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man"">名花倾国两相欢,长得君王带笑看。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">解释春风无限恨,沉香亭北倚栏杆。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">天子览词,称美下已:”似此天才,岂不压倒翰林院许多学士。”即命龟年按调而歌,梨园众予弟丝竹并进,夭子自吹玉笛以和之。歌毕,贵妃敛绣中,再拜称谢。天子道:“莫谢朕,可谢学士也!”贵妃持玻璃七主杯,亲酌西凉葡萄酒,命官女赐丰学士饮。天子敕赐李白遍游内苑,令内侍以美酒随后,恣其酣饮。自是宫中内宴,李白每每被召,连贵妃亦爱而重之。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">高力士深恨脱靴之事,无可奈何。一日,贵妃重吟前所制售清平调三首,倚栏叹羡。高力土见四下无人,乘间奏道:“奴婢初意娘娘闻丰白此词,怨入骨髓,何反拳拳如是?”贵妃道:”有何可怨?”力士奏道:“‘可怜飞燕倚新妆’,那飞燕姓赵,乃西汉成帝之后。则今画图中,画着一个武士,手托金盘,盘中有一女子,举袖而舞,那个便是赵飞燕。生得腰肢细软,行步轻盈,芳人千执花枝颤曰然,成帝宠幸无比。谁知飞燕况与燕赤凤相通,匿于复壁之中。成帝入宫,闻壁衣内有人咳嗽声,搜得赤凤杀之。欲废赵后,赖其妹合德力救而止,遂终身不入正宫。今日李白以飞燕比娘娘,此乃涛毁之语,娘娘何丁熟思?”原来贵妃那时以胡人安禄山为养子,出入宫禁,与之私通,满宫皆知,只瞒得玄宗一人。高力士说飞燕一事,正刺其心。贵妃于是心下怀恨,每干天子前说丰白轻狂使酒,无入臣之礼。天子见贵妃下乐李白,遂不召他内宴,亦不留宿殿中。李白情知被高力士中伤,天于存疏远之意,屡次告辞求去,天子不允。乃益纵酒自废,与贺知章、李适之、妆阳王斑、崔宗之、苏晋、张旭、焦遂为酒友,时人呼为竹中八仙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说玄宗天于心下实是爱重李白,只为宫中不甚相得,所以疏了些儿。见李白屡次乞归,无心恋闷,乃向李白道:“卿雅志高蹈,许卿暂还,不日再来柏召。但卿有大功于朕,岂可白手还山?卿有所需,朕当上一一给与。”李白奏道:“臣一无所需,但得杖头有钱,日沽一醉足矣。”天子乃赐金牌一面,牌上御书:“敕赐李白力天下无忧学士,逍遥落托秀才,逢坊吃酒,遇库支钱,府给千贯,县给五百贯。文武官员军民人等,有失敬者,以违诏论。”又赐黄金千两,锦袍玉带,金鞍龙马,从者二十人。白叩头谢恩,天于又赐金花二朵,御酒三杯,于驾前上马出韧,百官俱给假,携酒送行,自长安街直接到十里长亭,樽博不绝。只有杨大师、高大尉二人怀恨不送。内中惟贺内翰等酒友七人,直送至百里之外,流连三日而别。李白集中有还山别金门知己诗,略云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">恭承丹凤诏,数起烟萝中。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一朝去金马,飘落成飞蓬。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">闲来东武吟,曲尽情未终。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">书此谢知己,扁舟寻钓翁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李白锦衣纱帽,上马登程,一路只称锦衣公子。果然逢坊饮酒,遇库支钱。下一日,回至锦州,与许氏夫人相见。官府闻李学上回家,都来拜贺,无日下醉。日往月来,不觉半载。一日白对许氏说,要出外游玩山水,打扮做秀才模样,身边藏了御赐金牌,带一个小仆,骑一健驴,任意而行。府县酒资,照牌供给。忽一日,行到华阴界上,听得人言华阴县知县贪财害民,丰白生计,要去治他。来到县前,令小仆退去,独自倒骑着驴子,于县门首连打三回,那知县在厅上取问公事,观见了,连声:“可恶,可恶:怎敢调戏父母官!”速令公吏人等拿至厅前取问。李白微微诈醉,连问不答。知县令狱卒押人牢中,待他酒醒,着他好生供状,来日决断。狱卒将丰白领入牢中,见了狱官,掀髯长笑。狱官道:“想此人是风颠的?”李白道:“也不风,也不颠。”狱官道:“既不风颠,好生供状。你是何人?为何到此骑驴,搪突县主?”李白道:“要我供状,取纸笔来。”狱卒将纸笔置于案上,李白扯狱官在一边说道:“让开一步待我写。”狱官笑道:“且看这风汉写出甚么来!”李白写道:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">供状锦州人,姓李单名白。弱冠广文章,挥毫神鬼位。长安列八仙,竹溪称六逸,曾草吓蛮书,声名播绝域,玉辇每趋陪,金銮为寝室。吸羹御手调,流涎御袍拭,高大尉脱靴,杨太师磨墨。天子殿前尚容乘马行,华阴县里不许我骑驴人?请验金牌,便知来历。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">写毕,递与狱官看了,狱官唬得魂惊魄散,低头下拜道:“学士老爷,可怜小入蒙官发遣,身不由己,万望海涵赦罪!”李白道:“不干你事,只要你对知县说,我奉金牌圣旨而来,所得何罪,拘我在此?”狱官拜谢了,即忙将供状呈与知县,并述有金牌圣旨。知县此时如小儿初闻霹雳,无孔可钻,只得同狱官到牢中参见节学士,叩头哀告道,“小官有眼下识泰山,一时冒犯,乞赐怜恫!”在职诸官,闻知此事,都来拜求,请学士到厅上正面坐下,众官庭参已毕。李白取出金牌,与众官看,牌上写道:“学士所到,文武官员军民人等,有不敬者,以违诏论。”——“汝等当得何罪?”众官看罢圣旨,一齐低头礼拜,“我等都该万死。”李白见众官苦苦哀求,笑道:“你等受国家爵禄,如何又去贪财害民?如若改过前非,方免汝罪。”众官听说,人人拱手,个个遵依,不敢再犯。就在厅上大排筵宴,管待学士饮酒三日方散。自是知县洗心涤虑,遂为良牧。此信闻于他郡,都猜道朝廷差李学士出外私行观风考政,无不化贪为廉,化残为善。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李白遍历赵、魏、燕、晋、齐、梁、吴、楚,无不流连山水,极诗酒之趣。后因安禄山反叛,明皇车驾幸蜀,诛国忠于军中,缢贵妃于佛寺,白避乱隐于庐山。永王玲时为东南节度使,阴有乘机自立之志。闻内大才,强逼下山,欲授伪职,李自下从,拘留于幕府。未几,肃字即位于灵武,拜郭子仪为天下兵马大元帅,克复两京。有人告永王磷谋叛,肃宗即遣子仪移兵讨之,永王兵败,李白方得脱身,逃至浔阳江口,被守江把总擒拿,把做叛党,解到郭元帅军前。子仪见是李学士,即喝退军土,亲懈其缚,置于上位。纳头便拜道:“昔日长安东市,若非恩人相救,焉有今日?”即命治酒压惊,连夜修本,奏上天子,为李白辨冤,且追叙其吓蛮书之功,荐其才可以大用,此乃施恩而得报也。正是:两叶浮萍归大海,人生何处不相逢。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">时杨国忠已死,高力士亦远贬他方,玄宗皇帝自蜀迎归为大上皇,亦对肃宗称李白奇才。肃宗乃徽白为左拾遗。白叹宦海沉迷,不得逍遥自在,辞而不受,别了郭子仪,送泛舟游侗庭岳阳,再过金陵,泊舟于千石江边。是夜,月明如昼。李自在江头畅饮,忽闻天际乐声味亮,渐近舟次,舟人都下闻,只有李白听得。忽然江中风浪大作,有鲸鱼数丈,奋孟而起,仙童二人,手持施节,到李白面前,口称:“上帝奉迎星主还位。”舟人都惊倒,须臾苏醒。只见李学士坐于鲸背,音乐前导,腾空而去。明日将此事告于当涂县令李阳冰,阳冰具表奏闻。天子敕建李滴仙词于千石山上,春秋二祭。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">到宋太平兴国年问,有书生于月夜渡采石江,见锦帆西来,船头上有白牌一面,写“诗伯”二字。书生遂朗吟二句道:“谁人江上称诗伯?锦绣文章借一观!”舟中有人和云:“夜静不堪题绝句,恐惊星斗落江寒。”书生大惊,正欲傍舟相访,那船泊于千石之下。舟中人紫衣纱帽,飘然若仙,径投李滴仙伺中。书生随后求之词中,并无人迹,方知和诗者即李白也。至今人称“酒仙”、“诗伯”,皆推李白为第一云。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">吓蛮书草见天才,天子调羹亲赐来。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">钱舍人题诗燕子楼</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">烟花风景眼前休,此地仍传燕子楼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">鸳梦肯忘三月意?翠肇能省一生愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">拓因零落难重舞,莲为单开不并头。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">娇艳岂无黄壤痤?至今人过说风流。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说大唐自政治大圣大孝皇帝溢法大宗开基之后,至十二帝宪宗登位,凡一百九十三年,天下无事日久,兵甲生尘,刑具不用。时有礼部尚书张建封做官年久,恐妨贤路,遂奏乞骸骨归田养老。宪宗曰:“卿年齿未衰,岂宜退位?果欲避冗辞繁,敕镇青徐数郡。”建封奏曰:“臣虽菲才,既蒙圣恩,白当竭力。”遂敕建封节制武宁军事,建封大喜。平昔爱才好客,既镇武宁,拣选才能之士,礼置门下。后房歌姬舞妓,非知书识礼者不用。武宁有妓关盼盼,乃徐方之绝色也。但见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">歌喉请亮,舞态霎姿。调弦成合格新声,品竹作出尘雅韵。琴弹古调,棋刃新图。赋诗琢句,追风雅见于篇中,溺管丹青,夺造化生于笔下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">建封虽闻其才色无双,缘到任之初,未暇召于搏阻之间。忽一日,中书舍人自乐天名居易,自长安宋,宣谕充剩,路过徐府,乃建封之故人也。喜乐天远来,遂置腐邀饮于公馆,只见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">幕卷流苏,帘垂朱箔。瑞脑烟喷宝鸭,香。光溢琼壶。果劈天浆,食烹异味。绪罗珠翠,列两行粉面梅妆;脆管繁音,奏一派新声雅韵:遍地舞捆铺蜀锦,当筵歌拍按红牙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当时酒至数巡,食供两套,歌喉少歇,舞袖亦停,忽有一妓,抱胡琴立于筵前,转袖调弦,独奏一曲,纤手斜拈,轻敲慢按。满座清香消酒力,一庭雅韵爽烦漾。须臾弹彻韶音,抱胡琴侍立。建封与乐天俱喜调韵清雅,视其精神举止,但见花生丹脸,水剪双眸,意态天然,迥出伦辈。回视其余诸妓,粉黛如上。遂吁而问曰:“孰氏?”其妓斜抱胡琴,缓移莲步,向前对曰:“贱妾关盼盼也。”建封喜下白胜,笑谓乐天曰:“彭门乐事,不出于此。”乐天曰:“似此佳人,名达帝都,信非虚也!”建封曰:“诚如舍人之言,何惜一诗赠之?”乐天曰:“但恐句拙,反污丽人之美。”盼盼据卸胡琴,掩袂而言:“妾姿质丑陋,敢烦珠玉?若果不以猥贱见弃,是微躯随雅文不朽,岂胜身后之茉哉;”乐天喜其黠慧、遂口吟一绝:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">凤拨金翎砌,檀槽后带垂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">醉娇无气力,风袅牡丹枝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼拜谢乐天曰:“贱妾之名,喜传于后世,皆舍人所赐也,”于是宾主欢治,尽醉而散。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">翌日乐天车马东去。自此建封专宠盼盼,遂于府第之们,择佳地创建一楼,名曰“燕子楼”,使盼盼居之,建封治政之暇,轻车潜往,与盼盼宴饮;交飞玉耸,共理签簧,碑锦相偎,驾主共展,绔窗唱和,指花月为题,绣阎论情,对松笃为誓。歌笑管弦,情爱方浓。不幸彩云易散,皓月难圆。建封染病,盼盼请医调治,服药无效,间卜无灵,转加沉重而死。子孙护持灵枫,归葬北郎,独弃盼盼于燕子楼中。香消衣被,尘满琴筝,沉沉朱户长商,悄悄翠帘不卷。盼盼焚香指天誓曰:”妾妇人,无他计报尚书恩德,请落发为尼,诵佛经资公冥福,尽此一世,誓不再嫁/遂闭户独居,凡十换垦霜,人无见面者。乡党中有好事君子,慕其才貌,怜其孤劳,暗暗通书,以窥其意。盼盼为诗以代京答,前后积三百余首,编缀成隼,名曰燕子楼集,楼板流传于世。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">忽一日,金风破暑,玉露生凉,雁字横空,镊声喧草。寂寥院字无人,静协于秋色。盼盼倚栏长叹,独言口:“我作之诗,皆诉愁苦,未知他人能晓我意否?”沉吟良久,忽想翰林白公必能察我,不若赋诗寄呈乐天,诉我衷肠,必表我不负张公之德。遂作诗三绝,缄封付老苍头,驰赴西洛,谓白公投下。白乐天得诗,启缄展视,其一曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">北邮松柏锁愁烟,燕子楼人思悄然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">因埋冠剑歌尘散,红袖香消二十年。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其二曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">适看鸿雁岳阳回,叉睹玄禽送社来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">瑶瑟玉萧无意绪,任从蛛网结成灰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其三曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">楼上残灯件晓霜,独眠人起合欢床。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">桐思一夜知多少?地角天涯不是长!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">乐天看毕,叹赏良久。意一妓女能守节操如此,岂可齐而不答?亦和三章以嘉其意,遣老苍头驰归。盼盼接得,折开视之,其一曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">钢晕罗衫色似烟,一回看着一潜然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">自从不舞霓裳曲,叠在空箱得几年?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其二曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">今朝有客洛阳回,曾到尚书家上来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">见说白杨堪作柱,争教红粉下成灰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其三曰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">满帘明月满庭霜,被冷香销拂卧床。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">燕子楼前清夜雨,秋来只为一人长。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼吟玩久之,虽获驱珠和壁,未足比此诗之美。笑谓侍女曰:“自此之后,方表我一点真心。”正欲藏之筐中,见纸尾淡墨题小字数行,遂复展看,又有诗一首:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">黄金不惜买蛾眉,拣得如花只一枝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">歌舞教成心力尽,一朝身死不相随。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼一见此诗,愁锁双眉,泪盈满脸,悲泣哑咽,告侍女曰:“向日尚书身死,我恨不能自缢相随,恐人言张公有随死之妾,使尚书有好色之名,是法公之清德也。我今苟活以度朝昏,乐天下晓,故作诗相讽。我今不死,谤语未息。”遂和韵一章云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">独宿空楼敛恨眉,身如春后致残枝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">舍人不解人深意,讽道泉台不去随。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">书罢掷笔于地,掩面长吁。久之,拭泪告侍女曰:“我无计报公厚德,惟坠楼一死,以表我心,”道罢,纤手紧窘绣袂,玉肌斜靠雕栏,有心报德酬恩,无意愉生苟活,下视高楼,踊跃奋身一跳。侍女急拽衣告曰:“何事自求横夭?”盼盼曰:“一片诚心,人不能表,不死何为?”侍女劝曰,“今损躯报德,此心虽佳,但粉骨碎身,于公何益?且遗老母,使何人侍养?”盼盼沉吟久之曰:“死既不能,惟诵佛经,祝公冥福。”自此之后,盼盼惟食素饭一盂,闭阁焚香,坐诵佛经。虽比屋未尝见面。久之鬓云懒掠,眉黛情描,倦理宝瑟瑶琴,厌对鸳亥凤枕,不施朱粉,似春归欲谢庐岭梅花;瘦损腰肢,如秋后消疏隋堤杨柳,每遇花辰月夕,感旧悲哀,寝食失常。不幸寝疾,伏枕月杀,速尔不起。老母遂卜吉葬于燕子楼后。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼既死,不二十年问,而建封子孙,亦散荡消索。盼盼所居燕于楼遂为官司所占。其他近郡圃,出其形势改作花园,为郡将游赏之地。星霜屡改,岁月频迁,唐运告终,五代更伯。当周显德之未,天水真人承运而兴,整顿朝纲,经营礼法。顾视而妖氛寝灭,指挥而宇宙廓清。至皇宋二叶之时,四海无大吠之警,当时有中书舍人钱易,字希白,乃吴越工钱锣之后裔也。文行侍词,独步朝野,久住紫蔽,怠欲一历外任。遂困奏事之暇,上章奏曰:“臣久据词掖,无毫发之功,乞一小郡,庶竭驾骆广上曰:“青鲁地腴人善,卿可出镇彭门。”遂除希向节制武宁军,希白得旨谢恩。下车之日,宣扬皇化,整肃条章;访民瘦于井邑,享冤在于囹圄;屈己待人,亲拼劝农;宽仁惠爱,劝化凶顽,悉皆奉业守约,廉谨公平。听政月余,节届清明。既在暇日,了无一享,因独步东阶。天气乍暄,无可消遣,遂呼苍头前导,闲游圃中。但见。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">晴光霉霄,淑景融融,小桃绽妆脸红深,嫩柳袅宫腰细软。幽亭雅彬,深藏花圃阴中,画肪兰侥,稳缆回塘岸下。驾金春光时时语,蝶弄睛光扰扰飞。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希自信步,深入芬芳,纵意游赏。到红紫丛中,忽有危楼飞槛,映远横主,基址孤高,规模壮丽。希白举目仰观,见画栋下有牌额,上书“燕子楼”三字。希白曰:“此张建封宠盼盼之处,岁月累更,谁谓遗踪尚在!”遂摄衣登梯,径上楼中,但见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">画栋栖云,雕梁耸汉,视四野如窥日下,指万里如睹掌中。遮风翠慕高张,蔽日疏帘低下。移踪但觉烟霄近,举目方知宇宙宽。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希白倚栏长叹言曰:“昔日张公清歌对酒,妙舞过宾,百岁既终,云消雨散,此事自古皆然,不足感叹。但惜盼盼本一娼妓,而能甘心就死,报建封厚遇之恩,虽烈丈夫何以加此!何事乐天诗中,犹讥其下随建封而死?实怜守节十余年,自洁之心,混没下传。我既知本末,若缄口下为褒扬,盼盼必抱怨于地下。”即呼苍头磨墨,希白染毫,作古调长篇,书于素屏之上,其词曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人生百岁能几日?茬首光阴如过隙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">槽中有酒不成欢,身后虚名又何益?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">清河大守真奇伟,曾向春风种桃李。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">欲将心事占韶华,无奈红颇随逝水。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">佳人重义不顾生,感激深恩甘一死。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">新侍寄语三百篇,贯串风骚洗沐耳。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">请楼十二横霄汉,低下升帘锁双燕。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">娇魂媚魄不可寻,尽把阑于空倚遍!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希白题罢,朗吟数过,忽有清风袭人,异香拂面。希内大惊,此非花气,自何而来?方疑讶问,见素屏后有步履之声。希白即转屏后窥之,见一女子,云浓时发,月淡修眉,体欺瑞雪之客光,脸夺奇花之艳丽,金莲步稳,束素腰轻。一见希白,娇羞脸黛,急挽金铺,平掩其身,虽江梅之映雪:不足比其风韵。希白惊讶,问其姓氏。此女舍金铺,掩袂向前,叙礼而言曰:“妾乃守园老吏之女也。偶因令节,闲上层楼,忽值公相到来,妾荒急匿身于此,以蔽丑恶。忽闻诵吊盼盼古调新词,使妾闻之,如获珠玉,送潜出听于索屏之后,因而得面台颜。妾之行藏,尽于此矣。”希白见女子容颜秀丽,词气清扬,喜悦之心,不可言喻,遂以言挑之曰:“听子议论,想必知音。我适来所作长篇,以为何如?”女曰:“妾门品虽微,酷喜吟咏,闻适来所诵篇章,锦心绣口,使九泉衔恨之心,一旦消释。”希白又闻此语,愈加喜悦曰:“今日相逢,可谓佳人才干,还有意无?”女乃款客正色,掩袂言曰:“幸君无及于乱,以全贞洁之心。惟有诗嘈,仰酬厚意。”遂于袖中取彩笺一幅上呈。希白展看其诗曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人去楼空事已深,至今惆怅禾天吟。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">非君诗法高题起,谁慰黄泉一片心?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希白读罢,谓女子曰:“尔既能诗,决非园吏之女,果何人也?”女曰:“君详诗意,自知贱妾微踪,何必苦向广希内春心荡漾,不能拴束,向前拽其衣据,忽闻槛竹敲窗惊觉,乃一枕游仙梦,优枕于书窗之下,但见炉烟尚袅,花影微敬,院字沉沉,方当日午。希白推枕而起,兀坐沉思,“梦中所见者,必关盼盼也。何显然如是?千古所兀,诚为佳梦。”反复再二叹曰:“此事当作一词以记之。”遂成蝶恋花词,信笔书于案上,词曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一枕闲敬春昼午,梦入华臂,邂逅飞凉侣。娇态翠辇愁不语,彩笺遗我新奇句。凡许芳心犹未诉,风竹敲百,惊散无寻处!惆怅楚云留不住,断肠凝望高唐路。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">呆迹未干,忽闻窗外有人鼓掌作拍,抗声而歌,调清韵美,声入帘忧。希白审听窗外歌声,乃适所作蝶恋花词也。希白大惊曰:“我方作此词,何人早已先能歌唱?”遂启窗视之,见一女子翠冠珠洱,玉佩罗裙,向苍苍太湖石畔,隐珊珊翠竹丛中,绣鞋不动芳尘,琼据风飘袅娜。希白仔细定睛看之,转柳寄花而大。希白呗异,不胜惆怅。后希白宫至尚书,惜军爱民,百姓赞仰,一夕无病而终,这是后活。正是。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一首新词吊丽容,贞魂含笑梦相逢。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">虽为翰苑名贤事,编入稗官小之中。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十一卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">苏知县罗衫再合</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">早潮才罢晚潮来,一月周流六十回。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">不独光阴朝复暮,杭州老去被潮催。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这四句诗,是唐朝自乐天杭州钱塘江看潮所作。话中说杭州府有一才子,姓李,名宏,字敬之。此人胸藏锦绣,腹隐珠巩,奈时运未通,三科不第。时值深秋,心怀抑郁,欲渡钱塘,往严州访友。命童子收拾书囊行李,买舟而行。划出江口,天已下午。李生推篷一看,果然秋江景致,更自非常,有宋朝苏东坡江神子词为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">凤凰山下雨初睛,水风情,晚霞明。一朵芙蓉开过尚盈盈。何处飞来双白蟹,如有意,慕鸠停。忽闻江上弄哀筝,苦合情,遣谁听。烟敛云收依约是湘灵。欲待曲终寻问取,人不见,数峰青。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生正看之间,只见江口有一座小亭,匾曰:”秋江亭”。舟人道:“这亭子上每日有游人登览,今日如何冷静?”李生想道:“似我失意之人,正好乘着冷静时去看一看。”叫:“家长,与我移舟到秋江亭去。”舟人依命,将船放到亭边,停挠稳缆。李生上岸,步进亭于。将那四面窗桐推开,倚栏而望,见山水相衔,江天一色。李生心喜,叫童干将桌椅拂净,焚起一炉好香,取瑶琴横于桌上,操了一回。曲终音止,举眼见墙壁上多有留题,字迹下一。独有一处连真带草,其字甚大。李生起而视之,乃是一首词,名西江月是说酒、色、财、气四件的短处:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">酒是烧身硝焰,色为割肉钢刀,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财多招忌损人苗,气是无烟火药。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">四件将来合就,相当不久分毫。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">劝君莫恋最为高,才是修身正道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生看罢,笑道:“此词未为确论,人生在世,酒色财气四者脱离不得。若无酒,失了祭享宴会之礼;若无色,绝了夫妻子孙之事;若无财,天于庶人皆没用度;若无气,忠臣义士也尽委靡。我如今也作一词与他解释,有何不可。”当下磨得墨浓,蘸得笔饱,就在西江月背后,也带草连真,和他一首:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">三杯能和万事,一醉善解千愁,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">阴阳和颀喜相求,孤寡须知绝后。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财乃润家之宝,气为造命之由,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">助人情性反为仇,持论何多差谬!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生写罢,掷笔于桌上。见香烟未烬,方欲就坐,再抚一曲,忽然画棺前一阵风起。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">善聚庭前草,能开水上萍,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">惟闻千树吼,不见半分形。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生此时,不觉神思昏迷,伏几而卧。陵眈中,但闻环佩之声,异香满室。有美女四人:一穿黄,一穿红,一穿白,一穿黑,自外而人。向丰生深深万福。李生此时似梦非梦。便间:“四女何人?为何至此?”四女乃含笑而言:“妾姊妹四人,乃古来神女,遍游人间,前日有诗人在此游玩,作西江月一首,将妾等辱骂,使妾等羞愧无地,今日蒙先生也作西江月一首,与妾身解释前冤,特来拜谢!”丰生心中开悟,知是酒色财气四者之精,全下畏惧,便道:“四位贤姐,各请通名。”四女各言诗一句,穿黄的道:“杜康造下万家春,”穿红的道:“一面红妆爱杀人,”穿白的道:“牛死方通都属我,”穿黑的道:“氖豆世界满乾坤。”原来那黄衣女是酒,红衣女是色,白衣女是财,黑衣女是气。李生心下了然,用于轻招四女:“你四人听我分剖。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">香甜美味酒为失,美貌芳年色更鲜,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财积干佰称富贵,善调五气是真仙。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">四女大喜,拜谢道:”既承解释,复劳褒奖,乞先生于吾妹妹四人之中,选择一名无过之女,奉陪枕席,少效恩环。”李生摇手,连声道:“不可,不可!小生有志攀月中丹桂,无心恋野外闲花。请勿多言,恐亏行止”四女笑道:“先生差矣。妾等乃巫山洛水之侍,非路柳墙花之比,汉司马相如文章魁哺,唐李卫公开国元勋,一纳文君,一收红拂,反作风流话柄,不闻取讥于后世。况佳期良会,错过难逢,望先生二恩!”李生到底足少年才干,心猿意马,拿把不定,不免转口道:“既贤姐们见爱,但不知那一位是无过之女?小生情愿相留。”言之未已,只见那黄衣酒女急急移步上前道:“先生,妾乃无过之女。”李生道:“怎见贤姐无过?”酒女道:“妾亦有西江月,有:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">善助英雄壮胆,能添锦绣诗肠。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">神仙造下解愁方,雪月风花玩赏。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">又道:“还有一句要紧言语,先生听着:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">好色能生疾病,贪杯总是请狂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">八仙醉倒紫云乡,不羡公侯卿桐。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生人笑道:“好个‘八仙醉倒紫云乡’,小生情愿相留。”方留酒女,只见那红衣色女向前,柳眉倒竖,星眼圆睁,道:“先生不要听贱婢之言!贱人,我且间你:你只讲酒的好处就罢了,为何重己轻人,乱讲好色的能生疾病?终不然三四岁孩儿害病,也从好色中来?你只夸己的好处,却不知己的下好处。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">平帝丧身因酒毒,江边李白损其躯。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">劝君休饮无情水,醉后救人心意迷!”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生道:“有理。古人亡国丧身,皆酒之过,小中不敢相留。”只见红衣女妖妖娆烧的走近前来,道:“妾身乃是无过之女,也有西江月为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">每羡鸳鸯交颈,又看连理花开。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无知花乌动情怀,岂可人无欢爱。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">君干好速淑女,佳人贪恋多才,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">红罗帐里两和谐,一刻干金难买。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生沉吟道:“真个一刻千金难买!”才欲留色女,那白衣女早已发怒骂道:“贱人,怎么说‘干金难买’?终不然我到不如你?说起你的过处尽多:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">尾生桥下水涓涓,吴国西施事可怜。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">贪恋花枝终有祸,好姻缘是恶烟缘。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">丰生道:“尾生丧身,夫差亡国,皆由于色,其过也不下于酒。请去!请去!”遂问白衣女:“你却如何?”白衣女上前道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">收尽三才权柄,荣华富贵从生。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">纵教好善圣贤心,空手难施德行。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">有我人皆钦敬,无我到处相轻。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">休因闲气斗和争,问我须知有命。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生点头道:“汝言有理,世间所敬者财也。我若有财,取科第如反掌耳。”才动喜留之意,又见黑衣女粉脸生嗔,垦眸带怒,骂道:”你为何说‘休争闲气,?为人在世,没了气还好?我想着你。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">有财有势是英雄,命若无时在用功。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">昔日石崇因宫死,铜山不助邓通穷。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">丰生摇首不语,心中暗想:“石崇因财取祸,邓通空有钱山,下救其饿,财有何益?”便问气女:“卿言虽则如此,但下知卿千平昔问处世何如?”黑衣女道:“像妾处世呵:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一自混元开辟,阴阳二字成功。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">含为元气散为风,万物得之萌动。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">但看生身六尺,喉问三寸流通。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财和酒色尽包笼,无气谁人享用?”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">气女说罢,李生还未及答,只见酒色财三女齐声来讲,“先生休听其言,我三人岂被贱婢包笼乎?且听我数他过失:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">霸王自刎在鸟汪,有智周瑜命不长。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">多少阵前雄猛将,皆因争气一身亡。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">先生也不可相留</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">”李生踌因思想:“呀!四女皆为有过之人。——四位贤姐,小生褥薄主寒,不敢相留,都请回去。”四女此时互相埋怨,这个说:“先生留我,为何要你打短?”那个说:“先生爱我,为何要你争先?”话不投机,一时间打骂起来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">酒骂色又盗人骨髓;色骂酒,专惹非灾;财骂气,能伤肺腑;气骂财,能损情怀。直打得酒女鸟云乱,色女宝辔歪,财女捶胸叫,气女倒尘埃,一个个蓬松鬓发遮粉脸,不整金莲散凤鞋。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">四女打在一团,搅在一处。李生暗想:”四女相争,不过为我一人耳。”方欲向前劝解,被气女用手一推,“先生闪开,待我打死这三个贱婢!”李生猛然一惊,衣袖拂着琴弦,当的一声响,惊醒回来,擦磨睡眼,定睛看时,那见四女踪迹!李生抚田长叹:“我因关心大切,遂形于梦寐之间。据适间梦中所言,四者皆为有过,我为何又作这一首词赞扬其美。使后人观吾此词,恣意干酒色,沉迷于财气,我即为祸之魁首。如今欲要说他不好,难以悔笔。也罢,如今再题四句,等人酌量而行。”就在粉墙西江月之后,又挥一首。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">饮酒不醉最为高,好色不乱乃英豪。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无义之财君莫取,忍气侥人祸自消。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这段评话,虽说酒色财气一般有过,细看起来,酒也有不会饮的,气也有耐得的,无如财色二字害事。但是贪财好色的又免不得吃几杯酒,兔不得淘几场气,酒气二者又总括在财色里面了。今日说一桩异闻,单为财色二字弄出天大的祸来。后来悲欢离合,做了锦片一场佳话,正是:说时惊破好人胆,话出伤残义士心。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说国初永乐年问,北直隶江州,有个兄弟二人,姓苏,其兄名云,其弟名雨。父亲早丧,单有母亲张氏在堂。邓苏云自小攻书,学业淹贯,二十四岁上,一举登科,殿试二甲,除授浙江金华府兰溪县大尹。苏云回家,住了数月,凭限已到,不免择日起身赴任。苏云对夫人郑氏说道:“我早登科甲,初任牧民,立心愿为好官,此去止饮兰溪杯水:所有家财,尽数收拾,将十分之三留为母亲供膳,其余带去任所使用/当日拜别了老母,嘱咐兄弟苏雨:“好生侍养高堂,为兄的若不得罪于地方,到三年考满,又得相见,”说罢,不觉惨然泪下。苏雨道:“哥哥荣任是美事,家中自有兄弟支持,不必佳怀。前程万里,须自保重!”苏雨又送了一程方别。苏云同夫人郑氏,带了苏胜夫妻二人,伏事登途,到张家湾地方。苏胜禀道,“此去是水路,该用船只,偶有顺便回头的官座,老爷坐去稳便/苏知县道:“甚好。”原来坐船有个规矩,但是顺便回家,不论客货私货,都装载得满满的,却去揽一位官人乘坐,借其名号,免他一路税课,不要邓官人的船钱,反出几十两银子送他,为孝顺之礼,谓之坐舱钱。苏知县是个老实的人;何曾晓得恁样规矩,闻说不要他船钱,已自勾了,还想甚么坐舱钱。那苏胜私下得了他四五两银子佰钱,喜出望外,从旁樟掇。苏知县同家小下了官舱。一路都是下水,渡了黄河,过了扬州广陵驿,将近仪真。因船是年远的,又带货大章,发起漏来,满船人都慌了。苏知县叫炔快拢岸,一明寸问将家眷和行李都搬上岸来。只因搬这一番,有分教:苏知县全家受祸。正合着二句古语,道是:漫藏海盗,冶客海淫。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说仪真县有个惯做私商的人,姓徐,名能,在五坝上街居住。久揽山东王尚书府中一只大客船,装载客人,南来北往,每年纳还船租银两。他合着一班水子,叫做赵三翁鼻涕、杨辣嘴、范剥皮、沈胡子,这一班都不是个但善之辈。又有一房家人,叫做姚大。时常揽厂载,约莫有些油水看得人眼时,半夜三更悄地将船移动,到僻静去处,把客人谋害,劫了财帛。如此十余年,徐能也做厂些家事。这些伙汁,一个个羹香似熟,饱食暖衣,正所谓“为富下仁,为仁不富。”你道徐能是仪真县人,如何却揽山东工尚书府中的船只?况且私商起家十金,自家难道打不起一只船?是有个缘故,玉尚书初任南京为官,曾在扬州娶了一位小奶奶,后来小奶奶父母却移家于仪真居住,王尚书时常周给。后因路遥不便,打这只船与他,教他赁租用度。船上竖的是山东王尚书府的水牌,下水时,就是徐能包揽去了。徐能因为做那私商的道路,到下好用自家的船,要借尚书府的名色,又有势头,人又不疑心他,所以一向下致败露。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">今日也是苏知县合当有事,恰好侍能的船空闲在家。徐能正在岸上寻主顾,听说官船发漏,忙走来看,看见皿上许多箱笼囊筐,心中早有七分动人。结未又走个娇娇滴滴少年美貌的奶奶上来,徐能是个贪财好色的都头,不觉心窝发痒,眼睛里迸出人来。又见苏胜搬运行李,料是仆人,在人丛中将苏胜背后衣袂一扯。苏胜回头,徐能陪个笑肚问道:“是那里去的考爷,莫非要换船么?”苏胜道:“家老爷是新科进土,选了兰溪县知县,如今去到任,因船发了漏,权时上岸,若就有个好船换得,省得又落主人家/徐能指着河里道:“这山东王尚书府中水牌在上的,就是小人的船,新修整得好,又坚固又干净。惯走浙直水路,水手又都是得力的。今晚若下船时,明早祭了神福,等一阵顺风,不几日就吹到了。”苏胜欢喜,便将这话莫知家主。苏知县叫苏胜先去看了舱口,就议定了船钱。因家眷在上,下许搭载一人。徐能俱依允了。当下先秤了一半船钱,那一半直待到县时找足。苏知县家眷行李重复移下了船。徐能慌忙去寻那一班下做好事的帮手,赵三等都齐了,只有翁范二人下到。买了神福,正要开船,岸上又有一个汉子跳下船来道:“我也相帮你们去!”侍能看见,呆了半晌。原来徐能有一个兄弟,叫做徐用,班中都称为徐大哥,徐二哥。真个是“有性善有性下善”,徐能惯做私商,徐用偏好善。但是徐用在船上,徐能要动手脚,往往被兄弟阻住,十遍到有八九遍做不成,所以今日徐能瞒了兄弟下去叫他。那栋用却自有心,听得说有个少年知县换船到任,写了哥子的船,又见哥哥去唤这一班如狼似虎的人,下对他说,心下有些疑惑,故意要来船上相帮。徐能却怕兄弟阻挡他这番稳善的生意,心中嘿嘿不喜。正是:注渭自分清共浊,甭获不混臭和香。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说苏知县临欲开船,又见一个汉子赶将下来,心中到有些疑虑,只道是趁船的,叫苏胜:“你问那方才来的是甚么人尸苏胜去问了来,回复道:”船头叫做徐能,方才来的叫做徐用,就是徐能的亲弟。”苏知县想道,“这便是一家了/是日开船,约有数里,徐能就将船泊岸,说道:“风还不顺,众弟兄且吃神福酒。”徐能饮酒中间,只推出恭上岸,招兄弟作用对他说道:“我看苏知县行李沉重,不下干金,跟随的又止一房家人,这场好买卖不可挫过,你却不要阻挡我。”徐用道:“哥哥,此事断然不可!他若任所回来,盈囊满芭,必是亩赃所致,下义之财,取之无碍。如今方才赴任,不过家中带来几两盘费,那有千金?况且少年科甲;也是天上一位垦宿,哥哥若害了他,天理也不容,后来必然懊悔。”待能道:“财采到不打紧,还有一事,好一个标致奶奶!你哥正死了嫂嫂,房中没有个得意掌家的,这是天付姻缘,兄弟这番须作成做哥的则个!”徐用又道:“从来‘相女配夫,既是奶奶,必然也是宦家之女,把他好夫好妇拆散了,强逼他成亲,到底也下和顺,此事一发不可。”