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+Project Gutenberg's Fen Zhuang Lou--Chapters 21-30, by Guanzhong Luo
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+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
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+
+Title: Fen Zhuang Lou--Chapters 21-30
+
+Author: Guanzhong Luo
+
+Posting Date: May 2, 2009 [EBook #4574]
+Release Date: October, 2003
+First Posted: February 11, 2002
+
+Language: Chinese
+
+Character set encoding: UTF-8
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FEN ZHUANG LOU--CHAPTERS 21-30 ***
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+Produced by Zhong I Fang
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+Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 21-30 (article about going home)
+
+by Luo GuanZhong
+
+
+The original Chinese:
+
+
+第二十一回
+遇奸豪趙胜逢凶施猛勇羅琨仗義
+
+話說羅琨在鵝頭鎮上飯店投宿,他是走倦了的人,吃了
+便飯,洗了手腳,打開行李要睡。才關上門,正欲上床,
+猛聽得嘈嚷之聲,擁進多少人來,口中叫道:”在那間
+房里,莫放走了他!”一齊打將進來。羅琨聽得此言,
+吃了一惊道:”莫非是被人看破了,前來拿我的?不要
+等他擁進來,動手之時不好展勢。”想了一想,忙忙拿
+了寶劍在手,開了窗子,托的一個飛腳,跳上房檐,閃
+在天溝里黑暗之處,望下一看時,進來了十五六個人,
+一個個手拿鐵尺棍杖,點著燈火往后面去了,一時間,
+衹聽得后面哭泣之聲。那些人綁了一條大漢、一個婦
+人,哭哭啼啼的去了。
+那一眾人去后,衹見那店家掌燈進來關門,口里念道:”
+阿彌陀佛!好端端的又來害人的性命,這是何苦!”店
+小二關好關門,自去睡了。羅琨方才放心,跳下窗子,
+上床去睡。口中不言,心中想道:”方才此事,必有原
+故。要是拿的強盜,開店的就不該嘆息,怎么又說‘好
+端端的又來害人的性命’,是何道理?叫我好不明
+白。”公子想了一會,也就睡了。
+
+次日早起,店小二送水來凈面,羅琨問店小二道:”俺
+有句話要問你:昨日是那個衙門的捕快兵丁,為何這等
+凶險?進店來就拿了一男一女,連夜去了,是何道
+理?”店小二搖搖手道:”你們出外的人,不要管別人
+的閒事,自古道得好:‘各人自掃門前雪,休管他家瓦
+上霜。’不要管他的閒事。”羅琨聽了,越發動疑,便
+叫:”小二哥,我又不多事,你且說了何妨?”店小二
+道:”你定要問我,說出來你卻不要動气。我們這運縣
+鵝頭鎮有一霸,姓黃名叫黃金印,綽號叫做黃老虎,有
+萬頃良田,三樓珠寶。他是當朝沈太師的門生,鎮江米
+提督的表弟,他倚仗這兩處勢力,結交府縣官員,欺負
+平民百姓,專一好酒貪花,見財起意,不知占了多少良
+家婦女、田園房產。強買強賣,依他便罷,如不依他,
+不是私下處死,就是送官治罪。你道他狠也不狠?”羅
+琨聽了此言,心中大怒道:”反了!世上有這等不平的
+事,真正的可恨!”那店小二見羅琨動了气,笑道:”
+小客人,我原說過的,你不要動气呀!下文我不說了。”
+羅琨一把抓住道:”小二哥,你一發說完了,昨日拿去
+一男一女是誰?為何拿了去的?”
+
+店小二道:”說起來活長哩!那一男一女,他是夫妻二
+人:姓趙,名叫趙胜,他妻子孫氏。聞得他夫妻兩個都
+是好漢,一身的好武藝。衹因趙胜生得青面紅須,人都
+叫他做瘟元帥﹔他妻于叫做母大蟲孫翠娥,他卻生得十
+分姿色,夫妻二人一路上走馬賣拳,要上云南有事,來
+到我們店中,就遇見了黃老虎﹔這黃老虎是個色中的餓
+鬼,一見了孫氏生得齊整,便叫家去玩雜耍,不想那趙
+胜在路上受了點涼,就害起病來﹔這黃老虎有心要算計
+孫氏,便假意留他二人在家﹔一連過了半月,早晚間調
+戲孫氏,孫氏不從,就告訴趙胜。趙胜同黃老虎角口,
+帶著病,清早起來就到我們店中來養病,告訴了我們一
+遍,我們正替他憂心,誰知晚上就來捉了去了。小客人,
+我告訴你,你不可多事,要緊!”羅琨聽了,衹气得兩
+太陽昏火,七竅內生煙,便間店小二道:”不知捉他去
+是怎生發落?”店小二道:”若是送到官,打三十可以
+放了﹔若是私刑,衹怕害病的人當不起就要送命。”羅
+琨道:”原來如此利害!”店小二道:”利害的事多
+哩,不要管他。”放下臉水就去了。
+
+這羅公子洗了臉,攏發包中,用過早盪,坐在客房想
+道:”若是俺羅琨無事在身,一定要前去除他的害。怎
+奈俺自己血海的冤仇還未伸哩,怎能先代別人出力?”
+想了一想道:”也罷,我且等一等,看風聲如何,再作
+道理。”等了一會,心中悶起來了,走到飯店門口閒望,
+衹聽得遠遠的哼聲不止﹔回頭一看,衹見孫氏大娘扶了
+趙胜,夫妻兩個一路上哭哭啼啼的,哼聲不止,走回來
+了。
+
+公子看趙胜生得身長九尺,面如藍靛,須似朱砂,分明
+是英雄的模樣。可怜他哼聲不止,走進店門就睡在地
+下。店小二捧了開水与他吃了,問道:”趙大娘,還是
+怎樣發落的?”那孫翠娥哭哭啼啼的說道:”小二哥有
+所不知,誰知黃老虎這個天殺的,他同府縣相好,寫了
+一紙假券送到縣里,說我們欠他飯銀十兩,又借了他銀
+子十兩,共欠他二十兩銀子。送到官,說我們是异鄉的
+拐子,江湖上的光棍,見面就打了四十大板,限二日內
+還他這二十兩銀子。可怜冤枉殺人,有口難分,如何是
+好?”說罷,又哭起來了。店小二嘆道:”且不要哭,
+外面風大,扶他進去瞌睡再作道理。”店小二同孫氏扶
+起趙胜,可怜趙胜兩腿打得鮮血淋淋,一欹一跛的進房
+去了。
+
+店小二說道:”趙大爺病后之人,又吃了這一場苦,必
+須將養才好,我們店里是先付了房飯錢才備堂食。”孫
+翠娥見說這話,眼中流淚道:”可怜我丈夫病了這些
+時,盤纏俱用盡了,別無法想。衹好把我身上這件上蓋
+衣服,煩你代我賣些銀子來,糊過兩天再作道理。”說
+罷就將身上一件舊布衫兒脫將下來,交与店小二。店小
+二拿著這件衣衫往外正走,不防羅琨問在天井里聽得明
+白,攔住店小二道:“不要走。諒他這件舊衣衫能值多
+少?俺這里有一錠銀,約有三兩,交与你代他使用。店
+小二道:”客人仗義疏財,難得,難得!”便將銀子交
+与孫氏道:”好蒙這位客人借一錠銀子与你養病,不用
+賣衣服了。”那孫氏見說,將羅琨上下一望,見他生得
+玉面朱唇,眉清目秀,相貌堂堂,身材凜凜,是個正人
+模樣。忙忙立起身來道:”客官,与你萍水相逢,怎蒙
+厚賜?這是不敢受的。”羅琨道:”些須小事,何必推
+辭。衹為同病相怜,別無他意,請收了。”孫翠娥見羅
+琨說話正大光明,衹得進房告訴趙胜。趙胜見說,道:”
+難得如此,這般仗義疏財,你与我收下銀子,請他進來
+談談,看他是何等之人。”正是:平生感義气,不在重
+黃金。
+
+那孫氏走出來道:”多謝客官,愚夫有請。”羅琨道:”
+惊動了。”走到趙胜房中床邊坐下。孫氏遠遠站立,趙
+胜道:”多蒙恩公的美意,改日相謝。不知恩公高姓大
+名,貴府何處?”羅琨道:”在下姓章名琨,長安人氏,
+因往淮安有事,路過此地,聞得趙兄要往云南,不知到
+云南那一處?”趙胜道:”衹因有個舍親,在貴州馬國
+公標下做個軍官,特去相投。不想路過運城,弄出這場
+禍來,豈不要半途而廢?”羅琨見他說去投馬國公標下
+的軍官,正想起哥哥的音信。才要談心,衹見店小二報
+道:”黃大爺家有人來了。”羅琨聞得,往外一閃。衹
+見眾人進了中門,往后就走,叫道:”趙胜在那里?”
+要知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+第二十二回
+寫玉版趙胜傳音贈黃金羅琨寄信
+
+話說羅琨贈了趙胜夫妻一錠銀子養病,感恩不盡,請公
+子到客房來談心,他二人俱是英雄,正說得投机,衹見
+店小二進來報道:”黃大爺家有人來了。”羅琨聽得此
+言,忙忙間出房門,站在旁邊看時,衹見跑進四個家丁,
+如狼似虎的大叫道:“趙胜在那里?”孫氏大娘迎出房
+忙道:”在這里呢,喊甚么?”那四個人道:“當家的
+在那里?”孫氏道:”今日被那瘟官打壞了,已經睡
+了,喚他做甚么?難道你家大爺又送到官不成?”那家
+人道:”如今不送官了,衹問他二十兩銀子可曾有法
+想。我家大爺倒有個商議。”孫氏大娘聽了,早已明白,
+回道:”銀子是沒有,倒不知你家大爺有個甚么商議,
+且說与我聽聽。”家人道:”這個商議与你家趙大爺倒
+還有益,不但不要他拿出二十兩銀子來,還要落他二三
+十兩銀子回去,豈不是一件美事?衹是事成之后,卻要
+重重謝我們的。”孫氏道:”但說得中聽,少不得自然
+謝你們。”那個家人道:”現今我家大爺房內少個伏侍
+的人,若是你當家的肯將你与我家大爺做個好夫人,我
+家大爺情愿与你家丈夫三十兩銀子,還要恩待你。
+那時你當家的也有了銀子,又不吃打了,就是你大娘也
+到了好處,省得跟這窮骨頭,豈不是件美事?”
+
+那家人還未曾說得完,把個孫氏大娘衹气得柳眉直豎,
+杏眼圓睜,一聲大喝道:“該死的奴才,如此放屁!你
+們回去﹔司你家該死的主人,他的老婆肯与人做,我
+奶奶也就肯了。”說著就站起身來,把那家人照臉就是
+一個嘴巴,打得那個家人滿口流血。眾家人一齊跳起
+來,罵道:”你這個大膽的賤人!我家大爺抬舉你,你
+倒如此無禮,打起我們來了﹔我們今日帶你進府去,看
+你怎樣布擺。”便來動手揪扭孫氏,誰知孫氏大娘雖是
+女流,卻是一身好本事,撤開手一頓拳頭,把四個家人
+衹打得鼻塌嘴歪,東倒西跌,站立不住,一齊跑出,口
+中罵道:”賤人!好打,好打,少不得回來有人尋你算
+帳就是了!”說罷,一溜煙跑回去了。羅琨贊道:”好
+一個女中豪杰,難得,難得!”當下孫氏大娘打走了黃
+府中家了,趙胜大喜,又請羅琨進房說話。把個店小二
+嚇得目瞪口呆,進房埋怨道:”罷了,罷了,今番打了
+他不大緊,明日他那些打手來時,連我的店都要打爛
+了。你們早些去罷,免得帶累我們淘气。”羅琨喝道:
+“胡說!就是他千軍萬馬,自有俺發討他﹔若是打壞了
+你店中家伙,總是俺賠你,准要你來多話!”那店小二
+道:”又撞著個亂神了,如何是好。”衹得去了,不表。
+
+單言羅琨向趙胜道:”既然打了他的家人,他必不肯干
+休。為今之計,還是怎生是好?”趙胜嘆道:”虎落深
+坑,衹好聽天而已。”孫翠娥道:”料想他今晚明早必
+帶打手來搶奴家,奴家衹好拼這條性命,先殺了黃賊的
+驢頭,不過也是一處,倒轉干凈!”羅琨道:”不是這
+等說法,你殺了黃賊,自去認罪,倒也罷了,衹是趙大
+哥病在店中,他豈肯干休?豈不是倒送了兩條性命?為
+今之計,衹有明日就將二十兩銀子送到環城縣中,消了
+公案,就無事了。”趙胜道:”恩公,小弟若有二十兩
+銀子倒沒話說了。自古說得好:‘有錢將錢用,無錢將
+命挨。’我如今衹好將命挨了。”羅琨心中想道:”看
+他夫妻兩個俱是有用之人!不若我出了二十兩銀子還
+了黃金印,救他兩條性命,就是日后也有用他二人之
+處。”主意已定,向趙胜道:“你二人不要憂慮,俺這
+里有二十兩銀子借与你,當官還了黃賊就是了。”趙胜
+夫妻道:”這個斷斷不敢領恩公的厚賜!”羅琨道:”
+這有何妨。”說罷,起身來到自己房中,打開行李,取
+了二十兩銀子,拿到趙胜房中,交与趙胜道:”快快收
+了,莫与外人看見。”趙胜見羅琨正直之人,衹得收了,
+謝道:”多蒙恩公如此仗義,我趙胜何以報德?”羅琨
+道:”休得如此見外。”趙胜留羅琨在房內談心。孫氏
+大娘把先前那一錠銀子,央店小二拿去買些柴米、油
+鹽、菜蔬,來請羅琨。羅琨大笑道:”俺豈是酒食之徒!
+今朝不便,等趙大哥的病体好了再治酒,我再領情罷。”
+說罷,起身就往自己房內去了,趙胜夫妻也不敢十分相
+留,衹得將酒菜拿到自己房中,夫婦二人自用。孫氏大
+娘道:”我看這少年客人說話溫柔敦厚,作事正大光
+明,相貌堂堂,不是下流之人。一足是長安城中貴府的
+公子,隱姓埋名出來辦事的。”趙胜道:”我也疑惑,
+等我再慢慢盤問他便了。”當下一宿晚景已過。
+
+次日羅琨起來,用過早飯,寫了家書封好了,上寫:”
+內要信,煩寄云南貴州府定國公千歲標下,面交羅燦長
+兄開啟,淮安羅琨拜托。”公子寫完了書信,藏在怀中。
+正要到趙胜房中看病,衹見小二進來報道:”不好了,
+黃府的打手同縣里的人來了!”羅琨聽了,鎖上了門,
+跳將出來,將渾身衣服緊了一緊。
+
+出來看時,衹見進來了有三十個人,個個伸眉豎眼,擁
+將進來。來到后頭,那兩個縣內的公人提了鐵索,一齊
+赶進來,大叫道:”趙胜在那里?快快出來!”孫大娘
+見勢頭凶惡,忙忙把頭上包頭扎緊,腰中拴牢,藏了一
+把尖刀,出房來道:“又喊趙胜怎的?”眾人道:”衹
+因你昨日撒野,打了黃府的家丁,黃老爺大怒,稟了知
+縣老爺。特來拿你二人,追問你的銀子,還要請教你的
+拳頭,到黃府耍耍。”孫氏大娘道:”他要銀子,等我
+親自到衙門去繳,不勞諸公費事﹔若是要打,等我丈夫
+好了,謾慢的請教。”眾人道:”今日就要請教!”說
+還未了,三十多入。一齊動手,四面擁來,孫氏將身一
+跳,左右招架,一場惡打。
+
+羅琨在旁邊見黃府人多,都是會拳的打手,惟恐孫氏有
+失,忙忙搶進一步,就在人叢中喝聲。”休打!”用兩
+衹平一架,左手護住孫氏,右手擋住眾人,好似泰山一
+般。眾人那里得進。羅琨道:”聞得列位事已到官,何
+必又打,明日叫他將二十兩銀子送來繳官就是了,何必
+動气,自古道:‘一人拼命,萬夫難當,倘若你們打出
+事來,豈不是人財兩空、依了我,莫打的好!”眾人仗
+著人多勢眾,那里肯依,都一齊亂嚷道:”你這人休得
+多事,他咋日撒野,打了我們府里的人,今日我們也來
+打他一陣。”說罷,仍擁將上來要打。羅琨大怒道:”
+少要動手,聽俺一言:既是你們要打,必須男對男,女
+對女,才是道理,你們三十多人打他一個女子,就是打
+胜了他,也不為出奇。你們站定,待我打個樣兒你們看
+看。”眾人被羅琨這些話說得啞口無言,欲要認真,又
+不敢動手,衹得站開些,看他怎生打法。
+
+羅琨跳下天井一看,衹見一塊石頭有五六尺長,二三尺
+厚,約有千斤多重。羅琨先將左手一扳,故意兒笑道:”
+弄他不動。”眾人一齊發笑。羅琨喝聲:”起來罷!”
+輕輕的托將起來,雙手捧著,平空望上一摜,摜過房檐
+三尺多高,那石人落將下來,羅琨依然接在乎中,放在
+原處,神色不變,喝道:”不依者,以此石為例!”眾
+人見了,衹嚇得魂飛魄散,不敢動手,衹得說道:”你
+壯士相勸,打是下打了”。衹是二十兩銀子是奉官票
+的,追比得緊,必須同我們去繳官。”歲餛道:”這個
+自然。”就叫孫氏快拿銀子同去繳官要緊。要知后事如
+何,且聽下回分解。
+第二十三回
+
+羅琨夜奔淮安府侯登曉入錦亭衙
+
+詞曰:
+
+五霸爭雄列國,六王戰斗春秋﹔七雄吞并滅東周,混一
+乾坤宇宙。
+
+五鳳樓前勛業,凌煙閣上風流。英雄一去不回頭,剩水
+殘山依舊。
+
+話說眾人見羅琨勇猛,不敢動手,一齊向公子說道:”
+既是壯士分付,打是不打了。衹是縣主老爺坐在堂上,
+差我們來追這二十兩銀子,立等回話﹔要趙大娘同我們
+去走走,莫要帶累我們挨打。”羅琨見眾人說得有理,
+忙向孫氏丟了個眼色道:“趙大娘,你可快快想法湊二
+十兩銀子,同你趙大爺去繳官,不要帶累他們。”那孫
+氏大娘會意,忙忙進房來与趙胜商議。帶了銀子,扶了
+趙胜,出了房問,假意哼聲不止,向眾人道:”承諸位
+費心如此,不要帶累諸公跑路,衹得煩諸位同我去見官
+便了。”眾人聽了大喜:”如此甚妙。”當下眾人同趙
+胜竟往縣中去了。羅琨假意向眾人一拱道:”恕不送
+了。”
+
+且言眾人領了趙胜夫妻二人,出了飯店,相別了羅琨,
+不一時已到縣前。兩個原差將趙胜夫妻上了刑具,帶進
+班房,鎖將起來,到宅門上回了話,知縣升堂審問,不
+多一時,衹聽得三聲點響,運城縣早已坐堂,原差忙帶
+趙胜夫妻上去,跪將卜來,寺候點名問話。運城縣知縣
+坐了堂,先問了兩件別的事,然后帶上趙胜夫妻二人,
+點名已畢,去了刑具。知縣問趙胜道:”你既欠了黃鄉
+紳家銀子二十兩,送在本縣這里追比,你有銀子就該在
+本縣這里來繳,若無銀子也該去求求黃鄉紳寬恕才是。
+怎么黃鄉紳家叫人來要銀子,你倒叫你妻子撒野,打起
+他的家人來了,是何原故?”趙樸見問,爬上一步,哼
+哼的哭道:”大老爺在上,小的乃异鄉人氏,遠方孤客,
+怎敢動手打黃鄉紳的家丁?況現欠他的銀子,又送在大
+老爺案下,上法昭昭,小的豈敢撤野?衹因黃府的家人
+倚著主人的勢,前來追討銀子,出口的話,百般辱罵,
+小的欠他的銀子,又病在床上,衹得忍受,不想他家人
+次后說道,若是今日沒得銀子,就要抬小的的妻子回府
+做妾,小的妻子急了,兩下揪打有之。”回頭指孫氏
+道:”求大老爺看看,小的妻子不過是個女子,小的又
+受了大老爺的責罰,又病在床上,不能動手,諒他一個
+女流,焉能打他四個大漢?求大老爺詳察。”
+
+那知縣聽了趙胜這一番口供,心中早已明白了,衹得又
+問道:”依你的口供,是不曾打他的家人,本縣也不問
+你了。衹問你這二十兩銀子,你有沒有。”趙胜見說,
+忙在腰間取出羅琨与他的那二十兩銀子,雙手呈上
+道:”求大老爺消案。”那知縣見了銀子,命書吏兌明
+白了,分毫不少,封了封皮,叫黃府的家人領回銀子,
+消了公案,退堂去了,當下趙胜謝過了知縣,忙忙走出
+衙門,一路上歡天喜地跑回飯店來了,不表。
+
+且言黃府的家人領了銀子回府,見了黃金印,黃金印問
+道:”叫你們前去搶人,怎么樣了?”眾家人一齊回
+道:”要搶人,除非四大金剛一齊請去,才得到手。”
+黃金印道:”怎的這樣費力?”眾家人道:”再不要提
+起!我們前去搶人,正与趙胜的妻子交千,打了一會,
+才要到手,不想撞著他同店的客人,年紀不過二十多
+歲,前來扯勸,一衹手攔住趙大娘,一衹手擋住我們,
+我們不依,誰想他立時顯個手段,跳下天井,將六尺多
+長一塊石頭約有千斤多重,他一衹手提起來,猶如舞燈
+草一般,舞了一會,放下來說道:‘如不依者,以此為
+例。,我們見他如此凶惡,就不敢動手,衹得同趙胜見
+官,不知趙胜是那里來的銀子,就同我們見官,當堂繳
+了銀子﹔連知縣也無可奈何他,衹得收了銀子,消了
+案,叫我們回府來送信。”那黃金印聽了此言,心中好
+不著惱:”該因我同那夫人無緣,偏偏的遇了這個對頭
+前來打脫了,等我明日看這個客人是誰便了。”
+
+按下黃金印在家著惱,且言趙胜夫妻二人繳了銀子,一
+气跑回飯店,連店小二都是歡喜的,進了店門,向羅琨
+拜倒在地道:”多蒙恩公借了銀子,救了我夫妻二人兩
+條性命。”羅琨向前忙忙扶起道:”休得如此,且去安
+歇。”趙胜夫妻起身進房安歇去了。
+
+到午后,羅琨吩咐店小二買了些魚肉菜蔬,打了些酒,
+与趙胜慶賀,好不歡喜快樂,當下店小二備完了酒席,
+搬向趙胜房中道:”這是章客人送与你賀喜的。”趙胜
+聽了,忙忙爬起身來道:”多謝他,怎好又多謝他如此?
