图书序言
1刺客登场
Enter the Assassin
刺客的名字:隐娘,本名聂窈。
刺客的身世:生于唐 德宗 贞元年间(西元785年)
父亲聂锋,掌管魏博军纪的都虞侯。
母亲聂田氏,嘉诚公主的録事官。
The assassin’s name was Nie Yinniang. She was born in 785 during the Tang Dynasty. Her father Nie Feng was a military officer of Weibo and her mother Nie Tian was a scribe of Princess Jiacheng.
隐娘成为刺客,是一个传奇…
The legend began when Nie Yinniang was twelve years of age.
那一年,隐娘十二岁。
三月三上巳日,魏博城郊,杏花风吹雪般地飘入野宴帐幕内。
绯衣的十二岁女孩,在秋千上,飞也似的把自己盪到碧天高处,
突然纵身飞出,跃上树梢,攀走于枝桠间,身手俐落,引来众人一片惊哗…,
帐幕内美丽的元谊女前来觐见嘉诚公主与藩主田绪,
少主田季安被唤入帐内相识,众声赞美,好一对璧人!
It was the third day of the third month that year. The governor of Weibo was having an outdoor banquet. Spring was in full bloom. Yinniang sat on a swing and went all the way up in the air and landed lightly on a tree.
元谊女来自塞外,是洺州刺史的爱女,
不久前,在一个大雪纷飞的正月春日,
元谊大将军率兵五千及其家人万余口,前来与魏博结盟。
Not long ago, Yuan Yi, magistrate of faraway Mingzhou, took his troops and their families to seek shelter with the governor.
野宴河边的校场上,少主田季安击鞠,
穿梭在众少年间的隐娘是唯一的女孩儿。
只见她策马乘势追击,一挥桿,鞠球准准击入元家的帐帷内,
元谊女却沉着不惊。
On that day, out on the polo ground, Yinniang was the only girl among the young men playing in the game. With a single drive she sent the ball straight into the tent of Yuan's daughter.
嘉诚公主目睹着这一切,眼神悲悯。
同时此刻,站在远方默默观察的道姑,不禁沉吟思量着…
决定将她带走,训练她成为顶尖杀手。
A Taoist nun watching at a distance was impressed with Little Yinniang's nimble moves and quick wits and decided to take the girl and train her in the trade of assassination.