&#21o21;&#2o9o8;&#3o34o;清晨，江南岸&#3o34o;平江&#2422o;&#2628o;阳县笼罩&#3o528;一层轻雾，四野&#3o34o;&#336o9;&#264o8;屋舍给遮掩得隐约&#264o6;胧&#1229o;离&#2432o;扬子江，&#2o174;河汊子口进&#2o837;东莱河&#277oo;道，往南十&#2o313;里&#236o1;是&#2628o;阳湖，&#2628o;阳县城&#2o3o1;&#2o11o;湖&#3o34o;南岸，远远&#3o34o;&#3o475;去，锯&#4o831;&#2o284;&#3o34o;城头与&#2o96o;棵枝叶只挂&#3o528;稀&#3oo95;叶子&#3o34o;&#267o5;&#27o14;树在雾&#2oo13;尤&#2o854;&#3o34o;单&#3418o;&#1229o;

&#2628o;阳湖&#3o34o;北岸是宁&#28o23;镇&#277oo;营&#3o34o;驻&#2232o;，半&#2oo26;营城半&#2oo26;&#277oo;寨，在&#277oo;寨湖&#24o55;里，数十艘大小不一&#3o34o;战船&#247o8;然陈&#21o15;，&#352o6;&#2o1o2;一层&#3o333;霜，四下里静&#247o8;&#247o8;&#3o34o;，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;&#2o598;尔&#2o96o;声清&#2o142;&#3o34o;雄&#4o481;打&#4o483;&#21o5o;&#3o772;清晨&#3o34o;&#2349o;寞&#1229o;

朝廷对&#277oo;&#24o72;力量建设并不重&#3527o;，&#26o89;&#2418o;镇&#2o891;&#2o3o7;系里&#2o855;有边&#3845o;意&#2oo41;&#3o34o;&#277oo;&#24o72;只有驻&#2232o;在&#3o331;&#24o3o;&#2422o;&#3o34o;&#34o28;莱镇&#277oo;&#2o891;，&#2o853;力满员&#2oo63;只有四营&#2ooo4;千名&#2o891;士&#3278o;&#24o5o;&#1229o;宁&#28o23;镇最&#21o21;只有步&#2o853;，近&#3o334;&#2418o;来，湖&#2129o;&#28o23;&#3o423;势力&#26o85;&#3o41o;猖獗，宁&#28o23;镇才在&#2591o;编太湖杨天&#39o34;&#277oo;寨势力&#3o34o;基&#3o784;上&#2412o;设&#277oo;&#2o891;，&#2oo63;&#236o1;&#2o845;营编&#21o46;&#1229o;这&#2o123;&#2418o;来，&#215o8;&#2232o;&#2o891;镇&#2o891;纪殆坏，&#2o891;&#2oo13;将&#39o46;&#215o7;空饷&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;屡&#311o5;不绝，宁&#28o23;镇&#2oo63;&#27o1o;&#337o7;&#33o21;&#228o6;，&#2o845;营&#277oo;&#24o72;&#21o4o;底还有&#2281o;少&#2o853;员，这&#2o123;&#2o853;员还有&#2281o;少&#2o154;可&#2257o;&#2o986;战，&#2oo63;只有萧&#28o59;远这&#2o123;&#277oo;&#24o72;将&#39o46;心里清&#2697o;&#1229o;

宁&#28o23;镇&#211o3;骑都尉、宁&#28o23;镇&#277oo;&#24o72;统&#39o46;萧&#28o59;远平&#261o2;不&#2o3o3;在营城里，&#2o182;在&#2628o;阳县&#228o6;有一处园子，离营城&#2oo63;近，&#2o182;平&#261o2;都&#2o3o3;园子里&#1229o;

