking to each other in different languages chatted two daily family activities, then continued to proceed two li (0.5 km), in a ravine, found the tattered adobe house, dozens years ago the roof collapsed, was only left over one pile of dirt wall walls. 贾公公略显失落,按照小娃儿的表情,鸡同鸭讲的聊了两句家常,然后继续往前走了两里地,在一个山沟沟里,找到了破破烂烂的土房子,几十年前房顶就塌了,只剩下一堆土墙壁。 Eunuch Jia stands, in has turned into the Laofangyuan dam of vegetable plot, about looked, following the childhood memory, found the building following ancestral grave, to rub had the sleeve, already cleans up compared with the person also high weed and young tree, reveals several small mounds of earth, the remote mountain village also has no tombstone, is elder hands down, said that ‚this is the grandfather, this is paternal grandmother’, so many years pass by, whom cannot distinguish clearly are. 贾公公站在已经变成菜地的老房院坝里,左右看了看,顺着小时候的记忆,找到了房舍后面的祖坟,撸起袖子,把已经比人还高的杂草和小树清理掉,露出几个一个小土包,深山村落也没什么墓碑,都是长辈口口相传,说‘这是爷爷、这是奶奶’,这么多年过去,也分不清谁是谁。 In the silent mountains and plains, the silver-haired rickets old person, stands before several respect the elders the grave, bowed politely earnestly. Then with the wooden club, selected a person of lying down pit on the ground, rests the head on the soil to lie down in inside, looks that the snowflake falls to cover from the beginning in body, the eyes appear several points of vacant. 寂静山野间,白发苍苍的佝偻老人,站在几尊老坟前,认认真真的叩拜了一番。然后用木棍,在地上掘出了个一人躺的坑,枕着泥土躺在里面,看着雪花从头落下盖在身上,双眼显出几分茫然。 Places oneself entire land under heaven most core for a lifetime the place, the known thing, adds more than world all aristocracy high-ranking court officials. Killing many people have recorded is unclear, but martial arts then arrived in world peak in the 30 year-old, invincible for a lifetime, lonely for a lifetime. 一辈子都置身整个天下最核心的地方,知道的东西,比世界所有王侯公卿加起来都要多。杀过多少人记不清了,不过武艺早在而立之年便走到了世间顶端,无敌了一辈子,也寂寞了一辈子。 This old servant worked as be used to it, the back did not have a child to protect, suddenly became the body of freedom, instead somewhat did not have suitably, except for waiting for death was also all right to do. 这老仆人当习惯了,背后没个小孩子护着,忽然就成了自由之身,反而有些无所适,除了等死也没事儿可做。 Is greatly bright from the weather, when sunset. 从天色大亮,等到日落时分。 Eunuch Jia looked at the sky, the doubts talked over one: 贾公公看了看天空,疑惑念叨了一句: „How not to have died...... is difficult to be inadequate the matter not to get through......” “咋还不死呢……难不成事儿还没办完……” The Eunuch Jia careful recollection life, looked place that anything omits. 贾公公仔细回想一生,看有什么遗漏的地方。 First is the following army is widely traveled, washes clothes to groom in the army, has not made mistakes. 先是跟着军队走南闯北,在军中洗衣刷马,没犯过错。 Arrived Chang'an City, served Xiaozong Emperor half a lifetime, then serves first emperor and Song Ji, has not made a mistake. 到了长安城,伺候孝宗皇帝半辈子,再伺候先帝、宋暨,也没出过错。 That is not the issue in official business. 那就不是公事上的问题。 Eunuch Jia places body the train of thought. 贾公公又把思绪放在自己身上。 Oneself are very actually good to stroke clearly, this whole life has not done anything for oneself , more than ten years ago, thought that the life legacy no one inherited, selected two background good young court eunuches, when the adopted son taught martial arts. 自己倒是很好捋清楚,这辈子就没为自己做过啥事儿,也就十多年前,觉得一生衣钵没人继承,挑了两个底子不错的小太监当义子传授武艺。 Keeps side Song Ji now , to continue to work as that Imperial Palace patron god , does not know how dead in Taiyechi. 一个如今留在宋暨身边,继续当那大内守护神,还有一个,不知怎么就死在了太液池里。 Jia Yi...... 