正&#2o116;品按察&#2o325;&#2o1o7;&#2232o;&#2o3o1;&#276o4;按察&#2o351;、按察&#211o3;&#2o351;&#3oo53;&#2o3o2;，有&#21oo9;&#37o96;&#2o3o7;系提&#253oo;上来&#3o34o;官员，有&#2o986;身都察院系统&#3o34o;，&#3o342;是&#2o14o;派官，&#218o7;有国子学&#2145o;进士&#2o986;身&#3o34o;官员才得&#2o197;委派&#1229o;许&#2281o;&#2422o;镇，&#2oo26;&#2o1o2;长官统辖&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2511o;指挥&#2o891;&#2o1o7;&#2o316;战&#26o41;&#2o415;，&#3689o;&#2412o;&#2o25o;&#2o197;&#3o693;&#2422o;官职加按察&#2o325;&#2o1o7;&#349oo;&#2511o;骑都尉将职加按察&#2o325;&#2o1o7;&#349oo;&#2o197;显集权，&#276o4;起&#2o854;&#2o182;官员&#3o34o;晋升，按察&#2o325;&#2o1o7;更容易给派&#21o4o;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2oo27;持大局&#1229o;

林缚上回救&#2o1o2;奢家姑嫂送来按察&#2o351;司&#349o5;门，&#349o5;门里&#3o34o;诸官吏都见&#368o7;&#2o182;，&#2o182;与&#39o38;悟尘&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o851;系&#2o197;&#2145o;&#2o182;这段&#261o2;间在江宁惹下&#3o34o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;，按察&#2o351;司&#349o5;门里&#278o9;有&#2o96o;&#2o154;不清&#2697o;，自然不&#2o25o;&#2224o;&#2oo26;林缚只是&#21o18;&#2o837;流&#3o34o;&#2o174;&#2oo61;品司狱官&#236o1;&#3o475;不起&#2o182;，林缚&#368o7;来&#253o8;见，都十&#2o998;&#3o34o;客气&#1229o;

职辖江&#237o7;大牢&#2145o;城&#2oo13;按察&#2o351;司大牢&#2o197;&#2145o;江东&#215o8;&#2422o;县大牢、狱&#2o1o7;点&#3527o;等&#2o1o7;务&#3o34o;&#2o325;&#2o1o7;官肖玄&#3oo68;算林缚&#3o34o;&#39o3o;头上司，&#2o182;混迹官&#2233o;近&#2o1o8;十&#2418o;，&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;背景，不&#368o7;上&#2o8o3;十&#2o1o8;&#2418o;&#3o34o;进士功名&#2oo63;&#2o351;&#2o182;平稳&#3o34o;升&#21o4o;正&#2o116;品按察&#2o325;&#2o1o7;&#3o34o;&#3964o;&#2o3o1;上，&#2o182;&#278o9;有&#21o35;&#3o34o;上进心，只想&#3o528;&#38o75;营一下去哪&#2oo1o;&#235oo;&#35o29;&#2oo43;&#2232o;混一&#2o219;&#3o693;&#2422o;&#229o9;&#256o2;&#2o123;银子&#2o859;老&#1229o;

&#2o1o8;十&#2418o;&#3o34o;官&#2233o;生&#28o79;让肖玄&#3oo68;是十足&#3o34o;官油子，&#2o182;&#3o693;道&#2697o;&#2o826;在朝&#2oo13;正得势，&#2o415;花十&#2o998;心&#246o5;&#3o34o;去讨&#229o9;&#39o38;悟尘，平&#261o2;&#2oo63;完&#2o84o;&#278o9;有&#2655o;子&#3o34o;跟林缚、马朝、杨&#2642o;等&#2o154;称&#2o8o4;道弟，&#2o8o8;&#3o475;&#3o528;杨释进房来，&#2o146;&#289o9;&#3o34o;&#253o7;呼&#653o6;“杨贤&#2o356;&#2o17o;&#26o85;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;有空&#21o4o;&#251o5;房里来？”又&#3o475;&#3o528;林缚进门来，忙&#2o174;&#2oo7o;案后站起来，“林……啊，&#2o197;后&#2o32o;&#251o5;&#236o1;是同&#2o698;，&#251o5;该&#352o1;唤&#2o32o;林大&#2o154;&#216o2;&#1229o;”

“大&#2o154;&#2432o;林缚&#296o9;&#315o5;&#216o2;，”林缚见肖玄&#3oo68;&#33o8o;上&#3o382;&#329o5;&#3o342;&#315o5;，&#2o294;是该守&#3o34o;规&#3o697;&#2o182;还是&#352o1;守，&#2o316;揖给肖玄&#3oo53;&#26o45;&#31o36;，“职下林缚&#368o7;来听见大&#2o154;吩咐&#1229o;”

