第17章 首战！兵临眉城
夜，深沉如墨。
雪盐坊周围的河滩地，一片寂静，只有风吹过芦苇丛，发出“沙沙”的声响。
作坊內，除了几个负责看守火炉的工人，大部分人都已经进入了梦乡。
黑暗中，十几道黑影，如同鬼魅一般，悄无声息地从芦苇丛中钻了出来。
他们一个个身手矫健，行动间悄无声息，显然是经过特殊训练的。
为首的，是一个脸上带著刀疤的汉子。他打了个手势，身后的黑衣人立刻分散开来，从不同的方向，朝著雪盐坊的围墙摸了过去。
他们的目標很明確——放火。
只要一把火，把这个日进斗金的作坊烧成白地，他们就能从宇文府那里，拿到一笔足够他们瀟洒半辈子的赏金。
刀疤脸自己，则带著两个人，悄悄摸到了作坊的后门。
他从怀里掏出一根细长的铁丝，捅进锁眼里，轻轻拨弄了几下。
“咔噠。”
一声轻响，门锁被打开了。
刀疤脸脸上露出一丝得意的冷笑。他推开门，闪身钻了进去。
作坊里，静悄悄的。
只有远处煎盐灶的火光，在黑暗中摇曳。
一切，都顺利得有些出奇。
刀疤脸心里虽然觉得有些不对劲，但巨大的利益，让他压下了这丝疑虑。
他对著身后的两人，再次打了个手首，指了指不远处堆积如山的柴火堆。
两人心领神会，从怀里掏出火摺子和火油，猫著腰，就准备过去点火。
就在这时。
异变突生！
一道黑色的影子，毫无徵兆地从天而降，正好落在两个黑衣人面前。
那是一个极其魁梧的身影，手持一根巨大的铁槊，在微弱的火光下，宛如从地狱里走出来的魔神。
正是李存孝！
那两个黑衣人被这突如其来的变故，嚇得魂飞魄散，刚想开口示警，李存孝手中的禹王槊，已经横扫而出。
“噗！噗！”
两声闷响，像是西瓜被砸碎的声音。
那两个黑衣人的脑袋，直接被狂暴的力量，砸得粉碎。红的白的，溅了一地。
连惨叫声都没来得及发出，就当场毙命。
浓烈的血腥味，瞬间在空气中瀰漫开来。
刀疤脸瞳孔猛地一缩，亡魂大冒。
他想也不想，转身就想从后门逃出去。
但一只铁钳般的大手，已经掐住了他的脖子，將他整个人，都提了起来。
“呃……”
刀疤脸双脚离地，拼命地挣扎著，却根本无法撼动那只手分毫。
他感觉自己的脖子，隨时都会被捏断。
窒息的恐惧，让他脸上涨成了猪肝色。
黑暗中，曹辰缓缓地走了出来。
他看了一眼地上那两具无头尸体，眉头都没皱一下，然后，將目光落在了被李存孝提在半空的刀疤脸身上。
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“谁派你来的？”曹辰的声音，冰冷刺骨。
刀疤脸死死地咬著牙，不肯说话。
他知道，自己要是说了，也是死路一条。宇文家的手段，他比谁都清楚。
“骨头还挺硬。”曹辰笑了。
他对著李存孝，使了个眼色。
李存孝会意，抓著刀疤脸的手，猛地一用力。
“咔嚓！”
“啊——！”
刀疤脸发出了一声不似人声的惨叫，他的左臂，被硬生生地捏断了。
剧痛，让他全身的力气，都仿佛被抽空了。
“我再问一遍，谁派你来的？”曹辰的声音，依旧平静。
“是……是……”刀疤脸的心理防线，在剧痛面前，迅速崩溃。
但就在他准备说出“宇文家”三个字的时候。
“咻！咻！咻！”
几道破空声，从围墙外传来。
几支淬了剧毒的弩箭，精准地射向了刀疤脸的后心。
这是要杀人灭口！
李存孝冷哼一声，反应极快。他將刀疤脸的身体，当做盾牌，挡在了自己身前。
“噗噗噗！”
