第二章 莺柯 (八 上)
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“不能让那个商贩拉着大伙去造反!”一边飞奔,程小九一边想。龙腾小说网ltxsba.com整条街的狗都被他沉重的脚步声从睡梦中惊醒,接二连三出一串狂吠。有人立刻吹灭了屋子里的灯,唯恐不测之祸碰掉了自家屋檐上的荒草。也有人拎着棍子在院子里厉声斥骂,从夜行的父母亲朋一直数落到祖宗八代,恶毒而难听。所有这些程小九都顾不得了,他只想尽快跑到军营去,用尽一切可能的手段阻止那个商贩将乡勇们带走。谋反是个株连九族的罪名,无论被携裹进去还是被牵连进去,都难逃妻离子散、家破人亡的命运。一如多年前的程家,从富庶变为赤贫仅仅经历了半夜。半个恐怖的夜晚过后,偌大的府邸便支离破碎。连带着自己当年所有快乐和梦想。
而当时父亲还是有战功在身的郎将,功劳可以抵消一部分罪名。现在的自己和乡勇们却一无所有,若是被牵连进造反的漩涡里去,能落个充军边塞的结局已经是祖宗八代积德,朝廷法外开恩!
程小九知道自己必须阻止这些惨剧,为了自己,也为了恩公的未来。他知道,力棒们都是为了一碗饭吃才加入乡勇的,他们之中十有没胆子拿脑袋赌功名富贵。如果让这些人明白一旦参与杨玄感的造反大业,就等于踏上了死路一般,估计大伙肯定不会跟那个商贩走。至于郭、贾两位捕头和众多衙役,程小九知道他们很不得人心,虽然眼下都在乡勇队伍里担任要职,实际威望反倒不如王二毛、韩葛生、段清、张逊等临时提拔上来的队正们高。如果几个队正不肯跟着他们造反,光凭郭、贾等人很难把乡勇们煽动走。
“所以,第一步就是尽快找到王二毛和这些队正!”程小九在心中快速核计。“告诉大伙造反肯定会死路一条,家里的老婆孩子都会背负骂名!”
至于为什么造反一定会失败,程小九自己也找不到充足理由。但娘亲的言传身教和这些年所读过的书都告诉他一个大道理,那就是,造反是风险巨大且会使祖宗蒙羞的罪孽。所以即便朝廷做得那些事情再不公平,再操蛋,他也必须接受命运的安排。
况且杨玄感手中没有多少兵!这是程小九反对参与叛乱的另一个重要理由。凭借对大隋军旅的了解,他相信正规府兵,特别是当年父亲所在的内府兵,战斗力远远超过了现在他手里的这些乡勇。而大隋的全部府兵眼下都在辽东,杨玄感的起身之资肯定和馆陶县的乡勇差不多,都是临时拉起来的队伍。仓促之间,恐怕连每人一口钢刀都不齐,更甭说床弩、石炮这些攻城的必备利器了。
成贤街位出于馆陶的心脏地带,距离小校场并不远。跑了没多长时间,程小九便看到了军营门口跳跃着的火把。当值的士卒将火把挑在枪尖上,一边巡逻一边笑闹。如果换做平时,程小九肯定要冲上前将对方呵斥一顿。但今天,这种懒散的情景却让他心里无端地涌起一阵轻松的感觉。乡勇们还有心情打闹,便说明到现在为止还没人前来鼓动他们造反。自己还有时间,有时间拯救自己、恩人林县令这些善良而无辜的力棒们。
“程教头!”被脚步声将目光吸引,正在玩闹的乡勇们吓了一跳,赶紧将火把从矛尖上取下来,端端正正地举在手里。然后肃立成排,可怜巴巴地等着被年青且武艺高强的兵曹大人教训。
预料中的斥骂却没有传来,程小九停下脚步,先调整了一会儿呼吸,然后笑着询问道:“今晚情况正常么?弟兄们是否都已经按时休息?”
“禀告教头大人!”带队巡逻的伙长大声回应,“弟兄们已经按时熄灭了火烛。营内营外一切正常!”
“嗯!”程小九微笑着头,努力让自己看起来有些军官的气势,“南城墙那边呢,谁在带队值夜?”
“是蒋伯龄,报告大人!”小伙长见程小九没有责怪大伙的意思,胸脯挺得更直。“他带着瑶光怪团第一旅在城南驻守。半个时辰前例行吹了一声号角报平安,没任何异状生!”
“嗯!”程小九继续头,心情更加安定。蒋百龄是蒋帮闲的一个远房侄儿,曾经读过几天书,但后来家道中落,不得不到店铺里边当学徒谋生。蒋帮闲一直想把这个侄儿培养成自己的接班人,所以托了关系将其塞入了乡勇的队伍,并且一入营便提拔其为旅帅。
虽然是蒋帮闲的侄儿,但蒋百龄这家伙为人处事却与其叔叔一都不一样。此人胆小,谨慎,并且身上带着股读书人的假清高。所以看不到什么希望的冒险事情,他是打死也不会去做的。当然轻易也不会跟着别人去造反。
“程教头尽管放心。弟兄们警觉得很。”众乡勇怕程小九追究大伙故意偷懒的事,纷纷开口表态。
“对,咱们练了这么久,正手痒呢。如果张金称狗贼敢来,保准让他有来无回!”
程小九伸出手去,用力拍了拍当值伙长的肩膀。“继续巡夜去吧。注意周围动静。若是有人在营中散布流言,千万不要偏听偏信!”
“那当然。咱们只能县令大人和兵曹大人的!”小伙长又一挺胸脯,信誓旦旦地保证。
这种拍马屁的话自然不能当真,程小九又笑了笑,转身走进沉睡中的营盘。夜已深,大部分乡勇早已安然入梦了,呼噜声在军营内此起彼伏。他们是幸福的,从不去考虑未来,对身边的危险也毫无所知。程小九觉自己居然羡慕起别人这种无知无觉来,咧了咧嘴,对着夜空长长地叹了一口气。
“呼!”他把满腹的不安顺着呼吸吐了出去,仰看漫天星斗。玉衡、开阳、瑶光,还有自己这个天枢,林县令在组建乡勇时,给这支队伍起了一个非常雅致的名字。而乡勇们也感念他给了大伙一条谋生之路,愿意唯他的马是瞻。刚才那名小伙长说得好,大伙只听林县令一个人的。可林县令组建这支乡勇的目的到底是想追随杨玄感造反呢,还是仅仅为了保境安民?程小九猜不到,所以心里充满了矛盾。
如果林县令也想造反的话,将无人能阻挡他的脚步。程小九知道自己这个教头,兵曹,以及在军营中的威望都是林县令赐予的。对方既然能够赐予,便能够轻而易举地将其全部收回去。韩葛生也好,段清、张逊也罢,跟自己虽然有些交情,却决不会为了交情而得罪衣食父母。即便是好朋友王二毛,如果形势非逼着他在自己和县令大人之间做个选择的话,恐怕他最终也会选择后。
有些人就是不禁念想,程小九心中才浮起他的名姓,那疲懒的声音已经在背后响了起来,“该死小九,不是说今晚请我喝小黄稠么?酒呢,我怎么没看见?难道你把它带到了军营里边?”
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