第二章 蓬篙 (四)
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第二章蓬篙(四)
“得令嘞!”众庄丁家将们轰然答应,互相配合着沿官道两侧整队。龙腾小说ltxs520.com转眼之间,就排出了一个似模似样的品字大阵。步卒分左右两个方阵拖后,骑兵排成横方阵前推,整个队伍的最前方中央位置,则是山羊胡子刘老大,以及若干与他同盟的寨主、堡主,豪杰,乡贤,一个个竖马横刀,威风八面。
“嗯——!”见大伙的动作如此迅捷,山羊胡子刘老大觉得很有面子。嘴巴里满足地发出一声呻+_吟,手捋胡须,朝潞州城方向施施然观望。
潞州城里涌出来的地方官军,则完全是另外一番模样。为将者一个个的盔斜甲歪,气急败坏。当兵者一个个跌跌撞撞,你推我搡。至于硬着头皮带队出来弹压地方的潞州刺史王恕和潞州团练使方峥,以及司功、司仓、司户、司法、司兵、司田等各曹参军,全都神不守舍,忧心忡忡。
大伙谁都明白,今天“过路”的这些庄丁家将们,到底是为何而来!泽、潞两州的新任节度使常思胆大包天,居然在刚刚上任不到三个月,连地方上的乡贤都没顾得上接见的情况下,朝辖地之内的各县各乡,颁发了粮赋征缴令!并且要求县丞、县尉们,全力催讨历年所欠!这不是唯恐天下不乱么?他也不仔细想想,如果能让治下各庄各堡各寨,按照朝廷规定缴纳钱粮赋税的话,泽、潞两州的账面上,又怎么会出现如此巨额的积欠?两州的历任刺史又不全是废物,谁不想做出点儿政绩来加官进爵?可泽潞两州四面不是高山就是大河,土匪草寇多如牛毛。官员们不去主动惹是生非,地方上还一年四季警讯不断呢。主动去跟寨主、堡主们催债,不是铁了心逼着他们铤而走险么?
然而明白归明白,潞州的文武官员们,却谁也不会对常思直言而谏。
首先,那常思就不是个讲道理的主,自打上任以后骄横跋扈,四下胡乱插手,将刺史、县令以及各级文武早就得罪了个遍。
其次,这世间恶人自有恶人磨,他常思不把地方官员们当一回事儿,地方上自然有人也不把他这个节度使当一回事儿。双方碰一碰也好,碰出点儿火星来,彼此知道了深浅,接下来才更容易平心静气地讨价还价。
再次,则就是一些大伙都心照不宣,但谁也不会说出的道道了。这当官的归朝廷指派,为吏的,做团练指挥、都头的,可都是土生土长。平素虽然都住在城里,可谁在城外边,没有一份显赫的家业?谁的背后,没站着一个根深叶茂的宗族?你常思强龙想压地头蛇,地头蛇们,能不为自己的家族做一些考虑么?
更何况,即便有那么一两个小吏和低级武夫与地方上联系不深。这么多年下来,各种明目的“礼敬”,也早就拿得手软了。在弄不清常思还能当多久节度使的情况下,他们又何必冒险得罪自己的财东?
于是乎,此刻潞州城通往西南方的官道上,就出现了这样一幅奇景。由乡贤们自发组织的庄丁,军容严整,士气高涨。而朝廷出钱养活着的地方团练,却东倒西歪,战战兢兢。从宁小肥所隐藏的位置上朝双方观望,一时间,竟很难分辨出到底谁是正规军,谁才是临时拉出来的乌合之众?若是双方真的发生了冲突,谁把谁给剿了,也不敢得知!
“怪不得常思这两个月来,脾气焦躁得厉害。要是我换在了他的位置,保管也会急得满脑袋青包!”少年人不知道地方官场的猫腻,两厢比较之后,立刻开始同情起常思的境遇来。
正胡思乱想着,却忽然又听那山羊胡子刘老大冷笑着抱怨:“他奶奶的,那姓常的架子可真够大的!老子都亲自登门了,他居然只让王麻子和方算盘出来,连面都不肯跟老子照!”
“甭急,刘哥,四叔公早就说过了,姓常的是个蜡头枪。无论这回他露不露面儿,经历了这一遭,也该明白潞州这地方,到底是谁说的算了!”山羊胡子左侧,先前被唤作老五的一名堡主,笑着提醒。
“就你尹老五记性好!”刘老大白了他一眼,低声数落,“万一四叔公猜错了呢?不把姓常的逼出来长长见识,我怕他过几天又起别的歪心思!”
“他能起什么歪心思?张家庄那边,早就有晚辈从汴梁送回消息来,姓常的失宠了。此番看似升官,实际上是受了冷落。否则,以他的资历,怎么着还混不上个枢密副使帽子?”尹老五笑了笑,对刘老大的担心不屑一顾。
不加枢密副使的头衔,就没资格调动太多兵马。而加了这个头衔,常思一旦动怒,不仅泽潞两州的地方兵马要归其调遣,临近各州各军,也必须随时过来听命。所以从这个角度上来看,常思更是个银样蜡枪头。摆在那里吓唬人可以,一动真格,顿时原形毕露。
“可不是么?姓常的上任这么久了,朝廷既没给他派援兵,也没给他下拨粮草器械,让他招募队伍。明摆着,就是把他扔在这里自生自灭么?也就是他自己心大,都混成这般德行了,居然还想着有所作为!”令一个被唤作薛老七的庄主,也在旁边大声帮腔。
“是啊,四叔公什么时候算错过!”
“姓常的这么不识抬举,咱们别惯着他就是!”
“想从咱们爷们手里拿钱拿粮,就凭他,还有他手下那七八百头烂蒜?做梦去吧!”
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