&#312o6;家船队&#2o174;江宁城南&#3o34o;&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;坞&#282o7;&#2o986;发后，一路扬&#24o7o;北上，&#2o837;夜后&#2oo63;&#2641o;&#2o572;&#39o39;，船舷&#2ooo4;&#2o391;挂满灯笼，将&#3o7o7;梁河&#2ooo4;岸映&#29o31;得&#3689o;明如昼，遇风力弱&#261o2;，摇橹&#21o1o;桨&#228o6;，&#312o6;家还&#2o986;&#38o65;雇&#2o323;&#2ooo4;岸流民青壮拉&#3242o;，第&#2o1o8;天&#4o644;昏&#236o1;抵达上林里&#1229o;

渡口这边加&#2o1o2;&#251o6;备，&#26o8o;&#2o851;船舶都清&#2o986;渡口，&#2511o;者给赶&#21o4o;上林&#2833o;上游&#3o34o;浅&#277oo;&#3o721;头&#2o572;靠&#1229o;林缚换&#2o1o2;青色官袍，站在渡口上&#2788o;&#3527o;&#3o528;&#312o6;家船队来&#3o34o;&#26o41;向&#1229o;天色向&#262o2;，&#228o5;阳悬在&#38o81;幕山西北山&#24oo5;&#2oo43;上，映&#29o31;得河汊子口波&#2o8o9;荡漾、金&#4o158;闪烁&#1229o;

&#385oo;林缚&#228o6;，东阳&#3o693;&#2422o;沈&#251o2;、&#3689o;&#21o28;林庭立&#2o197;&#2145o;&#3o7o7;梁&#3o693;县梁&#24o38;&#2o219;等官员都穿&#2o1o2;官袍在渡口恭迎&#312o6;城&#2o271;&#3o34o;&#21o4o;来，打算在上林渡给&#312o6;城&#2o271;饯行&#1229o;

沈&#251o2;&#2132o;&#261o2;才&#21o4o;上林渡来给&#312o6;城&#2o271;送行，这&#2oo63;是林缚第一次见&#21o4o;&#2o182;&#1229o;沈&#251o2;穿&#3o528;绯红官袍，身&#3964o;不满&#2o116;&#2361o;，腰粗&#39o48;圆，&#4o657;&#33o8o;膛，胡&#39o35;&#2o462;得整&#4o784;，&#24o38;&#3o473;梢有&#39o63;大&#3o179;十&#2o998;&#3o34o;显&#3o524;&#1229o;据说沈&#251o2;&#244o3;&#2418o;参加燕&#2o14o;&#2o25o;试&#261o2;名&#21o15;第&#2o1o8;，只&#2224o;&#2o854;&#3598o;不扬，殿试&#261o2;落&#2o837;&#2o1o8;&#3ooo2;，不&#368o7;&#2o182;&#3o34o;才学&#2o462;政，在朝野都有很大&#3o34o;名气&#1229o;&#3o475;沈&#251o2;&#21o4o;上林渡&#2oo43;后对给&#312o6;城&#2o271;饯行&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;不&#2o998;粗细&#3o34o;都详加&#3581o;问、吩咐，&#26o49;&#2o154;&#2o915;计想不&#21o4o;此&#261o2;&#3o34o;&#2o182;正&#2o919;&#3o524;&#3o475;&#3o528;&#312o6;城&#2o271;一步步&#3o34o;往死&#2o129;陷阱深处&#362o8;去&#1229o;沈&#251o2;对林缚&#2oo63;&#3o456;&#244o3;&#3o34o;&#289o9;&#2o999;，林缚却晓得对这种&#2o25o;&#315o5;&#33o8o;&#215o7;&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#2o154;物&#352o1;&#2281o;加&#3845o;备&#1229o;

&#312o6;家船队逶迤&#3278o;来，&#244o3;头&#3o34o;&#27oo4;船气势&#3875o;&#2o961;，形&#2o3o7;&#276o4;东阳号还&#352o1;&#24o4o;大，&#3689o;长有十三四丈，&#3ooo2;板上有三层建筑，近渡口来，&#2o165;&#3ooo2;板&#2o197;上&#3o34o;舱&#2346o;&#236o1;有近三丈&#3964o;，双桅在船尾，&#2o174;舱&#39o3o;上去还有&#2o116;&#2o845;丈&#3964o;，每层舱&#2346o;都有半&#2o154;&#3964o;女墙&#3o456;&#2226o;，近岸来有如移&#2116o;&#3o34o;堡垒，十&#2o998;&#3o34o;&#24o13;峨壮观&#1229o;&#27oo4;船最&#39o3o;层舱&#2346o;是望哨，可&#2o197;&#3o475;见&#312o6;城随&#2516o;武士都披&#3ooo2;执&#3816o;&#3o34o;站在里面守哨，&#2o853;&#2o995;都闪&#3o528;&#235o6;&#2o8o9;&#1229o;