这里兄弟二人正在卿卿吵吱,船艄上赵三望见了,正不知他商议甚事,一跳跳上岸来,徐用见赵三上岸,洋洋的到走开了。赵三间徐能:“适才与二哥说甚么?”徐能附耳述了一遍。赵三道:“既然二哥下从,到不要与他说了,只消兄弟一人便与你完成其事。今夜须如此如此,这般这般。”徐能大喜道:“下在叫做赵一刀。”原来赵三为人粗暴,动下动白夸道:“我是一刀两段的性子,不学那粘皮带骨。”固此起个异名,叫做赵一刀。当下众人饮酒散了,权时歇息。看看天晚,苏知县夫妇都睡了,约至一更时分,闻得船上起身,收拾篷索。叫苏胜问时,说道:“江船全靠顺风,趁这一夜凤使去,明早便到南京了。老爷们睡稳莫要开口,等我自行。”那苏知县是北方人,不知水面的勾当。听得这话,就不问他了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说徐能撑开船头,见风色不顺,正中其意,拽起满篷,倒使转向黄夭荡去。那黄天荡是极野去处,船到荡中,四望无际。姚大便去抛铁锚,杨辣嘴把定头舱门口,沈胡子守舵,赵三当先提着一口泼风刀,徐能手执板斧随后,只不叫徐用一人。却说苏胜打铺睡在舱口,听得有人椎门进来,便从被窝里钻出头向外张望,赵三看得真,一刀砍去,正劈着脖子,苏胜只叫得一声“有贼!”又复一刀砍杀,拖出舱瞩.向水里掉下去了。苏胜的者婆和衣唾在那里,听得嚷,摸将出来,也被徐能一斧劈倒。姚大点起火把,照得舱中通亮。慌得苏知县双膝跪下,叫道:“大王,行李分毫不要了,只求饶命!”徐能道:“饶你不得!”举斧照顶门砍下,却被一人拦腰抱住道:“使不得!”却便似:秋深逢赦至,病笃遏仙来!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">你道是谁?正是徐能的亲弟徐用。晓得众人动掸,下干好事,走进舱来,却好抱住了哥哥,扯在一边,不容他动手。徐能道/兄弟,今日骑虎之势,罢不得手了。”徐用道:“他中了一场进士,不曾做得一日官,今日劫了他财帛,占了他妻小,杀了他家人,又教他刀下身亡,也忒罪过/侍能道:“兄弟,别事听得你,这一件听不得你,留了他便是祸根,我等性命难悍,放了手!”徐用越抱得紧了,便道:“哥哥,既然放他不得,抛在湖中,也得个全尸而死。”徐能道:“便依了兄弟言语/徐用道:”哥哥撇下手中凶器,兄弟方好放手。”徐能果然把板斧撇下,徐用放了手。徐能对苏知县道:“免便免你一斧,只是松你不得。”便将棕缆捆做一同,如一只馄饨相似,向水面扑通的抑将下去,眼见得苏知县不活了。夫人郑氏只叫得苦,便欲跳水。徐能那里容他,把舱门关闭,拨回船头,将篷扯满,又使转来。原来江湖中除了顶头大逆风,往来都使得篷。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">仪真至邵伯湖,不过五十余里,到天明,仍到了五坝曰上。徐能回家,唤了一乘肩舆,教管家的朱婆先扶了奶奶上轿,一路哭哭啼啼,竟到了涂能家里。徐能分付朱婆:“你好生劝慰奶奶,到此地位,不由不顺从,不要愁烦。今夜芳肯从顺,还你终身富贵,强似跟那穷官。’说得成时,重重有赏,”朱婆领命,引着奶奶归房。徐能叫众人将船中箱宠,尽数搬运上岸,打开看了,作六分均分。杀倒一口猪,烧利市纸,连翁鼻涕、范剥皮都请将来,做庆贺筵席。作用心中甚是不忍,想着哥哥不仁,到夜来必然去逼苏奶奶,若不从他,性命难保?芳从时,可不坏了他名节。虽在席中,如坐什毡。众人大酒大肉,直吃列夜。徐用心生一计,将大折碗满斟热酒,碗内约有斤许。徐用捧了这碗酒,到徐能面前跪下。徐能慌忙来搀道:“兄弟为何如此?”徐用道:“夜来船中之事,做兄弟的违拗了兄长,必然见怪。苫果然不怪,可饮兄弟这匝酒。”徐能虽是强盗,弟兄之间,到也和睦,只恐作用疑心,将酒一饮而尽。众人见徐用劝了酒,都起身把盏道/今日涂大哥娶了新嫂,是个人喜,我等一人庆一杯,”此时徐能七八已醉,欲椎不饮。众人道,“徐二哥是弟兄,我们异姓,偏不是弟兄?”待能被缠不过,只得每人陪过,吃得酪阿大醉。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">徐用见哥哥坐在椅上打瞌睡,只推出恭,提个灯笼,走出大门,从后门来,门却锁了。徐用从盾上跳进屋里,将后门锁裂仟,取灯笼藏了。厨房下两个丫头在那里烫酒,徐用不顾,径到房前。只见房门掩着,里面说话声响,徐用侧耳而听,却是朱婆劝郑夫人成亲,正不知劝过几多言语了,郑夫人下允,只是啼哭。朱婆道:“奶奶既立意不顺从,何不就船中寻个自尽?今日到此,那里有地孔钻去?”郑夫人哭道:“妈妈,不是奴家贪生俯死,只为有九十月身孕在身,若死了不打紧,我丈夫就绝后了。”朱婆道:“奶奶,你就生下儿女来,谁客你存留?者身又是妇道家,做不得程婴扦日,也是枉然。”徐用听到这句话,一脚把房门踢开,吓得郑夫人动不附体,连朱婆也都慌了。徐用道:“不要忙,我是来救你的。我哥哥已醉,乘此机会,送你出后门去逃命,异日相会,须记的下干我徐用之事。”郑夫人叩头称谢。朱婆因说了半日,也十分可怜郑夫人,情厄与他作伴逃走,徐用身边取出十两银子,付与朱婆做盘缠,引二人出后门,又送了他出了大街,瞩付“小心在意”,说罢,自去了。好似:捶碎五宠飞彩风,掣开金锁走蚊龙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">单说朱婆与郑夫人寻思黑夜无路投奔,信步而行,只拣僻静处走去,顾不得鞋弓步窄,约行十五六里,苏奶奶心中着忙,到也下怕脚痛,那朱婆却走不动了。没奈何,彼此相扶,又捱了十余里,天还未明。朱婆原有个气急的症候,走了许多路,发喘起来,道:“奶奶,不是老身有始无终,其实寸步难移,恐怕反拖累奶奶。且喜天色微明,奶奶前去,好寻个安身之处。老身在此处途路还熟,下消挂念。”郑夫人道:“奴家患难之际,只得相拟了,只是妈妈遇着他人,休得漏了奴家消息!”朱婆道:”奶奶尊便,老身不误你的事/郑夫人才口得身,朱婆叹口气想道/没处安身,索性做个干净好人。”望着路旁有口义并,将一双旧鞋脱下,投井而死。郑夫人眼中流泪,只得前行。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">又行了十里,共三十余里之程,渐觉腹痛难忍。此时天色将明,望见路傍有一茅庵,其门尚闭。郑夫人叩门,意欲借庵中暂歇。庵内答应开门。郑夫人抬头看见,惊上加惊,想道:”我来惜了!原来是僧人,闻得南边和尚们最不学好,躲了强盗,又撞了和尚,却不晦气。千兀万兀,左右一死,且进门观其动静。”那憎人看见郑夫人丰姿服色,不像个以下之人,甚相敬重,请入净室间讯。叙话起来,方知是尼憎。郑夫人方才心定,将黄天荡遏盗之事,叙了一遍。那老尼姑道:”奶奶暂住几日不妨,却不敢久留,恐怕强人访知,彼此有损”说犹未毕,郑夫人但痛,一阵紧一阵。老尼年逾五十,也是半路出家的,晓得些道儿,间道:“奶奶这痛阵,到像要分娩一般?”郑夫人道:“实不相瞒,奴家怀九个月孕,因昨夜走急了路,肚疼,只怕是分娩了。”老尼道:”奶奶莫怪我说,这里是佛地,不可污秽。奶奶可在别处去,不敢相留。鄂夫人眼中流泪,哀告道:“师父,慈悲为本,这十方地面不留,教奴家更投何处?想是苏门前世业重,今日遭此冤劫,不如死休!”老尼心慈道:“也罢,庵后有个厕屋,奶奶若没处去,权在那厕屋里住下,等生产过了,进庵未迟。”郑夫人出于无奈,只得捧着腹肚,走到庵后厕屋里去。虽则厕屋,喜得下是个露坑,到还干净。郑夫人到了屋内,一连几阵紧痛,产下一个孩儿。老尼听得小儿啼哭之声,忙走来看,说道:“奶奶且喜平安。只是一件,母子不能井留。若留下小的,我与你托人抚养,你就休住在此;你若要住时,把那小官人弃了。不然佛地中啼啼哭哭,被人疑心,查得根由,又是祸事。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">坏夫人左思右量,两下难舍,便道:“我有道理。”将自己贴肉穿的一件罗衫脱下,包裹了孩儿,拔下金钡一股,插在孩儿胸前,对天拜告道:“夫主苏云,倘若下该绝后,愿天可怜,遣个好人收养此儿。”祝罢,将孩儿递与老尼,央他放在十字路口。老尼念声“阿弥陀佛”,接了孩儿,走去约莫半里之遥,地名大柳村,撇于柳树之下。分明路侧重逢弃,疑是空桑再产伊。老尼转来,回复了郑夫人,郑夫人一愉几死。老尼劝解,自不必说。老尼净了手,向佛前念了血盆经,送汤送水价看觑郑夫人。郑夫人将随身管洱手铡,尽数解下,送与老尼为陪堂之费。等待满月,进庵做下道姑,拜佛看经。过了数月,老尼恐在本地有是非,又引他到当涂县慈湖老庵中潜住,更不出门,下在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说涂能醉了,匠在椅上,直到五鼓方醒。众人见主人酒醉,先已各散去讫。徐能醒来,想起苏奶奶之事,走进房看时,却是个空房,连朱婆也不见了。叫丫攫间时,一个个目睁口呆,对答不出。看后门大开,情知走了,虽然不知去向,也少不得追赶。料他不走南路,必走北路,望僻静处,一直追来。也是天使其依/一径走那苏奶奶的旧路,到义井跟头,看见一双女鞋,原是他先前老婆的旧鞋,认得是朱婆的。疑猜道/难道他特地奔出去,到于此地,舍得性命/巴着井栏一望,黑洞洞地,不要管他,再赶一程。又行十余里,已到大柳村前,上无踪迹。正欲回身,只听得小孩子婴响,走上一步看时,邓大柳树之下一个小孩儿,且是牛得端正,怀间有金包一股,正下知什么人撇下的。心中暗想/我徐能年近四十,尚无子息,这不是皇天有眼,赐与我为嗣广轻轻抱在怀里,那孩儿就不哭了。徐能心下十分之喜,也不想追赶,抱了孩子就回。到得家中,想姚大的老婆,新育一个女儿,未儿且死了,正好接奶。把召卜股铰子,就做赏钱,赏了那婆娘,教他好生喂乳,“长大之时,我自看顾你。”有诗为证。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">几人不识天公巧,种就殃苗侍长成。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话分两头。再说苏知县被强贼抑入黄天荡中,自古道:“死生有命”,若是命不该活,一千个也休了,只为苏知县后来还有造化,在水中半沉半浮,直污到向水闸边。恰好有个徽州客船,泊于闸口。客人陶公夜半正起来撒溺,觉得船底下有物,叫水手将篙摘起,却是一个人,浑身捆缚,心中骇异,不知是死的活的?正欲椎去水中、有这等异事;那苏知县在水中浸了半夜,还下曾兀,开口道:“救命!救命!”陶公见是活的,慌忙解开绳索,将姜汤灌醒,间其缘故。苏知县备细告诉,被山东王尚书船家所劫,如今待往上司去告理。陶公是本分生理之人,听得说要与山东正尚书家打官司,只恐连累,有懊悔之意。苏知具看见颜色变了,怕不相容,便改口道/如今盘费一空,文凭又失,此身无所着落,倘有安身之处,再作道理。”陶公道:“先生休怪我说,你若要去告理,在下不好管得闲事:若只要十安身之处,敝村有个市学,倘肯相就,权庄几时,”苏知县道。“多谢!多谢/陶公取些干衣服,教苏知县换了,带回家中。这村名虽唤做三家村,共有十四五家,每家多有儿女上学,却是阳公做领袖,分派各家轮流供给,在家教学,下放他出门。看官牢记着,那苏知县自在村中教学,正是:未司社稷民人事,权作之乎者也师。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说苏老夫人在家思念儿子苏云,对次子苏雨道:“你哥哥为官,一去三年,杏无音信,你可念手足之情,亲往兰溪任所,讨个音耗回来,以慰我悬悬之望。”苏雨领命,收拾包裹,陆路短盘,水路搭船,下则一月,来到兰溪。那苏雨是朴实庄家,下知委曲,一径走到县里。值知县退衙,来私宅门口敲门。守门皂隶急忙拦住,间是甚么人。苏而道:“我是知县老爷亲属,你快通报,”皂隶道,”大爷好利害,既是亲属,可通个名姓,小人好传云板。”苏雨道:“我是苏爷的嫡亲兄弟,特地从啄州家乡而来。”皂隶兜脸打一阵,骂道/见鬼,大爷自姓高,是江西人,牛头下对马嘴!”正说间,后堂又有几个闲荡的公人听得了,走来带兴,骂道:“那里来这光棍,打他出去就是。”苏雨再三分辨,那个听他。正在那里七张八嘴,东扯西拽,惊动了衙内的高知县,开私宅出来,问甚缘由。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">苏雨听说大爷出衙,睁眼看时,却不是哥哥,已自心慌,只得下跪享道:“小人是北直隶汀州苏雨,有亲兄苏云,于三年前,选本县知县,到任以后,杏无音信。老母在家悬望,特命小人不远千里,来到此间,何期遇了恩相。恩相既在此荣任,必知家兄前任下落。”高知县慌忙扶起,与他作揖,看坐,说道/你令兄向来不曾到任,吏部只道病故了,又将此缺补与下官。既是府上都没消息,不是巨舟,定是遭寇了。若是中途病亡,岂无一人回籍什苏雨听得婴将起来道:“老母之中悬念,只望你衣锦还乡,谁知死得不明下白,教我如何回召老母</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">”高知县旁观,未免同袍之情,甚不过意,宽慰道:“事已如此,足下休得烦恼。且在敝治宽住一两个月,待下官差人四处打听令兄消息,回府未迟。一应路费,都在下官身上/便分付门子,于库房取书仪十两,送与苏雨为程敬,着一名皂隶送苏二爷千城隍庙居住。苏雨虽承高公美意,心下痛苦;昼夜啼哭,住了半月,忽感一病,服药不愈,呜呼哀哉。未得兄弟生逢,又见娘儿死别。高知县买棺亲往殡殓,停枢于庙中,分付道士,小心看视。下在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">再说徐能,自抱那小孩儿回来,教姚大的老婆做了乳母,养为己子。俗语道:“只愁不养,下愁不长。”那孩子长成六岁,聪明出众,取名徐继祖,上学攻书。十三岁经书精通,游库补反。十五岁上登科,起身会试。从汀州经过,走得乏了,下马歇脚。见一老婆婆,面如秋叶,发若银丝,自提一个磁瓶向井头汲水。徐继祖上前与婆婆作揖,求一匝清水解渴。老婆婆老眼匠肮,看见了这小官人,清秀可喜,便囹他家里吃茶。徐继祖道:“只怕老娘府上路远!”婆婆道:“十步之内,就是老身舍下。“继祖真个下马,跟到婆婆家里,见门庭虽象旧家,甚是冷落。后边房屋都被火焚了,瓦砾成堆,无人收拾,止剩得厅房三问,将土墙隔断。左一间老婆婆做个卧房,右一间放些破家伙,中间虽则空下,傍边供两个灵位,开写着长儿苏云,次儿苏雨。厅侧边是个耳房,一个老婢在内烧火。老婆婆请小官人于中间坐下,自己陪坐。唤老婢泼出一盏热腾腾的茶,将托盘托将出来道:“小官人吃茶。”老婆婆看着小官人,目不转睛,不觉两泪交流。徐继祖怪而问之。老婆婆道:“者身七十八岁了,就说错了句言语,料想郎君不怪。”徐继祖道:“有活但说,何怪之有!”老婆婆道:“官人尊姓?青春几岁广徐继祖叙出姓名,年方一十五岁,个科侥幸中学,赴京会试。老婆婆屈拾暗数了一回,扑饭狡泪珠滚一个下住。徐继祖也不觉惨然道:“婆婆如此哀楚,必有伤心之事!”老婆婆道:“老身有两个儿子,长予苏云,叨中进士,职受兰溪县尹,十五年前,同着媳妇赴任,一去杏然。者身又遣次男苏雨来往任所体探,连苏雨也下回来。后来闻人传说,大小儿丧千江盗之手,次儿没于兰溪。老身痛苦无伸,又被邻家夫人,延烧卧室。老身和这婢子两口,权住这几间屋内,坐以待死。适才偶见郎君面貌与苏云无二,又刚是十五岁,所以老身感伤下已。今日大色已晚,郎君若下嫌贫贱,在草舍权住一晚,吃老身一召素饭。”说罢又哭。徐继祖是个慈善的人,也是天性自然感动,心啊到可怜这婆婆,也不忍别去,就含住了。老婆婆宰鸡煮烦,管待徐继祖。叙了二三更的后,就留在中间歇息。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">次早,老婆婆起身,又留吃了早饭,临去时依依不舍,在破箱子内取出一件不曾开折的罗杉出来相赠,说道:“这衫是老身亲手做的,男女衫各做一件,却是一般花样。女衫把与儿妇穿去了,男衫因打括时被灯煤落下,烧厂领上一个孔。老身嫌不吉利,下曾把与亡儿穿,至今老身收着。今日老身见了郎君,就如见我苏云一般。郎君受了这件衣服,倘念老身衰暮之景,来年春闹得第,衣锦还乡,是必相烦,差人于兰溪县打听苏云、苏雨一个实信见报,老身死亦瞑目。”说罢放声痛哭。徐继沮役来由,不觉也掉下泪来。老婆婆送了徐继祖上马,哭进屋去了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">徐继祖不胜伤感。到了京师,连科中了二甲进士,除授中书。朝中大小官员,见他少年老成,诸事历练,甚相敬重。也有打听他未娶,情愿赔了钱,送女儿与他做亲。徐继祖为不曾莫命父亲,坚意推辞。在京二年,为急缺风宪事,选授监字御史,差往南京刷卷,就便回家省亲归娶,刚好一十九岁。徐能此时已做了大爷,在家中耀武扬威,甚是得志。正合着古人丙句:常将冷眼观螃蟹,看你横行得几时?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">再说部氏夫人在慈湖尼庵,一住十九年,不曾出门。一日照镜,觉得庞儿非旧,潜然泪下。想道:“杀夫之仇未报,孩儿又不知生死,就是那时有人收留,也不知落在谁手?住居何乡?我如今容貌樵瘦,又是道姑打扮,料无入认得。况且吃了这几年安逸茶饭,定吝庵中,心中过意不去。如今不免出外托钵,一来也帮贴庵中,二来往仪真一路去,顺便打听孩儿消息。常言‘大海洋萍,也有相逢之日’,或者无可怜,有近处人家拾得,抚养在波,母子相会,对他说出根由,教他做个报仇之人,却不了却心愿!”当下与老尼商议停妥,托了钵盂,出庵而去。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">告状妇郑氏,年四十二岁,系直隶琢州籍贯。夫苏云,由进士选授浙江兰溪县尹。于某年相随赴任,路经仪真,因船漏过载。岂期船户积盗徐能,纠伙多人,中途劫夫财,谋夫命,叉欲好骗氏身。氏幸逃出,庵中潜躲,迄今一十九年,沉冤无雪。徐盗见在五坝街住。恳乞天台捕获正法,生死衔恩,激切上告!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">郑氏收了状子,作谢而出。走到接官亭,徐御史正在宁大道周兵备船中答拜,船头上一清如水。郑氏不知利害,径跄上船。管船的急忙拦阻,郑氏便叫起屈来。徐爷在舱中听见,也是一缘一会,偏觉得音声凄修,叫巡浦官接进状于,同周兵备观看。不看犹可,看毕时,唬得徐臼史面如上色,屏去从人,私向周兵备请教:”这妇人所告,正是老父,学生欲侍不准他状,又恐在别衙门告理。”周兵备呵呵大笑道:“先生大人,正是青年,不知机变,此事亦有何难?可分付巡捕官带那妇人明日孪院中审问。到那其间,一顿板子,将那妇人敲死,可不绝了后患/徐御史起身相谢道:“承教了/辞别周兵备,分付了巡捕官说话,押那告状的妇人,明早带进衙门面审。当下回察院中安歇,一夜不睡。想道:“我父亲积年为盗,这妇人所告,或是真情。当先劫财杀命,今日又将妇人打死,却不是冤上加冤</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">若是不打杀他时,又不是小可利害。”摹然又想起三年前百州遇见老岖,说儿子苏云彼强人所算,想必就是此事了。又想道:“我父亲劫掠了一生,不知造下许多冤业,有何阴德,积下儿子科第?我记得小时上学,学生中常笑我不是亲生之子,正不知我此身从何而来?此事除非奶公姚大知其备细。、乙生一计,写就一封家书,书中道:“到任忙促,不及回家,特地迎接父叔诸亲,南京衙门相会。路上乏人伏侍,可先差奶公姚大来当涂千石驿,莫误,莫误!”次日开门,将家书分付承差,送到仪真五坝街上大爷亲拆。巡捕官带郑氏进衙。徐继祖见了那郑氏,下由人心中惨然,略间了儿句言语,就间道:“那妇人有儿子没有?如何自家出身告状广郑氏眼中流泪,将庵中产儿,并罗衫包裹,和金包一股,留于大柳村中始未,又备细说了一遍,侍继祖委决不下,分付郑氏:“你且在庵中暂住,待我察访强盗着实,再来唤你。”郑氏拜讨去了。徐继祖起马到千石驿住下,等得奶公姚大到来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">日间无话,直至黄昏深后,唤姚大至于卧榻,将好言抚慰,间道:“我是谁人所生?姚大道:“是大爷生的。”再三盘间,只是如此。徐爷发怒道:“我是他生之子,备细都已知道。你若说得明白,念你妻子乳哺之恩,免你本身一刀。若下说之时,发你在本县,先把你活活敲死!”姚大道。“实是大爷亲生,小的不敢说谎。”涂爷道:“黄夭荡打劫苏知县一事,难道你不知,“大又不肯明言。徐爷大怒,便将宪票一幅,写下姚大名字,上去当涂县打一百讨气绝缴。姚大见土了宪票,着了忙,连忙磕头道/小的愿说,只求老爷莫在大爷面前泄漏。”徐爷道:“凡享有我做主,你不须惧怕!”姚大遂将打劫苏知县分谋苏奶奶为妻,及大柳树下抬得小孩子回家,教老婆接奶,备细说了一遍。徐爷又问道:“当初裹身有罗衫一件,又有金钮一股,如今可在/姚大道:“罗衫上染了血迹,洗下净,至今和金包留在。”此时徐爷心中已自了然,分付道:”此事只你我二人知道,明早打发你口家,取了伊子、罗衫,星亡到南京衙门来见我。”姚大领命自去。徐爷次早,一面差官,”将盘缠银两好生接取慈谰庵郑道姑到京中来见我。,一面发牌起程,往南京到任。正是:少年科第荣如锦,御史威名猛似雷。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">且说苏云知县在三家村教学,想起十九年前之事,老母在家,音信隔绝,妻房郑氏怀孕在身,不知生死下落,日夜优惶。将此情告知陶公,欲到仪真寻访消息。阳公苦劝安命,莫去惹事。苏云乘清明日各家出去扫墓,乃写一谢帖留在学馆之内,寄谢陶公,收拾了笔呈出门。一路卖字为生,行至常州烈帝庙,日晚投宿。梦见烈帝庙中,灯烛辉煌,自己拜祷求签,签语云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">要知骨肉团圆日,只在金陵府中。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">五更醒来,记得一字不忘,自家暗仅道:“江中被盗辽救,在山中住这几年,首句‘陆地安然水面凶’已自应了。“一林秋时遏狂风’,应了骨肉分飞之象,难道还有团圆日子?金陵是南京地面,御史衙门号为乏府。我如今不要往仪真,径到南都御史衙门告状,或者有伸冤之日。”天明起来,拜了神道,讨其一管,“若该往南京,乞赐圣管。”掷下果然是个圣管。苏公欢喜,出了庙门,直至南京,写下一张词状,到操江御史衙门去出告,状云。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">告状人苏云,直隶环州人,乖中某科进士。初选兰溪知县,携家赴任,行至仪真。祸因舟漏,重雇山东王尚书家船只过载。岂期舟子徐能、徐用等,惯于江洋打劫。夜半移船僻处,缚云抛水,幸遇救兔,教授糊口,行李一空,妻仆不知存亡。势宦养盗,非天莫剿,上告!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">那操江林御史,正是苏爷的同年,看了状词,甚是怜们。即刻行个文书,知会山东抚按,着落工尚书身上要强盗徐能、徐用等。刚刚发了文书,刷卷御史徐继祖来拜。操院偶然叙及此事。徐继祖有心,别了操院出门,即时叫听事官已”将操院差人唤到本院衙门.有话分付。”徐爷回衙门,听事官唤到澡院差人进衙磕头,享道:”老爷有何分付?”徐爷道:“那工尚书船上强盗,本院已知一二。今本院赏你盘缠银二两,你可暂停两三日,待本院唤你们时,你可便来,管你有处缉拿真赃真盗,不须到山东去得,”差人领命去了。少顷,门上通报大爷到了。徐爷出迎,就有局躇之意。想着养育教训之恩,恩怨也要分明,今日且尽个礼数。当下差官往河下接取到衙。原来侍能、徐用起身时,连这一班同伙赵三、翁鼻涕、杨辣嘴、范剥皮、沈胡于,都倚仗通家兄弟面上,备了百金贺礼,一齐来庆贺徐爷,这是天使其然,自来投死。姚大先进衙磕头。徐爷教请大爷、二爷到衙,铺毡拜见。徐能端然而受。次要拜徐用,侍用抵死推辞,下肯要徐爷下拜,只是长揖。赵三等一伙,向来在徐能家,把徐继租当做子侄之辈,今日高官显记,时势不同,赵三等口称“御史公”,徐继祖口称“高亲”,两下宾主相见,备饭款待。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">至晚,徐继祖在书房中,密唤姚大,讨他的金权及带血罗衫看了。那罗衫花样与汀州老婆婆所赠无二。“那老婆婆又说我的面庞与他儿子一般,他分明是我的祖母,那慈湖庵中道姑是我亲娘,更喜我爷下死,见在此间告状,骨肉团圆,在此一举。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">次日大排筵宴在后堂,管待徐能一伙七人,大吹大擂介饮酒。徐爷只推公务,独自出堂,先教聚集民壮快手五六十人,安排停当,听候本院挥扇为号,一齐进后堂汕拿六盗。又唤操院公差,快快请告状的苏爷,到行门相会。下一时,苏爷到了,一见徐爷便要下跪。徐爷双手扶住,彼此站立,问其情节,苏爷含泪而语。徐爷道:“老先生休得愁烦,后堂有许多贵相知在那里,请去认一认!”苏爷走入后堂。一者此时苏爷青衣小帽,二者年远了,三者出其不意,徐能等已下认得苏爷了。苏爷时到在念,到也还认得这班人的面貌,看得仔细,吃了一惊,倒身退出,对待爷道:“这一班人,正是船中的强盗,为何在此?”徐爷且不回活,举扇一挥,五六十个做公的蜂拥而入,将徐能等七人,一齐捆缚。徐能大叫道:“继祖孩儿,救我则个!徐爷骂道:“死强盗,谁是你的孩儿?你认得这位十九年前苏知县老爷么?”徐能就骂徐用道:”当初下听吾言,只叫他全尸而兀,今日悔之何及!”又叫姚大出来对证,各各无言。徐爷分付巡捕官:“将这八人与我一总发监,明日本院自备文书,送到操院衙门去。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">发放已毕,分付关门。请苏爷复入后堂。苏爷看见这一伙强贼,都在酒席上擒拿,正不知甚么意故。方欲待请间明白,然后叩谢。只见徐爷将一张交椅,置于面南,请苏爷上坐,纳头便拜。苏爷慌忙扶住道:“老大人素无一面,何须过谦如此?徐爷道:“愚男一向不知父亲踪迹,有失迎养、望乞恕不孝之罪!”苏爷还说道:”老大人不要错了!学生并无儿子,”徐爷道:”下孝就是爹爹所生,如下信时,有罗衫为证。”徐爷先取琢州老婆婆所赠罗衫,递与苏爷,苏爷认得领上灯煤烧孔道:“此衫乃老母所制,从何而得?”徐爷道:“还有一件。又将血渍的罗衫,及金钒取来。苏爷观看,又认得:“此叙乃吾妻首饰,原何也在此?”徐爷将订州遇见老母,及采石驿中道姑告状,并姚大招出情由,备细说了一遍。苏爷方才省悟,抱头而哭。事有凑巧,这里恰才文子相认,门外传鼓报道:“慈湖观音庵中郑道姑已唤到。”侍爷忙教请进后堂。苏爷与奶奶别了一十九年,到此重逢。苏爷又引孩儿拜见了母亲。痛定思痛,夫妻母子,哭做一堆,然后打扫后堂,重排个庆贺筵席。正是:树老抽枝重茂盛,云开见月倍光明。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">次早,南京五府六部六科十三道,及府县官员,闻知徐爷骨肉团圆,都来拜贺。操江御史将苏爷所告扩词,奉还徐爷,听其自审。徐爷别了列位官员,分付手下,取大毛板伺候。于监中吊出众盗,一个个脚镣手扭,跪于阶下。徐爷在徐家生长,已熟知这班凶徒杀人劫财,非止一事,不消拷间。只有徐用平昔多曾谏训,且苏爷夫妇都受他活命之恩,叮嘱儿子要出脱他。徐爷一笔出豁了他,赶出衙门。作用拜谢而去。山东工尚书遥远无干,下须椎究。你能、赵三首首恶,打八十。杨辣喝、沈胡于在船上帮助,打六十。姚大虽也在船丘出尖,其妻有乳哺之恩,与翁鼻涕、范剥皮各只打四十板。虽有多寡,都打得皮开肉绽,鲜血迸流。姚大受痛不过,叫道:“老爷亲许免小人一刀,如何失信?”徐爷又兔十板,只打三十。打完了,分付收监。徐爷退于后堂,请命于父亲,草下表章,将此段情由,具奏天子,先行出姓,改名苏泰,取否极泰来之义。次要将堵贼下时处决,各贼家财,合行籍没为边储之用。表尾又说:“臣父苏云,工甲出身,一官未赴,十九年患难之余,宦情已淡。臣祖母年逾八袁,独屠故里,未知存亡。臣年十九未娶,继把无望。恳乞天恩给假,从臣父暂归州,省亲归娶。”云云。奏章已发。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时徐继祖已改名苏泰,将新名写帖,遍拜南京各行门,又写年侄帖子,拜谢了操江林御史。又记着祖母言语,写书差人往兰溪县查问苏雨下落。兰溪县差人先来回报,苏二爷十五年前曾到,因得病身死。高知县殡殓,棺寄在城隍庙中。苏爷父子痛哭一场,即差的当人,帝了盘费银两,重到兰溪,十水路雇船装载二爷灵枫回汾州祖坟女葬。下一日,奏章准了下来、一一依准,仍封苏泰为御史之职,钦赐父于驰驿还乡。刑部请苏爷父子同临法场监斩诸盗。苏泰预先分付狱中,将姚大缢死,全尸也算免其一刀。徐能叹口气道:“我虽不曾与苏奶奶成亲,做了三年太爷,死亦甘心了。”各盗面面相觑,延颈受死。但见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">两声破鼓响,一棒碎锣鸣。监斩官如十殿阎王,刽子手似飞天罗刹。刀斧劫来财帛,万事皆空;江湖使尽英雄,一朝还报。森罗殿前,个个尽惊凶鬼至;阳间地上,人人都庆赋人亡!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">在先</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">l</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">本时,便有文书知会扬州府官,仪真县官,将强盗六家,预先赶出人口,封锁门户、纵有主宝如</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">111</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">,都为官物。家家女哭儿啼,人离财散,自下必说。只有姚大的老婆,原是苏御史的乳母。一步一哭,到南京来求见御史老爷。苏御史囵有乳哺之恩,况且大夫已经正法,罪不及早。又恐奶奶伤心,不好收留,把五十两银子赏他为终身养生送死之资,打发他随便安身。京中无事,苏大爷辞厂年兄林操江。御史公别了各官起马,前站打两面金字牌:一面写着“奉旨省亲”,一面写着“钦赐归娶”。旗幡鼓吹,好不齐整,闹嚷嚷的从扬州一路而回。道经仪真,苏大爷甚是伤感,却老夫人又对儿子说起朱婆投井之事,又说亏了庵中老尼。御吏公差地方访问义井。居民有人说,十九年前,是曾有个兀尸,浮于井面。众人捞起三日,无人识认,只得敛钱买馆盛殓,埋千左近一箭之地。地方回复了,御史公备了祭礼,及纸钱冥锭,差官到义井坟头,通名致祭,又将白金百两,送与庵中老尼,另封白银十两,付老尼启建道场,超度苏二爷、朱婆及苏胜夫妇亡灵。这叫做以直报怨,以德报德。苏公父子亲往拈香拜佛。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">诸事已毕,下一日行到山东临清,头站先到渡口驿,惊动了地方上一位乡宦,那人姓王名贵,官拜一品尚书,告老在家。那徐能揽的山东王尚书船,正是他家。徐能盗情发了,操院拿人,闹动了仪真一县,工尚书的小夫人家属,恐怕连累,都搬到山东,依老尚书居住。后来打听得苏御史审明,船虽尚书府水牌,止是租赁,王府并不知情。老尚书甚是感激。今日见了头行,亲身在渡口驿迎接。见了苏公父于,满口称谢,设席款待。席上问及:“御史公钦赐归娶,不知谁家老先儿的宅眷?”苏云答道:“小儿尚未择聘。王尚书道:老夫有一末堂幼女,年方二八,才貌颇颇,倘蒙御史公不弃老朽,老夫愿结丝萝。”苏大爷谦让下遂,只得依允。就于临清暂住,择吉行聘成亲,有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">月下赤绳曾络足,何须射中雀屏目。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当初恨杀尚书船,谁想尚书为眷属。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">三朝以后,苏公便欲动身,王尚书苦留。苏大爷道:“久别老母,未知存亡,归心己如箭矣!”王尚书不好担阁。过了七日,备下千金妆耷,别起夫马,送小姐随夫衣锦还乡。一路无话,到了汀州故居,且喜老夫人尚然清健,见儿子媳妇俱已半者,不觉感伤。又见孙儿就是向年汲水所遇的郎君,欢喜无限。当初只恨无子,今日抑且有孙。两代甲科,仆从甚众,;日居火焚之余,安顿不下,暂借察院居住。起建御史第,府县都来助工,真个是“不日成之。苏云在家,奉养大夫人直至九十分岁方终。苏泰历宫至坐堂都御史,夫人王氏,所生一子,将次十承继为苏雨之后,二子俱登第。至今闾里中传说苏娜县报冤唱本。后人有诗月黑风高浪拂扬,黄天荡里贼猖狂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">平波往复皆天理,那见凶人寿命长?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">帘卷水西楼,一曲新腔唱打油。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">宿雨眠云年少梦,休沤,且尽生前酒一匝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">明日叉登舟,却指今宵是旧游。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">同是他乡沦落容,休愁!月子弯弯照几州?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这首词未句乃借用吴歌成语,吴歌云。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">月子弯弯照几州?几家欢乐几家愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">凡家夫妇同罗帐,几家飘散在他州。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此歌山自南宋建炎年间,述民间离乱之苦。只为宣和失政,好佞专权,延至靖康,金虏凌城,掳了徽钦二帝北去。康王泥马渡江,弃了汴京,偏安一隅,改元建炎。其时东京一路百姓惧怕鞑虏,都跟随车驾南渡。又被虏骑追赶,兵火之际,东逃西躲,不知拆散厂几多骨肉!往往父子夫妻终身不复柏见,其中又有凡个散而复合的,民间把作新闻传说。正是:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">剑气分还合,荷珠碎复圆。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">万般皆是命,半点尽由天!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说陈州存一人姓徐名信,自小学得一身好武艺,娶妻崔氏,颇有客色。家适丰裕,夫妻二人正好过活。却被金兵入寇,二帝北迁,徐信共崔氏商议,此地安身不牢,收拾细软家财,打做两个包裹,夫妻各背了一个,随着众百姓晓夜奔走,行至虞城,只听得背后喊声振天,只道瓤虏追来,却原来是南朝示败的溃兵。只因武备久驰,军无纪律。教他杀贼,一个个胆寒心骇,不战自走。及至遇着平民,抢掳财帛于女,一般会场威耀武。徐信虽然有三分本事,那溃兵如山而至,寡不敌人,舍命奔走。但闻四野号哭之声,回头不见了崔氏。乱军中无处寻觅,只得前行。行了数日,呗了口气,没奈何,只索罢了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">行到账阳,肚中饥渴,上一个村店,买些酒忻:原来离乱之时,店中也不比往昔,没有酒卖了。就是饭,也不过是粗衍之物,又怕众人抢夺,交了足钱,方才取出来与你充饥。徐信正在数钱,猛听得有妇女悲泣之声,事不关心,关心者乱,徐信区不数钱,急走出店来看,果见一妇人,单衣蓬首,露坐十地上:虽个是自己的老婆,年貌也相仿佛。徐信动了个侧隐之心、以己度人,道:这妇人想也是遭难的。不免上前间其来历。妇人诉道:“奴家乃郑州上氏,小字进奴,随夫避兵,不意中途奔散,奴孤身被乱军所掠。行了两日玻,到十此地。两脚俱肿,寸步难移。贼徒剥取衣服,弃奴于此。衣单食缺,举目无亲,欲寻死路,故此悲泣耳。”徐信道:“我也在乱军中不见了妻子,正是同病相怜了。身边幸有盘缠,娘子不若权时在这店里住几日,将息贤体,等在下探问荆妻消耗,就便访取尊人,不知娘子意下如何?”妇人收泪而谢道:“如此甚好。徐信解斤包裹,将几件衣服与妇人穿了,同他在店中吃了些饭食,借半间房子,做一块儿安顿。徐信殷殷勤勤,每日送茶送饭。妇人感其美意,料道寻夫访妻,也是难事。今日一岱一寡。亦是天缘,热肉相凑,不客人不成就了。又过数日,妇人脚不痛了。徐信和他做了一对夫妻,上路直到建康。正值高宗天子南渡即位,改元建炎,出榜招军,徐信去充了个军校,就于建康城中居住。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">日月如流,不觉是建炎三年。一日徐信同妻城外访亲回来,天色已晚,妇人口渴,徐信引到一个茶肆中吃茶,那肆中先有一个汉子坐下,见妇人入来,便立在一边偷看那妇人,目不转睛。妇人低眉下限,那个在意,徐信甚以为怪。少顷,吃了茶,还了茶钱出门,那汉又远远相随。比及到家,那汉还站在门首,依依下去。徐信心头火起,问道。“什么人?如何窥觑人家的妇女!”那汉拱手谢罪道:“尊兄休怒!某有一言奉询。徐信忿气尚未息,答应道:“有什么话就讲罢!”那汉道:“尊兄倘下见责,权借一步,某有实情告诉。若还嗔怪,某不敢言。”徐信果然相随,到一个僻静巷里。那汉临欲开口,又似有难言之状。徐信道:“我徐信也是个慷慨丈夫,有话不妨尽言。”那汉方才敢问道:“适才妇人是谁?徐信道:“是荆妻。”那汉道:“娶过几年了?徐信道:“三年矣。”那汉道:“可是郑州人,姓王小字进奴么?”徐信大惊道:“足下何以知之?”那汉道:“此妇乃吾之妻也。因兵火失散,不意落于君手。徐信闻言,甚蹰躇不安,将自己虞城失散,到睢阳村店遇见此妇始未,细细述了:“当时实是怜他孤身无倚,初不晓得是尊间,如之奈何厂那汉道:“足下休疑,我已别娶浑家,旧日伉俪之盟,不必再题。但仓忙拆开,未及一言分别,倘得暂会一面,叙述悲苦,兀亦无恨,”徐信亦觉心中凄惨,说道:“大丈夫腹心棚照,何处不可通情,叨日在舍下相候。足下既然别娶,可携新间同未,做个亲戚,庶于邻里耳目不碍。”那汉欢喜拜谢。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">临别,徐信间其姓名,那汉道:“吾乃郑州列俊卿是也。”是夜,徐信亢对工进奴述其缘由。进奴思想前夫恩义,暗暗偷泪,一夜不曾合眼。到天明,盥漱方毕,列俊卿夫妇二人到了,徐信出门相迎,见了俊卿之妻,彼此惊骇,各行付哭。原来俊卿之妻,却是徐信的浑家崔氏。自虞城夫散,寻丈夫下着,却随个老抠同至建康,解下随身答洱,赁房居住。二个月后,丈大并无消息。老妪说他终身不了,与他为媒,嫁与列俊卿。谁知今日一双两对,恰恰相逢,真个天缘凑巧,彼此各认旧日夫妻,相抱而哭。当下徐信遂与列俊卿八拜为交,置酒相待。至晚,将妻子兑转,各还其旧。从此通家往来不绝,有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">夫换妻兮妻换夫,这场交易好糊涂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">相逢总是天公巧,一笑灯前认故吾。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此段后题做“交互姻缘”,乃建炎三年建康城中故事。同时又有一:事,叫做“双镜重圆。”说来虽没有十分奇巧,论起大义妇节,有关风化,到还胜似几倍。正是:话须通俗方传远,语必关风始动人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说南十建炎四年,关西一位官长,姓吕名忠诩,职授福州监税。此时七闽之地,尚然全盛。忠诩带领家眷赴任,一来福州凭山负海,东南都会,宫庶之邦,二来中原多事,可以避难。于本年起程,到次年春间,打从建州经过。舆地志说:”建州碧水丹山,为东闽之胜地。今日合着了古语两句/洛阳三月花如锦,偏我来时不遇春。”自古“兵荒”二字相连,全虏渡河,两浙都被他残破。闽地不遭兵火,也就遇个荒年,此乃大数。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话中单说建州饥荒,斗米千钱,民下聊生。却为国家正值用兵之际,粮恼要紧,官府只顾催征</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">k</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">供,顾不得民穷财尽,常言“巧媳妇煮不得没米粥”,百姓既没有钱粮交纳,又彼官府鞭答逼勒,禁受个过;二二两两,逃入山间,相聚为盗。“蛇无头而下行”,就有个草头天了出来,此人姓范名汝为,仗义执言,救民水人。群盗从之如流,啸聚至十余万。无非是风高放火,月黑杀人,无粮同饿,得肉均分。官兵抵当不住,连败数阵。范汝为遂据厂建州城。自称元帅,分兵四出抄掠,范氏门中子弟,都受伪号,做领兵官将。汝为族中有个侄儿名唤范希周,年二十三岁,自小习得件本事,能识水件,伏得在水底三四昼夜,因此起个异名唤做范鳅儿。原是读书君子,功名未就,被范汝为所逼,凡族人不肯从他为乱合,先将斩首示众。希周贪厂性命,不得已而从之“虽在贼中,专以方便救人为务,不做劫掠勾当。贼党见他几事畏缩,就他鳅儿的外号,改做“范盲鳅”,是笑他儿用的意思。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">再说吕忠诩有个女儿,小名顺哥,年方二八,生得容颜清丽,情性温柔,随着父母福州之任,来到这建州相近,正遇着范贼咬游兵。劫夺行李财帛,将人口赶得三零四散。吕忠诩失散了女儿,元处寻觅,嗟叹下一回,只索赴仟去了。单说顺哥脚小仕愕,行走不动,被贼兵掠进建州城来。顺哥啼啼哭哭,范希周中途见而怜之。问其家门,顺哥自叙乃是宦家之女。希周遂叱开军士,亲解其缚。留至家中,将好言抚尉,诉以衷情:“我本非反贼,被族人逼迫在此:他日受了朝廷招安,仍做良民,小娘子若不弃卑来,结为眷属,三生有幸。顺哥本不愿相从,落在其中,出于无奈,只得许允,次日希周禀知贼首范汝为,汝为亦甚喜。希周送顺哥于公馆,摊占纳聘。希周有祖传定镜,乃是两镜合扇的。清光照彻,可开可合,内铸成鸳鸯二字,名为“鸳鸯宝镜”,用为聘礼。遍请范氏宗族,花烛成婚。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一个是衣冠旧裔,一个是阀阅名妹。一个儒雅丰仪,一个温柔忡格:一个纵居贼党,风云之气未衰;一个虽作囚俘,金玉之姿不改。绿林此日称佳客,红粉今宵配吉人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">自此夫妻和顺,相敬如宾。自古道:”瓦罐不离井上破”。范汝为造下迷大人罪,不过乘朝迁有事,兵力不及。岂期名将张浚、岳飞、张俊、张荣、吴玖、吴磷等,屡败金人,国家粗定。高宗卜鼎临安,改元绍兴。是年冬,高宗命韩靳土讳世忠的,统领大军十灯前来讨捕,范汝为岂是韩公敌手,只得闭城自守。韩公筑长围以困之。原来韩公与吕忠诩先在东京有旧,今番韩公统兵征剿反贼,知吕公在福州为监税官,必知闽中人情上俗。其时将帅专征的都带有空头敕,遇有地方人才,听凭填敕委用,韩公遂用吕忠用力军中都提辖,同驻建州城下,指麾攻围之事。城中日夜号哭,范汝为几遍要夺门而出,都被官军杀回,势甚危急。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">顺哥向丈夫说道:“妾闻‘忠臣下事二君,烈女不更二夫’。妾被贼军所掠,自誓必死。蒙君救拔,遂为君家之妇,此身乃君之身矣。大军临城,其势必破。城既破,则君乃贼人之亲党,必不能免。妾愿先君而死,不忍见君之就戮也。”引床头利剑便欲自刎。希周慌忙抱住,夺去其刀,安慰道:“我陷在贼中,原非本意,今无计自明,五石俱焚,已付之于命了。你是宦家儿女,掳劫在此,与你何于?韩元帅部下将士,都是北人,你也是北人,言语相合,岂元乡曲之情?或有亲旧相逢,宛转闻知于令尊,骨肉团圆,尚不绝望。人命至重,岂可无益而就死地乎?”顺哥道:“若果有再生之日,妾誓不再嫁。便恐被军校所掳,妾宁死于刀下,决无失节之理。希周道:“承娘子志节自许,吾死亦瞑目。万一为漏网之鱼,苟延残喘,亦誓愿终身下娶,以答娘子今日之心。”顺哥道:‘鸳鸯宝镜’,乃是君家行聘之物,妾与君共分一面,牢藏在身。他臼此镜重圆,夫妻再合。说罢相对而位。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这是绍兴元年冬十二月内的说话。到绍兴二年春正月,韩公将建州城攻破,范汝为情急,放火自焚而死。韩公竖黄旗招安余党,只有范氏一门不赦。范氏宗族一半死于乱军之中,一半被大军擒获,献俘临安。顺哥见势头不好,料道希周必死,慌忙奔入一间荒屋中,解下罗帕自缢。正是:宁为短命全贞鬼,不作偷生失节人,也是阳寿未终,恰好都提辖吕忠妞领兵过去,见破屋中有人自缢,急唤军校懈下。近前观之,正是女儿顺哥。那顺哥死去重苏,半响方能言语,父子重逢,且悲且喜。顺哥将贼兵掳劫,及范希周救取成亲之事,述了一遍。吕提辖嘿然无语。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说韩元帅平了建州,安民已定,同吕提辖回临安面君奏凯。天子论功升赏,自不必说。一日,吕公与夫人商议,女儿青年无偶,终是下了之事,两口双双的来劝女儿改嫁。顺哥述与丈夫交誓之言,坚意不肯。吕公骂道:“好人家儿女,嫁了反贼/对无奈。天幸死了,出脱了你,你还想他怎么广顺哥含泪而告道:“范家郎君,本是读书君子,为族人所逼,实非得已。他虽在贼中,每行方便,不做伤天理的事。倘若天公有眼,此人必脱虎口。大海浮萍,或有相逢之日.