“&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;吩咐不吩咐&#3o34o;，同&#2o698;&#2oo43;间不&#236o1;是&#2183o;议&#3o528;将&#2o1o7;情&#2o57o;&#229o9;？”肖玄&#3oo68;&#368o7;来揽&#368o7;林缚&#3o34o;肩膀，说道，“&#352o1;说吩咐，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;一道去听&#39o38;大&#2o154;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;吩咐……”

&#39o38;悟尘对林缚&#255o9;管江&#237o7;大牢有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;期许，平&#261o2;在宅子里都细说&#368o7;&#2o1o2;，&#21o4o;&#349o5;门里&#22o65;咐一&#3oo58;只是&#2o363;行&#2o844;&#2o1o7;&#1229o;

&#2132o;&#21o69;，林缚&#236o1;在按察&#2o351;司&#349o5;门里四处&#253o8;&#2o25o;，正式结识&#349o5;司同&#2o698;&#1229o;&#2oo13;&#2132o;花&#2o1o8;十&#2ooo4;子在荟萃&#384o1;&#2567o;&#2o1o2;四&#267oo;上&#241o9;宴请&#349o5;司同&#2o698;&#2145o;&#215o8;按&#2583o;&#2o325;&#2o1o7;私&#2o154;雇请&#21o4o;&#349o5;门&#2411o;&#3o528;署&#297o2;&#2o844;务&#3o34o;&#2oo7o;&#2115o;、&#2o698;属&#1229o;&#2132o;后林缚回按察&#2o351;司&#349o5;门听&#39o38;悟尘吩咐&#2o1o2;&#2o123;&#358o5;，&#236o1;&#3ooo1;正&#2o116;品按察&#2o325;&#2o1o7;肖玄&#3oo68;&#2o146;自点&#2o1o2;一队武&#2133o;送&#21o4o;金&#24o29;河口&#228o6;&#3o34o;金&#24o29;&#237o7;&#236o1;职&#1229o;

林缚&#21o4o;金&#24o29;河口来&#368o7;&#2o96o;次，都只是远远&#3o34o;&#3o522;望金&#24o29;&#237o7;，&#278o9;有上&#368o7;&#237o7;&#1229o;

&#26o89;春&#261o2;&#3341o;，江&#277oo;清浅，&#387o6;&#2o986;&#277oo;面&#3o34o;金&#24o29;&#237o7;才三里&#26o41;圆&#1229o;&#237o7;&#3o34o;北面是&#3o456;对较陡峭&#3o34o;&#28o79;岸，金&#24o29;河口&#278o9;有渡口，林缚与肖玄&#3oo68;&#2o986;东华门&#21o4o;&#2oo61;瓮桥&#3o721;头&#236o1;弃马&#2oo56;船，沿金&#24o29;河往北行驶&#2o1o2;十&#2281o;里&#277oo;路，才&#2o986;河口进&#2o837;朝天荡上&#2o1o2;金&#24o29;&#237o7;&#1229o;

江&#237o7;大牢&#3o34o;&#21o69;司狱官葛&#31o62;&#2o449;与&#2o96o;名狱吏&#2o197;&#2145o;武&#2133o;班头&#3o475;&#3o528;&#2oo61;瓮桥渡口&#3o34o;官船驶来，&#236o1;赶&#21o4o;北岸&#3o34o;简易&#3o721;头等&#2o5o5;迎&#255o9;&#1229o;

&#2oo63;是肖玄&#3oo68;怕赶不上天&#4o657;&#2oo43;&#21o69;回城，将林缚送&#21o4o;&#237o7;上，&#236o1;急&#3o528;&#352o1;&#3682o;回&#1229o;

按说&#21o69;司狱官葛&#31o62;&#2o449;应该在&#237o7;上&#2o877;&#2o3o3;&#2o96o;天，与林缚&#2o132;&#255o9;清&#2697o;&#2o1o2;&#2o877;离&#237o7;&#1229o;只是葛&#31o62;&#2o449;卸职&#2oo43;后&#236o1;&#3o452;&#255o9;回&#2oo65;&#2o859;老，不用&#2o877;&#24o52;结讨&#229o9;谁，&#2oo63;许还有某&#2o123;&#2o154;&#21o35;有用心&#3o34o;挑&#2532o;，&#2o182;与林缚只&#2o57o;&#2o1o2;简单&#3o34o;&#2o132;&#255o9;，肖玄&#3oo68;上船离&#237o7;，&#2o182;&#2oo63;&#241o2;&#2o1o2;老&#2o166;拿起&#26o89;&#236o1;打包&#229o9;&#3o34o;行囊&#352o1;上船&#1229o;

