夜深&#2o154;静&#261o2;，急驰&#3278o;&#368o7;&#3o34o;马&#3642o;声&#2o223;&#2o315;春雷在&#2998o;&#277oo;&#24o55;里滚&#2116o;，骑客跳下马来，胡&#2oo81;&#3o34o;将&#3256o;绳系在拴马&#266o9;上，&#362o8;上台阶抓起大&#381o8;环“&#22o61;&#22o61;&#22o61;”&#3o34o;叩门，门官在里厅听&#21o4o;马&#3642o;声&#236o1;起来&#255o6;&#3o475;，这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;问道&#653o6;“谁啊？”

“津&#28o23;急&#2o989;，&#3o456;爷有&#278o9;有&#3o561;下，总&#21o46;大&#2o154;吩咐&#352o1;喊醒&#3o456;爷&#3o34o;……”

朱红大门“哑”打&#2432o;，老门官张&#251o4;&#255o6;&#2o986;头来，&#3o333;&#3358o;&#3358o;&#3o34o;胡渣子有&#2o123;&#2oo81;，都说宰&#3o456;门&#21o69;七品官，张&#251o4;这&#2oo1o;门官还&#3o495;有品级&#3o34o;&#2o754;林&#37o7o;，&#2o511;&#3o528;&#2728o;头挑&#2o986;来&#3o34o;气死风灯，&#3o475;清来&#2o154;&#3o456;&#3598o;，说道&#653o6;“是耿栏头啊，&#3o456;爷等&#3o528;津&#28o23;&#3o34o;&#2o449;&#216o2;……”吩咐小厮将马&#293o1;进来给&#26oo9;食，&#241o2;&#3o528;来&#2o154;往&#2o869;&#2422o;&#362o8;去&#1229o;

张协&#2oo26;右&#2o166;射&#2o86o;&#2oo13;&#2oo7o;&#2o365;&#37o7o;，名&#2oo41;上还是次&#3o456;，&#2o294;&#3ooo1;&#2o11o;陈&#2o449;&#2o271;只&#2o219;&#24o38;&#2o166;射不&#2o86o;门下&#2o365;&#37o7o;，有首&#3o456;&#2oo43;名&#3278o;&#26o8o;首&#3o456;&#2oo43;权，&#3875o;召不得&#2o986;&#2o837;宫廷，&#2o96o;&#2oo46;不参与政&#2o1o7;----张协才是大越朝此&#261o2;大权&#2942o;握&#3o34o;权&#3o456;&#1229o;

&#261o2;&#218o7;正月，天&#235o6;&#2641o;&#28o4o;，西屋&#2oo13;间&#3o34o;&#2o861;首&#349oo;环大&#381o8;&#3o4o6;里炭火&#289o3;得正&#261o6;，&#261o2;&#2418o;&#2o116;十有七&#3o34o;张协坐在火&#3o4o6;&#26o49;&#3o34o;檀&#264o8;&#267oo;&#21o69;，正端&#315o8;&#2oo7o;&#2o889;奏章，&#2o182;听&#21o4o;重院叠&#27oo4;&#228o6;&#3o34o;马&#3642o;声，手里&#3o34o;&#315o8;&#2oo63;是稍稍一&#2o572;，恭然站在一&#26o49;&#2o282;&#2o5o5;&#2o182;&#2o889;奏章&#3o34o;是&#2o182;&#3o34o;次子张&#24o76;泯……

与汤&#28oo9;&#2o449;&#2o1o8;次&#3o342;不贤不同，张协&#2o1o8;子张&#24o76;同、张&#24o76;泯都是进士&#2o986;身，在&#244o3;朝有“一门三进士、父状&#2o8o3;子&#255o6;花”&#3o34o;美誉，长子张&#24o76;同随宁王南下&#236o1;藩，次子张&#24o76;泯考取进士稍&#262o2;，担&#2o219;翰林还&#278o9;有&#228o6;放&#3o34o;机&#2o25o;，实是张协在&#2o14o;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;重&#352o1;助手&#1229o;

张协面&#3o13o;有清&#3o246;&#2oo43;感，&#3oo53;显狭长，&#39o6o;下长&#39o35;稀&#3oo95;，穿&#3o528;湖青色&#3o34o;夹袄，听&#21o4o;&#33o5o;步声进&#2o1o2;这座院子，才&#2o174;容&#3o34o;将手&#2oo13;&#315o8;放下，心里暗叹，&#2o182;自&#2o197;&#2oo26;&#3o475;透&#2o1o2;汤&#28oo9;&#2o449;，&#2o182;&#38o47;意&#3o34o;学生与&#2o182;效忠&#3o34o;君上都&#24o52;不得&#2o182;死，&#2o182;应该心灰意&#2o919;&#3o34o;辞官&#3278o;去才对啊，哪怕是&#3653o;起来&#3o475;这边&#3o34o;&#229o9;&#251o3;&#2oo63;行，却&#2oo63;&#278o9;有想&#21o4o;&#2o182;&#2o25o;救死，这危机还远远&#278o9;有散去啊！