+小二哥,央你与我請他來一處同飲!”店小二去了一
+會,回來說道:”那章客人多多拜上你,改日再來請你
+一同飲酒,今日不便。”趙胜聽了焦躁起來,忙叫妻子
+去請。孫氏衹得輕移蓮步,走到羅琨房門首叫道:”章
+恩公,愚夫有請!”羅琨道:”本當奉陪趙兄,衹是不
+便,改日再會罷。”孫氏道:”恩公言之差矣!你乃正
+直君子,愚夫雖江湖流輩,卻也是個英雄,一同坐坐何
+妨?”羅琨見孫氏言詞正大。衹得起身同孫大娘到趙胜
+房中,坐下飲酒。大娘站在橫頭斟酒。
+
+過了三巡,趙胜道:”恩公如此英雄豪杰,非等閒可比,
+但不知恩公住在長安何處?令尊大爺太太可在堂否?
+望恩公指示分明,俺趙胜日后到長安好到府上拜謝。”
+羅琨見問,不覺一陣心酸,虎目梢頭流下淚來,見四下
+無人,低聲問道:”你要問我根由,說來可慘。俺不姓
+章,俺乃是越國公之后,羅門之子,綽號五面虎羅琨便
+是。衹因俺爹爹与沈大師不睦,被他一本調去征番,他
+又多俺爹爹私通外國。可怜我家滿問抄斬,多虧義仆章
+宏黑夜送信与我弟兄二人,逃出長安取救,路過此處
+的,那云南馬國公就是家兄的岳丈,家兄今己投他去
+了,聞得趙大哥要到云南,我這里有一封密書,煩大哥
+寄去,叫我家兄早早會同取救,要緊。”那趙胜夫妻聽
+得此言,吃了一惊,忙忙跪下道:”原來是貴人公子!
+我趙胜有眼不識泰山,望公子恕罪。”公子忙忙扶起
+道:”少要如此,外人看見走漏風聲,不是耍的。”二
+人衹得起身在一處同飲,當下又談了些江湖上事業,講
+了些武藝槍刀,十分相得,衹吃到夜盡更深而散。
+
+又住了几日,趙胜的棒瘡已愈,身子漸漸好了,要想動
+身。羅琨又封了十兩銀子,同那一封書信包在一處,悄
+悄的拿到趙胜房中,向趙胜道:”家兄的書信,千萬拜
+托收好了,要緊。別無所贈,這是些須几兩銀子,僅為
+路費,望乞收留。”趙胜道:”多蒙恩公前次大德,未
+得圖報﹔今日又蒙厚賜,叫我趙胜何以為報?”羅琨
+道:”快快收了上路,不必多言。”趙胜衹得收了銀子
+書信,出了飯店,背了行李,夫妻二人衹得灑淚而別,
+千恩萬謝的去了。且言羅琨打發趙胜夫妻動身之后,也
+自收拾行李,將程公爺的錦囊收在貼肉身旁,還清了房
+錢,賞了店小二三兩銀子,別了店家,曉行夜宿,往淮
+安去了。在路行程,非止一日,那日黃昏時分,也到淮
+安境內,問明白了路,往柏府而來。
+
+要知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十四回
+玉面虎公堂遭刑祁子富山中送信
+
+話說羅琨到了淮安,已是黃昏時分,問明白了柏府的住
+宅,走到門口叩問。門內問道:”是那里來的。”羅琨
+回道:”是長安來的。”門公聽得長安來的,衹道老爺
+有家信到了,忙忙開門一看,見一位年少書生,又無伴
+侶,衹得追問:”你是長安那里來的?可有書信么?”
+羅琨性急說道:”你不要衹管盤問,快去稟聲大太,說
+是長安羅二公子到了,有事要見,快快通報。”那門公
+聽得此言大惊,忙忙走進后堂。正遇太太同著侯登坐在
+后堂,門公稟道:”太太,今有長安羅二公子。特來有
+事要見夫人。”太太聽見,說:”不好了!這個冤家到
+了,如何是好?他若知道逼死了玉霜,豈肯干休?”侯
+登問道:”他就是一個人來的么?”門公道:”就是一
+人來的。”侯登道:”如此容易。他是自來尋死的,你
+可出去暗暗吩咐家中人等,不要提起小姐之事,請他進
+來相見,我自有道理。”
+
+門公去了,太太忙問道:”是何道理?”侯登道:”目
+下各處挂榜拿他兄弟二人,他今日是自來送死的。我們
+就拿他送官,一者又請了賞,二者又除了害,豈不為
+妙?”太太說道:”聞得他十分利害,倘若拿他不住,
+惟恐反受其害。”侯登道:“這有何難?衹須如此如
+此,就拿他了。”太太聽了大喜道:”好計!”話言未
+了,衹見門公領了公子來到后堂。羅琨見了太太道:”
+岳母大人請坐,待小婿拜見。”太太假意含淚說道:”
+賢婿一路辛苦,衹行常禮罷。”羅琨拜了四雙八拜,太
+太又叫侯登過來見了禮,分賓主坐下,太太叫丫鬟獻
+茶。太太道:”老身聞得賢婿府上凶信,整整的哭了几
+天,衹因山遙路遠,無法可施。幸喜賢婿今日光臨,老
+身才放心一二。正是:
+暗中設計言偏美,笑里藏刀話轉甜。
+當下羅琨見侯氏夫人言語之中十分親熱,衹認他是真
+情,遂將如何被害,如何拿問,如何逃走的話,細細告
+訴一遍。太太道:”原來如此、可恨沈謙這等作惡,若
+是你岳父在朝,也同他辨白一場。”公子道:”小婿特
+來同岳父借一支入馬,到云南定國公馬伯伯那里,會同
+家兄一同起兵,到邊頭關救我爹爹,還朝伸冤,報仇雪
+恨﹔不想岳父大人又不在家,又往陝西去了,如何是
+好。”太太道:”賢婿一路辛苦,且在這里歇宿兩天,
+那時老身叫個得力的家人同你一路前去。”羅琨以為好
+意,那里知道,就同侯登談些世務,太太吩咐家人備酒
+接風,打掃一進內書房与羅琨安歇,家人領命去了。
+
+不一時,酒席備完,家人捧進后堂擺下,太太就同羅琨、
+侯登三人在一一處飲酒,侯登有心要灌醉羅琨才好下
+手,一遞一盃,衹顧斟酒,羅琨衹認做好意,并不推辭。
+一連飲了十數盃,早已吃得九分醉了,惟恐失儀,放下
+盃兒向太太道:”小婿酒已有了,求岳母讓一盃。”太
+太笑道:”賢婿遠來,老身不知,也沒有備得全席,薄
+酒無看,當面見怪。”羅琨道:”多蒙岳母如此費心,
+小婿怎敢見怪?”太太道:”既不見怪,叫丫鬟取金斗
+過來,滿飲三斗好安歇。”羅琨不敢推辭,衹得連飲二
+斗,吃得爛醉如泥,伏在桌上,昏迷下醒,太太同侯登
+見了,心中大喜,說道:”好了!好了!他不得動了。”
+忙叫一聲:”人在那里?”原來侯登先已吩咐四個得力
+的家人,先備下麻繩鐵索在外伺候,衹等羅琨醉了,便
+來動手。
+
+當下四名家人聽得呼喚,一齊擁進后堂,扶起羅琨,扯
+到書房,脫下身上衣服,用麻繩鐵索將羅垠渾身上下捆
+了二三十道,放在床上,反鎖了他的房門,叫人在外面
+看守定了。然后侯登來到后堂說道:”小侄先報了毛守
+備,調兵前來拿了他,一同進城去見淮安府,方無疏
+失。”太太道:”衹是小心要緊。”侯登道:”曉得,
+不須姑母費心,衹等五更將盡,小侄就上錦亭衙去了。”
+正是:
+
+准備窩弓擒猛虎,安排香餌釣鰲魚。
+
+原來淮安府城外有一守備鎮守衙門,名喚錦亭衙。衙里
+有一個署印的守備,姓毛名真卿,年方二十六七,他是
+個行伍出身,卻是貪財好色,飲酒宿娼,無所不為,同
+侯登卻十分相好。候登守到入吏時分,忙叫家人點了火
+把,備了馬出門,上馬加鞭,來到錦亭衙門前。天色還
+早,侯登下馬叫人通報那守備,衙中看門的眾役平日都
+是認得的,忙問道:”侯大爺為何今日此一刻就來,有
+何話說?”候登著急說:“有机密事前來見你家老爺,
+快快与我通報!”門上人見他來得緊急,忙忙進內宅門
+上報信,轉稟內堂。那毛守備正在酣睡之時,聽見此言,
+忙忙起來請侯登內堂相見。
+
+見過禮,分賓主坐卜毛守備開言問道:”侯年兄此刻光
+降,有何几教?”侯登道:”有一件大富貴的事送來与
+老恩台同享。”毛守備道:”有何富貴?快請言明。”
+侯登將計捉羅琨之事,細說一遍,道:”這豈不是一件
+大富貴的事?申奏朝廷,一定是有封賞的。衹求老恩台
+早早發兵,前去拿人要緊。”毛守備聽得此言大喜,忙
+忙點起五十多名步兵,一個個手執槍刀器械,同侯登一
+路上打馬加鞭跑來。
+不表侯登同毛守備帶了兵丁前來。且言羅琨被侯氏、侯
+登好計灌醉,捆綁起來,睡到次日大亮才醒,見渾身都
+是繩索捆綁,吃了大惊道:”不好了,中了計了!”要
+掙時,那里掙得動,衹聽得一聲吆喝,毛守備當先領兵
+丁擁進房來﹔不由分說,把羅琨推出房門,又加上兩條
+鐵索,鎖了手腳,放在車上,同侯登一齊動身往淮安府
+內而來。
+
+那淮安府臧太爺,聽得錦亭衙毛守備在柏府里拿住反叛
+羅琨,忙忙點鼓升堂,審問虛實,衹見毛守備同侯登二
+人先上堂來。參見已畢,臧知府問起原因,侯登將計擒
+羅琨之事,說了一遍:知府叫:”將欽犯帶上堂來。”
+衹見左右將羅琨扯上堂來跪下。知府問道:”你家罪犯
+天條,滿門抄斬,你就該伏法領罪才是,為甚么逃走在
+外?意欲何為?一一從實招來,免受刑法!”羅琨見
+問,不覺大怒,道:”可恨沈謙這賊,害了俺全家性命,
+冤沉海底。俺原是逃出長安勾乓救父,為國除奸的,誰
+知又被無義的禽獸用計擒來,有死而已,不必多言!”
+那知府見羅琨口供甚是決然,又問道:”你哥哥羅燦今
+在那里?快快招來!”羅琨道:”他已到邊頭關去了,
+俺如何知道?”知府道:”不用刑法,如何肯招?”喝
+令左右:”与我拖下去打!”兩邊一聲答應,將羅琨拖
+下,一捆四十,可怜打得皮開肉綻,鮮血淋淋,羅恨咬
+定牙關,衹是不語。
+
+知府見審不出口供,衹得將羅琨行李打開,一看,衹見
+有口寶劍卻寫著”魯國公程府”字號,嚇得知府說
+道:”此事弄大了!且將他收監,申詳上司,再作道
+理。”不表淮安府申詳上司。單言那一日毛守備到柏府
+去拿了羅琨,把一鎮市的人都哄動了。人人都來看審反
+叛,個個都來要看英雄,一傳十,十傳百,擠個不了。
+也是英雄該因有救,卻惊動了一人,你道是誰?原來就
+是祁子富。他進城買豆子,聽得這個消息,一惊非小,
+忙忙急急跑回家來告訴女兒一遍。祁巧云說道:”爹
+爹,想他當日在滿春園救了我們三人,今日也該救他才
+是。你可快快收拾收拾,到雞爪山去找尋胡奎要緊。”
+祁子富依言,往雞爪山去了。
+
+要知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十五回
+
+染瘟疫羅琨得病賣人頭胡奎探監
+
+后說祁子富依了女兒之言,先奔胡奎家中來找胡奎,將
+羅琨的事,告訴他母親一遍,胡太太同龍太太聽見此
+言,嘆息了一會:”可怜,偏是好人多磨難!”胡太太
+道:”我孩兒自同龍太太回家之后,親往雞爪山去了。
+未曾回來,想必還在山上。你除非親到山上去走一遭,
+同眾人商議商議,救他才好。”祁子富道:”事不宜遲,
+我就上雞爪山去了。我去之后,倘若胡老爺回來,叫他
+想法要緊。”說罷,就辭了兩位太太,跑回家去,吃了
+早飯,背了個小小的包袱,拿了一條拐杖。張二娘收了
+店面。
+
+才要出門,衹見來了一條大漢,挂著腰刀,背著行李,
+走得滿面風塵,進店來問道:”借問一聲,鎮上有個獵
+戶名叫龍標,不知你老丈可認得他?”祁子富道:“龍
+標我卻聞名,不曾會面,轉是龍太太我卻認得,才還看
+見的,你問他怎的?”龍標聽得此言,滿面陪笑,忙忙
+下拜道:”那就是家母。在下就是龍標,衹因出外日久,
+今日才回來﹔見鎖了門,不知家母那里去了,既是老丈
+才會見的,敢求指引。”祁子富聽了,好生歡喜,說道:”
+好了,又有了一個幫手到了。”忙忙放下行李道:“我
+引你去見便了。”
+
+二人出了店門,离了鎮口,竟奔胡府而來。一路上告訴
+他前后原故,龍標也自放心。不一時來到胡府,見了兩
+位太太,龍太太見兒子回來,好不快樂,忙問:“小姐
+的家信可曾送到?”龍標口言:”至走到西安,誰知柏
+老爺進京去了,白走了一遭,信也沒有送到。”太太
+道:”幸虧柏小姐去了,若是在這里,豈不是等了一場
+空了?”龍標忙問道:”小姐往那里去了?”龍太太就
+將遇見侯登,叫秋紅探聽信息,主仆相會,商議逃走,
+到鎮江投他母舅,后來侯登親自來尋,相鬧一場,多蒙
+胡奎相救的話,從頭至尾告訴了一遍。龍標聽了,大怒
+道:”可恨侯登如此作惡,倘若撞在我龍標手中,他也
+莫想活命!”太太說道:”公子羅琨誤投柏府,如今也
+被他拿住了送在府里。現今在監,生死未定,怎生救得
+他才好。”龍標聽了大吃一惊,問道:”怎生拿住的?”
+祁子富說道:”耳聞得侯氏同侯登假意殷勤,將酒灌
+醉,昏迷不醒,將繩索綁起,報与錦亭衙毛守備帶領兵
+丁,同侯登解送府里去的。幸好我進城買豆子,才得了
+這個信息。我如今要往雞爪山去,找尋胡老爺來救他,
+衹是衙門中要個人去打聽打聽才好。”龍標道:”這個
+容易,衙門口我有個朋友,央他自然照應,衹是你老爺
+上雞爪山,速去速來才好。”祁子富道:”這個自然,
+不消吩咐。”當下二人商議已定,祁子富走回家背了行
+李,連夜上雞爪山去了。
+不表祁子富上雞爪山去。單言龍標,他也不回家去,就
+在胡府收拾收拾,帶了几兩銀子,离了胡家鎮,放開大
+步,進得城來,走到府口。他是個獵戶的營生,官里有
+他的名字、錢糧差務,那些當門戶的都是認得他的。一
+個個都來同他拱拱手,
+說道:”久違了,今日來找那個的?”龍標道:”來找
+王二哥說話的。”眾人道:“他在街坊上呢。”龍標
+道:”難為。”別了眾人,來到街上,正遇見王二,一
+把扯住走到茶坊里對面坐下。龍標道:”聞得府里拿住
+了反叛羅琨送在監里,老兄該有生色了。”王二將眉一
+皺說道:”大哥不要提起這羅琨,身上連一文也沒有得。
+況且他是個公子的性兒,一時要茶要水,亂喊亂罵,他
+又無親友,這是件苦差。”龍標道:”王二哥,我有件
+心事同你商議,耳聞得羅琨在長安是條好漢,我与他有
+一面之交,今日聞得他如此犯事,我特備了兩看來同他
+談談。一者完昔日朋友之情,三者也省了你家茶水,三
+者小弟少不得候你,不知你二哥意下如何?”那王二暗
+吟暗想道:”我想龍標他是本府的獵戶,想是為朋友之
+情,別無他意,且落得要他些銀子再講。”主意已定,
+向龍標說:”既是賢弟面上,有何不可?”
+龍標見王二允了,心中大喜,忙向腰內拿出一個銀包,
+足有三兩,送与王二道:“權力便費。”王二假意推辭
+了一會,方才收下。龍標又拿出一錠銀子說道:”這
+錠銀子,就煩二哥拿去買兩樣菜兒,央二嫂子收拾收
+拾。”那王二拿了銀子。好不歡喜,就邀龍標到家坐卞,
+他忙忙拿了銀子,帶了籃子,上街去買菜,打酒整治。
+龍標在他家等了一會,衹見王二帶了個小伙計,拿了些
+雞鴨、魚肉、酒菜等件送在廚下,忙叫老婆上鍋,忙個
+不了。龍標說道:”難為了嫂子,忙壞了。”王二道:
+“你我弟兄都是為朋友之事,這有何妨!”不一刻,俱
+已備辦現成了。
+等到黃昏之后,王二叫人挑了酒菜,同龍標二人悄悄走
+到監門口,王二叫伙計開了門,引龍標入內。那龍標走
+到里面一看,衹見黑洞洞的,冷風扑面,臭气沖人,
+那些受了刑的罪犯,你哼我喊,可怜哀聲不止,好不凄
+慘。龍標見了,不覺嘆息。那禁子王二領了龍標,來到
+羅琨的號內,挂起燈籠,開了鎖,衹見羅琨蓬頭赤腳,
+睡在地下,哼聲不止。王二近前叫道:”羅相公不要哼,
+有人來看你了。”連叫數聲,羅琨衹是二目揚揚,并不
+開口。原來羅琨挨了打,著了气,又感冒風寒,進了
+牢又被牢中獄气一沖,不覺染了瘟疫癥,病重不知人
+事。王二叫龍標來看,那龍標又沒有与羅琨會過,平日
+是聞他名的,領了祁子富之命而來,見他得了病癥,忙
+上前來看看。那羅琨渾身似火,四足如冰,十分沉重,
+龍標道:”卻是無法可施。”衹得將身上的衣服脫下一
+件,叫王二替他蓋好了身子,將酒肴捧出牢來,一同來
+到王二家。
+二人對飲了一會,龍休問道:”醫生可得進去?”王二
+笑道:”這牢里醫生那肯進去?連官府拿票子差遣,他
+也不肯進這號里去的!”龍標聽了,暗暗著急,衹
+得拜托王二早晚間照應照應,又稱了几兩銀子,托他買
+床舖蓋,余下的銀子,買些生姜丸散等件,与他調理,
+龍標料理已定,別了王二,說道:”凡事拜托。”連夜
+回家去了。
+
+不表龍標回家,單言祁子富自從別了龍標,即忙動身,
+离了淮安,曉行夜宿,奔山東登州府雞爪山而來。在路
+行程非止一日,那日黃昏時分,已到山下,遇見了
+巡山的唆羅前來擒捉他。祁子富道:”不要動手,煩你
+快快通報一聲,說淮安祁子富有机密事要見胡大王
+的。”哆羅聽了,就領祁子富進了寨門,即來通報:”
+啟上大王,今有淮安祁子富,有机密事求見胡大王。特
+來稟報。”胡奎聽了,說道:“此人前來,必有原故。”
+裴天雄道:”喚他進來,便知分曉。”當下祁子富隨嘍
+兵上了聚義廳,見了諸位大王,一一行禮。胡奎問道:”
+你今前來,莫非家下有甚么原故?”祁子富見問,就
+講:”羅琨到淮安投柏府認親,侯登用計,同毛守備解
+送到府里,現今在監,事在危急!我特連夜來山,拜求
+諸位大王救他才好!”胡奎聽得此言,衹急得暴躁如
+雷,忙与眾人商議。賽諸葛謝元說道:“諒此小事,不
+須著急。裴大哥与魯大哥鎮守山寨,我等衹須如此如此
+就是了。”裴天雄大喜,點起五十名嘍兵与胡奎、祁子
+富作前隊引路,過天星孫彪領五十名嘍兵為第二隊,賽
+諸葛謝元領五十名嘍兵為第三隊,兩頭蛇王坤領五十名
+嘍兵為第四隊,雙尾蝎李仲領五十名嘍兵為第五隊,又
+點五十名能干的哆兵下山,四面巡風報信。當下五條好
+漢、三百嘍兵裝束已畢,一隊人馬下山奔淮安府而來。
+不一日已到淮安,將三百名嘍乓分在四路住下。
+
+五條好漢同祁子富歸家探信,正遇龍標從府前而回,同
+眾人相見了,說:”羅琨病重如山,諸位前來,必有妙
+策。衹是一件,目下錦亭衙毛守備同侯登相厚,防察甚
+是嚴謹,你們眾人在此,倘若露出風聲,反為不便。”
+胡奎道:”等俺今日晚上先除一害,再作道理。”當下
+六條好漢商議已定,都到龍標家中,龍標忙去治下酒
+席,管待眾人,吃到三更以后,胡奎起身脫去長衣服,
+帶了一口短刀,向眾人說道:”俺今前去結果了毛守備
+的性命,再來飲酒。”說罷,站起身來,將手一拱,跳
+出大門,竟奔錦亭衙去了。不知毛守備死活存亡,且聽
+下回分解。
+第二十六回
+過天星夜請名醫穿山甲計傳葯舖
+
+話說胡奎別了五位英雄,竟奔錦亭衙而來,到了衙門東
+首牆邊,將身一縱,縱上了屋,順著星光到內院,輕輕
+跳下,伏在黑暗之處,衹見一個丫鬟拿著燈走將出
+來,口里卿卿噥噥說道:”此刻才睡。”說著,走進廂
+房去了,胡奎暗道:”想必就是他的臥房。”停了會,
+悄悄來到廳下一張,衹見殘燈未滅,他夫妻已經睡了,
+胡奎輕輕掇開房門,走至里面。他二人該當命到無常,
+吃醉了酒,俱已睡著,胡奎掀起帳幔,衹一刀,先殺了
+毛守備,那一顆血淋淋的人頭滾將下來。夫人惊醒,看
+見一條黑漢手執利刀,才要喊叫,早被胡奎順手一刀砍
+下頭來,將兩個血淋淋的人頭結了頭發扣在一處,扯了
+一幅帳幔包將起來,背在肩上,插了短刀,走出房來,
+來至天井,將身一縱,縱上房屋,輕輕落下,上路而回。
+
+一路上趁著墾光,到了龍標門首。那時已是五更天气,
+五人正在心焦,商議前來接應,忽見胡奎跳進門來,將
+肩上的物件往地下一摜,眾人吃惊,上前看時,卻是兩
+個人頭包在一處。眾人問道:”你是怎生殺的,這等爽
+快!”胡奎將越房殺了毛守備夫妻兩個,說了一遍,大
+家稱羡,仍包好人頭,重又飲了一會,方才略略安歇,
+不表。
+
+單言次日,那城外面的人都鬧反了,俱說毛守備的頭不
+見了。兵丁進城報了知府,知府大惊,隨即上轎來到衙
+里相驗尸首,收入棺內,用封皮封了棺木,問了衙內的
+人口供,當時做了文書,通詳上司。一面點了官兵捕快,
+懸了賞單,四路捉拿偷頭的大盜,好不嚴緊。淮安城內
+人人說道:”才拿住反叛羅琨,又弄出偷頭的事來,必
+有蹺蹊。”連知府也急得無法可治。
+
+不表城內惊疑。單言眾人起來,胡奎說道:”羅賢弟病
+在牢中,就是劫獄,也無內應﹔且待我進牢去做個幫
+手,也好行事。”龍標道:”你怎得進去?”胡奎道:
+“衹須如此如此,就進去了。”龍標道:”不是玩的,
+小心要緊!”胡奎道:”不妨!你衹是常常來往,兩邊
+傳信就是了。”
+
+商議已定,胡奎收拾停當,別了眾人,帶了個人頭進城,
+來到府問日,衹那些人三五成群,都說的偷頭的事,胡
+奎走到鬧市里,把一個血淋淋的人頭朝街上一摜,大叫
+道:”賣頭!賣頭!”嚇得眾人一齊喊道:”不好了!