孩儿如今情愿奉道在家,侍养二亲,便终身守寡,死而下怨。若必欲孩儿改嫁,不如容孩儿自尽,不尖为完节之妇。”吕公见他说出一班道理,也下去逼他了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">光阴似箭,不觉已是绍兴十二年,吕公累官至都统制,领兵在封州镇守。一日,广州守将差指使贺承信棒了公碟,到封州将领司投递。吕公延于厅上,问其地方之事,叙活良久方去。顺哥在后堂帘中窃窥,等吕公人衙,间道:“适才责公碟来的何人/吕公道:“广州指使贺承信也。”顺哥道:“奇怪!看他言语行步,好似建州范家郎君。”吕公大笑道:“建州城破,凡姓范的都下赦,只有在死,那有在活?广州差官自姓贺,又是朝廷命官,并无分毫干惹,这也是你妄想了,侍妾闻知,岂下可笑广顺哥被父亲抢白了一场,满面羞渐,不敢丙说。正是:只为夫妻情爱重,致令父子语参差。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了半年,贺承信又有军碟奉差到吕公衙门。顺哥又从帘下窥视,心中怀疑不已,对父亲说道:“孩儿今已离尘奉道,岂复有儿女之情。但再三洋审广州姓贺的,酷似范郎。父亲何不召至后堂,赐以酒食,从容叩之。范郎小名鳅儿,昔年在围城中情知必败,有‘鸳鸯镜,,各分一面,以为表记,父亲呼其小名,以此镜试之,必得其真情。吕公应承了。次日贺承信又进衙领回文,吕公延至后堂,置酒相款。饮酒中间,吕公问其乡贯出身。承信言语支吾,似有羞便之色。扎道:“鳅儿非足下别号乎?老夫已尽知矣,但说无妨也!”承信求吕公屏去左右,即忙下跪,口称“死罪”。吕公用手搀扶道:“不须如此!”承信方敢吐胆倾心告诉道:“小将建州人,实姓范,建炎四年,宗人范汝为煽诱饥民,据城为叛,小将陷于贼中,实非得已。后因大军来讨,攻破城他,贼之宗族,尽皆诛戮。小将因平昔好行方便,有入救护,遂改姓名为贺承信,出就招安。绍兴五年拨在岳少保部下,随征洞庭剜贼杨么。岳家军都是西北人,不习水战。小将南人,幼通水性,能伏水三昼夜,所以有‘范鳅儿,之号。岳少保亲选小将为前锋,每战当先,遂平么贼。岳少保荐小将之功,得受军职,累任至广州指使,大年来未曾泄之他人。令既承钧间,不敢隐讳。吕公又问道,“令孺人何姓,是结发还是再娶?承信道:“在贼中时曾获一宦家女,纳之为妻。逾年城破,夫妻各分散逃走。曾相约,苟存性命,大不可娶,妇不再嫁。小将后来到信州,义寻得老母。至今母于相依,止畜一粗婢炊翼,未曾娶妻。吕公义问道:“足下与先孺人相约时,有何为记什承信道:“有‘鸳鸯宝镜’,合之为一,分之为二,夫妇各留一面。吕公道:此镜尚在否?承信道:”此镜朝夕随身,不忍少离。吕公道:“可借一观。”承信揭开衣抉,在锦裹肚系带上,解下个绣囊,囊中藏着宝镜。吕公取观.遂于袖中亦取一镜合之,俨如生成。承信见:镜符合,不觉悲泣尖声。吕公感其精义,亦不觉泪下,道:“足下所娶、即吾女也。吾女见在衙中。”遂引承信至中堂,与女儿相见,各各大哭。吕公解劝了,风仆庆贺筵席。是夜即留承信于衙门歇宿。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了数日,吕公将回文打发女婿起身,即令女儿相随,到广州任所同居。后一年承信任满,将赴临安,又领妻顺哥同过封州,拜别吕公。吕公备下干金妆查,差官护送承信到临安。自谅前事年远,无人推剥,不可使范氏无后,乃打通状到礼部,复姓不复乞,改名不改姓,叫做范承信。后累官至两淮目守,夫妻偕老。其鸳鸯二镜,子孙世传为至宝云。后人评论范鳅儿在逆党中涅而下淄,好行方便,救了许多人性命,今日死里逃生,夫妻再合,乃阴德积善之报也。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">十年分散天边乌,一旦日圆镜里鸳。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">莫道谆萍偶然丰,总由阴德感皇天。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十三卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">三现身包龙图断冤</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">甘罗发早子牙迟,彭祖颜回寿下齐,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">范丹贫穷石崇富,算来都是只争时。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说大宋元佑年问,一个大常大卿,姓陈名亚,因打章子厚不中,除做江东留守安抚使,兼知建康府。一日与人官宴于临江亭上,忽听得亭外有人叫道:“不用五行囚柱,能知祸福兴衰。大卿问:“甚人敢出此语?众官有曾认的,说道:“此乃金陵术士边音。”大卿分付:与我叫来。”即时叫至门下,但见:破帽无檐,蓝缕衣据,霜髯吝目,怄倭形躯。边替手携节杖人来,长揖一声,摸着阶沿便坐。大卿怒道:“你既吝目,不能观古圣之书,辄敢轻五行而自高!”边吝道:“某善能听简饬声知进退,闻鞋履响辨死生。”大卿道:“你术果验否?”说言未了,见大江中画船一只,橹声嘟轧,自上流而下。大卿便间边替,主何灾福。答言:“橹声带哀,舟中必载大官之丧。大卿遣人讯间,果是知临江军李郎中,在任身故,载灵枢归乡。大卿大惊道:“使汉东方朔复生,不能过汝。”赠酒十樽,银十两,遣之。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">那边曾能听橹声知灾福。今日且说个卖卦先生,姓李名杰,是东京开封府人。去充州府奉符县前,开个卜肆,用金纸糊着一把大阿宝剑,底下一个招儿,写道:“斩天下元学同声。”这个先生,果是阴阳有准。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">精通周易.善辨六王。瞻乾象遍识天文,观地理明知风水。五星深晓,决吉凶祸福如神;三命秘谈,断成败兴衰似见。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当日挂了招儿,只见一个人走将进来,怎生打扮?但见:裹背系带头巾,着上两领皂衫,腰间系条丝绦,</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">f</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">面着一双干鞋净袜,袖里袋着一轴文字。那人和金剑先生相揖罢,说厂年月日时,钠下卦子。只见先生道:“这命算不得。”那个买卦的,却是奉符县里第一名押司,姓孙名文,问道:“如何不与我算这命?”先生道:“上覆尊官,这命难算。”押司道:“怎地难算?”先生道:“尊官有酒休买、护短休间。”押司道:“我不曾吃酒,也不护短。”先生道:”再请年月日时,恐有差误。”押司再说了八字。先生又把卦子布了道:“尊官,且休算。”押司道:”我下讳,但说不妨。”先生道:“卦象不好。写下四句来,道是:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">不过明旦丑,亲族尽悲哀。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">押司看了,问道:“此卦主何灾福广先生道:“实下敢瞒,主尊官当死。”又问:“却是我几年上当死?先生道:“今年死。”又问:“却是今年几月死?先生道:“今年今月死。”又间:“却是今年今月几日死?先生道:“今年今月今日死。”再问:“早晚时辰?”先生道:“今年今月今日三更三点子时当死。押司道:“若今夜真个死,万事全休;若不死,明日和你县里理会!先生道:今夜不死,尊官明日来取下这斩无学同声的剑,斩了小子的头!”押司听说,不觉怒从心上起,恶向胆边个,把那先生粹出卦铺去。怎地汁结?那先生:只因会尽人间事,惹得闲愁满肚皮。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">只见县里走出数个司事人来拦住孙押司,问做甚闹。押司道:“甚么道理!我闲买个卦,却说我今夜三更三点当死。我本身又无疾病。怎地三更三点便死?待摔他去县中,官司究间明白。”众人道:芳信卜,卖了屋;卖卦口,没量斗。众人和烘孙押可大了。转来埋怨那先生道:“事先生,你触了这个有名的押可,想也在此卖卦不成了。从来贫好断,贱好断,只有寿数难断。你又不是间王的老子,判官的哥哥,那里便断生断死、刻时刻日,这般有准,说话也该放宽绥些。先生道:若要奉承人,卦就不准了;若说实话,又惹人怪。’此处不目人,自有留人处!”叹口气,收了卦铺,搬在别处去了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说孙押司虽则被众人劝了,只是不好意思,当日县里押了文字归去,心中订闷。归到家中,押司娘见他眉头不展,面带忧容,便问丈大:“有甚事烦恼?想是县里有甚文字不了。押司道:“不是,你休问,再问道:“多是今日被知县责罚来?又道:不是。再问道:“莫是与八争闹来?押司道:“也不是。我今日去县前买个卦,那先生道,我上在今年今月今日二更三点下时当死。押司娘听得说,柳眉剔竖,星眼圆睁:问道:怎地平白一个人、今夜便教死!如何不怦他去具里官司?押司道:“便抑他去,众人劝了。浑家道:“丈夫,你且只在家里少待。我寻常有事,兀自去知县面前替你出头,如今替你去寻那个先生间他。我丈夫义不少官钱私债,又无矿官事临逼,做甚么今夜三更便死?”押司道:你鼠休去。待我今夜不死,明日我自与他理会,却强如你归人家。”当日天色已晚,押司道:“且安排几杯酒来吃着。我今夜不睡,消遣这一夜。三杯两盏,不觉吃得烂醉。只见孙押司在校椅上,匠肽着醉眼,打磕睡。浑家道:“丈夫,怎地便睡着?”叫迎儿:“你且摇觉爹爹来。迎儿到身边摇着不醒,叫一会不应。押司娘道:迎儿,我和你扶押司入房里去睡。若还是说话的同年生,井肩长,拦腰抱住,把臂拖回。孙押司只吃着酒消登液,千不合万不合上床去睡,却教孙押司只就当年当月当日当夜。凡得不如五代史李存孝,汉书里彭越,金风吹树蟀先觉,暗送无常死不知。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">浑家见丈夫失去睡;分付迎儿厨下打火了火烛,说与迎儿道:“你曾听你爹爹说,日间卖卦的算你爹爹今夜三更当死?”迎儿道:“告妈妈,迎儿也听得说来。那里讨这话!”押司娘道:“迎儿,我和你做些针钱,且看今夜死也下死?若还今夜不死,明日却与他理会。教迎儿:“你巨莫睡!”迎儿道:那里敢睡!”道犹十了,迎儿打瞌睡”押司娘道:“迎儿,我教你莫睡,如何便睡着!”迎儿道:“我不睡。才说罢,迎儿又睡着。押司娘叫得应,间他如今甚时候了?迎儿听县衙更鼓,正打三吏三点。押司娘道;“迎儿,且莫匝刚个!这时辰正尴尬!”那迎儿又睡着,叫下应。只听得押司从床上跳将下来,兀底中门响。押司娘急忙叫醒迎儿,点灯看时,只听得大门响。迎儿和押司娘点灯去赶,只见一个着白的人,一只手掩着面,走出去,扑通地跳入奉符县河里去了。正是:情到不堪回首处,一齐分付与东风。那条何直通着黄河水,滴溜也似紧,那里打捞尸首!押司娘和迎几就河边号天大哭道:“押司,你却怎地投河,教我两个靠兀谁!”即时叫起四家邻舍来,上手住的刁嫂,下手住的毛嫂,对门住的高嫂鲍嫂,一发都来。押司娘把上件事对他们说了一遍。刁嫂道:“真有这般作怪的事!”毛煌道:“我日里兀自见押司着了皂衫,袖着文字归来,老媳妇和押司相叫来。”高嫂道:“便是,我也和押司厮叫来。”鲍嫂道:“我家里的早间去县前干事,见押司摔着卖卦的先生,见自归来说。怎知道如今真个死了!”刁嫂道:“押司,你怎地下分付我们邻舍则个,如何便死!”籁地两行泪下。毛嫂道/思量起押司许多好处来,如何不烦恼!”也眼泪出。鲍嫂道:“押司,几时再得见你!”即时地方申呈官司,押司娘少不得做些功果,追荐亡灵。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">捻指间过了三个月。当日押司娘和迎儿在家坐地,只见两个妇女,吃得面红颊赤。上手的提着一瓶酒,下手的把着两朵通草花,掀开布帘入来道:“这里便是。”押司娘打一看时,却是两个媒人,无非是姓张姓李。押司娘道:“婆婆多时不见/媒婆道:“押司娘烦恼,外日不知,不曾送得香纸来,莫怪则个!押司如今也死得几时?”答道:”前日已做过百日了。”两个道:“好炔!早是百日了。押司在日,直恁地好人,有时老媳妇和他厮叫,还蜡不迭。时今死了许多时,宅中冷静,也好说头亲事是得。”押司娘道:“何年月日再生得一个一似我那大夫孙押司这般人?”媒婆道:恁地也不难,老媳妇却有一头好亲。押司娘道:“且住,如何得似我先头丈夫?两个吃了茶,归去。过了数日,又来说亲。押司娘道:“婆婆休只管来说亲。你若依得我三件事,便来说。若依不得我,一世不说这亲,宁可守孤幅度日。”当时押司娘启齿张舌,说出这三件事来“有分撞着五百年前夙世的冤家,双双受国家刑法。正是:鹿迷秦相应难辨,蝶梦庄周未可知。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">媒婆道:“却是那二件事?押司娘道:“第一件,我死的大夫姓孙,如今也要嫁个姓孙的。第二件,我先丈夫是奉杆县里第一名押司:如今也只要恁般职役的人。第三件,不嫁出去,则要他入舍。两个听得说,道:好也!你说要嫁个姓孙的,也要一似先押司职役的,教他入舍的,若是说别件事,还费些计较,偏是这三件事,老媳妇都依得。好教押司娘得知,先押司是奉符县里第一名押司,唤做大孙押司。如今来说亲的,元是奉符县第二名押司。如今死了大孙押司,钻上差役,做第一名押司,唤做小孙押司。他也肯来人舍。我教押司娘嫁这小孙押司,是肯也不?”押司娘道:“不信有许多凑巧!”张媒道:“老媳妇今年七十二岁了。若胡说时,变做七十二只雌狗,在押司娘家吃屎。”押司娘道:“果然如此,烦婆婆且大说看,不知缘分如何?”张媒道:“就今日好日,讨一个利市团圆吉帖。押司娘道:“却不曾买在家里。”李媒道:“老媳妇这里有。”便从抹胸内取出一幅五男二女花笺纸来,正是:雪隐蜀青飞始见,柳藏鹦鹉语方知。当日押司娘教迎儿取将笔砚来,写了帖子,两个媒婆接去。兔不得下财纳礼,往来传话。下上两月,人舍小孙押司在家。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">夫妻两个,好一对儿,果是说得着。下则一日,两口儿吃得酒醉,教迎儿做些个醒酒汤来吃。迎凡去厨卜一头饶火,口里埋冤道:“先的押司在时,恁早晚,我自睡了。如今却教我做醒酒汤!”只见火筒塞住厂孔,烧不着,迎儿低着头,把火筒去灶床脚上敲,敲未得几声,则见灶床脚渐渐起来,离地一尺已上,见</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人顶着灶床,脖项上套着井栏,披着一带头发,长伸着舌头,眼里滴出血来,叫道:“迎儿,与爹爹做主则个!”唬得迎儿大叫一声,匹然倒地,面皮黄,眼尤光,唇口紫,指甲青,未知五脏如何,先见四肢下举。正是:身如五鼓衔山月,命似三更油尽灯。夫妻两人急来救得迎儿苏醒,讨些安魂定魄汤与他吃了。问道:“你适来见了甚么,便倒了?”迎儿告妈妈:“却才在灶前烧火,只见灶床渐渐起来,见先押司爹爹,脖项上套着并栏,眼中滴出血来,披着头发,叫声迎儿,便吃惊倒了。”押司娘见说,倒把迎几打个漏风掌:“你这丫头,教你做醒酒汤,则说道懒做便了,直装出许多兀模活样!莫做莫做,打灭厂火去睡!”迎儿白去睡了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">巨说夫妻两个归房,押司娘低低叫道:二哥,这丫头见这般事,不中用,教他离了我家罢。”小孙押司道:“却教他那里去广押司娘道:“我肉有个道理。”到天明,做饭吃了,押司闰去官府承应。押司娘叫过迎儿来道:”迎儿,你在我家里也有七八年,我也看你在眼里,如今比不得先押司在日做事。我看你肚里莫是要嫁个老公?如今我与你说头亲。”迎儿道:那里敢指望,却教迎儿嫁儿推广押司媲只因教迎儿嫁这个人,与太孙押司索了命。正是:风定始知蝉在树,灯残方见月临窗。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当时不由迎儿做主,把来嫁了一个人。那厮性工名兴,浑名唤做王酒酒,又吃酒,义要哈。迎儿嫁将去,那得三个月,把房卧都费尽厂。那厮吃得醉,走来家把迎几骂道:“打脊贱人!见我恁般苦,下去问你使头借三五呵钱来做盘缠?”迎儿吃不得这厮骂,把裙几系厂腰,程走来小孙押司家中。押司娘见了道:迎儿,你白嫁了人,又来说甚么广迎儿告妈妈:“实不敢瞒,迎儿嫁那厮不着,又吃酒,又要赌。如今未得上个月,有些房卧,都使尽了。没计奈何,告妈妈惜换得三五百钱,把来做盘缠:押司娘道:“迎儿,你嫁入下着,是你的事。我今与个呐银子,后番却休要来。”迎儿接了银子,谢了妈妈归家,那得四五日,又使尽了。屿日天色晚,工兴那厮吃得酒醉,走来看着也儿道:”打脊贱人:你见恁般苦,下去再告使头则个/迎儿道:“我前番去,借”肾项银子,吃尽千言万语,如今却教我又怎地去尸王兴骂道:“打脊贱人!你若不士时打折你一只脚!”迎儿吃骂不过,只得连夜走来孙押司门首看时,门却关了”迎儿欲待敲门,义恐怕他埋怨,进退两难,只得再走回来。过厂两三家人家,只见个人道:”迎儿.我穹你一件物事。只因这个人身上,我只替押司娘和小孙押司烦恼!正是:龟游水面分开绿,鹤立松梢点破青。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">迎几回过头来看那叫的人,只见人家屋檐头一个人,舒角修头,绊袍角带,抱着一骨碌文字。低声叫道:“迎儿,我是你先的押司。如今见在一个去处,未敢说与你知道。你把手来,我与你一件物享/迎儿打一接,接了这件物事,随手下见了那个徘袍角带的人。迎儿看那物事时,却是一包碎银子。迎儿归到家中敲门,只听得里面道:“姐姐,你去使头家里,如何恁早晚才回广迎儿道:“好教你知,我去妈妈家惜米,他家关了门。我又下敢敲,怕吃他埋怨。再走回来,只见人家屋檐头立着先的押司,舒角栓头,诽袍角带,与我泡银子在这里。”王兴听说道:“打脊贱人!你却来我面前说鬼话!你这一包银子,来得不明,你且进来。”迎儿人去,上兴道:“姐姐,你寻常说那灶前看见先押司的话,我也都记得,这事一定有些溪跷。我却怕邻舍听得,故恁地如此说。你把银子收好,待天明去县里首告他。”正是:着意种花花不潘,等闲插柳柳成阴。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">王兴到天明时,思量道:“且住,有两件事告首不得。第一件,他是县里头名押司,我怎敢恶了他!第二件,却无实迹,连这些银子也待人官,却打没头脑官司。不如赎几件衣裳,买两个盒子送去孙押司家里,到去谒索他则个。”计较已定,便去买下两个盒子送去。两人打扮身上干净,走来孙押司家,押司娘看见他夫妻二人,身上干净,又送盒子来,便道:你那得钱钞?”工兴道:“昨日得押司一件文字,撰得有二两银子,送些盒子来。如今也不吃酒,也不赌钱了。”押司娘道:“王兴,你自归去,且教你老婆在此住两日。”王兴去了,押司娘对着迎儿道:“我有一柱东峰岱岳愿香要还,我明日同你去则个。”当晚无后。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">明早起来,杭洗罢,押司臼去县里去。押司娘锁了门,和迎儿同行。到东岳庙殿上烧了香,下殿来去那两廊下烧香。行到速报司前,迎儿裙带系得松,脱了裙带,押司娘先行过去。迎儿正在后面系裙带,只见速报司里,有个舒角幢头、绊袍角带的判官,叫:“迎儿,便是你先的押司。你与我申冤则个:我与你这件物事。咂儿接得物事在于,看了一看,道:“却不作怪!泥神也会说起后来!如何与我这物事尸正是:开夭辟地罕曾闻,从古至今希得见。迎儿接得来、慌忙揣在怀里,也下敢说与押司娘知道。当日烧了香,各自归家。把上项事对王兴说了。王兴讨那物事看时,却是一幅纸。上写道:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">大女子,小女子,前人耕来后人饵。要知三更事,掇开人下水。来年二三月,句已当解此。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">王兴看了解说不出,分付迎儿不要说与别人知道,看来年二三月间有甚么事。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">捻指间,到来年二月间,换个知具,是庐州金斗城人,姓包名拯,就是今人传说有名的包龙图相公。他后来官至龙图阁学土,所以叫做包龙图。此时做知县还是初任。那包爷自小聪明正直,做知县时,便能剖人间暧昧之情,断天下狐疑之狱。到任三日,未曾理事。夜间得其一梦,梦见自己坐堂,堂上贴一联对子:要知三更事,掇开火下水。”包爷次日早堂,唤合当吏书,将这两句教他解说,无人能识。包公讨白牌一面,将这一联楷书在上,却就是小孙押司动笔。写毕,包公将朱笔判在后面:“如有能解此语者,赏银十两。”将牌挂于县门,烘动县前县后,官身私身,挨肩擦背,只为贪那赏物,都来赌先争看。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说王兴正在县前买枣糕吃,听见人说知县相公挂一面臼牌出来,牌上有二句言语,无人解得。王兴走来看时,正是速报司判官一幅纸上写的话。暗地吃了一惊:“欲要出首,那新知县相公是个古怪的人,怕去惹他。欲待不说,除了我再元第二个人晓得这二句话的来历。买了枣糕回去,与浑家说知此事。迎儿道:“先押司三遍出现,教我与他申冤,又白自里得了他一包银子。若下去出首,只怕鬼神见贡。”干兴意犹不决,再到县前,正遇了邻人裴孔目。王兴平昔晓得裴孔目是知事的,一千扯到僻静巷里,将此事与他商议:“该出首也不该?裴孔目道:“那速报司这一幅纸在那里?”土兴道:“见菠在我浑字衣服箱里。”裴孔目道:“我先去与你巢官。你回去取了这幅纸,带到县里。待知县相公唤你时,你却拿将出来,做个证见。”当下土兴虫了。裴孔目候包爷退堂,见小孙押司不在左右,就跪将过去,禀道,”老爷白牌上写这二句,只有邻舍王兴晓得来历。他说是岳庙速报司与他一幅纸,纸上还写许多言语,内中却有这二句。”包爷间道:“王兴如今在那里?”裴几同道:“已回家取那一幅纸去了。包爷差人速拿土兴回话。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说王兴回家.开了浑家的衣箱,检那幅纸出来看时,只叫得苦,原来是十素纸,子迹全无。不敢到县里去,仆着鬼胎,躲在家里。知县相公的差人到了,新官新府、如人之急,怎好推辞。只得带了这张素纸,随着公差进县,包爷屏去左右,只留裴孔日在慨包爷问王兴道:裴某说你在岳庙中收得一幅纸,司取上来看。王兴连连叩头享道:“小人的妻子,去年在岳庙烧香,走到速报司前,那神道出现,与他们纸。纸上写着篇说话,中间其实有老爷白牌上写的两句,小的把来藏在衣箱里。方才去检看,变了一张素纸。如今这素纸见在,小人不敢说谎/包爷取纸上来看了,问道;“这一篇言语,你可记得?”王兴道:“小人还记得。”即时念与包爷听了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">包爷将纸写出,仔细推详了一会,叫:“王兴,我凤问你,那神道把这一幅纸与你的老婆,可再有县么言语分付广王兴道:“那神道只叫与他申冤。”包爷大怒,喝道:“胡说!做了神道,有甚冤没处申得、偏你的婆娘会替他申冤?他到来央你!这等无稽之言,却哄谁来!”王兴慌忙叩头道:“老爷,是有个缘故。”包爷道:“你细细讲。讲得有理,有赏;如无理时,今日就是你开棒了。工兴禀道:小人的妻子,原是伏侍本县大孙押司的,叫做迎儿。因算命的算那大孙押司其年其月其日三更三点命里该死,何朋果然死了。主母随了如今的小孙押司,却把这迎儿嫁出与小人为妻。小人的妻子,初次在孙家灶下,看见先押司现身。项上套着井栏,披发吐舌,眼中流血,叫道:“迎儿,可与你爹爹做主。’第二次夜间到孙家门首,又遇见先押司,舒角幢头,啡袍角带,把一包碎银,与小人的妻子。第三遍岳庙里速报司判官出现,将这一幅纸与小人的妻子,又嘱付与他申冤。那判官的模样,就是大孙押司,原是小人妻子旧日的家长。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">包爷闻言,呵呵大笑:“原来如此!”喝教左右去拿那小孙押司夫妇二人到来:“你两个做得好事!”小孙押司道:“小人下曾做甚么事。”包爷将速报司一篇言悟解说出来:“大女子,小女子,女之子,乃外孙,是说外郎性孙,分明是大孙押司,小孙押司。‘前人耕来后人饵,饵者食也,是说你白得他的老婆,享用他的家业。‘要知三更事,掇开火下水,,大孙押司,死于三更时分,要知死的根由,‘掇开火下之水,那迎儿见家长在灶厂,披发吐舌,眼中流血,此乃勒死之状。头上套着井栏,井者水也,灶者人也。水在火下,你家灶必砌在井上。死者之尸,必在并中。‘来年二三月’,正是今日。‘句已当解此,‘句已,两字,合来乃是个包字,是说我包某今日到此为官,懈其语意,与他雪冤/喝教左右:“同工兴押着小孙押司,到他家灶下,不拘好歹,要勒死的尸首回后。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">众人似疑不信,到孙家发开灶床脚,地下是一块石板。掏起百板,是一口井。唤集土工,将井水吊干,络了竹篮,放人下去打捞,捞起一个尸首来。众人齐来认看,面色不改,还有人认得是大孙押司,项上果有勒帛。小孙押司唬得面如上色,下敢开口。众人俱各骇然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">元来这小孙押司当初是大雪里冻倒的人,当时大孙押司见他冻倒,好个后生,救他活了,教他识字,写文书。下想浑家与他有事。当日大孙押司算命回来时,恰好小孙押司正闪在他家。见说三更前后当兀,趁这个机会,把酒灌醉了,就当夜勒死厂大孙押司,樟在井里。小孙押司却掩音而上人,把:决人心义漾在卞符县河里,扑通地一声响,当时只道大孙押司投河死了。后来却把灶来压在井上,次后说成亲事。当下众人回复了包爷。押司和押司娘不打自招,双双的问成死罪,偿了大孙押司之命。包爷下关信于小民,将十两银子赏与王兴,工兴把三两谢了裴孔目,不在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">包爷初任,因断了这件公事,名闻天下,至今人说包龙图,日间断人,夜间断鬼。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">诗句藏谜谁解明,包公一断鬼神惊。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">寄声暗室亏心者,莫道天公鉴不清。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十四卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一窟鬼癞道人除怪</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">杏花过雨,渐残红零落胭脂颜色。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">流水飘香,人渐远,难托春心脉脉。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">恨别王孙,墙阴目断,谁把青梅摘?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金鞍何处?绿杨依旧南陌。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">消散云雨须臾,多情因甚有轻离轻拆。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">燕语千般,争解说些于伊家消息。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">厚约深盟,除非重见,见了方端的。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">而个无奈,寸肠千恨堆积。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这只词名唤做念奴娇,是一个赴省士人姓沈,名文述所作,元来皆是集古人词章之句。如何见得?从头与各位说开:第一句道:“杏花过雨。”陈子高曾有寒食词,寄谒金门:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">柳丝碧,柳下人家寒食。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">莺语勿匆花寂寂,玉阶春草湿。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">闲凭熏笼无力,心事有谁知得?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">檀炷绕窗背壁,杏花残雨滴。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第二句道:“渐残红零落胭脂颜色。李易安曾有暮春词,寄品令:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">零落残红,似胭脂颜色。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一年春事,柳飞轻絮,笋添新竹。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">寂寞,幽对小园嫩绿。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">登临未足,怅游子归期促。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">他年清梦,千里犹到城阴溪曲。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">应有凌波,时为故人凝目。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第三句道:“流水飘香,”延安李氏曾有春雨词,寄浣溪沙:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无力蔷薇带雨低,多情蝴蝶趁花飞,流水飘香乳燕啼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">南浦魂消春下管,东阳衣减镜先知,小楼今夜月依依。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第四句道:“人渐远,难托春心脉脉。”宝月禅师曾有春词,寄柳梢青:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">脉脉春心,情人渐远,难托离愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">而后寒轻,风前香软,春在梨花。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">行人倚掉天涯,酒醒处残阳乱鸦。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">门外秋千,墙头红粉,深院谁家?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第五句第六句道:“恨别上孙,墙阴目断。欧阳永叔曾有清明词,寄一斛珠:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">伤春怀抱,清明过后莺花好。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">劝君莫向愁人道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">叉彼香轮辗破青青单。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">夜来风月连清晓,墙阴目断无人到,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">恨别王孙愁多少,犹顿春寒未放花枝老。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第七句道:“谁把青梅摘。晁无咎曾有眷词,寄清商怨:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">风摇动,雨青松,翠条柔弱花头重。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">春衫窄,娇无力,已得当初,共伊把青构来摘。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">都如梦,何时共?可怜敲损钗头凤!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">关山隔,暮云碧,燕于来也,全然又无些子消息。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第八句第九句道:“金鞍何处?绿杨依旧南陌。”柳替卿曾有春词寄清平乐:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">阴晴未定,薄日烘云影;金鞍何处寻芳径?绿杨依旧南陌静。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">厌厌几许春情,可怜老去难咸!看取镊残霜鬓,不随芳草重生。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十句道:“消散云雨须臾。”晏叔原曾有春词,寄虞美人:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">飞花自有牵情处,不向枝边住。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">晓风飘薄已堪愁,更伴东流流水过秦楼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">消散须臾云雨怨,闲倚阑于见。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">远弹双泪湿香红,暗根玉颜光景与花同。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十一句道:“多情因甚有轻离轻拆。”魏夫人曾有春词,寄卷珠帘记得未时春未暮,执手攀花,袖染花梢露。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">暗卜春心共花语,争寻双朵争先去。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">多情因甚相辜负?有轻拆轻离,向谁分诉?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">泪湿海棠花枝处,东君空把奴分付。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十二句道:“燕语千般。康伯可曾有春词,寄减字木兰花:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">杨花飘尽,云压绿阴风乍定。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">帘幕闲垂,弄语千般燕于飞。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">小楼深静,睡起残妆犹未整。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">梦不戍归,泪滴班斑金缕衣。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十三句道:“争解说些子伊家消息。”秦少游曾有春词,寄夜游宫:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">何事东君又去!空满院落花飞絮;</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">巧燕呢哺向人语,何曾解说伊家些子?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">况是伤心绪,念个人儿成暖阻。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一觉相思梦回处,连宵而。更那堪,闻杜字!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十四句第十五句道:“厚约深盟,除非重见。”黄鲁直曾有春词,寄捣练子:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">梅调粉,柳摇金,微雨轻风敛陌尘。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">厚约深诅何处诉?除非重见那人人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十六句道:“见了方端的。周美成曾有春词,寄滴滴金:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">梅花漏泄春消息,柳丝长,草芽碧。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">不觉星霜鬓白,念时光堪惜!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">兰堂把酒思佳容,黛眉彭,愁春色。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">音书千里相疏隔,见了方端的。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十七句第十八句道:“而今无奈,寸肠干恨堆积。”欧阳永叔曾有词寄蝶恋花:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">帘幕东风寒料峭,雪里梅花先报春来早。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">而今无奈寸肠思,堆积千愁空懊恼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">旋暖金炉莫兰作,问把金刀剪彩呈纤巧。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">绣被五更香睡好,罗帏不觉纱窗晓。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说沈文述是一个士人,自家今日也说一个士人,因来行在临安府取选,变做十数回跷蹊作怪的小说。我且问你,这个秀才姓甚名谁?却说绍兴十年间,有个秀才,是福州戚武军人,姓吴名洪。离了乡里,来行在临安府求取功名,指望:一举首登尤虎榜,十年身到凤凰他。争知道时运未至,一举不中。吴秀才闷闷不已,又没甚么盘缠,也自羞归故里,且只得胡乱在今时州桥下开一个小小学堂度日。等待后三年,春榜动,选场开,再会求取功名。逐月却与几个小男女打交。捻指开学堂后,也有一年之上。也罪过那街上人家,都把孩儿们来与他教训,颇自有些趱足。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当日正在学堂里教书,只听得青布帘几上铃声响,走将一个人入来。吴教授看那入来的人,不是别人,却是半年前搬去的邻舍王婆,元来那婆子是个撮合山,专靠做媒为生。吴教授相揖罢,道:“多时不见,而今婆婆在那里住?婆子道:”只道教授忘了老媳妇,如今老媳妇在钱塘门里沿城住。”教授问:“婆婆高寿?”婆子道:“老媳妇大马之年七十有五。教授青春多少?”教授道:“小子二十有二。婆子道:”教授方才二十有二,却像三十以上人。想教授每日价费多少心神!据老媳妇愚见,也少不得一个小娘子相伴。教授道:”我这里也几次间人来,却没这般头脑。”婆干道:“这个不是冤家不聚会。好教官人得知,却有一头好亲在这里。一千贯钱房卧,带一个从嫁,又好人材。却有一床乐器都会,义写得,算得。又是眸呛大官府第出身。只要嫁个读书官人,教授却是要也不?”教授听得说罢,喜从天降,笑逐颜开,道:“若还真个有这人时,可知好哩!只是这个小娘子如今在那里尸婆于道:“好教教授得知,这个小娘子,从秦太师府三通判位下出来,有两个月,不知放厂多少帖子。也曾有省、部、院里当职事的来说他。也曾有内清司当差的来说他,也曾有门面铺席人来说他。只是高来不成,低来不就。小娘子道:‘我只要嫁个读书官人。’更兼义没有爹娘,只有个从嫁,名唤锦儿。因他一床乐器都会”俯里人都叫做李乐娘,见今在白雁池一个旧邻舍家里住。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">两个兀肉说犹未了,只见风吹起门前布帘儿来,一个人从门首过去。王婆道:”教授,你见过去的那人么?便是你有分取他做浑家,”王婆出门赶上,那人不是别人,便是李乐娘在他家住的,姓陈,唤做陈干娘。王婆厮赶着入来,与吴教授相揖罢。王婆道:“干娘,宅里小娘子说亲成也未?”干娘道:“说不得,又不是没好亲来说他,只是吃他执拗的苦,口口声声,只要嫁个读书官人,却又没这般巧。王婆道:“我却有个好亲在这里,未知干娘与小娘子肯也下?干娘道:“却教孩儿嫁兀谁?”王婆指着吴教授道:“我教小娘子嫁这个官人,却是好也下好?”十娘道:“休取笑,若嫁得这个官人,可知好哩!”吴教授当日一日教不得学,把邓小男女早放了,都唱了喏,先归去。教授却把一把锁锁了门.同着两个婆子上街。免不得买些酒相待他们。三杯之后,王婆起身道:“教授既是要这头亲事,却间干娘觅一个帖子。”干娘道:“者媳妇有在这里。”侧手从抹胸里取出一个帖子来。王婆道:“干娘,’真人面前说不得假话,旱地上打不得拍浮。你便约了一日,带了小娘子和从嫁锦儿来梅家桥下酒店里,等我便同教授来过眼则个。”干娘应允,和工婆谢了吴教授,自去。教授还了酒钱归家,把闲话提过。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">到那日,吴教授换了几件新衣裳,放了学生。一程走将来梅家桥下酒店里时,远远地五婆早接见了。两个同入酒店里来。到得楼上,陈干恨接着,教授便问道:“小娘子在那里?”干娘道:“孩儿和锦几在东阁儿里坐地。”教授把三才舌尖舐破窗眼儿,张一张,喝声采下知高低,道:“两个都不是人!”如何不是人?元来见他生得好了,只道那妇人是南海观音,见锦儿是玉皇殿下侍香王女。恁地道他不是人?看那丰乐娘时:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">水剪双眸,花生丹脸,云鬓轻梳蝉翼,蛾眉淡拂。春山,朱唇缀一颗夭桃,皓齿排两行碎玉。意态自然,退出伦辈,有如织女下瑶台,浑似媳娥离月股。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">看那从嫁锦几时,眸清可爱,鬓耸堪观。新月笼眉,春桃拂脸,意态幽花未艳,肌肋嫩玉生香。金莲着弓弓扣绣鞋儿,螺暑插短短紫金钮于</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">j</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">口捻青梅窥小俊,似骑红杏出墙自从当日插了钮,离不得下财纳礼,奠雁传书。不则一日,吴教授娶过那妇女来。夫妻两个好说得着:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">云淡淡天边驾凤,水沉沉交颈鸳鸯。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">写成今世不休书,结下来生双缩带。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说一日是月半,学生干都来得早,要拜孔夫于。吴教授道:姐姐,我先起去。”来那灶前过,看那从嫁锦儿时,脊背后披着一带头发,一双眼插将上去,脖项上血污着。教授看见,大叫一声,匹然倒地。即时浑家来救得苏醒,锦儿也来扶起。浑家道:“丈夫,你见甚么来?”吴教授是个养家人,不成说道我见锦儿恁地来?自己也认做眼花了,只得使个脱空,瞒过道:“姐姐,我起来时少着了件衣裳,被冷风一吹,忽然头晕倒了。锦儿慌忙安排些个安魂定魄汤与他吃罢,自没事了。只是吴教授肚里有些疑惑。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话休絮烦,时遇清明节假,学生子却都不来。教授分付了浑家,换了衣服,出去闲走一遭。取路过万松岭,出今时净慈寺里,看了一士,却待出来。