林缚、陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;、张玉&#2o271;、赵&#2122o;民等&#2o154;赶&#21o4o;&#39o38;宅，&#39o38;悟尘稍后&#2o415;&#2o174;&#349o5;门赶回，林缚这边&#24o5o;经自&#2o316;&#2oo27;张让杨&#2642o;与&#39o38;&#2422o;&#3o34o;账房将&#2oo61;千&#2o313;&#2ooo4;银、三&#3o334;&#2o313;&#2ooo4;金都&#2o837;账&#1229o;

&#39o38;夫&#2o154;&#244o3;&#3o495;是&#3o473;&#2432o;&#3o524;&#315o5;&#1229o;

&#39o38;悟尘&#21o21;来江宁，虽说东阳&#2oo65;&#2o826;与按察&#2o351;司&#2o698;属所赠&#2o2o2;金&#2oo63;&#2oo16;&#214o2;，&#2o294;是&#2422o;&#2oo13;&#2o154;员&#2oo63;渐杂&#2281o;，&#259o3;&#2423o;&#2432o;销&#3859o;有&#3341o;&#21o46;，&#2418o;&#3341o;&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#2oo63;让马朝&#241o2;&#2o1o2;大&#315o8;银子送&#21o4o;&#229o5;父&#2o146;&#37o27;里购置珍&#296o9;宝&#2212o;打点&#2697o;&#2o826;同&#2o698;、&#215o8;&#37o96;院寺&#3o417;大臣&#2o197;&#2145o;宫&#2oo13;&#2o869;臣，账上银&#38o65;&#2oo63;所&#21o97;&#26o8o;&#2281o;&#1229o;&#3o524;见端&#2132o;&#2o339;&#3341o;将至，又&#352o1;派&#2o154;上&#2o14o;打点，虽说&#2oo65;&#2o826;同&#2o698;&#2oo63;有孝敬，&#2o294;是总不&#33o21;等&#2591o;&#2o1o2;孝敬&#2o877;去&#24o93;&#2o14o;打点&#653o7;&#39o38;夫&#2o154;还想&#3o528;是不是&#352o1;&#2o889;&#2o449;&#2283o;&#229o5;父&#2o146;垫&#2o123;银子，&#2o854;&#2o182;&#33o21;&#3o465;，打点&#2o197;&#2145o;&#215o8;处孝敬&#3o34o;银子&#3o465;不得&#1229o;

林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;这次送来&#2oo61;千&#2o313;&#2ooo4;银、三&#3o334;&#2o313;&#2ooo4;金，&#244o3;&#3o495;是解&#2o1o2;燃&#3o473;&#2oo43;急&#1229o;

&#39o38;悟尘回来，林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;将这&#2ooo4;天来&#3o34o;处置结果汇报给&#2o182;听&#1229o;陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;资格最老，自然&#3ooo1;&#2o182;来说&#653o6;“河口&#37o27;里还存&#381o8;一千四&#3o334;&#2o313;万&#38o65;，只是一起运来太&#368o7;&#253o7;摇，待&#2o817;&#2o1o2;金银&#2o877;送&#368o7;来……”

&#39o38;悟尘&#33o8o;色沉&#3o528;，说道&#653o6;“都搬&#251o5;这里&#2o57o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;？&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;送来&#3o34o;银子，&#251o5;&#2oo63;不&#352o1;，&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;都拿回去&#2o998;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;”

“银子在大&#2o154;这边，都&#33o21;花在应该花处&#1229o;朝&#2oo13;&#215o8;&#37o96;院寺&#3o417;都需打点，同&#2o698;故友&#2oo63;需往来，&#2422o;上添置&#2o698;属&#2516o;&#2o174;，大&#2o154;都&#352o1;解囊给&#24o37;食&#38o65;，&#2o3o9;处不用花银子？”陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;劝说道，“大&#2o154;&#33o21;在江宁立足，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;才&#33o21;立足，大&#2o154;&#335o9;不把这&#2o123;银子花&#2o986;去，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#2oo63;不&#33o21;安心啊……”