弩箭尽数射入了刀疤脸的身体。
刀疤脸身体一僵，嘴里涌出黑色的血液，眼睛瞪得大大的，充满了不甘和恐惧，隨即，便没了声息。
“想跑？”
李存孝眼中杀机一闪，將手里的尸体，隨手一扔。
他脚下猛地一蹬地，整个人如同炮弹一般，冲天而起，直接越过了数米高的围墙。
围墙外，传来了几声惊恐的尖叫，和利器入肉的闷响。
很快，一切又恢復了平静。
片刻之后，李存孝提著几颗血淋淋的人头，翻墙而回，扔在了曹辰的脚下。
“郎君，都解决了。看服饰，是宇文家的死士。”
曹辰点了点头，看著地上那几具尸体，陷入了沉思。
宇文家，比他想像的，还要心狠手辣。
看来，光是商业上的打压，还不足以让他们感到疼痛。
必须，给他们来点更狠的。
“把这些尸体，都给我吊在作坊门口的旗杆上。”曹辰冷冷地吩咐道。
“啊？”旁边闻讯赶来的大掌柜，嚇了一跳，“郎君，这……这不太好吧？太血腥了，会嚇到人的。”
“我就是要嚇人。”曹辰的眼中，闪烁著寒光。
“我要让所有人都看看，敢动我雪盐坊的人，是什么下场！”
“我还要让宇文家的人知道，他们派来的人，连给我提鞋都不配！”
“这叫，杀鸡儆猴！”
大掌柜看著曹辰那冰冷的侧脸，忍不住打了个寒颤。
他知道，从今晚开始，自家郎君和宇文家，就是不死不休的局面了。
……
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第二天，天刚蒙蒙亮。
雪盐坊门口，已经围满了人。
但他们不是来买盐的，而是来看热闹的。
只见作坊门口高高的旗杆上，赫然吊著十几具尸体。
那些尸体，在晨风中，轻轻地摇晃著，场面说不出的诡异和恐怖。
所有人都被这血腥的一幕，给嚇得脸色发白，议论纷纷。
“天吶！这些人是谁？怎么会死在这里？”
“我听说，是昨晚来偷袭雪盐坊的刺客！结果，被曹家的人，全都给反杀了！”
“全杀了？一个不留？还把尸体掛在这里？这曹辰，也太狠了吧！”
“狠？我觉得，这叫霸气！人家开门做生意，你跑来搞破坏，被人杀了，也是活该！我看以后，谁还敢来这里撒野！”
人群中，有几个眼神闪烁，形跡可疑的人，看到这幅景象，悄悄地对视了一眼，都从对方的眼中，看到了恐惧。
他们，也是被其他一些眼红雪盐生意的家族，派来探路的。
现在看来，这条路，是条死路。
他们悄无声息地退出了人群，回去报信了。
曹辰的这一手“杀鸡儆猴”，效果显著。
他用最直接，最血腥的方式，向整个大兴城宣告，雪盐坊，是他曹辰的禁臠，谁碰，谁死！
消息，很快就传到了宇文府。
宇文化及听到自己派去的死士，不仅任务失败，还被剁了脑袋，掛在雪盐坊门口示眾，气得当场就砸了自己最心爱的一只玉瓶。
“曹辰！我与你，不共戴天！”
他怒吼著，就要召集人马，直接杀过去。
“站住！”
宇文述的声音，从他身后传来。
“父亲！”宇文化及红著眼睛，转过身，“您还要拦著我吗？他都把我们的脸，踩在地上，用脚碾了！我们再不还手，以后宇文家，还怎么在大兴城立足？”
“谁说我不还手了？”宇文述的脸上，不见愤怒，只有一种毒蛇般的阴冷。
“他不是喜欢掛人头吗？”
“那我们就，以其人之道，还治其人之身。”
他凑到宇文及的耳边，低声说了几句。
宇文化及听完，先是一愣，隨即，脸上露出了残忍而兴奋的笑容。
“父亲，您这招，实在是太毒了！”
“高！实在是高！”
“我这就去办！我保证，明天，曹辰就会跪著，来求我们！”
