第五百九十三章 趁你病,要你命!
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尽管焦芳的年纪是徐勋的将近四倍,城府深沉老谋深算,可以算得上是浸淫官场几十年的老狐狸了,喜怒不形于色只是基本功。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com然而,倘若能在这样裸的话面前淡然若定,那是圣人,绝不是他焦芳。因此,他只能一只手死死按着桌子,竭力告诫自己要镇定从容,自己的儿子已经中了这小子的圈套,自己这个当老子的决计不能重蹈覆辙。
然而,他的养气功夫终究没那么到家,因而忍了又忍,他仍然忍不住反唇相讥道:“侯爷自己辛辛苦苦栽培人才却为人作嫁衣。且不说钱宁如今已经是刘公公的走狗,就是张彩,也是为刘公公不知道谋划了多少妙招善策,要说你才是咎由自取才对!”
“你说得没错,丢了张西麓,我是很懊恼。”徐勋的脸色一沉,随即淡淡地说道,“只是道不同不相为谋,与其到最后翻脸死仇,还不如现在痛痛快快一刀两断,彼此之间留个余地!而且,我又不是没有人才可用,好教焦阁老你得知,原南京右副都御史林俊已经奉诏还朝,即将出任都察院左副都御史。他也才不到六十,正是年富力强的时候!而翰林院的那些庶吉士即将散馆,一众人等都会分派各部历练,和我颇有关联的那几个都已经定下了去向。这其中,当初被令郎焦黄中派人打断一条胳膊的徐祯卿会留馆,异日倘若有入阁之分,兴许会大为感谢焦公子和焦阁老。”
“你……”
前头说起的林俊起复擢升,焦芳还是听说过的,然而,听徐勋说起徐祯卿,因之前那几个士子不敢在他面前提此事,他这个内阁次辅并未得到任何风声,此时此刻不啻于在他心底的伤口上狠狠抹了一把盐。他恶狠狠地瞪着徐勋,即便知道这样做的效果等同于零。但他还是一字一句地说道:“不要以为你就这么赢了!想当初我在吏部的时候,上头有马文升压着,下头郎官司官也一个个阳奉阴违,更不用说朝野那许多人恨不得把我揪下来。我仍是挺过来了。现如今马文升早已经丢官去职在老家种地,可老夫已经是内阁次辅!”
“是啊是啊,要说谁的韧性最足,焦阁老若是认第二,满朝有谁人敢认第一?”徐勋说着便不动声色地拆开了泥封,笑容满面地站起身在焦芳面前的酒碗里先斟满了,随即才给自己满上了一碗。端起来抿了一口后就脱口赞道,“好酒!果然要吃羊肉,还得是这样的烈酒才好……哎呀,对了,我说到哪儿了?”
见焦芳一脸气结的表情,他轻轻用手指敲了敲脑袋,这才恍然大悟地说道:“对了,刚刚正说到焦阁老的韧性天下第一。只可惜……”他拖长了声音。这才意味深长地说道,“只可惜此一时彼一时。当年孝宗皇帝毕竟是念旧情的人,你怎么也算是春宫旧人。做事也还算精干,就算别人容不下你,可孝宗皇帝却必然能容得下你,但如今就不同了。你说说,当今皇上和你有什么情分?”
此话一出,他成功地看到焦芳勃然色变,继而又竭力恢复到此前那阴沉却不动声色的表情。然而,他今日此来并不是单单逞口舌之利,而是要彻底把焦芳打垮,因而不等人接口。他就迅速接上了话茬。
“更何况,就连在刘公公眼中,你也早就不是当年那个可以为他谋划,替他笼络人才的心腹肱股了!焦阁老,你的心太黑,你的手太长。你太自以为是了!”说到这里,徐勋只是微微一顿,随即便似笑非笑地反问道,“而且,身在此山中,焦阁老似乎有些迟钝了。曹元为什么要跟你步调一致,他这兵部尚书是因为张西麓让出了吏部尚书的位子,这才得手的,他干嘛和张西麓过不去?至于刘宇,他那吏部尚书形同傀儡,既然刘公公有意让他入阁,他干嘛要听你的去刘公公面前说张西麓的不是?”