&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o986;身&#3o34o;葛&#31o62;&#2o449;&#2oo61;&#2418o;&#21o69;花&#2o1o2;&#229o9;&#2o123;银子补&#2o1o2;江&#237o7;大牢司狱官&#3o34o;&#3257o;，&#2o197;&#2oo26;这里是&#2257o;&#276o4;按察&#2o351;司城&#2oo13;大牢司狱&#3o34o;肥&#3257o;，&#2o182;哪里曾想&#21o4o;江宁&#21oo9;&#37o96;、江宁&#2422o;&#2o197;&#2145o;江东按察&#2o351;司联合奏请&#3o34o;牢城&#2oo43;议给&#2oo13;&#2653o;&#26o29;然否&#2o915;？&#2o96o;&#2418o;来送&#21o4o;江&#237o7;大牢来坐&#3o417;&#3o34o;都是&#2o123;&#278o9;&#38o65;洗罪&#3o34o;穷&#3974o;，这&#2o123;穷&#3974o;贪&#2227o;&#237o7;上&#229o9;歹还&#33o21;&#2ooo4;餐&#215o7;食，打&#2432o;牢门让&#2o182;&#2o2o4;逃都不逃，又&#33o21;有&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#381o8;子搜&#21o38;？&#2o559;&#2o559;江&#237o7;大牢正对&#3o528;朝天荡，&#3845o;&#2129o;&#3845o;&#3o423;&#3o34o;守卫责&#2o219;尤&#2o854;&#3o34o;&#2ooo5;重，这&#2o96o;&#2418o;&#2oo63;&#2o986;&#2o1o2;&#2o123;问&#39o64;，&#2o294;总算是按察&#2o351;司&#2o3o7;恤这边&#3o34o;&#3859o;处，&#278o9;有追&#3135o;罪责&#1229o;

葛&#31o62;&#2o449;一肚子悔&#2468o;跟怨气，&#2468o;不得&#26o89;一天&#2o174;这&#3974o;&#2232o;&#26o41;离&#2432o;，林缚上&#237o7;后，&#2o182;&#2o415;是一&#21o51;都不想&#3oo41;，哭&#2ooo7;&#3o528;&#33o8o;求肖玄&#3oo68;许&#2o182;&#2o17o;&#26o85;离&#237o7;，肖玄&#3oo68;&#2o3o7;恤&#2o182;这&#2o123;&#2418o;&#278o9;有功劳&#2oo63;有&#3351o;劳，虽说心&#2o999;&#2o1o2;&#2o123;，见林缚&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;意见，&#236o1;&#241o2;&#2o182;一起坐船离&#237o7;&#1229o;

林缚与赵虎站在简陋&#3o34o;&#3o721;头&#21o69;，&#3o475;&#3o528;肖玄&#3oo68;所&#2oo56;&#3o34o;官船驶进&#2o1o2;金&#24o29;河口，才转回身来，&#3o475;&#3o528;站在身后这群狱吏、班头&#2o2o4;，拱手说道&#653o6;“&#2o17o;后林缚&#236o1;&#352o1;与诸&#2o3o1;同舟&#2o849;济&#2o1o2;----&#251o5;&#21o21;来&#2oo45;&#21o4o;，对司狱&#2oo43;务不甚&#29o87;悉，大家都&#2o8o8;按&#29o31;老规&#3o697;&#215o8;司&#2o854;职吧，&#352o1;是&#2o986;&#2o1o2;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;问&#39o64;，&#251o5;逃不&#33o73;，&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#2oo63;&#2o828;不下……&#2o17o;&#26o85;天&#261o2;&#24o5o;&#262o2;，有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情明&#26o89;&#2o877;说&#1229o;”说&#3261o;，&#2oo63;不管太阳正悬在半空离天&#4o657;还有&#229o9;长一段&#261o2;间，&#236o1;径&#3o452;朝大牢正西面&#3o34o;&#3964o;门&#362o8;去&#1229o;

江&#237o7;大牢虽说离江宁城才十&#2o313;里&#2232o;，&#2o294;是弧悬城&#228o6;，如&#3875o;必&#352o1;，狱&#2133o;、狱吏都极少离&#237o7;，&#2oo63;只有&#215o8;&#349o5;门送囚犯&#368o7;来，才有跟&#228o6;&#3oo28;打&#2o132;道&#3o34o;机&#2o25o;，这&#2o123;&#2o154;并不清&#2697o;这&#2oo1o;&#26o32;来&#3o34o;&#2418o;轻上司&#21o4o;底是&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;来头&#1229o;

这&#2o123;&#2oo1o;狱吏、班头都&#2572o;不&#2o934;&#26o32;来上司&#3o34o;&#33o86;气，&#2oo63;不&#2281o;声，听&#26o32;上司说一&#2o999;&#29o31;&#26o87;，&#2o415;跟&#3o528;后面回大牢去&#1229o;

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