第四章 浮沉 (三 下)
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说实话,今天晚上这顿骂,房彦藻挨得还真有些冤枉。更多小说ltxsba.com他离开之时,压根儿不知道雄阔海正扛着礼物大步向自己家中走。而程名振给他补的这份“厚礼”,也是整个针对博望营计划中的一步,只是误打误撞,居然起了意想不到的效果。
待回到自家住处,雄阔海已经放下箱子走了。看着满满一大箱子官银,房彦藻微微冷笑,“区区数千两银子就想收买老夫,你当老夫是那草莽之辈么?如果这回不要了你的命,老夫誓不为人!”
一边发着狠,他一边迷迷糊糊睡去。第二天早晨起来,就立刻前往王德仁的中军敦促对方兑现昨晚承诺。正好程名振赶来向王德仁辞别,看见房彦藻两眼乌青的模样,楞了一下,关切地问道:“先生这是怎么了?脸色居然如此难看?需不需要请个郎中来,给先生仔细把把脉!”
“你还是关心自己吧!”房彦藻心中暗道。脸上却堆满笑容,替王德仁盛情留客,“程大人是要走了么?急什么?何必不在山中多逗留几天?咱们两个也好多聊聊!”
“不了,不了。此间事情已了,我该回去覆命了!”程名振瞬间露出几分惊慌,看了看王德仁的神色,连声推辞。
王德仁本来没想继续挽留程名振,见房彦藻的态度突然急转,心中十分鄙夷,因此也笑了笑,十分客气地说道:“哪急在这一两天。程兄弟还是再留一日吧,咱们昨天还没喝尽兴呢!”
“那”程名振很是犹豫。四下看了看,最后把心一横,笑着道:“好吧,就再多叨扰王大当家一日。雄大哥,你下去把王将军替上来。让他也跟博望营的豪杰们见个面。日后大伙难免会常有来往,脸熟了也好办事!”
“王将军,哪个王将军?!”王德仁没想到山下还藏着这么一位豪杰,忍不住出言追问。
“是我的好兄弟王二毛,曾跟房长史有个一面之缘的那个!”程名振笑了笑,很随意地回应。
“是曾经被我瓦岗军搭救过的小王将军吧?我记得。此人是个豪杰!”房彦藻立刻想了起来,笑呵呵地往自己脸上贴金。
“可是以五百人攻破黎阳,然后又在黄河岸边硬撼卫文升五千铁骑的小王将军!”剥皮小鬼贾强邦楞了一下,冲口问道。
“正是,没想到贾堂主也听说过他!”程名振笑着头,爽快地承认。
“怎能没听说过。快请上来,让我等跟他喝上一杯!”贾强邦兴奋地嚷嚷,仿佛能跟王二毛喝酒是多大荣耀般。
“请上来,请上来。就冲他敢捋卫文升虎须这一条,也值得大伙跟他喝一杯!”王德仁也很高兴,拍着巴掌喊道。
当年王二毛奇袭黎阳,随后带着五百轻骑与卫文升周旋的那一战,早已在绿林道上传了个遍。大伙不计较他最后败在卫文升手里,全靠着瓦岗军的搭救才得以逃生,作为绿林同行,反而均以同伴中出了如此一名勇士为荣。
没想到一个王二毛的出现,居然又把双方的关系拉近了数层。房彦藻心中不忿,咳嗽了几声,淡然说道:“房某这里还有一件事,需要程郡守帮忙。昨夜有人趁房某不在,留了五千两官银在房某寓所。房某花不到,也不敢无功受禄,还请程郡守尽早派人取回。”
“好说,好说。”程名振仿佛不知道羞耻般,送礼被拒,却依旧谈笑风声。“今晚有空,程某一定去拜会先生。还望先生不吝赐教!”
“等你有命活到今晚再说吧!哼!”房彦藻冷哼一声,心中暗道。
他们二人都知道彼此想表达什么意思,看在旁观者眼里,却全然变了味道。先前房彦藻盛情留客,就被博望营众人误会为看在了一箱贿赂的颜面上。如今却又要把官银当众退回,其自己觉得此举光明磊落,落在他人眼里,却成了欲壑难填,继续敲诈勒索。否则,为什么程名振说晚上去登门拜会,姓房的却一也不拒绝?
