But over time, bandits, scholars and the curious have taken much, leaving but a few remains.

但随着时间推移，盗匪、学者的民众拿走多数的尸骸，现在只剩下几具。

They really hadn't encountered any bandits.

他们确实未曾遇到任何盗匪。

The brigand leaders could not catch them so they returned to Daming Prefecture to await further orders.

盗匪头目抓不住，便返回大名府等候命令。

Grand Secretary Liang therefore ordered his generals to pursue the brigands.

梁大学士于是命部将追击盗匪。

In Dongping the Prefect discussed with the Lieutenant General upon hearing of the arrival of the brigands at Anshan.

太守在东平，听说盗匪来到鞍山，与中将商。

Temporarily I took charge of the bandits here at Mount Duiying.

我暂时负责对影山这里的盗匪。

Upon taking up his duties he at once summoned two inspectors and officers whose special work was suppression of banditry.

上任后，他立即召集了两名巡查员和官员，他们的专门工作是镇压盗匪。

When they heard of the arrival of the brigands they were angry, and marched out their soldiers to oppose them.

听说盗匪到来，大怒，派兵迎战。

But at all those places there are bandits so that even a merchant with no valuables dare not travel there by himself.

但那些地方都有盗匪，连没有值钱的商人也不敢独自。

In those desperate times, when the land was in the grip of pestilence and lawlessness, many found consolation in the good news of the Gospel.

在这个可怕的灾难的时期里，在这个还有瘟疫肆虐、盗匪横行的时期里，许多人在愉快的消息——福音中找到安慰。

General Qin Ming again galloped his cavalry to the western hill, but upon arriving there there was not a single bandit to be seen.

秦明将军再次策马奔赴西山，但到了那里，却不见一个盗匪。

An order came from the Eastern Capital that if the bandits were not arrested within ten days the officer should be branded and banished to a distant military post.

东都下令，十日内若不抓获盗匪，则将其烙上烙印，流放远方。

After receipt of the order from Grand Secretary Liang at the Northern Capital the Prefect at Jizhou attended to the matter every day without succeeding in arresting the bandits, and was becoming very anxious.

蓟州太守接到北都梁大学士的命令后，天天去处理此事，却始终没有抓获盗匪，心中十分焦急。