<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第二卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">庄子休鼓盆成大道</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">富贵五更春梦,功名一片浮云。眼前骨肉亦非真,恩爱翻成仇恨。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">莫把金枷套颈,休将玉锁缠身。清心寡欲脱凡尘,快乐风光本分。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这首西江月词,是个劝世之言。要人割断迷情,逍遥自在。且如父子天性,兄弟手足,这是一本连枝,割不断的。儒、释、道三教虽殊,总抹不得“孝”“弟”二字。至于生子生孙,就是下一辈事,十分周全不得了。常言道得好:“儿孙自有儿孙福,莫与儿孙作马牛。”若论到夫妇,虽说是红线缠腰,赤绳系足,到底是剜肉粘肤,可离可合。常言又说得好:“夫妻本是同林鸟,巴到天明各自飞。”近世人情恶薄,父子兄弟到也平常,儿孙虽是疼痛,总比不得夫妇之情。他溺的是闺中之爱,听的是枕上之言。多少人被妇人迷惑,做出不孝不弟的事来。这断不是高明之辈。如今说这庄生鼓盆的故事,不是唆人夫妻不睦,只要人辨出贤愚,参破真假。从第一着迷处,把这念头放淡下来。渐渐六根清净,道念滋生,自有受用。昔人看田夫插秧,咏诗四句,大有见解。诗曰:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">手把青秧插野田,低头便见水中天。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">六根清净方为稻,退步原来是向前。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话说周末时,有一高贤,姓庄,名周,字子休,宋国蒙邑人也,曾仕周为漆园吏。师事一个大圣人,是道教之祖,姓李,名耳,字伯阳。伯阳生而白发,人都呼为老子。庄生常昼寝,梦为蝴蝶,栩栩然于园林花草之间,其意甚适。醒来时,尚觉臂膊如两翅飞动,心甚异之,以后不时有此梦。庄生一日在老子座间讲易之暇,将此梦诉之于师。却是个大圣人,晓得三生来历,向庄生指出夙世因由,那庄生原是混沌初分时一个白蝴蝶。天一生水,二生木,木荣花茂。那白蝴蝶采百花之精,夺日月之秀,得了气候,长生不死,翅如车轮,后游于瑶池,偷采蟠桃花蕊,被王母娘娘位下守花的青鸾啄死。其神不散,托生于世,做了庄周。因他根器不凡,道心坚固,师事老子,学清净无为之教。今日被老子点破了前生,如梦初醒。自觉两腋风生,有栩栩然蝴蝶之意。把世情荣枯得丧,看做行云流水,一丝不挂。老子知他心下大悟,把道德五千字的秘决,倾囊而授。庄生嘿嘿诵习修炼,遂能分身隐形,出神变化。从此弃了漆园吏的前程,辞别老子,周游访道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">他虽宗清净之教,原不绝夫妇之伦,一连娶过三遍妻房。第一妻,得疾夭亡;第二妻,有过被出;如今说的是第三妻,姓田,乃田齐族中之女。庄生游于齐国,田宗重其人品,以女妻之。那田氏比先前二妻,更有姿色。肌肤若冰雪,绰约似神仙。庄生不是好色之徒,却也十分相敬,真个如鱼似水。楚威王闻庄生之贤,遣使持黄金百镒,文锦千端,安车驷马,聘为上相。庄生叹道:“牺牛身被文绣,口食刍菽,见耕牛力作辛苦,自夸其荣。及其迎入太庙,刀俎在前,欲为耕牛而不可得也。”遂却之不受,挈妻归宋,隐于曹州之南华山。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一日,庄生出游山下,见荒冢累累,叹道:“‘老少俱无辨,贤愚同所归。’人归冢中,冢中岂能复为人乎?”嗟咨了一回。再行几步,忽见一新坟,封土未干。