焦芳一时呆若木鸡,随即便知道自己是大意了,也是昏头了。要入阁和他争权的根本就不是张彩,而是刘宇!然而,即便明白,他却不知道面对此局自己应该如何抵抗。
刘宇素来是功利心极强的性子,否则也不会因为在吏部形同傀儡而懊恼,入阁之后必然会拼死和自己争权,毕竟刘瑾明显已经对自己疏远了;而曹元既然觉着是因为张彩而得了兵部正印,更不会和自己一条心。放眼朝堂,这许多年来,他焦芳从天顺八年苦苦熬到现在,竟是再没有知心盟友!
或许曾经有过……他和李东阳虽说没有人前的私交,但人后相见之时,一直都能彼此明白对方的心思,可现如今这一年多同在内阁,那一丝交情早已荡然无存了!
想到这里,焦芳只觉得一颗心空空荡荡连个着落都没有,竟是无知无觉地伸出筷子去夹了一块徐勋刚刚切下来的羊肉放在嘴里,尝到的却只有味同嚼蜡的感觉。眼见徐勋悠然自得地喝酒割肉,他瞥见自己手边的那把解腕小刀,突然生出了一丝深深的恶念,而且那恶念一旦生根发芽就再也无法祛除。
倘若是在这里杀了他,杀了这个一直都和自己作对的小子……
徐勋却在那一瞬间抬起头来,仿佛心有灵犀一般地说道:“焦阁老,有时候,消灭确实最能解决问题。遗憾的是,我虽说只是个半吊子,但终究是尚不满二十的武将,您是快要八十的文官。而且,这店堂里我还布置了几个人,若真的冲突起来,我也只好勉强迎战了。虽说万一有什么闪失,我的名声必然会影响,可大多数人都会觉得,你是因为儿子而气昏了头找我算账,顶多是我禁闭一年半载罢了。可是,我是武官,不是天天必须到部院内阁理事的文官,在家里也不耽误事情,而且皇上想来必定会体恤我的倒霉常来常往,你说是么?”
被这一席话一冲,焦芳那因为深沉恨意而生出来的杀意一下子如同潮水一般退得无影无踪。他很清楚,甚至亲自体会过这个小狐狸有多么的狡猾。既然意图被人拆穿,他自然不会再报以那万一的希望。然而,当徐勋笑眯眯说自己是武官而不是文官的时候,他却有一种几乎吐血的冲动。
大明朝的勋贵武官一直都是担着个尊荣的名声。半点实权都没有,可徐勋不去部院内阁理事,也不去文华殿便朝议事,却依旧权势赫赫,手头笼络了偌大势力!这小子是怪胎!
既然说不过也打不过,焦芳打定了主意今晚就和徐勋耗定了,若其再说什么就纯当耳旁风。索性放开了喝酒吃肉。所幸接下来徐勋也不曾再拿话挤兑于他,也仿佛只是单纯吃夜宵似的一块块切着羊肉大吃大嚼,间或喝上一口酒。直到那两斤羊肉几乎只剩下了满盘子碎末的时候,他才看到徐勋站起身来,随手从袖子里拿出一块雪白的帕子擦了擦手,又将其轻轻丢在了桌子上。
“今夜和焦阁老这一番畅谈,实在是快哉乐哉。只是时候已经不早,小子就告辞了!”
在焦芳如释重负的目光下。徐勋缓步往外走去,眼看快到店堂门口的时候,他却又转过头来。嘴角露出了一丝神秘的笑容:“另外,我在这儿见焦阁老的事情,东厂和内厂的探子应该也已经知道了。算算咱们已经差不多盘桓相谈了有大半个时辰,不知道这消息若是传到刘公公耳中,刘公公会是怎么个感受?”
“你……你!”
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