第二章 壮士(六 上)
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齐郡周边所有流寇队伍当中,裴长才的贪婪之名最盛。他和石子河二人又刚刚攻破长清县,有大笔的贼脏没来得及处理。岱山一战,二人全军覆没,于是,这笔横财就不出任何意外地落入齐郡郡兵之手。所以,当运送缴获物资的牛车返回历城后,太守裴操之和郡丞张须陀二人的眼睛一直乐得眯缝着。一众地方文官见到郡兵将领,也愈发客客气气,仿佛对方身上随时会有肉好向下掉。
李旭起初对文官们的客气有些不适应,后来经秦叔宝和罗士信二人一解释,才知道郡兵对缴获物的处理方式和府兵不一样。府兵的将领都有朝廷支付的固定饷银可拿,普通士兵也可以免除税赋,顺理成章,他们的战利品通常也要上缴国库。纵使朝廷有奖赏发还回来,摊到每个人头上也剩不下几枚铜钱。而郡兵们的补给不依赖于朝廷,将领的饷银和士兵的日常所需都要从地方上获取。世道越乱,需要养的郡兵越多,给他们配备的兵器铠甲也需要越精良。久而久之,郡兵的物资供应和薪饷支付就成了地方财务上一个填不满的大洞。为了弥补亏空,同时也为了照顾地方上的不满情绪,从去年开始,朝廷特地下令,剿匪所获得的辎重归郡县自行支配。
“那弟兄们的铠甲兵器不就有着落了么?”李旭听完秦、裴二人的解释,也觉得非常高兴。经过连续两场血战,他已经和郡兵将领们打成了一片。特别是秦叔宝、罗士信和独孤林三个,由于大伙武艺“难分高低”,所以彼此之间竟有了悻悻相惜之感。
“不够!”秦叔宝轻轻摇了摇头,否定了李旭的看法。“战死的弟兄们需要抚恤,受伤致残的弟兄们需要钱养活他们的下半辈子。太守府的文官,地方上的属吏都没少帮了忙,不能让他们白白出力!”说着,他轻轻地叹了口气。大概是对这种分配方式很不满,同时有感觉到很无奈。
大隋朝对地方上施行文武分治政策,太守或郡守不干涉武事,郡丞、督尉也不干涉地方政务。但在实际运作中,文官们总是能轻而易举地卡住武将的脖子。像张须陀这样既能让文官们倾力相助,又能另将士们舍命相随的郡丞,实在是凤毛鳞爪。为了维护这种文武和谐的大好局面,弟兄们用性命换来的战功和战利品被分掉很大一部分,也是不得不付出的牺牲。
但武将们的付出也不是没有回报,在战利品和俘虏被递送到历城的第二天,裴长才大人就写了一封请功信,派人快马加鞭的送到了东都。在信使出发前,老太守特意将内容给张须陀、李旭二人过目,里边不但详细地描述了二人有勇有谋,剿灭流寇的整个过程。还把此次剿匪胜利,描写成一场“扬朝廷声威,令群盗震梀!”“有大功于国家、免百姓于困厄”之战。请求朝廷依律给予奖赏。
“太守大人客气了,张某一介武夫,何德何能,敢当太守如此赞誉!”张须陀放下请功书,拱手向裴操之拜谢。
“小子初来乍到,完全是因人成事,岂敢领此奇功!还望太守将诸位同僚的运筹谋划、调度接应之功也写上,以免末将觉得心中惭愧!”李旭跟在张须陀之后,也从胡凳上站起来,向裴操之致谢。
“他们的功劳,老夫心里自然有数。文官之功不在战,能让地方安宁,百姓丰衣足食,才是我等的首要任务。所以这功劳么,二人将军就莫要客气了。”裴操之笑着还礼,很满意张、李两个武夫的表现。
自秦汉以降,地方文官大多数情况下由太守自行任命。大隋虽然把九品以上的地方官员的任命权收归了朝廷,但此刻科举刚开没多久,朝廷无法直接收拢到足够的人才,所官员委任政策在实际执行过程中和前朝区别不大。地方文职在多数情况下还是由太守举荐,朝廷的任命不过是走一个过场。
因而,裴操之一人说话,即代表着整个齐郡上下百余名文职的共同意见。张须陀和李旭见老太守如此仗义,却之不恭,只好再次谢了太守举荐之恩。同时,为了表达武将们对老太守和文官们对郡兵的大力支持,张须陀又提出来,把战后收益再让半成出来,弥补“地方”上因为遭受流寇过境造成的损失。老太守略做推辞,也代表齐郡父老乡亲谢过了。双方相谈甚欢,彼此都刻意淡忘了数日前五个将领与两万人拼命而援兵被扣在城里无法接应的事实。
“李将军临来之前,可曾见到皇上?”裴操之解决掉战利品分配问题后,很快把话头转到了与朝廷动向相关方面。
“末将临来齐郡之前,曾经蒙陛下亲自召见。当日情形,至今历历在目!”李旭冲着洛阳方向拱了拱手,回答。这句话大部分是假的,连日奔波,当时受杨广召见时所说的话,旭子早就记得不甚清楚。但他这个当事人不能实话实说,裴操之这个问话人也不会较真到去打听皇帝和其他人说话时的细节地步。
“陛下对李将军圣眷正隆,着实令人羡慕啊!”裴操之也冲洛阳方向拱了拱手,恭维。紧接着,他又笑着追问了一句。“老夫德薄,已经许久未睹天颜,不知道圣体安康否?每日是否还是如当年一般操劳?”
“陛下听闻杨逆服诛,心情大悦。每日奏章披阅得也高兴!”李旭略做沉吟,又给出了一个模棱两可的答案。杨广自从东征无功而返后,心情就郁郁寡欢。杨玄感被杀只令他高兴了两天,紧接着,他就又消沉了下去,连奏折都懒得披阅。这些消息对所有随行人员来说不是什么秘密,偏偏在正式场合,谁都无法宣之于口。
“唉,做臣子的不能替陛下分忧,实乃我辈之耻也!”裴操之摇头,长叹。做官讲究‘闻弦歌而知雅意’,从李旭的回答中,他已经分析出了真正的答案。低头沉默了一会儿,老太守又接着问道:“派兵讨平各地乱匪之事呢,陛下既然派遣李郎将前来。兵部近期也会有所动作吧?”
“陛下命末将前来听候张将军调遣时,并未谈及派遣府兵平乱的安排。主持兵部事的裴矩大人当时出巡西域未归,如今是否回来了,末将并不知晓!”李旭想了想,回答。
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