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讲到这里,刘隗已经一手持住利刃,搭在钱凤左肩,手腕一沉,利刃已经划破袍服,将肩膀割开一道血口。他抬起刀来,轻舐血迹,喉中已是发出似哭似笑的阴冷声音。
“此一身血肉,俱生吴乡,虽穷途奔此,沾染北尘未久,不知刘公能否入口?可有思情?”
耳畔听到声响,钱凤又睁开眼,眸光淡然无惧,语调亦是平和。
刘隗听到这话后,脸色已是陡然变幻,蓦地一刀斩在钱凤腿上,血水霎时间渗出衣摆汇流于地。钱凤受此一刀,身躯已是一颤,然而很快又端正身体,平视前方。
眼见此幕,刘隗反而渐渐平静下来,他持刀站在钱凤面前,久久凝视其人,良久后才涩声道:“吴地虽非我乡,功业俱亡于彼。此境赵主虽亲昵,梦中常回江东,你给我讲一讲江东在我去后如何,我给你一个善终。”
钱凤听到这话,神态虽无异变,心弦却松弛几分。他也并不再作姿态,只是从王敦第一次作乱之后讲起,明帝如何励精图治,广结内外,一举清扫王氏势力。而后又是如何从容调度,平衡南北。除了他与沈家私事以外,余者俱都不隐不饰,详细讲了起来。
刘隗听得渐渐入迷,摆手让家人退下,谨守门户,不让闲人靠近。待听到王敦败亡时,已经忍不住掩面叹息:“皇太子……陛下实在少年有为,不逊宣景旧风!”
然而很快,钱凤便又讲到了明帝英年早逝,庾亮弄权逼反苏峻。这些江东大事,刘隗虽然远在襄国,但也多有听闻,只是所知不如钱凤讲的详细。
此时再听起来,神态更显激动,他在厅中来回踱步,提刀之手已是频频颤抖,蓦地挥刀站在案上,继而更弃刀掩面哭号起来:“幸得英主,因何不寿?莫非天厌晋祚……庾亮奸贼,既受国用之厚,何以智昏至此……”
钱凤跪在一旁,眼见刘隗此态,心内也是不免一叹。至于刘隗对庾亮的辱骂,他却不以为然。这两者都是时人推崇的高贤,不乏盛誉,但也各自都以自己的方式对江东造成了极大的伤害。若说智昏,也不尽然,大概还是乱花迷眼,小看了世道的险恶,自己又没有足够的应对之能。
“明君又或权奸,益世又或害世,俱都掩埋于土,亡者或壮烈,生者多苟且。凤本吴中一卑流,有幸从于世道蹈舞,劳碌经年,一事无成,或得一二骂名,于我也是无加无减。今日擅闯死地,旧日仓皇俱都已矣。亡于刘公之手,也是恶始善终,可谓无憾。”
钱凤语调沧桑慵懒,似是生而无恋道:“临死之际,斗胆稍作善贺。昔日错已铸成,不敢乞命。幸见刘公未因旧害而自弃,居北仍是尊崇,唯望刘公能昌盛于世,名禄久传。赵主虽有所厚,稍乞刘公能略念旧谊,勿要引奴过江为害。言而有尽,意则悠远,先行一步,若是泉下有灵,再偿旧错。”
说罢,他便从地上站起来,靴尖踩住被割裂的袍服,垂首用心擦着流落在地上的血迹,察觉刘隗望来,便是歉然一笑,仿佛深为玷污对方厅室而感抱歉。
“你、你……且先押下。”
刘隗枯坐良久,心情尚沉浸在江东这几年波诡云谲的局势中,再望向钱凤时,恨意已经稍敛,心内也是无尽的萧条,摆摆手有气无力的说道。
待到钱凤被拉下去,刘隗神态萧索坐下来,沾血的尖刃横在面前桌案上,鼻端尚还萦绕着一丝血腥气息。他深嗅几次,颇有些意兴阑珊的随手将那尖刃用衣袖抚出,继而便悠然长叹:“或得一二骂名……不知我在江东,如今尚存的,是骂名,还是美誉?生者多苟且,苟且……”
过不多久,家人们悄无声息迈入厅中,小心翼翼洒水冲刷地上残留的血水。
看到这一幕,刚才钱凤那视死如归的模样又浮现在刘隗脑海中,这让他心情更有几分复杂。心意已有变化,唇舌却是懒动,过了好一会儿,才涩声道:“去请医师来,给那人诊断处理伤势。那是南乡难得的勇烈之士,不要怠慢了。”
家人闻言后稍有错愕,继而便垂首应是,匆匆退下前去安排。
到了第二天,刘隗又让家人将钱凤引来,彼此分坐席中,再望向钱凤,刘隗眸中已有几分柔和。他对钱凤的怨恨,大多还是迁怒,其实自己心里也明白,当年王敦要除掉自己那是必然,其实根本与钱凤没有多大关系。
“伤势已经处理好了?”