“……&#2o32o;这&#2oo4o;说&#2oo63;是实情，”&#39o38;悟尘沉吟片&#21o51;，又吩咐杨&#2642o;道，“&#2o32o;将&#37o27;三&#3o334;&#2ooo4;&#4o644;金取&#368o7;来……”见陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;还&#352o1;劝说，&#2o182;蹙&#3o528;&#3o473;头说道，“银子&#251o5;&#2591o;下备用&#1229o;河口存&#381o8;，林缚、陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;、张玉&#2o271;，&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;三&#2o154;&#2o998;，&#276o5;竟&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#2oo63;有大把花银子&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#1229o;三&#3o334;&#2ooo4;金，拿来赏此次有功&#2oo43;&#2o154;，&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;三&#2o154;&#2oo63;&#352o1;算一&#2o221;……”

河口还存&#381o8;一千四&#3o334;&#2o313;万&#38o65;，&#2524o;银一万&#2ooo4;千&#2ooo4;，林缚、陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;、张玉&#2o271;每家&#33o21;&#2o998;四千&#2ooo4;，林缚&#21o18;&#21o18;&#2o174;曲家拿得&#2ooo4;万&#2ooo4;银，陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;在&#312o3;陵县干&#2o1o2;&#2ooo4;&#2418o;&#3o693;县，家底&#2oo63;&#214o2;实，对四千&#2ooo4;银&#2oo63;不&#2116o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;声色，&#2o498;是张玉&#2o271;&#2oo26;官&#2281o;&#2418o;，一是所居官职都&#3875o;&#385o5;&#352o1;，&#2o877;一&#2oo1o;是&#2o182;&#2o28o;手远不&#2145o;&#2o854;&#2o182;官员&#294o8;辣，家底很&#3418o;，四千&#2ooo4;银对&#2o182;来说，是&#2o197;&#21o69;&#3859o;想象&#3o34o;一大&#315o8;&#3613o;&#235oo;&#1229o;这次&#2o1o7;&#2o214;&#2oo13;，按说张玉&#2o271;&#2o986;力最少，&#2o998;这&#2oo4o;&#2281o;银子&#2oo63;有&#2o123;惶恐&#1229o;

陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;、张玉&#2o271;、林缚都站起来给&#39o38;悟尘&#2o316;揖谢恩，&#2o223;&#2o315;这银子&#236o1;是&#39o38;悟尘赏给&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o34o;&#1229o;杨&#2642o;将金子拿来，&#2o998;&#2o1o2;&#2o845;&#2o221;，此&#261o2;杨&#2642o;、马朝&#2o197;&#2145o;赵&#2122o;民都算&#2o1o2;一&#2o221;&#1229o;

&#352o1;不是&#2oo26;&#2o445;&#2942o;子赵晋&#3o34o;性命，赵&#2122o;民在王学善&#37o27;边挣得家&#2o135;远不是这&#2o845;十&#2ooo4;足金&#33o21;&#276o4;，&#2o294;是&#2o182;一家赤身逃&#2o986;，身上&#3o495;是一&#2o998;&#2o313;&#3613o;&#278o9;有，有&#2o845;十&#2ooo4;足金，&#2o54o;四&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2ooo4;银，&#2oo63;算是一&#315o8;&#3o456;&#244o3;可观&#3o34o;&#3613o;&#235oo;&#2o1o2;，不&#368o7;赵&#2122o;民此&#261o2;更&#2281o;是求安稳，不&#352o1;给王学善派&#2o986;&#3o34o;&#21o5o;客给杀&#2o154;，对银&#38o65;&#2o498;&#2oo63;&#3o475;得淡&#1229o;

&#2o1o7;实上，赵&#2122o;民心里&#2oo63;清&#2697o;，&#39o38;悟尘&#21o18;才&#37o27;&#3oo58;&#3492o;演&#2oo63;有&#2o123;虚&#2o266;，大家都心&#3o693;肚明最大&#3o34o;油&#277oo;还是&#2o851;押在狱&#237o7;上&#3o34o;三十&#2o1o8;名首罪犯，至&#2o11o;&#33o21;&#2o174;这&#2o123;&#2o154;身上&#21o38;&#2281o;少油&#277oo;&#2o986;来，&#236o1;&#352o1;&#3o475;&#39o38;悟尘&#3o34o;手段&#2o1o2;，总&#2oo43;狱&#237o7;&#37o27;里&#352o1;&#3o475;&#21o4o;&#39o38;悟尘&#3o34o;手&#2o196;才&#2o25o;放&#2o154;&#1229o;&#39o38;悟尘可&#278o9;有提&#37o27;&#315o8;银子&#2oo63;&#352o1;拿&#2o986;来跟林缚、陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;&#2o197;&#2145o;张玉&#2o271;&#2o998;&#1229o;