一年少妇人,浑身缟素,坐于此冢之傍,手运齐纨素扇,向冢连扇不已,庄生怪而问之:“娘子,冢中所葬何人?为何举扇扇土?必有其故。”那妇人并不起身,运扇如故,口中莺啼燕语,说出几句不通道理的话来。正是:“听时笑破千人口,说出加添一段羞。”那妇人道:“冢中乃妾之拙夫,不幸身亡,埋骨于此。生时与妾相爱,死不能舍。遗言教妾如要改适他人,直待葬事毕后,坟土干了,方才可嫁。妾思新筑之土,如何得就干,因此举扇扇之。”庄生含笑,想道:“这妇人好性急!亏他还说生前相爱。若不相爱的,还要怎么?”乃问道:“娘子,要这新土干燥极易。因娘子手腕娇软,举扇无力。不才愿替娘子代一臂之劳。”那妇人方才起身,深深道个万福:“多谢官人!”双手将素白纨扇,递与庄生。庄生行起道法,举手照冢顶连扇数扇,水气都尽,其土顿十。妇人笑容可掬,谢道:“有劳官人用力。”将纤手向鬓傍拔下一股银钗,连那纨扇送庄生,权为相谢。庄生却其银钗,受其纨扇。妇人欣然而去。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>田氏在背后,闻得庄生嗟叹之语,上前相问。那庄生是个有道之士,夫妻之间亦称为先生。田氏道:“先生有何事感叹?此扇从何而得?”庄生将妇人扇冢,要土干改嫁之言述了一遍。“此扇即扇土之物。因为我力,以此相赠。”田氏听罢,忽发忿然之色,向空中把那妇人“千不贤,万不贤”骂了一顿。对庄生道:“如此薄情之妇,世间少有!”庄生又道出四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>田氏闻言大怒。自古道:“怨废亲,怒废礼。”那田氏怒中之言,不顾体面,向庄生面上一啐,说道:“人类虽同,贤愚不等。你何得轻出此语,将天下妇道家看作一例?却不道歉人带累好人。你却也不怕罪过!”庄生道:“莫要弹空说嘴。假如不幸,我庄周死后,你这般如花似玉的年纪,难道捱得过三年五载?”田氏道:“‘忠臣不事二君,烈女不更二夫。’那见好人家妇女吃两家茶,睡两家床?若不幸轮到我身上,这样没廉耻的事,莫说三年五载,就是一世也成不得,梦儿里也还有三分的志气!”庄生道:“难说!难说!”田氏口出置语道:“有志妇人胜如男子。似你这般没仁没义的,死了一个,又讨一个,出了一个,又纳一个,只道别人也是一般见识,我们妇道家一鞍一马,到是站得脚头定的。怎么肯把话与他人说,惹后世耻笑!你如今又不死,直恁枉杀了人!”就庄生手中夺过纨扇,扯得粉碎。庄生道:“不必发怒,只愿得如此争气甚好!”自此无话。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>过了几日,庄生忽然得病,日加沉重。田氏在床头,哭哭啼啼。庄生道:“我病势如此,永别只在早晚。可惜前日纨扇扯碎了,留得在此,好把与你扇坟!”田氏道:“先生休要多心!妾读书知札,从一而终,誓无二志。先生若不见信,妾愿死于先生之前,以明心迹。”庄生道:“足见娘子高志,我庄某死亦瞑目。”说罢,气就绝了。田氏抚尸大哭。少不得央及东邻西舍,制备衣衾棺谆殡殓。田氏穿了一身素缟,真个朝朝忧闷,夜夜悲啼,每想着庄生生前恩爱,如痴如醉,寝食俱废。山前山后庄户,也有晓得庄生是个逃名的隐士,来吊孝的,到底不比城市热闹。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>到了第七日,忽有一少年秀士,生得面如傅粉,唇若涂朱,俊俏无双,风流第一。穿扮的紫衣玄冠,绣带朱履,带着一个老苍头;自称楚国王孙,向年曾与庄子休先生有约,欲拜在门下,今日特来相访;见庄生已死,口称:“可惜!”慌忙脱下色衣、叫苍头于行囊内取出素服穿了,向灵前四拜道:“庄先生,弟子无缘,不得面会侍教。愿为先生执百日之丧,以尽私淑之情。”说罢,又拜了四拜,洒泪而起,便请田氏相见。田氏初次推辞。玉孙道:“古礼,通家朋友,妻妾都不相避,何况小子与庄先生有师弟之约!”田氏只得步出孝堂,与楚王孙相见,叙了寒温。田氏一见楚王孙人才标致,就动了怜爱之心,只恨无由厮近。楚王孙道:“先生虽死,弟子难忘思慕。欲借尊居,暂住百日。一来守先师之丧,二者先师留下有什么著述,小子告借一观,以领遗训。”