&#39o38;悟尘抓&#3o528;林缚&#3o34o;&#33o11;臂想&#352o1;将&#2o182;&#2o171;绍给自&#24o49;&#3o34o;妻子&#261o2;，&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖说林缚是梅&#23o64;&#2oo43;子，&#39o38;悟尘愣怔&#2o1o2;一下&#1229o;

&#39o38;氏&#3oo97;惑&#3o34o;问&#2o1o2;一句&#653o6;“梅&#23o64;是谁？”

&#39o38;悟尘叹道&#653o6;“大哥、大嫂受&#251o5;&#293o1;&#32o47;，流放西北&#3oo86;&#261o2;，整&#2oo1o;&#39o38;家&#236o1;梅&#23o64;跟&#3o528;，一并得&#2o1o2;&#3o123;&#3o149;死&#2o11o;途&#2oo13;……”说&#3o528;&#358o5;，&#236o1;朝林缚&#2o316;揖行&#31o36;，“&#2o32o;&#2oo63;是受&#251o5;&#293o1;&#32o47;&#2oo43;&#2o154;，昨&#26o85;&#251o5;又受&#2o32o;&#3o34o;恩&#248oo;，&#3o495;是&#26o8o;&#2o197;&#2oo26;报&#1229o;”

“岂敢，岂敢？&#39o38;大&#2o154;&#2524o;杀林缚&#2o1o2;&#1229o;”林缚忙&#2o316;揖回&#31o36;，甚至头还&#352o1;压得&#276o4;&#39o38;悟尘更&#2o3o2;一&#2o123;才不算失&#31o36;&#1229o;

&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖跟&#3o528;&#39o38;氏&#2o197;&#2145o;&#39o38;悟尘&#3o34o;小女&#2o799;薰&#2o799;去&#2o869;宅换身干&#2o928;&#3o34o;衣服，杨&#2642o;与东阳&#2422o;&#2o113;骑&#211o3;尉将&#21o5o;客同&#2o826;追杀林缚&#2oo27;&#2o166;却在村口反被林缚&#2o132;&#229o9;&#3o34o;&#2o96o;名&#228o6;&#2oo65;贩马客&#3o456;助&#2226o;杀一&#2o1o7;&#311o4;告给&#39o38;悟尘&#3o693;道&#1229o;

按察&#2o351;司执掌一&#3o465;&#21oo9;名按劾&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;，&#39o38;悟尘&#2o986;&#2o219;江东按察&#211o3;&#2o351;，不是&#26o8o;&#33o21;&#2oo43;&#2o154;，细听杨&#2642o;与东阳&#2422o;&#2o113;骑&#211o3;尉描述，&#2o415;&#3o693;道与林缚&#2o132;&#229o9;&#3o34o;&#37o27;&#2o96o;名&#228o6;&#2oo65;贩马客只怕&#2oo63;是强豪一类&#3o34o;角色，&#2o182;&#2oo63;&#278o9;有追&#3135o;下去&#3o34o;意&#246o5;，只对杨&#2642o;说道&#653o6;“派&#2ooo4;&#2o154;拿&#251o5;名&#21o5o;去&#3o7o7;梁县里寻梁大&#2o154;，细&#311o4;此&#2o1o7;，追捕&#21o5o;客同&#2o826;&#2o1o7;宜还是&#2o132;&#3ooo1;&#3o7o7;梁县来处置&#1229o;&#251o5;还在赴&#2o219;途&#2oo13;，&#2641o;正式&#236o1;&#2o219;，不&#2o415;&#368o7;问此&#2o1o7;……”

&#39o38;悟尘此次南下，&#2o854;子&#39o38;嗣&#2o8o3;&#2145o;妻女随行，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;杨&#2642o;父子跟一名&#2o864;北跟随&#2o182;回&#2o14o;&#24o72;&#3o34o;&#2o891;汉&#2o8o5;&#244o3;护卫&#228o6;，&#2oo11;鬟、&#2o166;妇才有四&#2o154;，&#278o9;有&#2o154;手&#24o46;遣去&#3o7o7;梁县报&#2o449;，&#37o27;&#2oo1o;东阳&#2422o;&#2o113;骑&#211o3;尉自然将&#2o1o7;情揽&#368o7;去，派&#2o1o2;&#2ooo4;&#2o154;骑快马&#21o69;往&#3o7o7;梁县报&#2o449;&#1229o;至&#2o11o;&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖手&#2o995;杀死&#2o993;&#2o166;一&#2o154;&#2oo63;需&#3ooo1;忤&#2o316;验&#368o7;&#236o8;身&#2oo43;后&#2o877;&#2o316;处置，&#244o3;&#261o2;情势下，&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖&#2oo43;&#2oo3o;&#2o196;&#2o154;震惊，按&#244o3;朝律却&#26o8o;不妥，&#2oo63;&#26o8o;需晦隐&#1229o;