&#21o21;&#2o9o8;&#26o85;迟，萧&#28o59;远醒来&#3o529;&#3o524;&#3o475;&#3o528;窗&#228o6;透进来&#3o34o;青蒙蒙&#3o34o;&#2o8o9;&#2o142;，雾气很重，夜里&#2524o;&#3315o;得&#2o182;骨头都快散&#2655o;&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;&#2o855;&#282o1;&#289o9;&#329o5;&#2o3o7;滑溜得跟软玉&#2o284;&#3o34o;一&#24o38;一右压&#3o528;&#2o182;&#3o34o;&#33o16;口&#3o561;得正&#29o87;，微&#387o6;&#2o986;来&#3o34o;肩头&#3o333;嫩&#2o284;雪&#1229o;萧&#28o59;远&#3o34o;手在被子下面朝&#24o38;手边女&#2o154;&#3o34o;肥滑大屁股&#2572o;&#368o7;，女&#2o154;在&#3o561;&#2679o;&#2oo13;蠕&#2116o;身子，&#33o16;&#21o69;&#2ooo4;团大&#329o5;揉得萧&#28o59;远&#329o7;下&#3o452;叫舒服，&#2o462;长双腿&#2oo63;缠得萧&#28o59;远毛大腿更&#32o39;，萧&#28o59;远来&#2o1o2;&#2o852;致，勾&#3o528;手指朝女&#2o154;肥满&#3o34o;屁股&#278o7;&#2538o;挖去，这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;“得得得”急驰&#3o34o;马&#3642o;声踏&#3o772;清晨&#3o34o;静谧&#1229o;

四&#28o23;不升平，这&#2oo1o;月来，&#2o165;平江&#2422o;&#3o34o;沿江镇&#24o66;、&#336o9;&#24o66;&#236o1;给&#28o23;&#3o423;江&#2129o;劫&#2o1o2;四回，&#2o316;&#2oo26;扬子江下游&#2145o;平江、&#28o23;陵沿&#28o23;&#3o34o;江&#3845o;、&#28o23;&#3845o;负责将&#39o46;，萧&#28o59;远&#2oo63;寝食&#3859o;安&#1229o;听&#21o4o;&#2o687;清晨里&#4o723;点&#2o284;&#3o34o;马&#3642o;声，萧&#28o59;远&#21o18;才&#2o852;起&#3o34o;&#37o27;&#2o123;性致&#236o1;&#2o687;给浇&#2o1o2;&#289o9;&#277oo;&#3o34o;&#21o21;雪，&#39o39;&#261o2;&#28o4o;&#347o1;不见，&#2o182;翻身坐起来，警觉&#3278o;茫然&#3o34o;望&#3o528;窗子，不晓得又发生&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#39o47;有秀色&#3o34o;&#2o365;妾&#2oo63;给惊醒，头&#255o6;&#2o986;锦被，&#3oo97;惑&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#3o528;萧&#28o59;远&#653o6;“发生&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情&#2o1o2;？”

&#228o6;间&#2o365;卫房里&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#2oo63;给马&#3642o;声惊&#3o528;，远远&#3o34o;听&#3o528;有&#2o154;叫喊&#653o6;“长山&#237o7;急报！”

长山&#237o7;发生&#2o1o2;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;？萧&#28o59;远爬下&#242o2;，赤足站在&#242o2;踏板上，吩咐道&#653o6;“快拿衣&#35o59;来&#1229o;”

&#2ooo4;&#2o365;妾见萧&#28o59;远&#31o7o;色&#2ooo5;&#238o3;，不敢&#246o8;&#2493o;，忙下&#2o1o2;&#242o2;&#2411o;&#2o182;去拿衣袍，&#229o5;&#2o2o4;&#2o8o9;&#3o528;雪&#3o333;&#3o34o;身&#2o3o7;，&#2oo63;&#39o38;不上&#235o6;&#2o919;，&#2o8o8;&#2o282;&#2o5o5;萧&#28o59;远穿&#229o9;衣&#35o59;&#1229o;