田氏道:“通家之谊,久住何妨。”当下治饭相款。饭罢,田氏将庄子所著南华真经及老子道德五千言,和盘托出,献与王孙。王孙殷勤感谢。草堂中间占了灵位,楚王孙在左边厢安顿。田氏每日假以哭灵为由,就左边厢,与王孙攀话。日渐情熟,眉来眼去,情不能已。楚王孙只有五分,那田氏到有十分。所喜者深山隐僻,就做差了些事,没人传说。所恨者新丧未久,况且女求于男,难以启齿。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>又捱了几日,约莫有半月了。那婆娘心猿意马,按捺不住。悄地唤老苍头进房,赏以美酒,将好言抚慰。从容问:“你家主人曾婚配否?”老苍头道:“未曾婚配。”婆娘又问道:“你家主人要拣什么样人物才肯婚配?”老苍头带醉道:“我家王孙曾有言,若得像浪子一般丰韵的,他就心满意足。”婆娘道:“果有此话?莫非你说谎?”老苍头道:“老汉一把年纪,怎么说谎?”婆娘道:“我央你老人家为媒说合,若下弃嫌,奴家情愿服事你主人。”老苍头道:“我家主人也曾与老汉说来,道:一段好姻缘,只碍师弟二字,恐惹人议论。”婆娘道:“你主人与先夫原是生前空约,没有北面听教的事,算不得师弟。又且山僻荒居,邻舍罕有,谁人议论!你老人家是必委曲成就,教你吃杯喜酒。”老苍头应允。临去时,婆娘又唤转来瞩付道:“若是说得允时,不论早晚,便来房中回复奴家一声。奴家在此专等。”老苍头去后,婆娘悬悬而望。孝堂边张了数十遍,恨不能一条细绳缚了那俏后生俊脚,扯将入来,搂做一处。将及黄昏,那婆娘等得个不耐烦,黑暗里走入孝堂,听左边厢声息。忽然灵座上作响,婆娘吓了一跳,只道亡灵出现。急急走转内室,取灯人来照,原来是老苍头吃醉了,直挺挺的卧于灵座桌上。婆娘又不敢嗔责他,又不敢声唤他,只得回房,捱更捱点,又过了一夜。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>次日,见老苍头行来步去,并不来回复那话儿。婆娘心下发痒,再唤他进房,间其前事。老苍头道:“不成!不成!”婆娘道:“为何不成?莫非不曾将昨夜这些话剖豁明白?”老苍头道:“老汉都说了,我家王孙也说得有理。他道:‘娘子容貌,自不必言。未拜师徒,亦可不论。但有三件事未妥,不好回复得娘子。’”婆娘道:“那三件事?”老苍头道:“我家王孙道:‘堂中见摆着个凶器,我却与娘子行吉札,心中何忍,且不雅相。二来庄先生与娘子是恩爱夫妻,况且他是个有道德的名贤,我的才学万分不及,恐被娘子轻簿。三来我家行李尚在后边未到,空手来此,聘礼筵席之费,一无所措。为此三件,所以不成。’”婆娘道:“这三件都不必虑。凶器不是生根的,屋后还有一间破空房,唤几个庄客抬他出去就是,这是一件了。第二件,我先夫那里就是个有道德的名贤?当初不能正家,致有出妻之事,人称其薄德。楚威王慕其虚名,以厚札聘他为相。他自知才力不胜,逃走在此。前月独行山下,遇一寡妇,将扇扇坟,待坟土干燥,方才嫁人。拙夫就与他调戏,夺他纨扇,替他扇土,将那把纨扇带回,是我扯碎了。临死时几日还为他淘了一场气,又什么恩爱!你家主人青年好学,进不可量。况他乃是王孙之贵,奴家亦是田宗之女,门第相当。今日到此,姻缘天合。第三件,聘礼筵席之费,奴家做主,谁人要得聘礼?筵席也是小事。奴家更积得私房白金二十两,赠与你主人,做一套新衣服。你再去道达,若成就时,斗夜是合婚吉日,便要成亲。”老苍头收了二十两银子,回复楚王孙。楚王孙只得顺从。老苍头回复了婆娘。那婆娘当时欢天喜地,把孝服除下,重勾粉面,再点朱唇,穿了一套新鲜色衣。叫苍头顾唤近山庄客,扛抬庄生尸枢,停于后面破屋之内。打扫草堂,准备做合婚筵席。有诗为证。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>俊俏孤孀别样娇,王孙有意更相挑。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>一鞍一马谁人语?今夜思将快婿招。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>是夜,那婆娘收拾香房,草堂内摆得灯烛辉煌。