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孟尝君直是苦笑不得了。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com一场匪夷所思的狩猎大阅兵,竟成了惟独瞒住了齐湣王的荒诞笑料。大军的乱象与田轸的恐慌,骤然显出了这支“青龙天军”的根底。而甘茂的救急与列国使节心领神会的应和,则分明透出了一种心照不宣的莫大嘲讽!身为丞相,孟尝君在那一刻简直要羞得找个地缝儿钻了。那天晚上,神圣的瞻仰刚刚完毕,孟尝君便不由分说将田轸扯进了自己的军帐,夹头盖脑便是一通斥责:“天下可有你这等上将军?三十万大军,竟能塞到一片河谷之地!谁教给你的?仗白打了!兵白带了!齐国耻辱也!田氏耻辱也!”田轸本是孟尝君同族晚辈,更兼性情宽厚,竟是黑着脸一言不发,末了只硬邦邦一句:“叔父说,王命如此,我该当如何?”孟尝君被咽得半晌无话,跺脚一声长叹:“呜呼上天!如此作践齐国,田文颜面何存也?”愤激难耐,竟是破天荒的放声痛哭!吓得田轸连忙扑上来抱住孟尝君,硬是将他拖进了后帐。偏是孟尝君恼羞成怒,一脚揣翻田轸,竟是窝到后帐蒙头大睡去了。

回到临淄,孟尝君便称病不出,整日架着一叶小舟在后园大湖中飘荡。

看看秋阳西斜,小舟悠悠荡到了西岸,却有门客总管冯驩守在岸边高声道:“禀报孟尝君:鲁仲连到了。”孟尝君懵懂抬头,随即便大是惊喜:“谁?鲁仲连?在哪里?快快有请!”话音落点,便闻岸边黄叶萧疏的树林中一阵大笑:“鲁仲连来也!孟尝君好兴致!”随着笑声,便见一个红衣大袖手持长剑的英挺人物已经到了岸边。

“仲连来得好!”孟尝君一声笑叫,便从独木舟站起要跃上案来,不料小舟一个晃悠,却一个趔趄结结实实跌坐到了船中!鲁仲连便是一阵大笑:“客随主便,我便下来说话了。”竟是一个轻身飞跃,展着长衣大袖便落到了方不过一尺的小小船头,小巧的独木舟竟是纹丝未动!孟尝君兀自扶着船帮笑个不停:“好,好功夫!”鲁仲连已经在跨步到了船尾,拿起竹篙只一点,一叶小舟便水鸟般轻盈地掠了出去,三两点便到了湖心。

“仲连此来,何以教我?”面对这个显然比他年轻的士子,孟尝君却是热诚坦荡中还透着敬重,与甘茂面前的孟尝君竟是判若两人。

鲁仲连丢下竹篙任小舟游荡,坐到了孟尝君对面正色道:“齐国危如累卵,孟尝君当真无觉么?”孟尝君惊讶道:“危如累卵?仲连何出此言?”鲁仲连道:“赋税加倍,民怨载道,财货缺少,物价日高,国人金钱却大肥了外商;甲兵六十万空耗府库;法令不固根本,宣王苏秦之法日见流失;贵胄封地虽无增加,兼并之土地却远远大于封地,赤贫流民已经遍于国中。当此之时,倘有外战,便一发不可收拾。君为丞相,竟不觉危如累卵乎?”

“仲连啊,纵然觉察,又能奈何?”孟尝君喟然叹息一声,竟是沮丧非常。

鲁仲连一怔,不禁便红了脸膛:“曾几何时,孟尝君竟如此英雄气短?莫非那青蛟神话也使你懵懂了不成?”孟尝君摆摆手道:“仲连莫急,你是有些言过其实了,国势还并未衰颓,容我慢慢设法了。”鲁仲连冷笑道:“孟尝君说得违心之言,天下还有何人可信?鲁仲连实言相告:孟尝君至少须得阻止齐国四面树敌!否则,十年之内便是亡国之期!告辞。”一言说罢,竟是霍然起身。

“仲连且慢!”孟尝君连忙拉住鲁仲连衣襟:“来来来,坐了,听我说!”鲁仲连喘息着勉强坐下,孟尝君低声道:“仲连,托你一件事如何?”鲁仲连道:“先说何事了?”孟尝君微微一笑:“做一回无冠使节,如何?”鲁仲连目光一闪:“要我探察列国对齐动向?”孟尝君笑道:“果然千里驹!一点便醒。只是,不仅探察,还得斡旋,齐国之危,更在其外啊。”鲁仲连点头道:“齐国有一个死仇,一个强敌,半个盟友,其余三个非敌非友。齐国若不审时度势而强做霸主,只怕上天也无能为力了。”孟尝君点头道:“是了。幸亏了这个死仇目前尚无还手之力,那个强敌也似乎没有异动,半个盟友也还没有滑脱得很远。只要斡旋得当,应当还有转机。若能不战而消弭兵祸,国人之福也。”

“孟尝君有报国之心,鲁仲连何惜驰驱也。”

“鲁仲连有救世之志,便是齐国根基。”