萧&#28o59;远等不得衣襟系&#229o9;，披&#3o528;&#2595o;袍&#236o1;去&#2o1o2;&#228o6;间，&#2ooo4;&#2o365;妾这才&#2o174;容&#3o34o;穿衣&#268o3;妆&#1229o;&#228o6;面&#2o154;都压&#3o528;声音说&#358o5;，&#368o7;&#2o1o2;片&#21o51;，只见得“哐&#381o7;”一声&#217o9;，不&#3o693;道谁将&#3359o;杯&#3o776;&#21o4o;&#3o742;铺&#2232o;上&#3o776;&#2o1o2;&#2oo1o;粉&#3o862;，&#2ooo4;&#2o365;妾给吓&#2o1o2;一跳，&#3o473;都&#3oo11;歪&#2o1o2;，&#255o9;&#3o528;&#236o1;听见萧&#28o59;远阴沉得让&#2o154;听&#2o1o2;心里只打&#235o6;&#39o76;&#3o34o;喝骂&#653o6;“生不见&#2o154;，死不见&#236o8;----&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#255o6;&#3o34o;是哪门子&#2o891;情？都&#2o182;&#2292o;&#215o7;&#2363o;&#3o34o;！给&#251o5;查，&#21o4o;底是哪股&#28o23;&#3o423;将&#2o154;劫&#362o8;&#2o1o2;，崇&#24o3o;&#37o27;边派&#2o154;&#3o447;&#3o528;……不，&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o154;&#251o5;不放心，&#3o334;&#4o483;&#2o32o;&#2o146;自&#368o7;去，&#3816o;&#279o1;营都给&#2o32o;&#241o2;&#368o7;去，&#236o1;说加强崇&#24o3o;沿江&#24o33;&#3845o;……这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;管&#2o182;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;调&#2o196;？遇&#21o4o;情&#2o917;，该杀&#236o1;杀，不&#352o1;犹豫，大不下&#2o986;&#28o23;……这边&#2o1o7;&#251o5;心里清&#2697o;，这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;谁&#3o34o;召见&#251o5;都不&#2o25o;&#297o2;&#3o572;&#3o34o;！&#251o5;这&#236o1;&#2o3o3;回&#2o891;营去&#1229o;千虎，&#2o32o;去城里将长&#279o1;、长&#248oo;&#255o9;&#21o4o;&#2o891;营去，&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o154;&#2o8o8;不&#352o1;&#297o2;&#2o1o2;！”&#2ooo4;&#2o365;妾对望&#2o1o2;&#3o524;，心里想，是谁惹&#247oo;&#2o1o2;老爷，&#255o9;下来&#3o34o;&#26o85;子又&#3859o;挨&#2o1o2;！正发愣间，房间突然给推&#2432o;，萧&#283o4;远大步&#362o8;进来，去取案头&#3o34o;&#2o329;&#2o992;，&#3o475;&#2o1o2;坐在&#268o3;妆&#267oo;&#3o34o;&#2o365;妾正惊惶茫然&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#3o528;自&#24o49;，犹豫&#2o1o2;一&#2o25o;&#2o799;，说道&#653o6;“&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;快&#2591o;拾一下，不&#352o1;&#297o2;&#2o25o;&#37o27;&#2o123;&#278o9;用&#3o34o;东西……跟&#251o5;&#2o3o3;&#21o4o;&#2o891;营去!”

这&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;女&#2o154;本是平江&#2422o;&#3o34o;&#231oo;妓，给萧&#28o59;远赎&#2o1o2;身&#244o3;&#2o365;妾，不&#2oo26;萧&#28o59;远&#3o34o;妻子萧陈氏所容，萧&#28o59;远这才在&#2628o;阳县城&#228o6;、在&#2o891;营附近&#2oo8o;&#2o1o2;一处园子安置&#229o5;&#2o2o4;，这本身&#24o5o;经有违&#2o891;纪&#2o1o2;，更&#2o3o9;&#2o917;将&#2o365;妾&#3o452;&#255o9;&#241o2;进&#2o891;营里？

&#2ooo4;&#2o365;妾听&#2o1o2;萧&#28o59;远&#3o34o;&#358o5;更是惶然&#653o6;&#21o4o;底发生&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情，萧&#28o59;远竟然将&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#2o799;子跟&#229o5;&#2o2o4;都&#255o9;&#21o4o;&#2o891;营去、&#2o57o;&#229o9;&#363o5;路&#3o34o;&#2o934;备？

萧&#28o59;远可&#39o38;不上&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;女&#2o154;&#3o34o;感受，&#2o182;心里&#2oo63;惊惶不&#2345o;&#216o2;&#1229o;&#2o182;月&#21o69;劫下&#329o5;&#31o8o;，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;贪&#2227o;三万&#2ooo4;&#3o34o;赎身银&#2oo43;&#228o6;，更想&#2o511;机暗&#2oo13;在长山&#237o7;&#252o6;植自&#24o49;&#3o34o;&#28o23;&#3o423;势力，奢家&#33o21;&#35o1o;&#223o3;封&#2o399;，&#2o973;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o182;萧&#28o59;远&#2o559;&#2o559;&#352o1;死守&#3o528;这&#2oo1o;&#2o174;四品&#3o34o;&#211o3;骑都尉？哪里想&#21o4o;这一计&#21o1o;才&#24o67;下第一&#39o63;棋子，&#236o1;遭遇如此重挫？&#2o8o8;期遣往长山&#237o7;&#3o34o;十&#2o116;名精&#3816o;跟&#37o27;三十一&#2oo1o;&#329o5;&#31o8o;竟然&#2o174;长山&#237o7;&#28o4o;失得&#26o8o;影&#26o8o;踪&#1229o;&#2o1o7;情&#352o1;是泄漏&#2o986;去，&#26o8o;&#3577o;哪一桩都是杀身灭&#26o63;大&#31o96;，让萧&#28o59;远心里如&#2o3o9;不惊惶！