楚王孙簪缨袍服,田氏锦袄绣裙,双双立于花烛之下。一对男女,如玉琢金装,美不可说。交拜已毕,千恩万爱的,携手入于洞房。吃了合包杯,正欲上床解衣就寝。忽然楚王孙眉头双皱,寸步难移,登时倒于地下,双手磨胸,只叫心疼难忍。田氏心爱王孙,顾不得新婚廉耻,近前抱住,替他抚摩,问其所以。王孙痛极不语,口吐涎沫,奄奄欲绝。老苍头慌做一堆。田氏道:“王孙平日曾有此症候否?”老苍头代言:“此症平日常有。或一二年发一次,无药可治。只有一物,用之立效。”田氏急问:“所用何物?”老苍头道:“大医传一奇方,必得生人脑髓热酒吞之,其痛立止。平日此病举发,老殿下奏过楚王,拨一名死囚来,缚面手之,取其脑髓。今山中如何可得?其命合休矣!”田氏道:“生人脑髓,必不可致。第不知死人的可用得么?”老苍头道:“大医说,凡死未满四十九日者,其脑尚未干枯,亦可取用。”田氏道:“吾夫死方二十余日,何不鄂棺而取之?”老苍头道:“只怕娘子不肯。”田氏道:“我与王孙成其夫妇,妇人以身事夫,自身尚且不惜,何有于将之骨乎?”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>即命老苍头伏侍王孙,自己寻了砍柴板斧,右手提斧,左手携灯,往后边破屋中。将灯放于棺盖之上,觑定棺头,双手举斧,用力劈去。妇人家气力单微,如何劈得棺开?有个缘故、那庄周是达生之人,不肯厚敛。桐棺三寸,一斧就劈去了一块木头。再一斧去,棺盖便裂开了。只见庄生从棺内叹口气,推开棺盖,挺身坐起。田氏虽然心狠,终是女流。吓得腿软筋麻,心头乱跳,斧头不觉坠地。庄生叫:“娘子扶起我来。”那婆娘不得已,只得扶庄生出棺。庄生携灯,婆娘随后同进房来。婆娘心知房中有楚王孙主仆二人,捏两把汗,行一步,反退两步。比及到房中看时,铺设依然灿烂,那主仆二人,间然不见。婆娘心下虽然暗暗惊疑,却也放下了胆,巧言抵饰。向庄生道:“奴家自你死后,日夕思念。方才听得棺中有声响,想古人中多有还魂之事,望你复活,所以用斧开棺,谢天谢地,果然重生!实乃奴家之万幸也!”庄生道:“多谢娘子厚意。只是一件,娘子守孝未久,为何锦袄绣裙?”婆娘又解释道:“开棺见喜,不敢将凶服冲动,权用锦绣,以取吉兆。”庄生道:“罢了!还有一节,棺木何不放在正寝,却撇在破屋之内,难道也是吉兆?”婆娘无言可答。庄生又见杯盘罗列,也不问其故,教暖酒来饮。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>庄生放开大量,满饮数觥。那婆娘不达时务,指望煨热老公,重做夫妻。紧挨着酒壶,撒娇撒痴,甜言美语,要哄庄生上床同寝。庄生饮得酒大醉,索纸笔写出四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>从前了却冤家债,你爱之时我不爱。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>若重与你做夫妻,怕你巨斧劈开天灵盖。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>那婆娘看了这四句诗,羞惭满面,顿口无言。庄生又写出四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>夫妻百夜有何恩?见了新人忘旧人。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>甫得盖棺遭斧劈,如何等待扇干坟!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>庄生又道:“我则教你看两个人。”庄生用手将外面一指,婆娘回头而看,只见楚王孙和老苍头踱将进来,婆娘吃了一惊。转身不见了庄生,再回头时,连楚王孙主仆都不见了。那里有什么楚王孙,老苍头,此皆庄生分身隐形之法也。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>那婆娘精神恍惚,自觉无颜。解腰间绣带,悬梁自缢。呜呼哀哉!这到是真死了。庄生见田氏已死,解将下来。