贾易…… Eunuch Jia pondered over, discovered oneself are becomes the father, the adopted son is also the son, the son the matter that was hard dead, when the affirmation of father must settle the wish. 贾公公琢磨了下,才发现自己还是个当爹的,义子也是儿子,儿子难以长眠的事情,当爹的肯定得了结心愿。 Before had not thought this, no wonder had no way to close the eyes. 以前都没想过这茬,怪不得没法合眼。 „Life Oh....... that oh...... rushes about” “唉……奔波的命哦……” Eunuch Jia sighed, the hand supported the knee to stand up, sweeping the eye no longer has been the small village in hometown, the figure flashes, vanishes in the mountains and plains...... 贾公公叹了口气,手撑着膝盖站起身来,扫了眼早已经不再是故乡的小村落,身形一闪,消失在山野之间…… ----- ----- The curtain of night arrives quietly , the fast horse rushes about has not stopped, missed the stopping over villages. Xu Buling pauses in the Xianghe bank, looks for a grove by the major road, temporarily rests half in the evening, dawn continues to hurry along again. 夜幕悄然降临在,快马奔波未做停留,错过了落脚的乡镇。许不令在香河畔停步,在官道旁边寻找一个小树林,暂时休息半晚上,天亮再继续赶路。 chasing wind horse above belt/bring has the simple marching tent, big oilcloth that but also curls together, four corner/horn tied up then to build on the tree, can only the keeping the rain off snow, even the wind unable to block. 追风马上面带的有简易行军帐篷,不过也就是一块卷起来的大油布,四角绑在树上便搭建好了,仅能挡雨雪,连风都挡不住。 Snowy night cold wind rustle, in wilderness remote, does not have including lights. 雪夜寒风簌簌,旷野上前不着村后不着店,连一点灯火都没有。 Xu Buling straightening up big oilcloth, seeks the hay to feed the fodder to four horses. Small Ye Ying and Ning Qingye divided some dry/does branches to come back with the sword in the woods, raised pile of bonfires on the ground. 许不令拾掇好大油布,又寻来干草给四匹马喂草料。小夜莺和宁清夜在树林里用剑劈了一些干树枝回来,在地上升起了一堆篝火。 Zhongli Jiujiu the nuptial chamber, was cried by Lane Xu Buling last night, in the morning does not have the moment rest, then rode a horse to run one all day. After all is the unmarried girl of beginning human affairs, is not the experienced young married woman, naturally a little cannot bear, felt that the leg is the numb and aching numb and aching, sat then does not want to set out by the bonfire. 钟离玖玖昨晚洞房,被许不令哭了,早上连片刻休息都没有,便又骑马跑了一整天。毕竟是初经人事的黄花闺女,又不是久经沙场的少妇,自然是有点受不了,感觉腿都是酸麻酸麻的,坐在篝火旁便不想起身了。 Ning Qingye hugs is doing the branch to put down, takes down the small copper clepsydra focus hot water from horse side, sees Zhongli Jiujiu and young lady of the house results in sits, does not know to set out to lend a hand, is disgruntled: 宁清夜抱着干树枝放下,又从马侧取下小铜壶烧点热水,见钟离玖玖和少奶奶似得坐着,都不知道起身搭把手,自是不悦: „You, when Xu Buling is the male servant is inadequate? Took money also to make the donor serve you?” “你当许不令是家丁不成？拿了银子还让金主伺候你？” The relations of Zhongli Jiujiu and Xu Buling, are not naturally good in front of the younger generation public, this saying also really has no way to refute. Her complexion was slightly red, then wants to support the body to get up the help. 钟离玖玖和许不令的关系,自然不好在晚辈面前公开,这话还真没法反驳。她脸色稍微红了下,便想撑着身体起来帮忙。 Xu Buling sees that puts down the hay to make chasing wind horse feed, arrives around Zhongli Jiujiu to sit down, the smile said: 许不令见状,放下干草让追风马自己喂,来到钟离玖玖跟前坐下,微笑道: „Couple of days ago in Bodhi Island tired heavy, the rest little while had nothing, came to sit down, took a rest slightly, waited for dawn some also to hurry along.” “前两天在菩提岛累的不轻,休息会儿没什么的,都过来坐下吧,稍作休息,等天亮些还得赶路。” Ning Qingye sees Xu Buling to protect Zhongli Jiujiu unexpectedly, the clear water double pupil appears several points of doubt, but Zhongli Jiujiu seems very truly tired, last night does not want to set out on the bed, did not immediately have to say again, continued to heat the hot water. 