第40章 蒯越之劝
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城北门外,甘宁依旧在耐心地等候,他因在蜀中参与反对刘璋即位之战被击败,被迫沦为水贼,此时天下大乱,他不甘为贼,欲建功立业,特来投靠刘表。更多小说ltxs520.com
不料刚到城下便遭遇蔡中发难,这令甘宁心中着实不爽,若按他的脾气,他早已拂袖而去,不过看在少年刘璟一心护他的份上,他决定再忍一忍,不和蔡中计较,见到刘表再说。
刘璟不时回头看一眼甘宁,他也很担心,担心甘宁一怒而去,真的去投靠了孙权。
甘宁是他三国中最喜欢的人物之一,历史上本无他刘璟这号人物,现在有了,那么甘宁的命运是否也会被改变?
城头上,蔡中眯缝着眼睛不时望向刘璟,此时他对甘宁的兴趣已经不大了,这个刘璟倒激起了他兴趣,尤其他胯下战马,令他简直垂涎欲滴。
“州牧驾到!”
有士兵高喝一声,只见一群群士兵快步从城内走出,中间簇拥着骑在高头骏马之上的州牧刘表,后面也跟着几名骑马之人,正是蔡瑁和蒯越等人。
刘表勒住战马,目光淡淡望向甘宁,甘宁慌忙上前,单膝跪下,“巴郡甘宁拜见镇南将军!”
刘表微微一笑,“甘壮士请起!”
甘宁起身又道:“甘宁曾多有劣迹,望将军既往不咎,愿为将军效力。”
刘表呵呵笑了起来,“甘壮士愿洗心革面,报效于朝廷,这是荆州之幸,也是我刘表之幸也,暂请甘壮士率部众屈居樊城,我会按时拨给钱粮,牙将、曲长等卑职委屈了甘壮士,待我禀报朝廷,保奏你为中郎将,甘壮士意下如何?”
甘宁大喜,刘表居然答应保奏他为中郎将,他再次单膝跪下,“愿为镇南将军效力。”
刘表眯着眼笑了,这就是蒯越所指的第三路,既不用他,也不逐他,把甘宁养在荆州,既不会损害自己的名望,也平息了水上之贼患,可谓一举两得。
所谓保奏他为中郎将,不过是个托词罢了,安稳住甘宁,像牙将、曲长之类,刘表自己就可以任命,而中郎将、校尉等职,必须要禀奏朝廷。
而朝廷办事向来拖沓,没有一两年是不会有消息,更重要是,若事情办不成,他就可以把责任推给曹操,反正他刘表已尽心,此事和他无关了。
甘宁是光明磊落之人,哪里懂这种官场上的推脱手段,他以为刘表是真有诚意保奏他为中郎将,心中对刘表充满感激,满怀期待。
刘表随即吩咐手下一名从事,“把甘壮士一行送去樊城凤翼亭,好生安置了。”
从事上前一摆手,“甘壮士请!”
甘宁深深看了一眼刘璟,向他长揖施礼:“小友今日的维护,甘宁铭记于心,我们后会有期!”
刘璟也笑着还礼,“请甘将军安心留下,必有用武之地!”
甘宁转身而去,率领手下上了船,向对岸樊城而去,渐渐驶远了。
刘表这才看了一眼刘璟,微微笑道:“伊伯机说你辨事明礼,是可造之才,我决定送你去鹿门书院读书,苦读五年,必有所成,你回去收拾一下,明天你长兄会带你去。”
刘璟暗暗叹息一声,现在已是建安六年了,他哪有心思去读之乎者也,他躬身施礼道:“多谢伯父美意,侄儿更愿学武,晚上自己读书习文,望伯父成全。”
刘表一怔,他没想到刘璟竟当众拒绝了自己,令他心中微微有些不快,但他也没有表露出来,只是笑了笑,“那好吧!此事以后再说。”
这时,刘表又看到了刘璟的宝马,眼睛里变得有些热切起来,他已得到王威的快报,张武的宝马被侄儿所得。
张武这匹宝马他同样也思之已久,几次派人去看马,其实就是暗示张武,可惜张武视若性命,宁可得罪他刘表,也不肯奉献出来。
“呵呵!这匹马不错。”
刘表轻轻抚摸宝马的鬃毛,眼中目光更加热切。
旁边蔡瑁笑道:“璟公子,这匹战马州牧大人去年就听说了,可惜张武不知趣......”
言外之意就是告诉刘璟,你知不知趣呢?一句随意之话,往往就是一根毒刺。
刘璟回头看了一眼蔡中,笑道:“刚才蔡将军已经问我要这匹马了,若我不给他,恐有性命之忧,蔡军师,你让我很为难啊!”
对付毒刺最好的办法,不是躲,而是针锋相对,蔡瑁脸色一变,回头怒视蔡中,蔡中吓得连忙上前跪下,“主公,这是误会,误会!”
刘表不露声色,笑了笑,“爱马之心人皆有之,蔡将军不必这么惶恐。”
刘表虽然喜欢这匹宝马,但他并不会据为已有,年初时蒯良告诉他,此马名为的卢,骑则妨主,如今张武为这匹宝马而死,果然应了此言,他当然不会再要这匹马了。
他对刘璟笑道:“我已看了军报,说你截杀张武,立下战功,这匹马就作为军功赏赐给你了,好好爱护它。”
刘璟大喜,他正为难这匹马要不要献给刘表,给,他舍不得,不给,他似乎又不敬长辈,令他左右为难。
现在刘表正式表态给他,省去他很多烦恼,令他心中大喜,慌忙抱拳谢道:“多谢伯父赏赐!”
刘表呵呵一笑,调转马头回城去了,伊籍慢慢靠近刘璟,低声道:“刚才公子不该明确拒绝去鹿门读书,应该先答应下来,以后再说。”
刘璟摇了摇头,“有的事情可以让步,但有的事情却不能含糊,言而无信,反而令伯父和庞家反感,先生以为如何?”
伊籍脸一红,呵呵一笑,“公子说得极是,伊籍受教了。”
他一拱手,便跟着刘表回去了,片刻,城门口的士兵走得干干净净,这时,蔡中慢慢走上来,拱手道:“刚才不知是公子,多有得罪了。”
“蔡将军不必客气,不打不相识嘛!”
“公子真是雅量啊!”
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