就将劈破棺木盛放了他。把瓦盆为乐器,鼓之成韵,倚棺而作歌。歌曰。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>大块无心兮,生我与伊。我非伊夫兮,伊非我妻。偶然邂逅兮,一室同居。大限既终兮,有合有离。人生之无良兮,生死情移。真情既见兮,不死何为!伊生兮拣择去取,伊死兮还返空虚。伊吊我兮,赠我以巨斧;我吊伊兮,慰伊以歌词。斧声起兮我复活,歌声发兮伊可知!嘻嘻,敲碎瓦盆不再鼓,伊是何人我是谁!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>庄生歌罢,又吟诗四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>你死我必埋,我死你必嫁。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>我若真个死,一场大笑话!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>庄生大笑一声,将瓦盆打碎。取火从草堂放起,屋宇俱焚,连棺木化为灰烬。只有道德经、南华经不毁,山中有人检取,传流至今。庄生遨游四方,终身不娶。或云遇老子于函谷关,相随而去,已得大道成仙矣。诗云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>杀妻吴起太无知,荀令伤神亦可嗤。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>请看庄生鼓盆事,逍遥无碍是吾师。</span>
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<span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>警世通言</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第三卷</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>王安石三难苏学士</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>海鳖曾欺井内蛙,大鹏张翅绕天涯。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>强中更有强中手,莫向人前满自夸。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>这四句诗,奉劝世人虚已下人,勿得自满。古人说得好,道是:“满招损,谦受益。”俗谚又有四不可尽的话。那四不可尽?——势不可使尽,福不可享尽,便宜不可占尽,聪明不可用尽。——你看如今有势力的,不做好事,往往任性使气,损人害人,如毒蛇猛兽,人不敢近。他见别人惧伯,没奈他何,意气扬扬,自以为得计。却不知八月潮头,也有平下来的时节。危滩急浪中,趁着这刻儿顺风,扯了满篷,望前只顾使去,好不畅快。不思去时容易,转时甚难。当时夏桀、商纣,贵为天子,不免窜身于南巢,悬头于太白。那桀、纣有何罪过?也无非倚贵欺贱,恃强凌弱,总来不过是使势而已。假如桀、纣是个平民百姓,还造得许多恶业否?所以说“势不可使尽”。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>怎么说福不可享尽?常言道:“惜衣有衣,惜食有食。”又道:“人无寿夭,禄尽则亡。”晋时石崇太尉,与皇亲王恺斗富,以酒沃釜,以蜡代薪。锦步障大至五十里,坑厕间皆用绫罗供帐,香气袭人。跟随家僮,都穿火浣布衫,一衫价值千金。买一妾,费珍珠十斛。后来死于赵王伦之手,身首异处。此乃享福太过之报。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>怎么说便宜不可占尽?假如做买卖的错了分文入己,满脸堆笑。