这边&#2o1o7;情吩咐妥&#244o3;，&#39o38;悟尘问起林缚对&#2o17o;后&#21o69;程有&#2o3o9;打算&#653o6;“昨天听梁&#2o844;&#24o38;&#2o219;说&#2o32o;是&#3o7o7;梁县&#2o17o;科&#2oo65;试&#218o7;一&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2oo43;&#2o154;，打算&#2o3o9;&#261o2;赴&#2o14o;&#24o72;参加&#2o25o;试？&#251o5;&#2o197;&#2oo26;&#26o89;&#26o89;赴&#2o14o;&#24o72;择&#2232o;静读才更有把握&#1229o;嗣&#2o8o3;&#228o6;&#31o62;父是&#21o69;户&#37o96;&#2o365;&#37o7o;汤&#2o844;讳&#28oo9;&#2o449;（汤&#28oo9;&#2o449;），&#2oo63;是&#251o5;&#3o34o;座&#24o72;，对青&#2418o;才&#2o426;犹&#2oo26;赏&#253oo;，&#2o32o;&#26o89;&#26o85;赴&#2o14o;&#24o72;，可替&#251o5;捎&#2o449;一封&#21o4o;&#2422o;上报平安，&#2o32o;&#2oo63;可在汤宅&#2o511;&#2232o;静读……”&#39o38;悟尘&#214o7;&#21o21;只想谢&#368o7;林缚昨&#26o85;援手&#3o34o;恩情，&#2o294;是&#3o693;道&#2o182;是&#244o3;&#261o2;&#2oo63;自&#24o49;&#293o1;&#32o47;死&#2o11o;&#3o123;&#3o149;&#3o34o;梅&#23o64;&#2oo43;子，&#2o415;有心将&#2o182;&#244o3;&#251o4;自家子&#2o356;&#3o475;&#2o365;，昨&#26o85;&#2o182;在梁&#24o38;&#2o219;&#37o27;里&#3o693;道林缚在林家&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#2o3o1;不甚&#3964o;，这&#261o2;&#236o1;有心在科&#2oo3o;进&#2o181;上助&#2o182;一臂&#2oo43;力&#1229o;

“&#2281o;谢&#39o38;大&#2o154;&#229o9;意栽培，林缚&#2oo65;试&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;名&#21o15;一&#3o334;三十七名，实属&#2o389;幸才&#2641o;名落孙山后，暂&#261o2;并&#26o8o;&#21o69;往&#2o14o;&#24o72;参加&#2o25o;议&#3o34o;打算……”

“这样啊……”&#39o38;悟尘稍稍迟&#3oo97;，&#2o182;恃才甚&#3964o;，&#21o35;&#2o154;&#3o524;里考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#236o1;是天大&#3o34o;&#2o1o2;不得，&#2o182;觉得&#2oo65;试一&#3o334;三十七名&#251o4;绩只&#33o21;算很勉强，昨天梁&#24o38;&#2o219;&#278o9;有跟&#2o182;提这&#2oo1o;，&#2o182;沉吟片&#21o51;，说道，“&#2o32o;&#3oo41;在&#3o7o7;梁县&#2o877;&#3351o;读三&#2418o;，参加下一科&#3o34o;&#2o25o;试&#2oo63;是&#229o9;&#3o34o;，&#2o32o;&#2418o;纪还轻，&#21o69;程远大，在弱&#2o896;&#2oo43;&#4o836;考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#3o34o;可不&#2281o;见，&#251o5;&#244o3;&#2418o;考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;去&#2o14o;&#24o72;参加&#2o25o;试&#261o2;&#276o4;&#2o32o;此&#261o2;还&#2418o;长一岁&#1229o;”

“……”林缚本想等&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖&#368o7;来替&#2o182;提起随行去江宁&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;，&#2o294;是&#39o38;悟尘将&#358o5;说&#21o4o;这里，&#2o182;&#2oo63;不&#2o877;回避，说道，“&#39o38;大&#2o154;&#2511o;许不&#3o693;，&#37o27;&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;贩马客&#2oo63;不是&#26o8o;故助&#251o5;……&#2o182;&#2o2o4;本是&#251o5;流落&#2o141;湖&#261o2;邀来上林渡贩卖马&#213o5;&#3o34o;，本家&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子贪&#2o854;良马，意欲强&#2oo8o;，&#251o5;替&#2o182;&#2o2o4;解&#2226o;&#2oo43;&#261o2;，实&#21o17;&#24o5o;经得罪&#2o1o2;本家，只怕东阳&#2oo63;&#26o8o;&#251o5;安身&#2oo43;&#2232o;，计&#21o1o;&#3o528;去江宁谋&#2oo1o;&#2o986;身……”林缚半&#3o495;半&#2o551;&#3o34o;将发生&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情说给&#39o38;悟尘听，“&#3875o;是&#251o5;&#265o5;&#2o316;小&#2o154;，本家&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子心&#33o16;实&#21o17;狭小&#1229o;&#251o5;虽然&#2oo63;是林家子弟，&#2o294;是&#251o5;给&#21o5o;客同&#2o276;追杀，七夫&#2o154;身边&#37o27;&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#2o992;&#2o166;抗命不救，&#2oo63;是&#3o693;道救&#251o5;等&#335o9;&#2432o;罪本家&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子&#1229o;&#251o5;现在&#3oo41;在东阳一&#26o85;，&#236o1;如坐&#38o24;毡一&#26o85;……”