终隋一朝,白银都极少在市面上流通,因而价格奇高。一两白银大约可以折合两千枚足色肉好。而太平年间,五枚肉好便可以换米一斗。如今虽然是乱世,二十枚肉好买一斗米也足够了。房彦藻敲了人家一万万钱却还嫌少,也忒地贪心不足。
房彦藻哪里知道自己的做法已经引起了公愤,依旧还在以廉洁奉公自居。嘴里说出的话,三句当中倒有两句带着刺。而程名振则彻底变成了个软柿子,任扁任圆,随你怎么捏都不还口。到后来连秦德刚等将领都看不过眼了,纷纷插言将话头往别的地方引,以免此事传扬出去,让人说博望营有个房先生贪婪无耻,害得大伙一并把脸面丢光。
片刻之后,王二毛奉命上山。依旧带了十几个护卫,抬着个沉甸甸的大箱子。这箱子肯定是刚才房彦藻一番挤兑的成果,博望营众豪杰越想越清楚,看向房彦藻的目光也愈发冷淡。都在心中暗道,老子这辈子怎地如此倒霉,居然要听这贪得无厌的家伙号令!
王二毛是个自来熟,进了聚义厅后,立刻跟众人称兄道弟。大伙天南地北地闲聊了一会儿,时候也就到了正午。王德仁拍拍手,命人摆开酒席,再度开饮。博望山英雄与洺州军豪杰杯来盏去,百般前仇,尽泯于哈哈一笑。
房彦藻几度暗示王德仁,要求他趁机出手将洺州军将领一网打尽。王德仁就是视而不见。捱到最后,房彦藻忍无可忍了,放下酒盏,笑着打了个哈哈,笑着建议:“光是喝酒没意思,军中讲究个赏罚分明。咱们还是来行个酒令,赢者不饮,输者认罚,如何?”
“咱们都是粗人,哪玩得起如此精细玩意!”王二毛已经喝高了,第一个跳出来反对。“要行酒令,你跟教头单独切磋去。其他弟兄,不如来讲笑话。说了之后,把大伙逗乐则算过关。谁笑了,自己喝一碗。在座一人不笑,则罚说笑话者饮酒一碗!两人不笑,则罚两碗,以此类推,大伙觉得这法子如何?”
“好,听王兄弟的!”众人群起响应,根本不理房彦藻的茬。
房彦藻要的只是给众人下蛆的机会,不在乎任何形式。笑了笑,头同意,“如此,房某就随大流好了。从哪里开始,怎么个说法,请王兄弟指明!”
“房长史学问最高,当然第一个说。其他人,按照从左往右,从上往下顺序,然后再从下往上轮!”王二毛想了想,大声提议。
“好!”众人再度响应,然后都将酒盏填满,眼巴巴地瞪着房彦藻的第一个笑话。
“嗯嗯!”房彦藻清清嗓子,计上心头。“话说北海里边有条大鱼,长几千里。数千年而生,数千年而长,数千年化身为鲲鹏,其翅膀,不知道又是几千里宽。两翅膀一振,便是十万八千里远,从北海飞到南天门,也就是半日光景!”
他学问渊博,一张口就是庄子的逍遥游,听得众人大眼瞪小眼。房彦藻心中得意,说话声越来越高,“有猫头鹰看到了,以为鲲鹏要抢自己嘴中的死老鼠,就跳起来,大喊大叫,嘎,嘎,嘎嘎嘎嘎!”
说罢,他举起双臂,上下挥舞。宽大的袍服飘飘荡荡,还真有几分猫头鹰护死老鼠的神韵。在座众人本来不想笑,看到他那份滑稽模样却都忍不住‘哈哈哈哈’大笑起来。房彦藻抿了口酒,继续补充,“猫头鹰只看到眼前的死老鼠,却不知道九霄之上,另有一番风光在。这人啊,做事一定要看远些。切不可学那猫头鹰!”
众人一听,脸上的笑立刻僵住了。没等想好如何对这尖酸刻薄的家伙反唇相讥,就听见王二毛抢先一步,笑着说道:“长史这话可以说对,也可以说不对!”
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