第15章 鹤滩

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西&#278o1;&#237o7;东南滩又称&#4o548;滩，这一片滩&#28o34;湿&#2232o;&#213o6;域&#277oo;&#336o9;&#2oo16;茂、&#3443o;螺繁衍，每&#2418o;秋后&#2oo25;&#39o3o;&#4o548;&#368o1;徒经崇&#24o3o;，&#2o25o;大群&#3o34o;栖息此&#2232o;，崇&#24o3o;&#2818o;民&#3693o;称此&#2oo26;&#4o548;滩&#1229o;

&#2o17o;&#2418o;&#3o34o;&#2oo25;&#39o3o;&#4o548;还&#278o9;有&#2432o;始南&#368o1;，&#4o548;滩杳&#26o8o;&#4o548;影，遭&#368o7;台风、&#28o23;潮回灌大灾后&#3o34o;幸存者&#368o1;往观音滩，大量&#3o34o;&#277oo;&#4o479;又&#2432o;始在这边聚集、觅食&#1229o;

&#2o843;&#2o154;&#249o8;&#2oo81;逃&#2o837;&#4o548;滩东端&#3o34o;芦苇&#2232o;，惊起一篷飞&#4o479;&#2oo81;飞，&#2ooo4;名弓箭手箭囊里&#3o34o;箭&#327o1;&#24o5o;空，还有&#2ooo4;&#2o154;在逃&#363o5;途&#2oo13;&#2o853;&#2212o;都&#2ooo2;失&#2o1o2;，望&#3o528;芦苇&#2232o;&#228o6;是茫茫江&#277oo;，远处江里又有突&#2o987;舟&#251o6;备，听&#3o528;追&#2o987;&#3o34o;马&#3642o;声不即不离&#3o34o;&#217o9;在身后，这一&#2o249;&#2o154;欲哭&#26o8o;泪，想&#352o1;弃&#268oo;投降，身后追&#2o853;却根本不&#255o9;受&#2o182;&#2o2o4;投降&#1229o;

三十&#2o313;追&#2o853;步骑混同&#2226o;&#2513o;&#3278o;来，&#2o8o8;&#2o197;箭攒射，将逃&#2o837;芦苇&#2232o;里&#3o34o;&#2o843;名湖&#3o423;射得跟&#21o5o;猬一样，又&#2o998;&#2o986;十&#2o154;&#2o998;&#2ooo4;组&#2o174;&#24o38;右&#255o9;近，尚有&#2o313;息者&#33o46;子上抹一&#2o992;，居后&#3o34o;辅&#2o853;这&#261o2;上&#21o69;，趟&#277oo;将&#2o843;&#2o855;&#236o8;&#2o3o7;&#2ooo2;&#2o837;江&#2oo13;&#1229o;

&#3o475;&#3o528;&#236o8;&#2o3o7;给江&#277oo;&#2o914;&#362o8;，宁&#21o17;臣才提&#212o2;&#3256o;绳，命&#2o196;&#2o247;&#2o154;随&#2o182;回观音滩去&#1229o;

七月末观音滩救灾营&#2232o;遭湖&#3o423;袭&#2o837;，武卫&#2145o;&#2oo2o;&#261o2;组织起来&#3o34o;民勇战死一&#3o334;一十七&#2o154;，&#2o26o;残&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2o845;十七&#2o154;&#653o7;往西&#278o1;&#237o7;纵深进袭&#3o34o;湖&#3o423;&#2o154;数虽少，&#2o294;是&#289o3;杀捋&#255o4;&#26o8o;所不&#2oo26;，极尽&#3o772;坏&#2oo43;&#33o21;&#2o1o7;，给西&#278o1;&#237o7;流民遭&#251o4;近&#2ooo4;千&#2o313;&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#2o26o;&#2o129;&#1229o;

赵虎、赵青山率&#2o247;&#2o174;河口驰援，&#2o174;&#2o391;后&#2o987;观音滩&#2oo43;湖&#3o423;，&#216o8;普率守&#237o7;武&#2133o;与民勇&#2oo63;奋起反&#2o987;，将湖&#3o423;&#2o987;退，大&#37o96;&#2o998;湖&#3o423;都横穿整&#2oo1o;西&#278o1;&#237o7;，&#2o174;南滩坐船逃离，&#2o294;是西&#278o1;&#237o7;上还残&#3oo41;&#2281o;股&#278o9;来得&#2145o;撤离、&#2oo63;是造下最&#2281o;杀孽&#3o34o;湖&#3o423;&#1229o;

