第一章 赌局 (一 上)
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第一章赌局
抓着一把骰子,巨鹿泽大当家坐在湖前,一边观水色一边反复投掷。更多小说ltxsba.com骰子掷出的色忽大忽小,他的心情也如眼前的湖面一般,起伏难平。
人生便是一场赌博。卢方元坚信这一。所以他总是小心投注,大胆出手,每次都能赚个盆满钵圆。他赌只要自己认小服软,曲意逢迎,巨鹿泽前大当家张金称就不会故意加害自己。结果,他赢了。河北绿林道总瓢把子高士达那段时间派往各处的亲信少有得善终,而他却在巨鹿泽做八当家做得风生水起。他赌张金称与程名振始日后必互不相容,只要自己站对位,就会进一步接近巨鹿泽权力核心。结果,他又赢了。程名振与张金称角力一场后,从此互相再无往来。而他,却将原本属于程名振的一些权力紧握在手。他赌张金称的风头势难长久,与其跟着他四处纵横,获取表面风光,不如老老实实守家,蛰伏起来寻找取而代之的机会。结果,他再次赢了。张金称兵败,众绿林豪杰死的死,散的散。他卢方元不但麾下实力丝毫未受折损,反而一举拿下了整个巨鹿泽。
然后,他再赌只要外面的威胁一朝不解,程名振就没胆量两线作战,一面与官府对抗,一面腾出手来替张金称“主持公道”。他赌,只要程名振不出头,实力大损的张金称绝对没有胆量找上门来。他继续赌,赌隔着程名振这道屏障,即便自己对河北道绿林总瓢把子高士达的命令阳奉阴违,对方也拿自己没任何办法。不但不会兴兵来讨伐,反而为了制衡程名振,给予自己更多的支持。他赌,赌只要自己吧张金称的具体位置透漏给杨白眼,杨白眼一定会扑上去,替自己解决这个心腹大患。结果,他第四次,第五次,第六次,甚至第无数次赢了。在巨鹿泽中越活越滋润,地位也越来越牢固,俨然已经成一方诸侯。
但是最近几天,他外面传来的风声却不太对头。卢方元一把把掷骰子,却迟迟难以决定自己到底该押大还是押小。高士达打到河间郡了,高士达称王了,高士达全军覆灭,兵败身死了。短短一个多月,河北大地风云失色。十几家有名有姓的绿林豪杰,居然就像挂在墙角上的蜘蛛网一样,被李仲坚和杨义臣两个稍稍挥了下衣袖,便给彻底扫进了装垃圾的簸萁里。连半儿抵抗的力量都没有。借着李仲坚和杨义臣两人的东风,原来被绿林豪杰们追得满山跑的地方武将,如涿郡郡丞丞郭绚、清河县丞杨白眼、还有新升迁的武阳郡丞魏德深,胆子全都像草袋子一样鼓了起来。他们四下主动出击,居然把大大小小的山寨绺子挑了三十多家。程名振吓得死守漳水不敢轻举妄动,窦建德收拾着高士达留下的残兵再度躲进了豆子岗深处,至于大名鼎鼎的知世郎王薄,干脆一头扎进向了海边孤岛,唯恐看到李仲坚的旗帜,自己连逃都来不及。
局势照这样展下去,还是接受招安算了。卢方元刷地丢下骰子,想掷出一把豹子,不料却得了个鸡眼。招安的路子他不是没有,夺取巨鹿泽之前,魏征就曾经派人与他暗中联络过。只要他能抄了张金称的后路,过往的罪孽一概不咎。并且魏征还可以替他向朝廷请功,让他至少能混个郡兵校尉头衔当当。
如愿以偿收拾掉老对头张金称后,杨白眼也答应过。如果他肯接受肇安,巨鹿泽全部弟兄都可以算作清河郡乡勇的一员。而万一杨白眼被擢升,下一任清河县丞便是他卢方元。
校尉和县丞的品级虽然都不算高,但在地方上,也是个能跟县太老爷平起平坐的身份。有了这个可以明火执仗的官印,再凭着自己的一身好本事,卢方元相信用不了太长时间,河北黑白两道提起自己的名字都会竖起大拇指事,先知先觉,料事如神!如果还能搭上李仲坚或杨义臣这两个大靠山就更好了,那可都是本领大过天的主儿。接受他们的指派,在关键时刻两面夹击干掉了名振,提着那小子的人头,说不定能立马换个将军当当!那样的话,老卢家的祖坟上可真的冒起了青烟!