雪盐坊周围的河滩地，一片寂静，只有风吹过芦苇丛，发出“沙沙”的声响。
作坊內，除了几个负责看守火炉的工人，大部分人都已经进入了梦乡。
黑暗中，十几道黑影，如同鬼魅一般，悄无声息地从芦苇丛中钻了出来。
他们一个个身手矫健，行动间悄无声息，显然是经过特殊训练的。
为首的，是一个脸上带著刀疤的汉子。他打了个手势，身后的黑衣人立刻分散开来，从不同的方向，朝著雪盐坊的围墙摸了过去。
他们的目標很明確——放火。
只要一把火，把这个日进斗金的作坊烧成白地，他们就能从宇文府那里，拿到一笔足够他们瀟洒半辈子的赏金。
刀疤脸自己，则带著两个人，悄悄摸到了作坊的后门。
他从怀里掏出一根细长的铁丝，捅进锁眼里，轻轻拨弄了几下。
“咔噠。”
一声轻响，门锁被打开了。
刀疤脸脸上露出一丝得意的冷笑。他推开门，闪身钻了进去。
作坊里，静悄悄的。
只有远处煎盐灶的火光，在黑暗中摇曳。
一切，都顺利得有些出奇。
刀疤脸心里虽然觉得有些不对劲，但巨大的利益，让他压下了这丝疑虑。
他对著身后的两人，再次打了个手首，指了指不远处堆积如山的柴火堆。
两人心领神会，从怀里掏出火摺子和火油，猫著腰，就准备过去点火。
就在这时。
异变突生！
一道黑色的影子，毫无徵兆地从天而降，正好落在两个黑衣人面前。
那是一个极其魁梧的身影，手持一根巨大的铁槊，在微弱的火光下，宛如从地狱里走出来的魔神。
正是李存孝！
那两个黑衣人被这突如其来的变故，嚇得魂飞魄散，刚想开口示警，李存孝手中的禹王槊，已经横扫而出。
“噗！噗！”
两声闷响，像是西瓜被砸碎的声音。
那两个黑衣人的脑袋，直接被狂暴的力量，砸得粉碎。红的白的，溅了一地。
连惨叫声都没来得及发出，就当场毙命。
浓烈的血腥味，瞬间在空气中瀰漫开来。
刀疤脸瞳孔猛地一缩，亡魂大冒。
他想也不想，转身就想从后门逃出去。
但一只铁钳般的大手，已经掐住了他的脖子，將他整个人，都提了起来。
“呃……”
刀疤脸双脚离地，拼命地挣扎著，却根本无法撼动那只手分毫。
他感觉自己的脖子，隨时都会被捏断。
窒息的恐惧，让他脸上涨成了猪肝色。
黑暗中，曹辰缓缓地走了出来。
他看了一眼地上那两具无头尸体，眉头都没皱一下，然后，將目光落在了被李存孝提在半空的刀疤脸身上。
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“谁派你来的？”曹辰的声音，冰冷刺骨。
刀疤脸死死地咬著牙，不肯说话。
他知道，自己要是说了，也是死路一条。宇文家的手段，他比谁都清楚。
“骨头还挺硬。”曹辰笑了。
他对著李存孝，使了个眼色。
李存孝会意，抓著刀疤脸的手，猛地一用力。
“咔嚓！”
“啊——！”
刀疤脸发出了一声不似人声的惨叫，他的左臂，被硬生生地捏断了。
剧痛，让他全身的力气，都仿佛被抽空了。
“我再问一遍，谁派你来的？”曹辰的声音，依旧平静。
“是……是……”刀疤脸的心理防线，在剧痛面前，迅速崩溃。
但就在他准备说出“宇文家”三个字的时候。
“咻！咻！咻！”
几道破空声，从围墙外传来。
几支淬了剧毒的弩箭，精准地射向了刀疤脸的后心。
这是要杀人灭口！
李存孝冷哼一声，反应极快。他將刀疤脸的身体，当做盾牌，挡在了自己身前。
“噗噗噗！”
弩箭尽数射入了刀疤脸的身体。
