第一章 肱股（一 上）
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才到九月，天上居然就飘起了雪。更多小说ltxsba.com纷纷扬扬，一下起来就没完没了。如若在往年，这倒是个吉祥兆头。过早吹来的寒风把来不及钻进地里躲藏的虫子都冻死了，雪又给黑油油的土地补足了水分，来年多下些辛苦，庄户人家肯定能落个好收成。
但今年不成，大业九年年注定是个多灾多难的年景。夏天时为了讨伐高句丽，边郡上的庄户人家都被征调去辽东听差了。等他们千里迢迢地赶回来，麦子大部分已经烂在了地里。百姓们没有足够的吃食，天气又冷，这一场雪下久了，不知道多少人将冻死在家中。
“唉！”上谷郡守虞荷抱着白铜手炉，不住地叹气。如若是往年，天灾也好，人祸也罢，冻死几个平头奴子也不打紧。草民么，不过是册子上的一个数字，多几万少几万，只要当官的会做事，涂涂抹抹总能糊弄过去。但今年特殊，皇帝陛下的车驾就停在上谷郡，一停就是三天。那些御林侍卫、文武大臣都不是瞎子，百姓家里冒不冒炊烟，行人脸上有没有菜色，他们都能看得见。一旦哪个不仗义的把这事情捅上去，惹得皇上发怒了，这上谷郡大大小小二十几个父母官可是要吃不了兜着走。
好在到目前为止，陛下还没有发怒的迹象。据在皇帝身边行走的本家族叔指点，虞荷得知皇上心情不错，虽然早些的时候，因为右御卫大将军独断专行，擅自任免军中大将的事情生了阵子气，但到今天中午气就顺了。据说气顺的原因还是由于右御卫大将军宇文述，此人平定的杨玄感叛乱后，顺手把梁郡人韩相国的叛军也给剿灭了。一干贼寇的首级已经用草灰裹了起来，送到东都城内等待圣驾回去验视。此外，杨玄感、梁国相等人劫掠州县所聚集的贼赃，和前楚公杨素家里的积蓄，也被官军抄没。宇文述不敢擅专，将所有财宝都送进了东都皇宫，听候陛下处置。
“这宇文大人甚会做官呢!”望着窗外飞舞的雪花，上谷郡守虞荷羡慕地想。宇文述擅自任免军中大将的事情，他亦有所耳闻。那个被宇文述夺了官职的将军的老家刚好在上谷郡治下，此人还在县学里边读过书，按常理，虞荷这位地方父母也算得上对方的半个恩师。但这个恩师虞荷可不敢当，那个叫李旭的少年人行事莽撞，居然连大隋第一勋贵宇文述老将军都敢得罪，跟他扯上关系，将来说不定会受到什么牵连。
不与对方产生过多瓜葛，并不意味着虞荷对少年人的事情不闻不问。两个多月前，虞荷还去这位大隋官场后起之秀所居住的“雅庐”探视过对方父母。见到对方家中稍嫌清寒，他还特意命令县里在依山傍水的秀丽之所画出一块地皮来，给大隋朝忠勇侯起府邸之用。怎么说，这个李旭也是他治下生长出来的豪杰，万一哪天真的成为陛下之肱股，上谷郡这些父母官说不定还能上门去叙叙旧情。
官场上的事情，虞荷自认为还算精熟。眼下朝政虽然还掌控在豪门大姓手中，但自从先皇开科举以来，一些小户人家出身的官员已经渐渐在朝中暂露峥嵘。双方一个要保全自家利益，一个要争取说话的机会。难免会发生磕磕碰碰。朝中的大事小情，一旦与这方面沾了边，是是非非就再也扯不清楚。牵连进去的人转眼儿飞黄腾达，转眼儿身败名裂是常有的事儿，当事人往往自己都不知道背后到底发生了什么。
就拿忠勇伯被许国公夺了雄武营郎将实缺这件事情来说吧，如果这事儿不涉及的双方出身，恐怕皇上听说都不会听说。毕竟开府仪同三司、上柱国大将军、许国公职位比一个小小的连采邑都没有忠勇伯、五品雄武郎将高出太多，即便杀了他，也如同捻死个小虫子，掀不起多大风浪。
但偏偏那些那个忠勇伯出身寒门，让几个同样小户人家出身，靠科举得官的御史起了同仇敌忾之心，再加上有些人刻意一推动，立刻，弹劾宇文述弄权，试图扩大自家在军中实力的奏折如雪片般飞到了皇帝陛下案头。而宇文家养着的那几头“狗”也没闲着，洋洋洒洒，从李旭擅自处斩元务本开始写起，到未奉朝廷政令就收编叛军，壮大扩充雄武营实力，不经户部允许私分黎阳郡公粮等，各种恶行林林总总罗列数十条。
“嗤！他分了一部分粮食给士卒，但毕竟大部分都给朝廷留下了。若是被叛贼夺回去，甭说整个黎阳仓，朝廷连一粒稻壳都捞不到！”于理，郡守虞荷不认为李旭的做法有什么错。但他不敢把这话明着说出来。像他这种豪门的旁支，大姓中的小辈，哪一方的势力也得罪不起。所以最好的办法是左右逢源，两头押赌注。这样做虽然永远没机会独立潮头，呼风唤雨，但即便输了，也输不掉太多，早晚还有东山再起的机会。
“大人，县学的刘老夫子请到了，正在二堂恭候大人指示！”管家虞广达走到虞荷身后，弓着身子提醒。
“把他请到我的书房来吧。夫子是地方名士，理当在书房奉茶！”虞荷点点头，背对着老管家吩咐了一句。
他不想在二堂那个处理公务的地方与刘老夫子絮话。今天他要问的事情，是自家远房族叔，皇帝身边的内史侍郎，参掌朝政的虞世基大人吩咐下来的。具体得出什么结论，怎么向上汇报都需要斟酌。所以知道的人越少，对他来说越安全。
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