+偷頭的人來賣頭了!”一聲喊叫,早有七、個捕快兵丁
+擁來,正是毛守備的首級,一把揪住胡奎來稟知府,
+知府大惊道:”好奇怪!那有殺人的人還把頭拿了來賣
+的道理?”忙忙傳鼓升堂審問。
+
+衹見眾衙役拿著一個人頭,帶著胡奎跪下。知府驗過了
+頭,喝道:”你是那里人?好大膽的強徒,殺了朝廷的
+命官,還敢前來賣弄!我想你的人多,那一個頭而今現
+在那里?從實招來,免受刑法!”胡奎笑道:”一兩個
+人頭要甚么大緊!想你們這些貪官污吏,平日蓋不知害
+了多少人的性命,倒來怪俺了。”知府大怒,喝令:“与
+我扯下去夾起來!”兩邊答應一聲,將胡奎扯下去夾將
+起來,三繩收足,胡奎衹當不知,連名姓也不說出。知
+府急了,衹問那個頭在那里,胡奎大叫道:”那個頭是
+俺吃了,你待我老爺好些,俺變顆頭來還你﹔你若行
+刑,今夜連你的頭都叫人來偷了去,看你怎樣!”知府
+吃了一惊,吩咐收監,通詳再審。
+
+按下知府疊成文案,連夜通詳上司去了不表,且言胡奎
+上了刑具,來到監中,將些鬼話唬嚇眾人道:”你等如
+若放肆,俺叫人將你們的頭,一發總偷了去。”把個禁
+子王二嚇得諾諾連聲。眾人俯就他,下在死囚號內,代
+他舖下草床,睡在地下,上了鎖就去了。
+
+當時,事有湊巧,胡奎的柙床緊靠著羅琨旁邊,二人卻
+是同著號房。羅琨在那里哼聲不止,衹是亂罵,胡奎聽
+見口音,抬起頭來一看,正是羅琨睡在地下。胡奎
+心中暗喜,等人去了,扒到羅琨身邊,低低叫聲:”羅
+賢弟,俺胡奎在此看你。”
+羅琨那里答應,衹是亂哼,并不知人事。胡奎道:”這
+般光景,如何是好。”
+
+話分兩頭:單言龍標當晚進城找到王二,買了些酒肉,
+同他進監來看羅琨,他二人是走過几次的,獄卒都不盤
+問。當下二人進內,來到羅琨床前,放下酒肴与羅琨吃
+時,羅琨依舊不醒﹔掉回頭來,卻看見是胡奎,胡奎也
+看見是龍標,兩下里衹是不敢說話。龍標忽生一計,向
+王二說道:”我今日要了一服丸葯來与他吃,煩王二哥
+去弄碗蔥姜盪來才好。”王二衹得弄開水去了,龍標支
+開王二,胡奎道:”羅琨的病重,你要想法請個醫生來,
+帶他看看才好。”龍標道:”名醫卻有,衹是不肯進
+來。”胡奎道:”你今晚回去与謝元商議便了。”二人
+關會己定。王二拿了開水來了,龍標扶起羅琨吃了丸
+葯,別了王二。
+
+來到家中,會過眾位好漢,就將胡奎的言語向謝元說了
+一遍。謝元笑道:”你這里可有個名醫。”龍標回道﹔”
+就是鎮上有個名醫,他有回中的手段,人稱他做小神仙
+張勇:衹是請他不去。”謝元道:”這個容易,衹要孫
+賢弟前去走走,就說如此如此便了。”眾人大喜。
+當日黃昏時候,那過天星的孫彪將毛守備夫人的那顆頭
+背在肩上,身邊帶了短兵器,等到夜間,行個手段,邁
+開大步赶奔鎮上而來,找尋張勇的住宅,若是別人,深
+黑之時看不見蹤跡,惟有這孫彪的眼有夜光,与白日是
+一樣的。不多一時,衹見一座門樓,大門開著,二門上
+有一匾,匾上有四個大字,寫道:”醫可通神。”尾上
+有一行小字為:”神醫張勇立。”孫彪看見,大喜道:”
+好了!找到了!”上前叩門。
+
+卻好張勇還未曾睡,出來開門,會了孫彪,間他來因。
+孫彪道:”久仰先生的高名,衹因俺有個朋友,得了病
+癥在監內,意欲請先生進去看一看,自當重謝。”張勇
+聽得此言,微微冷笑道:”我連官府鄉紳請我看病,還
+要三請四邀,你叫我到牢中去看病,大把我看輕了些。”
+就將臉一變,向孫彪說道:”小生自幼行醫,從沒有到
+監獄之中,實難從命!你另請高明的就是了。”孫彪
+道:”既是先生不去,倒惊動了,衹是要求一服妙葯發
+汗。”張勇道:”這個有得。”即走進內房去拿丸葯。
+孫彪吹熄了燈,輕輕的將那顆人頭往桌子底下葯簍里一
+藏,叫道:”燈熄了。”張勇忙叫小↓掌燈,送丸葯出
+來,孫彪接了丸葯,說道:”承受了。”別了張勇去
+了。這張勇卻也不介意,叫小關好了問戶,吹熄了燈火,
+就去安睡,不提。
+且言孫彪离了張勇的門首,回到龍家,見了眾人,將請
+張勇之言說了一遍,大家笑了一會,謝元忙取過筆來,
+寫了一封錦囊,交与龍標說道:”你明日早些起來,將
+錦囊帶去与胡奎知道,若是官府審問,叫他依此計而
+行。你然后再約捕快,叫他們到張勇家去搜頭。我明日
+要到別處去住些時,莫要露出風聲,我自叫孫彪夜來探
+聽信息。各人干事要緊。”當下眾人商議已定,次日五
+更,謝元等各投別處安身去了。
+
+單言龍標又進城來,同王二到茶坊坐下,說道:”王二
+哥,有股大財送來与你,你切莫說出我來。”王二笑
+道:”若是有財發,怎肯說出你來?我不呆了?你且說
+是甚么財?”龍標道:”那個偷頭的黑漢,我在小神仙
+張勇家里見過他一面,聞得他都是結交江湖上的匪人,
+但是外路使槍棒、賣膏葯的,都在他家歇腳,有兒分同
+那人是一路的。目下官府追問那個人頭,正無著落,你
+何不進去送個訪單?你多少些也得他几十兩銀子使用
+使用。”王二道:”你可拿得穩么?”龍標道:”怎么
+不穩,衹是一件,我還要送葯与羅琨,你可帶我進去。”
+王二道:”這個容易。”遂出了茶坊,叫小牢子帶龍標
+進監,他隨即就來到捕快班房商議去了。
+
+不表王二同眾人商議進衙門送訪,且言那小神仙張勇一
+宿過來,次日早起,衹見葯簍邊上、地下,有多少血跡,
+順著血跡一看,吃了大惊,衹見一個人頭睜眼蓬頭,滾
+在葯簍旁邊,好不害怕。張勇大叫道:”不好了!”嚇
+倒在地。
+
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+第二十七回
+淮安府認假為真賽元壇將無作有
+
+話說張勇見一個血淋淋的人頭在葯簍之內,他就大叫一
+聲:”不好了。”跌倒在地。有小使快來扶起,問道:”
+太爺為何如此?”張勇道:”你,你,你看那,那桌,
+桌子底下,一,一個人,人頭!”小使上前一看,果是
+一個女人的首級。合家慌了手腳,都亂嚷道:”反了,
+反了!出了妖怪了,好端的人家怎么滾出個人頭來了?
+是那里來的?”張勇道:”不,不要聲,聲張,還,還,
+還是想個法,法兒才,才好。”內中有個老家人道:”
+你們不要吵。如今毛守備夫妻兩個頭都不見了,本府太
+爺十分著急,點了官兵捕快四下里巡拿,昨日聽見人
+說,有個黑漢提著毛守備的頭在府前去賣,被人拿住,
+審了一堂收了監。恰恰的衹少了毛守備夫人的頭,未曾
+圓案,現在追尋,想來此頭是有蹊蹺,這頭一定是他的。
+快快瞞著鄰舍,拿去埋了。”正要動手,衹聽得一聲喊
+叫,擁進二三十個官兵捕快,正撞個滿怀,不由分說,
+將張勇鎖了,帶著那個人頭,拿到淮安府去了,可怜他
+妻子老小,一個個衹嚇得魂飛魄散,嚎陶慟哭,忙叫老
+家人帶了銀子到府前料理,不表。
+且言王二同眾捕快將張勇帶到衙門口,早有毛守備的家
+人上前認了頭。那些街坊上人,聽見這個信息,都來看
+人頭,罵道:”張勇原來是個強盜!”
+
+不言眾人之事,單言那知府升堂,吩咐帶上張勇,罵
+道:”你既習醫,當知王法,為何結連強盜殺官?從頭
+實招,免受刑法!”張勇見問,回道:”太老爺在上,
+冤枉:小的一向行醫,自安本分,怎敢結連強盜?況且
+醫生与守備又無仇隙,求大老爺詳察!”知府冷笑
+道:”你既不曾結連強盜,為何人頭在你家里?”張勇
+回道:“醫生清早起來收拾葯簍,就看見這個人頭,不
+知從何而來,正在惊慌,就被太爺的貴差拿來。小的真
+正是冤枉,求太爺明鏡高抬!”知府怒道:”我把你這
+刁奴,不用刑怎肯招認?”吩咐左右:”与我夾起
+來!”兩邊答應一聲,就將張勇摜在地下,扯去鞋襪,
+夾將起來,可怜張勇如何受得起,大叫一聲昏死在地,
+左右忙取涼水一噴,悠悠蘇醒,知府問道:”你招不
+招?”張勇回道:”又無凶器,又無見証,又無羽党,
+分明是冤枉,叫我從何處招起?”知府道:”人贓現
+獲,你還要抵賴!也罷,我還你個對証就是了:”忙拿
+一恨朱簽,叫禁子去提那偷頭的原犯。
+王二拿著簽子,進監來提胡奎。胡奎道:”又來請爺做
+甚的?”王二道:”大王,我們太爺拿到你的伙計了,
+現在堂上審問口供,叫你前去對証。”胡奎是早間
+龍標進監看羅琨,將錦囊遞与胡奎看過的,他聽得此
+言,心中明白,同王二來到階前跪下。知府便叫:”張
+勇,你前去認認他。”張勇扒到胡奎跟前認,那胡奎故
+意著惊問道:”你是怎么被他們捉來的?”張勇大惊
+道:”你是何人?我卻不認得你!”胡奎故意丟個眼
+色,低聲道:”你衹說認不得我。”那知府見了這般光
+景,心中不覺大怒,罵道:”你這該死的奴才,還不招
+認?”張勇哭道:”憲太太爺在上,小的實在是冤枉!
+他閣賴我的,我實在不認得他。”知府怒道:”你們兩
+個方才眉來眼去,分明是一党的強徒,還要抵賴?”喝
+令左右:”將他一人一衹腿夾起來,問他招也不招!”
+可怜張勇乃是個讀書人,那里拼得過胡奎,衹夾得死去
+活來,當受不起。胡奎道:”張兄弟,非關我事,是你
+自己犯出來的,不如招了罷。”張勇夾昏了,衹得喊
+道:”太老爺,求松了刑,小人愿招了。”知府吩咐松
+了刑。張勇無奈,衹得亂招道:”小人不合結連強盜殺
+官府頭,件件是實。”知府見他畫了供,隨即做文通詳
+上司,一面賞了捕快的花紅,一面將人犯吩咐收監。那
+張勇的家人聽了這個信息跑回家中,合家痛哭恨罵,商
+議商議,帶了几百兩銀子,到上司衙門中去料理去了。
+
+且言張勇問成死罪,來到監中,同胡奎在一處鎖了,好
+不冤苦,罵胡奎道:“瘟強盜!我同你往日無仇,近日
+無冤,你害我怎的?”胡奎衹是不做聲,由他叫罵﹔等
+到三更時分,人都睡了,胡奎低低叫道:”張先生,你
+還是要死,還是要活?”張勇怒道:”好好的人,為何
+不要活?”胡奎道:”你若是要活也不難,衹依俺一
+句話,到明日朝審之時,衹要俺反了口供,就活了你的
+性命。”張勇道:”依你。甚么話?且說來。”胡奎指
+定羅琨說道:”這是俺的兄弟,你醫好了他的病,俺就
+救你出去。”張勇方才明白,是昨日請他不來的原故,
+因此陷害。遂說道:”你們想頭也太毒了些,衹是醫病
+不難,卻叫何人上配葯?”胡奎道:衹要你開了方子,
+自有一人去配葯。”張勇道:”這就容易了。”
+
+等到次日大明,張勇扒到羅琨床前,隔著柵欄子伸手過
+去,代他看了脈,胡奎問道:”病勢如何?可還有救?”
+張勇道:”不妨事。病雖重,我代他醫就是了。”二人
+正在說話,衹見龍標同王二走來,胡奎衹做不知,故意
+人叫道:”王二,這個病人睡在此地,日夜哼喊,吵得
+俺難過,若再過些時,不要把俺過起病來,還怕要把這
+一牢的人都要過起病來。趁著這個張先生在此,順便請
+了替他看看也好,這也是你們的干涉。”龍標接口道:”
+也好,央張先生開個方兒,待我去配葯。”王二衹得開
+了鎖,讓張勇進去,看了一會,要筆硯寫了方兒,龍標
+拿了配葯去了,正是:
+
+仙机人不識,妙算鬼難猜。
+
+
+當下龍標拿了葯方,飛走上街。配了四劑葯,送到牢中。
+王二埋怨道:”你就配這許多葯來,那個伏侍他?”胡
+奎道:”不要埋怨他,等我來伏侍他便了。”王二道:”
+又難為你。”送些了水、炭、木碗等件放在牢內,心中
+想四面牆壁都是石頭,房子又高又大,又鎖著他們,也
+不怕他飛上天去,就將物件丟与他弄。
+
+胡奎大喜,就急生起火來,煎好了葯,扶起羅琨將葯灌
+下去,代他蓋好了身上。也是羅琨不該死,從早睡到三
+更時分,出了一身大汗,方才醒轉。門中哼道:”好
+難過也!”胡奎大喜,忙忙拿了開水來与羅琨吃了,低
+低叫道:”羅兄弟,俺胡奎在此,你可認得我了?”羅
+琨聽見,吃了一惊,問道:”你為何也到此地?”胡奎
+說道:”特來救你的。”就將祁子富如何報信,如何上
+山,如何賣頭到監,如和請醫的話,細細說了一遍,說
+罷,二人大哭,早把個小神仙張勇嚇得不敢做聲,衹是
+發戰。胡奎道:”張先生,你不要害怕,俺連累你吃這
+一場苦,少不得救你出去,重重相謝。若是外人知道,
+你我都沒得性命。”張勇聽得此言,衹得用心用意的醫
+治,羅琨在獄內吃了四劑葯,病就好了,又有龍標和張
+勇家內天天送酒送肉,將養了半個月,早已身上強壯,
+一复如初。
+
+龍標回去告訴謝元,謝元大喜,就點了五名嘍兵,光將
+胡、龍兩位老太太送上山去,暗約眾家好漢,商議劫獄,
+當時眾好漢聚齊人馬,叫龍標進牢報情,龍際走到府
+前,以見街坊上眾人都說道:”今日看斬反叛。”府門
+口發了綁齊人,那些千總把總、兵丁捕快等跑個不了,
+龍標聽見大惊,也不進牢,回頭望家就跑。拿出穿
+山甲的手段,放開大步,一溜煙飛將去了。
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十八回
+
+
+劫法場大鬧淮安追官兵共歸山寨
+
+
+話說龍標聽得今日要斬反叛,府門口發綁齊人,他回頭
+就跑,跑到家中,卻好四位好漢正坐在家里等信。龍標
+進來告訴眾人,眾人說道:”幸虧早去一刻,險些誤了
+大事,為今之計,還是怎生?”謝元道:”既是今日斬
+他三人,我們衹須如此如此,就救了他們了。”眾人大
+喜道:”好計!”五位英雄各各准備收拾去了,不提。
+
+且言淮安府看了京詳,打點出入,看官,你道羅琨、胡
+奎、張勇三人,也沒有大審,如何京詳就到了?原來,
+淮安府的文書到了京,沈大師看了,知道羅琨等久
+在監中必生他變,就親筆批道:
+
+反叛羅琨并盜案殺官的首惡胡奎、張勇,俱系罪不容
+誅,本當解京梟首示眾,奈羅琨等梟惡非常,羽党甚眾,
+若解長安,惟恐中途有失。發該府就即斬首,將凶犯首
+級解京示眾。羽党俟獲到日定奪。火速!火速!臧知府
+奉了來文,遂即和城守備并軍廳巡檢商議道:”羅琨等
+不是善類,今日出斬務要小心。”
+
+守備軍廳都穿了盔甲,全身披挂,點起五百名馬步兵
+丁、四名把總,一個個弓上弦,刀出鞘,頂盔貫甲,先
+在法場伺候。這臧知府也是內襯軟甲,外罩大紅,坐
+了大堂,喚齊百十名捕快獄卒,當堂吩咐道:”今日出
+入,不比往常,各人小心要緊。”知府吩咐畢,隨即標
+牌,禁子提人。
+那王二帶了二十名獄卒,擁進年中,向羅琨道:”今日
+恭喜你了。”不由分說,一齊上前將羅琨、胡奎一齊綁
+了﹔來綁張勇,張勇早已魂飛魄散,昏死過去。當下
+王二綁了三人,來到獄神堂,燒過香紙,左右簇擁,攙
+出監門,點過名﹔知府賞了斬酒,就標了犯人招子,劊
+子手賞過了花紅,兵馬前后圍定,破鑼破鼓擁將出來,
+押到法場。可怜把個張勇家里哭得無處伸冤,衹得備些
+祭禮,買口棺木到法場上伺候收尸。
+
+且言淮安城百姓,多來看斬大盜,須臾挨擠了有數千余
+人,又有一起赶馬的,約有七八匹馬,十數人也擠進來
+看﹔又有一伙腳夫,推著六七輛車于,也擠進來看﹔
+又有一班獵戶,挂著弓,牽著馬,挑著些野味,也擠進
+來看:官兵那里赶得去!正在嘈嚷之際,衹見北邊的人
+馬哨開,一聲吆喝,臧知府擁著眾人來到法場里面,下
+馬坐下公案。劊子手將羅琨、胡奎、張勇三個人推在法
+場跪下,衹等午時三刻就要開刀處斬。
+
+當下羅琨、胡奎、張勇跪在地下,正要掙扎,猛抬頭見
+龍標同了些獵戶站在背后,胡奎暗暗歡喜。正丟眼色,
+忽見當案孔目一騎馬飛跑下來,手執皂旗一展,喝
+聲:”午時三刻己到,快快斬首報來。”一聲未了,衹
+聽得三聲大炮,眾軍吶喊。劊子手正要舉刀,猛聽得一
+棒鑼聲,赶馬的隊中擁出五條好漢,一齊搶來。龍標手
+快,上前几刀割斷了三人的繩索,早有小嘍羅搶了張勇
+背著就跑。羅琨。胡奎兩位英雄,奪口刀在手,往知府
+桌案前砍,慌得軍廳守備、千總把總一齊上前迎敵,臧
+知府嚇得面如土色,上馬往城里就跑。
+
+這邊羅琨、胡奎、龍標、謝元、孫彪、上坤、李仲六條
+好漢,一齊上馬,勇力爭先,領了三百嘍羅,四面殺來,
+那五百官兵同軍廳守備那里抵敵得注,且戰且走,往城
+中飛跑,可怜那些來看的百姓,跑不及的,殺傷了無數,
+六條好漢就如生龍活虎一般,衹殺得五百官兵抱頭鼠
+竄,奔進城中去了。
+
+眾好漢赶了一回,也就收兵聚在一處,查點人馬,并無
+損傷,謝元道:”官兵敗去,必然還要來追,俺們作速
+回去要緊。”胡奎說道:”俺們白白害了張勇,須要連
+他家眷救去才好。”羅琨道:”俺白白吃了侯登這場
+苦,須要將他殺了才出得這口气﹔再者,我的隨身寶劍
+還在那里,也須取去。”謝元道:”張勇的家眷,我
+已叫嘍羅備了車子伺候。若是侯登之仇,且看柏爺面
+上,留為日后報复﹔至于寶劍,我們再想法采取。今且
+收兵到張勇家救他家眷。”眾人依言,一起人都赶到張
+勇家里。
+
+張勇的老小見救出張勇,沒奈何,衹得收拾些細軟金
+珠,裝上車子﹔妻子老小也上了車子,自有小嘍羅護送
+先行,還有張勇家中的豬鴨雞鵝,吩咐小噗羅造飯,眾
+人飽食了一頓,然后一把火燒了房子,一齊上馬都奔雞
+爪山去了。
+
+那時眾人上路,已是申未西初的時候,謝元道:”俺們
+此刻前行,后面必有大隊官兵追來,不可不防。”眾人
+道:”他不來便罷,他來時殺他個片甲不留便了。”孫
+彪道:”何不黑夜進城殺了那個瘟官,再作道理!”謝
+元道:”不是這個說法,俺們身入重地,彼眾我寡,衹
+宜智取,不可力爭。孫賢弟領五十名嘍兵,前去如此
+如此。”孫彪領了令去了﹔又叫胡奎領五十名嘍兵前去
+如此如此,胡奎領令去了﹔又叫王坤、李仲領一百弓箭
+手前去如此如此,二人領令去了:共四條好漢、二百嘍
+兵,一一去了。謝元喚龍標、張勇:”護送家眷前行,
+后面俺同羅琨殺退敵兵便了。”
+
+不表眾好漢定了計策。且言臧知府敗進城來,查點軍
+兵,傷了一半。可怜那些受傷的百姓,一個個哀聲不止。
+不一時,軍廳守備、千總把總、巡捕官員,一個個都來
+請安,知府說道:”審察民情,是本府的責任﹔交鋒打
+仗,是武職專司。今日奉旨斬三名欽犯,倒點了五百軍
+兵、百十名捕快,約有七百余人。衹斬三名重犯,還被
+他劫了去,追不回來﹔若是上陣交鋒,衹好束手就綁。
+明日朝廷見罪,豈不帶累本府一同治罪?”一席話,說
+得那些武職官兒滿面通紅,無言回答。知府問道:”可
+有人領兵前去追赶,捉他几個強盜回來,也好回答上
+司﹔若是擒得著正犯,本府親見上司,保他升遷。”眾
+人見知府如此著急,衹得齊聲應道:“愿聽太爺的鉤旨
+施行。”知府大喜,點起一千人馬,令王守備當先,李
+軍廳押后,自己掌了中軍,帶了十多員戰將、千總把總,
+一齊吶喊出城。
+
+已是酉時未刻,日落滿山,眾軍赶了十數里,過了胡家
+鎮,衹見遠遠有一隊人馬緩緩而行。探子報道:”前面
+正是劫法場的響馬。”知府聽得,喝令快赶。赶了一程,
+天色已黑下來了,知府吩咐點起燈球火把,并力追赶。
+
+衹見前面那一隊人馬,緊赶緊走,慢赶慢走,到追了十
+八九里,知府著急,喝令快追。那王守備催動三軍,縱
+馬搖槍,大叫:”強徒休走!”加力赶來。衹見前面的
+人馬,一齊扎下,左有羅琨搖槍叫戰,右有謝元仗劍來
+迎,二馬沖來,槍劍齊舉,大喊道:”贓官快來領死!”
