第一章 秋分 (六 中)
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第一章秋分
已经到了这种地步,除了“死马当做活马医”之外,官吏们也想不出更好的主意。龙腾小说网ltxsba.com书当下,储万钧连夜带了两名精于计算的幕僚赶往最近的县城去筹集“犒师”用的财帛,其余文武官员则由魏征和魏德深二人率领,抓紧时间准备大军出所需的一切物资。
第二日是个极度糟糕的天气,荞麦皮大小的雪片纷纷扬扬,不停地从彤云中往下掉。武阳郡众官吏自救心切,不顾天气寒冷,带领着郡兵草草开拔。一上午连滚带爬行了二十余里,个个都疲惫不堪。到了正午时分,雪势却愈大了起来。呼啸的北风吹着雪粒,打在已经结冰的铠甲上,叮叮当当响个不停。官员们将头缩进裘皮大衣里,跌跌撞撞勉强还能继续赶路,士卒却冻得连兵器都握不住,哭爹喊娘,哀声一片。
如此士气,即便能赶到黎阳城下,也没力气跟流贼搏命。官员们两个被逼无奈,只好寻了个避风之所,将队伍暂时停下来休整。不敢再奢求能及时赶到黎阳,挽狂澜于即倒,只求着老天能公平一些,也让土匪流寇们尝尝这“白毛风”的滋味。最好连人带马都冻死在半路上,也算老天爷终于开了一回眼,为百姓除了一群祸害。
天地不仁,以万物为刍狗。也许是听见了武阳郡官吏的祈祷,也许是在老天爷眼里,无论贫贱富贵,无论是官还是贼,都是一样轻贱,一样微不足道。这场大雪还真是从黄河一直下到了燕山,把整个河北大地都银装素裹。
连绵白雪一直下了两天两夜,到了第三天早晨云层后才勉强出现了微弱的阳光。富贵人家房上青烟袅绕,屋子里边热浪蒸腾。寻常百姓家中却既无取暖的干柴也无果腹的余粮,眼睁睁地就要冻饿而死了。
雪势一停,黎阳郡守立刻命人从仓库中取出存粮,在城内开设粥棚赈灾。这下,坐以待毙的百姓们终于有了盼头,端着大碗小碗蜂拥而至,在粥棚前排起了一条长龙。堪堪到了正午,不但城里的流民、乞丐都得到了消息,连居住在城周乡村的穷人们也拖家带口地赶来了,跪在城门口请求郡守大人给一条活路。
“尔等所居之地,自有良善乡绅负责赈济。都跑到城里来做什么?”没有汲郡太守张文琪的命令,守门的差役不敢开门,站在墙上大声斥责。
“都回去,回家去等着!赈济粮食下午就能送到里正手上!”临时被官府雇佣来的民壮也被城外黑压压的人头吓了一跳,伸着脖子向下劝告。
城下百姓无言以对,只是不断地叩头哀哭。哭了一阵子,见差役们还是没有开门的打算,有几个上了年纪的老人扬起满是冰坨子的脸来,大声祈求道,“请老爷们开开恩,放了女人和孩子进去吃口热乎饭吧。家里的房子早就没法住人了,我们这些老骨头冻死不打紧,可孩子们可没法再熬下去了!”
“请老爷们开恩!”女人和小孩们齐声哭求,悲惨之处令人不忍耳闻。城头的民壮都是本地的苦哈哈,没等张嘴,眼圈先红了。一个个回过头来看负责守门的班头赵拐子,请他拿个主意。众目睽睽之下,赵拐子也非常无奈,又探出了半个身子,柔声劝道,“几位老人家别说丧气话。咱们张郡守可是个大好人。为了赈济大伙,他把家产都搭上了。大伙再忍一日,就一日,最迟明天早晨,粮食肯定送到堡寨里去!”
“赵大爷,您看看我们这样子,还能熬到明天早晨么?”一名老认得负责守门的班头,撩开百孔千疮的单衣,指着干瘪的肚皮哭道。
“赵大爷行行好吧。我等日后肯定给您立生祠!从今往后,您就是我等的再生父母!”跪在人群后排的都是些年青小伙子,异口同声地哀告。
“赵菩萨,活菩萨呐!”
几句高帽子一戴,赵班头再也拉不下脸。咧了咧嘴,十分为难地向城外喊道,“不是我不放你们,是我做不了主啊!太守大人有严令的,为了防止贼人趁乱生事,没有他本人的手谕,谁也不得擅自打开城门!”
话音未落,立刻有百姓哭喊着回应,“大爷呐,您看看我们饿到这个样子,还有力气生事么?”
“孩子们,快,快给赵大爷磕头!”一名头带破草帽的壮汉向前走了几步,冲着几名瘦骨嶙峋的孩子命令。
“给赵大爷磕头了。赵大爷您大富大贵,公侯万代!”小孩子甚为听话,低下脏兮兮的脑袋,撞得雪地噗噗作响。
这下,赵拐子心中愈不忍,冲着城下连连摆手,“别,别,别磕了。我真的做不了主,真的做不了主!”
破草帽直挺挺地跪在地上,仰着头质问,“您怕大人闹事,还不能可怜可怜孩子们么?我们都退开,您救救孩子行不行。”
说罢,他站起身,带头便向后退。跟在老弱妇孺后的年青人们以手掩面,跟跟跄跄走向远方。直到距离城门二百步远了,才停住脚步,跪在雪地中继续祈求怜悯。
“孩子们,你们能否活命,就看赵大爷了!”几个夹杂在孩子们中间,衣衫破烂到没法再破烂的女人继续叩。
“求赵大爷开恩!救救我们吧!”小孩子们一边哀哭,一边跟着磕头不止。很快,额角上便磕出了血,染得地面上殷红一片。
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