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第二百一十七章 因祸得福

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“慰亭,老夫早就听说过,你爷爷和你的祖孙之情非同一般,要让你爷爷认罪受辱,

避免牵连到你,你一定很难接受。可老夫还是得提醒你一句,留得青山在才不怕没柴烧,让你爷爷认了罪撇清了你,不给你的敌人牵连你的机会,你将来还有机会帮你爷爷东山再起。”

“但你如果也倒了,你爷爷以后才是真的永无出头之日。想一想琦善吧,他两次被革职,两次东山再起;你老师曾国藩的恩公穆彰阿,把皇上得罪得那么狠,都已经定为永不叙用,可是靠着捐资助饷,现在还不是又捞回了五品顶戴?能伸能屈才是大丈夫,一味的只知进不知退,那是莽汉所为。”

搁下了这些话,花沙纳告辞而去,而吴超越虽然很清楚花沙纳的这些指点全是一片好意,可是要让吴超越劝说吴老买办主动认罪让他受到羞辱折磨,吴超越却又狠不下这个心毕竟吴超越来到这个时代后,对自己最好的人只有一个,就是吴老买办。

知道吴超越与吴老买办的深厚感情,赵烈文自然明白吴超越的心思,便也劝道:“慰亭,我认为花制台的指点,真的是金玉良言,只有保住了你,你们吴家才有将来,但你如果坚持为你爷爷彻底脱罪,被你的仇人乘机牵连到了你,那你之前所做的一切就会前功尽弃,你爷爷还想东山再起,也只会难上加难。”

“还有,我认为以吴老大人的脾气,即便你不开这个口,他也一定会选择牺牲他自己,保全你。”

吴超越还是沉默,过了许久后,吴超越才很是勉强的开口说道:“也罢,就按花制台的指点做吧,和桂良、赵德辙他们联系,求他们手下留情,别把我爷爷的罪定得太重。”

…………

被赵烈文料中,为了不至于连累到宝贝孙子,吴老买办在听取了周腾虎的建议后,果然选择了老实认罪,果断承认贪污事实不给满清朝廷继续严查深究的机会。而借口查案双双跑到了上海躲避太平军锋芒的怡良和赵德辙,既是念在与吴超越的往日交情份上,又需要吴超越留在上海的吴军练勇保护身家性命,也果断选择了让文煜背上首犯罪名,给吴老买办定了一个胁同从之的较轻罪名。

对此结果,柏葰和裕诚等人当然是极为不满,坚持要继续查办下去,结果自然遭到了肃顺和载垣等人的极力反对,同时太平军也无意中帮了老吴家一个忙,没有出现天京事变的太平军在攻破了江南江北两座大营之后,乘势向东发展,先后拿下了丹阳、武进、常熟和江阴等地,再一次兵临苏州城下。战情紧急至此,急需稳定苏南人心的咸丰大帝也不想再把这个案子扩大化,一挥手就同意了怡良等人的奏请,让吴老买办革职退赃了事。

处分的旨意送到了上海后,已经被关押多日的吴老买办终于获得释放,城里的文武官员纷纷跑到吴老买办面前道贺,都说吴老买办渡过此劫之后,将来必然逢凶化吉,遇难成祥,肯定还有起复机会。在关押期间被尿结石折磨得奄奄一息的吴老买办却是心灰意冷,客套敷衍了几句就回了家休养,决心从此闭门不出,再不过问官场上的事。

身心俱疲的吴老买办想好好休息,吴超越也想让买办爷爷暂时避避风头,等风声过去后再想办法让吴老买办重新复出,然而吴老买办和吴超越这对无良祖孙事前却说什么都没有想到的是,上海的局势,竟然会在短时间内发生巨大变化……

变化当然是由正在向苏南迅猛发展的太平军造成,势如破竹的太平军在苏州城下虽遭小挫,却并没有就此放弃,稍做调整就继续猛攻苏州,同时分兵占领了周边的昆山、太仓和吴江等地。困守孤城的江苏巡抚许乃钊天天向躲到上海避难的怡良求援,暴跳如雷的咸丰大帝也不断下旨逼迫怡良出兵救援苏州,怡良招架不住,只能是匆匆组织了一群乌合之众,又向周腾虎借了四个营的吴军练勇壮胆,亲自率领着向苏州开拔,与太平军交战于苏州与松江交界处的白鹤港。

没办法形容怡制台的倒霉运气,接战时天上突降暴雨,随同出战的四个营吴军练勇击针枪无法使用,被太平军一战击败,清军各部全面崩溃,怡良又无比倒霉的在逃亡中座船搁浅,被太平军追上斩杀,随同出征的按察使赵德辙及所部兵马也东逃道路被断,只能是南下逃往娄县闭城自保。

再接着,知道自军赢得很侥幸的太平军并没有急着攻打上海,选择了南下攻打娄县,但即便如此,上海城里也仍然是一片风声鹤唳,城内和租界都挤满了躲避战火的官绅百姓,形势万分紧急。正在家里养病的吴老买办招架不住上海官民士绅的一再恳请,被迫无奈下也只好是抱病复出,与江苏布政使薛焕、兵备道惠征和知县周腾虎等人商议紧急扩建团练保卫上海的事宜。

和历史上一样,吴老买办还是坚持勾结洋人共同保卫上海,还提议向洋人借兵参战,结果薛焕等人不但一口答应,还请求吴老买办亲自出面主持此事,吴老买办听了苦笑,说道:“老夫都是被革了职的人了,无品无级,有什么资格主持办理与外交相关的事?”

“官职的事好办。”薛焕想都不想就说道:“本官这就上表朝廷,请皇上施恩开复,请吴老大人你重新出山为朝廷效力,帮助本官主持保卫上海的大事。”

病怏怏的吴老买办摇头苦笑,是既没这个信心能够保住已经风雨飘摇的上海,也不相信咸丰大帝会这么快就自行打脸,重新起用自己。然而病急乱投医的薛焕却是毫不理会,只是立即亲笔写了一道奏折,用六百里加急送往京城,奏请重新启用吴老买办。

再接着,让吴老买办诧异万分的事就发生了,没过得几天时间,咸丰大帝竟然就用六百里加急送来旨意,火线任命吴老买办为江苏候补道和松江府团练总办,授权吴老买办统属松江全府团练,并允许吴老买办截留部分关税扩编团练,帮助薛焕保卫上海财富重的。而薛焕屁颠屁颠的拿着圣旨跑来找吴老买办道贺的时候,之前因为小刀会起义已经被降为五品的吴老买办难免是诧异万分,疑惑自问道:“难道说,老夫这一次是因祸得福?”

更值得让吴老买办庆幸的事其实是发生在南京城里,鉴于上海战场的特殊政治情况,还有畏惧吴超越留在上海的精锐老兵,事实上早在咸丰大帝火急火燎的决定重新起用吴老买办那一天,太平军真正的军事统帅杨秀清就已经在南京城里对太平军东路军下达了命令,要求东路军不得攻打上海,准备先通过外交手段说服英法等国同意太平军占领上海,然后再考虑采取军事行动。

再所以,当孤立无援的苏州和娄县等城市先后被太平军攻破后,苏南全境基本上已经被太平军彻底占领后,上海依然如同中流砥柱一般,牢牢钉在了江苏战场的最东端。吴老买办在满清官场上的地位,也如同上海在江南战场上的地位一样,变得是坚不可摧。

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