+王守備扑面來迎,戰在一處。那知府在火光中認得羅
+琨,大叫道:”反叛在此,休得放走!”將一千人馬排
+開,四面圍住羅琨殺,羅琨大怒,將手中槍一緊,連挑
+了几名千總把總下馬。王守備等那里抵敵得住,那一千
+兵將四面扑來,也近不得身。
+
+正在兩下混戰,忽見軍士喊追:”啟上大爺,城中火起
+了!”知府大惊,庄高處一望,衹見烈焰沖大,十分利
+害,這些官兵,俱是在城里住家的,一見了這個光景,
+那里還有心戀戰,四散奔逃,知府也著了急,回馬就走,
+羅琨、謝元領兵追來,那守備正到半路,衹聽得一聲梆
+子響,王坤、李仲領了一百名弓弩手,一齊放箭,箭如
+雨點,官兵大惊,叫苦不迭。
+
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十九回
+雞爪山招軍買馬淮安府告急申文
+
+話說那知府同王守備等正与羅琨交戰,忽見城里火起,
+回頭就跑。不防敗到半路之中,又遇見王坤、李仲領了
+一百名弓弩手在兩邊松林里埋伏,一齊放箭,擋庄
+官兵的去路,勢不可當:一千官兵叫苦連天,自相踐踏,
+死者不什其數,衹得冒箭舍命往前奔走。后面羅琨、謝
+元追來,同王坤、李仲合兵一一處,搖旗吶喊,加力
+追赶,眾軍大叫:”臧知府留下頭來!城已破了,還往
+那里走!”這一片喊聲把個臧知府嚇得膽落魂飛,伏鞍
+而走:那李軍廳、王守備見哆乒來追赶又急,城中火光
+義猛,四面喊殺連天,黑暗之中,又不知兵有多少,那
+里還敢交鋒,衹顧逃命,那敗殘兵將,殺得頭尾不接,
+一路上棄甲丟盔,不計其數。這是:
+
+聞風聲而喪膽,聽鶴唳而消魂。
+
+且言臧知府同王守備領著敗殘人馬,舍命奔到城邊,衹
+是城中火光沖大。喊聲震地,早有胡奎、孫彪領了一百
+嘍兵,從城中殺將出來,大叫道:”休要放走了臧知
+府!”一條鞭、一口刀,飛也似沖將上來。臧知府等衹
+嚇得魂飛天外,魄散九霄,那里還敢進城,沖開一條血
+路,落荒走了,胡奎等赶了一陣,卻好羅琨到了,兩下
+里合兵一處,忙忙收回乓卒,回奔舊路,上雞爪山去了,
+正是:
+
+妙算不殊孫武子,神机還類漢留侯。
+
+看官,你道胡奎、孫彪衹帶了一百名嘍兵,怎生得進城
+去?原來,臧知府不諳軍務,他將一千人盡數點將出
+來,追赶羅琨,也不留一將守城,衹有數十個門軍,
+干得甚事!不料胡奎、孫彪伏在草中,等知府的人馬過
+去,被孫彪在黑暗處扒上城頭,殺散了把門的軍士,開
+了城門,引胡奎殺進城來,四路放火。那一城文武官員
+都隨臧知府出城追赶羅琨去了,城中無主,誰敢出頭?
+那黎民百姓:又是日間嚇怕了的,一個個都關門閉戶,
+各保性命,被胡奎、孫彪殺到庫房門口。開了庫房,叫
+那些嘍卒把銀子都搬將出來,馱在馬上,殺出城來。正
+遇知府敗回,被他二人殺退了,才同羅琨等合同一處,
+得胜而回。后人有詩贊謝元的兵法道:仙机妙算惊神
+鬼,乓法精通似武侯。一陣交鋒胜全敵,分明博望臥龍
+謀。
+
+又有詩贊胡奎的義勇道:義重桃園一拜情,流离顛沛不
+寒盟。漫夸蜀漢三英杰,贏得千秋義勇名。
+
+且言六位英雄會在一處,一棒鑼響,收齊嘍卒,一路而
+回,赶過了胡家鎮,正遇著龍標、張勇護著家眷前來探
+信,見人馬得胜,大家快樂。八位好漢訴說交鋒之事,
+又得了許多金銀,各人耀武揚威,十分得意,走了一夜,
+不覺离了淮安七十余里,早已天明,謝元吩咐在山凹之
+內扎下行營。查點三百嘍兵,也傷了二三十個,卻一個
+不少。謝元大喜,在近村人家買了糧草,秋毫無犯,將
+人馬扮作捕盜官兵模佯,分為三隊而行,往雞爪山進
+發,行到半路,恰好裴天雄差頭目下山,前來探信,遇
+見謝元人馬得胜而回,好不歡喜。謝元先令頭目引領張
+勇家眷上山去了。八位好漢行到山下,早有巡山的嘍卒
+入寨報信。裴天雄大喜,同魯豹雄帶領大小頭目,大開
+寨門,細吹細打,迎下山來,羅琨等見了,慌忙下馬。
+裴天雄迎接上山,到了聚義廳,大家敘禮坐下,羅琨
+道:”多蒙大王高義,救我羅琨一命。俺何以為報?”
+裴天雄說道:”久聞大名,如雷貫耳,今日才得幸會,
+小弟為因奸臣當道,逼得無處容身,故爾權時落草,羅
+兄不嫌山寨偏小,俺裴天雄情愿讓位。”羅琨道:”多
+蒙不棄,愿在帳下聽令足矣,焉敢如此!”謝元說道:”
+俺已分了次序在此,不知諸位意下如何?”眾人齊聲應
+道:”愿聽軍師鈞令。”謝元在袖中拿出叫長紙單,眾
+人近前一看,衹見上寫道:我等聚義高山,誓愿除奸削
+佞,同心合意,共成大業。今議定位次,各官凜遵,如
+有异說,神明昭鑑。第一位鐵閻羅裴天雄﹔第二位賽元
+壇胡奎﹔第三位玉面虎羅琨﹔第四位賽諸葛謝元﹔第
+五位獨眼重瞳魯豹雄﹔第六位過天星孫彪﹔第七位兩
+頭蛇王坤﹔第八位雙尾蝎李仲﹔第九位穿山甲龍標﹔
+第十位小神仙張勇。當下眾人看了議單,齊聲說道:”
+軍師排得有理,如何不依,不依者軍法從事!”胡奎、
+羅琨不敢再謙,衹得依了。裴天雄大喜,吩咐嘍卒殺牛
+宰馬,祭告天地,定了位次。次日大小頭目都來參見過
+了,大吹大擂,飲酒賀喜,當晚盡歡而散。次日,裴天
+雄升帳,大小頭目參見畢。裴天雄傳令說道:”從今下
+山,衹取金銀,不許害人性命。凡有忠良落難,前去相
+救﹔若有好雄作惡,前去剿除:山上立起三關、城垣、
+宮殿,豎立義旗是‘濟困扶危迎俊杰,除奸削佞保朝
+廷’。”軍令一下,各處備辦,收拾得齊齊整整,威武
+非凡。那胡太太同龍太太自有裴夫人照應,各各安心住
+下,每日里,裴天雄同眾位好漢操演人馬,准備迎敵官
+兵,不提。
+
+且言臧知府那一夜被羅琨、胡奎里應外合,一陣殺得膽
+落魂消,落荒逃命。等到天明,打聽賊兵去遠,方才放
+心,收兵進城。安民已畢,查點城中燒了五處民房、官
+署,劫去十萬皇餉銀兩,傷了五百人馬,殺死了兩名千
+總、五名把總。痛聲遍地,人人埋怨官府不好,坑害良
+民。那知府無奈,衹得將受傷、陣亡的人數,并百姓的
+戶口、劫去的錢糧,細細的開了一個冊子,將侯登出首
+羅琨的衣甲器械、胡奎等原案的口供查明,叫書吏帶了
+冊子,自己同李軍廳、王守備三入,帶了印信,連夜坐
+船過江,到南京總督轅門上來。原來那知府同軍廳守備
+三個人,各湊了六七千兩銀子,到南京走門路送与總督
+保全官爵。那總督是沈太師的侄子,名喚沈廷華,也是
+個錢虜,收了銀子,隨即傳見,臧知府同李軍廳、王守
+備,一同進內堂參見,將交戰的事細細說了一遍,呈上
+冊子。沈廷華看了大惊道:”事關重大,衹怕你三人難
+保無罪。”知府哭拜在地:”要求大人在太師面前方便
+一吉,卑府自當竭力報效。”沈廷華將羅琨的衣甲、寶
+劍一看,上面卻是”魯國公程府”的字號,沉吟一會,
+道:”有了,有了,你三人且回衙門,候本院將這件公
+案申奏朝廷,著落在程府身上便了。”知府大喜,忙忙
+告退,回淮安去了,不表。
+
+單言這沈廷華疊成了文案,就差官進長安告急。
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第三十回
+祁子富怒罵媒婆侯公子扳贓買盜
+
+話說那沈廷華得了臧知府等三人的贓銀,遂將一件該殺
+的大公案,不怪地方官失守,也不發兵捉拿大盜,衹將
+羅琨遺下的衣甲寶劍為憑,說魯國公程爺收留反叛,結
+党為非。既同反叛相交,不是強徒,就是草寇,將這一
+干人犯都叫他擒捉。做成一本,寫了家書,取了一枝令
+箭,著中軍官進京去了,這且不提。
+
+且言臧知府辭了總督回來,不一日船抵碼頭,上岸忽見
+兩個家人手里拿了一張呈子,攔馬喊冤告狀。左右接上
+狀子,知府看了一遍,大惊道:”又弄出這樁事來了!”
+心中焦躁,叫役人帶了原告回衙門候審,打道進城。
+
+看官,你道這兩個告狀的是誰?原來是柏府來報被盜的
+事。自從夜戰淮安之后,第二日臧知府見總督去了,淮
+安城內無人,民心未定,那一夜就有十數個賊聚在一
+處,商議乘火打劫,就出城來搶劫富戶,恰恰的來到柏
+府,明火執杖,打進柏府要寶貝,把個侯登同侯氏眾人
+嚇得尿流屁滾,躲在后園山子石下不敢出頭,柏府家人
+傷了几個,金銀財寶劫去一半,回頭去了。次日查點失
+物,侯氏夫人著了急,開了失單,寫了狀子,叫兩個家
+人在碼頭上等候臧知府,一上岸就攔馬頭遞狀。
+
+臧知府看了狀子,想道:”柏文連乃朝廷親信之臣,住
+在本府地方,弄出盜案,倘他見怪起來,如何是好?”
+隨即回衙,升堂坐定,排班已畢,帶上來問道:”你
+家失盜,共有多少東西?還是從后門進來的,還是從大
+門進來的?有火是無火?來是甚么時候?”家人回
+道:”約有十六八個強盜,三更時分,涂面纏頭,明火
+執杖,從大門而進,傷了五個家人,劫去三千多兩銀子、
+物件等項,現有失單在此,求太爺詳察。”知府看過失
+單,好不煩惱,隨即委了王守備前去查勘,一面點了二
+十名捕快出去捉獲,一面出了文書知會各矚臨近州縣嚴
+加拿訪,懸了賞格,在各處張挂,吩咐畢,方才退了堂。
+次日委官修理燒殘的府庫房屋,開倉發餉,將那些殺傷
+的平人兵丁,照冊給散糧餉,各各回家養息。
+
+按下臧知府勞心之事,且言侯登告過被盜的狀子,也進
+府連催了數次,后來冷淡了些時,心中想:”為了玉霜
+夫妻兩個,弄下這一場潑天大禍。羅琨脫走也罷了,衹
+是玉霜不知去向,叫我心癢難撓,如今再沒有如他的一
+般的女子來与我結親了。
+猛然想起:”豆腐店那人兒不知如何了?衹為秋紅逃
+走,接手又是羅琨這樁事,鬧得不清,也沒有到王媒婆
+家去討信。這一番兵火,不知他家怎樣了?今日無事,
+何不前去走走,討個消息。”主意已定,忙入房中換了
+一身新衣服,帶了些銀子,瞞過眾人,竟往胡家鎮上而
+來。
+
+一路上,衹見家家戶戶收拾房屋,整理牆垣,都是那一
+夜交鋒,這些人家丟了門戶躲避,那些敗殘的人馬趁火
+打劫擄掠,這些人家連日平定方才回家修理。侯登看見
+這個光景,心中想道:”不知王婆家里怎樣了?”慌忙
+走到問前一轉,看還沒有傷損,忙叩門時,玉狐狸王大
+娘開了門,見是侯登,笑嘻嘻的道:”原來是侯大爺。
+你這些時也不來看看我,我們都嚇死了﹔生是你捉了羅
+琨,帶累我們遭了這一場惊嚇。”侯登道:”再不要提
+起我家。這些時,三樁禍事。”遂將秋紅逃走及羅琨、
+被盜之事,說了一遍。王婆道:”原來有這些事故。”
+
+當下二人談了些閒話,王大娘叫丫鬟買了几盤茶食款待
+侯登。他二人對面坐下,吃了半天。侯登問道:”豆腐
+店里那人兒,你可曾前去訪訪?”王大娘道。”自從那
+日大爺去后,次日我就去訪他。他父姓祁名子富,原是
+淮安人,搬到長安住了十几年,今年才回來的。聞得那
+祁者爹為人古執,衹怕難說。”侯登道:”他不過是
+個貧家之女,我們同他做親就是抬舉他了,還有什么不
+妥?衹愿他沒有許過人家就好了。王大娘,你今日就去
+代我訪一訪,我自重重謝你。”王大娘見侯登急得緊,
+故意笑道:”我代大爺做妥了這個媒,大爺謝我多少銀
+子。”侯登道:”謝你一百二十兩,你若個信,你拿戥
+子來。我今日先付些你。”
+
+那王大娘聽得此言,忙忙進房拿了戥子出來,侯登向怀
+中取出一包銀子,打開來一稱,共是二十三兩,稱了二
+十兩,送与王大娘道:”這是足紋二十兩,你先收了,
+等事成之后再找你一百兩。這是剩下的三兩銀子,一總
+与你做個靡費。”王大娘笑嘻嘻的收了銀子說道:”多
+謝大爺,我怎敢就受你老人家的厚賜。”侯登道:“你
+老實些收了罷,事成之后,還要慢慢的看顧你。”王大
+娘道:”全仗大爺照看呢。”侯登道:”我几時來討
+信?”王大娘想一想道:”大爺,你三日后來討信便
+了。還有一件事:他也是宦家子弟,恐怕他不肯把人做
+妾,就是對頭親也罷。”
+
+侯登道:”悉聽你的高才,見机而行便了。”王大娘
+道:”若是這等說,就包管在我身上。”侯登大喜道:”
+拜托大力就是了。”正是:
+
+酒不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷。
+
+當下侯登別了王大娘去了,這玉狐狸好不歡喜,因想
+道:”我若是替他做妥了,倒是我一生受用,不怕他不
+常來照應照應。”遂將銀子收了,鎖了房門,吩咐丫鬟
+看好了門戶,竟望祁予富家來了。
+
+不一時已到門首,走進店里,恰好祁子富才在胡奎家里
+暗暗搬些銅錫家伙來家用,才到了家,王媒婆就進了
+門。大家見了禮,入內坐下,張二娘同祁巧云陪他吃
+了茶,各人通名問姓,談些閒話,王媒婆啟口問道:”
+這位姑娘尊庚了?”張二娘回道:”十六歲了。”王媒
+婆贊道:”真正好位姑娘,但不知可曾恭喜呢?”張二
+娘回道:”衹因他家父親古執,要揀人才家世,因此尚
+未受聘。”王媒婆道:”既是祁老爺衹得一位姑娘,也
+該早些恭喜。我倒有個好媒,人才又好,家道又好,又
+是現任鄉紳的公子,同姑娘將是一對。”張二娘道:”
+既是如此,好得緊了,少不得自然謝你。”忙請祁老爺
+到后面來,將王媒婆的話說了一遍,祁子富問道:”不
+知是那一家?”王媒婆道:”好得緊呢!說起來你老爺
+也該曉得,离此不遠,就在鎮下居住,現任巡務都察院
+柏大老爺的內侄侯大爺,他年方二十,尚未娶親,真乃
+富貴雙全的人家,衹因昨日我到柏府走走,說起來,他
+家太太托我做媒。我見你家姑娘人品出眾,年貌相當,
+我來多個事兒,你道好不好?”祁子富道:”莫不是前
+日捉拿反叛羅琨的侯登么?”王媒婆道:”就是他
+了。”
+
+祁子富不聽見是他猶可,聽得是侯登,不覺的怒道:”
+這等滅人倫的衣冠禽獸,你也不該替他來開口,他連表
+妹都放不過,還要与他做親?衹好轉世投胎,再來作
+伐。”這些話把個玉狐狸說得滿臉通紅,不覺大怒,回
+道:”你這老人家不知人事,我來做媒是抬舉你,你怎
+么得罪人?你敢當面罵他一句,算你是個好漢!”祁子
+富道:”衹好你這种人奉承他,我單不喜這等狐群狗党
+的腌趲貨。”那王媒婆气滿胸膛,跑出門來說道:”我
+看你今日嘴硬,衹怕日后懊悔起來,要把女兒送他,他
+還不要哩!”說罷,他气狠狠的跑回家去了,正是:
+
+是非衹為多開口,煩惱皆因強出頭。
+
+那王媒婆气了一個死,回去想道:”這股財,我衹說的
+穩了的,准知倒惹了一肚皮的瘟气,等明日侯大爺來討
+信,待我上他兒句,撮弄他起來与他做個手段,他才曉
+得我的利害哩。”
+
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 21-30 (article about going home)
+
+by Luo GuanZhong
+
+
+The original Chinese:
+
+
+第二十一回
+遇奸豪趙胜逢凶施猛勇羅琨仗義
+
+話說羅琨在鵝頭鎮上飯店投宿,他是走倦了的人,吃了
+便飯,洗了手腳,打開行李要睡。才關上門,正欲上床,
+猛聽得嘈嚷之聲,擁進多少人來,口中叫道:”在那間
+房里,莫放走了他!”一齊打將進來。羅琨聽得此言,
+吃了一惊道:”莫非是被人看破了,前來拿我的?不要
+等他擁進來,動手之時不好展勢。”想了一想,忙忙拿
+了寶劍在手,開了窗子,托的一個飛腳,跳上房檐,閃
+在天溝里黑暗之處,望下一看時,進來了十五六個人,
+一個個手拿鐵尺棍杖,點著燈火往后面去了,一時間,
+衹聽得后面哭泣之聲。那些人綁了一條大漢、一個婦
+人,哭哭啼啼的去了。
+那一眾人去后,衹見那店家掌燈進來關門,口里念道:”
+阿彌陀佛!好端端的又來害人的性命,這是何苦!”店
+小二關好關門,自去睡了。羅琨方才放心,跳下窗子,
+上床去睡。口中不言,心中想道:”方才此事,必有原
+故。要是拿的強盜,開店的就不該嘆息,怎么又說‘好
+端端的又來害人的性命’,是何道理?叫我好不明
+白。”公子想了一會,也就睡了。
+
+次日早起,店小二送水來凈面,羅琨問店小二道:”俺
+有句話要問你:昨日是那個衙門的捕快兵丁,為何這等
+凶險?進店來就拿了一男一女,連夜去了,是何道
+理?”店小二搖搖手道:”你們出外的人,不要管別人
+的閒事,自古道得好:‘各人自掃門前雪,休管他家瓦
+上霜。’不要管他的閒事。”羅琨聽了,越發動疑,便
+叫:”小二哥,我又不多事,你且說了何妨?”店小二
+道:”你定要問我,說出來你卻不要動气。我們這運縣
+鵝頭鎮有一霸,姓黃名叫黃金印,綽號叫做黃老虎,有
+萬頃良田,三樓珠寶。他是當朝沈太師的門生,鎮江米
+提督的表弟,他倚仗這兩處勢力,結交府縣官員,欺負
+平民百姓,專一好酒貪花,見財起意,不知占了多少良
+家婦女、田園房產。強買強賣,依他便罷,如不依他,
+不是私下處死,就是送官治罪。你道他狠也不狠?”羅
+琨聽了此言,心中大怒道:”反了!世上有這等不平的
+事,真正的可恨!”那店小二見羅琨動了气,笑道:”
+小客人,我原說過的,你不要動气呀!下文我不說了。”
+羅琨一把抓住道:”小二哥,你一發說完了,昨日拿去
+一男一女是誰?為何拿了去的?”