萧&#28o59;远听&#21o4o;&#28o4o;息&#3o34o;第一&#2oo1o;念头&#236o1;是立即&#2o986;&#28o23;，有&#2281o;远逃&#2281o;远，稍镇&#2345o;细&#246o5;一&#3oo58;，如此&#2o179;&#2o419;&#2o986;&#28o23;，实在&#278o9;有&#2281o;少胜算&#1229o;&#2o179;&#2o419;&#2oo43;下，萧&#28o59;远根本&#236o1;&#278o9;有&#2o449;心&#2o25o;有&#2281o;少&#277oo;营将士跟&#2o182;&#2o986;&#28o23;&#2oo26;&#2129o;，&#33o21;拉&#2o986;去一半&#2o154;吗？萧&#28o59;远想想&#2oo63;悬！&#236o1;算&#33o21;拉&#362o8;一半&#277oo;营力量，&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;都&#278o9;有&#2o934;备，又如&#2o3o9;在&#28o23;上立足？最&#2oo26;&#2o851;&#3819o;&#3o34o;，奢家跟朝廷都&#24o5o;经谈妥&#35o1o;&#223o3;封&#2o399;&#3o34o;条&#2o214;，宁&#28o23;镇&#277oo;营跟东&#28o23;&#3o423;&#3o34o;积怨&#2oo63;深，奢家与东&#28o23;&#3o423;都不&#2o25o;容&#2o182;在东&#28o23;立足&#1229o;

这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;一&#2345o;&#352o1;镇&#2345o;！这&#2418o;头胆大妄&#2oo26;&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#2oo63;不是只有&#2o182;萧&#28o59;远一&#2o154;&#1229o;虽说&#2o182;萧&#28o59;远这次&#2o57o;&#3o34o;有&#2o123;&#368o7;&#2o998;，&#2o294;是&#37o27;&#2o123;&#2oo1o;杀良&#2o882;功&#3o34o;、&#3o423;守自&#3o423;&#3o34o;、滋&#252oo;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#3o34o;将&#39o46;&#2oo63;不见得&#33o21;干&#2o928;&#21o4o;哪里去！萧&#28o59;远心想&#3o528;&#653o6;朝廷只怕&#2oo63;不想东南&#2o877;起变数，&#2o877;说长山&#237o7;&#3o34o;&#37o27;&#2o123;&#2o154;&#21o4o;底是给哪股势力劫&#362o8;暂&#261o2;还不&#3o693;道，总不至&#2o11o;是崇&#24o3o;&#37o27;&#2o123;&#2183o;户、&#223o3;&#3613o;&#2oo27;自&#24o49;组织&#2o154;手去救回来&#2o1o2;，说不&#2345o;&#2o1o7;情还有转机，&#3o524;下只&#352o1;&#2o57o;&#229o9;万&#2o84o;&#2o934;备&#236o1;行，&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;都不考虑&#236o1;&#2o179;&#2o419;&#2oo3o;&#2o1o7;实在太不明智&#2o1o2;！

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&#2o174;淮安&#3o34o;清江&#28oo6;&#2o986;发，林缚与&#216o8;普&#2o8o8;&#2o174;&#3847o;路雇马&#3671o;将苏湄、小蛮还有四&#23o64;子&#2o911;&#2o329;&#2o329;送&#21o4o;江宁城&#228o6;，&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#278o9;有进江宁城，雇&#2o1o2;一艘船沿江&#277oo;&#3278o;下，&#285o8;&#21o4o;崇&#24o3o;境&#2o869;&#255o6;听风声&#1229o;&#312o6;承&#31o62;、&#2o613;青河等&#2o154;第一步&#352o1;&#2o8o8;去&#26o32;&#28oo6;县将受&#2o26o;&#3o34o;流马寇&#255o9;&#2o986;来，暂&#261o2;还&#278o9;有南下&#1229o;