却不想小经纪若折了分文,一家不得吃饱饭,我贪此些须小便宜,亦有何益?昔人有占便宜诗云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>你若有钱我共使,我若无钱用你钱。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>上山时你扶我脚,下山时我靠你肩。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>我有子时做你婿,你有女时伴我眠。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>你依此誓时,我死在你后;</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>我违此誓时,你死在我前。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>若依得这诗时,人人都要如此,谁是呆子,肯束手相让?就是一时得利,暗中损福折寿,自己不知。所以佛家劝化世人,吃一分亏,受无量福。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不讨便宜不折本,也无欢乐也无愁。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>说话的,这三句都是了。则那聪明二字,求之不得,如何说聪明不可用尽?见不尽者,天下之事。读不尽者,天下之书。参不尽者,天下之理。宁可惜懂而聪明,不可聪明而槽懂。如今且说一个人,古来第一聪明的。他聪明了一世,憎懂在一时。留下花锦般一段话文,传与后生小子恃才夸己的看样。那第一聪明的是谁?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不是仲尼重出世,定知颜子再投生。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话说宋神宗皇帝在位时,有一名儒,姓苏名轼,字子瞻,别号东坡,乃四川眉州眉山人氏。一举成名,官拜翰林学士。此人天资高妙,过目成诵,出口成章。有李太白之风流,胜曹子建之敏捷。在宰相荆公王安石先生门下,荆公甚重其才。东坡自恃聪明,颇多讥诮。荆公因作字说,一字解作一义。偶论东坡的坡字,从土从皮,谓坡乃土之皮。东坡笑道:“如相公所言,滑字乃水之骨也。”一日,荆公又论及鲵字,从鱼从儿,合是鱼子;四马曰驷,天虫为蚕,古人制字,定非无义。东坡拱手进言:“鸠字九鸟,可知有故?”荆公认以为真,欣然请教。东坡笑道:“毛诗云:‘鸣鸠在桑,其子七兮。’连娘带爷,共是九个。”荆公默然,恶其轻薄,左迁为湖州刺史。正是:“是非只为多开口,烦恼皆因巧弄唇。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东坡在湖州做官,三年任满朝京,作寓于大相国寺内。想当时因得罪于荆公,自取其咎。常言道:”未去朝天子,先来谒相公。”分付左右备脚色手本,骑马投王丞相府来。离府一箭之地,东坡下马步行而前。见府门首许多听事官吏,纷纷站立。东坡举手同道:“列位,老太师在堂上否?”守门官上前答道:“老爷昼寝未醒,且请门房中少坐。”从人取交床在门房中,东坡坐下,将门半掩。不多时,相府中有一少年人,年方弱冠,戴缠鬃大帽,穿青绢直摆,俪手洋洋,出府下阶。众官吏皆躬身揖让,此人从东向西而去。东坡命从人去问,相府中适才出来者何人;从人打听明白回复,是丞相老爷府中掌书房的,姓徐。东坡记得荆公书房中宠用的有个徐伦,三年前还未冠。今虽冠了,面貌依然,叫从人:“既是徐掌家,与我赶上一步,快请他转来。”从人飞奔去了,赶上徐伦,不敢于背后呼唤,从傍边抢上前去,垂手侍立于街傍,道:“小的是湖州府苏爷的长班。苏爷在门房中,请徐老爹相见,有句话说。”徐伦问:“可是长胡于的苏爷?”从人道:“正是。”东坡是个风流才子,见人一团和气,平昔与徐伦相爱,时常写扇送他。徐伦听说是苏学士,微微而笑,转身便回。