只见一个人看着吴教授唱个略,教授还礼不迭,却不是别人,是净慈寺对门酒店里量酒,说道:“店中一外官人,教男女来请官人!”吴教授同量酒人酒店来时,不是别人,是王七府判儿,唤做王七三官人。两个叙礼罢,王七三官人道:“适来见教授,又不敢相叫,特地教量酒来相清。”教授道,“七三官人如今那里去?”王七三官人口里不说,肚里思量:“吴教授新娶一个老婆在家不多时,你看我消遣他则个。”道:“我如今要同教授去家里坟头走一遭,早间看坟的人来说道:‘桃花发,杜酝又熟。’我们去那里吃三杯。”教授道:“也好。两个出那酒店,取路来苏公堤上,看那游春的人,真个是:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人烟辐转,车马骄闽。只见和风扇景,丽日增明,流鸳嗡绿柳阴中,粉蝶戏奇花枝上。管弦动处,是谁家舞树歌台?语笑喧时,斜恻傍春楼夏阁。香车竞逐,玉勒争驰。白面郎敲金橙响,红妆人揭绣帘看。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">甫新路口讨一只船,直到毛家步上岸,迄逼过玉泉龙井。王七三官人家里坟,直在西山驰献岭下。好座高岭!下那岭去,行过一里,到了坟头。看坟的张安接见了。王七三官人即时叫张安安排些点心酒来。侧首一个小小花园内,两个人去坐地。又是自做的杜酝,吃得大醉。看那天色时,早已:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">红轮西坠,玉兔东生。佳人秉烛归房,江上渔人罢钓。渔父卖鱼归竹径,牧童骑犊入花村。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">天色却晚,吴教授要起身,王七三官人道:“再吃一杯,我和你同去。我们过驰献岭、九里松路上,妓弟人家睡一夜。吴教授口里不说,肚里思量:“我新娶一个老婆在家里,于顷我一夜不归去,我老婆须在家等,如何是好?便是这时候去赶钱塘门,走到那里,也关了。”件与王七三官人手厮挽着,上驼献岭来。你道事有凑巧,物有故然,就那岭上,云生东北,雾长西南,下一阵大雨。果然是银河倒泻,沧海盆倾,好阵大雨!且是没躲处,冒着雨又行了数十步,见一个小小竹门楼。王六三官人道:“且在这里躲一躲。”不是来门楼下外雨,却是:猪羊走人屠宰家,一脚脚来寻兀路。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">两个奔来躲雨时,看来却是一个野墓园。只那门前一个门楼儿,里面都没甚么屋字。石坡上两个坐着,等雨住了行。正大而下,只见一个人貌关狱子院家打扮,从隔壁竹篱笆里跳入墓园,走将去墓堆于上叫道:“朱小四,你这所有人请唤,今日顿当你这厮出头。墓堆子里漫应道:“阿公,小四来也。”不多时,墓上土开,跳出一个人来,狱子厮赶着了自去。吴教授和王七三官人见了,背膝展展,两股下摇而自顾。看那雨却往了,两个又走。地下又滑,肚里又怕,心头一似小鹿儿跳,一双脚一似斗败公鸡,后面一似千军万马赶来,再也不敢回头。行到山顶上,侧着耳朵听时,空谷传声,听得林于里面断棒响。不多时,则见狱子驱将墓堆子里跳出那个人来。两个见了又走,岭们首却有一个败落山神庙,人去庙里,慌忙把两扇庙门关了。两个把身躯抵着庙门,真个气也不敢喘,屁也不敢放。听那外边时,只听得一个人声唤过去,道:“打杀我也!”一个人道:“打脊魍陋,你这厮许了我人情,又不还我,怎的下打你?”王七三官人低低说与吴教授道:“你听得外面过去的,便是那狱于和墓堆里跳出来的人”两个在里面颤做一团。吴教授却埋怨王七三官人道:“你役事教我在这里受惊受怕,我家中浑家却不知怎地盼望尸兀自说言未了,只听得外面有人敲门,道:”开门则个!”两个问道:“你是谁?”仔细听时,却是妇女声音,道:“王七三官人好也!你却将我丈夫在这里一夜,直教我寻到这里!铜儿,我和你推开门儿,叫你爹爹。”吴教授听得外面声音,”不是别人,是我浑家和锦儿,怎知道我和王七三官人在这里?莫教也是鬼?”两个都不敢则声。只听得外面说道:“你不开庙门,我却从庙门缠里钻人来!”两个听得恁他说,日里吃的酒,都变做冷汗出来。只听得外面又道:”告妈妈,不是锦儿多口,不如妈妈且归,明日爹爹自归来。”浑家道:“锦儿,你也说得是,我且归去了,却理会。”却叫道:“工七三官人,我且归去,你明朝却送我丈夫归来则个。”两个那里敢应他。妇女和棉儿说了自去。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">王七三官人说:“吴教授,你家里老婆和从蕉棉儿,都是鬼。这里也不是人去处,我们走休。做开庙门看时,约莫是五更天气,兀自未有人行。两个下得岭来,尚有一里多路,见一所林子里,走出两个人来。上手的是陈干娘,下手的是土婆,道:“吴教授,我们等你多时,你和王七三官人却从那里来什吴教授和王七三官人看见道:“这两个婆子也是鬼了,我们走休!”真个便是漳奔鹿跳,厦跃们飞,下那岭来。后面两个婆子,兀自慢慢地赶来。“一夜热乱,下曾吃一些物事,肚里又饥,一夜见这许多下祥,怎地得个生人来冲一冲!”正恁他说,则见岭下一家人家,门前挂着一枝松柯儿,王七三官人道:“这里多则是卖茅柴酒,我们就这里买些酒吃了助威,一道躲那两个婆于。”恰待奔入这店里来,见个男女:头上裹一顶牛胆育头巾,身上央一条猪肝赤肚带,旧瞒裆裤,脚下草鞋。王七三官人道:“你这酒怎地卖?”只见邓汉道:”未有汤哩。”吴教授道:“且把一碗冷的来!”只见那人也下则声,也不则气。王七三官人道:“这个开酒店的汉子又尴尬,也是鬼了!我们走休。”兀自说未了;就店里起一阵风:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">非于虎啸,不是龙吟,明不能谢柳开花,暗藏着山妖水怪。吹开地狱门前土,惹引螂都山下尘。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">风过处,看时,也不见了酒保,也下见有酒店,两个立在墓堆子上。唬得两个魂不附体,急急取路到九里松动院前讨了一只船,直到钱塘门,上了岸。王七三官人自取路归家。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">吴教授一径先来钱塘门城下王婆家里看时,见一把锁锁着门。同那邻舍时,道:“王婆自兀五个月有零了。”唬得吴教授目睁口呆,罔知所措。一程离了钱塘门,取今时景灵宫贡院前,过梅家桥,到白雁池边来,间到陈干娘门首时,十字儿竹竿封着门,一碗官灯在门前。上面写着八个字道:“人心似铁,官法如炉。”间那里时,“陈干娘也死一年有余了。”离了白雁汕,取路归到州桥下,见自己屋里,一把钛钡着门,间邻舍家里:“拙妻和粗婢那里去了?”邻舍道:“教授昨日一出门,小娘子分付了我们,自和锦儿在千娘家里去。直到如今不归。”吴教授正在那里面面厮觑,做声不得。只见一个庙道人,看着吴教授道:“观公妖气大重,我与你早早断除,免致后患。”吴教授即时请那道人人去,安排香烛符水。那个道人作起法来,念念有词,喝声道:“疾!”只见一员神将出现:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">黄罗抹额,锦带缠腰,皂罗袍袖绣团花,金甲束身微窄地。剑横秋木,靴踏狡倪。上通碧茗之间,下彻九幽之地。业龙作祟,向海波水底擒来;邪怪为妖,入山洞穴中捉出。六丁坛畔,权为符吏之名;上帝阶前,次有天丁之号。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">神将声暗道:“真君遣何方使令?真人道:“在吴供家里兴妖,井驰献岭上为怪的,都与我捉来!”神将领旨,就吴教授家里起一阵凤:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无形无影透人怀,二月桃花被绰开。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">就地撮将黄叶去,入山推出白云来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">风过处,捉将几个为怪的来。吴教授的浑家李乐娘,是秦大师府三通判位乐娘,因与通判怀身,产亡的克。从嫁锦儿,因通判夫人妒色,吃打了一顿,因恁地自割杀,他自是割杀的鬼。王婆是害水蛊病死的鬼。保亲陈干娘,因在白雁池边洗衣裳,落在池里死的鬼。在驻献岭上被狱子叫开墓堆,跳出来的朱小口,在日看坟,害瘠病死的鬼。那个岭下开酒店的,是窖伤寒死的鬼。道人一一审间明白,去腰边取出一个葫芦来,人见时,便道是葫芦,鬼见时,便是卯都狱。作起法来,那些鬼个个抱头鼠窜,捉入葫芦中。分付吴教授“把来埋在驰献岭下。”启道人将拐杖望空一撤,变做一只仙鹤,道人乘鹤而去。吴教授直下拜道:“吴洪肉眼不识神仙,情愿相随出家,望真仙救度弟子则个,”只见道人道:我乃上界甘真人,你原是我旧日采药的弟子。因你凡心不净,中道有退悔之意,因此堕落。今生罚为贫懦,教你备尝鬼趣,消遣色情。你今既已看破,便可离尘办道,直待一纪之年,吾当度汝。”说罢,化阵清风不见了。吴教授从此舍俗出家,云游天下。十二年后,遇甘真人于终南山中,从之而去。诗曰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一心办道绝凡尘,众魁如何敢触人?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">邪正尽从心剖判,西山鬼窟早翻身。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十五卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金令史美婢酬秀童</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">塞翁得马非为吉,宋子双盲岂是凶。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">祸福前程如漆暗,但平方寸答天公。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说苏州府城内有个玄都观,乃是梁朝所建。唐刺史刘禹锡有诗道:“玄都观里桃干树”,就是此地。一名为玄妙观。这观踞郡城之中,为姑苏之胜。基址宽敞,庙貌崇宏,上至三清,下至十殿,无所不备。各房黄冠道士,何止数百。内中有个北极真武殿,俗名祖师殿。这一房道士,世传正一道教,善能书符遣将,剖断人间祸福。于中单表一个道士,倏家姓张,手中惯弄一个皮雀儿,人都唤他做张皮雀。其人有些古怪,荤酒自下必说,偏好吃一件东西。是甚东西?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">吠月荒村里,奔风腊雪天。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">分明一太字,移点在傍边。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">他好吃的是狗肉。屠狗店里把他做个好主顾,若打得一只壮狗,定去报他来吃,吃得快活时,人家送得钱来,都把与他也下算帐。或有鬼祟作耗,求他书符镇宅,遇着吃狗肉,就把箸蘸着狗肉汁,写个符去,教人贴于大门。邻人往往夜见贴符之处,如有神将往来,其祟立止。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">有个矫大户家,积年开典获利,感谢天地,欲建一坛斋酸酬答,已请过了清真观里周道土主坛。周道土夸张皮雀之高,矫公亦慕其名,命主管即时相请。那矫家养一只防宅狗,甚是肥壮,张皮雀平昔看在眼里,今番见他相请,说道:“你若要我来时,须打这只狗请我,待狗肉煮得稀烂,酒也烫热了,我才到你家里。”卞符回复了矫公。矫公晓得他是跷厦占怪的人,只得依允。果然烫热了酒,煮烂了狗肉,张皮雀到门。主人迎人堂中,告以相请之意。党中香人灯烛,摆得齐整,供养着一堂柳道,众道士已起过香头了。张皮雀昂然而入,也下札神,也不与众道士作揖,口中只叫:快将烂狗肉来吃,酒要热些!”矫公道:“且看他吃了酒肉,如何作用?当下大盘装狗肉,大壶盛酒,樱列张皮雀面前,恣意竹吱。吃得盘无余骨,酒无余滴,十分醉饱。叫道:“聒噪!”吃得快活,嘴也不抹一抹,望着拜神的铺毡上倒头而睡。鼻息如雷,自西牌直睡至下半夜。众道士酸事已完,兀自未醒,又下敢去动掸他。矫公等得不耐烦,到埋怨周道士起来,周道土自觉无颤,下敢分辨。想道:“张皮雀时常吃醉了一睡两三日不起,今番正不知几时才醒?”只得将表章焚化了,辞神谢将,收拾道场。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">弄到五更,众道士吃了酒饭,刚欲告辞,只见张皮雀在拜毡上跳将起来,团团一转,乱叫:“十日十日,五日五日。矫公和众道土见他风了,都走来围着看。周道士胆大,向前抱住,将他唤醒了。口里还叫:五日,五日。周道士问其缘故。张皮雀道:“适才表章,谁人写的?”周道土道:“是小道亲手缮写的。张皮雀道:“中间落了一字,差了两字。”矫公道:“学生也亲口念过几遍,并无差落,那有此活?张皮雀袖中簌簌响,抽出一幅黄纸来,道:“这不是表章?”众人看见,各各骇然道:“这表章已焚化了,如何却在他袖中,纸角儿也下动半毫?”仔细再念一遍,到天尊宝号中,果然落了字,却看不出差处。张皮雀指出其中一联云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">亲短李长,仅作千金之子。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">‘吃亏吃苦,该写“嗅’字,今写‘吃’字,是‘吃舌’的“吃’字了。‘嗅,音‘赤’,‘吃,音‘格,,两音也不同。‘紊,字,是‘李奈’之‘素’;‘奈’字是‘奈何,之‘奈’;‘耐,字是‘耐烦’之“耐,“亲短奈匕’该写“耐烦,的‘耐,字,‘亲,是果名,惜用不得。你欺负上帝不识字么?如今上帝大怒,教我也难处。矫公和众道士见了表文,不敢不信。齐都求告道:“如今重修章奏,再建斋坛,不知可否什张皮雀道:“没用,没用!你表文上差落字面还是小事,上帝因你有这道奏章,在天曹日记簿上查你的善恶。你自开解库,为富不仁,轻兑出,重兑入,水丝出,足纹入,兼将解厂的珠灾,但拣好的都换了自用。又几质物值钱者才足了年数,就假托变卖过了,不准赎取。如此刻剥贫户,以致肥饶。你奏章中全无悔罪之言,多是自夸之语,已命雷部于即焚烧汝屋,荡毁你的家私。我只为感你一狗之惠,求宽至十日,上帝不允。再三恳告,已准到五日了。你可出个晓字:“凡五日内来赎典者免利,只收本钱。其向来欺心,换人珠宝,赖人质物,虽然势难吐退,发心喜舍,变实为修桥补路之费。有此善行,上帝必然回慎,或者收回雷部,也未可知。”矫公初时也还有信从之意,听说到“收回雷部,也未可知”,到不免有疑。“这风道十必然假托此因,来布施我的财物。难道雷部如此易收易放?”况凤掌财的人,算本算利,怎肯放松。口中答应,心下不以为然。张皮雀和众道卜辞别自去了。矫公将此活阁起不行。到第五日,解库里火起,前堂后厅,烧做白地。第二日,这些质当的人家都来讨当,又不肯赔偿,结起讼来,连田地部卖了。矫大户一贫如洗。有人知道张皮雀曾预言雷火之期,从此益敬而畏。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">张皮雀在玄都观五十余年,后出渡钱塘江,风逆难行,张皮雀遣天将打缆,其去如飞。皮雀呵呵大笑,触了天将之怒,为其所击而死。后有人于徽商家扶骛,皮雀降笔,自称“原是大上苛元帅,尘缘已满,众将请他上天归班,非击死也。”徽商闻真武殿之灵异,舍施干金,于殿前堆一石假!以为壮观之助,这假山虽则美观,反破了风水,从此本房道侣,吏无得道者。诗云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">亥部观里张皮雀,莫道无神也有神。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">为何说这张皮雀的话?只为一般有个人家,信了书符召将,险些儿冤害了人的性命。那人姓金名满,也是苏州府昆山县人。少时读书不就,将银援例纳了个令史,就叁在本县户房为吏。他原是个乖巧的人,待人接物,十分克己,同役中甚是得合,做不上三四个月令史,衙门上下,没一个不喜欢他。又去结交这些门子,要他在知县相公面前帮衬,不时请他们吃酒,又送些小物事。但遇知县相公比较,审问到夜静更深时,他便留在家中宿歇,日逐打浑,那门子也都感激,在县主面前虽不能用力,每事却也十分周全。时遇五月中旬,金令史知吏房要开各吏送间库房,恩量要谋这个美缺。那库房旧例,一吏轮管两季,任凭县主随意点的。众吏因见是个利芳,人人思想要管。屡屡县主点来,都下肯服。却去上司具呈批准,要六房中择家道殷实老成尤过犯的,当堂拈阅,各吏具结申报卜司,芳新叁及役将满者,俱下许阅。然虽如此,其权出在吏房,但平日与吏房相厚的,送些东道,他便混帐开上去,那里管新叁役满。家道殷实不殷实?这叫做官清私暗。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金满暗想道:“我虽是新参,那吏房刘令史与我甚厚,怀送些东面与他,自然送间的。若网得着,也不枉费这一片心机;倘间不着,却下空丢厂银子,又被人笑话?怎得一个必着之策便好!”忽然想起门于工文英,他在衙门有年,甚有见识,何不寻他计较。一径走出县床,恰好县门口就遇着王文英道:“金阿叔,忙忙的那里去?”金满道:“好兄弟,正来寻你说话。”王文英道:”有什么事作成我?”金满道:“我与你坐了方好说。”二人来到侧边一个酒店里坐下,金满一头吃酒,一头把要谋库房的事,说与王文英知道。王文英说:“此事只要由房开得上去,包在我身上,使你阄着。”金满道:“吏房是不必说了,但与堂拈阄怎么这等把稳?”王文英附耳低言,道:“只消如此如此,何难之有!”金满大喜,连声称谢:“若得如此,自当厚谢。二人又吃了一回,起身会钞而别。金满回到公序里买东买西,备下夜饭,请吏房令史刘云到家,将上项事与他说知。刘云应允。金满取出五两银子,送与刘云道:“些小薄礼,先送阿哥买果吃,待事成了,再找五两。”刘云假怠谦让道:“自己弟兄,怎么这样客气?”金满道:“阿哥从直些罢,不嫌轻,就是阿哥的盛情了。刘云道:“既如此,我权收去再处。”把银袖了。摆出果品肴撰,二人杯来盏去,直饮至更深而散。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">明日,有一令史察听了些风声,拉了众吏与刘云说:“金某他是个新参,未及半年,怎么就想要做库房?这个定伏不成的。你要开只管开,少不得要当堂禀的,恐怕连你也没趣。那时却不要见怪!”刘云道:“你们不要乱嚷,几事也要通个情。就是他在众人面上,一团和气,井无一毫不到之处,便开上去难道就是他问着了?这是落得做人情的事。若去一享,朋友面上又不好看,说起来只是我们薄情。”又一个道:“争名争利,顾得什么朋友下朋友,薄情不薄情”刘云道:“嗟!不要与人争,只去与命争。是这样说,明日就是你间着便好;若不是你,连这几句话也是多的,还要算长。”内中有两个老成的,见刘云说得有理,便道:“老刘,你的活虽是,但他忒性急了些。就是做库房,未知是祸是福,直等结了局,方才见得好歹。什么正经?做也罢,不做也罢,不要闲争,各人自去干正事。”遂各散去。金满闻得众人有言,恐怕不稳,又去揭债,央本县显要士夫,写书嘱托知县相公,说他“者成明理,家道颇裕,诸事可托”。这分明是叫把库房与他管,但不好明言耳。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话休烦絮,到拈阉这日,刘云将应问各吏名字,开列一单,呈与知县相公看了。唤里书房一样写下条子,又呈上看罢,命门子乱乱的总做一堆,然后唱名取阉。那卷闸传递的门于,便是王文英,已作下弊,金满一千枯起,扯开,恰好正是。你道当堂拈阄,怎么作得弊?原来刘云开上去的名单,却从吏、户、礼、兵、刑、工挨次写的,吏房也有管过的,也有役满快的,已下在数内。金满是户房司吏,单上便是第一名了。那工文英卷闸的时节,已做下暗号,金满第一个上去拈时,却不似易如反掌!众人那知就里,正是:随你官清似水,难逃吏滑如油。当时众吏见金满间着,都跪下享说:他是个新参,尚不该问库。况且钱粮干系,不是小事,俱要具结申报上可的。若是金满管了库,众吏不敢轻易执结的。”县主道:“既是新参,就不该开在单上了。”众吏道:“这是吏房刘云得了他贿赂,混开在上面的。”县主道:“吏房既是混开,你众人何下先来莫明,直等他间着了方来享话?明明是个妒忌之意。”众人见本官做了主,谁敢再道个不字,反讨了一场没趣。县主落得在乡官面上做个人情,又且当堂阄着,更无班驳。那些众吏虽怀妒忌,无可奈何,做好做歉的说发金满备了一席戏酒,方出结状,申报上司,不在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">且说金满自六月初一交盘上库接管,就把五两银子谢了刘云。那些门子因作弊成全了他,当做恩人相看,比前愈加亲密。他虽则管了库,正在农忙之际,诸事俱停,那里有什么钱粮完纳。到七八月里,却又个把月不下雨,做了个秋旱。虽不至全灾,却也是个半荒,乡间人纷纷的都来告荒。知县相公只得各处去踏勘,也没甚大生意。眼见得这半年库房,扯得直就勾了。时光迅速,不觉到了十一月里,钦天监奏准本月十五日月蚀,行文天下救护。本府奉文,帖下属县。是夜,知县相公聚集僚属师生憎道人等,在县救护,旧例库房备办公宴,于后堂款待众官。金满因无人相帮,将银教厨夫备下酒席,自己却下敢离库。转央刘云及门子在席上点管酒器,支持诸事。众官不过拜几拜,应了故事,都到后堂攸酒。只留这些憎道在前边打一套挠铰,吹一番细乐,直闹到四重方散。刚刚收拾得完,恰又报新按院到任。县主急忙忙下船,到府迎接。又要支持船上,柱还供应,准准的一夜眼也不合。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">天明了,查点东西时,不见了四锭元宝。金满自想:“昨日并不曾离库,有椎人用障眼法偷去了?只恐怕还失落在那里,”各处搜寻,那里见个分毫。着了急,连声叫芳道:“这般晦气,却失了这二百两银子,如今把什么来赔补?若不赔时,一定经官出丑,如何是虾!”一头叫言,一边又重新寻起,就把这间屋翻转来,何尝有个影儿.慌做一堆,正没理会。那时外边都晓得库里失了银子,尽来探同,到拌得口于舌碎。内中单喜欢得那几个不容他管库的令史:一味说清话,做鬼脸,喜谈乐道。正是:本灾乐祸于人有,替力分优半个无!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了五六日,知县相公接了按院,回到县里。金满只得将此事禀知县主。县主还未开口,那几个令史在旁边,你一嘴,我一句,道:“自己管库没了银子,下去赔补,到对老爷说,难道老爷赔不成?县主因前番阄库时,有些偏护了金满,今日没了银子、颇有权容。喝道:库中是你执掌,又没闲人到来,怎么没了银子?必竟将去嫖赌花费了,在此支吾,今且饶你的打,限十日内将银补库,如无,定然参究/士满气闷闷地,走出县来。即时寻县中阴捕商议。江南人说阴捕,就是北方叫番子手一般。其在官有名含谓之官捕,帮手谓之白捕。金个史下拘官捕、白捕,都邀过来,到酒店中吃三杯。说道:“金某今日劳动列位,非为己私,四锭元宝寻常人家可有?下比散碎的好用,少不得败露出来。只要列位用心,若缉访得实,拿获赃盗时,小子愿出白金二十两酬劳。捕人齐答应道:当得,当得!”一日三,三日九,看看十日限足,捕人也吃了几遍酒水,全无影响。知县相公叫金满间:“银子有了么?”金满禀道:“小的同捕人缉访,尚无踪迹。”知县喝道:”我限你十日内赔补,那等得你缉访!”叫左右:“揣下去打!”金满叩头求饶,道:小的愿赔,只求老爷再宽十日,客变卖家私什物。”知县准了转眼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金令史平昔爱如己女,欲要把这婢于来出脱,思想再等一二年,遇个贵人公子,或小妻,或通房,嫁他出去,也讨得百来两银子。如今忙不择价,岂下可惜!左思右想,只得把住身的几问房子,权解与人。将银子凑足二百两之数,倾成四个元宝,当堂兑准,封贮库上。分付他:“下次小心。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金令史心中好生不乐,把库门锁了,回到公而里,独坐在门首,越想越恼,着甚来由,用了这主屈财,却不是青白晦气!正纳闷间。只见家里小厮叫做秀童,吃得半醉,从外走来。见了家长,倒退凡步。金令史骂道:“蠢奴才,家长气闷,你到快活吃酒?我千里没钱使用,你到有闲钱买酒吃?秀童道:“我见阿爹两日气闷,连我也不喜欢,常听见人说酒可忘忧,身边偶然积得几分银子,买杯中物来散闷。阿爹若没钱买酒时,我还余得有一壶酒钱在店上,取来就是。金令史喝道:“谁要你的吃!”原来苏州有件风俗,大凡做令史的,不拘内外人都称呼为“相公”。秀童是九岁时卖在金家的,自小抚养,今已二十余岁,只当过继的义男,故称“阿爹”,那秀童要取壶酒与阿爹散闷,是一团孝顺之心。谁知人心不同,到挑动了家长的一个机括,险些儿送了秀童的性命。正是:老龟烹不烂,移祸干枯桑。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当时秀重自进去了。金令史摹然想道:“这一夜眼也不曾合,那里有外人进来偷了去?只有秀童拿递东西,进来几次,难道这银子是他偷了?”又想道:“这小厮自幼跟随奔走,甚是得力,从不见他手脚有甚毛病,如何抖然生起盗心厂义想道:“这个厮平昔好酒,凡为盗的,都从酒赌钱两件上起。他吃溜了口,没处来方,见了大锭银子,又且手边方便,如何不爱?下然,终日买酒吃,那里来这许多钱广又想道:“不是他。他就要偷时,或者溜几块散碎银子,这大锭元宝没有这个力量。就愉了时,那里出饬?终不然,放在钱柜上零支钱?少不得也露人眼目。就是拿出去时,只好一锭,还留丁三锭在家,我今夜把他床铺搜检一番,便知分晓。”又想道:“这也不是常法,他若果偷了这大银,必然寄顿在家中父母处,怎肯还放在身边?搜不着时,反惹他笑。若下是他偷的,冤了他一场,反冷了他的心肠。哦!有计了。冈碍郡城有个莫道人,召将断事,吉凶如睹。见寓在玉峰寺中,何不请他来一问,以决胸中之疑?”过了一夜,次日金满早起,分付秀童买些香烛纸马果品之类,也要买些酒肉,为谢将之用,自己却到玉峰寺去请莫道人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金令史旧邻有个闲汉,叫做计七官。偶在街上看见秀童买了许多东西,气忿忿的走来,问其缘故。秀童道:“说也好笑,我爹真是交了败运,干这样没正经事二百两银子已自赔去了,认了晦气罢休。却又听了别人言语,请什么道人来召将。邓贼道今日鬼混,哄了些酒肉吃了,明日少不得还要索谢。成不成,吃三瓶,本钱去得下爽利,又添些利钱上去,好没要紧。七官人!你想这些道人,可有真正活神仙在里面么?有这好酒好肉到把与秀童吃了,还替我爹出得些气力。斋了这贼道的嘴,‘碾噪,也可谢你一声么?”正说之间,恰好金令史从玉峰寺转来“秀童见家长来了,自去了。金满与计七官相见问道:“你与秀童说甚么?”汁七官也不信召将之事的,就把秀重适才所言,述了一遍,又道:“这小厮到也有些见识。金满沉吟无语,邓计七官也只当闲活叙过,不想又挑动了家长一个机括。只因家长心疑,险使童儿命丧!金令史别了计七官自回县里,腹内踌躇,这话一发可疑:“他若不曾偷银子,由我召将便了,如何要他怪那个道士?”口虽不言,分明是”土中曲蛤,满肚泥心。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">少停莫道人到了,徘设坛场,却将邻家一个小学生附体。莫道人做张做智,步罡踏斗,念咒书符。小学生就舞将起来,像一个捧剑之势,口称”邓将军下坛”。其声颇洪,不似小学生口气”士满见真将下降,叩首下迭,志心通陈,求判偷银之贼。天将摇首道:“不可说,不可说。”金满再三叩求、愿乞大将指示真盗姓名,莫道人又将灵牌施设,喝道:“鬼神无私,明已报应。有叩即答,急急如今!”金满叩之下已,天将道:“屏退闲人,吾当告汝。”其时这些令史们家人、及衙门内做公的,闻得莫道人在金家召将,做一件希奇之事,都走来看,塞做一屋。金满好言好语都请出去了,只剩得秀童一人在傍答应。天将叫道:“还有闲人。”莫道人对金令史说:“连秀童都遣出屋外去。”天将教金满舒出手来,金满跪而舒其左手。天将伸指头蘸酒在金满手心内,写出秀童二字,喝道:“记着!”金满大惊,正合他心中所疑、犹恐未的,叩头嘿嘿祝告道:“金满抚养秀童已十余年,从无偷窃之行。若此银果然是他所盗,便当严刑究讯,此非轻易之事。神明在上,乞再加详察,莫随人心,莫随人意/天将又蘸着酒在桌上写出秀童二字。又向空中指画,详其字势,亦此二字。金满以为实然,更无疑矣。当下莫道人书了退符,小学生望后便倒。扶起,良久方醒,问之一无所知。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金满把谢将的三牲与莫道人散了福。只推送他一步,连夜去唤阴捕拿贼。为头的张阴捕,叫做张二哥。当下叩其所以。金令史将秀童口中所言,及天将三遍指名之事,备细说了。连阴捕也有八九分道是,只不是他缉访来的,下去担这于纪。推辞道:“未经到官,难以吊拷。咕满是衙门中出入的,岂不会意,便道:此事有我做主,与列位无涉。只要严刑究拷,拷得真赃出来,向时所许二十两,下敢短少分毫。”张阴捕应允,同兄弟四哥,去叫了帮手,即时随金令史行走。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时已有起更时分,秀童收拾了堂中家伙,吃了夜饭,正提腕行灯出县来迎候家主。才出得县门,彼三四个阴捕,将麻绳望颈上便套。下由分说,直拖至城外一个冷铺里来。秀童却荷开口,彼阴捕将铁尺向肩呷上痛打一下,大喝道:“你干得好事!”秀空负痛叫道:“我千何享来?”阴捕道:“你偷库内这四锭元宝,藏于何处?窝在那家?你家主已访实了,把你交付我等。你快快招了,兔吃痛苦。”秀童叫天叫地的哭将起来。宙古道:有理言自壮,负屈声必高。秀童其实不曾做贼,被阴捕如法吊拷。秀童疼痛难忍,咬牙切齿,只是不招。原来大明律一款,捕盗不许私刑吊拷。若审出真盗,解官有功。倘若不肯招认,放了去时,明日被他告官,说诬陷平民,罪当反坐。八捕盗吊打衫夹,郁已行过。见秀童不招,心下也着了慌。商议只有阄王,铁膝裤两件未试。阎工是脑箍上了箍,眼睛内鸟珠都涨出寸许”铁膝裤是将石屑放于夹棍之内,未曾收紧,痛已异常。这是拷贼的极刑了。秀童上了脑箍,兀而复苏者数次,昏债中承认了,醒来依旧说没有。阴捕又要上铁膝裤,秀童忍痛不起,只得招道:“是我一时见财起意,偷来藏在姐夫李大家床下,还不曾动。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">阴捕将板门抬秀重到于家中,用粥杨将息,等候天明,到金令史公序里来报信。此时秀童奄氢一息,爬走不动了。金令史叫了船只,启同捕役到李大家去起赃。李大家住乡问,与秀童爹娘家相去不远。阴捕到时,李大又不在家,吓得秀童的姐儿面如上色,正下知甚么缘故,开了后门,望爹娘家奔去厂。阴摘走人卧房,发开床脚,看地下土实个松,已知虚言。金令史定要将锄头垦起,起土尺余,并无一物。众人道:“有心到这里蒿恼一番了。”翻箱倒笼。满屋寻一个遍,那有些影儿。金令史只得又同阴捕转来,亲去叩问秀童。秀童泪如而下,答道:我实不曾为盗,你们非刑吊拷,务要我招认。吾吃苦不过,又下忍妄扳他人,只得自认了。说姐夫床下赃物,实是混话,毫不相干。吾自九岁时蒙爹抚养成人,今已二十多岁,在家未曾有半点差错。前日看见我爹费产完官,暗地心痛之又见爹信了野道,召将费钱,愈加不乐,不想道爹疑到我身上。今日我只欠爹一死,更无别话。”说罢闷绝去了,众阴捕叫唤,方才醒来,兀自唉唉的哭个不住。金令史心下亦觉惨然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">须臾,秀童的爹娘和姐夫李大都到了。见秀童躺在板门上,六枫八伤,一丝两气,大哭了一场,奔到县前叫喊。知县相公正值坐堂,问了口同,忙差人唤金满到来,问道:“你自不小心,失了库内银两,如何通同阴捕,妄杀千人,非刑吊拷?”金满享道,“小的破家完库,自竹要缉访此事。讨个明白。有莫道人善于召将,天将降坛,三遍写出秀童名字,小的又见他言语可疑,所以信了,除了此奴,更无影响,小的也是出乎无奈,不是故意。”知县也晓得他赔补得苦了,此情未知真伪,又被秀童的爹娘左享右享,无可奈何。此时已是腊月十八了。知县分付道:“岁底事忙,且过了新年,初十后面,我与你亲审个明白。”众人只得部散了,金满回家,到抱着一个鬼胎,只恐秀童死了。到留秀童的爹娘伏侍儿子,又请医人去调治,每日大酒大肉送去将息。那秀童的爹娘,兀自哭哭啼啼絮絮那贴的不住己正是:青尤共自虎同行,吉凶事全炊未保。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说捕盗知得秀童的家属叫喊准了,十分着忙,商议道:“我等如此绷吊,还下肯吐露真情,明日县堂上可知他不招的。若不招时,我辈私加吊拷,罪不能免。”乃情城隍纸供于库中,香花灯烛,每日参拜祷告,夜间就同金令史在库里歇宿,求一报应。金令史少下得又要破些俚在他们面上。到了除夜,知县把库逐一盘过,支付新库吏掌管。金满已脱了干纪,只有失盗事未给,同青张阴捕向新库吏说知:“原教张二哥在库里安歇。”那新库吏也是本县人,与主令史平昔相好的,无不应九。是夜,金满各下二牲香纸,携到库中,拜献城隍老爷。就将福物请新库吏和张二哥同酌。三杯以后,新库吏说家中事忙,到央金满替他照管,自己要先别。金满为是大节夜,不敢强留。新库吏将厨柜等都检看封锁,又将库门锁钥付与主满,叫声“相扰”,自去了。金满又吃了几杯,也就起身,对张二哥说:“今夜除夜,来早是新年,多吃几杯,做个灵梦,在厂不得相陪了。”说罢,将库门带上落了锁,带了钥匙自回。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">张二哥被金满反锁在内,叹口气道:“这节夜,那一家不夫妇团圆,偏我晦气,在这里替他们守库!”闷上心来,只顾自筛自饮,不觉酩酊大醉,和衣而寝。睡至四更,梦见神道伸只靴脚踢他起来道:“银于有了,陈大寿将来放在厨柜顶上葫芦内了。”张阴捕梦中惊觉,慌忙爬起来,向厨柜顶上摸个遍,那里有什么葫芦。“难道神道也作弄人?还是我自己心神恍馏之故?”须臾之间,又睡去了。梦里又听得神道说:“银子在葫芦里面,如何不取?张阴捕惊醒,坐在床铺上,听吏鼓,恰好发擂。爬起来,推开窗子,微微有光。再向厨枢上下看时,井无些子物事。欲要去报与金令史,库门却旦锁着,只得又去睡了。少顷,听得外边人声热闹,鼓乐喧闽,乃是知县出来同众官拜牌贺节,去丈庙行香。天已将明,金满己自将库门上钥匙交还新库吏了。新库吏开门进来,取红纸用印。张阴浦已是等得不耐烦,急忙的戴了帽于,走出库来。恰好知县回县,在那里排衙公座。那金满已是整整齐齐,穿着公服,同众令史站立在堂上,伺候作揖。张阴捕走近前把他扯到旁边说梦中神道,如此如此:“一连两次,甚是奇异,侍来报你,你可查县中有这陈大寿的名字否?”说罢,张阴捕自回家去不题。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金满是日参谒过了知县,又到库中城隍面前磕了四个头,回家吃了饭,也不去拜年,只在县中橹查名姓,凡外郎、书于、皂快、门子及禁子、夜大,曾在县里走动的,无不查到,并无陈大专名字。整整的忙了三日,常规年节酒,都不曾吃得,气得面红腹胀,到去埋怨那张阴捕说谎。张阴捕道:“我是真梦,除是神道哄我。”金满又想起前日召将之事,那天将下临,还没句实话相告,况梦中之言,怎便有准?说罢,丢在一边去厂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">又过了两日,是正月初五,苏州风俗,是日家家户户,祭献五路大神,谓之烧利市。吃过了利市饭,方才出门做买卖。金满正在家中吃利市饭,忽见老门于陆有恩来拜年,叫道:“金阿叔恭喜了!有利市酒,请我吃碗!”金令史道:“兄弟,总是节物,下好特地来请得,今日来得极妙,且吃三杯。”即忙教嫂子暖一壶酒,安排些见成鱼肉之类,与陆门子对酌。闲话中间,陆门子道:“金阿叔,偷银于的贼有些门路么?金满摇首:“那里有!”陆门子道:“要赃露,问阴捕,你若多许阴捕几两银子,随你飞来贼,也替你访着了。金满道:“我也许过他二十两银子,只恨他没本事赚我的钱。”陆门子道:“假如今日有个人缉访得贼人真信,来报你时,你还舍得这二十两银子么?金满道:“怎么下肯?”陆门子道:“金阿叔,你芳真个把二十两银子与我,我就替你拿出贼来。”金满道:“好兄弟,你果然如此,也教我明白了这桩官司,出脱了秀童。好兄弟,你须是眼见的实,莫又做猜谜的活!”陆门于道:“我不是十分看得的实,怎敢多口!”金令史即忙脱下帽子,向譬上取下两钱重的一根金挖耳来,递与陆有恩道:“这件小意思权力信物,追出赃来,莫说有余,就是止剩得二十两,也都与你。”陆有恩道:“不该要金阿叔的,今日是初五、也得做兄弟的发个利市。”陆有恩是已冠的门子,就将挖耳插于网中之内,教:“金阿叔且关了门,与你细讲!”金满将大门闭了,两个促膝细谈。正是:踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来上下费工夫!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">原来陆有恩间壁住的,也是个门子,姓胡,名美,年十八岁。有个姐大叫做卢智高。那卢智高因死了老婆,就与小舅同住。这胡美生得齐整,多有人调戏他,到也是个本分的小厮。白从父母双亡,全亏着姐姐拘管。一从姐姐死了,跟着姐夫,便学不出好样,惯熟的是那七字经儿:隋钱、吃酒、养婆娘。去年腊月下旬,陆门子一日出去了,浑字闻得间壁有斧凿之声,初次也不以为异。以后,但是阶门下出去了,就听得他家关门,打得一片响。陆门子回家,就住了声。浑家到除夜,与上夫饮酒,说及此事,正不知凿甚么东西;陆门子有心,过了初一泊初二初三一连在家住两日,侧耳而听,寂然无声。到初四日假做出门往亲戚家拜节,却远远站着,等间壁关门之后,悄地回来,藏在家里。果听得间壁褪凿之声,从壁缝里张看,只见胡美与卢智高俱蹲在地下。胡美拿着一锭大银,卢智高将斧敲那锭边下来。陆门予看在眼里,晚间与二人相遏问道:“你家常常葵凿什么东西?”胡美面红不语。卢智高道:“祖上传下一块好铁条,要敲断打厨刀来用。”陆有恩暗想道:”不是那活几是什么?他两个那里来有这元宝?”当夜留在肚里,次日料得金令史在家烧刊市,所以特地来报。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金满听了这席话,就同陆有恩来寻张二哥不遇,其夜就留陆有恩过宿,明日初六,起个早,又往张二哥家,并拉了四哥,井四个人,饲到胡美家来。只见门上落锁,没人在内,陆门子叫浑家出个问其缘故。浑家道:“昨日听见说要叫船往杭州进香,今早双双出门。恰才去得,此时就开了船,也去不远。四个人飞星赶去,刚刚上驷马桥,只见小游船上的上溜儿,在桥俊下买酒来米。令史们时常叫他的船,都是相熟的,王溜儿道:“金相公今日起得好早!金令史问道:“漓儿,你赶早买酒主米,在那里去?”溜几道:“托赖揽个杭州的载,要上有个把月生意/金满拍着肩问:“是谁?”王溜儿附耳低言道:“是胡门”言同他姓卢的亲眷合叫的船:金满道:“如今他二人可在船里?”工溜几道:“那卢家在船甩,胡舍还在岸上接表子未来。”张阴捕听说,膏先把干涸儿扣住。溜儿道,“我得何罪厂金满道:“不干你事,只要你引我到船。就放你。”溜儿连灭的酒来的米,都寄在店上,引着四个人下桥来,八只手准备拿贼。这正是:闲时不学好,今日悔应迟。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说卢智高在船中,靠着栏千,眼盼盼望那胡美接表子下来同乐。却一眼瞧见金令史,又见王溜儿颈上麻绳带着,心头跳动,料道有些诧异,也不顾铺盖,跳在岸上,舍命奔走。工溜儿指道:“那戴孝头巾的就是姓卢的。”众人放开脚去赶,口中只叫:“盗库的贼休走!”卢智高着了忙,跌上一交,被众人赶上,一把拿住。也把麻绢扣颈,问道:“胡美在那里?卢智高道,“在表子刘丑姐家里。”众人教卢智高作眼,齐奔刘丑姐家来。胡美先前听得人说外面拿盗库的吐,打着心头,不对表子说,预先走了,不知去向。众人只得拿刘丑姐去。都到张二哥家里,搜卢智高身边,并无一物及搜到毡袜里,搜出一锭秃元宝。锭边凡都敲去了。张二哥要带他到城外冷铺里去吊拷,卢智高道:“下必用刑,我便招了。去年十明间,我同胡美都赌极了,没处设法。胡美对我说:‘只有库里有许多元宝空在那里,’我教他:‘且拿几个来用用。,他趁着十五月蚀这夜,偷厂四锭出来,每人各分二锭。因不敢出饬,只敲得锭边使用。那一锭藏在米桶中,米上放些破衣服盖着,还在家里。那两锭却在胡美身边。金满又问:“那一夜我眼也不曾合,他怎么拿得这样即溜?”卢智高道:“胡美凡遍进来,见你坐着,不好动手。那一夜闪入来,恰好你们小厮在里面厨中取蜡烛,打翻了麻油,你起身去看,方得其便。众人得了口词,也就不带去吊拷了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时秀童在张二哥家将息,还动掸不得,见拿着了真赃真贼,咬牙切齿的骂道:“这砍头贼!你便盗了银子,却害得我好苦。如今我也没处伸冤,只要咬下他一块肉来,消这口气。”便在草铺上要爬起来,可怜那里挣扎得动。众人尽来安慰,劝住了他,心中转痛,呜呜咽咽的啼哭。金令史十分过意不去,不觉也吊下限泪,连忙叫人抬回家中调养。自己却同众人到胡美家中,打开锁搜看。将米橘里米倾在地上,滚出一锭没边的元宝来。当日众人就带卢智高到县,禀明了知县相公。知县验了银子,晓得不在,即将卢智高重责五十板,取了口词收监。等拿获胡美时,一同拟罪。出个广捕文书,缉访胡美,务在必获。船户王溜儿,乐妇刘丑姐,原不知情,且赃物未见破散,暂时付保在外。先获元宝二个,本当还库,但库银已经金满变产赔补,姑照给主赃例,给还金满。这一断,满昆山人无有不服。正是:国正天心顺,官清民自安。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金令史领了两个秃元宝回家,就在银匠铺里,将银錾开,把二八一十六两白银,送与陆门子,下失前言。却将十两送与张二哥,候获住胡美时,还有奉谢。次日金满候知县出堂,叩谢。知县有怜悯之心,深恨胡美。乃出官赏银十两,立限,仰捕衙缉获。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了半年之后,张四哥偶有事到湖州双林地方,船从苏州娄门过去,忽见胡美在娄门塘上行走。张四哥急拢船上岸,叫道:“胡阿弟,慢走!”胡美回头认得是阴捕,忙走一步,转湾望一个豆腐店里头就躲。卖豆腐的者儿,才要声张,胡美向兜肚里摸出雪白光亮水磨般的一锭大银,对酒缸草盖上一丢说道:“容我躲过今夜时,这锭银子与你平分。”者儿贪了这锭银子,慌忙检过了,指一个去处,教他藏了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">张四哥赶到转湾处,不见了胡美,有个多嘴的闲汉。指点他在豆腐店里去寻。张四哥进店同时,那女儿只推没有。张四哥满屋看了一周遭,果然没有。张四哥身边取出一块银子,约有三四钱重,把与老儿说道:“这小厮是昆山县门于,盗了官库出来的,大老爷出广捕拿他。你若识时务时,引他出来,这几钱银子送你老人家买果子吃。你若藏留,找享知县主,拿出去时,间你个同盗。老儿慌了,连银子也不肯接,将手望上一指。你道什么去处?上不至天,下不至地。躲得安稳,说出晦气。那老儿和妈妈两口只住得一间屋,又做豆腐,又做白酒,侠窄没处睡,将木头架一个小小阁儿,恰好打个铺儿,临睡时把短梯爬卜去,却有一个店橱儿隐着。胡美正躲得稳,却被张四哥一手拖将下来,就把麻绳缚住,骂道:“害人贼!银子藏在那里?胡美战战兢兢答应道,“一锭用完了,一锭在酒缸盖上。”老者怎敢隐瞒,于地蟀里取出。张四哥间老者:“何姓何名?”老者惧怕,下敢答应。旁边一个人替他答道:“此老姓陈名大寿。”张四哥点头,便把那三四钱银子,撇在老儿柜上。带了胡美,踏在船头里面,连夜回昆山县来。正是:莫道亏心事可做,恶人自有恶人磨!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时卢智高已病死于狱中。知县见累死了一人,心中颇惨,又令史中多有与胡美有勾搭的,都来眷他金满面前讨饶,又央门予头儿王文英来说。金满想起同库的事亏他,只得把人情卖在众人面上,禀知县道:盗银虽是胡美,造谋卖出姐大,况原银所失不多,求老爷从宽发落。”知县将罪名都推在死者身上,只将胡美重责三十,间个徒罪,以位后来。元宝一锭,仍给还金满领去。金满又将十两银子,谢了张四哥。张四哥因说起腐酒店老者始未,众人各各骇然。方知去年张二哥除夜梦城隍分付:“陈大寿已将银子放在橱顶上葫芦内了。”“葫”者,胡美;“芦”者,卢智高;“陈大寿”乃老者之姓名,胡美在店橱顶上搜出。神明之语,一字无欺。果然是:暗室亏心,神目如电。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了几日,备下猪羊,抬住城隍庙中赛神酬谢。金满回恩屈了秀童,受此苦楚,况此童除饮酒之外,并无失德,更兼立心忠厚,死而无怨,更没有甚么好处回答得他。乃改秀童名金秀,用己之姓,视如亲子。将美婢金杏许他为婚,待身体调治得强旺了,便配为夫妇。金秀的父母俱各欢喜无言。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">后来金满无子,家业就是金秀承顶。金秀也纳个吏缺,人称为小金令史,三考满了,仕至按察司经历。后人有诗叹金秀之枉,诗云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">解释春风无限恨,沉香亭北倚栏杆。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">天子览词,称美下已:”似此天才,岂不压倒翰林院许多学士。”