+
+店小二道:”說起來活長哩!那一男一女,他是夫妻二
+人:姓趙,名叫趙胜,他妻子孫氏。聞得他夫妻兩個都
+是好漢,一身的好武藝。衹因趙胜生得青面紅須,人都
+叫他做瘟元帥﹔他妻于叫做母大蟲孫翠娥,他卻生得十
+分姿色,夫妻二人一路上走馬賣拳,要上云南有事,來
+到我們店中,就遇見了黃老虎﹔這黃老虎是個色中的餓
+鬼,一見了孫氏生得齊整,便叫家去玩雜耍,不想那趙
+胜在路上受了點涼,就害起病來﹔這黃老虎有心要算計
+孫氏,便假意留他二人在家﹔一連過了半月,早晚間調
+戲孫氏,孫氏不從,就告訴趙胜。趙胜同黃老虎角口,
+帶著病,清早起來就到我們店中來養病,告訴了我們一
+遍,我們正替他憂心,誰知晚上就來捉了去了。小客人,
+我告訴你,你不可多事,要緊!”羅琨聽了,衹气得兩
+太陽昏火,七竅內生煙,便間店小二道:”不知捉他去
+是怎生發落?”店小二道:”若是送到官,打三十可以
+放了﹔若是私刑,衹怕害病的人當不起就要送命。”羅
+琨道:”原來如此利害!”店小二道:”利害的事多
+哩,不要管他。”放下臉水就去了。
+
+這羅公子洗了臉,攏發包中,用過早盪,坐在客房想
+道:”若是俺羅琨無事在身,一定要前去除他的害。怎
+奈俺自己血海的冤仇還未伸哩,怎能先代別人出力?”
+想了一想道:”也罷,我且等一等,看風聲如何,再作
+道理。”等了一會,心中悶起來了,走到飯店門口閒望,
+衹聽得遠遠的哼聲不止﹔回頭一看,衹見孫氏大娘扶了
+趙胜,夫妻兩個一路上哭哭啼啼的,哼聲不止,走回來
+了。
+
+公子看趙胜生得身長九尺,面如藍靛,須似朱砂,分明
+是英雄的模樣。可怜他哼聲不止,走進店門就睡在地
+下。店小二捧了開水与他吃了,問道:”趙大娘,還是
+怎樣發落的?”那孫翠娥哭哭啼啼的說道:”小二哥有
+所不知,誰知黃老虎這個天殺的,他同府縣相好,寫了
+一紙假券送到縣里,說我們欠他飯銀十兩,又借了他銀
+子十兩,共欠他二十兩銀子。送到官,說我們是异鄉的
+拐子,江湖上的光棍,見面就打了四十大板,限二日內
+還他這二十兩銀子。可怜冤枉殺人,有口難分,如何是
+好?”說罷,又哭起來了。店小二嘆道:”且不要哭,
+外面風大,扶他進去瞌睡再作道理。”店小二同孫氏扶
+起趙胜,可怜趙胜兩腿打得鮮血淋淋,一欹一跛的進房
+去了。
+
+店小二說道:”趙大爺病后之人,又吃了這一場苦,必
+須將養才好,我們店里是先付了房飯錢才備堂食。”孫
+翠娥見說這話,眼中流淚道:”可怜我丈夫病了這些
+時,盤纏俱用盡了,別無法想。衹好把我身上這件上蓋
+衣服,煩你代我賣些銀子來,糊過兩天再作道理。”說
+罷就將身上一件舊布衫兒脫將下來,交与店小二。店小
+二拿著這件衣衫往外正走,不防羅琨問在天井里聽得明
+白,攔住店小二道:“不要走。諒他這件舊衣衫能值多
+少?俺這里有一錠銀,約有三兩,交与你代他使用。店
+小二道:”客人仗義疏財,難得,難得!”便將銀子交
+与孫氏道:”好蒙這位客人借一錠銀子与你養病,不用
+賣衣服了。”那孫氏見說,將羅琨上下一望,見他生得
+玉面朱唇,眉清目秀,相貌堂堂,身材凜凜,是個正人
+模樣。忙忙立起身來道:”客官,与你萍水相逢,怎蒙
+厚賜?這是不敢受的。”羅琨道:”些須小事,何必推
+辭。衹為同病相怜,別無他意,請收了。”孫翠娥見羅
+琨說話正大光明,衹得進房告訴趙胜。趙胜見說,道:”
+難得如此,這般仗義疏財,你与我收下銀子,請他進來
+談談,看他是何等之人。”正是:平生感義气,不在重
+黃金。
+
+那孫氏走出來道:”多謝客官,愚夫有請。”羅琨道:”
+惊動了。”走到趙胜房中床邊坐下。孫氏遠遠站立,趙
+胜道:”多蒙恩公的美意,改日相謝。不知恩公高姓大
+名,貴府何處?”羅琨道:”在下姓章名琨,長安人氏,
+因往淮安有事,路過此地,聞得趙兄要往云南,不知到
+云南那一處?”趙胜道:”衹因有個舍親,在貴州馬國
+公標下做個軍官,特去相投。不想路過運城,弄出這場
+禍來,豈不要半途而廢?”羅琨見他說去投馬國公標下
+的軍官,正想起哥哥的音信。才要談心,衹見店小二報
+道:”黃大爺家有人來了。”羅琨聞得,往外一閃。衹
+見眾人進了中門,往后就走,叫道:”趙胜在那里?”
+要知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+第二十二回
+寫玉版趙胜傳音贈黃金羅琨寄信
+
+話說羅琨贈了趙胜夫妻一錠銀子養病,感恩不盡,請公
+子到客房來談心,他二人俱是英雄,正說得投机,衹見
+店小二進來報道:”黃大爺家有人來了。”羅琨聽得此
+言,忙忙間出房門,站在旁邊看時,衹見跑進四個家丁,
+如狼似虎的大叫道:“趙胜在那里?”孫氏大娘迎出房
+忙道:”在這里呢,喊甚么?”那四個人道:“當家的
+在那里?”孫氏道:”今日被那瘟官打壞了,已經睡
+了,喚他做甚么?難道你家大爺又送到官不成?”那家
+人道:”如今不送官了,衹問他二十兩銀子可曾有法
+想。我家大爺倒有個商議。”孫氏大娘聽了,早已明白,
+回道:”銀子是沒有,倒不知你家大爺有個甚么商議,
+且說与我聽聽。”家人道:”這個商議与你家趙大爺倒
+還有益,不但不要他拿出二十兩銀子來,還要落他二三
+十兩銀子回去,豈不是一件美事?衹是事成之后,卻要
+重重謝我們的。”孫氏道:”但說得中聽,少不得自然
+謝你們。”那個家人道:”現今我家大爺房內少個伏侍
+的人,若是你當家的肯將你与我家大爺做個好夫人,我
+家大爺情愿与你家丈夫三十兩銀子,還要恩待你。
+那時你當家的也有了銀子,又不吃打了,就是你大娘也
+到了好處,省得跟這窮骨頭,豈不是件美事?”
+
+那家人還未曾說得完,把個孫氏大娘衹气得柳眉直豎,
+杏眼圓睜,一聲大喝道:“該死的奴才,如此放屁!你
+們回去﹔司你家該死的主人,他的老婆肯与人做,我
+奶奶也就肯了。”說著就站起身來,把那家人照臉就是
+一個嘴巴,打得那個家人滿口流血。眾家人一齊跳起
+來,罵道:”你這個大膽的賤人!我家大爺抬舉你,你
+倒如此無禮,打起我們來了﹔我們今日帶你進府去,看
+你怎樣布擺。”便來動手揪扭孫氏,誰知孫氏大娘雖是
+女流,卻是一身好本事,撤開手一頓拳頭,把四個家人
+衹打得鼻塌嘴歪,東倒西跌,站立不住,一齊跑出,口
+中罵道:”賤人!好打,好打,少不得回來有人尋你算
+帳就是了!”說罷,一溜煙跑回去了。羅琨贊道:”好
+一個女中豪杰,難得,難得!”當下孫氏大娘打走了黃
+府中家了,趙胜大喜,又請羅琨進房說話。把個店小二
+嚇得目瞪口呆,進房埋怨道:”罷了,罷了,今番打了
+他不大緊,明日他那些打手來時,連我的店都要打爛
+了。你們早些去罷,免得帶累我們淘气。”羅琨喝道:
+“胡說!就是他千軍萬馬,自有俺發討他﹔若是打壞了
+你店中家伙,總是俺賠你,准要你來多話!”那店小二
+道:”又撞著個亂神了,如何是好。”衹得去了,不表。
+
+單言羅琨向趙胜道:”既然打了他的家人,他必不肯干
+休。為今之計,還是怎生是好?”趙胜嘆道:”虎落深
+坑,衹好聽天而已。”孫翠娥道:”料想他今晚明早必
+帶打手來搶奴家,奴家衹好拼這條性命,先殺了黃賊的
+驢頭,不過也是一處,倒轉干凈!”羅琨道:”不是這
+等說法,你殺了黃賊,自去認罪,倒也罷了,衹是趙大
+哥病在店中,他豈肯干休?豈不是倒送了兩條性命?為
+今之計,衹有明日就將二十兩銀子送到環城縣中,消了
+公案,就無事了。”趙胜道:”恩公,小弟若有二十兩
+銀子倒沒話說了。自古說得好:‘有錢將錢用,無錢將
+命挨。’我如今衹好將命挨了。”羅琨心中想道:”看
+他夫妻兩個俱是有用之人!不若我出了二十兩銀子還
+了黃金印,救他兩條性命,就是日后也有用他二人之
+處。”主意已定,向趙胜道:“你二人不要憂慮,俺這
+里有二十兩銀子借与你,當官還了黃賊就是了。”趙胜
+夫妻道:”這個斷斷不敢領恩公的厚賜!”羅琨道:”
+這有何妨。”說罷,起身來到自己房中,打開行李,取
+了二十兩銀子,拿到趙胜房中,交与趙胜道:”快快收
+了,莫与外人看見。”趙胜見羅琨正直之人,衹得收了,
+謝道:”多蒙恩公如此仗義,我趙胜何以報德?”羅琨
+道:”休得如此見外。”趙胜留羅琨在房內談心。孫氏
+大娘把先前那一錠銀子,央店小二拿去買些柴米、油
+鹽、菜蔬,來請羅琨。羅琨大笑道:”俺豈是酒食之徒!
+今朝不便,等趙大哥的病体好了再治酒,我再領情罷。”
+說罷,起身就往自己房內去了,趙胜夫妻也不敢十分相
+留,衹得將酒菜拿到自己房中,夫婦二人自用。孫氏大
+娘道:”我看這少年客人說話溫柔敦厚,作事正大光
+明,相貌堂堂,不是下流之人。一足是長安城中貴府的
+公子,隱姓埋名出來辦事的。”趙胜道:”我也疑惑,
+等我再慢慢盤問他便了。”當下一宿晚景已過。
+
+次日羅琨起來,用過早飯,寫了家書封好了,上寫:”
+內要信,煩寄云南貴州府定國公千歲標下,面交羅燦長
+兄開啟,淮安羅琨拜托。”公子寫完了書信,藏在怀中。
+正要到趙胜房中看病,衹見小二進來報道:”不好了,
+黃府的打手同縣里的人來了!”羅琨聽了,鎖上了門,
+跳將出來,將渾身衣服緊了一緊。
+
+出來看時,衹見進來了有三十個人,個個伸眉豎眼,擁
+將進來。來到后頭,那兩個縣內的公人提了鐵索,一齊
+赶進來,大叫道:”趙胜在那里?快快出來!”孫大娘
+見勢頭凶惡,忙忙把頭上包頭扎緊,腰中拴牢,藏了一
+把尖刀,出房來道:“又喊趙胜怎的?”眾人道:”衹
+因你昨日撒野,打了黃府的家丁,黃老爺大怒,稟了知
+縣老爺。特來拿你二人,追問你的銀子,還要請教你的
+拳頭,到黃府耍耍。”孫氏大娘道:”他要銀子,等我
+親自到衙門去繳,不勞諸公費事﹔若是要打,等我丈夫
+好了,謾慢的請教。”眾人道:”今日就要請教!”說
+還未了,三十多入。一齊動手,四面擁來,孫氏將身一
+跳,左右招架,一場惡打。
+
+羅琨在旁邊見黃府人多,都是會拳的打手,惟恐孫氏有
+失,忙忙搶進一步,就在人叢中喝聲。”休打!”用兩
+衹平一架,左手護住孫氏,右手擋住眾人,好似泰山一
+般。眾人那里得進。羅琨道:”聞得列位事已到官,何
+必又打,明日叫他將二十兩銀子送來繳官就是了,何必
+動气,自古道:‘一人拼命,萬夫難當,倘若你們打出
+事來,豈不是人財兩空、依了我,莫打的好!”眾人仗
+著人多勢眾,那里肯依,都一齊亂嚷道:”你這人休得
+多事,他咋日撒野,打了我們府里的人,今日我們也來
+打他一陣。”說罷,仍擁將上來要打。羅琨大怒道:”
+少要動手,聽俺一言:既是你們要打,必須男對男,女
+對女,才是道理,你們三十多人打他一個女子,就是打
+胜了他,也不為出奇。你們站定,待我打個樣兒你們看
+看。”眾人被羅琨這些話說得啞口無言,欲要認真,又
+不敢動手,衹得站開些,看他怎生打法。
+
+羅琨跳下天井一看,衹見一塊石頭有五六尺長,二三尺
+厚,約有千斤多重。羅琨先將左手一扳,故意兒笑道:”
+弄他不動。”眾人一齊發笑。羅琨喝聲:”起來罷!”
+輕輕的托將起來,雙手捧著,平空望上一摜,摜過房檐
+三尺多高,那石人落將下來,羅琨依然接在乎中,放在
+原處,神色不變,喝道:”不依者,以此石為例!”眾
+人見了,衹嚇得魂飛魄散,不敢動手,衹得說道:”你
+壯士相勸,打是下打了”。衹是二十兩銀子是奉官票
+的,追比得緊,必須同我們去繳官。”歲餛道:”這個
+自然。”就叫孫氏快拿銀子同去繳官要緊。要知后事如
+何,且聽下回分解。
+第二十三回
+
+羅琨夜奔淮安府侯登曉入錦亭衙
+
+詞曰:
+
+五霸爭雄列國,六王戰斗春秋﹔七雄吞并滅東周,混一
+乾坤宇宙。
+
+五鳳樓前勛業,凌煙閣上風流。英雄一去不回頭,剩水
+殘山依舊。
+
+話說眾人見羅琨勇猛,不敢動手,一齊向公子說道:”
+既是壯士分付,打是不打了。衹是縣主老爺坐在堂上,
+差我們來追這二十兩銀子,立等回話﹔要趙大娘同我們
+去走走,莫要帶累我們挨打。”羅琨見眾人說得有理,
+忙向孫氏丟了個眼色道:“趙大娘,你可快快想法湊二
+十兩銀子,同你趙大爺去繳官,不要帶累他們。”那孫
+氏大娘會意,忙忙進房來与趙胜商議。帶了銀子,扶了
+趙胜,出了房問,假意哼聲不止,向眾人道:”承諸位
+費心如此,不要帶累諸公跑路,衹得煩諸位同我去見官
+便了。”眾人聽了大喜:”如此甚妙。”當下眾人同趙
+胜竟往縣中去了。羅琨假意向眾人一拱道:”恕不送
+了。”
+
+且言眾人領了趙胜夫妻二人,出了飯店,相別了羅琨,
+不一時已到縣前。兩個原差將趙胜夫妻上了刑具,帶進
+班房,鎖將起來,到宅門上回了話,知縣升堂審問,不
+多一時,衹聽得三聲點響,運城縣早已坐堂,原差忙帶
+趙胜夫妻上去,跪將卜來,寺候點名問話。運城縣知縣
+坐了堂,先問了兩件別的事,然后帶上趙胜夫妻二人,
+點名已畢,去了刑具。知縣問趙胜道:”你既欠了黃鄉
+紳家銀子二十兩,送在本縣這里追比,你有銀子就該在
+本縣這里來繳,若無銀子也該去求求黃鄉紳寬恕才是。
+怎么黃鄉紳家叫人來要銀子,你倒叫你妻子撒野,打起
+他的家人來了,是何原故?”趙樸見問,爬上一步,哼
+哼的哭道:”大老爺在上,小的乃异鄉人氏,遠方孤客,
+怎敢動手打黃鄉紳的家丁?況現欠他的銀子,又送在大
+老爺案下,上法昭昭,小的豈敢撤野?衹因黃府的家人
+倚著主人的勢,前來追討銀子,出口的話,百般辱罵,
+小的欠他的銀子,又病在床上,衹得忍受,不想他家人
+次后說道,若是今日沒得銀子,就要抬小的的妻子回府
+做妾,小的妻子急了,兩下揪打有之。”回頭指孫氏
+道:”求大老爺看看,小的妻子不過是個女子,小的又
+受了大老爺的責罰,又病在床上,不能動手,諒他一個
+女流,焉能打他四個大漢?求大老爺詳察。”
+
+那知縣聽了趙胜這一番口供,心中早已明白了,衹得又
+問道:”依你的口供,是不曾打他的家人,本縣也不問
+你了。衹問你這二十兩銀子,你有沒有。”趙胜見說,
+忙在腰間取出羅琨与他的那二十兩銀子,雙手呈上
+道:”求大老爺消案。”那知縣見了銀子,命書吏兌明
+白了,分毫不少,封了封皮,叫黃府的家人領回銀子,
+消了公案,退堂去了,當下趙胜謝過了知縣,忙忙走出
+衙門,一路上歡天喜地跑回飯店來了,不表。
+
+且言黃府的家人領了銀子回府,見了黃金印,黃金印問
+道:”叫你們前去搶人,怎么樣了?”眾家人一齊回
+道:”要搶人,除非四大金剛一齊請去,才得到手。”
+黃金印道:”怎的這樣費力?”眾家人道:”再不要提
+起!我們前去搶人,正与趙胜的妻子交千,打了一會,
+才要到手,不想撞著他同店的客人,年紀不過二十多
+歲,前來扯勸,一衹手攔住趙大娘,一衹手擋住我們,
+我們不依,誰想他立時顯個手段,跳下天井,將六尺多
+長一塊石頭約有千斤多重,他一衹手提起來,猶如舞燈
+草一般,舞了一會,放下來說道:‘如不依者,以此為
+例。,我們見他如此凶惡,就不敢動手,衹得同趙胜見
+官,不知趙胜是那里來的銀子,就同我們見官,當堂繳
+了銀子﹔連知縣也無可奈何他,衹得收了銀子,消了
+案,叫我們回府來送信。”那黃金印聽了此言,心中好
+不著惱:”該因我同那夫人無緣,偏偏的遇了這個對頭
+前來打脫了,等我明日看這個客人是誰便了。”
+
+按下黃金印在家著惱,且言趙胜夫妻二人繳了銀子,一
+气跑回飯店,連店小二都是歡喜的,進了店門,向羅琨
+拜倒在地道:”多蒙恩公借了銀子,救了我夫妻二人兩
+條性命。”羅琨向前忙忙扶起道:”休得如此,且去安
+歇。”趙胜夫妻起身進房安歇去了。
+
+到午后,羅琨吩咐店小二買了些魚肉菜蔬,打了些酒,
+与趙胜慶賀,好不歡喜快樂,當下店小二備完了酒席,
+搬向趙胜房中道:”這是章客人送与你賀喜的。”趙胜
+聽了,忙忙爬起身來道:”多謝他,怎好又多謝他如此?