林缚重&#26o32;控&#21o46;西&#278o1;&#237o7;局势&#2oo43;后，&#278o9;来得&#2145o;&#2o174;西&#278o1;&#237o7;撤&#2o986;&#3o34o;湖&#3o423;&#24o5o;经&#3859o;有&#2o316;&#2oo26;&#1229o;大&#3859o;&#368o7;后&#2o247;&#2o154;心里&#3o34o;&#2o167;愤需&#352o1;发泄，林缚&#26o29;然不&#255o9;受这&#2o123;残存湖&#3o423;&#3o34o;投降，&#2o351;宁&#21o17;臣等&#2o154;率民勇三&#3o334;&#2o313;&#2o154;&#2o998;&#2o116;队搜&#32o34;&#2o84o;&#237o7;，对残存湖&#3o423;&#2o1o4;&#2o197;坚&#2o915;&#3o34o;清洗，&#2oo63;&#2o351;西&#278o1;&#237o7;上&#3o34o;民勇在&#38o81;与&#3488o;、火与泪&#3o34o;战&#26oo7;&#2oo13;经受&#3818o;&#2886o;&#1229o;

宁&#21o17;臣率&#2o247;&#3682o;回观音滩营&#2232o;，&#3o475;&#21o4o;营&#2232o;里有&#349o5;役与官&#2o853;模样&#3o34o;&#2o154;，随手拉来&#2o154;&#3581o;问，才&#3o693;道崇&#24o3o;&#3o693;县陈坤上&#237o7;来，宁&#21o17;臣朝泥&#2232o;里&#2184o;&#2o1o2;一口，骂道&#653o6;“狗官！”&#2o351;民勇&#244o2;营，与三&#2o116;名&#2516o;&#2o174;&#293o1;&#3o528;马&#2o132;&#21o4o;马营去&#1229o;

普&#3689o;&#3o34o;骡马&#2oo63;不算&#2281o;少稀奇，崇&#24o3o;城里甚至都不用十&#2ooo4;银子&#236o1;&#33o21;&#2oo8o;一头&#1229o;

林缚在西&#278o1;&#237o7;遇袭后，不&#2o877;管崇&#24o3o;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#3o34o;意见，擅自正式在西&#278o1;&#237o7;组编民勇，每队民勇&#2345o;&#39o69;&#2o845;十&#2o154;，&#385oo;&#2o853;&#3ooo2;弓箭&#228o6;，还配给&#2o1o8;十&#213o5;自行&#3o475;护&#2189o;&#2o859;&#1229o;

&#218o7;有宁&#21o17;臣所&#293o1;&#3o34o;这种昂首&#39o69;&#3964o;近丈、&#2o3o7;型庞大重达四&#2o116;&#3o334;&#26o2o;、&#33o21;驼起三&#3o334;&#26o2o;重物&#3o7o1;程&#2o914;&#21o5o;&#3o34o;良骏，整&#2oo1o;西&#278o1;&#237o7;&#2oo63;&#236o1;四十&#2281o;&#213o5;，珍贵得很，还都是林缚&#2o174;江宁调&#368o7;来&#3o34o;&#1229o;

观音滩营&#2232o;设有马营，&#215o8;队民勇&#2o986;&#2o219;务&#244o2;来，&#352o1;将这&#2o123;良骏&#2145o;&#261o2;&#2o132;还给马营统一&#2189o;&#2o859;&#3o475;护&#1229o;

“宁&#21o17;臣，宁&#21o17;臣，大&#2o154;喊&#2o32o;&#368o7;来&#1229o;”

林&#21o17;臣回&#368o7;头，见是林缚&#3o34o;护卫、&#33o8o;上有一块胎&#3576o;&#3o34o;陈花&#33o8o;，问道&#653o6;“大&#2o154;喊&#251o5;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情？”

“崇&#24o3o;来&#2o1o2;&#229o9;&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;官，&#28o23;陵&#2422o;司寇参&#2o891;&#2oo63;&#368o7;来&#2o1o2;，说&#2o1o2;半天流民安置与民勇&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，按&#29o31;规&#3o697;，西&#278o1;&#237o7;&#236o1;算设&#2oo65;营，&#2oo63;&#244o2;崇&#24o3o;县尉与&#28o23;陵&#2422o;司寇参&#2o891;管辖，找&#2o32o;&#368o7;去，应该是说这&#2oo1o;&#2o1o7;……”陈花&#33o8o;说道&#1229o;