从人先到门房,回复徐掌家到了。徐伦进门房来见苏爷,意思要跪下去,东坡用手搀住。这徐伦立身相府,掌内书房,外府州县首领官员到京参谒丞相,知会徐伦,俱有礼物,单帖通名,今日见苏爷怎么就要下跪?因苏爷久在丞相门下往来,徐伦自小书房答应,职任烹茶,就如旧主人一般,一时大不起来,苏爷却全他的体面,用手搀住道:“徐掌家,不要行此礼。”徐伦道:“这门房中不是苏爷坐处,且请进府到东书房待茶。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>这东书房,便是王丞相的外书房了。凡门生知友在来,都到此处。徐伦引苏爷到东书房,看了坐,命童儿烹好茶伺候。“禀苏爷,小的奉老爷遣差往太医院取药,不得在此伏侍,怎么好?”东坡道:“且请治事。”徐伦去后,东坡见四壁书橱关闭有锁,文几上只有笔砚,更无余物。东坡开砚匣,看了砚池,是一方绿色端砚,甚有神采。砚上余墨未干。方欲掩盖,忽见砚匣下露出些纸角儿。东坡扶起砚匣,乃是一方素笺,叠做两摺。取而观之,原来是两句未完的诗稿,认得荆公笔迹,题是咏菊)。东坡笑道:“士别三日,换眼相待。昔年我曾在京为官时,此老下笔数千言,不由思索。三年后也就不同了。正是江淹才尽,两句诗不曾终韵。”念了一遍,“呀,原来连这两句诗都是乱道。”这两句诗怎么样写?“西风昨夜过园林,吹落黄花满地金。”东坡为何说这两句诗是乱道?一年四季,风各有名:春天为和风,夏天为薰风,秋天为金风,冬天为朔风。和、薰、金、朔四样风配着四时。这诗首句说西风,西方属金,金风乃秋令也。那金风一起,梧叶飘黄,群芳零落。第二句说:“吹落黄花满地金,”黄花即菊花。此花开于深秋,其性属火,敢与秋霜鏖战,最能耐久,随你老来焦干枯烂,并不落瓣。说个“吹落黄花满地金”,岂不是错误了?兴之所发,不能自己。举笔舐墨,依韵续诗二句:“秋花不比春花落,说与诗人仔细吟。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>写便写了,东坡愧心复萌:“倘此老出书房相待,见了此诗,当面抢白,不像晚辈体面,欲待袖去以灭其迹,又恐荆公寻诗不见,带累徐伦。”思算不妥,只得仍将诗稿折叠,压于砚匣之下,盖上砚匣,步出书房。到大门首,取脚色手本,付与守门官吏瞩付道:“老太师出堂,通禀一声,说苏某在此伺候多时。因初到京中,文表不曾收拾。明日早朝赘过表章,再来谒见。”说罢,骑马回下处去了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不多时,荆公出堂。守门官吏虽蒙苏爷瞩付,没有纸包相送,那个与他禀话,只将脚色手本和门簿缴纳。荆公也只当常规,未及观看,心下记着菊花诗二句未完韵。恰好徐伦从太医院取药回来,荆公唤徐伦送置东书房,荆公也随后入来。坐定,揭起砚匣,取出诗稿一看,问徐伦道:“适才何人到此?”徐伦跪下,禀道:”湖州府苏爷伺候老爷,曾到。”荆公看其字迹,也认得是苏学士之笔。口中不语,心下踌躇:“苏轼这个小畜生,虽遭挫折,轻薄之性不改!不道自己学疏才浅,敢来讥讪老夫!明日早朝,奏过官里,将他削职为民。”又想道:“且住,他也不晓得黄州菊花落瓣,也怪他不得!”叫徐伦取湖广缺官册籍来看。单看黄州府,余官俱在,只缺少个团练副使,荆公暗记在心。命徐伦将诗稿贴于书房柱上。明日早朝,密奏天子,言苏拭才力不及,左迁黄州团练副使。天下官员到京上表章,升降勾除,各自安命。惟有东坡心中不服,心下明知荆公为改诗触犯,公报私仇。没奈何,也只得谢恩。朝房中才卸朝服,长班禀道:“丞相爷出朝。”东坡露堂一恭。荆公肩舆中举手道:“午后老夫有一饭。”东坡领命。回下处修书,打发湖州跟官人役,兼本衙管家,往旧任接取家眷黄州相会。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>午牌过后,东坡素服角带,写下新任黄州团练副使脚色手本,乘马来见丞相领饭。门吏通报,荆公分付请进到大堂拜见。荆公侍以师生之礼,手下点茶,荆公开言道:“子瞻左迁黄州,乃圣上主意,老人爱莫能助。予瞻莫错怪老夫否?”东坡道:“晚学生自知才力不及,岂敢怨老太师!”