即命龟年按调而歌,梨园众予弟丝竹并进,夭子自吹玉笛以和之。歌毕,贵妃敛绣中,再拜称谢。天子道:“莫谢朕,可谢学士也!”贵妃持玻璃七主杯,亲酌西凉葡萄酒,命官女赐丰学士饮。天子敕赐李白遍游内苑,令内侍以美酒随后,恣其酣饮。自是宫中内宴,李白每每被召,连贵妃亦爱而重之。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">高力士深恨脱靴之事,无可奈何。一日,贵妃重吟前所制售清平调三首,倚栏叹羡。高力土见四下无人,乘间奏道:“奴婢初意娘娘闻丰白此词,怨入骨髓,何反拳拳如是?”贵妃道:”有何可怨?”力士奏道:“‘可怜飞燕倚新妆’,那飞燕姓赵,乃西汉成帝之后。则今画图中,画着一个武士,手托金盘,盘中有一女子,举袖而舞,那个便是赵飞燕。生得腰肢细软,行步轻盈,芳人千执花枝颤曰然,成帝宠幸无比。谁知飞燕况与燕赤凤相通,匿于复壁之中。成帝入宫,闻壁衣内有人咳嗽声,搜得赤凤杀之。欲废赵后,赖其妹合德力救而止,遂终身不入正宫。今日李白以飞燕比娘娘,此乃涛毁之语,娘娘何丁熟思?”原来贵妃那时以胡人安禄山为养子,出入宫禁,与之私通,满宫皆知,只瞒得玄宗一人。高力士说飞燕一事,正刺其心。贵妃于是心下怀恨,每干天子前说丰白轻狂使酒,无入臣之礼。天子见贵妃下乐李白,遂不召他内宴,亦不留宿殿中。李白情知被高力士中伤,天于存疏远之意,屡次告辞求去,天子不允。乃益纵酒自废,与贺知章、李适之、妆阳王斑、崔宗之、苏晋、张旭、焦遂为酒友,时人呼为竹中八仙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说玄宗天于心下实是爱重李白,只为宫中不甚相得,所以疏了些儿。见李白屡次乞归,无心恋闷,乃向李白道:“卿雅志高蹈,许卿暂还,不日再来柏召。但卿有大功于朕,岂可白手还山?卿有所需,朕当上一一给与。”李白奏道:“臣一无所需,但得杖头有钱,日沽一醉足矣。”天子乃赐金牌一面,牌上御书:“敕赐李白力天下无忧学士,逍遥落托秀才,逢坊吃酒,遇库支钱,府给千贯,县给五百贯。文武官员军民人等,有失敬者,以违诏论。”又赐黄金千两,锦袍玉带,金鞍龙马,从者二十人。白叩头谢恩,天于又赐金花二朵,御酒三杯,于驾前上马出韧,百官俱给假,携酒送行,自长安街直接到十里长亭,樽博不绝。只有杨大师、高大尉二人怀恨不送。内中惟贺内翰等酒友七人,直送至百里之外,流连三日而别。李白集中有还山别金门知己诗,略云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">恭承丹凤诏,数起烟萝中。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一朝去金马,飘落成飞蓬。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">闲来东武吟,曲尽情未终。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">书此谢知己,扁舟寻钓翁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李白锦衣纱帽,上马登程,一路只称锦衣公子。果然逢坊饮酒,遇库支钱。下一日,回至锦州,与许氏夫人相见。官府闻李学上回家,都来拜贺,无日下醉。日往月来,不觉半载。一日白对许氏说,要出外游玩山水,打扮做秀才模样,身边藏了御赐金牌,带一个小仆,骑一健驴,任意而行。府县酒资,照牌供给。忽一日,行到华阴界上,听得人言华阴县知县贪财害民,丰白生计,要去治他。来到县前,令小仆退去,独自倒骑着驴子,于县门首连打三回,那知县在厅上取问公事,观见了,连声:“可恶,可恶:怎敢调戏父母官!”速令公吏人等拿至厅前取问。李白微微诈醉,连问不答。知县令狱卒押人牢中,待他酒醒,着他好生供状,来日决断。狱卒将丰白领入牢中,见了狱官,掀髯长笑。狱官道:“想此人是风颠的?”李白道:“也不风,也不颠。”狱官道:“既不风颠,好生供状。你是何人?为何到此骑驴,搪突县主?”李白道:“要我供状,取纸笔来。”狱卒将纸笔置于案上,李白扯狱官在一边说道:“让开一步待我写。”狱官笑道:“且看这风汉写出甚么来!”李白写道:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">供状锦州人,姓李单名白。弱冠广文章,挥毫神鬼位。长安列八仙,竹溪称六逸,曾草吓蛮书,声名播绝域,玉辇每趋陪,金銮为寝室。吸羹御手调,流涎御袍拭,高大尉脱靴,杨太师磨墨。天子殿前尚容乘马行,华阴县里不许我骑驴人?请验金牌,便知来历。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">写毕,递与狱官看了,狱官唬得魂惊魄散,低头下拜道:“学士老爷,可怜小入蒙官发遣,身不由己,万望海涵赦罪!”李白道:“不干你事,只要你对知县说,我奉金牌圣旨而来,所得何罪,拘我在此?”狱官拜谢了,即忙将供状呈与知县,并述有金牌圣旨。知县此时如小儿初闻霹雳,无孔可钻,只得同狱官到牢中参见节学士,叩头哀告道,“小官有眼下识泰山,一时冒犯,乞赐怜恫!”在职诸官,闻知此事,都来拜求,请学士到厅上正面坐下,众官庭参已毕。李白取出金牌,与众官看,牌上写道:“学士所到,文武官员军民人等,有不敬者,以违诏论。”——“汝等当得何罪?”众官看罢圣旨,一齐低头礼拜,“我等都该万死。”李白见众官苦苦哀求,笑道:“你等受国家爵禄,如何又去贪财害民?如若改过前非,方免汝罪。”众官听说,人人拱手,个个遵依,不敢再犯。就在厅上大排筵宴,管待学士饮酒三日方散。自是知县洗心涤虑,遂为良牧。此信闻于他郡,都猜道朝廷差李学士出外私行观风考政,无不化贪为廉,化残为善。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李白遍历赵、魏、燕、晋、齐、梁、吴、楚,无不流连山水,极诗酒之趣。后因安禄山反叛,明皇车驾幸蜀,诛国忠于军中,缢贵妃于佛寺,白避乱隐于庐山。永王玲时为东南节度使,阴有乘机自立之志。闻内大才,强逼下山,欲授伪职,李自下从,拘留于幕府。未几,肃字即位于灵武,拜郭子仪为天下兵马大元帅,克复两京。有人告永王磷谋叛,肃宗即遣子仪移兵讨之,永王兵败,李白方得脱身,逃至浔阳江口,被守江把总擒拿,把做叛党,解到郭元帅军前。子仪见是李学士,即喝退军土,亲懈其缚,置于上位。纳头便拜道:“昔日长安东市,若非恩人相救,焉有今日?”即命治酒压惊,连夜修本,奏上天子,为李白辨冤,且追叙其吓蛮书之功,荐其才可以大用,此乃施恩而得报也。正是:两叶浮萍归大海,人生何处不相逢。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">时杨国忠已死,高力士亦远贬他方,玄宗皇帝自蜀迎归为大上皇,亦对肃宗称李白奇才。肃宗乃徽白为左拾遗。白叹宦海沉迷,不得逍遥自在,辞而不受,别了郭子仪,送泛舟游侗庭岳阳,再过金陵,泊舟于千石江边。是夜,月明如昼。李自在江头畅饮,忽闻天际乐声味亮,渐近舟次,舟人都下闻,只有李白听得。忽然江中风浪大作,有鲸鱼数丈,奋孟而起,仙童二人,手持施节,到李白面前,口称:“上帝奉迎星主还位。”舟人都惊倒,须臾苏醒。只见李学士坐于鲸背,音乐前导,腾空而去。明日将此事告于当涂县令李阳冰,阳冰具表奏闻。天子敕建李滴仙词于千石山上,春秋二祭。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">到宋太平兴国年问,有书生于月夜渡采石江,见锦帆西来,船头上有白牌一面,写“诗伯”二字。书生遂朗吟二句道:“谁人江上称诗伯?锦绣文章借一观!”舟中有人和云:“夜静不堪题绝句,恐惊星斗落江寒。”书生大惊,正欲傍舟相访,那船泊于千石之下。舟中人紫衣纱帽,飘然若仙,径投李滴仙伺中。书生随后求之词中,并无人迹,方知和诗者即李白也。至今人称“酒仙”、“诗伯”,皆推李白为第一云。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">吓蛮书草见天才,天子调羹亲赐来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一自骑鲸天上去,江流采石有余哀。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">钱舍人题诗燕子楼</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">烟花风景眼前休,此地仍传燕子楼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">鸳梦肯忘三月意?翠肇能省一生愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">拓因零落难重舞,莲为单开不并头。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">娇艳岂无黄壤痤?至今人过说风流。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说大唐自政治大圣大孝皇帝溢法大宗开基之后,至十二帝宪宗登位,凡一百九十三年,天下无事日久,兵甲生尘,刑具不用。时有礼部尚书张建封做官年久,恐妨贤路,遂奏乞骸骨归田养老。宪宗曰:“卿年齿未衰,岂宜退位?果欲避冗辞繁,敕镇青徐数郡。”建封奏曰:“臣虽菲才,既蒙圣恩,白当竭力。”遂敕建封节制武宁军事,建封大喜。平昔爱才好客,既镇武宁,拣选才能之士,礼置门下。后房歌姬舞妓,非知书识礼者不用。武宁有妓关盼盼,乃徐方之绝色也。但见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">歌喉请亮,舞态霎姿。调弦成合格新声,品竹作出尘雅韵。琴弹古调,棋刃新图。赋诗琢句,追风雅见于篇中,溺管丹青,夺造化生于笔下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">建封虽闻其才色无双,缘到任之初,未暇召于搏阻之间。忽一日,中书舍人自乐天名居易,自长安宋,宣谕充剩,路过徐府,乃建封之故人也。喜乐天远来,遂置腐邀饮于公馆,只见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">幕卷流苏,帘垂朱箔。瑞脑烟喷宝鸭,香。光溢琼壶。果劈天浆,食烹异味。绪罗珠翠,列两行粉面梅妆;脆管繁音,奏一派新声雅韵:遍地舞捆铺蜀锦,当筵歌拍按红牙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当时酒至数巡,食供两套,歌喉少歇,舞袖亦停,忽有一妓,抱胡琴立于筵前,转袖调弦,独奏一曲,纤手斜拈,轻敲慢按。满座清香消酒力,一庭雅韵爽烦漾。须臾弹彻韶音,抱胡琴侍立。建封与乐天俱喜调韵清雅,视其精神举止,但见花生丹脸,水剪双眸,意态天然,迥出伦辈。回视其余诸妓,粉黛如上。遂吁而问曰:“孰氏?”其妓斜抱胡琴,缓移莲步,向前对曰:“贱妾关盼盼也。”建封喜下白胜,笑谓乐天曰:“彭门乐事,不出于此。”乐天曰:“似此佳人,名达帝都,信非虚也!”建封曰:“诚如舍人之言,何惜一诗赠之?”乐天曰:“但恐句拙,反污丽人之美。”盼盼据卸胡琴,掩袂而言:“妾姿质丑陋,敢烦珠玉?若果不以猥贱见弃,是微躯随雅文不朽,岂胜身后之茉哉;”乐天喜其黠慧、遂口吟一绝:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">凤拨金翎砌,檀槽后带垂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">醉娇无气力,风袅牡丹枝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼拜谢乐天曰:“贱妾之名,喜传于后世,皆舍人所赐也,”于是宾主欢治,尽醉而散。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">翌日乐天车马东去。自此建封专宠盼盼,遂于府第之们,择佳地创建一楼,名曰“燕子楼”,使盼盼居之,建封治政之暇,轻车潜往,与盼盼宴饮;交飞玉耸,共理签簧,碑锦相偎,驾主共展,绔窗唱和,指花月为题,绣阎论情,对松笃为誓。歌笑管弦,情爱方浓。不幸彩云易散,皓月难圆。建封染病,盼盼请医调治,服药无效,间卜无灵,转加沉重而死。子孙护持灵枫,归葬北郎,独弃盼盼于燕子楼中。香消衣被,尘满琴筝,沉沉朱户长商,悄悄翠帘不卷。盼盼焚香指天誓曰:”妾妇人,无他计报尚书恩德,请落发为尼,诵佛经资公冥福,尽此一世,誓不再嫁/遂闭户独居,凡十换垦霜,人无见面者。乡党中有好事君子,慕其才貌,怜其孤劳,暗暗通书,以窥其意。盼盼为诗以代京答,前后积三百余首,编缀成隼,名曰燕子楼集,楼板流传于世。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">忽一日,金风破暑,玉露生凉,雁字横空,镊声喧草。寂寥院字无人,静协于秋色。盼盼倚栏长叹,独言口:“我作之诗,皆诉愁苦,未知他人能晓我意否?”沉吟良久,忽想翰林白公必能察我,不若赋诗寄呈乐天,诉我衷肠,必表我不负张公之德。遂作诗三绝,缄封付老苍头,驰赴西洛,谓白公投下。白乐天得诗,启缄展视,其一曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">北邮松柏锁愁烟,燕子楼人思悄然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">因埋冠剑歌尘散,红袖香消二十年。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其二曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">适看鸿雁岳阳回,叉睹玄禽送社来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">瑶瑟玉萧无意绪,任从蛛网结成灰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其三曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">楼上残灯件晓霜,独眠人起合欢床。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">桐思一夜知多少?地角天涯不是长!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">乐天看毕,叹赏良久。意一妓女能守节操如此,岂可齐而不答?亦和三章以嘉其意,遣老苍头驰归。盼盼接得,折开视之,其一曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">钢晕罗衫色似烟,一回看着一潜然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">自从不舞霓裳曲,叠在空箱得几年?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其二曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">今朝有客洛阳回,曾到尚书家上来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">见说白杨堪作柱,争教红粉下成灰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">其三曰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">满帘明月满庭霜,被冷香销拂卧床。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">燕子楼前清夜雨,秋来只为一人长。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼吟玩久之,虽获驱珠和壁,未足比此诗之美。笑谓侍女曰:“自此之后,方表我一点真心。”正欲藏之筐中,见纸尾淡墨题小字数行,遂复展看,又有诗一首:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">黄金不惜买蛾眉,拣得如花只一枝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">歌舞教成心力尽,一朝身死不相随。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼一见此诗,愁锁双眉,泪盈满脸,悲泣哑咽,告侍女曰:“向日尚书身死,我恨不能自缢相随,恐人言张公有随死之妾,使尚书有好色之名,是法公之清德也。我今苟活以度朝昏,乐天下晓,故作诗相讽。我今不死,谤语未息。”遂和韵一章云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">独宿空楼敛恨眉,身如春后致残枝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">舍人不解人深意,讽道泉台不去随。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">书罢掷笔于地,掩面长吁。久之,拭泪告侍女曰:“我无计报公厚德,惟坠楼一死,以表我心,”道罢,纤手紧窘绣袂,玉肌斜靠雕栏,有心报德酬恩,无意愉生苟活,下视高楼,踊跃奋身一跳。侍女急拽衣告曰:“何事自求横夭?”盼盼曰:“一片诚心,人不能表,不死何为?”侍女劝曰,“今损躯报德,此心虽佳,但粉骨碎身,于公何益?且遗老母,使何人侍养?”盼盼沉吟久之曰:“死既不能,惟诵佛经,祝公冥福。”自此之后,盼盼惟食素饭一盂,闭阁焚香,坐诵佛经。虽比屋未尝见面。久之鬓云懒掠,眉黛情描,倦理宝瑟瑶琴,厌对鸳亥凤枕,不施朱粉,似春归欲谢庐岭梅花;瘦损腰肢,如秋后消疏隋堤杨柳,每遇花辰月夕,感旧悲哀,寝食失常。不幸寝疾,伏枕月杀,速尔不起。老母遂卜吉葬于燕子楼后。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">盼盼既死,不二十年问,而建封子孙,亦散荡消索。盼盼所居燕于楼遂为官司所占。其他近郡圃,出其形势改作花园,为郡将游赏之地。星霜屡改,岁月频迁,唐运告终,五代更伯。当周显德之未,天水真人承运而兴,整顿朝纲,经营礼法。顾视而妖氛寝灭,指挥而宇宙廓清。至皇宋二叶之时,四海无大吠之警,当时有中书舍人钱易,字希白,乃吴越工钱锣之后裔也。文行侍词,独步朝野,久住紫蔽,怠欲一历外任。遂困奏事之暇,上章奏曰:“臣久据词掖,无毫发之功,乞一小郡,庶竭驾骆广上曰:“青鲁地腴人善,卿可出镇彭门。”遂除希向节制武宁军,希白得旨谢恩。下车之日,宣扬皇化,整肃条章;访民瘦于井邑,享冤在于囹圄;屈己待人,亲拼劝农;宽仁惠爱,劝化凶顽,悉皆奉业守约,廉谨公平。听政月余,节届清明。既在暇日,了无一享,因独步东阶。天气乍暄,无可消遣,遂呼苍头前导,闲游圃中。但见。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">晴光霉霄,淑景融融,小桃绽妆脸红深,嫩柳袅宫腰细软。幽亭雅彬,深藏花圃阴中,画肪兰侥,稳缆回塘岸下。驾金春光时时语,蝶弄睛光扰扰飞。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希自信步,深入芬芳,纵意游赏。到红紫丛中,忽有危楼飞槛,映远横主,基址孤高,规模壮丽。希白举目仰观,见画栋下有牌额,上书“燕子楼”三字。希白曰:“此张建封宠盼盼之处,岁月累更,谁谓遗踪尚在!”遂摄衣登梯,径上楼中,但见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">画栋栖云,雕梁耸汉,视四野如窥日下,指万里如睹掌中。遮风翠慕高张,蔽日疏帘低下。移踪但觉烟霄近,举目方知宇宙宽。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希白倚栏长叹言曰:“昔日张公清歌对酒,妙舞过宾,百岁既终,云消雨散,此事自古皆然,不足感叹。但惜盼盼本一娼妓,而能甘心就死,报建封厚遇之恩,虽烈丈夫何以加此!何事乐天诗中,犹讥其下随建封而死?实怜守节十余年,自洁之心,混没下传。我既知本末,若缄口下为褒扬,盼盼必抱怨于地下。”即呼苍头磨墨,希白染毫,作古调长篇,书于素屏之上,其词曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人生百岁能几日?茬首光阴如过隙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">槽中有酒不成欢,身后虚名又何益?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">清河大守真奇伟,曾向春风种桃李。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">欲将心事占韶华,无奈红颇随逝水。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">佳人重义不顾生,感激深恩甘一死。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">新侍寄语三百篇,贯串风骚洗沐耳。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">请楼十二横霄汉,低下升帘锁双燕。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">娇魂媚魄不可寻,尽把阑于空倚遍!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希白题罢,朗吟数过,忽有清风袭人,异香拂面。希内大惊,此非花气,自何而来?方疑讶问,见素屏后有步履之声。希白即转屏后窥之,见一女子,云浓时发,月淡修眉,体欺瑞雪之客光,脸夺奇花之艳丽,金莲步稳,束素腰轻。一见希白,娇羞脸黛,急挽金铺,平掩其身,虽江梅之映雪:不足比其风韵。希白惊讶,问其姓氏。此女舍金铺,掩袂向前,叙礼而言曰:“妾乃守园老吏之女也。偶因令节,闲上层楼,忽值公相到来,妾荒急匿身于此,以蔽丑恶。忽闻诵吊盼盼古调新词,使妾闻之,如获珠玉,送潜出听于索屏之后,因而得面台颜。妾之行藏,尽于此矣。”希白见女子容颜秀丽,词气清扬,喜悦之心,不可言喻,遂以言挑之曰:“听子议论,想必知音。我适来所作长篇,以为何如?”女曰:“妾门品虽微,酷喜吟咏,闻适来所诵篇章,锦心绣口,使九泉衔恨之心,一旦消释。”希白又闻此语,愈加喜悦曰:“今日相逢,可谓佳人才干,还有意无?”女乃款客正色,掩袂言曰:“幸君无及于乱,以全贞洁之心。惟有诗嘈,仰酬厚意。”遂于袖中取彩笺一幅上呈。希白展看其诗曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人去楼空事已深,至今惆怅禾天吟。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">非君诗法高题起,谁慰黄泉一片心?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">希白读罢,谓女子曰:“尔既能诗,决非园吏之女,果何人也?”女曰:“君详诗意,自知贱妾微踪,何必苦向广希内春心荡漾,不能拴束,向前拽其衣据,忽闻槛竹敲窗惊觉,乃一枕游仙梦,优枕于书窗之下,但见炉烟尚袅,花影微敬,院字沉沉,方当日午。希白推枕而起,兀坐沉思,“梦中所见者,必关盼盼也。何显然如是?千古所兀,诚为佳梦。”反复再二叹曰:“此事当作一词以记之。”遂成蝶恋花词,信笔书于案上,词曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一枕闲敬春昼午,梦入华臂,邂逅飞凉侣。娇态翠辇愁不语,彩笺遗我新奇句。凡许芳心犹未诉,风竹敲百,惊散无寻处!惆怅楚云留不住,断肠凝望高唐路。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">呆迹未干,忽闻窗外有人鼓掌作拍,抗声而歌,调清韵美,声入帘忧。希白审听窗外歌声,乃适所作蝶恋花词也。希白大惊曰:“我方作此词,何人早已先能歌唱?”遂启窗视之,见一女子翠冠珠洱,玉佩罗裙,向苍苍太湖石畔,隐珊珊翠竹丛中,绣鞋不动芳尘,琼据风飘袅娜。希白仔细定睛看之,转柳寄花而大。希白呗异,不胜惆怅。后希白宫至尚书,惜军爱民,百姓赞仰,一夕无病而终,这是后活。正是。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一首新词吊丽容,贞魂含笑梦相逢。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">虽为翰苑名贤事,编入稗官小之中。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十一卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">苏知县罗衫再合</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">早潮才罢晚潮来,一月周流六十回。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">不独光阴朝复暮,杭州老去被潮催。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这四句诗,是唐朝自乐天杭州钱塘江看潮所作。话中说杭州府有一才子,姓李,名宏,字敬之。此人胸藏锦绣,腹隐珠巩,奈时运未通,三科不第。时值深秋,心怀抑郁,欲渡钱塘,往严州访友。命童子收拾书囊行李,买舟而行。划出江口,天已下午。李生推篷一看,果然秋江景致,更自非常,有宋朝苏东坡江神子词为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">凤凰山下雨初睛,水风情,晚霞明。一朵芙蓉开过尚盈盈。何处飞来双白蟹,如有意,慕鸠停。忽闻江上弄哀筝,苦合情,遣谁听。烟敛云收依约是湘灵。欲待曲终寻问取,人不见,数峰青。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生正看之间,只见江口有一座小亭,匾曰:”秋江亭”。舟人道:“这亭子上每日有游人登览,今日如何冷静?”李生想道:“似我失意之人,正好乘着冷静时去看一看。”叫:“家长,与我移舟到秋江亭去。”舟人依命,将船放到亭边,停挠稳缆。李生上岸,步进亭于。将那四面窗桐推开,倚栏而望,见山水相衔,江天一色。李生心喜,叫童干将桌椅拂净,焚起一炉好香,取瑶琴横于桌上,操了一回。曲终音止,举眼见墙壁上多有留题,字迹下一。独有一处连真带草,其字甚大。李生起而视之,乃是一首词,名西江月是说酒、色、财、气四件的短处:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">酒是烧身硝焰,色为割肉钢刀,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财多招忌损人苗,气是无烟火药。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">四件将来合就,相当不久分毫。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">劝君莫恋最为高,才是修身正道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生看罢,笑道:“此词未为确论,人生在世,酒色财气四者脱离不得。若无酒,失了祭享宴会之礼;若无色,绝了夫妻子孙之事;若无财,天于庶人皆没用度;若无气,忠臣义士也尽委靡。我如今也作一词与他解释,有何不可。”当下磨得墨浓,蘸得笔饱,就在西江月背后,也带草连真,和他一首:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">三杯能和万事,一醉善解千愁,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">阴阳和颀喜相求,孤寡须知绝后。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财乃润家之宝,气为造命之由,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">助人情性反为仇,持论何多差谬!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生写罢,掷笔于桌上。见香烟未烬,方欲就坐,再抚一曲,忽然画棺前一阵风起。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">善聚庭前草,能开水上萍,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">惟闻千树吼,不见半分形。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生此时,不觉神思昏迷,伏几而卧。陵眈中,但闻环佩之声,异香满室。有美女四人:一穿黄,一穿红,一穿白,一穿黑,自外而人。向丰生深深万福。李生此时似梦非梦。便间:“四女何人?为何至此?”四女乃含笑而言:“妾姊妹四人,乃古来神女,遍游人间,前日有诗人在此游玩,作西江月一首,将妾等辱骂,使妾等羞愧无地,今日蒙先生也作西江月一首,与妾身解释前冤,特来拜谢!”丰生心中开悟,知是酒色财气四者之精,全下畏惧,便道:“四位贤姐,各请通名。”四女各言诗一句,穿黄的道:“杜康造下万家春,”穿红的道:“一面红妆爱杀人,”穿白的道:“牛死方通都属我,”穿黑的道:“氖豆世界满乾坤。”原来那黄衣女是酒,红衣女是色,白衣女是财,黑衣女是气。李生心下了然,用于轻招四女:“你四人听我分剖。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">香甜美味酒为失,美貌芳年色更鲜,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财积干佰称富贵,善调五气是真仙。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">四女大喜,拜谢道:”既承解释,复劳褒奖,乞先生于吾妹妹四人之中,选择一名无过之女,奉陪枕席,少效恩环。”李生摇手,连声道:“不可,不可!小生有志攀月中丹桂,无心恋野外闲花。请勿多言,恐亏行止”四女笑道:“先生差矣。妾等乃巫山洛水之侍,非路柳墙花之比,汉司马相如文章魁哺,唐李卫公开国元勋,一纳文君,一收红拂,反作风流话柄,不闻取讥于后世。况佳期良会,错过难逢,望先生二恩!”李生到底足少年才干,心猿意马,拿把不定,不免转口道:“既贤姐们见爱,但不知那一位是无过之女?小生情愿相留。”言之未已,只见那黄衣酒女急急移步上前道:“先生,妾乃无过之女。”李生道:“怎见贤姐无过?”酒女道:“妾亦有西江月,有:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">善助英雄壮胆,能添锦绣诗肠。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">神仙造下解愁方,雪月风花玩赏。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">又道:“还有一句要紧言语,先生听着:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">好色能生疾病,贪杯总是请狂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">八仙醉倒紫云乡,不羡公侯卿桐。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生人笑道:“好个‘八仙醉倒紫云乡’,小生情愿相留。”方留酒女,只见那红衣色女向前,柳眉倒竖,星眼圆睁,道:“先生不要听贱婢之言!贱人,我且间你:你只讲酒的好处就罢了,为何重己轻人,乱讲好色的能生疾病?终不然三四岁孩儿害病,也从好色中来?你只夸己的好处,却不知己的下好处。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">平帝丧身因酒毒,江边李白损其躯。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">劝君休饮无情水,醉后救人心意迷!”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生道:“有理。古人亡国丧身,皆酒之过,小中不敢相留。”只见红衣女妖妖娆烧的走近前来,道:“妾身乃是无过之女,也有西江月为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">每羡鸳鸯交颈,又看连理花开。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无知花乌动情怀,岂可人无欢爱。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">君干好速淑女,佳人贪恋多才,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">红罗帐里两和谐,一刻干金难买。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生沉吟道:“真个一刻千金难买!”才欲留色女,那白衣女早已发怒骂道:“贱人,怎么说‘干金难买’?终不然我到不如你?说起你的过处尽多:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">尾生桥下水涓涓,吴国西施事可怜。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">贪恋花枝终有祸,好姻缘是恶烟缘。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">丰生道:“尾生丧身,夫差亡国,皆由于色,其过也不下于酒。请去!请去!”遂问白衣女:“你却如何?”白衣女上前道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">收尽三才权柄,荣华富贵从生。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">纵教好善圣贤心,空手难施德行。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">有我人皆钦敬,无我到处相轻。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">休因闲气斗和争,问我须知有命。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">李生点头道:“汝言有理,世间所敬者财也。我若有财,取科第如反掌耳。”才动喜留之意,又见黑衣女粉脸生嗔,垦眸带怒,骂道:”你为何说‘休争闲气,?为人在世,没了气还好?我想着你。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">有财有势是英雄,命若无时在用功。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">昔日石崇因宫死,铜山不助邓通穷。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">丰生摇首不语,心中暗想:“石崇因财取祸,邓通空有钱山,下救其饿,财有何益?”便问气女:“卿言虽则如此,但下知卿千平昔问处世何如?”黑衣女道:“像妾处世呵:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一自混元开辟,阴阳二字成功。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">含为元气散为风,万物得之萌动。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">但看生身六尺,喉问三寸流通。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">财和酒色尽包笼,无气谁人享用?”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">气女说罢,李生还未及答,只见酒色财三女齐声来讲,“先生休听其言,我三人岂被贱婢包笼乎?且听我数他过失:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">霸王自刎在鸟汪,有智周瑜命不长。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">多少阵前雄猛将,皆因争气一身亡。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">先生也不可相留</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">”李生踌因思想:“呀!四女皆为有过之人。——四位贤姐,小生褥薄主寒,不敢相留,都请回去。”四女此时互相埋怨,这个说:“先生留我,为何要你打短?”那个说:“先生爱我,为何要你争先?”话不投机,一时间打骂起来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">酒骂色又盗人骨髓;色骂酒,专惹非灾;财骂气,能伤肺腑;气骂财,能损情怀。直打得酒女鸟云乱,色女宝辔歪,财女捶胸叫,气女倒尘埃,一个个蓬松鬓发遮粉脸,不整金莲散凤鞋。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">四女打在一团,搅在一处。李生暗想:”四女相争,不过为我一人耳。”方欲向前劝解,被气女用手一推,“先生闪开,待我打死这三个贱婢!”李生猛然一惊,衣袖拂着琴弦,当的一声响,惊醒回来,擦磨睡眼,定睛看时,那见四女踪迹!李生抚田长叹:“我因关心大切,遂形于梦寐之间。据适间梦中所言,四者皆为有过,我为何又作这一首词赞扬其美。使后人观吾此词,恣意干酒色,沉迷于财气,我即为祸之魁首。如今欲要说他不好,难以悔笔。也罢,如今再题四句,等人酌量而行。”就在粉墙西江月之后,又挥一首。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">饮酒不醉最为高,好色不乱乃英豪。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无义之财君莫取,忍气侥人祸自消。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这段评话,虽说酒色财气一般有过,细看起来,酒也有不会饮的,气也有耐得的,无如财色二字害事。但是贪财好色的又免不得吃几杯酒,兔不得淘几场气,酒气二者又总括在财色里面了。今日说一桩异闻,单为财色二字弄出天大的祸来。后来悲欢离合,做了锦片一场佳话,正是:说时惊破好人胆,话出伤残义士心。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说国初永乐年问,北直隶江州,有个兄弟二人,姓苏,其兄名云,其弟名雨。父亲早丧,单有母亲张氏在堂。邓苏云自小攻书,学业淹贯,二十四岁上,一举登科,殿试二甲,除授浙江金华府兰溪县大尹。苏云回家,住了数月,凭限已到,不免择日起身赴任。苏云对夫人郑氏说道:“我早登科甲,初任牧民,立心愿为好官,此去止饮兰溪杯水:所有家财,尽数收拾,将十分之三留为母亲供膳,其余带去任所使用/当日拜别了老母,嘱咐兄弟苏雨:“好生侍养高堂,为兄的若不得罪于地方,到三年考满,又得相见,”说罢,不觉惨然泪下。苏雨道:“哥哥荣任是美事,家中自有兄弟支持,不必佳怀。前程万里,须自保重!”苏雨又送了一程方别。苏云同夫人郑氏,带了苏胜夫妻二人,伏事登途,到张家湾地方。苏胜禀道,“此去是水路,该用船只,偶有顺便回头的官座,老爷坐去稳便/苏知县道:“甚好。”原来坐船有个规矩,但是顺便回家,不论客货私货,都装载得满满的,却去揽一位官人乘坐,借其名号,免他一路税课,不要邓官人的船钱,反出几十两银子送他,为孝顺之礼,谓之坐舱钱。苏知县是个老实的人;何曾晓得恁样规矩,闻说不要他船钱,已自勾了,还想甚么坐舱钱。那苏胜私下得了他四五两银子佰钱,喜出望外,从旁樟掇。苏知县同家小下了官舱。一路都是下水,渡了黄河,过了扬州广陵驿,将近仪真。因船是年远的,又带货大章,发起漏来,满船人都慌了。苏知县叫炔快拢岸,一明寸问将家眷和行李都搬上岸来。只因搬这一番,有分教:苏知县全家受祸。正合着二句古语,道是:漫藏海盗,冶客海淫。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说仪真县有个惯做私商的人,姓徐,名能,在五坝上街居住。久揽山东王尚书府中一只大客船,装载客人,南来北往,每年纳还船租银两。他合着一班水子,叫做赵三翁鼻涕、杨辣嘴、范剥皮、沈胡子,这一班都不是个但善之辈。又有一房家人,叫做姚大。时常揽厂载,约莫有些油水看得人眼时,半夜三更悄地将船移动,到僻静去处,把客人谋害,劫了财帛。如此十余年,徐能也做厂些家事。这些伙汁,一个个羹香似熟,饱食暖衣,正所谓“为富下仁,为仁不富。”你道徐能是仪真县人,如何却揽山东工尚书府中的船只?况且私商起家十金,自家难道打不起一只船?是有个缘故,玉尚书初任南京为官,曾在扬州娶了一位小奶奶,后来小奶奶父母却移家于仪真居住,王尚书时常周给。后因路遥不便,打这只船与他,教他赁租用度。船上竖的是山东王尚书府的水牌,下水时,就是徐能包揽去了。徐能因为做那私商的道路,到下好用自家的船,要借尚书府的名色,又有势头,人又不疑心他,所以一向下致败露。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">今日也是苏知县合当有事,恰好侍能的船空闲在家。徐能正在岸上寻主顾,听说官船发漏,忙走来看,看见皿上许多箱笼囊筐,心中早有七分动人。结未又走个娇娇滴滴少年美貌的奶奶上来,徐能是个贪财好色的都头,不觉心窝发痒,眼睛里迸出人来。又见苏胜搬运行李,料是仆人,在人丛中将苏胜背后衣袂一扯。苏胜回头,徐能陪个笑肚问道:“是那里去的考爷,莫非要换船么?”苏胜道:“家老爷是新科进土,选了兰溪县知县,如今去到任,因船发了漏,权时上岸,若就有个好船换得,省得又落主人家/徐能指着河里道:“这山东王尚书府中水牌在上的,就是小人的船,新修整得好,又坚固又干净。惯走浙直水路,水手又都是得力的。今晚若下船时,明早祭了神福,等一阵顺风,不几日就吹到了。”苏胜欢喜,便将这话莫知家主。苏知县叫苏胜先去看了舱口,就议定了船钱。因家眷在上,下许搭载一人。徐能俱依允了。当下先秤了一半船钱,那一半直待到县时找足。苏知县家眷行李重复移下了船。徐能慌忙去寻那一班下做好事的帮手,赵三等都齐了,只有翁范二人下到。买了神福,正要开船,岸上又有一个汉子跳下船来道:“我也相帮你们去!”侍能看见,呆了半晌。原来徐能有一个兄弟,叫做徐用,班中都称为徐大哥,徐二哥。真个是“有性善有性下善”,徐能惯做私商,徐用偏好善。但是徐用在船上,徐能要动手脚,往往被兄弟阻住,十遍到有八九遍做不成,所以今日徐能瞒了兄弟下去叫他。那栋用却自有心,听得说有个少年知县换船到任,写了哥子的船,又见哥哥去唤这一班如狼似虎的人,下对他说,心下有些疑惑,故意要来船上相帮。徐能却怕兄弟阻挡他这番稳善的生意,心中嘿嘿不喜。正是:注渭自分清共浊,甭获不混臭和香。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说苏知县临欲开船,又见一个汉子赶将下来,心中到有些疑虑,只道是趁船的,叫苏胜:“你问那方才来的是甚么人尸苏胜去问了来,回复道:”船头叫做徐能,方才来的叫做徐用,就是徐能的亲弟。”苏知县想道,“这便是一家了/是日开船,约有数里,徐能就将船泊岸,说道:“风还不顺,众弟兄且吃神福酒。”徐能饮酒中间,只推出恭上岸,招兄弟作用对他说道:“我看苏知县行李沉重,不下干金,跟随的又止一房家人,这场好买卖不可挫过,你却不要阻挡我。”徐用道:“哥哥,此事断然不可!他若任所回来,盈囊满芭,必是亩赃所致,下义之财,取之无碍。如今方才赴任,不过家中带来几两盘费,那有千金?况且少年科甲;也是天上一位垦宿,哥哥若害了他,天理也不容,后来必然懊悔。”待能道:“财采到不打紧,还有一事,好一个标致奶奶!你哥正死了嫂嫂,房中没有个得意掌家的,这是天付姻缘,兄弟这番须作成做哥的则个!”徐用又道:“从来‘相女配夫,既是奶奶,必然也是宦家之女,把他好夫好妇拆散了,强逼他成亲,到底也下和顺,此事一发不可。”这里兄弟二人正在卿卿吵吱,船艄上赵三望见了,正不知他商议甚事,一跳跳上岸来,徐用见赵三上岸,洋洋的到走开了。赵三间徐能:“适才与二哥说甚么?”徐能附耳述了一遍。赵三道:“既然二哥下从,到不要与他说了,只消兄弟一人便与你完成其事。今夜须如此如此,这般这般。”徐能大喜道:“下在叫做赵一刀。”