对坐默然良久,刘隗才指着钱凤伤势所在问道,继而不待钱凤开口,他自己已是自嘲一笑,说道:“积怨良久,昨日却有失态,还望世仪不要怨我。”
钱凤这会儿也是不敢怠慢,闻言后忙不迭踉跄着避席而起深拜道:“凤自知罪大,苟活至今,不乏自厌。昔年之……”
“罢了,不说了。如今你我,俱是亡出国门之外的孽余之徒,旧事多言无益。”
刘隗摆摆手,打断钱凤的话,示意他返回席中,语调也不乏怅惘,眼望着钱凤,沉默良久后才蓦地说道:“昔年奔外,本是大难求活,无暇细思。如今思来,颇多暗恨。王贼已亡经年,世事几番转变,世仪你又因何北来?莫非此事余波仍是酷烈?”
说到这里,他自是自语愧叹道:“居北经年,偶有南讯,我都是颇多关注。近来江东有所起势,不知世仪可有听闻?我可是听说,南乡又有少年俊彦而出,便是那先帝所厚之驸马都尉沈维周。这沈维周弱冠之年,竟能力战斩杀黄权,也是一桩异事。”
“黄权之名,世仪你或少悉。实则其人也是国中一悍将,早年曾为赵主假子。其人败于南土,就连赵主对此都大感惊异,近来频频念起那沈维周之名。对于这南乡后进,世仪你所知可多?”
钱凤听到这话,眸光已是蓦地一闪。刘隗这一番话,透露出内容实在不少,以此猜度其心迹,最重要一点便是这刘隗似乎想要南归!
昨夜钱凤也是深思良久,同时也从刘隗家人不多的言语中推断出刘隗如今在襄国的处境。如今刘隗在虏庭中,是以散骑侍郎而任太子太傅。单纯从官位而言,甚至较之他在江东时还要尊崇几分。
但这并不意味着刘隗处境就好,其中最显著的一个迹象就是,两人这一次见面实在太出人意料了!要知道,钱凤在北地身份不过是乡中一寒门的入赘婿子而已,因有巧技献于显贵之家。但没想到,如此一件小事,竟然让刘隗亲自出面接见!
其人或是穷极无聊,偶发兴致,说明他名位虽高,实则是被投闲置散,困养于家。又或重视这一巧技,亲自接见,那么说明处境更恶劣,或许已经生计都维持艰难,想要得一谋生之计。
所以,无论怎么看,刘隗在虏庭的处境都难称美妙。
至于眼下其人频频在钱凤面前提到沈哲子,钱凤倒不觉得是刘隗看破了自己此来的意图,而是更加显示出其人处境之窘迫艰难。自己与沈氏表面上的联系不过是同乡加上与沈充的旧情而已,刘隗连这一点可能都不放过,想要让自己帮忙牵线返回江东!
这对钱凤来说,既是好事,也是坏事。如果直言以告,刘隗又不同于严穆,早已经在虏庭立足经年,或许会更看重钱凤,或许转头就把他卖了。但若说他与沈氏再无旧情,那么无疑在刘隗心目中价值就会大减,也不利于他日后所谋。
刘隗看着钱凤,心情也是不乏激动,他确是有南逃之心。一方面在此地处境确实不妙,而江东则不然。王氏大敌已去,中兴元老过半凋零,他如果返回,资历上除了王导等寥寥几人,几无对手。
另一方面则是,从钱凤的细述以及他自己所知来看,江东吴人之势大涨,甚至少年掌兵。如果他依靠沈氏门路回去,吴人或想用他旧誉来抵御侨人的反弹,而侨人或也愿用他旧声来压制吴人之势。
更重要的是,他也希望自己余生还有机会能够稍挽名节,不要背负一生骂名余恨。
之所以敢在钱凤面前吐露心迹,也正因昨日钱凤所言,此人不过他庭下一微尘,想什么时候除掉就什么时候除掉。而钱凤的长久沉默,也让他拿不准,或是此人果如自己所料,担负使命而来,或是根本与沈氏无涉,只是作态矜持。
过了好一会儿,刘隗才干笑道:“不过浅言吴中一后进,世仪怎么似有为难之处?”
钱凤深吸一口气,再次起身下拜,只是并不直言以告:“凤本寒微之辈,略具狡诈之能,不足谋身谋世。幸得刘公垂望引用,必效犬马之劳!”
这个回答,倒令刘隗略感意外,错愕片刻后,眉头微微蹙起,又过一会儿眉目才舒展开,起身扶起钱凤笑道:“此境恶土,我晋人安居不易。我与世仪虽然旧谊不厚,但也确是同病相怜,且安居于此,必保你无忧!”
两人各怀心事,但表面上却又是谈笑言欢,一副前隙尽消的样子。至于几分真假,那也只能各自把握了。
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