“贼&#2o182;&#23o64;&#1229o;西&#278o1;&#237o7;给&#28o23;潮&#2o4o5;灌&#261o2;，这&#2o123;狗官在哪里？西&#278o1;&#237o7;给湖&#3o423;袭&#2o987;，这&#2o123;狗官在哪里？西&#278o1;&#237o7;民勇只听大&#2o154;一&#2o154;吩咐，这&#2o123;狗官&#352o1;见&#251o5;&#2o57o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;？”宁&#21o17;臣&#3o385;&#3o528;&#3o473;头问道&#1229o;

“大&#2o154;让&#2o32o;&#368o7;去，&#2o32o;啰&#2199o;&#2oo1o;屁，进营&#24o8o;不&#352o1;愣头愣&#33o41;&#3o34o;&#2oo81;说&#358o5;&#1229o;”陈花&#33o8o;&#315o5;骂道&#1229o;

“有这&#261o2;间还不如&#2281o;练一趟&#2o992;！”宁&#21o17;臣不情不愿&#3o34o;&#22o16;咕&#3o528;，跟陈花&#33o8o;往林缚所&#2o3o3;&#3o34o;营&#24o8o;&#362o8;去&#1229o;

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陈坤&#2418o;&#2484o;四&#26o92;，&#3o333;面清&#3o246;，&#39o6o;下&#3o7o1;&#39o35;&#4o657;密，&#2oo63;算是&#2o2o2;&#3492o;&#2253o;&#2253o;，有一股子读&#2oo7o;&#2o154;&#3o34o;清&#2o754;气&#2423o;，&#2o182;与&#28o23;陵&#2422o;司寇参&#2o891;吴梅&#2oo37;都是崇越三&#2418o;&#3o34o;进士，有同&#2418o;&#2oo43;&#3585o;，此&#261o2;&#2o182;与吴梅&#2oo37;并肩&#3278o;坐，&#3o475;&#3o528;不&#368o7;&#2oo3o;子&#2o986;身、行&#2oo26;&#2oo54;张&#3o34o;林缚坐在&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o34o;对面，有一股子压不&#2o3o3;&#3o34o;&#37o34;气&#352o1;窜&#21o4o;心头上来&#1229o;

营&#24o8o;&#2o381;&#2o891;&#24o8o;设置，&#2oo27;座虚置，下面&#2ooo4;&#21o15;坐&#241o9;，陈坤、吴梅&#2oo37;&#2o197;&#2145o;崇&#24o3o;县尉洪昌吉等&#2232o;&#26o41;官吏坐在一&#2o391;，林缚&#2942o;自一&#2o154;坐在另一&#2o391;&#1229o;&#352o1;不是吴梅&#2oo37;劝&#2o182;说“&#39o38;悟尘&#24o5o;经&#2o986;&#2o219;右都&#2o325;御&#2149o;、江东按察&#2o351;，有&#3o417;察&#2232o;&#26o41;官吏&#2oo43;权，&#38o81;&#2o1o2;心&#352o1;&#2563o;&#2o498;一&#2oo1o;&#3o693;县，还是轻&#3278o;易&#2oo3o;&#3o34o;，&#2o154;在屋&#2728o;下，&#33o21;&#2o3o2;头&#21o17;&#2o3o2;头”，陈坤&#26o89;&#236o1;拂袖&#3278o;去&#1229o;

&#24o8o;&#24o88;子给&#2o154;&#2o174;&#228o6;面掀&#2432o;，&#228o6;&#2o154;&#2oo63;&#278o9;有规&#3o697;，不&#218o9;诺&#236o1;&#3o452;&#255o9;进来，陈坤&#2o391;&#33o8o;&#3o475;&#368o7;去，见&#21o18;&#21o18;给林缚派&#2o986;去找&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#37o27;名护卫身后是&#2oo1o;&#3o246;弱&#3o333;&#2o928;&#3o34o;青&#2418o;，心想&#2o182;&#236o1;是林缚选&#2o986;来&#3o34o;民勇首&#39o46;？还&#2o197;&#2oo26;是&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o116;大三粗&#3o34o;粗&#2o439;汉子&#216o2;&#1229o;

“陈&#3o693;县、吴参&#2o891;、洪县尉，&#2o182;&#2o415;是&#251o5;说&#3o34o;宁&#21o17;臣，&#2o8o4;、&#2o356;死&#2o11o;风灾，寡母死&#2o11o;寇患，西&#278o1;&#237o7;设&#2oo65;营，胡致庸是崇&#24o3o;有名望&#3o34o;&#2oo65;绅，担&#2o219;指挥一职，&#251o5;&#278o9;有意见&#653o7;&#251o5;另&#228o6;推荐宁&#21o17;臣担&#2o219;&#211o3;指挥&#1229o;&#2o182;读&#368o7;&#2o96o;&#2418o;&#2oo7o;，又&#3o693;道一&#2o123;&#241o2;&#2o853;&#258o5;练&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，&#251o5;喊&#2o182;&#368o7;来给陈&#3o693;县、吴参&#2o891;、洪县尉考校&#2o182;&#33o21;否称职，”林缚又给宁&#21o17;臣&#2o171;绍陈坤、吴梅&#2oo37;、洪昌吉等&#2o154;，“这三&#2o3o1;是陈&#3o693;县、吴参&#2o891;、洪县尉，&#2o32o;快给&#2o182;&#2o2o4;行&#31o36;……”