原来赵三为人粗暴,动下动白夸道:“我是一刀两段的性子,不学那粘皮带骨。”固此起个异名,叫做赵一刀。当下众人饮酒散了,权时歇息。看看天晚,苏知县夫妇都睡了,约至一更时分,闻得船上起身,收拾篷索。叫苏胜问时,说道:“江船全靠顺风,趁这一夜凤使去,明早便到南京了。老爷们睡稳莫要开口,等我自行。”那苏知县是北方人,不知水面的勾当。听得这话,就不问他了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说徐能撑开船头,见风色不顺,正中其意,拽起满篷,倒使转向黄夭荡去。那黄天荡是极野去处,船到荡中,四望无际。姚大便去抛铁锚,杨辣嘴把定头舱门口,沈胡子守舵,赵三当先提着一口泼风刀,徐能手执板斧随后,只不叫徐用一人。却说苏胜打铺睡在舱口,听得有人椎门进来,便从被窝里钻出头向外张望,赵三看得真,一刀砍去,正劈着脖子,苏胜只叫得一声“有贼!”又复一刀砍杀,拖出舱瞩.向水里掉下去了。苏胜的者婆和衣唾在那里,听得嚷,摸将出来,也被徐能一斧劈倒。姚大点起火把,照得舱中通亮。慌得苏知县双膝跪下,叫道:“大王,行李分毫不要了,只求饶命!”徐能道:“饶你不得!”举斧照顶门砍下,却被一人拦腰抱住道:“使不得!”却便似:秋深逢赦至,病笃遏仙来!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">你道是谁?正是徐能的亲弟徐用。晓得众人动掸,下干好事,走进舱来,却好抱住了哥哥,扯在一边,不容他动手。徐能道/兄弟,今日骑虎之势,罢不得手了。”徐用道:“他中了一场进士,不曾做得一日官,今日劫了他财帛,占了他妻小,杀了他家人,又教他刀下身亡,也忒罪过/侍能道:“兄弟,别事听得你,这一件听不得你,留了他便是祸根,我等性命难悍,放了手!”徐用越抱得紧了,便道:“哥哥,既然放他不得,抛在湖中,也得个全尸而死。”徐能道:“便依了兄弟言语/徐用道:”哥哥撇下手中凶器,兄弟方好放手。”徐能果然把板斧撇下,徐用放了手。徐能对苏知县道:“免便免你一斧,只是松你不得。”便将棕缆捆做一同,如一只馄饨相似,向水面扑通的抑将下去,眼见得苏知县不活了。夫人郑氏只叫得苦,便欲跳水。徐能那里容他,把舱门关闭,拨回船头,将篷扯满,又使转来。原来江湖中除了顶头大逆风,往来都使得篷。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">仪真至邵伯湖,不过五十余里,到天明,仍到了五坝曰上。徐能回家,唤了一乘肩舆,教管家的朱婆先扶了奶奶上轿,一路哭哭啼啼,竟到了涂能家里。徐能分付朱婆:“你好生劝慰奶奶,到此地位,不由不顺从,不要愁烦。今夜芳肯从顺,还你终身富贵,强似跟那穷官。’说得成时,重重有赏,”朱婆领命,引着奶奶归房。徐能叫众人将船中箱宠,尽数搬运上岸,打开看了,作六分均分。杀倒一口猪,烧利市纸,连翁鼻涕、范剥皮都请将来,做庆贺筵席。作用心中甚是不忍,想着哥哥不仁,到夜来必然去逼苏奶奶,若不从他,性命难保?芳从时,可不坏了他名节。虽在席中,如坐什毡。众人大酒大肉,直吃列夜。徐用心生一计,将大折碗满斟热酒,碗内约有斤许。徐用捧了这碗酒,到徐能面前跪下。徐能慌忙来搀道:“兄弟为何如此?”徐用道:“夜来船中之事,做兄弟的违拗了兄长,必然见怪。苫果然不怪,可饮兄弟这匝酒。”徐能虽是强盗,弟兄之间,到也和睦,只恐作用疑心,将酒一饮而尽。众人见徐用劝了酒,都起身把盏道/今日涂大哥娶了新嫂,是个人喜,我等一人庆一杯,”此时徐能七八已醉,欲椎不饮。众人道,“徐二哥是弟兄,我们异姓,偏不是弟兄?”待能被缠不过,只得每人陪过,吃得酪阿大醉。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">徐用见哥哥坐在椅上打瞌睡,只推出恭,提个灯笼,走出大门,从后门来,门却锁了。徐用从盾上跳进屋里,将后门锁裂仟,取灯笼藏了。厨房下两个丫头在那里烫酒,徐用不顾,径到房前。只见房门掩着,里面说话声响,徐用侧耳而听,却是朱婆劝郑夫人成亲,正不知劝过几多言语了,郑夫人下允,只是啼哭。朱婆道:“奶奶既立意不顺从,何不就船中寻个自尽?今日到此,那里有地孔钻去?”郑夫人哭道:“妈妈,不是奴家贪生俯死,只为有九十月身孕在身,若死了不打紧,我丈夫就绝后了。”朱婆道:“奶奶,你就生下儿女来,谁客你存留?者身又是妇道家,做不得程婴扦日,也是枉然。”徐用听到这句话,一脚把房门踢开,吓得郑夫人动不附体,连朱婆也都慌了。徐用道:“不要忙,我是来救你的。我哥哥已醉,乘此机会,送你出后门去逃命,异日相会,须记的下干我徐用之事。”郑夫人叩头称谢。朱婆因说了半日,也十分可怜郑夫人,情厄与他作伴逃走,徐用身边取出十两银子,付与朱婆做盘缠,引二人出后门,又送了他出了大街,瞩付“小心在意”,说罢,自去了。好似:捶碎五宠飞彩风,掣开金锁走蚊龙。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">单说朱婆与郑夫人寻思黑夜无路投奔,信步而行,只拣僻静处走去,顾不得鞋弓步窄,约行十五六里,苏奶奶心中着忙,到也下怕脚痛,那朱婆却走不动了。没奈何,彼此相扶,又捱了十余里,天还未明。朱婆原有个气急的症候,走了许多路,发喘起来,道:“奶奶,不是老身有始无终,其实寸步难移,恐怕反拖累奶奶。且喜天色微明,奶奶前去,好寻个安身之处。老身在此处途路还熟,下消挂念。”郑夫人道:“奴家患难之际,只得相拟了,只是妈妈遇着他人,休得漏了奴家消息!”朱婆道:”奶奶尊便,老身不误你的事/郑夫人才口得身,朱婆叹口气想道/没处安身,索性做个干净好人。”望着路旁有口义并,将一双旧鞋脱下,投井而死。郑夫人眼中流泪,只得前行。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">又行了十里,共三十余里之程,渐觉腹痛难忍。此时天色将明,望见路傍有一茅庵,其门尚闭。郑夫人叩门,意欲借庵中暂歇。庵内答应开门。郑夫人抬头看见,惊上加惊,想道:”我来惜了!原来是僧人,闻得南边和尚们最不学好,躲了强盗,又撞了和尚,却不晦气。千兀万兀,左右一死,且进门观其动静。”那憎人看见郑夫人丰姿服色,不像个以下之人,甚相敬重,请入净室间讯。叙话起来,方知是尼憎。郑夫人方才心定,将黄天荡遏盗之事,叙了一遍。那老尼姑道:”奶奶暂住几日不妨,却不敢久留,恐怕强人访知,彼此有损”说犹未毕,郑夫人但痛,一阵紧一阵。老尼年逾五十,也是半路出家的,晓得些道儿,间道:“奶奶这痛阵,到像要分娩一般?”郑夫人道:“实不相瞒,奴家怀九个月孕,因昨夜走急了路,肚疼,只怕是分娩了。”老尼道:”奶奶莫怪我说,这里是佛地,不可污秽。奶奶可在别处去,不敢相留。鄂夫人眼中流泪,哀告道:“师父,慈悲为本,这十方地面不留,教奴家更投何处?想是苏门前世业重,今日遭此冤劫,不如死休!”老尼心慈道:“也罢,庵后有个厕屋,奶奶若没处去,权在那厕屋里住下,等生产过了,进庵未迟。”郑夫人出于无奈,只得捧着腹肚,走到庵后厕屋里去。虽则厕屋,喜得下是个露坑,到还干净。郑夫人到了屋内,一连几阵紧痛,产下一个孩儿。老尼听得小儿啼哭之声,忙走来看,说道:“奶奶且喜平安。只是一件,母子不能井留。若留下小的,我与你托人抚养,你就休住在此;你若要住时,把那小官人弃了。不然佛地中啼啼哭哭,被人疑心,查得根由,又是祸事。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">坏夫人左思右量,两下难舍,便道:“我有道理。”将自己贴肉穿的一件罗衫脱下,包裹了孩儿,拔下金钡一股,插在孩儿胸前,对天拜告道:“夫主苏云,倘若下该绝后,愿天可怜,遣个好人收养此儿。”祝罢,将孩儿递与老尼,央他放在十字路口。老尼念声“阿弥陀佛”,接了孩儿,走去约莫半里之遥,地名大柳村,撇于柳树之下。分明路侧重逢弃,疑是空桑再产伊。老尼转来,回复了郑夫人,郑夫人一愉几死。老尼劝解,自不必说。老尼净了手,向佛前念了血盆经,送汤送水价看觑郑夫人。郑夫人将随身管洱手铡,尽数解下,送与老尼为陪堂之费。等待满月,进庵做下道姑,拜佛看经。过了数月,老尼恐在本地有是非,又引他到当涂县慈湖老庵中潜住,更不出门,下在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说涂能醉了,匠在椅上,直到五鼓方醒。众人见主人酒醉,先已各散去讫。徐能醒来,想起苏奶奶之事,走进房看时,却是个空房,连朱婆也不见了。叫丫攫间时,一个个目睁口呆,对答不出。看后门大开,情知走了,虽然不知去向,也少不得追赶。料他不走南路,必走北路,望僻静处,一直追来。也是天使其依/一径走那苏奶奶的旧路,到义井跟头,看见一双女鞋,原是他先前老婆的旧鞋,认得是朱婆的。疑猜道/难道他特地奔出去,到于此地,舍得性命/巴着井栏一望,黑洞洞地,不要管他,再赶一程。又行十余里,已到大柳村前,上无踪迹。正欲回身,只听得小孩子婴响,走上一步看时,邓大柳树之下一个小孩儿,且是牛得端正,怀间有金包一股,正下知什么人撇下的。心中暗想/我徐能年近四十,尚无子息,这不是皇天有眼,赐与我为嗣广轻轻抱在怀里,那孩儿就不哭了。徐能心下十分之喜,也不想追赶,抱了孩子就回。到得家中,想姚大的老婆,新育一个女儿,未儿且死了,正好接奶。把召卜股铰子,就做赏钱,赏了那婆娘,教他好生喂乳,“长大之时,我自看顾你。”有诗为证。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">几人不识天公巧,种就殃苗侍长成。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话分两头。再说苏知县被强贼抑入黄天荡中,自古道:“死生有命”,若是命不该活,一千个也休了,只为苏知县后来还有造化,在水中半沉半浮,直污到向水闸边。恰好有个徽州客船,泊于闸口。客人陶公夜半正起来撒溺,觉得船底下有物,叫水手将篙摘起,却是一个人,浑身捆缚,心中骇异,不知是死的活的?正欲椎去水中、有这等异事;那苏知县在水中浸了半夜,还下曾兀,开口道:“救命!救命!”陶公见是活的,慌忙解开绳索,将姜汤灌醒,间其缘故。苏知县备细告诉,被山东王尚书船家所劫,如今待往上司去告理。陶公是本分生理之人,听得说要与山东正尚书家打官司,只恐连累,有懊悔之意。苏知具看见颜色变了,怕不相容,便改口道/如今盘费一空,文凭又失,此身无所着落,倘有安身之处,再作道理。”陶公道:“先生休怪我说,你若要去告理,在下不好管得闲事:若只要十安身之处,敝村有个市学,倘肯相就,权庄几时,”苏知县道。“多谢!多谢/陶公取些干衣服,教苏知县换了,带回家中。这村名虽唤做三家村,共有十四五家,每家多有儿女上学,却是阳公做领袖,分派各家轮流供给,在家教学,下放他出门。看官牢记着,那苏知县自在村中教学,正是:未司社稷民人事,权作之乎者也师。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说苏老夫人在家思念儿子苏云,对次子苏雨道:“你哥哥为官,一去三年,杏无音信,你可念手足之情,亲往兰溪任所,讨个音耗回来,以慰我悬悬之望。”苏雨领命,收拾包裹,陆路短盘,水路搭船,下则一月,来到兰溪。那苏雨是朴实庄家,下知委曲,一径走到县里。值知县退衙,来私宅门口敲门。守门皂隶急忙拦住,间是甚么人。苏而道:“我是知县老爷亲属,你快通报,”皂隶道,”大爷好利害,既是亲属,可通个名姓,小人好传云板。”苏雨道:“我是苏爷的嫡亲兄弟,特地从啄州家乡而来。”皂隶兜脸打一阵,骂道/见鬼,大爷自姓高,是江西人,牛头下对马嘴!”正说间,后堂又有几个闲荡的公人听得了,走来带兴,骂道:“那里来这光棍,打他出去就是。”苏雨再三分辨,那个听他。正在那里七张八嘴,东扯西拽,惊动了衙内的高知县,开私宅出来,问甚缘由。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">苏雨听说大爷出衙,睁眼看时,却不是哥哥,已自心慌,只得下跪享道:“小人是北直隶汀州苏雨,有亲兄苏云,于三年前,选本县知县,到任以后,杏无音信。老母在家悬望,特命小人不远千里,来到此间,何期遇了恩相。恩相既在此荣任,必知家兄前任下落。”高知县慌忙扶起,与他作揖,看坐,说道/你令兄向来不曾到任,吏部只道病故了,又将此缺补与下官。既是府上都没消息,不是巨舟,定是遭寇了。若是中途病亡,岂无一人回籍什苏雨听得婴将起来道:“老母之中悬念,只望你衣锦还乡,谁知死得不明下白,教我如何回召老母</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">”高知县旁观,未免同袍之情,甚不过意,宽慰道:“事已如此,足下休得烦恼。且在敝治宽住一两个月,待下官差人四处打听令兄消息,回府未迟。一应路费,都在下官身上/便分付门子,于库房取书仪十两,送与苏雨为程敬,着一名皂隶送苏二爷千城隍庙居住。苏雨虽承高公美意,心下痛苦;昼夜啼哭,住了半月,忽感一病,服药不愈,呜呼哀哉。未得兄弟生逢,又见娘儿死别。高知县买棺亲往殡殓,停枢于庙中,分付道士,小心看视。下在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">再说徐能,自抱那小孩儿回来,教姚大的老婆做了乳母,养为己子。俗语道:“只愁不养,下愁不长。”那孩子长成六岁,聪明出众,取名徐继祖,上学攻书。十三岁经书精通,游库补反。十五岁上登科,起身会试。从汀州经过,走得乏了,下马歇脚。见一老婆婆,面如秋叶,发若银丝,自提一个磁瓶向井头汲水。徐继祖上前与婆婆作揖,求一匝清水解渴。老婆婆老眼匠肮,看见了这小官人,清秀可喜,便囹他家里吃茶。徐继祖道:“只怕老娘府上路远!”婆婆道:“十步之内,就是老身舍下。“继祖真个下马,跟到婆婆家里,见门庭虽象旧家,甚是冷落。后边房屋都被火焚了,瓦砾成堆,无人收拾,止剩得厅房三问,将土墙隔断。左一间老婆婆做个卧房,右一间放些破家伙,中间虽则空下,傍边供两个灵位,开写着长儿苏云,次儿苏雨。厅侧边是个耳房,一个老婢在内烧火。老婆婆请小官人于中间坐下,自己陪坐。唤老婢泼出一盏热腾腾的茶,将托盘托将出来道:“小官人吃茶。”老婆婆看着小官人,目不转睛,不觉两泪交流。徐继祖怪而问之。老婆婆道:“者身七十八岁了,就说错了句言语,料想郎君不怪。”徐继祖道:“有活但说,何怪之有!”老婆婆道:“官人尊姓?青春几岁广徐继祖叙出姓名,年方一十五岁,个科侥幸中学,赴京会试。老婆婆屈拾暗数了一回,扑饭狡泪珠滚一个下住。徐继祖也不觉惨然道:“婆婆如此哀楚,必有伤心之事!”老婆婆道:“老身有两个儿子,长予苏云,叨中进士,职受兰溪县尹,十五年前,同着媳妇赴任,一去杏然。者身又遣次男苏雨来往任所体探,连苏雨也下回来。后来闻人传说,大小儿丧千江盗之手,次儿没于兰溪。老身痛苦无伸,又被邻家夫人,延烧卧室。老身和这婢子两口,权住这几间屋内,坐以待死。适才偶见郎君面貌与苏云无二,又刚是十五岁,所以老身感伤下已。今日大色已晚,郎君若下嫌贫贱,在草舍权住一晚,吃老身一召素饭。”说罢又哭。徐继祖是个慈善的人,也是天性自然感动,心啊到可怜这婆婆,也不忍别去,就含住了。老婆婆宰鸡煮烦,管待徐继祖。叙了二三更的后,就留在中间歇息。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">次早,老婆婆起身,又留吃了早饭,临去时依依不舍,在破箱子内取出一件不曾开折的罗杉出来相赠,说道:“这衫是老身亲手做的,男女衫各做一件,却是一般花样。女衫把与儿妇穿去了,男衫因打括时被灯煤落下,烧厂领上一个孔。老身嫌不吉利,下曾把与亡儿穿,至今老身收着。今日老身见了郎君,就如见我苏云一般。郎君受了这件衣服,倘念老身衰暮之景,来年春闹得第,衣锦还乡,是必相烦,差人于兰溪县打听苏云、苏雨一个实信见报,老身死亦瞑目。”说罢放声痛哭。徐继沮役来由,不觉也掉下泪来。老婆婆送了徐继祖上马,哭进屋去了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">徐继祖不胜伤感。到了京师,连科中了二甲进士,除授中书。朝中大小官员,见他少年老成,诸事历练,甚相敬重。也有打听他未娶,情愿赔了钱,送女儿与他做亲。徐继祖为不曾莫命父亲,坚意推辞。在京二年,为急缺风宪事,选授监字御史,差往南京刷卷,就便回家省亲归娶,刚好一十九岁。徐能此时已做了大爷,在家中耀武扬威,甚是得志。正合着古人丙句:常将冷眼观螃蟹,看你横行得几时?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">再说部氏夫人在慈湖尼庵,一住十九年,不曾出门。一日照镜,觉得庞儿非旧,潜然泪下。想道:“杀夫之仇未报,孩儿又不知生死,就是那时有人收留,也不知落在谁手?住居何乡?我如今容貌樵瘦,又是道姑打扮,料无入认得。况且吃了这几年安逸茶饭,定吝庵中,心中过意不去。如今不免出外托钵,一来也帮贴庵中,二来往仪真一路去,顺便打听孩儿消息。常言‘大海洋萍,也有相逢之日’,或者无可怜,有近处人家拾得,抚养在波,母子相会,对他说出根由,教他做个报仇之人,却不了却心愿!”当下与老尼商议停妥,托了钵盂,出庵而去。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">告状妇郑氏,年四十二岁,系直隶琢州籍贯。夫苏云,由进士选授浙江兰溪县尹。于某年相随赴任,路经仪真,因船漏过载。岂期船户积盗徐能,纠伙多人,中途劫夫财,谋夫命,叉欲好骗氏身。氏幸逃出,庵中潜躲,迄今一十九年,沉冤无雪。徐盗见在五坝街住。恳乞天台捕获正法,生死衔恩,激切上告!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">郑氏收了状子,作谢而出。走到接官亭,徐御史正在宁大道周兵备船中答拜,船头上一清如水。郑氏不知利害,径跄上船。管船的急忙拦阻,郑氏便叫起屈来。徐爷在舱中听见,也是一缘一会,偏觉得音声凄修,叫巡浦官接进状于,同周兵备观看。不看犹可,看毕时,唬得徐臼史面如上色,屏去从人,私向周兵备请教:”这妇人所告,正是老父,学生欲侍不准他状,又恐在别衙门告理。”周兵备呵呵大笑道:“先生大人,正是青年,不知机变,此事亦有何难?可分付巡捕官带那妇人明日孪院中审问。到那其间,一顿板子,将那妇人敲死,可不绝了后患/徐御史起身相谢道:“承教了/辞别周兵备,分付了巡捕官说话,押那告状的妇人,明早带进衙门面审。当下回察院中安歇,一夜不睡。想道:“我父亲积年为盗,这妇人所告,或是真情。当先劫财杀命,今日又将妇人打死,却不是冤上加冤</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">若是不打杀他时,又不是小可利害。”摹然又想起三年前百州遇见老岖,说儿子苏云彼强人所算,想必就是此事了。又想道:“我父亲劫掠了一生,不知造下许多冤业,有何阴德,积下儿子科第?我记得小时上学,学生中常笑我不是亲生之子,正不知我此身从何而来?此事除非奶公姚大知其备细。、乙生一计,写就一封家书,书中道:“到任忙促,不及回家,特地迎接父叔诸亲,南京衙门相会。路上乏人伏侍,可先差奶公姚大来当涂千石驿,莫误,莫误!”次日开门,将家书分付承差,送到仪真五坝街上大爷亲拆。巡捕官带郑氏进衙。徐继祖见了那郑氏,下由人心中惨然,略间了儿句言语,就间道:“那妇人有儿子没有?如何自家出身告状广郑氏眼中流泪,将庵中产儿,并罗衫包裹,和金包一股,留于大柳村中始未,又备细说了一遍,侍继祖委决不下,分付郑氏:“你且在庵中暂住,待我察访强盗着实,再来唤你。”郑氏拜讨去了。徐继祖起马到千石驿住下,等得奶公姚大到来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">日间无话,直至黄昏深后,唤姚大至于卧榻,将好言抚慰,间道:“我是谁人所生?姚大道:“是大爷生的。”再三盘间,只是如此。徐爷发怒道:“我是他生之子,备细都已知道。你若说得明白,念你妻子乳哺之恩,免你本身一刀。若下说之时,发你在本县,先把你活活敲死!”姚大道。“实是大爷亲生,小的不敢说谎。”涂爷道:“黄夭荡打劫苏知县一事,难道你不知,“大又不肯明言。徐爷大怒,便将宪票一幅,写下姚大名字,上去当涂县打一百讨气绝缴。姚大见土了宪票,着了忙,连忙磕头道/小的愿说,只求老爷莫在大爷面前泄漏。”徐爷道:“凡享有我做主,你不须惧怕!”姚大遂将打劫苏知县分谋苏奶奶为妻,及大柳树下抬得小孩子回家,教老婆接奶,备细说了一遍。徐爷又问道:“当初裹身有罗衫一件,又有金钮一股,如今可在/姚大道:“罗衫上染了血迹,洗下净,至今和金包留在。”此时徐爷心中已自了然,分付道:”此事只你我二人知道,明早打发你口家,取了伊子、罗衫,星亡到南京衙门来见我。”姚大领命自去。徐爷次早,一面差官,”将盘缠银两好生接取慈谰庵郑道姑到京中来见我。,一面发牌起程,往南京到任。正是:少年科第荣如锦,御史威名猛似雷。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">且说苏云知县在三家村教学,想起十九年前之事,老母在家,音信隔绝,妻房郑氏怀孕在身,不知生死下落,日夜优惶。将此情告知陶公,欲到仪真寻访消息。阳公苦劝安命,莫去惹事。苏云乘清明日各家出去扫墓,乃写一谢帖留在学馆之内,寄谢陶公,收拾了笔呈出门。一路卖字为生,行至常州烈帝庙,日晚投宿。梦见烈帝庙中,灯烛辉煌,自己拜祷求签,签语云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">要知骨肉团圆日,只在金陵府中。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">五更醒来,记得一字不忘,自家暗仅道:“江中被盗辽救,在山中住这几年,首句‘陆地安然水面凶’已自应了。“一林秋时遏狂风’,应了骨肉分飞之象,难道还有团圆日子?金陵是南京地面,御史衙门号为乏府。我如今不要往仪真,径到南都御史衙门告状,或者有伸冤之日。”天明起来,拜了神道,讨其一管,“若该往南京,乞赐圣管。”掷下果然是个圣管。苏公欢喜,出了庙门,直至南京,写下一张词状,到操江御史衙门去出告,状云。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">告状人苏云,直隶环州人,乖中某科进士。初选兰溪知县,携家赴任,行至仪真。祸因舟漏,重雇山东王尚书家船只过载。岂期舟子徐能、徐用等,惯于江洋打劫。夜半移船僻处,缚云抛水,幸遇救兔,教授糊口,行李一空,妻仆不知存亡。势宦养盗,非天莫剿,上告!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">那操江林御史,正是苏爷的同年,看了状词,甚是怜们。即刻行个文书,知会山东抚按,着落工尚书身上要强盗徐能、徐用等。刚刚发了文书,刷卷御史徐继祖来拜。操院偶然叙及此事。徐继祖有心,别了操院出门,即时叫听事官已”将操院差人唤到本院衙门.有话分付。”徐爷回衙门,听事官唤到澡院差人进衙磕头,享道:”老爷有何分付?”徐爷道:“那工尚书船上强盗,本院已知一二。今本院赏你盘缠银二两,你可暂停两三日,待本院唤你们时,你可便来,管你有处缉拿真赃真盗,不须到山东去得,”差人领命去了。少顷,门上通报大爷到了。徐爷出迎,就有局躇之意。想着养育教训之恩,恩怨也要分明,今日且尽个礼数。当下差官往河下接取到衙。原来侍能、徐用起身时,连这一班同伙赵三、翁鼻涕、杨辣嘴、范剥皮、沈胡于,都倚仗通家兄弟面上,备了百金贺礼,一齐来庆贺徐爷,这是天使其然,自来投死。姚大先进衙磕头。徐爷教请大爷、二爷到衙,铺毡拜见。徐能端然而受。次要拜徐用,侍用抵死推辞,下肯要徐爷下拜,只是长揖。赵三等一伙,向来在徐能家,把徐继租当做子侄之辈,今日高官显记,时势不同,赵三等口称“御史公”,徐继祖口称“高亲”,两下宾主相见,备饭款待。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">至晚,徐继祖在书房中,密唤姚大,讨他的金权及带血罗衫看了。那罗衫花样与汀州老婆婆所赠无二。“那老婆婆又说我的面庞与他儿子一般,他分明是我的祖母,那慈湖庵中道姑是我亲娘,更喜我爷下死,见在此间告状,骨肉团圆,在此一举。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">次日大排筵宴在后堂,管待徐能一伙七人,大吹大擂介饮酒。徐爷只推公务,独自出堂,先教聚集民壮快手五六十人,安排停当,听候本院挥扇为号,一齐进后堂汕拿六盗。又唤操院公差,快快请告状的苏爷,到行门相会。下一时,苏爷到了,一见徐爷便要下跪。徐爷双手扶住,彼此站立,问其情节,苏爷含泪而语。徐爷道:“老先生休得愁烦,后堂有许多贵相知在那里,请去认一认!”苏爷走入后堂。一者此时苏爷青衣小帽,二者年远了,三者出其不意,徐能等已下认得苏爷了。苏爷时到在念,到也还认得这班人的面貌,看得仔细,吃了一惊,倒身退出,对待爷道:“这一班人,正是船中的强盗,为何在此?”徐爷且不回活,举扇一挥,五六十个做公的蜂拥而入,将徐能等七人,一齐捆缚。徐能大叫道:“继祖孩儿,救我则个!徐爷骂道:“死强盗,谁是你的孩儿?你认得这位十九年前苏知县老爷么?”徐能就骂徐用道:”当初下听吾言,只叫他全尸而兀,今日悔之何及!”又叫姚大出来对证,各各无言。徐爷分付巡捕官:“将这八人与我一总发监,明日本院自备文书,送到操院衙门去。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">发放已毕,分付关门。请苏爷复入后堂。苏爷看见这一伙强贼,都在酒席上擒拿,正不知甚么意故。方欲待请间明白,然后叩谢。只见徐爷将一张交椅,置于面南,请苏爷上坐,纳头便拜。苏爷慌忙扶住道:“老大人素无一面,何须过谦如此?徐爷道:“愚男一向不知父亲踪迹,有失迎养、望乞恕不孝之罪!”苏爷还说道:”老大人不要错了!学生并无儿子,”徐爷道:”下孝就是爹爹所生,如下信时,有罗衫为证。”徐爷先取琢州老婆婆所赠罗衫,递与苏爷,苏爷认得领上灯煤烧孔道:“此衫乃老母所制,从何而得?”徐爷道:“还有一件。又将血渍的罗衫,及金钒取来。苏爷观看,又认得:“此叙乃吾妻首饰,原何也在此?”徐爷将订州遇见老母,及采石驿中道姑告状,并姚大招出情由,备细说了一遍。苏爷方才省悟,抱头而哭。事有凑巧,这里恰才文子相认,门外传鼓报道:“慈湖观音庵中郑道姑已唤到。”侍爷忙教请进后堂。苏爷与奶奶别了一十九年,到此重逢。苏爷又引孩儿拜见了母亲。痛定思痛,夫妻母子,哭做一堆,然后打扫后堂,重排个庆贺筵席。正是:树老抽枝重茂盛,云开见月倍光明。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">次早,南京五府六部六科十三道,及府县官员,闻知徐爷骨肉团圆,都来拜贺。操江御史将苏爷所告扩词,奉还徐爷,听其自审。徐爷别了列位官员,分付手下,取大毛板伺候。于监中吊出众盗,一个个脚镣手扭,跪于阶下。徐爷在徐家生长,已熟知这班凶徒杀人劫财,非止一事,不消拷间。只有徐用平昔多曾谏训,且苏爷夫妇都受他活命之恩,叮嘱儿子要出脱他。徐爷一笔出豁了他,赶出衙门。作用拜谢而去。山东工尚书遥远无干,下须椎究。你能、赵三首首恶,打八十。杨辣喝、沈胡于在船上帮助,打六十。姚大虽也在船丘出尖,其妻有乳哺之恩,与翁鼻涕、范剥皮各只打四十板。虽有多寡,都打得皮开肉绽,鲜血迸流。姚大受痛不过,叫道:“老爷亲许免小人一刀,如何失信?”徐爷又兔十板,只打三十。打完了,分付收监。徐爷退于后堂,请命于父亲,草下表章,将此段情由,具奏天子,先行出姓,改名苏泰,取否极泰来之义。次要将堵贼下时处决,各贼家财,合行籍没为边储之用。表尾又说:“臣父苏云,工甲出身,一官未赴,十九年患难之余,宦情已淡。臣祖母年逾八袁,独屠故里,未知存亡。臣年十九未娶,继把无望。恳乞天恩给假,从臣父暂归州,省亲归娶。”云云。奏章已发。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时徐继祖已改名苏泰,将新名写帖,遍拜南京各行门,又写年侄帖子,拜谢了操江林御史。又记着祖母言语,写书差人往兰溪县查问苏雨下落。兰溪县差人先来回报,苏二爷十五年前曾到,因得病身死。高知县殡殓,棺寄在城隍庙中。苏爷父子痛哭一场,即差的当人,帝了盘费银两,重到兰溪,十水路雇船装载二爷灵枫回汾州祖坟女葬。下一日,奏章准了下来、一一依准,仍封苏泰为御史之职,钦赐父于驰驿还乡。刑部请苏爷父子同临法场监斩诸盗。苏泰预先分付狱中,将姚大缢死,全尸也算免其一刀。徐能叹口气道:“我虽不曾与苏奶奶成亲,做了三年太爷,死亦甘心了。”各盗面面相觑,延颈受死。但见:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">两声破鼓响,一棒碎锣鸣。监斩官如十殿阎王,刽子手似飞天罗刹。刀斧劫来财帛,万事皆空;江湖使尽英雄,一朝还报。森罗殿前,个个尽惊凶鬼至;阳间地上,人人都庆赋人亡!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">在先</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">l</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">本时,便有文书知会扬州府官,仪真县官,将强盗六家,预先赶出人口,封锁门户、纵有主宝如</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">111</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">,都为官物。家家女哭儿啼,人离财散,自下必说。只有姚大的老婆,原是苏御史的乳母。一步一哭,到南京来求见御史老爷。苏御史囵有乳哺之恩,况且大夫已经正法,罪不及早。又恐奶奶伤心,不好收留,把五十两银子赏他为终身养生送死之资,打发他随便安身。京中无事,苏大爷辞厂年兄林操江。御史公别了各官起马,前站打两面金字牌:一面写着“奉旨省亲”,一面写着“钦赐归娶”。旗幡鼓吹,好不齐整,闹嚷嚷的从扬州一路而回。道经仪真,苏大爷甚是伤感,却老夫人又对儿子说起朱婆投井之事,又说亏了庵中老尼。御吏公差地方访问义井。居民有人说,十九年前,是曾有个兀尸,浮于井面。众人捞起三日,无人识认,只得敛钱买馆盛殓,埋千左近一箭之地。地方回复了,御史公备了祭礼,及纸钱冥锭,差官到义井坟头,通名致祭,又将白金百两,送与庵中老尼,另封白银十两,付老尼启建道场,超度苏二爷、朱婆及苏胜夫妇亡灵。这叫做以直报怨,以德报德。苏公父子亲往拈香拜佛。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">诸事已毕,下一日行到山东临清,头站先到渡口驿,惊动了地方上一位乡宦,那人姓王名贵,官拜一品尚书,告老在家。那徐能揽的山东王尚书船,正是他家。徐能盗情发了,操院拿人,闹动了仪真一县,工尚书的小夫人家属,恐怕连累,都搬到山东,依老尚书居住。后来打听得苏御史审明,船虽尚书府水牌,止是租赁,王府并不知情。老尚书甚是感激。今日见了头行,亲身在渡口驿迎接。见了苏公父于,满口称谢,设席款待。席上问及:“御史公钦赐归娶,不知谁家老先儿的宅眷?”苏云答道:“小儿尚未择聘。王尚书道:老夫有一末堂幼女,年方二八,才貌颇颇,倘蒙御史公不弃老朽,老夫愿结丝萝。”苏大爷谦让下遂,只得依允。就于临清暂住,择吉行聘成亲,有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">月下赤绳曾络足,何须射中雀屏目。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当初恨杀尚书船,谁想尚书为眷属。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">三朝以后,苏公便欲动身,王尚书苦留。苏大爷道:“久别老母,未知存亡,归心己如箭矣!”王尚书不好担阁。过了七日,备下千金妆耷,别起夫马,送小姐随夫衣锦还乡。一路无话,到了汀州故居,且喜老夫人尚然清健,见儿子媳妇俱已半者,不觉感伤。又见孙儿就是向年汲水所遇的郎君,欢喜无限。当初只恨无子,今日抑且有孙。两代甲科,仆从甚众,;日居火焚之余,安顿不下,暂借察院居住。起建御史第,府县都来助工,真个是“不日成之。苏云在家,奉养大夫人直至九十分岁方终。苏泰历宫至坐堂都御史,夫人王氏,所生一子,将次十承继为苏雨之后,二子俱登第。至今闾里中传说苏娜县报冤唱本。后人有诗月黑风高浪拂扬,黄天荡里贼猖狂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">平波往复皆天理,那见凶人寿命长?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">帘卷水西楼,一曲新腔唱打油。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">宿雨眠云年少梦,休沤,且尽生前酒一匝。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">明日叉登舟,却指今宵是旧游。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">同是他乡沦落容,休愁!月子弯弯照几州?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这首词未句乃借用吴歌成语,吴歌云。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">月子弯弯照几州?几家欢乐几家愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">凡家夫妇同罗帐,几家飘散在他州。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此歌山自南宋建炎年间,述民间离乱之苦。只为宣和失政,好佞专权,延至靖康,金虏凌城,掳了徽钦二帝北去。康王泥马渡江,弃了汴京,偏安一隅,改元建炎。其时东京一路百姓惧怕鞑虏,都跟随车驾南渡。又被虏骑追赶,兵火之际,东逃西躲,不知拆散厂几多骨肉!往往父子夫妻终身不复柏见,其中又有凡个散而复合的,民间把作新闻传说。正是:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">剑气分还合,荷珠碎复圆。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">万般皆是命,半点尽由天!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说陈州存一人姓徐名信,自小学得一身好武艺,娶妻崔氏,颇有客色。家适丰裕,夫妻二人正好过活。却被金兵入寇,二帝北迁,徐信共崔氏商议,此地安身不牢,收拾细软家财,打做两个包裹,夫妻各背了一个,随着众百姓晓夜奔走,行至虞城,只听得背后喊声振天,只道瓤虏追来,却原来是南朝示败的溃兵。只因武备久驰,军无纪律。教他杀贼,一个个胆寒心骇,不战自走。及至遇着平民,抢掳财帛于女,一般会场威耀武。徐信虽然有三分本事,那溃兵如山而至,寡不敌人,舍命奔走。但闻四野号哭之声,回头不见了崔氏。乱军中无处寻觅,只得前行。行了数日,呗了口气,没奈何,只索罢了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">行到账阳,肚中饥渴,上一个村店,买些酒忻:原来离乱之时,店中也不比往昔,没有酒卖了。就是饭,也不过是粗衍之物,又怕众人抢夺,交了足钱,方才取出来与你充饥。徐信正在数钱,猛听得有妇女悲泣之声,事不关心,关心者乱,徐信区不数钱,急走出店来看,果见一妇人,单衣蓬首,露坐十地上:虽个是自己的老婆,年貌也相仿佛。徐信动了个侧隐之心、以己度人,道:这妇人想也是遭难的。不免上前间其来历。妇人诉道:“奴家乃郑州上氏,小字进奴,随夫避兵,不意中途奔散,奴孤身被乱军所掠。行了两日玻,到十此地。两脚俱肿,寸步难移。贼徒剥取衣服,弃奴于此。衣单食缺,举目无亲,欲寻死路,故此悲泣耳。”徐信道:“我也在乱军中不见了妻子,正是同病相怜了。身边幸有盘缠,娘子不若权时在这店里住几日,将息贤体,等在下探问荆妻消耗,就便访取尊人,不知娘子意下如何?”妇人收泪而谢道:“如此甚好。徐信解斤包裹,将几件衣服与妇人穿了,同他在店中吃了些饭食,借半间房子,做一块儿安顿。徐信殷殷勤勤,每日送茶送饭。妇人感其美意,料道寻夫访妻,也是难事。今日一岱一寡。亦是天缘,热肉相凑,不客人不成就了。又过数日,妇人脚不痛了。徐信和他做了一对夫妻,上路直到建康。正值高宗天子南渡即位,改元建炎,出榜招军,徐信去充了个军校,就于建康城中居住。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">日月如流,不觉是建炎三年。一日徐信同妻城外访亲回来,天色已晚,妇人口渴,徐信引到一个茶肆中吃茶,那肆中先有一个汉子坐下,见妇人入来,便立在一边偷看那妇人,目不转睛。妇人低眉下限,那个在意,徐信甚以为怪。少顷,吃了茶,还了茶钱出门,那汉又远远相随。比及到家,那汉还站在门首,依依下去。徐信心头火起,问道。“什么人?如何窥觑人家的妇女!”那汉拱手谢罪道:“尊兄休怒!某有一言奉询。徐信忿气尚未息,答应道:“有什么话就讲罢!”那汉道:“尊兄倘下见责,权借一步,某有实情告诉。若还嗔怪,某不敢言。”徐信果然相随,到一个僻静巷里。那汉临欲开口,又似有难言之状。徐信道:“我徐信也是个慷慨丈夫,有话不妨尽言。”那汉方才敢问道:“适才妇人是谁?徐信道:“是荆妻。”那汉道:“娶过几年了?徐信道:“三年矣。”那汉道:“可是郑州人,姓王小字进奴么?”徐信大惊道:“足下何以知之?”那汉道:“此妇乃吾之妻也。因兵火失散,不意落于君手。徐信闻言,甚蹰躇不安,将自己虞城失散,到睢阳村店遇见此妇始未,细细述了:“当时实是怜他孤身无倚,初不晓得是尊间,如之奈何厂那汉道:“足下休疑,我已别娶浑家,旧日伉俪之盟,不必再题。但仓忙拆开,未及一言分别,倘得暂会一面,叙述悲苦,兀亦无恨,”徐信亦觉心中凄惨,说道:“大丈夫腹心棚照,何处不可通情,叨日在舍下相候。足下既然别娶,可携新间同未,做个亲戚,庶于邻里耳目不碍。”那汉欢喜拜谢。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">临别,徐信间其姓名,那汉道:“吾乃郑州列俊卿是也。”是夜,徐信亢对工进奴述其缘由。进奴思想前夫恩义,暗暗偷泪,一夜不曾合眼。到天明,盥漱方毕,列俊卿夫妇二人到了,徐信出门相迎,见了俊卿之妻,彼此惊骇,各行付哭。原来俊卿之妻,却是徐信的浑家崔氏。自虞城夫散,寻丈夫下着,却随个老抠同至建康,解下随身答洱,赁房居住。二个月后,丈大并无消息。老妪说他终身不了,与他为媒,嫁与列俊卿。谁知今日一双两对,恰恰相逢,真个天缘凑巧,彼此各认旧日夫妻,相抱而哭。当下徐信遂与列俊卿八拜为交,置酒相待。至晚,将妻子兑转,各还其旧。从此通家往来不绝,有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">夫换妻兮妻换夫,这场交易好糊涂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">相逢总是天公巧,一笑灯前认故吾。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此段后题做“交互姻缘”,乃建炎三年建康城中故事。同时又有一:事,叫做“双镜重圆。”说来虽没有十分奇巧,论起大义妇节,有关风化,到还胜似几倍。正是:话须通俗方传远,语必关风始动人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说南十建炎四年,关西一位官长,姓吕名忠诩,职授福州监税。此时七闽之地,尚然全盛。忠诩带领家眷赴任,一来福州凭山负海,东南都会,宫庶之邦,二来中原多事,可以避难。于本年起程,到次年春间,打从建州经过。舆地志说:”建州碧水丹山,为东闽之胜地。今日合着了古语两句/洛阳三月花如锦,偏我来时不遇春。”自古“兵荒”二字相连,全虏渡河,两浙都被他残破。闽地不遭兵火,也就遇个荒年,此乃大数。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话中单说建州饥荒,斗米千钱,民下聊生。却为国家正值用兵之际,粮恼要紧,官府只顾催征</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">k</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">供,顾不得民穷财尽,常言“巧媳妇煮不得没米粥”,百姓既没有钱粮交纳,又彼官府鞭答逼勒,禁受个过;二二两两,逃入山间,相聚为盗。“蛇无头而下行”,就有个草头天了出来,此人姓范名汝为,仗义执言,救民水人。群盗从之如流,啸聚至十余万。无非是风高放火,月黑杀人,无粮同饿,得肉均分。官兵抵当不住,连败数阵。范汝为遂据厂建州城。自称元帅,分兵四出抄掠,范氏门中子弟,都受伪号,做领兵官将。汝为族中有个侄儿名唤范希周,年二十三岁,自小习得件本事,能识水件,伏得在水底三四昼夜,因此起个异名唤做范鳅儿。原是读书君子,功名未就,被范汝为所逼,凡族人不肯从他为乱合,先将斩首示众。希周贪厂性命,不得已而从之“虽在贼中,专以方便救人为务,不做劫掠勾当。贼党见他几事畏缩,就他鳅儿的外号,改做“范盲鳅”,是笑他儿用的意思。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">再说吕忠诩有个女儿,小名顺哥,年方二八,生得容颜清丽,情性温柔,随着父母福州之任,来到这建州相近,正遇着范贼咬游兵。劫夺行李财帛,将人口赶得三零四散。吕忠诩失散了女儿,元处寻觅,嗟叹下一回,只索赴仟去了。单说顺哥脚小仕愕,行走不动,被贼兵掠进建州城来。顺哥啼啼哭哭,范希周中途见而怜之。问其家门,顺哥自叙乃是宦家之女。希周遂叱开军士,亲解其缚。留至家中,将好言抚尉,诉以衷情:“我本非反贼,被族人逼迫在此:他日受了朝廷招安,仍做良民,小娘子若不弃卑来,结为眷属,三生有幸。顺哥本不愿相从,落在其中,出于无奈,只得许允,次日希周禀知贼首范汝为,汝为亦甚喜。希周送顺哥于公馆,摊占纳聘。希周有祖传定镜,乃是两镜合扇的。清光照彻,可开可合,内铸成鸳鸯二字,名为“鸳鸯宝镜”,用为聘礼。遍请范氏宗族,花烛成婚。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一个是衣冠旧裔,一个是阀阅名妹。一个儒雅丰仪,一个温柔忡格:一个纵居贼党,风云之气未衰;一个虽作囚俘,金玉之姿不改。绿林此日称佳客,红粉今宵配吉人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">自此夫妻和顺,相敬如宾。自古道:”瓦罐不离井上破”。范汝为造下迷大人罪,不过乘朝迁有事,兵力不及。岂期名将张浚、岳飞、张俊、张荣、吴玖、吴磷等,屡败金人,国家粗定。高宗卜鼎临安,改元绍兴。是年冬,高宗命韩靳土讳世忠的,统领大军十灯前来讨捕,范汝为岂是韩公敌手,只得闭城自守。韩公筑长围以困之。原来韩公与吕忠诩先在东京有旧,今番韩公统兵征剿反贼,知吕公在福州为监税官,必知闽中人情上俗。其时将帅专征的都带有空头敕,遇有地方人才,听凭填敕委用,韩公遂用吕忠用力军中都提辖,同驻建州城下,指麾攻围之事。城中日夜号哭,范汝为几遍要夺门而出,都被官军杀回,势甚危急。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">顺哥向丈夫说道:“妾闻‘忠臣下事二君,烈女不更二夫’。妾被贼军所掠,自誓必死。蒙君救拔,遂为君家之妇,此身乃君之身矣。大军临城,其势必破。城既破,则君乃贼人之亲党,必不能免。妾愿先君而死,不忍见君之就戮也。”引床头利剑便欲自刎。希周慌忙抱住,夺去其刀,安慰道:“我陷在贼中,原非本意,今无计自明,五石俱焚,已付之于命了。你是宦家儿女,掳劫在此,与你何于?韩元帅部下将士,都是北人,你也是北人,言语相合,岂元乡曲之情?或有亲旧相逢,宛转闻知于令尊,骨肉团圆,尚不绝望。人命至重,岂可无益而就死地乎?”顺哥道:“若果有再生之日,妾誓不再嫁。便恐被军校所掳,妾宁死于刀下,决无失节之理。希周道:“承娘子志节自许,吾死亦瞑目。万一为漏网之鱼,苟延残喘,亦誓愿终身下娶,以答娘子今日之心。”顺哥道:‘鸳鸯宝镜’,乃是君家行聘之物,妾与君共分一面,牢藏在身。他臼此镜重圆,夫妻再合。说罢相对而位。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这是绍兴元年冬十二月内的说话。到绍兴二年春正月,韩公将建州城攻破,范汝为情急,放火自焚而死。韩公竖黄旗招安余党,只有范氏一门不赦。范氏宗族一半死于乱军之中,一半被大军擒获,献俘临安。顺哥见势头不好,料道希周必死,慌忙奔入一间荒屋中,解下罗帕自缢。正是:宁为短命全贞鬼,不作偷生失节人,也是阳寿未终,恰好都提辖吕忠妞领兵过去,见破屋中有人自缢,急唤军校懈下。近前观之,正是女儿顺哥。那顺哥死去重苏,半响方能言语,父子重逢,且悲且喜。顺哥将贼兵掳劫,及范希周救取成亲之事,述了一遍。吕提辖嘿然无语。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说韩元帅平了建州,安民已定,同吕提辖回临安面君奏凯。天子论功升赏,自不必说。一日,吕公与夫人商议,女儿青年无偶,终是下了之事,两口双双的来劝女儿改嫁。顺哥述与丈夫交誓之言,坚意不肯。吕公骂道:“好人家儿女,嫁了反贼/对无奈。天幸死了,出脱了你,你还想他怎么广顺哥含泪而告道:“范家郎君,本是读书君子,为族人所逼,实非得已。他虽在贼中,每行方便,不做伤天理的事。倘若天公有眼,此人必脱虎口。大海浮萍,或有相逢之日.孩儿如今情愿奉道在家,侍养二亲,便终身守寡,死而下怨。若必欲孩儿改嫁,不如容孩儿自尽,不尖为完节之妇。”吕公见他说出一班道理,也下去逼他了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">光阴似箭,不觉已是绍兴十二年,吕公累官至都统制,领兵在封州镇守。