+小二哥,央你与我請他來一處同飲!”店小二去了一
+會,回來說道:”那章客人多多拜上你,改日再來請你
+一同飲酒,今日不便。”趙胜聽了焦躁起來,忙叫妻子
+去請。孫氏衹得輕移蓮步,走到羅琨房門首叫道:”章
+恩公,愚夫有請!”羅琨道:”本當奉陪趙兄,衹是不
+便,改日再會罷。”孫氏道:”恩公言之差矣!你乃正
+直君子,愚夫雖江湖流輩,卻也是個英雄,一同坐坐何
+妨?”羅琨見孫氏言詞正大。衹得起身同孫大娘到趙胜
+房中,坐下飲酒。大娘站在橫頭斟酒。
+
+過了三巡,趙胜道:”恩公如此英雄豪杰,非等閒可比,
+但不知恩公住在長安何處?令尊大爺太太可在堂否?
+望恩公指示分明,俺趙胜日后到長安好到府上拜謝。”
+羅琨見問,不覺一陣心酸,虎目梢頭流下淚來,見四下
+無人,低聲問道:”你要問我根由,說來可慘。俺不姓
+章,俺乃是越國公之后,羅門之子,綽號五面虎羅琨便
+是。衹因俺爹爹与沈大師不睦,被他一本調去征番,他
+又多俺爹爹私通外國。可怜我家滿問抄斬,多虧義仆章
+宏黑夜送信与我弟兄二人,逃出長安取救,路過此處
+的,那云南馬國公就是家兄的岳丈,家兄今己投他去
+了,聞得趙大哥要到云南,我這里有一封密書,煩大哥
+寄去,叫我家兄早早會同取救,要緊。”那趙胜夫妻聽
+得此言,吃了一惊,忙忙跪下道:”原來是貴人公子!
+我趙胜有眼不識泰山,望公子恕罪。”公子忙忙扶起
+道:”少要如此,外人看見走漏風聲,不是耍的。”二
+人衹得起身在一處同飲,當下又談了些江湖上事業,講
+了些武藝槍刀,十分相得,衹吃到夜盡更深而散。
+
+又住了几日,趙胜的棒瘡已愈,身子漸漸好了,要想動
+身。羅琨又封了十兩銀子,同那一封書信包在一處,悄
+悄的拿到趙胜房中,向趙胜道:”家兄的書信,千萬拜
+托收好了,要緊。別無所贈,這是些須几兩銀子,僅為
+路費,望乞收留。”趙胜道:”多蒙恩公前次大德,未
+得圖報﹔今日又蒙厚賜,叫我趙胜何以為報?”羅琨
+道:”快快收了上路,不必多言。”趙胜衹得收了銀子
+書信,出了飯店,背了行李,夫妻二人衹得灑淚而別,
+千恩萬謝的去了。且言羅琨打發趙胜夫妻動身之后,也
+自收拾行李,將程公爺的錦囊收在貼肉身旁,還清了房
+錢,賞了店小二三兩銀子,別了店家,曉行夜宿,往淮
+安去了。在路行程,非止一日,那日黃昏時分,也到淮
+安境內,問明白了路,往柏府而來。
+
+要知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十四回
+玉面虎公堂遭刑祁子富山中送信
+
+話說羅琨到了淮安,已是黃昏時分,問明白了柏府的住
+宅,走到門口叩問。門內問道:”是那里來的。”羅琨
+回道:”是長安來的。”門公聽得長安來的,衹道老爺
+有家信到了,忙忙開門一看,見一位年少書生,又無伴
+侶,衹得追問:”你是長安那里來的?可有書信么?”
+羅琨性急說道:”你不要衹管盤問,快去稟聲大太,說
+是長安羅二公子到了,有事要見,快快通報。”那門公
+聽得此言大惊,忙忙走進后堂。正遇太太同著侯登坐在
+后堂,門公稟道:”太太,今有長安羅二公子。特來有
+事要見夫人。”太太聽見,說:”不好了!這個冤家到
+了,如何是好?他若知道逼死了玉霜,豈肯干休?”侯
+登問道:”他就是一個人來的么?”門公道:”就是一
+人來的。”侯登道:”如此容易。他是自來尋死的,你
+可出去暗暗吩咐家中人等,不要提起小姐之事,請他進
+來相見,我自有道理。”
+
+門公去了,太太忙問道:”是何道理?”侯登道:”目
+下各處挂榜拿他兄弟二人,他今日是自來送死的。我們
+就拿他送官,一者又請了賞,二者又除了害,豈不為
+妙?”太太說道:”聞得他十分利害,倘若拿他不住,
+惟恐反受其害。”侯登道:“這有何難?衹須如此如
+此,就拿他了。”太太聽了大喜道:”好計!”話言未
+了,衹見門公領了公子來到后堂。羅琨見了太太道:”
+岳母大人請坐,待小婿拜見。”太太假意含淚說道:”
+賢婿一路辛苦,衹行常禮罷。”羅琨拜了四雙八拜,太
+太又叫侯登過來見了禮,分賓主坐下,太太叫丫鬟獻
+茶。太太道:”老身聞得賢婿府上凶信,整整的哭了几
+天,衹因山遙路遠,無法可施。幸喜賢婿今日光臨,老
+身才放心一二。正是:
+暗中設計言偏美,笑里藏刀話轉甜。
+當下羅琨見侯氏夫人言語之中十分親熱,衹認他是真
+情,遂將如何被害,如何拿問,如何逃走的話,細細告
+訴一遍。太太道:”原來如此、可恨沈謙這等作惡,若
+是你岳父在朝,也同他辨白一場。”公子道:”小婿特
+來同岳父借一支入馬,到云南定國公馬伯伯那里,會同
+家兄一同起兵,到邊頭關救我爹爹,還朝伸冤,報仇雪
+恨﹔不想岳父大人又不在家,又往陝西去了,如何是
+好。”太太道:”賢婿一路辛苦,且在這里歇宿兩天,
+那時老身叫個得力的家人同你一路前去。”羅琨以為好
+意,那里知道,就同侯登談些世務,太太吩咐家人備酒
+接風,打掃一進內書房与羅琨安歇,家人領命去了。
+
+不一時,酒席備完,家人捧進后堂擺下,太太就同羅琨、
+侯登三人在一一處飲酒,侯登有心要灌醉羅琨才好下
+手,一遞一盃,衹顧斟酒,羅琨衹認做好意,并不推辭。
+一連飲了十數盃,早已吃得九分醉了,惟恐失儀,放下
+盃兒向太太道:”小婿酒已有了,求岳母讓一盃。”太
+太笑道:”賢婿遠來,老身不知,也沒有備得全席,薄
+酒無看,當面見怪。”羅琨道:”多蒙岳母如此費心,
+小婿怎敢見怪?”太太道:”既不見怪,叫丫鬟取金斗
+過來,滿飲三斗好安歇。”羅琨不敢推辭,衹得連飲二
+斗,吃得爛醉如泥,伏在桌上,昏迷下醒,太太同侯登
+見了,心中大喜,說道:”好了!好了!他不得動了。”
+忙叫一聲:”人在那里?”原來侯登先已吩咐四個得力
+的家人,先備下麻繩鐵索在外伺候,衹等羅琨醉了,便
+來動手。
+
+當下四名家人聽得呼喚,一齊擁進后堂,扶起羅琨,扯
+到書房,脫下身上衣服,用麻繩鐵索將羅垠渾身上下捆
+了二三十道,放在床上,反鎖了他的房門,叫人在外面
+看守定了。然后侯登來到后堂說道:”小侄先報了毛守
+備,調兵前來拿了他,一同進城去見淮安府,方無疏
+失。”太太道:”衹是小心要緊。”侯登道:”曉得,
+不須姑母費心,衹等五更將盡,小侄就上錦亭衙去了。”
+正是:
+
+准備窩弓擒猛虎,安排香餌釣鰲魚。
+
+原來淮安府城外有一守備鎮守衙門,名喚錦亭衙。衙里
+有一個署印的守備,姓毛名真卿,年方二十六七,他是
+個行伍出身,卻是貪財好色,飲酒宿娼,無所不為,同
+侯登卻十分相好。候登守到入吏時分,忙叫家人點了火
+把,備了馬出門,上馬加鞭,來到錦亭衙門前。天色還
+早,侯登下馬叫人通報那守備,衙中看門的眾役平日都
+是認得的,忙問道:”侯大爺為何今日此一刻就來,有
+何話說?”候登著急說:“有机密事前來見你家老爺,
+快快与我通報!”門上人見他來得緊急,忙忙進內宅門
+上報信,轉稟內堂。那毛守備正在酣睡之時,聽見此言,
+忙忙起來請侯登內堂相見。
+
+見過禮,分賓主坐卜毛守備開言問道:”侯年兄此刻光
+降,有何几教?”侯登道:”有一件大富貴的事送來与
+老恩台同享。”毛守備道:”有何富貴?快請言明。”
+侯登將計捉羅琨之事,細說一遍,道:”這豈不是一件
+大富貴的事?申奏朝廷,一定是有封賞的。衹求老恩台
+早早發兵,前去拿人要緊。”毛守備聽得此言大喜,忙
+忙點起五十多名步兵,一個個手執槍刀器械,同侯登一
+路上打馬加鞭跑來。
+不表侯登同毛守備帶了兵丁前來。且言羅琨被侯氏、侯
+登好計灌醉,捆綁起來,睡到次日大亮才醒,見渾身都
+是繩索捆綁,吃了大惊道:”不好了,中了計了!”要
+掙時,那里掙得動,衹聽得一聲吆喝,毛守備當先領兵
+丁擁進房來﹔不由分說,把羅琨推出房門,又加上兩條
+鐵索,鎖了手腳,放在車上,同侯登一齊動身往淮安府
+內而來。
+
+那淮安府臧太爺,聽得錦亭衙毛守備在柏府里拿住反叛
+羅琨,忙忙點鼓升堂,審問虛實,衹見毛守備同侯登二
+人先上堂來。參見已畢,臧知府問起原因,侯登將計擒
+羅琨之事,說了一遍:知府叫:”將欽犯帶上堂來。”
+衹見左右將羅琨扯上堂來跪下。知府問道:”你家罪犯
+天條,滿門抄斬,你就該伏法領罪才是,為甚么逃走在
+外?意欲何為?一一從實招來,免受刑法!”羅琨見
+問,不覺大怒,道:”可恨沈謙這賊,害了俺全家性命,
+冤沉海底。俺原是逃出長安勾乓救父,為國除奸的,誰
+知又被無義的禽獸用計擒來,有死而已,不必多言!”
+那知府見羅琨口供甚是決然,又問道:”你哥哥羅燦今
+在那里?快快招來!”羅琨道:”他已到邊頭關去了,
+俺如何知道?”知府道:”不用刑法,如何肯招?”喝
+令左右:”与我拖下去打!”兩邊一聲答應,將羅琨拖
+下,一捆四十,可怜打得皮開肉綻,鮮血淋淋,羅恨咬
+定牙關,衹是不語。
+
+知府見審不出口供,衹得將羅琨行李打開,一看,衹見
+有口寶劍卻寫著”魯國公程府”字號,嚇得知府說
+道:”此事弄大了!且將他收監,申詳上司,再作道
+理。”不表淮安府申詳上司。單言那一日毛守備到柏府
+去拿了羅琨,把一鎮市的人都哄動了。人人都來看審反
+叛,個個都來要看英雄,一傳十,十傳百,擠個不了。
+也是英雄該因有救,卻惊動了一人,你道是誰?原來就
+是祁子富。他進城買豆子,聽得這個消息,一惊非小,
+忙忙急急跑回家來告訴女兒一遍。祁巧云說道:”爹
+爹,想他當日在滿春園救了我們三人,今日也該救他才
+是。你可快快收拾收拾,到雞爪山去找尋胡奎要緊。”
+祁子富依言,往雞爪山去了。
+
+要知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十五回
+
+染瘟疫羅琨得病賣人頭胡奎探監
+
+后說祁子富依了女兒之言,先奔胡奎家中來找胡奎,將
+羅琨的事,告訴他母親一遍,胡太太同龍太太聽見此
+言,嘆息了一會:”可怜,偏是好人多磨難!”胡太太
+道:”我孩兒自同龍太太回家之后,親往雞爪山去了。
+未曾回來,想必還在山上。你除非親到山上去走一遭,
+同眾人商議商議,救他才好。”祁子富道:”事不宜遲,
+我就上雞爪山去了。我去之后,倘若胡老爺回來,叫他
+想法要緊。”說罷,就辭了兩位太太,跑回家去,吃了
+早飯,背了個小小的包袱,拿了一條拐杖。張二娘收了
+店面。
+
+才要出門,衹見來了一條大漢,挂著腰刀,背著行李,
+走得滿面風塵,進店來問道:”借問一聲,鎮上有個獵
+戶名叫龍標,不知你老丈可認得他?”祁子富道:“龍
+標我卻聞名,不曾會面,轉是龍太太我卻認得,才還看
+見的,你問他怎的?”龍標聽得此言,滿面陪笑,忙忙
+下拜道:”那就是家母。在下就是龍標,衹因出外日久,
+今日才回來﹔見鎖了門,不知家母那里去了,既是老丈
+才會見的,敢求指引。”祁子富聽了,好生歡喜,說道:”
+好了,又有了一個幫手到了。”忙忙放下行李道:“我
+引你去見便了。”
+
+二人出了店門,离了鎮口,竟奔胡府而來。一路上告訴
+他前后原故,龍標也自放心。不一時來到胡府,見了兩
+位太太,龍太太見兒子回來,好不快樂,忙問:“小姐
+的家信可曾送到?”龍標口言:”至走到西安,誰知柏
+老爺進京去了,白走了一遭,信也沒有送到。”太太
+道:”幸虧柏小姐去了,若是在這里,豈不是等了一場
+空了?”龍標忙問道:”小姐往那里去了?”龍太太就
+將遇見侯登,叫秋紅探聽信息,主仆相會,商議逃走,
+到鎮江投他母舅,后來侯登親自來尋,相鬧一場,多蒙
+胡奎相救的話,從頭至尾告訴了一遍。龍標聽了,大怒
+道:”可恨侯登如此作惡,倘若撞在我龍標手中,他也
+莫想活命!”太太說道:”公子羅琨誤投柏府,如今也
+被他拿住了送在府里。現今在監,生死未定,怎生救得
+他才好。”龍標聽了大吃一惊,問道:”怎生拿住的?”
+祁子富說道:”耳聞得侯氏同侯登假意殷勤,將酒灌
+醉,昏迷不醒,將繩索綁起,報与錦亭衙毛守備帶領兵
+丁,同侯登解送府里去的。幸好我進城買豆子,才得了
+這個信息。我如今要往雞爪山去,找尋胡老爺來救他,
+衹是衙門中要個人去打聽打聽才好。”龍標道:”這個
+容易,衙門口我有個朋友,央他自然照應,衹是你老爺
+上雞爪山,速去速來才好。”祁子富道:”這個自然,
+不消吩咐。”當下二人商議已定,祁子富走回家背了行
+李,連夜上雞爪山去了。
+不表祁子富上雞爪山去。單言龍標,他也不回家去,就
+在胡府收拾收拾,帶了几兩銀子,离了胡家鎮,放開大
+步,進得城來,走到府口。他是個獵戶的營生,官里有
+他的名字、錢糧差務,那些當門戶的都是認得他的。一
+個個都來同他拱拱手,
+說道:”久違了,今日來找那個的?”龍標道:”來找
+王二哥說話的。”眾人道:“他在街坊上呢。”龍標
+道:”難為。”別了眾人,來到街上,正遇見王二,一
+把扯住走到茶坊里對面坐下。龍標道:”聞得府里拿住
+了反叛羅琨送在監里,老兄該有生色了。”王二將眉一
+皺說道:”大哥不要提起這羅琨,身上連一文也沒有得。
+況且他是個公子的性兒,一時要茶要水,亂喊亂罵,他
+又無親友,這是件苦差。”龍標道:”王二哥,我有件
+心事同你商議,耳聞得羅琨在長安是條好漢,我与他有
+一面之交,今日聞得他如此犯事,我特備了兩看來同他
+談談。一者完昔日朋友之情,三者也省了你家茶水,三
+者小弟少不得候你,不知你二哥意下如何?”那王二暗
+吟暗想道:”我想龍標他是本府的獵戶,想是為朋友之
+情,別無他意,且落得要他些銀子再講。”主意已定,
+向龍標說:”既是賢弟面上,有何不可?”
+龍標見王二允了,心中大喜,忙向腰內拿出一個銀包,
+足有三兩,送与王二道:“權力便費。”王二假意推辭
+了一會,方才收下。龍標又拿出一錠銀子說道:”這
+錠銀子,就煩二哥拿去買兩樣菜兒,央二嫂子收拾收
+拾。”那王二拿了銀子。好不歡喜,就邀龍標到家坐卞,
+他忙忙拿了銀子,帶了籃子,上街去買菜,打酒整治。
+龍標在他家等了一會,衹見王二帶了個小伙計,拿了些
+雞鴨、魚肉、酒菜等件送在廚下,忙叫老婆上鍋,忙個
+不了。龍標說道:”難為了嫂子,忙壞了。”王二道:
+“你我弟兄都是為朋友之事,這有何妨!”不一刻,俱
+已備辦現成了。
+等到黃昏之后,王二叫人挑了酒菜,同龍標二人悄悄走
+到監門口,王二叫伙計開了門,引龍標入內。那龍標走
+到里面一看,衹見黑洞洞的,冷風扑面,臭气沖人,
+那些受了刑的罪犯,你哼我喊,可怜哀聲不止,好不凄
+慘。龍標見了,不覺嘆息。那禁子王二領了龍標,來到
+羅琨的號內,挂起燈籠,開了鎖,衹見羅琨蓬頭赤腳,
+睡在地下,哼聲不止。王二近前叫道:”羅相公不要哼,
+有人來看你了。”連叫數聲,羅琨衹是二目揚揚,并不
+開口。原來羅琨挨了打,著了气,又感冒風寒,進了
+牢又被牢中獄气一沖,不覺染了瘟疫癥,病重不知人
+事。王二叫龍標來看,那龍標又沒有与羅琨會過,平日
+是聞他名的,領了祁子富之命而來,見他得了病癥,忙
+上前來看看。那羅琨渾身似火,四足如冰,十分沉重,
+龍標道:”卻是無法可施。”衹得將身上的衣服脫下一
+件,叫王二替他蓋好了身子,將酒肴捧出牢來,一同來
+到王二家。
+二人對飲了一會,龍休問道:”醫生可得進去?”王二
+笑道:”這牢里醫生那肯進去?連官府拿票子差遣,他
+也不肯進這號里去的!”龍標聽了,暗暗著急,衹
+得拜托王二早晚間照應照應,又稱了几兩銀子,托他買
+床舖蓋,余下的銀子,買些生姜丸散等件,与他調理,
+龍標料理已定,別了王二,說道:”凡事拜托。”連夜
+回家去了。
+
+不表龍標回家,單言祁子富自從別了龍標,即忙動身,
+离了淮安,曉行夜宿,奔山東登州府雞爪山而來。在路
+行程非止一日,那日黃昏時分,已到山下,遇見了
+巡山的唆羅前來擒捉他。祁子富道:”不要動手,煩你
+快快通報一聲,說淮安祁子富有机密事要見胡大王
+的。”哆羅聽了,就領祁子富進了寨門,即來通報:”
+啟上大王,今有淮安祁子富,有机密事求見胡大王。特
+來稟報。”胡奎聽了,說道:“此人前來,必有原故。”
+裴天雄道:”喚他進來,便知分曉。”當下祁子富隨嘍
+兵上了聚義廳,見了諸位大王,一一行禮。胡奎問道:”
+你今前來,莫非家下有甚么原故?”祁子富見問,就
+講:”羅琨到淮安投柏府認親,侯登用計,同毛守備解
+送到府里,現今在監,事在危急!我特連夜來山,拜求
+諸位大王救他才好!”胡奎聽得此言,衹急得暴躁如
+雷,忙与眾人商議。賽諸葛謝元說道:“諒此小事,不
+須著急。裴大哥与魯大哥鎮守山寨,我等衹須如此如此
+就是了。”裴天雄大喜,點起五十名嘍兵与胡奎、祁子
+富作前隊引路,過天星孫彪領五十名嘍兵為第二隊,賽
+諸葛謝元領五十名嘍兵為第三隊,兩頭蛇王坤領五十名
+嘍兵為第四隊,雙尾蝎李仲領五十名嘍兵為第五隊,又
+點五十名能干的哆兵下山,四面巡風報信。當下五條好
+漢、三百嘍兵裝束已畢,一隊人馬下山奔淮安府而來。
+不一日已到淮安,將三百名嘍乓分在四路住下。
+
+五條好漢同祁子富歸家探信,正遇龍標從府前而回,同
+眾人相見了,說:”羅琨病重如山,諸位前來,必有妙
+策。衹是一件,目下錦亭衙毛守備同侯登相厚,防察甚
+是嚴謹,你們眾人在此,倘若露出風聲,反為不便。”
+胡奎道:”等俺今日晚上先除一害,再作道理。”當下
+六條好漢商議已定,都到龍標家中,龍標忙去治下酒
+席,管待眾人,吃到三更以后,胡奎起身脫去長衣服,
+帶了一口短刀,向眾人說道:”俺今前去結果了毛守備
+的性命,再來飲酒。”說罷,站起身來,將手一拱,跳
+出大門,竟奔錦亭衙去了。不知毛守備死活存亡,且聽
+下回分解。
+第二十六回
+過天星夜請名醫穿山甲計傳葯舖
+
+話說胡奎別了五位英雄,竟奔錦亭衙而來,到了衙門東
+首牆邊,將身一縱,縱上了屋,順著星光到內院,輕輕
+跳下,伏在黑暗之處,衹見一個丫鬟拿著燈走將出
+來,口里卿卿噥噥說道:”此刻才睡。”說著,走進廂
+房去了,胡奎暗道:”想必就是他的臥房。”停了會,
+悄悄來到廳下一張,衹見殘燈未滅,他夫妻已經睡了,
+胡奎輕輕掇開房門,走至里面。他二人該當命到無常,
+吃醉了酒,俱已睡著,胡奎掀起帳幔,衹一刀,先殺了
+毛守備,那一顆血淋淋的人頭滾將下來。夫人惊醒,看
+見一條黑漢手執利刀,才要喊叫,早被胡奎順手一刀砍
+下頭來,將兩個血淋淋的人頭結了頭發扣在一處,扯了
+一幅帳幔包將起來,背在肩上,插了短刀,走出房來,
+來至天井,將身一縱,縱上房屋,輕輕落下,上路而回。
+
+一路上趁著墾光,到了龍標門首。那時已是五更天气,
+五人正在心焦,商議前來接應,忽見胡奎跳進門來,將
+肩上的物件往地下一摜,眾人吃惊,上前看時,卻是兩
+個人頭包在一處。眾人問道:”你是怎生殺的,這等爽
+快!”胡奎將越房殺了毛守備夫妻兩個,說了一遍,大
+家稱羡,仍包好人頭,重又飲了一會,方才略略安歇,
+不表。
+
+單言次日,那城外面的人都鬧反了,俱說毛守備的頭不
+見了。兵丁進城報了知府,知府大惊,隨即上轎來到衙
+里相驗尸首,收入棺內,用封皮封了棺木,問了衙內的
+人口供,當時做了文書,通詳上司。一面點了官兵捕快,
+懸了賞單,四路捉拿偷頭的大盜,好不嚴緊。淮安城內
+人人說道:”才拿住反叛羅琨,又弄出偷頭的事來,必
+有蹺蹊。”連知府也急得無法可治。
+
+不表城內惊疑。單言眾人起來,胡奎說道:”羅賢弟病
+在牢中,就是劫獄,也無內應﹔且待我進牢去做個幫
+手,也好行事。”龍標道:”你怎得進去?”胡奎道:
+“衹須如此如此,就進去了。”龍標道:”不是玩的,
+小心要緊!”胡奎道:”不妨!你衹是常常來往,兩邊
+傳信就是了。”
+
+商議已定,胡奎收拾停當,別了眾人,帶了個人頭進城,
+來到府問日,衹那些人三五成群,都說的偷頭的事,胡
+奎走到鬧市里,把一個血淋淋的人頭朝街上一摜,大叫
+道:”賣頭!賣頭!”嚇得眾人一齊喊道:”不好了!