梦很好,只是老天爷却不太作美,偏偏晴空里打起了惊雷。“轰隆”一声,将一把本来该出“豹子”的骰子,楞给劈成了鸡眼。就在卢方元跟魏征勾勾搭搭,眉来眼去的当口,朝廷却突然将李仲坚调往了河南。据说是因为瓦岗寨设计干掉了张须陀,东都附近情况过于危险,不得不调派名将坐镇。如果光走了李仲坚还好说,毕竟河北道绿林已经被他给打残了,剩下杨义臣一个足以完美收宫。也不知道皇上他老人家是怎么想的,转眼又把杨义臣给调走了。弄得河北大地再无老虎,只剩下杨白眼、郭绚这些小猴子跳来跳去。虽然前现在的实力已经和过去不可同日而语,并且刚刚立下了铲除张金称的赫赫战功。后的兵锋眼下也逼近豆子岗,直指窦建德的巢。但猴子就是猴子,跳得再高再欢,其威慑力也跟老虎不可同日而语。
擅于观望风向的卢方元相信,如果李仲坚和杨义臣两个迟迟不归,用不了太长时间,河北道绿林群雄就要咸鱼翻身。届时,他卢方元的麻烦可就来了。对于近在咫尺的洺州军而言,他是害得张金称被千刀万剐的直接祸,必须除之而后快。虽然洺州军统领程名振本人对张金称也没一星半儿忠心,但那并不妨碍程名振打着替张金称报仇的旗号找上门来,借他的人头给自己立威。
对于曾经是盟友的豆子岗众英雄,他卢方元更是必须除去的眼中钉。先,高士达兴兵北上时,他没有出泽响应,便有抗命不从之罪。其次,高士达兵败时,他一直袖手旁观,连虚张声势牵制一下的举动都没有,更是令江湖同道齿冷。这些还都不足以致命,最致命的是,现在的豆子岗大当家窦建德,曾经跟他有过一段小小的“龌龊”。当年他卢方元奉命到巨鹿泽补充刘肇安死后留下来的空缺,主意就出自窦建德之手。当年这招没能置他与死地,如今机会又来了,以窦建德外宽内窄的个性,怎可能轻易将其放过去?
失去了豆子岗的支持,又打不过洺州军,眼前这局豪赌,怎么看都是要赔掉裤子的模样。卢方元翻来覆去的掷骰子,翻来覆去的权衡轻重,怎么算,也无法让自己再继续稳赚不赔下去。他心里面从早到晚仿佛有无数火苗在冒,烧得自己鼻孔直喷烟。可偏偏有人没眼色,看不出他的情绪好坏来,袅袅婷婷走上前,甜腻腻地开口:“大当家,桑夫人烧了新茶,特地命婢子给您端了过来!”
“滚远边去,没见我这忙着么?”卢方元看都不看,回手推了一把,恶声恶气地骂道。
曲意逢迎的婢女小姜被他推了个滚地葫芦,与茶壶茶盏一道掉进了湖边的浅水里。爬起来后,却不敢哭,跪在水中,叩乞怜,“奴婢该死,奴婢该死,请大当家宽恕奴婢!”
“要死就死远,别在这儿讨人嫌!”根本没仔细听对方说什么,卢方元自顾喝令。
这道命令下得的确有些模糊,婢女小姜楞楞地跪在湖水中,不知道如何去执行。卢方元没工夫理睬她,兀自抓着骰子,一把接一把地抛掷,为了讨一个好彩头而努力不懈。
早有机灵的侍卫悄悄地将这边的情况报告给了后寨,马屁拍到马腿儿上的桑夫人听闻,赶紧收拾好妆容,袅袅婷婷地走了过来。
“大当家这是怎么了,谁惹大当家生气呢?万一气坏了身子骨儿,可让这满泽的老少指望着谁啊!”人未至,话先闻。一句接着一句柔媚刻骨,令万丈怒火转眼化为拂面春风。
“夫人怎么来了?”卢方元欠了欠身子,笑着问候。桑夫人本是张金称从滏山一带抢回来的大户人家女儿,非但琴棋书画样样拿得起来,人也长得足够妩媚。卢方元全盘接管巨鹿泽的时候,稍带着将她也“接管”了过来。他正直虎狼之年,又突然得志,难免索求无度。而桑夫人却如同久旱枯井,无论多少雨露风暴都接受得住。如此一来二去,两人居然有了真正的夫妻之情,相互间你尊我敬,小日子倒也过得快活。
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