一日,广州守将差指使贺承信棒了公碟,到封州将领司投递。吕公延于厅上,问其地方之事,叙活良久方去。顺哥在后堂帘中窃窥,等吕公人衙,间道:“适才责公碟来的何人/吕公道:“广州指使贺承信也。”顺哥道:“奇怪!看他言语行步,好似建州范家郎君。”吕公大笑道:“建州城破,凡姓范的都下赦,只有在死,那有在活?广州差官自姓贺,又是朝廷命官,并无分毫干惹,这也是你妄想了,侍妾闻知,岂下可笑广顺哥被父亲抢白了一场,满面羞渐,不敢丙说。正是:只为夫妻情爱重,致令父子语参差。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了半年,贺承信又有军碟奉差到吕公衙门。顺哥又从帘下窥视,心中怀疑不已,对父亲说道:“孩儿今已离尘奉道,岂复有儿女之情。但再三洋审广州姓贺的,酷似范郎。父亲何不召至后堂,赐以酒食,从容叩之。范郎小名鳅儿,昔年在围城中情知必败,有‘鸳鸯镜,,各分一面,以为表记,父亲呼其小名,以此镜试之,必得其真情。吕公应承了。次日贺承信又进衙领回文,吕公延至后堂,置酒相款。饮酒中间,吕公问其乡贯出身。承信言语支吾,似有羞便之色。扎道:“鳅儿非足下别号乎?老夫已尽知矣,但说无妨也!”承信求吕公屏去左右,即忙下跪,口称“死罪”。吕公用手搀扶道:“不须如此!”承信方敢吐胆倾心告诉道:“小将建州人,实姓范,建炎四年,宗人范汝为煽诱饥民,据城为叛,小将陷于贼中,实非得已。后因大军来讨,攻破城他,贼之宗族,尽皆诛戮。小将因平昔好行方便,有入救护,遂改姓名为贺承信,出就招安。绍兴五年拨在岳少保部下,随征洞庭剜贼杨么。岳家军都是西北人,不习水战。小将南人,幼通水性,能伏水三昼夜,所以有‘范鳅儿,之号。岳少保亲选小将为前锋,每战当先,遂平么贼。岳少保荐小将之功,得受军职,累任至广州指使,大年来未曾泄之他人。令既承钧间,不敢隐讳。吕公又问道,“令孺人何姓,是结发还是再娶?承信道:“在贼中时曾获一宦家女,纳之为妻。逾年城破,夫妻各分散逃走。曾相约,苟存性命,大不可娶,妇不再嫁。小将后来到信州,义寻得老母。至今母于相依,止畜一粗婢炊翼,未曾娶妻。吕公义问道:“足下与先孺人相约时,有何为记什承信道:“有‘鸳鸯宝镜’,合之为一,分之为二,夫妇各留一面。吕公道:此镜尚在否?承信道:”此镜朝夕随身,不忍少离。吕公道:“可借一观。”承信揭开衣抉,在锦裹肚系带上,解下个绣囊,囊中藏着宝镜。吕公取观.遂于袖中亦取一镜合之,俨如生成。承信见:镜符合,不觉悲泣尖声。吕公感其精义,亦不觉泪下,道:“足下所娶、即吾女也。吾女见在衙中。”遂引承信至中堂,与女儿相见,各各大哭。吕公解劝了,风仆庆贺筵席。是夜即留承信于衙门歇宿。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了数日,吕公将回文打发女婿起身,即令女儿相随,到广州任所同居。后一年承信任满,将赴临安,又领妻顺哥同过封州,拜别吕公。吕公备下干金妆查,差官护送承信到临安。自谅前事年远,无人推剥,不可使范氏无后,乃打通状到礼部,复姓不复乞,改名不改姓,叫做范承信。后累官至两淮目守,夫妻偕老。其鸳鸯二镜,子孙世传为至宝云。后人评论范鳅儿在逆党中涅而下淄,好行方便,救了许多人性命,今日死里逃生,夫妻再合,乃阴德积善之报也。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">十年分散天边乌,一旦日圆镜里鸳。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">莫道谆萍偶然丰,总由阴德感皇天。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十三卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">三现身包龙图断冤</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">甘罗发早子牙迟,彭祖颜回寿下齐,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">范丹贫穷石崇富,算来都是只争时。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说大宋元佑年问,一个大常大卿,姓陈名亚,因打章子厚不中,除做江东留守安抚使,兼知建康府。一日与人官宴于临江亭上,忽听得亭外有人叫道:“不用五行囚柱,能知祸福兴衰。大卿问:“甚人敢出此语?众官有曾认的,说道:“此乃金陵术士边音。”大卿分付:与我叫来。”即时叫至门下,但见:破帽无檐,蓝缕衣据,霜髯吝目,怄倭形躯。边替手携节杖人来,长揖一声,摸着阶沿便坐。大卿怒道:“你既吝目,不能观古圣之书,辄敢轻五行而自高!”边吝道:“某善能听简饬声知进退,闻鞋履响辨死生。”大卿道:“你术果验否?”说言未了,见大江中画船一只,橹声嘟轧,自上流而下。大卿便间边替,主何灾福。答言:“橹声带哀,舟中必载大官之丧。大卿遣人讯间,果是知临江军李郎中,在任身故,载灵枢归乡。大卿大惊道:“使汉东方朔复生,不能过汝。”赠酒十樽,银十两,遣之。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">那边曾能听橹声知灾福。今日且说个卖卦先生,姓李名杰,是东京开封府人。去充州府奉符县前,开个卜肆,用金纸糊着一把大阿宝剑,底下一个招儿,写道:“斩天下元学同声。”这个先生,果是阴阳有准。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">精通周易.善辨六王。瞻乾象遍识天文,观地理明知风水。五星深晓,决吉凶祸福如神;三命秘谈,断成败兴衰似见。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当日挂了招儿,只见一个人走将进来,怎生打扮?但见:裹背系带头巾,着上两领皂衫,腰间系条丝绦,</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">f</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">面着一双干鞋净袜,袖里袋着一轴文字。那人和金剑先生相揖罢,说厂年月日时,钠下卦子。只见先生道:“这命算不得。”那个买卦的,却是奉符县里第一名押司,姓孙名文,问道:“如何不与我算这命?”先生道:“上覆尊官,这命难算。”押司道:“怎地难算?”先生道:“尊官有酒休买、护短休间。”押司道:“我不曾吃酒,也不护短。”先生道:”再请年月日时,恐有差误。”押司再说了八字。先生又把卦子布了道:“尊官,且休算。”押司道:”我下讳,但说不妨。”先生道:“卦象不好。写下四句来,道是:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">不过明旦丑,亲族尽悲哀。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">押司看了,问道:“此卦主何灾福广先生道:“实下敢瞒,主尊官当死。”又问:“却是我几年上当死?先生道:“今年死。”又问:“却是今年几月死?先生道:“今年今月死。”又间:“却是今年今月几日死?先生道:“今年今月今日死。”再问:“早晚时辰?”先生道:“今年今月今日三更三点子时当死。押司道:“若今夜真个死,万事全休;若不死,明日和你县里理会!先生道:今夜不死,尊官明日来取下这斩无学同声的剑,斩了小子的头!”押司听说,不觉怒从心上起,恶向胆边个,把那先生粹出卦铺去。怎地汁结?那先生:只因会尽人间事,惹得闲愁满肚皮。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">只见县里走出数个司事人来拦住孙押司,问做甚闹。押司道:“甚么道理!我闲买个卦,却说我今夜三更三点当死。我本身又无疾病。怎地三更三点便死?待摔他去县中,官司究间明白。”众人道:芳信卜,卖了屋;卖卦口,没量斗。众人和烘孙押可大了。转来埋怨那先生道:“事先生,你触了这个有名的押可,想也在此卖卦不成了。从来贫好断,贱好断,只有寿数难断。你又不是间王的老子,判官的哥哥,那里便断生断死、刻时刻日,这般有准,说话也该放宽绥些。先生道:若要奉承人,卦就不准了;若说实话,又惹人怪。’此处不目人,自有留人处!”叹口气,收了卦铺,搬在别处去了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说孙押司虽则被众人劝了,只是不好意思,当日县里押了文字归去,心中订闷。归到家中,押司娘见他眉头不展,面带忧容,便问丈大:“有甚事烦恼?想是县里有甚文字不了。押司道:“不是,你休问,再问道:“多是今日被知县责罚来?又道:不是。再问道:“莫是与八争闹来?押司道:“也不是。我今日去县前买个卦,那先生道,我上在今年今月今日二更三点下时当死。押司娘听得说,柳眉剔竖,星眼圆睁:问道:怎地平白一个人、今夜便教死!如何不怦他去具里官司?押司道:“便抑他去,众人劝了。浑家道:“丈夫,你且只在家里少待。我寻常有事,兀自去知县面前替你出头,如今替你去寻那个先生间他。我丈夫义不少官钱私债,又无矿官事临逼,做甚么今夜三更便死?”押司道:你鼠休去。待我今夜不死,明日我自与他理会,却强如你归人家。”当日天色已晚,押司道:“且安排几杯酒来吃着。我今夜不睡,消遣这一夜。三杯两盏,不觉吃得烂醉。只见孙押司在校椅上,匠肽着醉眼,打磕睡。浑家道:“丈夫,怎地便睡着?”叫迎儿:“你且摇觉爹爹来。迎儿到身边摇着不醒,叫一会不应。押司娘道:迎儿,我和你扶押司入房里去睡。若还是说话的同年生,井肩长,拦腰抱住,把臂拖回。孙押司只吃着酒消登液,千不合万不合上床去睡,却教孙押司只就当年当月当日当夜。凡得不如五代史李存孝,汉书里彭越,金风吹树蟀先觉,暗送无常死不知。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">浑家见丈夫失去睡;分付迎儿厨下打火了火烛,说与迎儿道:“你曾听你爹爹说,日间卖卦的算你爹爹今夜三更当死?”迎儿道:“告妈妈,迎儿也听得说来。那里讨这话!”押司娘道:“迎儿,我和你做些针钱,且看今夜死也下死?若还今夜不死,明日却与他理会。教迎儿:“你巨莫睡!”迎儿道:那里敢睡!”道犹十了,迎儿打瞌睡”押司娘道:“迎儿,我教你莫睡,如何便睡着!”迎儿道:“我不睡。才说罢,迎儿又睡着。押司娘叫得应,间他如今甚时候了?迎儿听县衙更鼓,正打三吏三点。押司娘道;“迎儿,且莫匝刚个!这时辰正尴尬!”那迎儿又睡着,叫下应。只听得押司从床上跳将下来,兀底中门响。押司娘急忙叫醒迎儿,点灯看时,只听得大门响。迎儿和押司娘点灯去赶,只见一个着白的人,一只手掩着面,走出去,扑通地跳入奉符县河里去了。正是:情到不堪回首处,一齐分付与东风。那条何直通着黄河水,滴溜也似紧,那里打捞尸首!押司娘和迎几就河边号天大哭道:“押司,你却怎地投河,教我两个靠兀谁!”即时叫起四家邻舍来,上手住的刁嫂,下手住的毛嫂,对门住的高嫂鲍嫂,一发都来。押司娘把上件事对他们说了一遍。刁嫂道:“真有这般作怪的事!”毛煌道:“我日里兀自见押司着了皂衫,袖着文字归来,老媳妇和押司相叫来。”高嫂道:“便是,我也和押司厮叫来。”鲍嫂道:“我家里的早间去县前干事,见押司摔着卖卦的先生,见自归来说。怎知道如今真个死了!”刁嫂道:“押司,你怎地下分付我们邻舍则个,如何便死!”籁地两行泪下。毛嫂道/思量起押司许多好处来,如何不烦恼!”也眼泪出。鲍嫂道:“押司,几时再得见你!”即时地方申呈官司,押司娘少不得做些功果,追荐亡灵。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">捻指间过了三个月。当日押司娘和迎儿在家坐地,只见两个妇女,吃得面红颊赤。上手的提着一瓶酒,下手的把着两朵通草花,掀开布帘入来道:“这里便是。”押司娘打一看时,却是两个媒人,无非是姓张姓李。押司娘道:“婆婆多时不见/媒婆道:“押司娘烦恼,外日不知,不曾送得香纸来,莫怪则个!押司如今也死得几时?”答道:”前日已做过百日了。”两个道:“好炔!早是百日了。押司在日,直恁地好人,有时老媳妇和他厮叫,还蜡不迭。时今死了许多时,宅中冷静,也好说头亲事是得。”押司娘道:“何年月日再生得一个一似我那大夫孙押司这般人?”媒婆道:恁地也不难,老媳妇却有一头好亲。押司娘道:“且住,如何得似我先头丈夫?两个吃了茶,归去。过了数日,又来说亲。押司娘道:“婆婆休只管来说亲。你若依得我三件事,便来说。若依不得我,一世不说这亲,宁可守孤幅度日。”当时押司娘启齿张舌,说出这三件事来“有分撞着五百年前夙世的冤家,双双受国家刑法。正是:鹿迷秦相应难辨,蝶梦庄周未可知。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">媒婆道:“却是那二件事?押司娘道:“第一件,我死的大夫姓孙,如今也要嫁个姓孙的。第二件,我先丈夫是奉杆县里第一名押司:如今也只要恁般职役的人。第三件,不嫁出去,则要他入舍。两个听得说,道:好也!你说要嫁个姓孙的,也要一似先押司职役的,教他入舍的,若是说别件事,还费些计较,偏是这三件事,老媳妇都依得。好教押司娘得知,先押司是奉符县里第一名押司,唤做大孙押司。如今来说亲的,元是奉符县第二名押司。如今死了大孙押司,钻上差役,做第一名押司,唤做小孙押司。他也肯来人舍。我教押司娘嫁这小孙押司,是肯也不?”押司娘道:“不信有许多凑巧!”张媒道:“老媳妇今年七十二岁了。若胡说时,变做七十二只雌狗,在押司娘家吃屎。”押司娘道:“果然如此,烦婆婆且大说看,不知缘分如何?”张媒道:“就今日好日,讨一个利市团圆吉帖。押司娘道:“却不曾买在家里。”李媒道:“老媳妇这里有。”便从抹胸内取出一幅五男二女花笺纸来,正是:雪隐蜀青飞始见,柳藏鹦鹉语方知。当日押司娘教迎儿取将笔砚来,写了帖子,两个媒婆接去。兔不得下财纳礼,往来传话。下上两月,人舍小孙押司在家。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">夫妻两个,好一对儿,果是说得着。下则一日,两口儿吃得酒醉,教迎儿做些个醒酒汤来吃。迎凡去厨卜一头饶火,口里埋冤道:“先的押司在时,恁早晚,我自睡了。如今却教我做醒酒汤!”只见火筒塞住厂孔,烧不着,迎儿低着头,把火筒去灶床脚上敲,敲未得几声,则见灶床脚渐渐起来,离地一尺已上,见</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">1</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人顶着灶床,脖项上套着井栏,披着一带头发,长伸着舌头,眼里滴出血来,叫道:“迎儿,与爹爹做主则个!”唬得迎儿大叫一声,匹然倒地,面皮黄,眼尤光,唇口紫,指甲青,未知五脏如何,先见四肢下举。正是:身如五鼓衔山月,命似三更油尽灯。夫妻两人急来救得迎儿苏醒,讨些安魂定魄汤与他吃了。问道:“你适来见了甚么,便倒了?”迎儿告妈妈:“却才在灶前烧火,只见灶床渐渐起来,见先押司爹爹,脖项上套着并栏,眼中滴出血来,披着头发,叫声迎儿,便吃惊倒了。”押司娘见说,倒把迎几打个漏风掌:“你这丫头,教你做醒酒汤,则说道懒做便了,直装出许多兀模活样!莫做莫做,打灭厂火去睡!”迎儿白去睡了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">巨说夫妻两个归房,押司娘低低叫道:二哥,这丫头见这般事,不中用,教他离了我家罢。”小孙押司道:“却教他那里去广押司娘道:“我肉有个道理。”到天明,做饭吃了,押司闰去官府承应。押司娘叫过迎儿来道:”迎儿,你在我家里也有七八年,我也看你在眼里,如今比不得先押司在日做事。我看你肚里莫是要嫁个老公?如今我与你说头亲。”迎儿道:那里敢指望,却教迎儿嫁儿推广押司媲只因教迎儿嫁这个人,与太孙押司索了命。正是:风定始知蝉在树,灯残方见月临窗。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当时不由迎儿做主,把来嫁了一个人。那厮性工名兴,浑名唤做王酒酒,又吃酒,义要哈。迎儿嫁将去,那得三个月,把房卧都费尽厂。那厮吃得醉,走来家把迎几骂道:“打脊贱人!见我恁般苦,下去问你使头借三五呵钱来做盘缠?”迎儿吃不得这厮骂,把裙几系厂腰,程走来小孙押司家中。押司娘见了道:迎儿,你白嫁了人,又来说甚么广迎儿告妈妈:“实不敢瞒,迎儿嫁那厮不着,又吃酒,又要赌。如今未得上个月,有些房卧,都使尽了。没计奈何,告妈妈惜换得三五百钱,把来做盘缠:押司娘道:“迎儿,你嫁入下着,是你的事。我今与个呐银子,后番却休要来。”迎儿接了银子,谢了妈妈归家,那得四五日,又使尽了。屿日天色晚,工兴那厮吃得酒醉,走来看着也儿道:”打脊贱人:你见恁般苦,下去再告使头则个/迎儿道:“我前番去,借”肾项银子,吃尽千言万语,如今却教我又怎地去尸王兴骂道:“打脊贱人!你若不士时打折你一只脚!”迎儿吃骂不过,只得连夜走来孙押司门首看时,门却关了”迎儿欲待敲门,义恐怕他埋怨,进退两难,只得再走回来。过厂两三家人家,只见个人道:”迎儿.我穹你一件物事。只因这个人身上,我只替押司娘和小孙押司烦恼!正是:龟游水面分开绿,鹤立松梢点破青。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">迎几回过头来看那叫的人,只见人家屋檐头一个人,舒角修头,绊袍角带,抱着一骨碌文字。低声叫道:“迎儿,我是你先的押司。如今见在一个去处,未敢说与你知道。你把手来,我与你一件物享/迎儿打一接,接了这件物事,随手下见了那个徘袍角带的人。迎儿看那物事时,却是一包碎银子。迎儿归到家中敲门,只听得里面道:“姐姐,你去使头家里,如何恁早晚才回广迎儿道:“好教你知,我去妈妈家惜米,他家关了门。我又下敢敲,怕吃他埋怨。再走回来,只见人家屋檐头立着先的押司,舒角栓头,诽袍角带,与我泡银子在这里。”王兴听说道:“打脊贱人!你却来我面前说鬼话!你这一包银子,来得不明,你且进来。”迎儿人去,上兴道:“姐姐,你寻常说那灶前看见先押司的话,我也都记得,这事一定有些溪跷。我却怕邻舍听得,故恁地如此说。你把银子收好,待天明去县里首告他。”正是:着意种花花不潘,等闲插柳柳成阴。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">王兴到天明时,思量道:“且住,有两件事告首不得。第一件,他是县里头名押司,我怎敢恶了他!第二件,却无实迹,连这些银子也待人官,却打没头脑官司。不如赎几件衣裳,买两个盒子送去孙押司家里,到去谒索他则个。”计较已定,便去买下两个盒子送去。两人打扮身上干净,走来孙押司家,押司娘看见他夫妻二人,身上干净,又送盒子来,便道:你那得钱钞?”工兴道:“昨日得押司一件文字,撰得有二两银子,送些盒子来。如今也不吃酒,也不赌钱了。”押司娘道:“王兴,你自归去,且教你老婆在此住两日。”王兴去了,押司娘对着迎儿道:“我有一柱东峰岱岳愿香要还,我明日同你去则个。”当晚无后。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">明早起来,杭洗罢,押司臼去县里去。押司娘锁了门,和迎儿同行。到东岳庙殿上烧了香,下殿来去那两廊下烧香。行到速报司前,迎儿裙带系得松,脱了裙带,押司娘先行过去。迎儿正在后面系裙带,只见速报司里,有个舒角幢头、绊袍角带的判官,叫:“迎儿,便是你先的押司。你与我申冤则个:我与你这件物事。咂儿接得物事在于,看了一看,道:“却不作怪!泥神也会说起后来!如何与我这物事尸正是:开夭辟地罕曾闻,从古至今希得见。迎儿接得来、慌忙揣在怀里,也下敢说与押司娘知道。当日烧了香,各自归家。把上项事对王兴说了。王兴讨那物事看时,却是一幅纸。上写道:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">大女子,小女子,前人耕来后人饵。要知三更事,掇开人下水。来年二三月,句已当解此。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">王兴看了解说不出,分付迎儿不要说与别人知道,看来年二三月间有甚么事。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">捻指间,到来年二月间,换个知具,是庐州金斗城人,姓包名拯,就是今人传说有名的包龙图相公。他后来官至龙图阁学土,所以叫做包龙图。此时做知县还是初任。那包爷自小聪明正直,做知县时,便能剖人间暧昧之情,断天下狐疑之狱。到任三日,未曾理事。夜间得其一梦,梦见自己坐堂,堂上贴一联对子:要知三更事,掇开火下水。”包爷次日早堂,唤合当吏书,将这两句教他解说,无人能识。包公讨白牌一面,将这一联楷书在上,却就是小孙押司动笔。写毕,包公将朱笔判在后面:“如有能解此语者,赏银十两。”将牌挂于县门,烘动县前县后,官身私身,挨肩擦背,只为贪那赏物,都来赌先争看。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说王兴正在县前买枣糕吃,听见人说知县相公挂一面臼牌出来,牌上有二句言语,无人解得。王兴走来看时,正是速报司判官一幅纸上写的话。暗地吃了一惊:“欲要出首,那新知县相公是个古怪的人,怕去惹他。欲待不说,除了我再元第二个人晓得这二句话的来历。买了枣糕回去,与浑家说知此事。迎儿道:“先押司三遍出现,教我与他申冤,又白自里得了他一包银子。若下去出首,只怕鬼神见贡。”干兴意犹不决,再到县前,正遇了邻人裴孔目。王兴平昔晓得裴孔目是知事的,一千扯到僻静巷里,将此事与他商议:“该出首也不该?裴孔目道:“那速报司这一幅纸在那里?”土兴道:“见菠在我浑字衣服箱里。”裴孔目道:“我先去与你巢官。你回去取了这幅纸,带到县里。待知县相公唤你时,你却拿将出来,做个证见。”当下土兴虫了。裴孔目候包爷退堂,见小孙押司不在左右,就跪将过去,禀道,”老爷白牌上写这二句,只有邻舍王兴晓得来历。他说是岳庙速报司与他一幅纸,纸上还写许多言语,内中却有这二句。”包爷间道:“王兴如今在那里?”裴几同道:“已回家取那一幅纸去了。包爷差人速拿土兴回话。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说王兴回家.开了浑家的衣箱,检那幅纸出来看时,只叫得苦,原来是十素纸,子迹全无。不敢到县里去,仆着鬼胎,躲在家里。知县相公的差人到了,新官新府、如人之急,怎好推辞。只得带了这张素纸,随着公差进县,包爷屏去左右,只留裴孔日在慨包爷问王兴道:裴某说你在岳庙中收得一幅纸,司取上来看。王兴连连叩头享道:“小人的妻子,去年在岳庙烧香,走到速报司前,那神道出现,与他们纸。纸上写着篇说话,中间其实有老爷白牌上写的两句,小的把来藏在衣箱里。方才去检看,变了一张素纸。如今这素纸见在,小人不敢说谎/包爷取纸上来看了,问道;“这一篇言语,你可记得?”王兴道:“小人还记得。”即时念与包爷听了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">包爷将纸写出,仔细推详了一会,叫:“王兴,我凤问你,那神道把这一幅纸与你的老婆,可再有县么言语分付广王兴道:“那神道只叫与他申冤。”包爷大怒,喝道:“胡说!做了神道,有甚冤没处申得、偏你的婆娘会替他申冤?他到来央你!这等无稽之言,却哄谁来!”王兴慌忙叩头道:“老爷,是有个缘故。”包爷道:“你细细讲。讲得有理,有赏;如无理时,今日就是你开棒了。工兴禀道:小人的妻子,原是伏侍本县大孙押司的,叫做迎儿。因算命的算那大孙押司其年其月其日三更三点命里该死,何朋果然死了。主母随了如今的小孙押司,却把这迎儿嫁出与小人为妻。小人的妻子,初次在孙家灶下,看见先押司现身。项上套着井栏,披发吐舌,眼中流血,叫道:“迎儿,可与你爹爹做主。’第二次夜间到孙家门首,又遇见先押司,舒角幢头,啡袍角带,把一包碎银,与小人的妻子。第三遍岳庙里速报司判官出现,将这一幅纸与小人的妻子,又嘱付与他申冤。那判官的模样,就是大孙押司,原是小人妻子旧日的家长。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">包爷闻言,呵呵大笑:“原来如此!”喝教左右去拿那小孙押司夫妇二人到来:“你两个做得好事!”小孙押司道:“小人下曾做甚么事。”包爷将速报司一篇言悟解说出来:“大女子,小女子,女之子,乃外孙,是说外郎性孙,分明是大孙押司,小孙押司。‘前人耕来后人饵,饵者食也,是说你白得他的老婆,享用他的家业。‘要知三更事,掇开火下水,,大孙押司,死于三更时分,要知死的根由,‘掇开火下之水,那迎儿见家长在灶厂,披发吐舌,眼中流血,此乃勒死之状。头上套着井栏,井者水也,灶者人也。水在火下,你家灶必砌在井上。死者之尸,必在并中。‘来年二三月’,正是今日。‘句已当解此,‘句已,两字,合来乃是个包字,是说我包某今日到此为官,懈其语意,与他雪冤/喝教左右:“同工兴押着小孙押司,到他家灶下,不拘好歹,要勒死的尸首回后。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">众人似疑不信,到孙家发开灶床脚,地下是一块石板。掏起百板,是一口井。唤集土工,将井水吊干,络了竹篮,放人下去打捞,捞起一个尸首来。众人齐来认看,面色不改,还有人认得是大孙押司,项上果有勒帛。小孙押司唬得面如上色,下敢开口。众人俱各骇然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">元来这小孙押司当初是大雪里冻倒的人,当时大孙押司见他冻倒,好个后生,救他活了,教他识字,写文书。下想浑家与他有事。当日大孙押司算命回来时,恰好小孙押司正闪在他家。见说三更前后当兀,趁这个机会,把酒灌醉了,就当夜勒死厂大孙押司,樟在井里。小孙押司却掩音而上人,把:决人心义漾在卞符县河里,扑通地一声响,当时只道大孙押司投河死了。后来却把灶来压在井上,次后说成亲事。当下众人回复了包爷。押司和押司娘不打自招,双双的问成死罪,偿了大孙押司之命。包爷下关信于小民,将十两银子赏与王兴,工兴把三两谢了裴孔目,不在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">包爷初任,因断了这件公事,名闻天下,至今人说包龙图,日间断人,夜间断鬼。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">诗句藏谜谁解明,包公一断鬼神惊。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">寄声暗室亏心者,莫道天公鉴不清。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十四卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一窟鬼癞道人除怪</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">杏花过雨,渐残红零落胭脂颜色。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">流水飘香,人渐远,难托春心脉脉。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">恨别王孙,墙阴目断,谁把青梅摘?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金鞍何处?绿杨依旧南陌。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">消散云雨须臾,多情因甚有轻离轻拆。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">燕语千般,争解说些于伊家消息。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">厚约深盟,除非重见,见了方端的。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">而个无奈,寸肠千恨堆积。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这只词名唤做念奴娇,是一个赴省士人姓沈,名文述所作,元来皆是集古人词章之句。如何见得?从头与各位说开:第一句道:“杏花过雨。”陈子高曾有寒食词,寄谒金门:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">柳丝碧,柳下人家寒食。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">莺语勿匆花寂寂,玉阶春草湿。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">闲凭熏笼无力,心事有谁知得?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">檀炷绕窗背壁,杏花残雨滴。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第二句道:“渐残红零落胭脂颜色。李易安曾有暮春词,寄品令:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">零落残红,似胭脂颜色。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一年春事,柳飞轻絮,笋添新竹。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">寂寞,幽对小园嫩绿。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">登临未足,怅游子归期促。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">他年清梦,千里犹到城阴溪曲。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">应有凌波,时为故人凝目。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第三句道:“流水飘香,”延安李氏曾有春雨词,寄浣溪沙:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无力蔷薇带雨低,多情蝴蝶趁花飞,流水飘香乳燕啼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">南浦魂消春下管,东阳衣减镜先知,小楼今夜月依依。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第四句道:“人渐远,难托春心脉脉。”宝月禅师曾有春词,寄柳梢青:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">脉脉春心,情人渐远,难托离愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">而后寒轻,风前香软,春在梨花。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">行人倚掉天涯,酒醒处残阳乱鸦。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">门外秋千,墙头红粉,深院谁家?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第五句第六句道:“恨别上孙,墙阴目断。欧阳永叔曾有清明词,寄一斛珠:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">伤春怀抱,清明过后莺花好。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">劝君莫向愁人道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">叉彼香轮辗破青青单。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">夜来风月连清晓,墙阴目断无人到,</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">恨别王孙愁多少,犹顿春寒未放花枝老。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第七句道:“谁把青梅摘。晁无咎曾有眷词,寄清商怨:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">风摇动,雨青松,翠条柔弱花头重。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">春衫窄,娇无力,已得当初,共伊把青构来摘。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">都如梦,何时共?可怜敲损钗头凤!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">关山隔,暮云碧,燕于来也,全然又无些子消息。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第八句第九句道:“金鞍何处?绿杨依旧南陌。”柳替卿曾有春词寄清平乐:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">阴晴未定,薄日烘云影;金鞍何处寻芳径?绿杨依旧南陌静。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">厌厌几许春情,可怜老去难咸!看取镊残霜鬓,不随芳草重生。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十句道:“消散云雨须臾。”晏叔原曾有春词,寄虞美人:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">飞花自有牵情处,不向枝边住。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">晓风飘薄已堪愁,更伴东流流水过秦楼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">消散须臾云雨怨,闲倚阑于见。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">远弹双泪湿香红,暗根玉颜光景与花同。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十一句道:“多情因甚有轻离轻拆。”魏夫人曾有春词,寄卷珠帘记得未时春未暮,执手攀花,袖染花梢露。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">暗卜春心共花语,争寻双朵争先去。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">多情因甚相辜负?有轻拆轻离,向谁分诉?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">泪湿海棠花枝处,东君空把奴分付。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十二句道:“燕语千般。康伯可曾有春词,寄减字木兰花:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">杨花飘尽,云压绿阴风乍定。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
</p>
<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">帘幕闲垂,弄语千般燕于飞。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">小楼深静,睡起残妆犹未整。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">梦不戍归,泪滴班斑金缕衣。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十三句道:“争解说些子伊家消息。”秦少游曾有春词,寄夜游宫:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">何事东君又去!空满院落花飞絮;</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">巧燕呢哺向人语,何曾解说伊家些子?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">况是伤心绪,念个人儿成暖阻。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一觉相思梦回处,连宵而。更那堪,闻杜字!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十四句第十五句道:“厚约深盟,除非重见。”黄鲁直曾有春词,寄捣练子:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">梅调粉,柳摇金,微雨轻风敛陌尘。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">厚约深诅何处诉?除非重见那人人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十六句道:“见了方端的。周美成曾有春词,寄滴滴金:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">梅花漏泄春消息,柳丝长,草芽碧。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">不觉星霜鬓白,念时光堪惜!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">兰堂把酒思佳容,黛眉彭,愁春色。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">音书千里相疏隔,见了方端的。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十七句第十八句道:“而今无奈,寸肠干恨堆积。”欧阳永叔曾有词寄蝶恋花:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">帘幕东风寒料峭,雪里梅花先报春来早。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">而今无奈寸肠思,堆积千愁空懊恼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">旋暖金炉莫兰作,问把金刀剪彩呈纤巧。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">绣被五更香睡好,罗帏不觉纱窗晓。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说沈文述是一个士人,自家今日也说一个士人,因来行在临安府取选,变做十数回跷蹊作怪的小说。我且问你,这个秀才姓甚名谁?却说绍兴十年间,有个秀才,是福州戚武军人,姓吴名洪。离了乡里,来行在临安府求取功名,指望:一举首登尤虎榜,十年身到凤凰他。争知道时运未至,一举不中。吴秀才闷闷不已,又没甚么盘缠,也自羞归故里,且只得胡乱在今时州桥下开一个小小学堂度日。等待后三年,春榜动,选场开,再会求取功名。逐月却与几个小男女打交。捻指开学堂后,也有一年之上。也罪过那街上人家,都把孩儿们来与他教训,颇自有些趱足。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当日正在学堂里教书,只听得青布帘几上铃声响,走将一个人入来。吴教授看那入来的人,不是别人,却是半年前搬去的邻舍王婆,元来那婆子是个撮合山,专靠做媒为生。吴教授相揖罢,道:“多时不见,而今婆婆在那里住?婆子道:”只道教授忘了老媳妇,如今老媳妇在钱塘门里沿城住。”教授问:“婆婆高寿?”婆子道:“老媳妇大马之年七十有五。教授青春多少?”教授道:“小子二十有二。婆子道:”教授方才二十有二,却像三十以上人。想教授每日价费多少心神!据老媳妇愚见,也少不得一个小娘子相伴。教授道:”我这里也几次间人来,却没这般头脑。”婆干道:“这个不是冤家不聚会。好教官人得知,却有一头好亲在这里。一千贯钱房卧,带一个从嫁,又好人材。却有一床乐器都会,义写得,算得。又是眸呛大官府第出身。只要嫁个读书官人,教授却是要也不?”教授听得说罢,喜从天降,笑逐颜开,道:“若还真个有这人时,可知好哩!只是这个小娘子如今在那里尸婆于道:“好教教授得知,这个小娘子,从秦太师府三通判位下出来,有两个月,不知放厂多少帖子。也曾有省、部、院里当职事的来说他。也曾有内清司当差的来说他,也曾有门面铺席人来说他。只是高来不成,低来不就。小娘子道:‘我只要嫁个读书官人。’更兼义没有爹娘,只有个从嫁,名唤锦儿。因他一床乐器都会”俯里人都叫做李乐娘,见今在白雁池一个旧邻舍家里住。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">两个兀肉说犹未了,只见风吹起门前布帘儿来,一个人从门首过去。王婆道:”教授,你见过去的那人么?便是你有分取他做浑家,”王婆出门赶上,那人不是别人,便是李乐娘在他家住的,姓陈,唤做陈干娘。王婆厮赶着入来,与吴教授相揖罢。王婆道:“干娘,宅里小娘子说亲成也未?”干娘道:“说不得,又不是没好亲来说他,只是吃他执拗的苦,口口声声,只要嫁个读书官人,却又没这般巧。王婆道:“我却有个好亲在这里,未知干娘与小娘子肯也下?干娘道:“却教孩儿嫁兀谁?”王婆指着吴教授道:“我教小娘子嫁这个官人,却是好也下好?”十娘道:“休取笑,若嫁得这个官人,可知好哩!”吴教授当日一日教不得学,把邓小男女早放了,都唱了喏,先归去。教授却把一把锁锁了门.同着两个婆子上街。免不得买些酒相待他们。三杯之后,王婆起身道:“教授既是要这头亲事,却间干娘觅一个帖子。”干娘道:“者媳妇有在这里。”侧手从抹胸里取出一个帖子来。王婆道:“干娘,’真人面前说不得假话,旱地上打不得拍浮。你便约了一日,带了小娘子和从嫁锦儿来梅家桥下酒店里,等我便同教授来过眼则个。”干娘应允,和工婆谢了吴教授,自去。教授还了酒钱归家,把闲话提过。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">到那日,吴教授换了几件新衣裳,放了学生。一程走将来梅家桥下酒店里时,远远地五婆早接见了。两个同入酒店里来。到得楼上,陈干恨接着,教授便问道:“小娘子在那里?”干娘道:“孩儿和锦几在东阁儿里坐地。”教授把三才舌尖舐破窗眼儿,张一张,喝声采下知高低,道:“两个都不是人!”如何不是人?元来见他生得好了,只道那妇人是南海观音,见锦儿是玉皇殿下侍香王女。恁地道他不是人?看那丰乐娘时:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">水剪双眸,花生丹脸,云鬓轻梳蝉翼,蛾眉淡拂。春山,朱唇缀一颗夭桃,皓齿排两行碎玉。意态自然,退出伦辈,有如织女下瑶台,浑似媳娥离月股。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">看那从嫁锦几时,眸清可爱,鬓耸堪观。新月笼眉,春桃拂脸,意态幽花未艳,肌肋嫩玉生香。金莲着弓弓扣绣鞋儿,螺暑插短短紫金钮于</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">j</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">口捻青梅窥小俊,似骑红杏出墙自从当日插了钮,离不得下财纳礼,奠雁传书。不则一日,吴教授娶过那妇女来。夫妻两个好说得着:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">云淡淡天边驾凤,水沉沉交颈鸳鸯。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">写成今世不休书,结下来生双缩带。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说一日是月半,学生干都来得早,要拜孔夫于。吴教授道:姐姐,我先起去。”来那灶前过,看那从嫁锦儿时,脊背后披着一带头发,一双眼插将上去,脖项上血污着。教授看见,大叫一声,匹然倒地。即时浑家来救得苏醒,锦儿也来扶起。浑家道:“丈夫,你见甚么来?”吴教授是个养家人,不成说道我见锦儿恁地来?自己也认做眼花了,只得使个脱空,瞒过道:“姐姐,我起来时少着了件衣裳,被冷风一吹,忽然头晕倒了。锦儿慌忙安排些个安魂定魄汤与他吃罢,自没事了。只是吴教授肚里有些疑惑。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话休絮烦,时遇清明节假,学生子却都不来。教授分付了浑家,换了衣服,出去闲走一遭。取路过万松岭,出今时净慈寺里,看了一士,却待出来。