+偷頭的人來賣頭了!”一聲喊叫,早有七、個捕快兵丁
+擁來,正是毛守備的首級,一把揪住胡奎來稟知府,
+知府大惊道:”好奇怪!那有殺人的人還把頭拿了來賣
+的道理?”忙忙傳鼓升堂審問。
+
+衹見眾衙役拿著一個人頭,帶著胡奎跪下。知府驗過了
+頭,喝道:”你是那里人?好大膽的強徒,殺了朝廷的
+命官,還敢前來賣弄!我想你的人多,那一個頭而今現
+在那里?從實招來,免受刑法!”胡奎笑道:”一兩個
+人頭要甚么大緊!想你們這些貪官污吏,平日蓋不知害
+了多少人的性命,倒來怪俺了。”知府大怒,喝令:“与
+我扯下去夾起來!”兩邊答應一聲,將胡奎扯下去夾將
+起來,三繩收足,胡奎衹當不知,連名姓也不說出。知
+府急了,衹問那個頭在那里,胡奎大叫道:”那個頭是
+俺吃了,你待我老爺好些,俺變顆頭來還你﹔你若行
+刑,今夜連你的頭都叫人來偷了去,看你怎樣!”知府
+吃了一惊,吩咐收監,通詳再審。
+
+按下知府疊成文案,連夜通詳上司去了不表,且言胡奎
+上了刑具,來到監中,將些鬼話唬嚇眾人道:”你等如
+若放肆,俺叫人將你們的頭,一發總偷了去。”把個禁
+子王二嚇得諾諾連聲。眾人俯就他,下在死囚號內,代
+他舖下草床,睡在地下,上了鎖就去了。
+
+當時,事有湊巧,胡奎的柙床緊靠著羅琨旁邊,二人卻
+是同著號房。羅琨在那里哼聲不止,衹是亂罵,胡奎聽
+見口音,抬起頭來一看,正是羅琨睡在地下。胡奎
+心中暗喜,等人去了,扒到羅琨身邊,低低叫聲:”羅
+賢弟,俺胡奎在此看你。”
+羅琨那里答應,衹是亂哼,并不知人事。胡奎道:”這
+般光景,如何是好。”
+
+話分兩頭:單言龍標當晚進城找到王二,買了些酒肉,
+同他進監來看羅琨,他二人是走過几次的,獄卒都不盤
+問。當下二人進內,來到羅琨床前,放下酒肴与羅琨吃
+時,羅琨依舊不醒﹔掉回頭來,卻看見是胡奎,胡奎也
+看見是龍標,兩下里衹是不敢說話。龍標忽生一計,向
+王二說道:”我今日要了一服丸葯來与他吃,煩王二哥
+去弄碗蔥姜盪來才好。”王二衹得弄開水去了,龍標支
+開王二,胡奎道:”羅琨的病重,你要想法請個醫生來,
+帶他看看才好。”龍標道:”名醫卻有,衹是不肯進
+來。”胡奎道:”你今晚回去与謝元商議便了。”二人
+關會己定。王二拿了開水來了,龍標扶起羅琨吃了丸
+葯,別了王二。
+
+來到家中,會過眾位好漢,就將胡奎的言語向謝元說了
+一遍。謝元笑道:”你這里可有個名醫。”龍標回道﹔”
+就是鎮上有個名醫,他有回中的手段,人稱他做小神仙
+張勇:衹是請他不去。”謝元道:”這個容易,衹要孫
+賢弟前去走走,就說如此如此便了。”眾人大喜。
+當日黃昏時候,那過天星的孫彪將毛守備夫人的那顆頭
+背在肩上,身邊帶了短兵器,等到夜間,行個手段,邁
+開大步赶奔鎮上而來,找尋張勇的住宅,若是別人,深
+黑之時看不見蹤跡,惟有這孫彪的眼有夜光,与白日是
+一樣的。不多一時,衹見一座門樓,大門開著,二門上
+有一匾,匾上有四個大字,寫道:”醫可通神。”尾上
+有一行小字為:”神醫張勇立。”孫彪看見,大喜道:”
+好了!找到了!”上前叩門。
+
+卻好張勇還未曾睡,出來開門,會了孫彪,間他來因。
+孫彪道:”久仰先生的高名,衹因俺有個朋友,得了病
+癥在監內,意欲請先生進去看一看,自當重謝。”張勇
+聽得此言,微微冷笑道:”我連官府鄉紳請我看病,還
+要三請四邀,你叫我到牢中去看病,大把我看輕了些。”
+就將臉一變,向孫彪說道:”小生自幼行醫,從沒有到
+監獄之中,實難從命!你另請高明的就是了。”孫彪
+道:”既是先生不去,倒惊動了,衹是要求一服妙葯發
+汗。”張勇道:”這個有得。”即走進內房去拿丸葯。
+孫彪吹熄了燈,輕輕的將那顆人頭往桌子底下葯簍里一
+藏,叫道:”燈熄了。”張勇忙叫小↓掌燈,送丸葯出
+來,孫彪接了丸葯,說道:”承受了。”別了張勇去
+了。這張勇卻也不介意,叫小關好了問戶,吹熄了燈火,
+就去安睡,不提。
+且言孫彪离了張勇的門首,回到龍家,見了眾人,將請
+張勇之言說了一遍,大家笑了一會,謝元忙取過筆來,
+寫了一封錦囊,交与龍標說道:”你明日早些起來,將
+錦囊帶去与胡奎知道,若是官府審問,叫他依此計而
+行。你然后再約捕快,叫他們到張勇家去搜頭。我明日
+要到別處去住些時,莫要露出風聲,我自叫孫彪夜來探
+聽信息。各人干事要緊。”當下眾人商議已定,次日五
+更,謝元等各投別處安身去了。
+
+單言龍標又進城來,同王二到茶坊坐下,說道:”王二
+哥,有股大財送來与你,你切莫說出我來。”王二笑
+道:”若是有財發,怎肯說出你來?我不呆了?你且說
+是甚么財?”龍標道:”那個偷頭的黑漢,我在小神仙
+張勇家里見過他一面,聞得他都是結交江湖上的匪人,
+但是外路使槍棒、賣膏葯的,都在他家歇腳,有兒分同
+那人是一路的。目下官府追問那個人頭,正無著落,你
+何不進去送個訪單?你多少些也得他几十兩銀子使用
+使用。”王二道:”你可拿得穩么?”龍標道:”怎么
+不穩,衹是一件,我還要送葯与羅琨,你可帶我進去。”
+王二道:”這個容易。”遂出了茶坊,叫小牢子帶龍標
+進監,他隨即就來到捕快班房商議去了。
+
+不表王二同眾人商議進衙門送訪,且言那小神仙張勇一
+宿過來,次日早起,衹見葯簍邊上、地下,有多少血跡,
+順著血跡一看,吃了大惊,衹見一個人頭睜眼蓬頭,滾
+在葯簍旁邊,好不害怕。張勇大叫道:”不好了!”嚇
+倒在地。
+
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+第二十七回
+淮安府認假為真賽元壇將無作有
+
+話說張勇見一個血淋淋的人頭在葯簍之內,他就大叫一
+聲:”不好了。”跌倒在地。有小使快來扶起,問道:”
+太爺為何如此?”張勇道:”你,你,你看那,那桌,
+桌子底下,一,一個人,人頭!”小使上前一看,果是
+一個女人的首級。合家慌了手腳,都亂嚷道:”反了,
+反了!出了妖怪了,好端的人家怎么滾出個人頭來了?
+是那里來的?”張勇道:”不,不要聲,聲張,還,還,
+還是想個法,法兒才,才好。”內中有個老家人道:”
+你們不要吵。如今毛守備夫妻兩個頭都不見了,本府太
+爺十分著急,點了官兵捕快四下里巡拿,昨日聽見人
+說,有個黑漢提著毛守備的頭在府前去賣,被人拿住,
+審了一堂收了監。恰恰的衹少了毛守備夫人的頭,未曾
+圓案,現在追尋,想來此頭是有蹊蹺,這頭一定是他的。
+快快瞞著鄰舍,拿去埋了。”正要動手,衹聽得一聲喊
+叫,擁進二三十個官兵捕快,正撞個滿怀,不由分說,
+將張勇鎖了,帶著那個人頭,拿到淮安府去了,可怜他
+妻子老小,一個個衹嚇得魂飛魄散,嚎陶慟哭,忙叫老
+家人帶了銀子到府前料理,不表。
+且言王二同眾捕快將張勇帶到衙門口,早有毛守備的家
+人上前認了頭。那些街坊上人,聽見這個信息,都來看
+人頭,罵道:”張勇原來是個強盜!”
+
+不言眾人之事,單言那知府升堂,吩咐帶上張勇,罵
+道:”你既習醫,當知王法,為何結連強盜殺官?從頭
+實招,免受刑法!”張勇見問,回道:”太老爺在上,
+冤枉:小的一向行醫,自安本分,怎敢結連強盜?況且
+醫生与守備又無仇隙,求大老爺詳察!”知府冷笑
+道:”你既不曾結連強盜,為何人頭在你家里?”張勇
+回道:“醫生清早起來收拾葯簍,就看見這個人頭,不
+知從何而來,正在惊慌,就被太爺的貴差拿來。小的真
+正是冤枉,求太爺明鏡高抬!”知府怒道:”我把你這
+刁奴,不用刑怎肯招認?”吩咐左右:”与我夾起
+來!”兩邊答應一聲,就將張勇摜在地下,扯去鞋襪,
+夾將起來,可怜張勇如何受得起,大叫一聲昏死在地,
+左右忙取涼水一噴,悠悠蘇醒,知府問道:”你招不
+招?”張勇回道:”又無凶器,又無見証,又無羽党,
+分明是冤枉,叫我從何處招起?”知府道:”人贓現
+獲,你還要抵賴!也罷,我還你個對証就是了:”忙拿
+一恨朱簽,叫禁子去提那偷頭的原犯。
+王二拿著簽子,進監來提胡奎。胡奎道:”又來請爺做
+甚的?”王二道:”大王,我們太爺拿到你的伙計了,
+現在堂上審問口供,叫你前去對証。”胡奎是早間
+龍標進監看羅琨,將錦囊遞与胡奎看過的,他聽得此
+言,心中明白,同王二來到階前跪下。知府便叫:”張
+勇,你前去認認他。”張勇扒到胡奎跟前認,那胡奎故
+意著惊問道:”你是怎么被他們捉來的?”張勇大惊
+道:”你是何人?我卻不認得你!”胡奎故意丟個眼
+色,低聲道:”你衹說認不得我。”那知府見了這般光
+景,心中不覺大怒,罵道:”你這該死的奴才,還不招
+認?”張勇哭道:”憲太太爺在上,小的實在是冤枉!
+他閣賴我的,我實在不認得他。”知府怒道:”你們兩
+個方才眉來眼去,分明是一党的強徒,還要抵賴?”喝
+令左右:”將他一人一衹腿夾起來,問他招也不招!”
+可怜張勇乃是個讀書人,那里拼得過胡奎,衹夾得死去
+活來,當受不起。胡奎道:”張兄弟,非關我事,是你
+自己犯出來的,不如招了罷。”張勇夾昏了,衹得喊
+道:”太老爺,求松了刑,小人愿招了。”知府吩咐松
+了刑。張勇無奈,衹得亂招道:”小人不合結連強盜殺
+官府頭,件件是實。”知府見他畫了供,隨即做文通詳
+上司,一面賞了捕快的花紅,一面將人犯吩咐收監。那
+張勇的家人聽了這個信息跑回家中,合家痛哭恨罵,商
+議商議,帶了几百兩銀子,到上司衙門中去料理去了。
+
+且言張勇問成死罪,來到監中,同胡奎在一處鎖了,好
+不冤苦,罵胡奎道:“瘟強盜!我同你往日無仇,近日
+無冤,你害我怎的?”胡奎衹是不做聲,由他叫罵﹔等
+到三更時分,人都睡了,胡奎低低叫道:”張先生,你
+還是要死,還是要活?”張勇怒道:”好好的人,為何
+不要活?”胡奎道:”你若是要活也不難,衹依俺一
+句話,到明日朝審之時,衹要俺反了口供,就活了你的
+性命。”張勇道:”依你。甚么話?且說來。”胡奎指
+定羅琨說道:”這是俺的兄弟,你醫好了他的病,俺就
+救你出去。”張勇方才明白,是昨日請他不來的原故,
+因此陷害。遂說道:”你們想頭也太毒了些,衹是醫病
+不難,卻叫何人上配葯?”胡奎道:衹要你開了方子,
+自有一人去配葯。”張勇道:”這就容易了。”
+
+等到次日大明,張勇扒到羅琨床前,隔著柵欄子伸手過
+去,代他看了脈,胡奎問道:”病勢如何?可還有救?”
+張勇道:”不妨事。病雖重,我代他醫就是了。”二人
+正在說話,衹見龍標同王二走來,胡奎衹做不知,故意
+人叫道:”王二,這個病人睡在此地,日夜哼喊,吵得
+俺難過,若再過些時,不要把俺過起病來,還怕要把這
+一牢的人都要過起病來。趁著這個張先生在此,順便請
+了替他看看也好,這也是你們的干涉。”龍標接口道:”
+也好,央張先生開個方兒,待我去配葯。”王二衹得開
+了鎖,讓張勇進去,看了一會,要筆硯寫了方兒,龍標
+拿了配葯去了,正是:
+
+仙机人不識,妙算鬼難猜。
+
+
+當下龍標拿了葯方,飛走上街。配了四劑葯,送到牢中。
+王二埋怨道:”你就配這許多葯來,那個伏侍他?”胡
+奎道:”不要埋怨他,等我來伏侍他便了。”王二道:”
+又難為你。”送些了水、炭、木碗等件放在牢內,心中
+想四面牆壁都是石頭,房子又高又大,又鎖著他們,也
+不怕他飛上天去,就將物件丟与他弄。
+
+胡奎大喜,就急生起火來,煎好了葯,扶起羅琨將葯灌
+下去,代他蓋好了身上。也是羅琨不該死,從早睡到三
+更時分,出了一身大汗,方才醒轉。門中哼道:”好
+難過也!”胡奎大喜,忙忙拿了開水來与羅琨吃了,低
+低叫道:”羅兄弟,俺胡奎在此,你可認得我了?”羅
+琨聽見,吃了一惊,問道:”你為何也到此地?”胡奎
+說道:”特來救你的。”就將祁子富如何報信,如何上
+山,如何賣頭到監,如和請醫的話,細細說了一遍,說
+罷,二人大哭,早把個小神仙張勇嚇得不敢做聲,衹是
+發戰。胡奎道:”張先生,你不要害怕,俺連累你吃這
+一場苦,少不得救你出去,重重相謝。若是外人知道,
+你我都沒得性命。”張勇聽得此言,衹得用心用意的醫
+治,羅琨在獄內吃了四劑葯,病就好了,又有龍標和張
+勇家內天天送酒送肉,將養了半個月,早已身上強壯,
+一复如初。
+
+龍標回去告訴謝元,謝元大喜,就點了五名嘍兵,光將
+胡、龍兩位老太太送上山去,暗約眾家好漢,商議劫獄,
+當時眾好漢聚齊人馬,叫龍標進牢報情,龍際走到府
+前,以見街坊上眾人都說道:”今日看斬反叛。”府門
+口發了綁齊人,那些千總把總、兵丁捕快等跑個不了,
+龍標聽見大惊,也不進牢,回頭望家就跑。拿出穿
+山甲的手段,放開大步,一溜煙飛將去了。
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十八回
+
+
+劫法場大鬧淮安追官兵共歸山寨
+
+
+話說龍標聽得今日要斬反叛,府門口發綁齊人,他回頭
+就跑,跑到家中,卻好四位好漢正坐在家里等信。龍標
+進來告訴眾人,眾人說道:”幸虧早去一刻,險些誤了
+大事,為今之計,還是怎生?”謝元道:”既是今日斬
+他三人,我們衹須如此如此,就救了他們了。”眾人大
+喜道:”好計!”五位英雄各各准備收拾去了,不提。
+
+且言淮安府看了京詳,打點出入,看官,你道羅琨、胡
+奎、張勇三人,也沒有大審,如何京詳就到了?原來,
+淮安府的文書到了京,沈大師看了,知道羅琨等久
+在監中必生他變,就親筆批道:
+
+反叛羅琨并盜案殺官的首惡胡奎、張勇,俱系罪不容
+誅,本當解京梟首示眾,奈羅琨等梟惡非常,羽党甚眾,
+若解長安,惟恐中途有失。發該府就即斬首,將凶犯首
+級解京示眾。羽党俟獲到日定奪。火速!火速!臧知府
+奉了來文,遂即和城守備并軍廳巡檢商議道:”羅琨等
+不是善類,今日出斬務要小心。”
+
+守備軍廳都穿了盔甲,全身披挂,點起五百名馬步兵
+丁、四名把總,一個個弓上弦,刀出鞘,頂盔貫甲,先
+在法場伺候。這臧知府也是內襯軟甲,外罩大紅,坐
+了大堂,喚齊百十名捕快獄卒,當堂吩咐道:”今日出
+入,不比往常,各人小心要緊。”知府吩咐畢,隨即標
+牌,禁子提人。
+那王二帶了二十名獄卒,擁進年中,向羅琨道:”今日
+恭喜你了。”不由分說,一齊上前將羅琨、胡奎一齊綁
+了﹔來綁張勇,張勇早已魂飛魄散,昏死過去。當下
+王二綁了三人,來到獄神堂,燒過香紙,左右簇擁,攙
+出監門,點過名﹔知府賞了斬酒,就標了犯人招子,劊
+子手賞過了花紅,兵馬前后圍定,破鑼破鼓擁將出來,
+押到法場。可怜把個張勇家里哭得無處伸冤,衹得備些
+祭禮,買口棺木到法場上伺候收尸。
+
+且言淮安城百姓,多來看斬大盜,須臾挨擠了有數千余
+人,又有一起赶馬的,約有七八匹馬,十數人也擠進來
+看﹔又有一伙腳夫,推著六七輛車于,也擠進來看﹔
+又有一班獵戶,挂著弓,牽著馬,挑著些野味,也擠進
+來看:官兵那里赶得去!正在嘈嚷之際,衹見北邊的人
+馬哨開,一聲吆喝,臧知府擁著眾人來到法場里面,下
+馬坐下公案。劊子手將羅琨、胡奎、張勇三個人推在法
+場跪下,衹等午時三刻就要開刀處斬。
+
+當下羅琨、胡奎、張勇跪在地下,正要掙扎,猛抬頭見
+龍標同了些獵戶站在背后,胡奎暗暗歡喜。正丟眼色,
+忽見當案孔目一騎馬飛跑下來,手執皂旗一展,喝
+聲:”午時三刻己到,快快斬首報來。”一聲未了,衹
+聽得三聲大炮,眾軍吶喊。劊子手正要舉刀,猛聽得一
+棒鑼聲,赶馬的隊中擁出五條好漢,一齊搶來。龍標手
+快,上前几刀割斷了三人的繩索,早有小嘍羅搶了張勇
+背著就跑。羅琨。胡奎兩位英雄,奪口刀在手,往知府
+桌案前砍,慌得軍廳守備、千總把總一齊上前迎敵,臧
+知府嚇得面如土色,上馬往城里就跑。
+
+這邊羅琨、胡奎、龍標、謝元、孫彪、上坤、李仲六條
+好漢,一齊上馬,勇力爭先,領了三百嘍羅,四面殺來,
+那五百官兵同軍廳守備那里抵敵得注,且戰且走,往城
+中飛跑,可怜那些來看的百姓,跑不及的,殺傷了無數,
+六條好漢就如生龍活虎一般,衹殺得五百官兵抱頭鼠
+竄,奔進城中去了。
+
+眾好漢赶了一回,也就收兵聚在一處,查點人馬,并無
+損傷,謝元道:”官兵敗去,必然還要來追,俺們作速
+回去要緊。”胡奎說道:”俺們白白害了張勇,須要連
+他家眷救去才好。”羅琨道:”俺白白吃了侯登這場
+苦,須要將他殺了才出得這口气﹔再者,我的隨身寶劍
+還在那里,也須取去。”謝元道:”張勇的家眷,我
+已叫嘍羅備了車子伺候。若是侯登之仇,且看柏爺面
+上,留為日后報复﹔至于寶劍,我們再想法采取。今且
+收兵到張勇家救他家眷。”眾人依言,一起人都赶到張
+勇家里。
+
+張勇的老小見救出張勇,沒奈何,衹得收拾些細軟金
+珠,裝上車子﹔妻子老小也上了車子,自有小嘍羅護送
+先行,還有張勇家中的豬鴨雞鵝,吩咐小噗羅造飯,眾
+人飽食了一頓,然后一把火燒了房子,一齊上馬都奔雞
+爪山去了。
+
+那時眾人上路,已是申未西初的時候,謝元道:”俺們
+此刻前行,后面必有大隊官兵追來,不可不防。”眾人
+道:”他不來便罷,他來時殺他個片甲不留便了。”孫
+彪道:”何不黑夜進城殺了那個瘟官,再作道理!”謝
+元道:”不是這個說法,俺們身入重地,彼眾我寡,衹
+宜智取,不可力爭。孫賢弟領五十名嘍兵,前去如此
+如此。”孫彪領了令去了﹔又叫胡奎領五十名嘍兵前去
+如此如此,胡奎領令去了﹔又叫王坤、李仲領一百弓箭
+手前去如此如此,二人領令去了:共四條好漢、二百嘍
+兵,一一去了。謝元喚龍標、張勇:”護送家眷前行,
+后面俺同羅琨殺退敵兵便了。”
+
+不表眾好漢定了計策。且言臧知府敗進城來,查點軍
+兵,傷了一半。可怜那些受傷的百姓,一個個哀聲不止。
+不一時,軍廳守備、千總把總、巡捕官員,一個個都來
+請安,知府說道:”審察民情,是本府的責任﹔交鋒打
+仗,是武職專司。今日奉旨斬三名欽犯,倒點了五百軍
+兵、百十名捕快,約有七百余人。衹斬三名重犯,還被
+他劫了去,追不回來﹔若是上陣交鋒,衹好束手就綁。
+明日朝廷見罪,豈不帶累本府一同治罪?”一席話,說
+得那些武職官兒滿面通紅,無言回答。知府問道:”可
+有人領兵前去追赶,捉他几個強盜回來,也好回答上
+司﹔若是擒得著正犯,本府親見上司,保他升遷。”眾
+人見知府如此著急,衹得齊聲應道:“愿聽太爺的鉤旨
+施行。”知府大喜,點起一千人馬,令王守備當先,李
+軍廳押后,自己掌了中軍,帶了十多員戰將、千總把總,
+一齊吶喊出城。
+
+已是酉時未刻,日落滿山,眾軍赶了十數里,過了胡家
+鎮,衹見遠遠有一隊人馬緩緩而行。探子報道:”前面
+正是劫法場的響馬。”知府聽得,喝令快赶。赶了一程,
+天色已黑下來了,知府吩咐點起燈球火把,并力追赶。
+
+衹見前面那一隊人馬,緊赶緊走,慢赶慢走,到追了十
+八九里,知府著急,喝令快追。那王守備催動三軍,縱
+馬搖槍,大叫:”強徒休走!”加力赶來。衹見前面的
+人馬,一齊扎下,左有羅琨搖槍叫戰,右有謝元仗劍來
+迎,二馬沖來,槍劍齊舉,大喊道:”贓官快來領死!”