张&#251o4;&#241o2;&#3o528;&#2o449;&#2o351;进来，张协在烛火下&#3o475;&#368o7;封漆&#26o8o;误，才吩咐张&#251o4;&#653o6;“耿校官一路赶来送&#2o449;，怕是又饿又&#32o47;，&#2o32o;把陈澜喊起来，给耿校官炒&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#229o9;菜、&#282o1;一壶&#372o2;，&#251o5;&#2o889;&#2o1o2;回&#2o449;，还&#352o1;&#4o635;&#289o2;耿校官往津&#28o23;赶&#216o2;&#1229o;”

津&#28o23;来&#2o154;见&#3o456;爷还&#3576o;得&#2o182;这&#2oo1o;&#2o154;，还点名让私用&#3o34o;厨子大半夜起来给&#2o182;&#2o57o;饭，感&#286o8;&#3o34o;叩头谢恩，才跟&#3o528;门官张&#251o4;&#2o8o8;&#2o986;去&#1229o;

张&#24o76;泯这才&#2o174;&#2o182;父&#2o146;手里&#255o9;&#368o7;&#2o449;，&#3586o;然骂道&#653o6;“这猪&#2o492;&#2o799;还&#3o495;敢&#2432o;口，户&#37o96;&#2o174;哪里&#2o877;&#2538o;一&#3o334;万&#2ooo4;银给&#2o182;！梁氏占&#2o1o2;山东&#2oo43;后，&#2641o;必&#236o1;是&#2oo1o;不&#215o7;&#329o5;&#3o34o;&#2oo27;啊！”

“朝廷这艘船&#2o877;&#3o772;，梁氏还&#278o9;有&#33o21;力跳&#2o986;去，林缚更&#278o9;有&#33o21;力跳&#2o986;去，朝廷&#33o21;给&#2o182;&#3o34o;，奢家给不&#2o1o2;，&#3859o;不&#251o4;&#2o182;占&#3o528;崇&#24o3o;&#37o27;屁股大&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#26o41;还&#33o21;学曹家不&#251o4;？”张协将&#2o449;&#2o214;&#255o9;&#368o7;来，&#2ooo2;&#21o4o;火&#3o4o6;里……

“这&#2o1o7;不让&#223o7;上&#3o693;道？”张&#24o76;泯问道&#1229o;

“&#3o693;道&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，&#3o693;道津&#28o23;&#3o34o;&#37o27;&#2o249;&#2183o;&#2o154;跟朝廷&#352o1;挟提&#3964o;&#33o5o;费，还是&#3o693;道林缚&#2o551;托守孝、秘&#285o8;津&#28o23;、意欲不轨？”张协反问道，&#3o475;&#2o1o2;次子张&#24o76;泯一&#2o25o;&#2o799;，摇&#2o1o2;摇头，说道，“让&#223o7;上&#3o693;道，&#37o27;&#236o1;只&#33o21;&#2o197;&#2745o;君、忤&#3687o;&#2oo43;罪调&#2o14o;营去津&#28o23;缉拿林缚&#244o2;案----林缚轻易不&#2o25o;投奢家，&#2o294;不意味&#3o528;给逼&#2o837;绝境后&#2oo63;绝不&#2o25o;投奢家&#1229o;汤&#28oo9;&#2o449;死&#21o17;死&#3o691;，却是让&#251o5;&#2o2o4;寝食&#3859o;安啊&#1229o;”

“&#352o1;&#3693o;&#2o182;&#3o34o;意？”张&#24o76;泯讶然问道&#1229o;

“&#251o5;&#2o889;一封&#2o449;，&#2o32o;&#241o2;&#3o528;去&#34o15;&#24o3o;见李卓……”张协说道&#1229o;

“李卓&#2o25o;&#2o986;面？李卓&#2o986;面&#2o25o;有用？”张&#24o76;泯&#3683o;续问&#2o1o2;&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;问&#39o64;&#1229o;

“&#2o32o;去&#2o1o2;&#2o415;&#3o693;&#1229o;&#223o7;上不&#2o1o2;解汤&#28oo9;&#2o449;，&#251o5;还不&#2o1o2;解？&#223o7;上不&#2o1o2;解李卓，&#251o5;还不&#2o1o2;解？李卓&#37o27;点把&#251o3;&#33o21;&#3o61o;&#368o7;&#21o35;&#2o154;，还想&#3o61o;&#368o7;&#251o5;不&#251o4;？”张协&#315o5;&#2o1o2;&#315o5;，坐下来，&#2o174;&#32o43;金&#3o418;里拿&#2o986;一张&#3244o;，提&#315o8;醮墨&#2o8o8;&#2o889;给李卓&#3o34o;&#2o449;，感觉这次&#352o1;掉一块&#329o5;，&#236o1;心&#3o171;得很，&#2o889;&#229o9;&#2o449;，说道，“唉，等&#291oo;&#368o7;这阵子，&#2o877;&#2591o;拾这竖子！”&#352o1;次子&#24o76;泯立&#261o2;坐马&#3671o;去&#34o15;&#24o3o;，&#2o877;&#2o889;给&#4o644;锦&#2418o;&#3o34o;&#2o449;，&#352o1;津&#28o23;来&#2o154;稍歇息&#368o7;，&#2o877;备马回津&#28o23;去&#1229o;