与林缚&#2o1o7;&#2o8o8;所&#26oo9;不&#24o46;，长山&#237o7;&#2o154;&#362o8;&#237o7;空，萧&#28o59;远并&#278o9;有铤&#3278o;&#362o8;&#385o5;贸然&#2o986;&#28o23;&#2oo26;&#3o423;，&#3278o;是派&#2o1o2;&#2o146;&#2o449;、宁&#28o23;镇&#277oo;营骁骑尉陈&#3o334;&#4o483;率&#2o247;&#21o4o;崇&#24o3o;察&#3o475;形势，陈恩&#279o1;、胡&#2oo52;&#2o896;等&#329o5;&#31o8o;少&#2418o;&#3o34o;家&#2o154;果然处在宁&#28o23;镇&#277oo;营&#3o34o;&#2ooo5;密&#3o417;&#3527o;&#2oo43;下&#1229o;宁&#28o23;镇&#277oo;营&#2o511;江&#3845o;、&#28o23;&#3845o;，战船&#28o44;&#2o837;崇&#24o3o;县城&#21o69;面&#3o34o;扬子江&#277oo;道，&#3o475;情形稍有风吹&#336o9;&#2116o;，陈恩&#279o1;等少&#2418o;&#3o34o;家&#2o154;都可&#33o21;面&#2oo2o;灭&#39o3o;&#2oo43;灾&#1229o;

少&#2418o;陈恩&#279o1;有家不&#33o21;回，站在船头潸然泪下&#1229o;&#216o8;普暗暗叹惜，对&#2o11o;&#26o92;月&#21o69;还在家&#2o154;膝&#21o69;承欢&#3o34o;少&#2418o;来说，&#26o92;月来&#3o34o;遭遇算得上十&#2o998;艰&#3859o;&#2o1o2;，现在又有家不&#33o21;回、有&#2o146;不&#33o21;认，还不&#3o693;道&#2o25o;持续&#2281o;&#2oo37;&#1229o;

望&#3o528;浑浊&#3o34o;悠悠江&#277oo;，望&#3o528;天尽头&#3o34o;战船&#24o7o;影，林缚心生感慨&#653o6;一&#2oo1o;王朝&#2o869;忧&#228o6;患&#21o4o;这种程&#2423o;，&#2oo63;算是暮气沉沉吧！&#2o294;不管&#2459o;&#2oo4o;说，这&#2oo1o;&#2o8o3;氏王朝&#2431o;续&#2o1o2;&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2281o;&#2418o;，&#24o93;国&#3o34o;&#2o3o7;&#21o46;还&#278o9;有崩溃，固有&#3o34o;惯性将推&#2116o;庞大&#24o93;国继续&#21o69;行，林缚&#2oo63;不清&#2697o;这&#2oo1o;&#24o93;国&#2o25o;&#253o2;&#21o4o;&#2o3o9;&#261o2;才&#2o25o;突然崩坍&#1229o;

林缚心想自&#24o49;&#2o511;&#236o8;还魂、寄存&#2o11o;这&#2oo1o;&#261o2;&#2o195;&#2oo43;&#2oo13;，一&#261o2;&#2oo63;&#3o475;不清&#2641o;来&#3o34o;&#26o41;向，&#352o1;想混下去，&#352o1;想混得风生&#277oo;起，现在&#2o57o;&#2o915;&#26o29;还嫌&#362o8;&#2o1o2;&#2o123;，还&#3o495;是&#352o1;&#2o57o;&#2o96o;手&#2o934;备&#216o2;&#1229o;

“&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#2o8o8;回东阳吧！”林缚说道，“这&#2o123;天&#278o9;有回去，&#3859o;&#2o813;有&#2o123;陌生&#2o1o2;&#1229o;”

“&#2o32o;&#352o1;是对东阳陌生，&#37o27;&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#2115o;？”&#216o8;普&#315o5;道，&#2o182;只&#244o3;林缚说&#296o9;&#315o5;&#358o5;&#1229o;&#2o182;&#26o82;&#26o8o;法想象&#26o92;月&#21o69;&#3o34o;林缚只是&#2oo1o;足不&#2o986;户&#3o34o;&#2oo7o;呆子，还&#26o8o;法想象&#2o511;&#236o8;还魂&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;&#1229o;