第二章 展翼(二下)
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老长史秦雍不负罗艺所望,当天下午便想出一个妥帖办法,将约吕钦见面和谈的信绑在攻城弩上射进了易县。龙腾小说网ltxsba.com第二天,守军派了一个队正出来回信,说自家将军答应明天上午巳时整在易水河畔的送客亭与来自幽州的远客相见,各带四名侍卫和二十名随从,其余兵马不得靠近亭子周围五里范围之内。
“送客亭?那么远的地方!你家将军讲究还挺多!”罗艺被吕钦的要求搞得很是恼火,皱着眉头说道。以他虎贲大将军的名头,就是在自己营中相见,也不会趁机为难一个后生晚辈。对方却一张纸就把彼此都支到了离城二十里外的野地里。往来要耗费许多功夫不说,幽州军还得事先去作些准备,以免双方正谈得高兴时,那个已经挺立了不知道多少年的破亭子突然坍塌下来把所有人压死。
“我家将军说了,天气炎热,能在河边与前辈饮茶赏水乃求之不得的荣幸!”身穿队正服色的博陵军信使欠了欠身子,笑着解释。
自己这边用弩箭下书,而敌方派人来回信。在胆气上面,幽州军已经落了下乘。因而虽然讨厌吕钦多事,罗艺还是勉强答应了对方的要求。并且主动邀请守军在吕钦到来之前先派使者检视周边状况,如果觉得安全受到威胁,随时可以毁约。
“虎贲大将军当年乃我朝塞上长城,断不会做绑票索赎的勾当。所以派使节检视就不必了,明日巳时,我家将军一定会到!”使节胆子甚大,直接拒绝了罗艺的好心。
“那老夫明日就在送客亭中恭候你家将军!”罗艺大度的笑了笑,命人送使者离开。
待来人去得远了,幽州军立刻开始着手准备。刘义方亲自带领一哨兵马将送客亭周围方圆十里搜了个遍。把一丛丛灌木全部砍倒,将附近野地里发现的土窟窿、破瓦窑全用烟熏过,直到确信不可能有刺客隐藏了,这才把心放回了肚子内。
经过一番实地探察,众将发现送客亭还真算得上一处名胜。幽州将士原以为那里不过是个乡下土财主附庸风雅建起来的俗物,待看了亭子脚下石碑的铭文才知道此亭居然建于三国时代,是北魏武帝远征乌丸时,为纪念刺秦勇士荆柯所为。据传亭子所在位置便是荆柯登舟远去的位置,当日高渐离击缶,荆柯狂歌。至今其附近仍有“壮士一去不复还!”的古韵在涛声中萦绕。
“这个吕钦,倒是会挑地方!”听了属下的回报,罗艺对敌将更高看了几分。燕赵多慷慨悲歌之士,纵使是个失败的英雄也会受到大伙的尊重。如今的幽州与博陵之间的强弱对比恰好似当年的强秦与弱燕,吕钦选择送客亭为谈判地点,已经表明了他不会向罗艺屈服的心迹。
“大将军须提防他铤而走险!”听了送客亭的典故后,老长史秦雍未免替自家主帅的安危担忧。眼下幽州军虽然攻击受阻,实力却远远高于对方。若是罗艺在此时被贼人所伤,军心难免会受到很大影响,从而导致前功尽弃。
“不妨,老夫的身子骨虽然不如以前了,却也不至于惧怕一个无名小将。况且他敢亲自来我营送信,就不会是个使下三滥手段的匹夫。咱们若防备得过于小心了,反而被他笑了去!”罗艺微笑着摇头,目光中充满了对敌人的赞赏。
“大帅说前来回信的就是吕钦本人?”曹元让等人不敢相信自己的耳朵,瞪圆了双眼追问。
“当然是他本人!”罗艺拍案赞叹,“一个普普通通的队正,能替将军做事先堪察不堪察现场的决定么?老夫开始就觉得奇怪,可惜醒悟得晚了些。后生可畏,后生可畏啊!咱们幽州军的年青人里,可找不出这样的人才来!”
“不过是匹夫之勇。一旦陷在咱们这儿,他麾下的士卒岂不是群龙无首了!”曹元让见主帅尽长他人志气,酸溜溜地嘀咕。
“老夫的人品在你眼里难道就如此不堪么?”罗艺双眉倒竖,喝问。“滚出去自己领二十军棍,没见识的东西!”