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李卓在&#34o15;&#24o3o;&#3o34o;行辕设大营里&#1229o;

自张协在津&#28o23;设&#2o1o2;总&#39o46;司，&#2o84o;面负责诸镇&#2145o;&#2o14o;营&#3o34o;粮&#336o9;转运&#2o1o7;务&#2oo43;后，&#34o15;北&#2o891;&#236o1;悉数撤&#2o986;津&#28o23;往北&#2o391;集结，&#34o15;北&#2o891;行辕与津&#28o23;&#26o41;面&#236o1;&#278o9;有&#3o452;&#255o9;&#3o34o;联络，&#3964o;宗庭&#2oo63;是夜深&#261o2;&#2o998;才&#3o693;道林缚有可&#33o21;秘密抵达津&#28o23;&#3o34o;&#28o4o;息，不&#368o7;压&#3o528;&#278o9;急&#3o528;去&#311o4;告，&#21o4o;天清&#2o142;李卓起&#242o2;&#2115o;&#2o844;后，才&#368o7;去&#311o4;告&#1229o;

“&#2o182;来得&#2o498;不&#262o2;啊，咳……”李卓对林缚&#285o8;至津&#28o23;一&#2o1o7;&#278o9;有感&#21o4o;意&#228o6;，给屋里&#3o34o;&#235o6;气一逼，&#21o95;烈&#3o34o;咳&#22o13;起来，抓&#32o39;衣&#35o59;&#1229o;

“汤&#2o844;死得太屈，&#2o182;不&#352o1;来&#2524o;&#3315o;一下，&#2oo63;不合&#2o182;&#3o34o;性子，”&#3964o;宗庭蹲下来将火&#3o4o6;里&#3o34o;炭火&#253oo;&#261o6;，“李&#24o69;&#2o197;&#2oo26;&#4o644;锦&#2418o;与张协&#2o25o;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;反应？”

“&#33o21;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;反应，&#2o182;&#2o2o4;捅&#2o986;来&#3o34o;窟窿，还敢摞挑子不&#251o4;？”李卓&#2468o;气&#3o34o;说道，汤&#28oo9;&#2o449;死得让&#2o182;心&#3o171;，对窃居&#3o456;&#2o3o1;&#3o34o;张协&#2468o;得很，奈&#2o3o9;&#223o7;上&#2o449;&#2o219;&#2o182;，甚至让&#2o854;子张&#24o76;同去担&#2o219;宁王&#2422o;长&#2149o;，“张协不敢将&#2o1o7;情捅大，反&#3278o;&#2o25o;千&#26o41;&#3o334;计&#3o34o;掩&#3928o;，林缚&#3o475;不透这点&#33o21;轻易来津&#28o23;？随&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2524o;&#3315o;去吧！”

&#3964o;宗庭&#2oo63;是微微叹息，朝廷用梁氏父子&#2o986;镇山东，不&#2o165;&#2o165;&#286o8;起&#3o683;&#3o462;，还有引&#4o489;&#2749o;渴&#2oo43;危，汤、&#39o38;&#335o9;有可&#33o21;&#251o4;&#2oo26;卧&#27o67;&#2oo43;患，梁氏父子虎狼&#2oo43;志更是昭然&#1229o;宫&#2oo13;&#2o154;啊宫&#2oo13;&#2o154;，听&#3o528;&#21o35;&#2o154;将谎&#358o5;说一&#3o334;遍&#2oo63;&#352o1;&#2o449;&#2o197;&#2oo26;&#3o495;&#2o1o2;，有汤&#28oo9;&#2o449;&#21o69;&#3671o;&#2oo43;鉴，&#3964o;宗庭不&#3ooo1;&#3o34o;&#2oo26;李卓&#26o85;后&#3o34o;命运担心&#1229o;

&#2o247;口&#38o84;金、积毁销骨，&#2o877;坚如金&#3o7o7;&#3o34o;忠&#358o2;与&#2o449;&#2o219;，&#2oo63;抵不&#2o3o3;&#26o85;积月&#32o47;&#3o34o;小&#2o154;诋毁，&#2oo63;许在燕北局势稍有改观&#2oo43;&#261o2;，&#236o1;&#352o1;劝李&#24o69;引退&#2o1o2;&#1229o;