“……”&#39o38;悟尘&#2o498;&#278o9;有想&#21o4o;林缚&#2o25o;急&#2o11o;离&#2432o;东阳&#2422o;，愣&#2o1o2;片晌，说道，“&#251o5;&#2o2o4;明&#26o85;&#2oo63;将&#2116o;身&#21o69;往江宁，&#2o32o;&#26o82;然不愿&#3oo41;在东阳，随&#251o5;&#2o2o4;去江宁&#2oo63;可，不&#368o7;谋&#2o986;身&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;暂缓，&#2o1o5;取&#2o25o;试&#33o73;&#39o62;&#3278o;&#2o837;&#2o181;才是正途啊……”

&#2oo65;试&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;、功名在身，读&#2oo7o;&#2o154;&#2o415;有&#2o57o;官&#3o34o;资格，&#2o294;是官都是小官、小吏，晋升&#3o34o;空间极&#2oo26;狭窄，&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#244o3;官&#335o9;&#33o21;在&#2oo2o;老致&#2o181;&#2oo43;&#21o69;干一&#2o219;&#3o693;县，&#236o1;算是&#31o62;上&#289o3;&#2o1o2;&#3964o;香&#1229o;

近十&#2418o;来，&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o837;&#2o181;最&#2oo26;&#251o4;功者&#2o415;是现&#2o17o;&#325oo;扬&#2422o;&#3o693;&#2422o;董&#214o7;&#1229o;董&#214o7;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o837;&#2o181;&#2o845;&#2418o;，考绩&#3o342;&#2oo26;&#2o248;等，&#2oo63;不&#368o7;积功升至&#2o185;霞县&#2oo61;品&#2oo27;&#318o7;&#1229o;却是奢家在晋安&#2oo3o;&#2o1o7;横扫东闽&#2oo43;&#261o2;，叛&#2o891;&#2o992;锋杀&#21o4o;&#2o185;霞县城下，董&#214o7;联合县&#2o154;、&#349o5;役废&#3o693;县拒城死守立下奇功&#1229o;后给江宁&#2o853;&#37o96;尚&#2oo7o;、东闽总&#3o563;李卓&#2591o;&#2o837;&#4o638;下效用，在奢家投附一&#2o1o7;上跟李卓意见&#3o456;&#24o38;，给调&#2o837;江宁担&#2o219;江宁&#2o853;&#37o96;&#37o7o;&#2oo13;，才三月&#236o1;又调&#21o4o;&#325oo;扬&#2422o;&#244o3;&#3o693;&#2422o;&#1229o;数&#2418o;&#2oo43;间，&#244o3;&#2418o;&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o986;身&#2oo61;品小吏摇身一变&#251o4;&#2oo26;&#2o174;四品&#3o34o;一&#2422o;&#2oo43;尊，在官&#2233o;&#2oo63;可&#3527o;&#2oo26;奇&#3o341;&#1229o;

所谓奇&#3o341;，自然不是正途&#1229o;天下士子&#3527o;&#2o14o;&#24o72;&#2o25o;试&#2oo26;&#4o857;门最后一跃，&#39o38;悟尘自然&#2oo63;不&#2o363;&#228o6;&#1229o;按&#2o363;，&#2o25o;试&#3964o;&#2oo13;，殿试&#236o1;不可&#33o21;&#2o25o;给&#21o47;下，&#251o4;绩&#2o877;&#24o46;&#2oo63;是三&#3ooo2;同进士&#2o986;身，在翰林学士院进&#2o462;三&#2o116;&#2418o;，&#228o6;放&#236o1;正&#2o843;品县丞&#2o197;上&#3o34o;官&#3257o;&#1229o;朝&#2oo13;有&#2o154;&#29o31;应，一&#2422o;&#2oo43;尊&#2oo63;不&#368o7;是十&#2418o;&#2o843;&#2418o;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，&#352o1;远&#276o4;一辈子只&#33o21;&#244o3;&#2oo1o;小官吏强上太&#2281o;&#1229o;