刀疤脸身体一僵，嘴里涌出黑色的血液，眼睛瞪得大大的，充满了不甘和恐惧，隨即，便没了声息。
“想跑？”
李存孝眼中杀机一闪，將手里的尸体，隨手一扔。
他脚下猛地一蹬地，整个人如同炮弹一般，冲天而起，直接越过了数米高的围墙。
围墙外，传来了几声惊恐的尖叫，和利器入肉的闷响。
很快，一切又恢復了平静。
片刻之后，李存孝提著几颗血淋淋的人头，翻墙而回，扔在了曹辰的脚下。
“郎君，都解决了。看服饰，是宇文家的死士。”
曹辰点了点头，看著地上那几具尸体，陷入了沉思。
宇文家，比他想像的，还要心狠手辣。
看来，光是商业上的打压，还不足以让他们感到疼痛。
必须，给他们来点更狠的。
“把这些尸体，都给我吊在作坊门口的旗杆上。”曹辰冷冷地吩咐道。
“啊？”旁边闻讯赶来的大掌柜，嚇了一跳，“郎君，这……这不太好吧？太血腥了，会嚇到人的。”
“我就是要嚇人。”曹辰的眼中，闪烁著寒光。
“我要让所有人都看看，敢动我雪盐坊的人，是什么下场！”
“我还要让宇文家的人知道，他们派来的人，连给我提鞋都不配！”
“这叫，杀鸡儆猴！”
大掌柜看著曹辰那冰冷的侧脸，忍不住打了个寒颤。
他知道，从今晚开始，自家郎君和宇文家，就是不死不休的局面了。
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第二天，天刚蒙蒙亮。
雪盐坊门口，已经围满了人。
但他们不是来买盐的，而是来看热闹的。
只见作坊门口高高的旗杆上，赫然吊著十几具尸体。
那些尸体，在晨风中，轻轻地摇晃著，场面说不出的诡异和恐怖。
所有人都被这血腥的一幕，给嚇得脸色发白，议论纷纷。
“天吶！这些人是谁？怎么会死在这里？”
“我听说，是昨晚来偷袭雪盐坊的刺客！结果，被曹家的人，全都给反杀了！”
“全杀了？一个不留？还把尸体掛在这里？这曹辰，也太狠了吧！”
“狠？我觉得，这叫霸气！人家开门做生意，你跑来搞破坏，被人杀了，也是活该！我看以后，谁还敢来这里撒野！”
人群中，有几个眼神闪烁，形跡可疑的人，看到这幅景象，悄悄地对视了一眼，都从对方的眼中，看到了恐惧。
他们，也是被其他一些眼红雪盐生意的家族，派来探路的。
现在看来，这条路，是条死路。
他们悄无声息地退出了人群，回去报信了。
曹辰的这一手“杀鸡儆猴”，效果显著。
他用最直接，最血腥的方式，向整个大兴城宣告，雪盐坊，是他曹辰的禁臠，谁碰，谁死！
消息，很快就传到了宇文府。
宇文化及听到自己派去的死士，不仅任务失败，还被剁了脑袋，掛在雪盐坊门口示眾，气得当场就砸了自己最心爱的一只玉瓶。
“曹辰！我与你，不共戴天！”
他怒吼著，就要召集人马，直接杀过去。
“站住！”
宇文述的声音，从他身后传来。
“父亲！”宇文化及红著眼睛，转过身，“您还要拦著我吗？他都把我们的脸，踩在地上，用脚碾了！我们再不还手，以后宇文家，还怎么在大兴城立足？”
“谁说我不还手了？”宇文述的脸上，不见愤怒，只有一种毒蛇般的阴冷。
“他不是喜欢掛人头吗？”
“那我们就，以其人之道，还治其人之身。”
他凑到宇文及的耳边，低声说了几句。
宇文化及听完，先是一愣，隨即，脸上露出了残忍而兴奋的笑容。
“父亲，您这招，实在是太毒了！”
“高！实在是高！”
“我这就去办！我保证，明天，曹辰就会跪著，来求我们！”