第四十章 牛圈堡
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“快,快,都从地上爬起来,精神点!”神一魁赶忙大声呵斥道,原本横七竖八的团坐在地上的骑士们赶忙站起身来,整理好衣甲,在道路两旁列成两行,摆成夹道欢迎的模样,神一魁带着五六个头目站在道旁,惴惴不安的等待着使者的到来。
“刘大人,我家领就在那边。”不沾泥半躬着背,指着不远处的那两行人马,谀笑道:“要不要我过去通会一声,让他们过来迎接大人。”
“无妨!”刘成抚摸了一下自己的脸颊,连续五天的跋涉让西北风在上面割出了十几道细细的口子,看上去不明显,却深的很,一碰就斯拉斯拉的疼,这让刘成不得不保持着一副“不苟言笑”的模样,反而在不沾泥等人面前增添了几分高深莫测的威严。
“来了,来了,快奏乐、放炮!”神一魁看到刘成一行人已经到了跟前,赶忙低声下令道,身后两个拿着唢呐的军士立即摇头晃脑的吹了起来,又点着了不知从哪儿弄来的一挂鞭炮,一时间烟尘四起,倒将这边塞朔野,水泊道旁多了几分喜庆气氛来。
“罪人神一魁帅部属拜见大人!”
看着神一魁带着身后的五六个农民军头目跪倒在尘土里,刘成并没有立即下马,而是倨傲的驱赶着坐骑绕着跪在地上的人们走了两圈,方才跳下马来,用马鞭轻轻的敲打了两下神一魁的肩膀:“你便是神一魁?“
神一魁的额头上渗出了一层冷汗,他头也不敢抬:“不错,正是罪人!“
刘成上下打量着对方,这还是他第一次在这么近的距离观察着这个著名的农民军的领袖,一双粗糙长满了老茧的手掌和匀称有力的四肢,被风沙打磨成古铜色的脸庞,目光有些流离,显然对方还并不习惯自己的身份。
“起来吧!“刘成沉声道:“神一魁是你的真名?“
“不是!“神一魁摇了摇头:”小人的真名姓吴,只是起事时害怕殃及家人,才起了这个外号!“
“原来如此!”刘成点了点头:“制军大人让本将前来造册清点你属下兵马,我们现在就出吧。”
“大人!”神一魁对刘成道:“现在天色不早了,小人的营垒距离这儿还有小三十里路,不如歇息一晚,明天早上再赶路如何?“
刘成看了看天色,此时太阳已经有小半边落到了地平线下,他知道黄土高原上此时已经没有多少植被,天黑后温度下降的很快,连夜赶路可不是什么好选择。他看了看不远处的堡垒:“也好,今晚我们就在那个土堡里将就一晚上吧,好歹有个挡风的。”
“这个——”神一魁犹豫了一下,将方才的事情向刘成讲述了一遍。刘成微微一笑,从怀中取出一块符信,递给身后的脱脱不花:“你过去和守堡的把总说一声,就说是杨制军的使者,让我们住一宿。“
脱脱不花应了一声,便打马朝那边去了,那焦好运验了符信,便赶忙下令手下开了堡门。由于土堡里面的空间太小,只让神一魁、刘成、不沾泥以及十来个护卫进了土堡,其余的人便在堡垒外面的羊马墙后歇息。刘成看到土堡内的穷破样子,不由得皱起了眉头,把焦好运叫来附耳低语了几句,那焦好运一听脸上就笑开了花,忙不迭的点着头。
西北的夜来的很快,几分钟前还能看到天边那一缕残阳,转眼间天空就是一片漆黑,凄厉的北风在堡垒外面的乱石滩上打着卷儿,不是可以听到远处传来的狼嚎声。刘成、不沾泥、神一魁、杜国英几人围在一个炭盆旁,上面驾着一只剥洗干净的瘦羊。
“几位大人!“焦好运谀笑道:”现在是春天,羊都没啥膘,包涵包涵!“
“无妨!“刘成笑了笑,他也知道这个把总已经是竭尽所能了:”银钱没有短少你的?你把另外两只洗剥好了给外面的弟兄送过去!“
“多了多了,哪里会少!”焦好运手里捏着腰里那块又冷又硬的银锭,嘴角都要咧到腮帮子那儿去了,脱脱不花刚才给他的那块银子足足有五两,虽然从明朝中叶开始由于通过海贸大量输入白银,东南地区银的购买力已经下降了不少,但在经济相对落后的西北地区,白银还是保持着很高的购买力,尤其是对于靠近边界线的焦好运来说,羊是很贱的牲口,白银这种硬通货就很难得了。
“刘大人,这怎好让您破费!”神一魁本以为刘成是靠着总督大人特使的身份仗势欺人吃白食,哪里想到对方是掏钱买羊,赶忙对身后的亲兵使了个眼色,接过一个包裹塞了过来,笑道:“些许东西,不成敬意,还望刘大人笑纳。”
刘成接过那布包,打开一看却是六七锭银子,还有十几件金银器皿饰,算下来也值得两三百两银子,在眼下的处境里想必神一魁也是搜**净才能够拿出这笔来,也算的是出了血本了。刘成微微一笑将包裹推了回去。
刘成的举动倒把神一魁吓着了,以为对方嫌自己小气,唯恐刘成回去在杨鹤面前说自己的坏话,赶忙躬身请罪道:“大人,在下先前兵败,老营里的财物都没有带走,这些便是身边仅有的一些,您请暂且收下,待到以后定当补上。“
“大领,你接下来要花钱的地方还多得很,我知道你此时手头也不宽裕,这般虚礼就免了吧。“刘成说了一半,才现桌上从神一魁到杜国英脸上都露出不信的神色,有些哭笑不得,只得伸手在包裹里取了一支金钗,苦笑道:”这样吧,我取了这支金钗,便算是我受了你的情谊,如何?“
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