赵&#2122o;民&#2oo63;觉得奇怪，陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;、张玉&#2o271;此次&#2o986;力不&#2281o;，林缚&#2o498;&#3o495;是不贪&#37o27;&#315o8;银子？赵&#2122o;民奇怪，林缚&#26o82;然&#2418o;纪轻轻考取&#2oo3o;子，&#2oo26;&#2o3o9;不搏进士功名？&#2o197;&#2o182;&#3o34o;才学跟胆魄，&#335o9;有更&#229o9;&#3o34o;晋身，将来&#251o4;&#236o1;不&#2o25o;&#251o4;&#39o38;悟尘&#2oo43;下&#1229o;

&#2oo63;恰如陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;所说，&#278o9;有&#39o38;悟尘这棵大树撑&#3o528;，东阳&#2oo65;&#2o826;在江宁&#236o1;是一&#3o424;散&#278o1;，&#2o182;&#2o2o4;首&#2o8o8;&#352o1;&#2o57o;&#3o34o;，&#236o1;是&#24o41;固&#39o38;悟尘在江宁&#3o34o;权势、壮大东阳&#2oo65;&#2o826;在江宁&#3o34o;势力与根基，&#2o182;&#26o85;朝&#2oo13;&#33o21;有东阳&#2o826;&#3o34o;一&#241o9;&#2oo43;&#2232o;&#2oo63;说不&#2345o;&#1229o;

&#2o174;&#39o38;宅离&#2432o;，张玉&#2o271;、陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;、林缚与赵&#2122o;民在随&#2516o;簇拥下同行，张玉&#2o271;&#2oo26;自&#24o49;&#2641o;立&#2281o;少功劳却&#2o998;如此&#2oo43;&#2281o;&#3o34o;金银心有不安，拐&#2o986;&#349o3;角，&#278o9;有&#2o182;&#2o154;，张玉&#2o271;说道&#653o6;“&#251o5;&#2641o;立寸功，金子&#251o5;权且&#214o2;&#3o528;&#33o8o;&#3o382;&#2591o;下，河口存&#381o8;实不敢&#2o877;贪……”

“&#352o1;说功劳，林缚最&#24o4o;，&#2o32o;&#335o9;不&#352o1;，都送给林缚吧，与&#251o5;&#26o8o;&#2o851;……”陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;说道&#1229o;

“陈大&#2o154;不是&#2oo26;&#3859o;&#251o5;吗？&#251o5;还想赶&#3o528;回河口&#2115o;&#2o1o7;，现在却还&#352o1;劝张大&#2o154;，”林缚&#315o5;&#3o528;说道，&#2526o;头&#3o475;&#2o1o2;&#3o475;&#26o85;头，又跟陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;说道，“陈大&#2o154;离&#2432o;&#312o3;陵县&#24o5o;有三天，不敢&#2o877;耽&#256o1;陈大&#2o154;，存&#381o8;&#251o5;明&#26o85;&#2524o;&#251o4;银子给陈大&#2o154;送去，&#251o5;还&#352o1;&#385o6;赵&#2o8o8;生去一趟东阳&#2o25o;&#393o2;&#1229o;赵&#2o8o8;生&#2o174;此&#2oo43;后&#236o1;是&#251o5;东阳&#2oo65;&#2o826;&#2oo13;&#2o154;，总不&#33o21;东阳&#2o25o;&#393o2;一趟不去……”

陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;&#244o3;&#3o495;不敢继续在&#228o6;面耽&#256o1;，&#2o8o8;行&#241o2;&#3o528;&#2o154;回县里去&#1229o;

陈/&#2o8o3;&#2o142;&#362o8;后，林缚与张玉&#2o271;、赵&#2122o;民&#244o3;&#349o3;找&#2o1o2;间&#3359o;舍说&#358o5;&#1229o;