宁清夜见许不令竟然护着钟离玖玖,清水双眸显出几分狐疑,不过钟离玖玖看起来确实挺累的,昨晚在床上都不想起身,当下也没再多说,继续烧着热水。 The Zhongli Jiujiu eyeground obviously is warm, but she listens to Chuchu / neat to mention, Ning Qingye had been strange bedfellows with Xu Buling, asserted, she was in front of others to entice enchantress of man, relied on to favor to be arrogant embarrassed ; Lifts the hand to take out the dry rations from the travel bag, apportions to gather round the bonfire three people. 钟离玖玖眼底明显是暖暖的,不过她听楚楚说起过,宁清夜早就和许不令同床共枕了,硬说起来,她还是当着人家面勾引人家男人的狐媚子,也不好意思恃宠而骄;抬手从行囊里取出干粮,分给围着篝火的三人。 In the lesson after mausoleum chamber, Xu Buling grows the memory now, brings seven days of grain ration along, can supplement that body strength resists hungry on line, was the art no longer good the entrance. The dry rations with ‚biscuit that’ the fat and bread flour make, hard is like the stone, four people encircle in the same place are gnawing, is not enjoys, after eliminating the sense of hunger, slightly then does not eat. 经过地宫里面的教训,许不令如今算是长记性了,随身带着七天口粮,能补充体力抗饿就行,不再讲究好不好入口。干粮是用油脂、面粉做成的‘饼干’,硬的和石头一样,四个人围在一起啃着,也算不上享受,稍微消除饥饿感后便都不吃了。 Makes a long and wearisome journey very aridly, has not sat around the stove night of words the interest, Ning Qingye takes down the blanket from horse side, the shop under the oilcloth, rests the head on the wood/blockhead to close the eyes the rest. Zhongli Jiujiu also lies down in side, Ye Ying lies down in two people, the small sparrow shrinks in the Zhongli Jiujiu front piece, only finds out a small head from the neck, silly. 长途跋涉十分枯燥,也没有围炉夜话的兴致,宁清夜从马侧取下毯子,铺在油布下面,枕着木头合眼休息。钟离玖玖也在旁边躺下,夜莺躺在二人中间,小麻雀则缩在钟离玖玖的衣襟里面,只从脖子下面探出个小脑袋,傻乎乎的。 Although wind and snow day after day, but the scene obviously is very warm. 虽然风雪连天,但场景明显是很温馨的。 Xu Buling takes present age Martial Leader, is a man, at this time be not thinking collected to rest, held sword to sit under nearby tree, looks that the bonfire was in a daze to stand night watch. 许不令作为当代武魁,又是男人,这时候就别想着凑进去休息了,抱着刀剑坐在旁边的树下,看着篝火发呆守夜。 The night is very peaceful, is only several vague breathing recollections in the ear bank. 夜很安静,只有几道若有若无的呼吸声回想在耳畔。 Xu Buling sat the moment, possibly was a little bored, leaning head looks to the three sweet and pretty facial features under flame complementing, makings each has his good points, or cold Rubing or colorful like fire, pleasant. 许不令坐了片刻,可能是有点无聊,偏头看向了火光映衬下的三张娇美面容,气质各有千秋,或冷如冰或艳如火,赏心悦目。 Ning Qingye is lying low well-mannered, definitely cannot fall asleep, detected that Xu Buling after looking at her, then inspires, after enduring the moment slightly, then stands up from failure, is turning away from Xu Buling, does not make him look. 宁清夜规规矩矩平躺着,肯定是睡不着,发觉许不令在看她后,便吸了口气,稍微忍了片刻后,便翻了个身,背对着许不令,不让他看。 Zhongli Jiujiu hears the sound, looked at one secretly, however the rear grip extends from the blanket, is shaking the hand of husband secretly. 钟离玖玖听见声响,偷瞄了一眼,然后把手从毯子下面伸出来,偷偷握着相公的手。 Newly-married young lady always mounts the person, Xu Buling flutters the corners of the mouth, is warming the small hand, opened the vision. 新婚的姑娘总是黏人的,许不令轻扬嘴角,暖着小手,偏开了目光。 Is defending three big or small beautiful women, in grove does not know that sat in how long, saw with own eyes time that the weather was soon bright, on the path resounded the hoofbeat suddenly...... 就这么守着三个大小美人,在小树林里不知坐在了多久,眼见天色快要亮起的时候,道路上忽然响起了马蹄声……