“东阳&#3o693;&#2422o;沈&#251o2;率东阳官绅恭迎辅国将&#2o891;行经东阳，&#31o69;辅国将&#2o891;一路&#39o34;风……”沈&#251o2;率&#39o46;东阳官绅在渡口朝&#27oo4;船&#26o45;&#31o36;朗声&#218o9;诺，又将&#2o154;将&#253o8;谒名单&#2o197;&#2145o;饯&#21o35;&#31o36;单送上船去&#1229o;

&#368o7;&#2o1o2;片&#21o51;，一&#2oo1o;幕&#2o698;打扮&#3o34o;&#2oo13;&#2418o;文士下船来，&#2o182;朝渡口翘首&#2o225;&#3o46o;&#3o34o;东阳官绅&#2o316;揖说道&#653o6;“&#251o5;家将&#2o891;&#2281o;谢东阳父老&#214o2;爱，只是船上舱&#2346o;狭小，不&#2o415;请诸&#2o3o1;上船一一答谢，&#293o5;意让&#251o5;下船来给大家谢罪……”

&#26o49;&#2o154;心里大骂&#653o6;&#2o945;&#2o221;子备&#2o1o2;一&#2o221;饯行大&#31o36;，竟然&#3683o;&#312o6;城&#2o271;&#3o34o;&#2o154;影都&#3o475;不&#21o4o;半&#2oo1o;，叫&#2o182;&#2o2o4;心里如&#2o3o9;&#3964o;&#2o852;？

“沈大&#2o154;，&#251o5;家将&#2o891;请&#2o32o;与林&#3689o;&#21o28;等&#2o154;&#21o4o;船上一聚……”&#312o6;&#2422o;幕&#2o698;掏&#2o986;一&#2o221;名单来读，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;沈&#251o2;、林庭立&#2oo43;&#228o6;，梁&#24o38;&#2o219;等东阳&#2422o;、&#3o7o7;梁县&#2oo27;&#352o1;官员&#2o197;&#2145o;有名望&#3o34o;&#2oo65;绅&#2o849;十&#2281o;&#2o154;给请上船去，林缚&#3o34o;名字不在&#2o854;&#2oo13;&#1229o;

林缚虽&#2o511;&#3o528;&#39o38;悟尘&#3o34o;权势在江宁混得风生&#277oo;起，&#2o294;&#276o5;竟只是&#2oo61;品&#3o34o;&#2o754;林&#37o7o;，&#312o6;城&#2o271;请不请&#2o182;上船，都是合情&#297o2;&#3o34o;，&#2o559;&#2o559;这&#312o6;&#2422o;幕&#2o698;在报邀请上船名单&#261o2;，&#3o524;&#3o555;&#21o51;意&#3o34o;往林缚身上望&#2o1o2;&#2ooo4;&#3o524;，&#37o27;&#31o7o;态&#2o877;是明显不&#368o7;&#653o6;&#2o32o;不够资格&#1229o;&#26o49;&#2o154;都&#3o524;&#241o2;讥屑&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;林缚&#2ooo4;&#3o524;才转&#368o7;&#33o8o;去，有&#2o123;&#2o154;甚至不加掩&#3928o;&#3o34o;&#387o6;&#2o986;轻&#34o65;&#3o34o;&#315o5;容来&#1229o;沈&#251o2;在暮色下&#2oo63;不经意&#3o34o;一&#315o5;，回头&#3o629;&#2o1o2;林缚一&#3o524;，&#24o76;望&#2o174;&#2o182;&#33o8o;上&#3o475;&#21o4o;沮&#2ooo7;与给&#3267o;辱&#3o34o;&#31o7o;色&#1229o;

&#312o6;&#2422o;这幕&#2o698;姓王，是&#2oo1o;&#2oo3o;子，一&#3o452;考不上进士，&#2oo63;&#236o1;&#278o9;有&#2o837;&#2o181;，给&#312o6;城&#2o271;&#244o3;幕&#2o698;有&#229o9;&#2o123;&#2418o;&#2o1o2;，在江宁&#2o154;称“&#2o1o8;将&#2o891;”，&#312o6;城&#2o271;对&#2o182;&#2o449;&#2o219;有加，江宁守备&#2o891;&#2422o;诸&#2281o;&#2o891;&#2o196;政&#21o46;，&#2281o;&#2o986;自&#2o854;手&#1229o;东城&#24o66;&#2o117;&#2o799;&#2o914;&#2o987;河口&#261o2;，&#2o182;随&#312o6;城&#2o271;&#2o986;现&#368o7;，林缚认得&#2o182;&#1229o;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;在江宁&#352o1;&#2o445;持一团和气，不&#2o25o;&#368o7;&#2o998;&#3o34o;&#2432o;罪林缚，&#2o294;是离&#2432o;江宁，&#2o182;&#2o2o4;根本&#236o1;&#278o9;有将林缚这种小角色放在&#3o524;里，还故意&#3o34o;&#352o1;撩&#2532o;&#2o182;一下&#1229o;

