第一百六十九章 人比黄花瘦
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韩荣进京,暂时不可能回来,直隶总督的印信,按说应由直隶布政护理。龙腾小说网ltxsba.com↑,.但是韩荣特意发了命令,由袁慰亭护印,提携之意,已经十分明显。等到赵冠侯自老龙头下了车,臬司衙门的车马,已经候在那里多时,一路来到直隶总督衙门,便见到了权充护印的袁慰亭。
上次闹了那一场风波,对于袁慰亭造成的惊吓不小,但是后来宫变发生,太后囚天子,杀大臣,再度训政。他也知道,自己这一宝总算没有押错人。且有赵冠侯书信往来,也让袁慰亭放心,韩荣和太后,都没打算对他下毒手。
山东劫车案,他也已经得到了消息,等到落座之后,先是遣散了下人,随后问了几句闲话,话题自然而然就转到了山东的案子上。
“这次被绑架的肉票中,有一个很紧要的人物,你也是认识的,就是汉娜小姐巴森斯阁下,现在已经去山东商量解决的事,这里有你的熟人,做事就更要仔细了。”
赵冠侯一愣,暗道:这个丫头,怎么每一次进中国,都会被强盗捉起来。一个女子落入贼窝,确实前景不妙,但是他对汉娜的感情并不深,加之这种事着急无用,也就听之任之,并没有过多的表示。
袁慰亭道:“这次被架去的票里,有一个阿尔比昂人,在山贼劫车时开枪反击被当场打死。好在他没什么身份,只是个退伍士兵,赔偿一些钱就好了。可是那些要紧的人,可一定不要有损伤,否则,这事情就难办了。”
他边说边思忖着“山东的事,透着有些古怪。自来强盗绑人,图的无非赎金。向是一次抓那么多洋人,所图者,要么就是重金,要么就是枪弹,最大的可能,则是招安。”
“不管其所图为何,总要有人出来谈,否则两下信息不通,事态便会由缓入急,终至不可收拾。可现在的情形是,自劫车案至今,匪徒并未派人与官府通信,一不求粮,二不索银,这便让人颇为不解。若是我所料不差,这里面怕是有人从中作梗。冠侯,你这差,可不好做。”
赵冠侯苦笑一声“姐夫,您这话说的极是。我手里一无粮二无饷,又没有权柄,只派我去那里办差,毓贤若是不肯认,我便什么办法都没有。这差事,难干的很。那些匪徒要粮要饷,我就算想给,又拿什么给。”
袁慰亭道:“要粮要饷,总还好办,实在不行,便可以去借。你不是认识简森夫人么,向她借一笔债,总能把这笔款补上。等到将来朝廷总不会不认这个债,也不会不还。真正难办的,则是招安。毓贤在山东剿匪甚急,万一这些强人想的是招安,你没有权柄,又怎么能办这便得要你想想办法,多拖延些时日,总之,保住那些洋人不死,就有的商量。”
赵冠侯明白,袁慰亭的意思,就是先让自己答应下,不管是招安还是钱粮,只要保住洋人的命,就都先允诺。至于兑现,等到毓贤一走,袁慰亭巡抚山东,不管是钱粮还是招安,他都可以兑现。
目前第一要务,就是保住洋人不死,第二则是挤兑走毓贤,腾出这个位子。如果赵冠侯不能救出洋人,说不定毓贤反倒会为着处理是善后,坐的更稳当,于袁而言,亦是极大的不利。
这一案于金国朝廷而言,事涉山东局势,不可等闲视之。而于袁慰亭而言,则事涉自己的前程,更不可等闲视之。失去这个机会,将来再想实授巡抚,尚不知要熬多少岁月,毕竟大金的候补侍郎不少,不是所有人都有机会实授巡抚,是以他这番指点,绝对是发自真心,不含任何虚假。
为防不测,霍虬及袁家兄弟这两名老部下全要跟随,炮队中又选出了七名身手矫健,单手使枪的好手作为跟随,赵冠侯自己,则要回家一趟,取一件至关重要的物件,或者说他这次敢应下这个差事,亦是因为有这个保障。
“冠侯,这匕首你是说,这次劫车的是孙掌柜”苏寒芝见他回到家里,先翻匕首,又听他说了差事,心里大为不安。“她若是犯了这么大的案子,咱们当初又帮过她,会不会带来什么灾祸,受了牵连”
“差不多吧,能做下这么大案子的人,第一是胆子大,第二就是势力大。蒙阴那边,有力量做这案子的不多。就算不是孙掌柜自己动手,跟那边必然也有往来,让她当个中人也好。若真是她做的,看在当初救她一命的份上,要人,或许也会方便一点。现在只求她不要犯糊涂,把票撕了,要真到了那一步过去的交情讲不了,大家只好靠枪弹说话了。”
苏寒芝颇有些胆怯“冠侯,要是那样,你会不会有危险。我听人说,强盗们可不是都讲义气,万一她要对你下毒手”
“强盗们不是都不讲义气,而是基本不怎么讲义气。跟他们谈义字,那是自己没活明白,我要跟他们谈的不是义,而是利。他们杀了这些洋人有什么用相反,把洋人放了,要钱有钱,要枪有枪,只要肯放人,一切都有的谈,不放人,就一拍两散。何去何从,只要不是傻子,就都能想明白。”
虽然事情很急,但是赵冠侯还是将火车定在了转天,今天晚上,自是要和妻子在一起。他心里对苏寒芝颇觉得亏欠,也就格外的温柔,可是苏寒芝却摇头道:“别别在我这种不出庄稼的地里白费力气了。趁早的娶个小,给你家延续香火才是,我不能害你绝了后。你看凤喜怎么样”
赵冠侯一笑“她我还记得她在脸上抹巴豆的那副鬼模样呢,谁对她下的去口”门外的凤喜,本来也知道苏寒芝的意思,心里自是不满。但是想到自己兄长致其父丧命,自己便只当替兄还债,所受的一切,都是代兄长遭的报应,存了饲虎喂鹰之心。
哪知道听到这么个议论,却由忍不住暗自生气“混蛋要不是看在夫人心眼这么好的份上,今晚上你的饭里,就给你下几个巴豆,让你知道知道厉害”
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