第十九章 客人
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柳如是听了陈子龙的打趣，不由得掩口笑道，一时间眼波流动，宛若秋水，饶是陈子龙平日里在养气着实下了不少功夫，一时间也不禁失了神。他赶忙收敛心神，问道：“如是，你方才说的徐大人是何人？他便是今日的主客？”
“不错！”柳如是笑道：“他便是新任扬州兵备道的徐鹤城徐大人！”
“扬州兵备道？徐鹤城？”陈子龙的脸上顿时泛起了一丝激动的红晕，声音也不觉得高亢了起来：“莫不是刚刚击败流贼，斩杀贼首‘一斗谷’、‘黑虎星’，救得扬州士绅百姓的徐大人？”
“不是他还有何人？”柳如是微微抬起了下巴，目光现出了自傲的神色：“子龙你莫说，这位徐大人还真不好请，我前些日子下了两次帖子，他都说兵事紧张，脱不得身，前两日才过了江，当真是不好请。”
“这倒怪不得他！”陈子龙神色凝重：“自从秋后，闯贼便联络数十路贼寇冲出山来，江淮之间，东西千余里尽遭荼毒，我那时正在南京，就连这石头城都一夕三惊，连燕子矶上的游船都锁了，免得让流贼抢了渡江而来。史可法史大人领兵巡行安庆、池州等地，监督江北防务。而黄梅贼又攻掠宿松、潜山、太湖等地，传说罗汝才、张献忠二人领兵东来，兵锋直抵武昌。各地都只有缨城自守，坐视流贼四掠。唯有这位徐大人领兵痛击流贼，护得一方平安，江淮之间，只有中都与扬州没有遭到流贼荼毒。想来那些日子他肯定整治防务都来不及，哪里有时间来赴你的约。”
“是呀！”柳如是目光一转，笑道：“子龙，你知道这位徐大人是怎么当上扬州兵备道的吗？”
陈子龙摇了摇头：“那就不知道了，我只听说他是职方司出来的，却不知他是什么出身！”
“子龙！我倒是听说过一个故事！”柳如是笑嘻嘻的给陈子龙倒了一杯茶：“你记得今年春天流贼攻陷南阳的事情吗？”
“自然记得！”陈子龙叹了口气：“在那之前洪承畴还在塘报里说什么流贼已经被逼入深山之中，不日便将斩得贼首，献俘阙下。可没几天流贼便从鲁阳关杀到南阳城下，当真是奸臣误国呀！”
“说来这位徐大人能当上这扬州兵备道，倒还要感谢那流贼了！”
“为何这般说？”
“那时正好这位徐大人正有公务在身，途经南阳，身边也有百余名卫士。流贼破城时，他不顾自身安危，将唐王夫妇护送到了襄阳。是以南阳城虽然失陷，可唐王却安然无恙。正是因为此事，不久后朝廷便将其破格提升为扬州兵备道。”
听了柳如是这番描述，陈子龙不由得长大了嘴巴，咋舌道：“好一个徐鹤城，果然是忠肝义胆，今日这一趟果然是没有白来，能够认识这等英雄人物也算是不枉此生了！”
看到陈子龙如此兴奋，柳如是也不禁暗自心喜。她废了那么大一番周折来请徐鹤城来自己在这里，自然不仅仅是为了讨爱人高兴。相比起当时的大多数复社成员，反倒是柳如是这样一个出身章台的弱女子对时代的大潮更加敏感，她渴望将能用自己的容貌与才华带来的那一点影响力为自己的爱人做一点什么，也许连她自己都没发现：虽然她是个女人，但比这些被认为是帝国精英的男人们要更适应这个舞台，她自己也乐在其中。
“先生，李公子，徐大人到了！”小菊轻轻的敲了敲门。陈子龙兴奋的站起身来，从窗户向楼下看去，与大多数当时的中等人家宅邸一样，南楼下也有个十余丈见方的院子，院子里有几棵桑榆，还有几张石桌椅，一口水井，供主人闲暇时在院子里晒晒太阳，做些杂事。毕竟当时也没有玻璃，室内的照明条件都不怎么样，很多时候在室外比在室内更舒适。而此时这个院子里站着十余人马，人如虎，马似龙，倒像是把院子塞得满满当当的。陈子龙与柳如是兴奋的对视了一眼——这位徐鹤城徐大人果然不凡。
柳如是与陈子龙下得楼来，出门相迎，只见站在当中那人并没有戴帽子，只是用一块黑帛裹头，皮肤黝黑，高耸的颧骨，宽广的额头，连鬓的络腮胡子一直延伸到下巴，身着窄袖的圆领齐膝短袍，袍服下摆露出骑马时穿的鹿皮裤来，外面套着一件呢绒长袍，腰间的宽皮带上左边插着一柄尺许长的短刀，另一边挂着一柄长柄腰刀。他看到柳如是出来，脸上露出一丝笑容，拱手道：“你便是柳如是先生吧？”
“不错，正是在下！”柳如是的脸上露出惊讶的表情，眼前这个男人完全是一副武夫打扮，与他想象中的那位谈笑用兵，击破流贼的儒将形象差别也太大了。她下意识的问道：“您是——”
“我便是徐鹤城！”徐鹤城笑道，江湖经验十分丰富的他已经看出了柳如是的心思，不过他并没有太在意：“柳先生两次相邀，我都有公务在身，今日方得前来，还请先生见谅！”说到这里，他微微向柳如是欠了欠身体。
柳如是这才意识到自己的失礼，她赶忙笑道：“是我唐突了，徐大人今日能拔冗前来，是如是的荣幸。这里不方便说话，还请大人上楼！”说罢，柳如是赶忙做了个请的手势。
徐鹤城将大部分侍从留在楼下，就带着另外两人一同上楼。众人分宾主坐下，柳如是见随徐鹤城上楼的两人中有一人站在一旁，一人与徐鹤城并排而坐，暗想这位应该就是送鲈鱼来的休宁程二了，便笑道：“这位便是休宁程二先生吧，方才那些鲈鱼多谢了！”
“正是在下！”程二笑道：“说来也巧，我前两天去扬州拜见徐大人，本来想请大人尝尝这名闻天下的松江四鳃鲈鱼，却不想正好大人受到柳先生的帖子，我程二便干脆做个恶客，不请自来便是了，无礼之处，还请先生见谅！”
“程二先生说的哪里话，像您这等贵客，我平日里请都请不来呀！”柳如是抿口笑道，一时间她还无法探出对方的深浅来，不过看此人无意中流露出的颐指气使的样子，平日里定然是习惯了发号施令，是个非富即贵的角色。
柳如是与程二在扯着闲篇，徐鹤城这个正主反而坐在那儿沉默不语，只是饶有兴致看着四周墙上的字画。陈子龙乘机观察起这位如彗星一般崛起的扬州兵备道。进屋之后，徐鹤城已经脱掉了那件呢绒外袍，腰间的长刀也已经解下，交给身后的侍卫，只留下腰间的那柄短刀。只见其腰背挺直，身体微微前倾，一身如铁打一般的筋骨肌肉，都包裹在他那件月白色的窄袖圆领短袍之下。这时婢女送上茶水来，徐鹤城伸手接过茶杯，陈子龙看到他的手臂上从袖口处露出一条丑陋狰狞的刀疤，一直延伸到手背手指根部。陈子龙心中暗想：“此人即便是坐在椅子上与我等闲谈品茶，仍然是一头随时都可能择人而噬的猛虎！”..，。
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