+王守備扑面來迎,戰在一處。那知府在火光中認得羅
+琨,大叫道:”反叛在此,休得放走!”將一千人馬排
+開,四面圍住羅琨殺,羅琨大怒,將手中槍一緊,連挑
+了几名千總把總下馬。王守備等那里抵敵得住,那一千
+兵將四面扑來,也近不得身。
+
+正在兩下混戰,忽見軍士喊追:”啟上大爺,城中火起
+了!”知府大惊,庄高處一望,衹見烈焰沖大,十分利
+害,這些官兵,俱是在城里住家的,一見了這個光景,
+那里還有心戀戰,四散奔逃,知府也著了急,回馬就走,
+羅琨、謝元領兵追來,那守備正到半路,衹聽得一聲梆
+子響,王坤、李仲領了一百名弓弩手,一齊放箭,箭如
+雨點,官兵大惊,叫苦不迭。
+
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第二十九回
+雞爪山招軍買馬淮安府告急申文
+
+話說那知府同王守備等正与羅琨交戰,忽見城里火起,
+回頭就跑。不防敗到半路之中,又遇見王坤、李仲領了
+一百名弓弩手在兩邊松林里埋伏,一齊放箭,擋庄
+官兵的去路,勢不可當:一千官兵叫苦連天,自相踐踏,
+死者不什其數,衹得冒箭舍命往前奔走。后面羅琨、謝
+元追來,同王坤、李仲合兵一一處,搖旗吶喊,加力
+追赶,眾軍大叫:”臧知府留下頭來!城已破了,還往
+那里走!”這一片喊聲把個臧知府嚇得膽落魂飛,伏鞍
+而走:那李軍廳、王守備見哆乒來追赶又急,城中火光
+義猛,四面喊殺連天,黑暗之中,又不知兵有多少,那
+里還敢交鋒,衹顧逃命,那敗殘兵將,殺得頭尾不接,
+一路上棄甲丟盔,不計其數。這是:
+
+聞風聲而喪膽,聽鶴唳而消魂。
+
+且言臧知府同王守備領著敗殘人馬,舍命奔到城邊,衹
+是城中火光沖大。喊聲震地,早有胡奎、孫彪領了一百
+嘍兵,從城中殺將出來,大叫道:”休要放走了臧知
+府!”一條鞭、一口刀,飛也似沖將上來。臧知府等衹
+嚇得魂飛天外,魄散九霄,那里還敢進城,沖開一條血
+路,落荒走了,胡奎等赶了一陣,卻好羅琨到了,兩下
+里合兵一處,忙忙收回乓卒,回奔舊路,上雞爪山去了,
+正是:
+
+妙算不殊孫武子,神机還類漢留侯。
+
+看官,你道胡奎、孫彪衹帶了一百名嘍兵,怎生得進城
+去?原來,臧知府不諳軍務,他將一千人盡數點將出
+來,追赶羅琨,也不留一將守城,衹有數十個門軍,
+干得甚事!不料胡奎、孫彪伏在草中,等知府的人馬過
+去,被孫彪在黑暗處扒上城頭,殺散了把門的軍士,開
+了城門,引胡奎殺進城來,四路放火。那一城文武官員
+都隨臧知府出城追赶羅琨去了,城中無主,誰敢出頭?
+那黎民百姓:又是日間嚇怕了的,一個個都關門閉戶,
+各保性命,被胡奎、孫彪殺到庫房門口。開了庫房,叫
+那些嘍卒把銀子都搬將出來,馱在馬上,殺出城來。正
+遇知府敗回,被他二人殺退了,才同羅琨等合同一處,
+得胜而回。后人有詩贊謝元的兵法道:仙机妙算惊神
+鬼,乓法精通似武侯。一陣交鋒胜全敵,分明博望臥龍
+謀。
+
+又有詩贊胡奎的義勇道:義重桃園一拜情,流离顛沛不
+寒盟。漫夸蜀漢三英杰,贏得千秋義勇名。
+
+且言六位英雄會在一處,一棒鑼響,收齊嘍卒,一路而
+回,赶過了胡家鎮,正遇著龍標、張勇護著家眷前來探
+信,見人馬得胜,大家快樂。八位好漢訴說交鋒之事,
+又得了許多金銀,各人耀武揚威,十分得意,走了一夜,
+不覺离了淮安七十余里,早已天明,謝元吩咐在山凹之
+內扎下行營。查點三百嘍兵,也傷了二三十個,卻一個
+不少。謝元大喜,在近村人家買了糧草,秋毫無犯,將
+人馬扮作捕盜官兵模佯,分為三隊而行,往雞爪山進
+發,行到半路,恰好裴天雄差頭目下山,前來探信,遇
+見謝元人馬得胜而回,好不歡喜。謝元先令頭目引領張
+勇家眷上山去了。八位好漢行到山下,早有巡山的嘍卒
+入寨報信。裴天雄大喜,同魯豹雄帶領大小頭目,大開
+寨門,細吹細打,迎下山來,羅琨等見了,慌忙下馬。
+裴天雄迎接上山,到了聚義廳,大家敘禮坐下,羅琨
+道:”多蒙大王高義,救我羅琨一命。俺何以為報?”
+裴天雄說道:”久聞大名,如雷貫耳,今日才得幸會,
+小弟為因奸臣當道,逼得無處容身,故爾權時落草,羅
+兄不嫌山寨偏小,俺裴天雄情愿讓位。”羅琨道:”多
+蒙不棄,愿在帳下聽令足矣,焉敢如此!”謝元說道:”
+俺已分了次序在此,不知諸位意下如何?”眾人齊聲應
+道:”愿聽軍師鈞令。”謝元在袖中拿出叫長紙單,眾
+人近前一看,衹見上寫道:我等聚義高山,誓愿除奸削
+佞,同心合意,共成大業。今議定位次,各官凜遵,如
+有异說,神明昭鑑。第一位鐵閻羅裴天雄﹔第二位賽元
+壇胡奎﹔第三位玉面虎羅琨﹔第四位賽諸葛謝元﹔第
+五位獨眼重瞳魯豹雄﹔第六位過天星孫彪﹔第七位兩
+頭蛇王坤﹔第八位雙尾蝎李仲﹔第九位穿山甲龍標﹔
+第十位小神仙張勇。當下眾人看了議單,齊聲說道:”
+軍師排得有理,如何不依,不依者軍法從事!”胡奎、
+羅琨不敢再謙,衹得依了。裴天雄大喜,吩咐嘍卒殺牛
+宰馬,祭告天地,定了位次。次日大小頭目都來參見過
+了,大吹大擂,飲酒賀喜,當晚盡歡而散。次日,裴天
+雄升帳,大小頭目參見畢。裴天雄傳令說道:”從今下
+山,衹取金銀,不許害人性命。凡有忠良落難,前去相
+救﹔若有好雄作惡,前去剿除:山上立起三關、城垣、
+宮殿,豎立義旗是‘濟困扶危迎俊杰,除奸削佞保朝
+廷’。”軍令一下,各處備辦,收拾得齊齊整整,威武
+非凡。那胡太太同龍太太自有裴夫人照應,各各安心住
+下,每日里,裴天雄同眾位好漢操演人馬,准備迎敵官
+兵,不提。
+
+且言臧知府那一夜被羅琨、胡奎里應外合,一陣殺得膽
+落魂消,落荒逃命。等到天明,打聽賊兵去遠,方才放
+心,收兵進城。安民已畢,查點城中燒了五處民房、官
+署,劫去十萬皇餉銀兩,傷了五百人馬,殺死了兩名千
+總、五名把總。痛聲遍地,人人埋怨官府不好,坑害良
+民。那知府無奈,衹得將受傷、陣亡的人數,并百姓的
+戶口、劫去的錢糧,細細的開了一個冊子,將侯登出首
+羅琨的衣甲器械、胡奎等原案的口供查明,叫書吏帶了
+冊子,自己同李軍廳、王守備三入,帶了印信,連夜坐
+船過江,到南京總督轅門上來。原來那知府同軍廳守備
+三個人,各湊了六七千兩銀子,到南京走門路送与總督
+保全官爵。那總督是沈太師的侄子,名喚沈廷華,也是
+個錢虜,收了銀子,隨即傳見,臧知府同李軍廳、王守
+備,一同進內堂參見,將交戰的事細細說了一遍,呈上
+冊子。沈廷華看了大惊道:”事關重大,衹怕你三人難
+保無罪。”知府哭拜在地:”要求大人在太師面前方便
+一吉,卑府自當竭力報效。”沈廷華將羅琨的衣甲、寶
+劍一看,上面卻是”魯國公程府”的字號,沉吟一會,
+道:”有了,有了,你三人且回衙門,候本院將這件公
+案申奏朝廷,著落在程府身上便了。”知府大喜,忙忙
+告退,回淮安去了,不表。
+
+單言這沈廷華疊成了文案,就差官進長安告急。
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+第三十回
+祁子富怒罵媒婆侯公子扳贓買盜
+
+話說那沈廷華得了臧知府等三人的贓銀,遂將一件該殺
+的大公案,不怪地方官失守,也不發兵捉拿大盜,衹將
+羅琨遺下的衣甲寶劍為憑,說魯國公程爺收留反叛,結
+党為非。既同反叛相交,不是強徒,就是草寇,將這一
+干人犯都叫他擒捉。做成一本,寫了家書,取了一枝令
+箭,著中軍官進京去了,這且不提。
+
+且言臧知府辭了總督回來,不一日船抵碼頭,上岸忽見
+兩個家人手里拿了一張呈子,攔馬喊冤告狀。左右接上
+狀子,知府看了一遍,大惊道:”又弄出這樁事來了!”
+心中焦躁,叫役人帶了原告回衙門候審,打道進城。
+
+看官,你道這兩個告狀的是誰?原來是柏府來報被盜的
+事。自從夜戰淮安之后,第二日臧知府見總督去了,淮
+安城內無人,民心未定,那一夜就有十數個賊聚在一
+處,商議乘火打劫,就出城來搶劫富戶,恰恰的來到柏
+府,明火執杖,打進柏府要寶貝,把個侯登同侯氏眾人
+嚇得尿流屁滾,躲在后園山子石下不敢出頭,柏府家人
+傷了几個,金銀財寶劫去一半,回頭去了。次日查點失
+物,侯氏夫人著了急,開了失單,寫了狀子,叫兩個家
+人在碼頭上等候臧知府,一上岸就攔馬頭遞狀。
+
+臧知府看了狀子,想道:”柏文連乃朝廷親信之臣,住
+在本府地方,弄出盜案,倘他見怪起來,如何是好?”
+隨即回衙,升堂坐定,排班已畢,帶上來問道:”你
+家失盜,共有多少東西?還是從后門進來的,還是從大
+門進來的?有火是無火?來是甚么時候?”家人回
+道:”約有十六八個強盜,三更時分,涂面纏頭,明火
+執杖,從大門而進,傷了五個家人,劫去三千多兩銀子、
+物件等項,現有失單在此,求太爺詳察。”知府看過失
+單,好不煩惱,隨即委了王守備前去查勘,一面點了二
+十名捕快出去捉獲,一面出了文書知會各矚臨近州縣嚴
+加拿訪,懸了賞格,在各處張挂,吩咐畢,方才退了堂。
+次日委官修理燒殘的府庫房屋,開倉發餉,將那些殺傷
+的平人兵丁,照冊給散糧餉,各各回家養息。
+
+按下臧知府勞心之事,且言侯登告過被盜的狀子,也進
+府連催了數次,后來冷淡了些時,心中想:”為了玉霜
+夫妻兩個,弄下這一場潑天大禍。羅琨脫走也罷了,衹
+是玉霜不知去向,叫我心癢難撓,如今再沒有如他的一
+般的女子來与我結親了。
+猛然想起:”豆腐店那人兒不知如何了?衹為秋紅逃
+走,接手又是羅琨這樁事,鬧得不清,也沒有到王媒婆
+家去討信。這一番兵火,不知他家怎樣了?今日無事,
+何不前去走走,討個消息。”主意已定,忙入房中換了
+一身新衣服,帶了些銀子,瞞過眾人,竟往胡家鎮上而
+來。
+
+一路上,衹見家家戶戶收拾房屋,整理牆垣,都是那一
+夜交鋒,這些人家丟了門戶躲避,那些敗殘的人馬趁火
+打劫擄掠,這些人家連日平定方才回家修理。侯登看見
+這個光景,心中想道:”不知王婆家里怎樣了?”慌忙
+走到問前一轉,看還沒有傷損,忙叩門時,玉狐狸王大
+娘開了門,見是侯登,笑嘻嘻的道:”原來是侯大爺。
+你這些時也不來看看我,我們都嚇死了﹔生是你捉了羅
+琨,帶累我們遭了這一場惊嚇。”侯登道:”再不要提
+起我家。這些時,三樁禍事。”遂將秋紅逃走及羅琨、
+被盜之事,說了一遍。王婆道:”原來有這些事故。”
+
+當下二人談了些閒話,王大娘叫丫鬟買了几盤茶食款待
+侯登。他二人對面坐下,吃了半天。侯登問道:”豆腐
+店里那人兒,你可曾前去訪訪?”王大娘道。”自從那
+日大爺去后,次日我就去訪他。他父姓祁名子富,原是
+淮安人,搬到長安住了十几年,今年才回來的。聞得那
+祁者爹為人古執,衹怕難說。”侯登道:”他不過是
+個貧家之女,我們同他做親就是抬舉他了,還有什么不
+妥?衹愿他沒有許過人家就好了。王大娘,你今日就去
+代我訪一訪,我自重重謝你。”王大娘見侯登急得緊,
+故意笑道:”我代大爺做妥了這個媒,大爺謝我多少銀
+子。”侯登道:”謝你一百二十兩,你若個信,你拿戥
+子來。我今日先付些你。”
+
+那王大娘聽得此言,忙忙進房拿了戥子出來,侯登向怀
+中取出一包銀子,打開來一稱,共是二十三兩,稱了二
+十兩,送与王大娘道:”這是足紋二十兩,你先收了,
+等事成之后再找你一百兩。這是剩下的三兩銀子,一總
+与你做個靡費。”王大娘笑嘻嘻的收了銀子說道:”多
+謝大爺,我怎敢就受你老人家的厚賜。”侯登道:“你
+老實些收了罷,事成之后,還要慢慢的看顧你。”王大
+娘道:”全仗大爺照看呢。”侯登道:”我几時來討
+信?”王大娘想一想道:”大爺,你三日后來討信便
+了。還有一件事:他也是宦家子弟,恐怕他不肯把人做
+妾,就是對頭親也罷。”
+
+侯登道:”悉聽你的高才,見机而行便了。”王大娘
+道:”若是這等說,就包管在我身上。”侯登大喜道:”
+拜托大力就是了。”正是:
+
+酒不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷。
+
+當下侯登別了王大娘去了,這玉狐狸好不歡喜,因想
+道:”我若是替他做妥了,倒是我一生受用,不怕他不
+常來照應照應。”遂將銀子收了,鎖了房門,吩咐丫鬟
+看好了門戶,竟望祁予富家來了。
+
+不一時已到門首,走進店里,恰好祁子富才在胡奎家里
+暗暗搬些銅錫家伙來家用,才到了家,王媒婆就進了
+門。大家見了禮,入內坐下,張二娘同祁巧云陪他吃
+了茶,各人通名問姓,談些閒話,王媒婆啟口問道:”
+這位姑娘尊庚了?”張二娘回道:”十六歲了。”王媒
+婆贊道:”真正好位姑娘,但不知可曾恭喜呢?”張二
+娘回道:”衹因他家父親古執,要揀人才家世,因此尚
+未受聘。”王媒婆道:”既是祁老爺衹得一位姑娘,也
+該早些恭喜。我倒有個好媒,人才又好,家道又好,又
+是現任鄉紳的公子,同姑娘將是一對。”張二娘道:”
+既是如此,好得緊了,少不得自然謝你。”忙請祁老爺
+到后面來,將王媒婆的話說了一遍,祁子富問道:”不
+知是那一家?”王媒婆道:”好得緊呢!說起來你老爺
+也該曉得,离此不遠,就在鎮下居住,現任巡務都察院
+柏大老爺的內侄侯大爺,他年方二十,尚未娶親,真乃
+富貴雙全的人家,衹因昨日我到柏府走走,說起來,他
+家太太托我做媒。我見你家姑娘人品出眾,年貌相當,
+我來多個事兒,你道好不好?”祁子富道:”莫不是前
+日捉拿反叛羅琨的侯登么?”王媒婆道:”就是他
+了。”
+
+祁子富不聽見是他猶可,聽得是侯登,不覺的怒道:”
+這等滅人倫的衣冠禽獸,你也不該替他來開口,他連表
+妹都放不過,還要与他做親?衹好轉世投胎,再來作
+伐。”這些話把個玉狐狸說得滿臉通紅,不覺大怒,回
+道:”你這老人家不知人事,我來做媒是抬舉你,你怎
+么得罪人?你敢當面罵他一句,算你是個好漢!”祁子
+富道:”衹好你這种人奉承他,我單不喜這等狐群狗党
+的腌趲貨。”那王媒婆气滿胸膛,跑出門來說道:”我
+看你今日嘴硬,衹怕日后懊悔起來,要把女兒送他,他
+還不要哩!”說罷,他气狠狠的跑回家去了,正是:
+
+是非衹為多開口,煩惱皆因強出頭。
+
+那王媒婆气了一個死,回去想道:”這股財,我衹說的
+穩了的,准知倒惹了一肚皮的瘟气,等明日侯大爺來討
+信,待我上他兒句,撮弄他起來与他做個手段,他才曉
+得我的利害哩。”
+
+不知后事如何,且聽下回分解。
+
+
+
+
+</PRE>
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+End of this Project Gutenberg Etext of Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 21-30
+by Luo GuanZhong
+
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