“啪!”的一声,两人手掌相击,便是一阵放声大笑。

暮色时分,却有苏代来访,与孟尝君商议如何处置甘茂?孟尝君便将那日进宫经过以及与甘茂的对谈,对苏代备细说了一遍,末了道:“此人当得一头官场老狐,不须我等操持了。”苏代听得仔细,却是摇头道:“纵然老狐,此刻也是雪中觅食之时。若无我等扶持,老狐必是冻僵饿死无疑。我只是要问孟尝君:此人若在齐国,可能为我所用?”孟尝君思忖一阵道:“甘茂虽非大才,也缺点儿正气,但却机谋多变,亦无大奸大恶之心。依我看,倒是可做你臂膀辅助。”苏代点头道:“甘茂本是楚人,斡旋楚齐邦交,倒是正选人物。”孟尝君笑道:“如此说来,你操这个心了,若要我出面,说一声便是了。”苏代笑道:“冬日将到,先安顿他做个客卿便了。来春我出使秦国,此事便有分晓了。”孟尝君一拍掌:“便是如此!吐了这口痰也轻快些个。”苏代讶然笑道:“如何?甘茂有如此讨嫌么?”

第三章东方龙蛇布衣柴门千里驹(2)

孟尝君大摇其头,不胜感慨的一声长叹:“世间人事,鬼神难明也。按说甘茂至少不坏,对我还颇有启迪。然一见此人,我便胸闷如堵,忒煞怪也。可一见鲁仲连,我就想高兴,就想大笑痛饮,此等快活,唯昔年张仪可比也。你说,这人之于人,为何竟是如此不同?忒煞怪也!”苏代听得哈哈大笑:“田兄真道可人也。原是你秉性通达,与豪杰之士意气相投,岂有他哉!”孟尝君却是连连摇头:“非也非也。不是豪杰之士者多了去,若个个令我胸闷,岂不早死了去?忒煞怪也,忒煞怪也!”苏代笑得不亦乐乎:“好了好了,毕竟田兄性命要紧,日后我来应对甘茂便了。”

一番笑谈,孟尝君郁闷大消,便兴致勃勃的摆了小宴与苏代痛饮。

应酬周旋之道,苏代与其兄苏秦却大是不同。多年在燕国与子之一班豪士共处,苏代非但善饮,且酒量惊人,虽不能与张仪孟尝君这等酒神相比,却也是邦交名士中极为少见。再者便是苏代诙谐善对,急智极是出色,往往对临场难题有出人意料的精彩对答,较之苏秦的庄重端严长策大论却是另一番气象。孟尝君对苏氏兄弟一往情深,更是受苏秦临终之托,将苏代延入稷下学宫修习三年,脱燕国之困后在齐国做了上卿。以交谊论,孟尝君对苏秦敬若长兄,对苏代却是爱若小弟。但要说饮酒叙谈,孟尝君却更喜欢苏代的洒脱不羁,竟自常常酒后感慨:“兄债弟还。苏秦欠我酒账忒多,上天便赐我一个苏代了。”苏代便举着酒爵大笑:“亏了大哥欠得多,否则一介布衣,苏代却到哪里去找如此多陈年美酒?”

也是憋闷了几日,两人饮得两桶陈年赵酒后,孟尝君便海阔天空起来,说了不少猎场趣事,末了又回到了饮酒,兴致勃勃地举着酒爵问:“三弟博学,可知酒德酒品之说?”

“酒有三德。”苏代笑道:“明心、去伪、发精神,是为万世不朽。”

“噫!”孟尝君惊讶了:“我原是说饮者之德,三弟却生发出酒德,大妙!想那女娲造出人来,原是不会说话,憋在心里要闷死人也。这一碗酒下肚,便面红耳热滔滔不绝,不虚不伪,句句真心。若有危难,便大呼奋勇!世间无酒,岂不闷杀人也?当真是万世功德!”

苏代大笑:“田兄演绎得更妙,也许啊,酒就是女娲所造,补偿造人之疏忽了。”

“正是如此。”孟尝君也开怀大笑:“炼石补天,造酒补人,女娲神明!”

笑得一阵,苏代慨然一叹:“虽则如此,豪饮而不为酒困者,唯孟尝君也。”

“不不不!”孟尝君闻言大是摇头:“善酒而不乱心性者,前有张仪,后有鲁仲连。舍此二人,天下酒人不足论也。”这次却是苏代惊讶了:“张兄不消说得。这鲁仲连却是何人,竟能与张兄相比,得田兄如此敬重?”孟尝君哈哈大笑:“千里驹鲁仲连,苏代上卿竟然不知,当真是孤陋寡闻也。”苏代悠然一笑:“我既不知,便是千里驹尚在马厩,可是了?”孟尝君笑道:“然则一旦出厩展蹄,此人便要叱咤风云了。”苏代思忖道:“此人当是齐国名士,否则,孟尝君不会如此上心。然则此人官居何职?身在何署?我竟一无所知?”孟尝君“啪!”的一拍长案:“这便是千里驹之奇了,不做官,不爱钱,高节大志,专一地救急救难。”苏代揶揄笑道:“不做官不爱钱,又救急救难,除了墨家,还有了第二人?”孟尝君没有理会苏代的怀疑讥讽,竟是感慨长叹:“呜呼!与鲁仲连相处,我等直是污泥浊水也!”苏代这才认真起来,肃然拱手道:“田兄有此自比,足见此人必是奇伟之士,愿闻其详。”

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