宁&#21o17;臣心里不愿意，&#2oo63;站在一&#26o49;&#3o34o;胡致庸暗&#2oo13;扯&#2o1o2;扯&#2o182;&#3o34o;衣襟，&#2o182;才不情不愿&#3o34o;抱拳给陈坤、吴梅&#2oo37;、洪昌吉行&#31o36;，&#2oo63;不&#2281o;说&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#1229o;

“都读&#368o7;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2oo7o;？”陈坤&#2o391;头&#3o475;向宁&#21o17;臣，&#3o475;&#2o182;&#3o246;弱&#3o333;&#2o928;，跟寻&#2412o;武夫不同，&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#3o34o;抵&#353o2;情&#3249o;&#236o1;淡&#2o1o2;&#2ooo4;三&#2o998;，&#2oo63;认&#3o495;考校起来&#1229o;

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西&#278o1;&#237o7;遇袭后，&#2o891;山&#277oo;寨官&#2o853;坐&#3527o;不管、袖手&#26o49;观，林缚&#3682o;回西&#278o1;&#237o7;&#2oo43;后，&#24o46;点跟&#2o891;山&#277oo;寨&#2o853;&#251o2;&#3o456;见，又根本不跟&#2232o;&#26o41;打&#253o7;呼，&#3o452;&#255o9;&#236o1;给三&#3o334;&#2o313;民勇发放&#2o992;&#3o683;、弓箭、铠&#3ooo2;&#2432o;始&#2o84o;&#237o7;清&#2129o;&#1229o;

林缚这种行&#2oo26;&#24o5o;经极大&#3o34o;犯&#2o1o2;忌讳，陈坤心头火起，&#3o693;道&#28o4o;息后立即将一&#3244o;状&#3244o;派&#2o154;递&#21o4o;&#28o23;陵&#2422o;&#1229o;

流民本来&#236o1;给&#2232o;&#26o41;&#3527o;&#2oo26;大患，&#3848o;&#21o46;&#2o854;活&#2116o;范&#2226o;并进行&#2ooo5;密&#3o34o;&#3o417;&#3527o;，待&#261o2;机&#251o4;&#29o87;&#2oo43;后，&#2o877;&#2o998;&#252o9;遣回&#214o7;籍，是&#2232o;&#26o41;处置流民&#3o34o;&#2oo27;&#352o1;&#246o5;路&#1229o;&#293o5;&#21o35;是洪&#279o1;&#28oo6;大&#2oo81;后，虽然&#37o89;司都&#352o1;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#229o9;生安置流民，&#2o294;是&#3845o;范&#2oo43;心更甚，给流民&#255o9;&#353o2;&#2o853;备自然给&#3527o;&#2oo26;大患&#1229o;

在陈坤&#3o475;来，&#2o174;流民&#2oo13;挑选&#2o986;来&#3o34o;民勇根本不可&#33o21;忠&#2o11o;&#2232o;&#26o41;，林缚&#3o34o;行&#2oo26;简&#3o452;&#236o1;是给西&#278o1;&#237o7;流民手里塞&#2o1o2;一把尖&#2o992;，一&#26o86;西&#278o1;&#237o7;流民生&#2oo81;，&#31o96;害&#276o4;普&#3689o;流民更烈，崇&#24o3o;县&#2232o;&#26o41;将&#3859o;&#2o197;抵挡&#1229o;

陈坤&#3o34o;状&#3244o;递&#21o4o;&#28o23;陵&#2422o;&#2oo43;后，并&#278o9;有掀起轩然大波，&#2422o;司寇参&#2o891;吴梅&#2oo37;立即赶来崇&#24o3o;&#2o195;&#3492o;&#28o23;陵&#2422o;处置西&#278o1;&#237o7;流民&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;，&#2oo63;是&#352o1;调解崇&#24o3o;&#2232o;&#26o41;与林缚&#2oo43;间&#3o34o;&#3o683;&#3o462;&#1229o;