只见一个人看着吴教授唱个略,教授还礼不迭,却不是别人,是净慈寺对门酒店里量酒,说道:“店中一外官人,教男女来请官人!”吴教授同量酒人酒店来时,不是别人,是王七府判儿,唤做王七三官人。两个叙礼罢,王七三官人道:“适来见教授,又不敢相叫,特地教量酒来相清。”教授道,“七三官人如今那里去?”王七三官人口里不说,肚里思量:“吴教授新娶一个老婆在家不多时,你看我消遣他则个。”道:“我如今要同教授去家里坟头走一遭,早间看坟的人来说道:‘桃花发,杜酝又熟。’我们去那里吃三杯。”教授道:“也好。两个出那酒店,取路来苏公堤上,看那游春的人,真个是:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">人烟辐转,车马骄闽。只见和风扇景,丽日增明,流鸳嗡绿柳阴中,粉蝶戏奇花枝上。管弦动处,是谁家舞树歌台?语笑喧时,斜恻傍春楼夏阁。香车竞逐,玉勒争驰。白面郎敲金橙响,红妆人揭绣帘看。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><o:p><font face="times new roman"> </font></o:p></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">甫新路口讨一只船,直到毛家步上岸,迄逼过玉泉龙井。王七三官人家里坟,直在西山驰献岭下。好座高岭!下那岭去,行过一里,到了坟头。看坟的张安接见了。王七三官人即时叫张安安排些点心酒来。侧首一个小小花园内,两个人去坐地。又是自做的杜酝,吃得大醉。看那天色时,早已:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">红轮西坠,玉兔东生。佳人秉烛归房,江上渔人罢钓。渔父卖鱼归竹径,牧童骑犊入花村。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">天色却晚,吴教授要起身,王七三官人道:“再吃一杯,我和你同去。我们过驰献岭、九里松路上,妓弟人家睡一夜。吴教授口里不说,肚里思量:“我新娶一个老婆在家里,于顷我一夜不归去,我老婆须在家等,如何是好?便是这时候去赶钱塘门,走到那里,也关了。”件与王七三官人手厮挽着,上驼献岭来。你道事有凑巧,物有故然,就那岭上,云生东北,雾长西南,下一阵大雨。果然是银河倒泻,沧海盆倾,好阵大雨!且是没躲处,冒着雨又行了数十步,见一个小小竹门楼。王六三官人道:“且在这里躲一躲。”不是来门楼下外雨,却是:猪羊走人屠宰家,一脚脚来寻兀路。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">两个奔来躲雨时,看来却是一个野墓园。只那门前一个门楼儿,里面都没甚么屋字。石坡上两个坐着,等雨住了行。正大而下,只见一个人貌关狱子院家打扮,从隔壁竹篱笆里跳入墓园,走将去墓堆于上叫道:“朱小四,你这所有人请唤,今日顿当你这厮出头。墓堆子里漫应道:“阿公,小四来也。”不多时,墓上土开,跳出一个人来,狱子厮赶着了自去。吴教授和王七三官人见了,背膝展展,两股下摇而自顾。看那雨却往了,两个又走。地下又滑,肚里又怕,心头一似小鹿儿跳,一双脚一似斗败公鸡,后面一似千军万马赶来,再也不敢回头。行到山顶上,侧着耳朵听时,空谷传声,听得林于里面断棒响。不多时,则见狱子驱将墓堆子里跳出那个人来。两个见了又走,岭们首却有一个败落山神庙,人去庙里,慌忙把两扇庙门关了。两个把身躯抵着庙门,真个气也不敢喘,屁也不敢放。听那外边时,只听得一个人声唤过去,道:“打杀我也!”一个人道:“打脊魍陋,你这厮许了我人情,又不还我,怎的下打你?”王七三官人低低说与吴教授道:“你听得外面过去的,便是那狱于和墓堆里跳出来的人”两个在里面颤做一团。吴教授却埋怨王七三官人道:“你役事教我在这里受惊受怕,我家中浑家却不知怎地盼望尸兀自说言未了,只听得外面有人敲门,道:”开门则个!”两个问道:“你是谁?”仔细听时,却是妇女声音,道:“王七三官人好也!你却将我丈夫在这里一夜,直教我寻到这里!铜儿,我和你推开门儿,叫你爹爹。”吴教授听得外面声音,”不是别人,是我浑家和锦儿,怎知道我和王七三官人在这里?莫教也是鬼?”两个都不敢则声。只听得外面说道:“你不开庙门,我却从庙门缠里钻人来!”两个听得恁他说,日里吃的酒,都变做冷汗出来。只听得外面又道:”告妈妈,不是锦儿多口,不如妈妈且归,明日爹爹自归来。”浑家道:“锦儿,你也说得是,我且归去了,却理会。”却叫道:“工七三官人,我且归去,你明朝却送我丈夫归来则个。”两个那里敢应他。妇女和棉儿说了自去。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">王七三官人说:“吴教授,你家里老婆和从蕉棉儿,都是鬼。这里也不是人去处,我们走休。做开庙门看时,约莫是五更天气,兀自未有人行。两个下得岭来,尚有一里多路,见一所林子里,走出两个人来。上手的是陈干娘,下手的是土婆,道:“吴教授,我们等你多时,你和王七三官人却从那里来什吴教授和王七三官人看见道:“这两个婆子也是鬼了,我们走休!”真个便是漳奔鹿跳,厦跃们飞,下那岭来。后面两个婆子,兀自慢慢地赶来。“一夜热乱,下曾吃一些物事,肚里又饥,一夜见这许多下祥,怎地得个生人来冲一冲!”正恁他说,则见岭下一家人家,门前挂着一枝松柯儿,王七三官人道:“这里多则是卖茅柴酒,我们就这里买些酒吃了助威,一道躲那两个婆于。”恰待奔入这店里来,见个男女:头上裹一顶牛胆育头巾,身上央一条猪肝赤肚带,旧瞒裆裤,脚下草鞋。王七三官人道:“你这酒怎地卖?”只见邓汉道:”未有汤哩。”吴教授道:“且把一碗冷的来!”只见那人也下则声,也不则气。王七三官人道:“这个开酒店的汉子又尴尬,也是鬼了!我们走休。”兀自说未了;就店里起一阵风:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">非于虎啸,不是龙吟,明不能谢柳开花,暗藏着山妖水怪。吹开地狱门前土,惹引螂都山下尘。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">风过处,看时,也不见了酒保,也下见有酒店,两个立在墓堆子上。唬得两个魂不附体,急急取路到九里松动院前讨了一只船,直到钱塘门,上了岸。王七三官人自取路归家。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">吴教授一径先来钱塘门城下王婆家里看时,见一把锁锁着门。同那邻舍时,道:“王婆自兀五个月有零了。”唬得吴教授目睁口呆,罔知所措。一程离了钱塘门,取今时景灵宫贡院前,过梅家桥,到白雁池边来,间到陈干娘门首时,十字儿竹竿封着门,一碗官灯在门前。上面写着八个字道:“人心似铁,官法如炉。”间那里时,“陈干娘也死一年有余了。”离了白雁汕,取路归到州桥下,见自己屋里,一把钛钡着门,间邻舍家里:“拙妻和粗婢那里去了?”邻舍道:“教授昨日一出门,小娘子分付了我们,自和锦儿在千娘家里去。直到如今不归。”吴教授正在那里面面厮觑,做声不得。只见一个庙道人,看着吴教授道:“观公妖气大重,我与你早早断除,免致后患。”吴教授即时请那道人人去,安排香烛符水。那个道人作起法来,念念有词,喝声道:“疾!”只见一员神将出现:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">黄罗抹额,锦带缠腰,皂罗袍袖绣团花,金甲束身微窄地。剑横秋木,靴踏狡倪。上通碧茗之间,下彻九幽之地。业龙作祟,向海波水底擒来;邪怪为妖,入山洞穴中捉出。六丁坛畔,权为符吏之名;上帝阶前,次有天丁之号。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">神将声暗道:“真君遣何方使令?真人道:“在吴供家里兴妖,井驰献岭上为怪的,都与我捉来!”神将领旨,就吴教授家里起一阵凤:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">无形无影透人怀,二月桃花被绰开。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">就地撮将黄叶去,入山推出白云来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">风过处,捉将几个为怪的来。吴教授的浑家李乐娘,是秦大师府三通判位乐娘,因与通判怀身,产亡的克。从嫁锦儿,因通判夫人妒色,吃打了一顿,因恁地自割杀,他自是割杀的鬼。王婆是害水蛊病死的鬼。保亲陈干娘,因在白雁池边洗衣裳,落在池里死的鬼。在驻献岭上被狱子叫开墓堆,跳出来的朱小口,在日看坟,害瘠病死的鬼。那个岭下开酒店的,是窖伤寒死的鬼。道人一一审间明白,去腰边取出一个葫芦来,人见时,便道是葫芦,鬼见时,便是卯都狱。作起法来,那些鬼个个抱头鼠窜,捉入葫芦中。分付吴教授“把来埋在驰献岭下。”启道人将拐杖望空一撤,变做一只仙鹤,道人乘鹤而去。吴教授直下拜道:“吴洪肉眼不识神仙,情愿相随出家,望真仙救度弟子则个,”只见道人道:我乃上界甘真人,你原是我旧日采药的弟子。因你凡心不净,中道有退悔之意,因此堕落。今生罚为贫懦,教你备尝鬼趣,消遣色情。你今既已看破,便可离尘办道,直待一纪之年,吾当度汝。”说罢,化阵清风不见了。吴教授从此舍俗出家,云游天下。十二年后,遇甘真人于终南山中,从之而去。诗曰。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一心办道绝凡尘,众魁如何敢触人?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">邪正尽从心剖判,西山鬼窟早翻身。</span>
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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第十五卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金令史美婢酬秀童</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">塞翁得马非为吉,宋子双盲岂是凶。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">祸福前程如漆暗,但平方寸答天公。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说苏州府城内有个玄都观,乃是梁朝所建。唐刺史刘禹锡有诗道:“玄都观里桃干树”,就是此地。一名为玄妙观。这观踞郡城之中,为姑苏之胜。基址宽敞,庙貌崇宏,上至三清,下至十殿,无所不备。各房黄冠道士,何止数百。内中有个北极真武殿,俗名祖师殿。这一房道士,世传正一道教,善能书符遣将,剖断人间祸福。于中单表一个道士,倏家姓张,手中惯弄一个皮雀儿,人都唤他做张皮雀。其人有些古怪,荤酒自下必说,偏好吃一件东西。是甚东西?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">吠月荒村里,奔风腊雪天。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">分明一太字,移点在傍边。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">他好吃的是狗肉。屠狗店里把他做个好主顾,若打得一只壮狗,定去报他来吃,吃得快活时,人家送得钱来,都把与他也下算帐。或有鬼祟作耗,求他书符镇宅,遇着吃狗肉,就把箸蘸着狗肉汁,写个符去,教人贴于大门。邻人往往夜见贴符之处,如有神将往来,其祟立止。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">有个矫大户家,积年开典获利,感谢天地,欲建一坛斋酸酬答,已请过了清真观里周道土主坛。周道土夸张皮雀之高,矫公亦慕其名,命主管即时相请。那矫家养一只防宅狗,甚是肥壮,张皮雀平昔看在眼里,今番见他相请,说道:“你若要我来时,须打这只狗请我,待狗肉煮得稀烂,酒也烫热了,我才到你家里。”卞符回复了矫公。矫公晓得他是跷厦占怪的人,只得依允。果然烫热了酒,煮烂了狗肉,张皮雀到门。主人迎人堂中,告以相请之意。党中香人灯烛,摆得齐整,供养着一堂柳道,众道士已起过香头了。张皮雀昂然而入,也下札神,也不与众道士作揖,口中只叫:快将烂狗肉来吃,酒要热些!”矫公道:“且看他吃了酒肉,如何作用?当下大盘装狗肉,大壶盛酒,樱列张皮雀面前,恣意竹吱。吃得盘无余骨,酒无余滴,十分醉饱。叫道:“聒噪!”吃得快活,嘴也不抹一抹,望着拜神的铺毡上倒头而睡。鼻息如雷,自西牌直睡至下半夜。众道士酸事已完,兀自未醒,又下敢去动掸他。矫公等得不耐烦,到埋怨周道士起来,周道土自觉无颤,下敢分辨。想道:“张皮雀时常吃醉了一睡两三日不起,今番正不知几时才醒?”只得将表章焚化了,辞神谢将,收拾道场。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">弄到五更,众道士吃了酒饭,刚欲告辞,只见张皮雀在拜毡上跳将起来,团团一转,乱叫:“十日十日,五日五日。矫公和众道土见他风了,都走来围着看。周道士胆大,向前抱住,将他唤醒了。口里还叫:五日,五日。周道士问其缘故。张皮雀道:“适才表章,谁人写的?”周道土道:“是小道亲手缮写的。张皮雀道:“中间落了一字,差了两字。”矫公道:“学生也亲口念过几遍,并无差落,那有此活?张皮雀袖中簌簌响,抽出一幅黄纸来,道:“这不是表章?”众人看见,各各骇然道:“这表章已焚化了,如何却在他袖中,纸角儿也下动半毫?”仔细再念一遍,到天尊宝号中,果然落了字,却看不出差处。张皮雀指出其中一联云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">亲短李长,仅作千金之子。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">‘吃亏吃苦,该写“嗅’字,今写‘吃’字,是‘吃舌’的“吃’字了。‘嗅,音‘赤’,‘吃,音‘格,,两音也不同。‘紊,字,是‘李奈’之‘素’;‘奈’字是‘奈何,之‘奈’;‘耐,字是‘耐烦’之“耐,“亲短奈匕’该写“耐烦,的‘耐,字,‘亲,是果名,惜用不得。你欺负上帝不识字么?如今上帝大怒,教我也难处。矫公和众道士见了表文,不敢不信。齐都求告道:“如今重修章奏,再建斋坛,不知可否什张皮雀道:“没用,没用!你表文上差落字面还是小事,上帝因你有这道奏章,在天曹日记簿上查你的善恶。你自开解库,为富不仁,轻兑出,重兑入,水丝出,足纹入,兼将解厂的珠灾,但拣好的都换了自用。又几质物值钱者才足了年数,就假托变卖过了,不准赎取。如此刻剥贫户,以致肥饶。你奏章中全无悔罪之言,多是自夸之语,已命雷部于即焚烧汝屋,荡毁你的家私。我只为感你一狗之惠,求宽至十日,上帝不允。再三恳告,已准到五日了。你可出个晓字:“凡五日内来赎典者免利,只收本钱。其向来欺心,换人珠宝,赖人质物,虽然势难吐退,发心喜舍,变实为修桥补路之费。有此善行,上帝必然回慎,或者收回雷部,也未可知。”矫公初时也还有信从之意,听说到“收回雷部,也未可知”,到不免有疑。“这风道十必然假托此因,来布施我的财物。难道雷部如此易收易放?”况凤掌财的人,算本算利,怎肯放松。口中答应,心下不以为然。张皮雀和众道卜辞别自去了。矫公将此活阁起不行。到第五日,解库里火起,前堂后厅,烧做白地。第二日,这些质当的人家都来讨当,又不肯赔偿,结起讼来,连田地部卖了。矫大户一贫如洗。有人知道张皮雀曾预言雷火之期,从此益敬而畏。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">张皮雀在玄都观五十余年,后出渡钱塘江,风逆难行,张皮雀遣天将打缆,其去如飞。皮雀呵呵大笑,触了天将之怒,为其所击而死。后有人于徽商家扶骛,皮雀降笔,自称“原是大上苛元帅,尘缘已满,众将请他上天归班,非击死也。”徽商闻真武殿之灵异,舍施干金,于殿前堆一石假!以为壮观之助,这假山虽则美观,反破了风水,从此本房道侣,吏无得道者。诗云:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">亥部观里张皮雀,莫道无神也有神。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">为何说这张皮雀的话?只为一般有个人家,信了书符召将,险些儿冤害了人的性命。那人姓金名满,也是苏州府昆山县人。少时读书不就,将银援例纳了个令史,就叁在本县户房为吏。他原是个乖巧的人,待人接物,十分克己,同役中甚是得合,做不上三四个月令史,衙门上下,没一个不喜欢他。又去结交这些门子,要他在知县相公面前帮衬,不时请他们吃酒,又送些小物事。但遇知县相公比较,审问到夜静更深时,他便留在家中宿歇,日逐打浑,那门子也都感激,在县主面前虽不能用力,每事却也十分周全。时遇五月中旬,金令史知吏房要开各吏送间库房,恩量要谋这个美缺。那库房旧例,一吏轮管两季,任凭县主随意点的。众吏因见是个利芳,人人思想要管。屡屡县主点来,都下肯服。却去上司具呈批准,要六房中择家道殷实老成尤过犯的,当堂拈阅,各吏具结申报卜司,芳新叁及役将满者,俱下许阅。然虽如此,其权出在吏房,但平日与吏房相厚的,送些东道,他便混帐开上去,那里管新叁役满。家道殷实不殷实?这叫做官清私暗。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金满暗想道:“我虽是新参,那吏房刘令史与我甚厚,怀送些东面与他,自然送间的。若网得着,也不枉费这一片心机;倘间不着,却下空丢厂银子,又被人笑话?怎得一个必着之策便好!”忽然想起门于工文英,他在衙门有年,甚有见识,何不寻他计较。一径走出县床,恰好县门口就遇着王文英道:“金阿叔,忙忙的那里去?”金满道:“好兄弟,正来寻你说话。”王文英道:”有什么事作成我?”金满道:“我与你坐了方好说。”二人来到侧边一个酒店里坐下,金满一头吃酒,一头把要谋库房的事,说与王文英知道。王文英说:“此事只要由房开得上去,包在我身上,使你阄着。”金满道:“吏房是不必说了,但与堂拈阄怎么这等把稳?”王文英附耳低言,道:“只消如此如此,何难之有!”金满大喜,连声称谢:“若得如此,自当厚谢。二人又吃了一回,起身会钞而别。金满回到公序里买东买西,备下夜饭,请吏房令史刘云到家,将上项事与他说知。刘云应允。金满取出五两银子,送与刘云道:“些小薄礼,先送阿哥买果吃,待事成了,再找五两。”刘云假怠谦让道:“自己弟兄,怎么这样客气?”金满道:“阿哥从直些罢,不嫌轻,就是阿哥的盛情了。刘云道:“既如此,我权收去再处。”把银袖了。摆出果品肴撰,二人杯来盏去,直饮至更深而散。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">明日,有一令史察听了些风声,拉了众吏与刘云说:“金某他是个新参,未及半年,怎么就想要做库房?这个定伏不成的。你要开只管开,少不得要当堂禀的,恐怕连你也没趣。那时却不要见怪!”刘云道:“你们不要乱嚷,几事也要通个情。就是他在众人面上,一团和气,井无一毫不到之处,便开上去难道就是他问着了?这是落得做人情的事。若去一享,朋友面上又不好看,说起来只是我们薄情。”又一个道:“争名争利,顾得什么朋友下朋友,薄情不薄情”刘云道:“嗟!不要与人争,只去与命争。是这样说,明日就是你间着便好;若不是你,连这几句话也是多的,还要算长。”内中有两个老成的,见刘云说得有理,便道:“老刘,你的活虽是,但他忒性急了些。就是做库房,未知是祸是福,直等结了局,方才见得好歹。什么正经?做也罢,不做也罢,不要闲争,各人自去干正事。”遂各散去。金满闻得众人有言,恐怕不稳,又去揭债,央本县显要士夫,写书嘱托知县相公,说他“者成明理,家道颇裕,诸事可托”。这分明是叫把库房与他管,但不好明言耳。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话休烦絮,到拈阉这日,刘云将应问各吏名字,开列一单,呈与知县相公看了。唤里书房一样写下条子,又呈上看罢,命门子乱乱的总做一堆,然后唱名取阉。那卷闸传递的门于,便是王文英,已作下弊,金满一千枯起,扯开,恰好正是。你道当堂拈阄,怎么作得弊?原来刘云开上去的名单,却从吏、户、礼、兵、刑、工挨次写的,吏房也有管过的,也有役满快的,已下在数内。金满是户房司吏,单上便是第一名了。那工文英卷闸的时节,已做下暗号,金满第一个上去拈时,却不似易如反掌!众人那知就里,正是:随你官清似水,难逃吏滑如油。当时众吏见金满间着,都跪下享说:他是个新参,尚不该问库。况且钱粮干系,不是小事,俱要具结申报上可的。若是金满管了库,众吏不敢轻易执结的。”县主道:“既是新参,就不该开在单上了。”众吏道:“这是吏房刘云得了他贿赂,混开在上面的。”县主道:“吏房既是混开,你众人何下先来莫明,直等他间着了方来享话?明明是个妒忌之意。”众人见本官做了主,谁敢再道个不字,反讨了一场没趣。县主落得在乡官面上做个人情,又且当堂阄着,更无班驳。那些众吏虽怀妒忌,无可奈何,做好做歉的说发金满备了一席戏酒,方出结状,申报上司,不在话下。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">且说金满自六月初一交盘上库接管,就把五两银子谢了刘云。那些门子因作弊成全了他,当做恩人相看,比前愈加亲密。他虽则管了库,正在农忙之际,诸事俱停,那里有什么钱粮完纳。到七八月里,却又个把月不下雨,做了个秋旱。虽不至全灾,却也是个半荒,乡间人纷纷的都来告荒。知县相公只得各处去踏勘,也没甚大生意。眼见得这半年库房,扯得直就勾了。时光迅速,不觉到了十一月里,钦天监奏准本月十五日月蚀,行文天下救护。本府奉文,帖下属县。是夜,知县相公聚集僚属师生憎道人等,在县救护,旧例库房备办公宴,于后堂款待众官。金满因无人相帮,将银教厨夫备下酒席,自己却下敢离库。转央刘云及门子在席上点管酒器,支持诸事。众官不过拜几拜,应了故事,都到后堂攸酒。只留这些憎道在前边打一套挠铰,吹一番细乐,直闹到四重方散。刚刚收拾得完,恰又报新按院到任。县主急忙忙下船,到府迎接。又要支持船上,柱还供应,准准的一夜眼也不合。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">天明了,查点东西时,不见了四锭元宝。金满自想:“昨日并不曾离库,有椎人用障眼法偷去了?只恐怕还失落在那里,”各处搜寻,那里见个分毫。着了急,连声叫芳道:“这般晦气,却失了这二百两银子,如今把什么来赔补?若不赔时,一定经官出丑,如何是虾!”一头叫言,一边又重新寻起,就把这间屋翻转来,何尝有个影儿.慌做一堆,正没理会。那时外边都晓得库里失了银子,尽来探同,到拌得口于舌碎。内中单喜欢得那几个不容他管库的令史:一味说清话,做鬼脸,喜谈乐道。正是:本灾乐祸于人有,替力分优半个无!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了五六日,知县相公接了按院,回到县里。金满只得将此事禀知县主。县主还未开口,那几个令史在旁边,你一嘴,我一句,道:“自己管库没了银子,下去赔补,到对老爷说,难道老爷赔不成?县主因前番阄库时,有些偏护了金满,今日没了银子、颇有权容。喝道:库中是你执掌,又没闲人到来,怎么没了银子?必竟将去嫖赌花费了,在此支吾,今且饶你的打,限十日内将银补库,如无,定然参究/士满气闷闷地,走出县来。即时寻县中阴捕商议。江南人说阴捕,就是北方叫番子手一般。其在官有名含谓之官捕,帮手谓之白捕。金个史下拘官捕、白捕,都邀过来,到酒店中吃三杯。说道:“金某今日劳动列位,非为己私,四锭元宝寻常人家可有?下比散碎的好用,少不得败露出来。只要列位用心,若缉访得实,拿获赃盗时,小子愿出白金二十两酬劳。捕人齐答应道:当得,当得!”一日三,三日九,看看十日限足,捕人也吃了几遍酒水,全无影响。知县相公叫金满间:“银子有了么?”金满禀道:“小的同捕人缉访,尚无踪迹。”知县喝道:”我限你十日内赔补,那等得你缉访!”叫左右:“揣下去打!”金满叩头求饶,道:小的愿赔,只求老爷再宽十日,客变卖家私什物。”知县准了转眼。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金令史平昔爱如己女,欲要把这婢于来出脱,思想再等一二年,遇个贵人公子,或小妻,或通房,嫁他出去,也讨得百来两银子。如今忙不择价,岂下可惜!左思右想,只得把住身的几问房子,权解与人。将银子凑足二百两之数,倾成四个元宝,当堂兑准,封贮库上。分付他:“下次小心。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金令史心中好生不乐,把库门锁了,回到公而里,独坐在门首,越想越恼,着甚来由,用了这主屈财,却不是青白晦气!正纳闷间。只见家里小厮叫做秀童,吃得半醉,从外走来。见了家长,倒退凡步。金令史骂道:“蠢奴才,家长气闷,你到快活吃酒?我千里没钱使用,你到有闲钱买酒吃?秀童道:“我见阿爹两日气闷,连我也不喜欢,常听见人说酒可忘忧,身边偶然积得几分银子,买杯中物来散闷。阿爹若没钱买酒时,我还余得有一壶酒钱在店上,取来就是。金令史喝道:“谁要你的吃!”原来苏州有件风俗,大凡做令史的,不拘内外人都称呼为“相公”。秀童是九岁时卖在金家的,自小抚养,今已二十余岁,只当过继的义男,故称“阿爹”,那秀童要取壶酒与阿爹散闷,是一团孝顺之心。谁知人心不同,到挑动了家长的一个机括,险些儿送了秀童的性命。正是:老龟烹不烂,移祸干枯桑。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当时秀重自进去了。金令史摹然想道:“这一夜眼也不曾合,那里有外人进来偷了去?只有秀童拿递东西,进来几次,难道这银子是他偷了?”又想道:“这小厮自幼跟随奔走,甚是得力,从不见他手脚有甚毛病,如何抖然生起盗心厂义想道:“这个厮平昔好酒,凡为盗的,都从酒赌钱两件上起。他吃溜了口,没处来方,见了大锭银子,又且手边方便,如何不爱?下然,终日买酒吃,那里来这许多钱广又想道:“不是他。他就要偷时,或者溜几块散碎银子,这大锭元宝没有这个力量。就愉了时,那里出饬?终不然,放在钱柜上零支钱?少不得也露人眼目。就是拿出去时,只好一锭,还留丁三锭在家,我今夜把他床铺搜检一番,便知分晓。”又想道:“这也不是常法,他若果偷了这大银,必然寄顿在家中父母处,怎肯还放在身边?搜不着时,反惹他笑。若下是他偷的,冤了他一场,反冷了他的心肠。哦!有计了。冈碍郡城有个莫道人,召将断事,吉凶如睹。见寓在玉峰寺中,何不请他来一问,以决胸中之疑?”过了一夜,次日金满早起,分付秀童买些香烛纸马果品之类,也要买些酒肉,为谢将之用,自己却到玉峰寺去请莫道人。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金令史旧邻有个闲汉,叫做计七官。偶在街上看见秀童买了许多东西,气忿忿的走来,问其缘故。秀童道:“说也好笑,我爹真是交了败运,干这样没正经事二百两银子已自赔去了,认了晦气罢休。却又听了别人言语,请什么道人来召将。邓贼道今日鬼混,哄了些酒肉吃了,明日少不得还要索谢。成不成,吃三瓶,本钱去得下爽利,又添些利钱上去,好没要紧。七官人!你想这些道人,可有真正活神仙在里面么?有这好酒好肉到把与秀童吃了,还替我爹出得些气力。斋了这贼道的嘴,‘碾噪,也可谢你一声么?”正说之间,恰好金令史从玉峰寺转来“秀童见家长来了,自去了。金满与计七官相见问道:“你与秀童说甚么?”汁七官也不信召将之事的,就把秀重适才所言,述了一遍,又道:“这小厮到也有些见识。金满沉吟无语,邓计七官也只当闲活叙过,不想又挑动了家长一个机括。只因家长心疑,险使童儿命丧!金令史别了计七官自回县里,腹内踌躇,这话一发可疑:“他若不曾偷银子,由我召将便了,如何要他怪那个道士?”口虽不言,分明是”土中曲蛤,满肚泥心。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">少停莫道人到了,徘设坛场,却将邻家一个小学生附体。莫道人做张做智,步罡踏斗,念咒书符。小学生就舞将起来,像一个捧剑之势,口称”邓将军下坛”。其声颇洪,不似小学生口气”士满见真将下降,叩首下迭,志心通陈,求判偷银之贼。天将摇首道:“不可说,不可说。”金满再三叩求、愿乞大将指示真盗姓名,莫道人又将灵牌施设,喝道:“鬼神无私,明已报应。有叩即答,急急如今!”金满叩之下已,天将道:“屏退闲人,吾当告汝。”其时这些令史们家人、及衙门内做公的,闻得莫道人在金家召将,做一件希奇之事,都走来看,塞做一屋。金满好言好语都请出去了,只剩得秀童一人在傍答应。天将叫道:“还有闲人。”莫道人对金令史说:“连秀童都遣出屋外去。”天将教金满舒出手来,金满跪而舒其左手。天将伸指头蘸酒在金满手心内,写出秀童二字,喝道:“记着!”金满大惊,正合他心中所疑、犹恐未的,叩头嘿嘿祝告道:“金满抚养秀童已十余年,从无偷窃之行。若此银果然是他所盗,便当严刑究讯,此非轻易之事。神明在上,乞再加详察,莫随人心,莫随人意/天将又蘸着酒在桌上写出秀童二字。又向空中指画,详其字势,亦此二字。金满以为实然,更无疑矣。当下莫道人书了退符,小学生望后便倒。扶起,良久方醒,问之一无所知。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金满把谢将的三牲与莫道人散了福。只推送他一步,连夜去唤阴捕拿贼。为头的张阴捕,叫做张二哥。当下叩其所以。金令史将秀童口中所言,及天将三遍指名之事,备细说了。连阴捕也有八九分道是,只不是他缉访来的,下去担这于纪。推辞道:“未经到官,难以吊拷。咕满是衙门中出入的,岂不会意,便道:此事有我做主,与列位无涉。只要严刑究拷,拷得真赃出来,向时所许二十两,下敢短少分毫。”张阴捕应允,同兄弟四哥,去叫了帮手,即时随金令史行走。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时已有起更时分,秀童收拾了堂中家伙,吃了夜饭,正提腕行灯出县来迎候家主。才出得县门,彼三四个阴捕,将麻绳望颈上便套。下由分说,直拖至城外一个冷铺里来。秀童却荷开口,彼阴捕将铁尺向肩呷上痛打一下,大喝道:“你干得好事!”秀空负痛叫道:“我千何享来?”阴捕道:“你偷库内这四锭元宝,藏于何处?窝在那家?你家主已访实了,把你交付我等。你快快招了,兔吃痛苦。”秀童叫天叫地的哭将起来。宙古道:有理言自壮,负屈声必高。秀童其实不曾做贼,被阴捕如法吊拷。秀童疼痛难忍,咬牙切齿,只是不招。原来大明律一款,捕盗不许私刑吊拷。若审出真盗,解官有功。倘若不肯招认,放了去时,明日被他告官,说诬陷平民,罪当反坐。八捕盗吊打衫夹,郁已行过。见秀童不招,心下也着了慌。商议只有阄王,铁膝裤两件未试。阎工是脑箍上了箍,眼睛内鸟珠都涨出寸许”铁膝裤是将石屑放于夹棍之内,未曾收紧,痛已异常。这是拷贼的极刑了。秀童上了脑箍,兀而复苏者数次,昏债中承认了,醒来依旧说没有。阴捕又要上铁膝裤,秀童忍痛不起,只得招道:“是我一时见财起意,偷来藏在姐夫李大家床下,还不曾动。”</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">阴捕将板门抬秀重到于家中,用粥杨将息,等候天明,到金令史公序里来报信。此时秀童奄氢一息,爬走不动了。金令史叫了船只,启同捕役到李大家去起赃。李大家住乡问,与秀童爹娘家相去不远。阴捕到时,李大又不在家,吓得秀童的姐儿面如上色,正下知甚么缘故,开了后门,望爹娘家奔去厂。阴摘走人卧房,发开床脚,看地下土实个松,已知虚言。金令史定要将锄头垦起,起土尺余,并无一物。众人道:“有心到这里蒿恼一番了。”翻箱倒笼。满屋寻一个遍,那有些影儿。金令史只得又同阴捕转来,亲去叩问秀童。秀童泪如而下,答道:我实不曾为盗,你们非刑吊拷,务要我招认。吾吃苦不过,又下忍妄扳他人,只得自认了。说姐夫床下赃物,实是混话,毫不相干。吾自九岁时蒙爹抚养成人,今已二十多岁,在家未曾有半点差错。前日看见我爹费产完官,暗地心痛之又见爹信了野道,召将费钱,愈加不乐,不想道爹疑到我身上。今日我只欠爹一死,更无别话。”说罢闷绝去了,众阴捕叫唤,方才醒来,兀自唉唉的哭个不住。金令史心下亦觉惨然。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">须臾,秀童的爹娘和姐夫李大都到了。见秀童躺在板门上,六枫八伤,一丝两气,大哭了一场,奔到县前叫喊。知县相公正值坐堂,问了口同,忙差人唤金满到来,问道:“你自不小心,失了库内银两,如何通同阴捕,妄杀千人,非刑吊拷?”金满享道,“小的破家完库,自竹要缉访此事。讨个明白。有莫道人善于召将,天将降坛,三遍写出秀童名字,小的又见他言语可疑,所以信了,除了此奴,更无影响,小的也是出乎无奈,不是故意。”知县也晓得他赔补得苦了,此情未知真伪,又被秀童的爹娘左享右享,无可奈何。此时已是腊月十八了。知县分付道:“岁底事忙,且过了新年,初十后面,我与你亲审个明白。”众人只得部散了,金满回家,到抱着一个鬼胎,只恐秀童死了。到留秀童的爹娘伏侍儿子,又请医人去调治,每日大酒大肉送去将息。那秀童的爹娘,兀自哭哭啼啼絮絮那贴的不住己正是:青尤共自虎同行,吉凶事全炊未保。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说捕盗知得秀童的家属叫喊准了,十分着忙,商议道:“我等如此绷吊,还下肯吐露真情,明日县堂上可知他不招的。若不招时,我辈私加吊拷,罪不能免。”乃情城隍纸供于库中,香花灯烛,每日参拜祷告,夜间就同金令史在库里歇宿,求一报应。金令史少下得又要破些俚在他们面上。到了除夜,知县把库逐一盘过,支付新库吏掌管。金满已脱了干纪,只有失盗事未给,同青张阴捕向新库吏说知:“原教张二哥在库里安歇。”那新库吏也是本县人,与主令史平昔相好的,无不应九。是夜,金满各下二牲香纸,携到库中,拜献城隍老爷。就将福物请新库吏和张二哥同酌。三杯以后,新库吏说家中事忙,到央金满替他照管,自己要先别。金满为是大节夜,不敢强留。新库吏将厨柜等都检看封锁,又将库门锁钥付与主满,叫声“相扰”,自去了。金满又吃了几杯,也就起身,对张二哥说:“今夜除夜,来早是新年,多吃几杯,做个灵梦,在厂不得相陪了。”说罢,将库门带上落了锁,带了钥匙自回。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">张二哥被金满反锁在内,叹口气道:“这节夜,那一家不夫妇团圆,偏我晦气,在这里替他们守库!”闷上心来,只顾自筛自饮,不觉酩酊大醉,和衣而寝。睡至四更,梦见神道伸只靴脚踢他起来道:“银于有了,陈大寿将来放在厨柜顶上葫芦内了。”张阴捕梦中惊觉,慌忙爬起来,向厨柜顶上摸个遍,那里有什么葫芦。“难道神道也作弄人?还是我自己心神恍馏之故?”须臾之间,又睡去了。梦里又听得神道说:“银子在葫芦里面,如何不取?张阴捕惊醒,坐在床铺上,听吏鼓,恰好发擂。爬起来,推开窗子,微微有光。再向厨枢上下看时,井无些子物事。欲要去报与金令史,库门却旦锁着,只得又去睡了。少顷,听得外边人声热闹,鼓乐喧闽,乃是知县出来同众官拜牌贺节,去丈庙行香。天已将明,金满己自将库门上钥匙交还新库吏了。新库吏开门进来,取红纸用印。张阴浦已是等得不耐烦,急忙的戴了帽于,走出库来。恰好知县回县,在那里排衙公座。那金满已是整整齐齐,穿着公服,同众令史站立在堂上,伺候作揖。张阴捕走近前把他扯到旁边说梦中神道,如此如此:“一连两次,甚是奇异,侍来报你,你可查县中有这陈大寿的名字否?”说罢,张阴捕自回家去不题。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金满是日参谒过了知县,又到库中城隍面前磕了四个头,回家吃了饭,也不去拜年,只在县中橹查名姓,凡外郎、书于、皂快、门子及禁子、夜大,曾在县里走动的,无不查到,并无陈大专名字。整整的忙了三日,常规年节酒,都不曾吃得,气得面红腹胀,到去埋怨那张阴捕说谎。张阴捕道:“我是真梦,除是神道哄我。”金满又想起前日召将之事,那天将下临,还没句实话相告,况梦中之言,怎便有准?说罢,丢在一边去厂。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">又过了两日,是正月初五,苏州风俗,是日家家户户,祭献五路大神,谓之烧利市。吃过了利市饭,方才出门做买卖。金满正在家中吃利市饭,忽见老门于陆有恩来拜年,叫道:“金阿叔恭喜了!有利市酒,请我吃碗!”金令史道:“兄弟,总是节物,下好特地来请得,今日来得极妙,且吃三杯。”即忙教嫂子暖一壶酒,安排些见成鱼肉之类,与陆门子对酌。闲话中间,陆门子道:“金阿叔,偷银于的贼有些门路么?金满摇首:“那里有!”陆门子道:“要赃露,问阴捕,你若多许阴捕几两银子,随你飞来贼,也替你访着了。金满道:“我也许过他二十两银子,只恨他没本事赚我的钱。”陆门子道:“假如今日有个人缉访得贼人真信,来报你时,你还舍得这二十两银子么?金满道:“怎么下肯?”陆门子道:“金阿叔,你芳真个把二十两银子与我,我就替你拿出贼来。”金满道:“好兄弟,你果然如此,也教我明白了这桩官司,出脱了秀童。好兄弟,你须是眼见的实,莫又做猜谜的活!”陆门于道:“我不是十分看得的实,怎敢多口!”金令史即忙脱下帽子,向譬上取下两钱重的一根金挖耳来,递与陆有恩道:“这件小意思权力信物,追出赃来,莫说有余,就是止剩得二十两,也都与你。”陆有恩道:“不该要金阿叔的,今日是初五、也得做兄弟的发个利市。”陆有恩是已冠的门子,就将挖耳插于网中之内,教:“金阿叔且关了门,与你细讲!”金满将大门闭了,两个促膝细谈。正是:踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来上下费工夫!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">原来陆有恩间壁住的,也是个门子,姓胡,名美,年十八岁。有个姐大叫做卢智高。那卢智高因死了老婆,就与小舅同住。这胡美生得齐整,多有人调戏他,到也是个本分的小厮。白从父母双亡,全亏着姐姐拘管。一从姐姐死了,跟着姐夫,便学不出好样,惯熟的是那七字经儿:隋钱、吃酒、养婆娘。去年腊月下旬,陆门子一日出去了,浑字闻得间壁有斧凿之声,初次也不以为异。以后,但是阶门下出去了,就听得他家关门,打得一片响。陆门子回家,就住了声。浑家到除夜,与上夫饮酒,说及此事,正不知凿甚么东西;陆门子有心,过了初一泊初二初三一连在家住两日,侧耳而听,寂然无声。到初四日假做出门往亲戚家拜节,却远远站着,等间壁关门之后,悄地回来,藏在家里。果听得间壁褪凿之声,从壁缝里张看,只见胡美与卢智高俱蹲在地下。胡美拿着一锭大银,卢智高将斧敲那锭边下来。陆门予看在眼里,晚间与二人相遏问道:“你家常常葵凿什么东西?”胡美面红不语。卢智高道:“祖上传下一块好铁条,要敲断打厨刀来用。”陆有恩暗想道:”不是那活几是什么?他两个那里来有这元宝?”当夜留在肚里,次日料得金令史在家烧刊市,所以特地来报。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">金满听了这席话,就同陆有恩来寻张二哥不遇,其夜就留陆有恩过宿,明日初六,起个早,又往张二哥家,并拉了四哥,井四个人,饲到胡美家来。只见门上落锁,没人在内,陆门子叫浑家出个问其缘故。浑家道:“昨日听见说要叫船往杭州进香,今早双双出门。恰才去得,此时就开了船,也去不远。四个人飞星赶去,刚刚上驷马桥,只见小游船上的上溜儿,在桥俊下买酒来米。令史们时常叫他的船,都是相熟的,王溜儿道:“金相公今日起得好早!金令史问道:“漓儿,你赶早买酒主米,在那里去?”溜几道:“托赖揽个杭州的载,要上有个把月生意/金满拍着肩问:“是谁?”王溜儿附耳低言道:“是胡门”言同他姓卢的亲眷合叫的船:金满道:“如今他二人可在船里?”工溜几道:“那卢家在船甩,胡舍还在岸上接表子未来。”张阴捕听说,膏先把干涸儿扣住。溜儿道,“我得何罪厂金满道:“不干你事,只要你引我到船。就放你。”溜儿连灭的酒来的米,都寄在店上,引着四个人下桥来,八只手准备拿贼。这正是:闲时不学好,今日悔应迟。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说卢智高在船中,靠着栏千,眼盼盼望那胡美接表子下来同乐。却一眼瞧见金令史,又见王溜儿颈上麻绳带着,心头跳动,料道有些诧异,也不顾铺盖,跳在岸上,舍命奔走。工溜儿指道:“那戴孝头巾的就是姓卢的。”众人放开脚去赶,口中只叫:“盗库的贼休走!”卢智高着了忙,跌上一交,被众人赶上,一把拿住。也把麻绢扣颈,问道:“胡美在那里?卢智高道,“在表子刘丑姐家里。”众人教卢智高作眼,齐奔刘丑姐家来。胡美先前听得人说外面拿盗库的吐,打着心头,不对表子说,预先走了,不知去向。众人只得拿刘丑姐去。都到张二哥家里,搜卢智高身边,并无一物及搜到毡袜里,搜出一锭秃元宝。锭边凡都敲去了。张二哥要带他到城外冷铺里去吊拷,卢智高道:“下必用刑,我便招了。去年十明间,我同胡美都赌极了,没处设法。胡美对我说:‘只有库里有许多元宝空在那里,’我教他:‘且拿几个来用用。,他趁着十五月蚀这夜,偷厂四锭出来,每人各分二锭。因不敢出饬,只敲得锭边使用。那一锭藏在米桶中,米上放些破衣服盖着,还在家里。那两锭却在胡美身边。金满又问:“那一夜我眼也不曾合,他怎么拿得这样即溜?”卢智高道:“胡美凡遍进来,见你坐着,不好动手。那一夜闪入来,恰好你们小厮在里面厨中取蜡烛,打翻了麻油,你起身去看,方得其便。众人得了口词,也就不带去吊拷了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时秀童在张二哥家将息,还动掸不得,见拿着了真赃真贼,咬牙切齿的骂道:“这砍头贼!你便盗了银子,却害得我好苦。如今我也没处伸冤,只要咬下他一块肉来,消这口气。”便在草铺上要爬起来,可怜那里挣扎得动。众人尽来安慰,劝住了他,心中转痛,呜呜咽咽的啼哭。金令史十分过意不去,不觉也吊下限泪,连忙叫人抬回家中调养。自己却同众人到胡美家中,打开锁搜看。将米橘里米倾在地上,滚出一锭没边的元宝来。当日众人就带卢智高到县,禀明了知县相公。知县验了银子,晓得不在,即将卢智高重责五十板,取了口词收监。等拿获胡美时,一同拟罪。出个广捕文书,缉访胡美,务在必获。船户王溜儿,乐妇刘丑姐,原不知情,且赃物未见破散,暂时付保在外。先获元宝二个,本当还库,但库银已经金满变产赔补,姑照给主赃例,给还金满。这一断,满昆山人无有不服。正是:国正天心顺,官清民自安。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说金令史领了两个秃元宝回家,就在银匠铺里,将银錾开,把二八一十六两白银,送与陆门子,下失前言。却将十两送与张二哥,候获住胡美时,还有奉谢。次日金满候知县出堂,叩谢。知县有怜悯之心,深恨胡美。乃出官赏银十两,立限,仰捕衙缉获。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了半年之后,张四哥偶有事到湖州双林地方,船从苏州娄门过去,忽见胡美在娄门塘上行走。张四哥急拢船上岸,叫道:“胡阿弟,慢走!”胡美回头认得是阴捕,忙走一步,转湾望一个豆腐店里头就躲。卖豆腐的者儿,才要声张,胡美向兜肚里摸出雪白光亮水磨般的一锭大银,对酒缸草盖上一丢说道:“容我躲过今夜时,这锭银子与你平分。”者儿贪了这锭银子,慌忙检过了,指一个去处,教他藏了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">张四哥赶到转湾处,不见了胡美,有个多嘴的闲汉。指点他在豆腐店里去寻。张四哥进店同时,那女儿只推没有。张四哥满屋看了一周遭,果然没有。张四哥身边取出一块银子,约有三四钱重,把与老儿说道:“这小厮是昆山县门于,盗了官库出来的,大老爷出广捕拿他。你若识时务时,引他出来,这几钱银子送你老人家买果子吃。你若藏留,找享知县主,拿出去时,间你个同盗。老儿慌了,连银子也不肯接,将手望上一指。你道什么去处?上不至天,下不至地。躲得安稳,说出晦气。那老儿和妈妈两口只住得一间屋,又做豆腐,又做白酒,侠窄没处睡,将木头架一个小小阁儿,恰好打个铺儿,临睡时把短梯爬卜去,却有一个店橱儿隐着。胡美正躲得稳,却被张四哥一手拖将下来,就把麻绳缚住,骂道:“害人贼!银子藏在那里?胡美战战兢兢答应道,“一锭用完了,一锭在酒缸盖上。”老者怎敢隐瞒,于地蟀里取出。张四哥间老者:“何姓何名?”老者惧怕,下敢答应。旁边一个人替他答道:“此老姓陈名大寿。”张四哥点头,便把那三四钱银子,撇在老儿柜上。带了胡美,踏在船头里面,连夜回昆山县来。正是:莫道亏心事可做,恶人自有恶人磨!</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">此时卢智高已病死于狱中。知县见累死了一人,心中颇惨,又令史中多有与胡美有勾搭的,都来眷他金满面前讨饶,又央门予头儿王文英来说。金满想起同库的事亏他,只得把人情卖在众人面上,禀知县道:盗银虽是胡美,造谋卖出姐大,况原银所失不多,求老爷从宽发落。”知县将罪名都推在死者身上,只将胡美重责三十,间个徒罪,以位后来。元宝一锭,仍给还金满领去。金满又将十两银子,谢了张四哥。张四哥因说起腐酒店老者始未,众人各各骇然。方知去年张二哥除夜梦城隍分付:“陈大寿已将银子放在橱顶上葫芦内了。”“葫”者,胡美;“芦”者,卢智高;“陈大寿”乃老者之姓名,胡美在店橱顶上搜出。神明之语,一字无欺。果然是:暗室亏心,神目如电。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">过了几日,备下猪羊,抬住城隍庙中赛神酬谢。金满回恩屈了秀童,受此苦楚,况此童除饮酒之外,并无失德,更兼立心忠厚,死而无怨,更没有甚么好处回答得他。乃改秀童名金秀,用己之姓,视如亲子。将美婢金杏许他为婚,待身体调治得强旺了,便配为夫妇。金秀的父母俱各欢喜无言。</span>
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