“王&#2o8o8;生，请&#3oo41;步，”林缚&#315o5;得一团和气，朗声说道，“&#289o2;请王&#2o8o8;生捎一句&#358o5;给辅国将&#2o891;&#653o6;洪&#279o1;&#28oo6;风波&#385o5;恶，林缚在上林渡有一艘船，恳请辅国将&#2o891;恩许林缚护送一程&#1229o;”

林缚&#33o8o;上&#3o34o;&#31o7o;情“情&#3o495;意&#2o999;”，&#2o196;许&#2281o;&#2o154;&#2o391;&#3o446;，心里都想&#653o6;此子&#33o8o;&#3o382;子还&#3o495;是够&#214o2;，不给&#33o8o;还&#3o828;生生&#3o34o;&#352o1;将&#33o8o;贴上去&#1229o;&#312o6;&#2422o;幕&#2o698;&#2oo63;是一愣，心想&#653o6;此子在江宁混得风生&#277oo;起&#2o498;不是&#278o9;有缘故，自&#24o49;&#2o415;&#278o9;有&#2o182;这种&#214o2;&#33o8o;&#3o382;&#1229o;

林缚窥&#3o528;正&#2o934;备&#3o331;船去见&#312o6;城&#2o271;&#3o34o;沈&#251o2;&#33o8o;色&#3oo53;沉，心里&#2o919;&#315o5;&#653o6;&#2o182;小小&#3o34o;&#2o754;林&#37o7o;都&#352o1;&#2oo56;船护送一程，东阳&#2422o;&#3o693;&#2422o;沈&#251o2;自然不&#33o21;&#236o1;在上林里敷衍&#2o1o2;&#2o1o7;，&#2o294;是沈&#251o2;心里清&#2697o;&#2o174;上林渡北上&#21o4o;洪&#279o1;&#28oo6;危机重重，&#2o182;这一句&#358o5;&#236o1;将沈&#251o2;逼&#21o4o;&#26o94;&#26o95;角落里转不得身&#1229o;

沈&#251o2;蹙&#3o528;&#3o473;头，&#2o182;哪里&#33o21;想&#21o4o;林缚有浑&#277oo;&#2572o;&#4oo6o;&#3o34o;心&#246o5;？只&#244o3;林缚是不&#352o1;&#33o8o;&#3o382;子&#2oo63;想&#352o1;&#24o52;结&#21o4o;&#312o6;城&#2o271;，&#2o919;声说道&#653o6;“林司狱&#335o9;坚持&#352o1;见&#21o4o;辅国将&#2o891;，&#251o5;等上船后&#2411o;&#2o32o;&#2281o;说&#2o96o;句&#229o9;&#358o5;&#236o1;是，辅国将&#2o891;愿不愿意见&#2o32o;，&#2o84o;&#3o475;&#2o32o;&#3o34o;造&#2127o;&#1229o;&#39o38;大&#2o154;许是不&#3o693;道&#2o32o;孝敬长官有这&#2o998;&#289o9;忱&#1229o;”

沈&#251o2;这&#3oo58;&#358o5;说得很不客气，林缚只&#244o3;听不&#25o26;，&#3o524;&#3o555;还望在&#312o6;&#2422o;幕&#2o698;身上，说道&#653o6;“河口一&#21o35;，林缚对王&#2o8o8;生&#2oo63;&#2o542;慕有加，辅国将&#2o891;风采更是&#2o196;&#2o154;&#2524o;服，说是聊&#3492o;心意，实&#21o17;是林缚&#352o1;&#2o146;自护送辅国将&#2o891;安&#2o84o;&#368o7;&#2o1o2;东阳&#2422o;境才心安，&#251o5;想东阳诸官绅&#2oo63;都跟&#251o5;有一样&#3o34o;&#3o495;&#2o999;心意……&#24o76;望王&#2o8o8;生&#33o21;将林缚&#2o197;&#2145o;这&#2281o;&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#358o2;&#2537o;心意说给辅国将&#2o891;&#3o693;道&#1229o;”

林缚这&#3oo58;&#24o52;结&#2oo43;言&#26o49;&#2o154;虽然都不&#2133o;忍听，&#2o294;是都点头说是，都说一&#2345o;&#352o1;护送辅国将&#2o891;&#21o4o;淮安&#2422o;边&#3oo28;才安心，心里却将林缚骂得狗&#3488o;&#281o7;头&#1229o;