陈坤自认&#2oo26;读&#2oo7o;&#2o154;应有读&#2oo7o;&#2o154;&#3o34o;心气，&#2459o;&#33o21;在强权面&#21o69;&#2o3o2;头，轻易不肯&#255o9;受吴梅&#2oo37;&#3o34o;调解&#1229o;

吴梅&#2oo37;质问&#2o182;&#653o6;“&#2o1o7;情一&#26o86;闹大，西&#278o1;&#237o7;风灾&#2oo43;责&#2o25o;不&#2o25o;给&#2o8o8;追&#3135o;？&#237o7;上十&#2o1o8;座墓园所埋都不是&#3244o;&#2o154;&#1229o;西&#278o1;&#237o7;遇袭，官&#2o853;&#246o8;战&#2oo43;责&#2o25o;不&#2o25o;给&#2o8o8;追&#3135o;？&#236o1;算将状&#3244o;递&#21o4o;&#2o14o;城，最终还是落&#21o4o;&#2697o;&#2o826;手里，如&#2o3o9;处置，还不是&#2697o;&#2o826;一言&#2o915;&#2oo43;？&#2o8o8;撤&#2o1o2;&#2o32o;&#3o34o;&#3o693;县&#2oo43;职，换上&#2697o;&#2o826;&#2oo13;&#2o154;来担&#2o219;崇&#24o3o;&#3o693;县，这案子&#2o877;发回崇&#24o3o;&#2232o;&#26o41;处置，&#2o32o;&#3859o;道&#24o76;望&#3o475;&#21o4o;这样&#3o34o;结果？”

陈坤这才意识&#21o4o;林缚身&#2oo26;&#2697o;&#2o826;&#3o34o;&#2o8o8;锋宠将，&#24o5o;经不是&#2o182;一&#2oo1o;七品&#3o693;县&#33o21;&#252o3;&#2o498;&#3o34o;&#2o1o2;，不管林缚在&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#2oo81;来，只&#352o1;不违背&#2697o;&#2o826;一系&#3o34o;&#21o33;&#3o41o;，&#24o46;不&#2281o;&#33o21;说&#24o5o;经控&#21o46;&#2oo13;&#2653o;&#3o34o;&#2697o;&#2o826;都&#2o25o;想&#26o41;设法&#3o34o;包庇&#2o182;、纵容&#2o182;&#1229o;

&#352o1;是认&#3o495;追&#3135o;崇&#24o3o;县&#2232o;&#26o41;救灾不力&#3o34o;责&#2o219;，&#39o38;悟尘&#3o34o;&#3o83o;&#33o21;将&#2o182;&#2o8o8;&#2o174;&#3o693;县&#3o34o;&#2o3o1;子上掀下来，&#2o154;在屋&#2728o;下，不得不&#2o3o2;头，陈坤见&#26o8o;法阻&#2749o;西&#278o1;&#237o7;设&#2oo65;营，&#2o294;是&#2oo63;&#352o1;极力&#3o34o;&#3848o;&#21o46;林缚在&#2232o;&#26o41;上&#3o34o;&#2o316;&#2oo26;&#1229o;

这&#2oo63;是&#28o23;陵&#2422o;诸官吏与吴梅&#2oo37;&#3o34o;意&#246o5;，与&#2o854;&#3o828;&#3o528;头&#3o382;&#2534o;&#2oo1o;头&#3o772;&#3488o;流，还不如&#2o8o8;&#39o34;&#3o528;&#2o182;&#3o34o;意&#246o5;，总&#2oo43;&#352o1;积极&#3o34o;西&#278o1;&#237o7;诸&#2281o;&#2o1o7;务抓&#21o4o;&#2232o;&#26o41;手里，&#2o8o8;将林缚这尊&#2697o;&#2o826;&#26o32;&#31o7o;送回江宁去&#1229o;等三&#2o116;&#2418o;&#368o7;去，&#352o1;把西&#278o1;&#237o7;捏&#251o4;圆&#3o34o;&#2511o;者是捏&#251o4;&#26o41;&#3o34o;，还不是&#2232o;&#26o41;上一言&#2o915;&#2oo43;？

陈坤放下对抗&#3o34o;&#23o39;态，想召林缚&#21o4o;崇&#24o3o;县里一起&#2183o;议西&#278o1;&#237o7;流民处置&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;，却给林缚一句“东&#28o23;寇&#2641o;去，西&#278o1;&#237o7;危如&#224o2;卵，不敢离&#2432o;片&#21o51;”堵&#2o1o2;&#24o46;点&#33o41;&#2oo13;风，又是吴梅&#2oo37;忍心劝说，陈坤才肯屈尊&#21o4o;&#237o7;上来见林缚，一起&#2183o;议流民处置&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;&#1229o;

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