挨了骂的曹元让不敢还嘴,乖乖地出门去找打。虎贲大将军罗艺的目光从麾下众将脸上扫过,越发觉得自己麾下人才匮乏。一个博陵军中的无名小将,居然能说出‘当年乃我朝塞上长城’这种既恭维了对手,又把对手堵得无法使阴着的话来,见识和本领岂是曹元让这类马屁鬼能比?即便儿子罗成在同样情况下,都未必有此人镇静。所谓强将手下无弱兵,看了此人的气度,就知道其主帅当年是何等的英雄了得。好在李仲坚死得早,否则幽州军还真遇到了劲敌。
怀着满腹的爱才之心,第二天罗艺早早地便动了身,提前到送客亭中等待易县城中的后生晚辈。堪堪到了巳时却听不见丝毫马蹄声,正当他以为对方胆小不敢赴约的时候,只见一叶扁舟顺易水而下,二十几个身穿戎装的年青后生自己摇着桨,直奔小厅而来。而昨日回信的那名队正就站在船头,远远便开始向罗艺拱手。
‘小子倒也狡猾!’虎贲大将军罗艺肚子里暗骂一句,微笑着起身。为了防备博陵军使诈,刘义方特意带了五百轻骑埋伏在数里之外。如果罗艺遇险,只要坚持上一刻钟时间,骑兵们便能拍马赶到。谁料吕钦也不是个徒有血勇的憨货,居然弄了条船自水路前来赴约。倘若幽州军试图强行留客,他只要跳上船去,转眼就可以划到对岸。派多少骑兵去追也只有望河兴叹的份儿!
须臾之间,小舟已经与亭基相接。上前与罗艺见礼的却不是吕钦。从他身后人群中走出一名彪形大汉,飘然跃入了亭子当中。
“你!”没等大汉报出名号,曹元让、夏郡、周子雄、郑远四将已经团团将罗艺护在了中央。亭子周围十余步外警戒的二十名幽州侍卫也立刻拔刀在手,随时准备扑上前迎敌。
眼前情形不由得大伙不紧张,罗艺和他身边的四名心腹都是百里挑一的壮士,跟来人相比却依旧矮了大半个头,窄了小半个肩。再加上对方那一脸黑漆漆的络腮胡子,看上去就像个转世金刚。一旦他上前逞凶,已经年逾半百的罗艺未必敌得住。
来人却丝毫不随着幽州上下的紧张而跟着自乱阵脚,正站,双手附心,前行一步,举拳齐眉,躬身两次,然后将伸出的齐眉双手收回触及额头,再躬了第三躬,口中说道:“晚辈李仲坚久闻虎贲大将军英名,常恨无缘当面受教。今日得见,快意平生!”
然后以手附心,退一步下来,目光迎上对方面孔。
“好,好,好一个李仲坚!”强压住心头惊涛骇浪,虎贲大将军罗艺正色,直躯,先受了对方这个大揖,而后双手附心,胸前环抱,微微向下躬了躬身,以长者之礼回敬,“老夫一直以为你战死于黄河南岸了,甚为惋惜。万万没想到,万万没想到你是诈死埋名,偷偷摸摸跑回了博陵!”
“无数人盼着晚辈死,所以晚辈不得不偃旗息鼓向回赶。让前辈担心了!”李旭笑着解释,然后又四下做了个罗圈揖,“劳众位将军久等!李某实在罪过。望众位念在彼此同朝为官的份上,休得跟我这粗人一般见识!”
‘你要是粗人,我们就都成了猪了!’曹元让等人心中暗骂,却不得不笑着还礼。他们今天是抱着李旭已经战死,六郡无主的前提约吕钦出来交涉的。如今六郡的主人亲自到送客亭中与罗艺会面,摆明了是要问幽州军趁着人家不在欺负孤儿寡妇之罪。那还谈个什么劲?不如赶快回到军营中去将队伍拉出来,一刀一枪见个真章。
“诸位远道是客,我这做主人的不得不尽地主之谊。军中没有好酒,大将军请担待些!”不顾罗艺与他麾下众将的尴尬脸色,李旭向小舟上挥了挥手,“上酒菜,待我亲自把盏为罗老前辈接风洗尘!”
“诺!”吕钦、张江、王须拔和郭方四个答应一声,拎着两张矮几,数坛子酒,几个食盒陆续登岸。那二十名护卫也不上前帮忙,眼巴巴地看着吕、王等人将食物搬空了,用竹篙向岸上轻轻一撑,扁舟如落叶般去了河道中央。下锚收桨,处子般娴静。
“老将军请入座!”李旭笑着伸开胳膊,将罗艺让向客位。
“李将军请!”纵使心中有千种不快,虎贲大将军罗艺也不能输势又输人,笑着回应。
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