第二百四十二章 好心办坏事
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“补住了。”吴超越老实答道:“给魁朕送湖北官银,是因为郭嵩焘担心洋钱在湖南不便使用,请我的帐房换成了现银,结果帐房拿成了下官在藩司领到的养廉银子。”
“那就好。”花沙纳喘着粗气说道:“记住,咬死了银子是洋人出的,千万不能松口!这次来查案的钦差何庭桂,是柏葰那一党的人,绝对不会放过任何拉你下水的机会!”
“谢花制台指点,晚辈感激不尽。”吴超越赶紧道谢,又吞吞吐吐的问道:“花制台,那你和骆抚台怎么办?”
“老夫我应该没事。”花沙纳摇头,说道:“朝廷里就算有人能看破老夫的苦肉计,老夫的苦肉计并没有成功,没能为骆秉章脱罪,他们也拿不到什么证据整我,了不起就是说我驭下过宽,对你和骆秉章太放纵。”
“至于骆秉章……。”
说到这,花沙纳叹了一口气,说道:“慰亭,这次你真得向骆儒斋谢罪了,因为你的好心办坏事,骆儒斋这次应该是保不住湖南巡抚的位置了,最轻也是降级离任,改调远离湖广的省份为官。”
“有这么严重?”吴超越惊讶问道。
“慰亭,你必须记住老夫这句话。”花沙纳压低声音,说道:“不管你和骆秉章携手治理湖广两省的政绩有多好,功勋有多高,朝廷都绝不会允许你们俩真的亲密无间,真的变成铁板一块!真要是出现这种局面,朝廷里会有人连睡觉都不敢安心闭眼!”
吴超越点头受教,虚心铭记这个自己早就懂得的道理。
“所以骆儒斋这一次,是无论如何都跑不掉了。”花沙纳预言道:“皇上和朝廷当然不可能同时动湖广的一督两抚,老夫有包庇骆秉章的嫌疑,但没证据,朝廷没法动。你有替骆秉章行贿的嫌疑,好在你还算聪明打了洋人的招牌送银子,朝廷只要拿不到证据,同样没可能动你。”
“只是可怜了骆儒斋,私携洋人深入内地,闹得长沙满城风雨,人证也被魁朕那个憨货拿到,罪证确凿,正好给朝廷拆散湖广督抚搭档掺沙子的机会,轻的话降级调任,重的话直接革职,接替他的,也肯定是血统纯正的满州旗人巡抚。”
“如果真是这样,那就是我最希望看到的局面了。”这是吴超越的心里话。
…………
一切都被花沙纳料中,宝鋆与何庭桂来到湖广查案后,虽然何庭桂一心想把吴超越拉下水,无奈却找不到出银子帮助同胞的英国船长卡梅伦,拿不到银子是吴超越自掏腰包的证据,也就没办法硬赖到吴超越的身上。
魁朕也确实可爱,再是如实上告吴超越有行贿嫌疑,却也承认郭嵩焘给他银子时,说明了银子是来源于洋人,只是因为银钱使用不便,才被郭嵩焘在湖北巡抚衙门的帐房换成了吴超越的养廉银子。中立派宝鋆是既不想故意整吴超越,又不敢得罪肃顺,也就制止了何庭桂的纠缠不休,把吴超越送银子的事如实上报了满清朝廷。
反倒是骆秉章的事简单易办,三个洋人都承认他们是被湖南巡抚衙门的官船接到了长沙,还有无数的旁证,骆秉章想抵赖也毫无办法,只能是老老实实的低头认罪。
让骆秉章欲哭无泪的还在后面,本来骆秉章还打算效仿吴超越钻条约空子,借口是雇佣洋人为自己工作而非故意放纵洋人的内地闲游。然而钦差正使宝鋆却十分无奈的告诉骆秉章,说那三个洋人两个来自英国,一个是法兰西人,都不是条约中明确规定不准任意进入内地闲游的美国人。
而满清政府与英国人签定的《南京条约》,还有和法兰西人签订的《黄浦条约》,都明文规定了一旦发现英国人和法国人离开通商口岸深入内地,都要立即抓捕拘押,移送到就近的洋人领事馆处置。所以,骆秉章没办法象吴超越一样的钻《望厦条约》的空子……
“连条约都坑我,老夫这次算是认载了。”这是骆秉章的心里话。
不止吴超越和晚清条约坑骆秉章,洋人也帮着坑,查案期间,广州那边又发生了一件大事因为广州百姓烧了洋行并洗劫了英国邮船,一度已经撤退到香港的英国舰队再次炮轰广州,还一口气烧了几千间民房以为报复。而消息传到了京城后,咸丰大帝自然也更加把洋人恨到了骨子里。
在这样的大背景下,骆秉章私携洋人深入内地的案子自然变成了一个大案,如果不是朝廷里还有几个人为骆秉章说话求情,咸丰大帝对骆秉章的印象也还算不错,网开一面放了骆秉章一马,没有对骆秉章特别重的毒手不然的话,吏部可是议出了把骆秉章削职为民,流放新疆吃哈密瓜的处分。
但即便如此,为了警告地方官员不得与洋人勾结交通,还有为了拆散吴超越和骆秉章这对汉人能臣的‘亲密’组合,咸丰大帝还是把骆秉章降了三级,贬为知府改调山东泰安任职,湖南巡抚一职则由根正苗红的正黄旗人文格接任。
还好,苍天有眼,吴超越也跟着倒了些霉,鉴于吴超越为骆秉章提供洋人技术员有失察之罪,咸丰大帝又拔了吴超越刚戴回去没几天的双眼花翎,还罚俸一年,同时咸丰大帝还在圣旨中明确警告吴超越,“再有勾通洋夷之事,重惩不怠!”
“最好,老子还担心二鸦战争开打,你会把老子调到直隶,又逼着老子去和洋人谈判。”吴超越撇嘴不屑。
再然后,很自然的,当骆秉章垂头丧气的离开湖南去山东上任途经武汉时,吴超越当然跑到了骆秉章的面前痛哭流涕的请罪,承认是自己一时糊涂害了骆秉章。而骆秉章内心深处虽然恨不得吴超越亲手掐死,可又找不出任何话来埋怨和谴责吴超越吴小买办可是拿了自己的养廉银子为骆秉章办事,骆秉章敢骂吴超越半句,忘恩负义的大帽子可就马上得扣在头上。
所以,骆秉章也只能是反过来安慰眼泪汪汪的吴超越,道:“慰亭,老夫怎么能怪你?你是好心,你是完全出自一片好心好意啊。”
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