荆公笑道:“子瞻大才,岂有不及!只是到黄州为官,闲暇无事,还要读书博学。”东坡目穷万卷,才压千人。今日劝他读书博学,还读什么样书!口中称谢道:“承老太师指教。”心下愈加不服。荆公为人至俭,肴不过四器,酒不过三杯,饭不过一箸。东坡告辞,荆公送下滴水榜前,携东坡手道:“老夫幼年灯窗十载,染成一症,老年举发,太医院看是痰火之症。虽然服药,难以除根。必得阳羡茶,方可治。有荆溪进贡阳羡茶,圣上就赐与老夫。老夫问太医院官如何烹服,太医院官说须用瞿塘中峡水。瞿塘在蜀,老夫几欲差人往取,未得其便,兼恐所差之人未必用心。子瞻桑梓之邦,倘尊眷往来之便,将瞿塘中峡水,携一瓮寄与老夫,则老夫衰老之年,皆子瞻所延也。”东坡领命,回相国寺。次日辞朝出京,星夜奔黄州道上。黄州合府官员知东坡天下有名才子,又是翰林谪官,出郭远迎。选良时吉日公堂上任。过月之后,家眷方到。东坡在黄州与蜀客陈季常为友。不过登山玩水,饮酒赋诗,军务民情,秋毫无涉。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>光阴迅速,将及一载。时当重九之后,连日大风。一日风息,东坡兀坐书斋,忽想:“定惠院长老曾送我黄菊数种,栽于后园,今日何不去赏玩一番?”足犹未动,恰好陈季常相访。东坡大喜,便拉陈糙同往后园看菊。到得菊花棚下,只见满地铺金,枝上全无一朵。唬得东坡目瞪口呆,半晌无语。陈糙问道,“子瞻见菊花落瓣,缘何如此惊诧?”东坡道:“季常有所不知。平常见此花只是焦干枯烂,并不落瓣,去岁在王荆公府中,见他咏菊诗二句道:‘西风昨夜过园林,吹落黄花满地金。’小弟只道此老错误了,续诗二句道:‘秋花不比春花落,说与诗人仔细吟。’却不知黄州菊花果然落瓣!此老左迁小弟到黄州,原来使我看菊花也:”陈糙笑道:“古人说得好:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东坡道:“小弟初然被谪,只道荆公恨我摘其短处,公报私仇。谁知他到不错,我到错了。真知灼见者,尚且有误,何况其他!吾辈切记,不可轻易说人笑人,正所谓经一失长一智耳。”东坡命家人取酒,与陈季常就落花之下,席地而坐。正饮酒间,门上报道:“本府马太爷拜访,将到。”东坡分付:“辞了他罢。”是日,两人对酌闲谈,至晚而散。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>次日,东坡写了名帖,答拜马大守,马公出堂迎接。彼时没有迎宾馆,就在后堂分宾而坐。茶罢,东坡因叙出去年相府错题了菊花诗,得罪荆公之事。马太守微笑道:“学生初到此间,也不知黄州菊花落瓣。亲见一次,此时方信。可见老太师学问渊博,有包罗天地之抱负。学士大人一时忽略,陷于不知,何不到京中太师门下赔罪一番,必然回嗔作喜。”东坡道:“学生也要去,恨无其由。”大守道:“将来有一事方便,只是不敢轻劳。”东坡问何事。太守道:“常规,冬至节必有贺表到京,例差地方官一员。学士大人若不嫌琐屑,假进表为由,到京也好。”东坡道:“承堂尊大人用情,学生愿往。”太守道:“这道表章,只得借重学土大笔。”东坡应允。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>别了马太守回衙,想起荆公嘱付要取瞿塘中峡水的话来。初时心中不服,连这取水一节,置之度外。如今却要替他出力做这件事,以赎妄言之罪。但此事不可轻托他人。现今夫人有恙,思想家乡。既承贤守公美意,不若告假亲送家眷还乡,取得瞿塘中峡水,庶为两便。黄州至眉州,一水之地,路正从瞿塘三峡过。那三峡?西陵峡,巫峡,归峡。西陵峡为上峡,巫峡为中峡,归峡为下峡。那西陵峡,又唤做瞿塘峡,在菱州府城之东。两崖对峙,中贯一江。艳预堆当其口,乃三峡之门。所以总唤做瞿塘三峡。此三峡共长七百余里,两岸连山无阙,重峦叠蟑,隐天蔽日。风无南北,惟有上下。自黄州到眉州,总有四千余里之程,夔州适当其半。东坡心下计较:“若送家眷直到眉州,往回将及万里,把贺冬表又担误了。我如今有个道理,叫做公私两尽。从陆路送家眷至夔州,却令家眷自回。我在夔州换船下峡,取了中峡之水,转回黄州,方往东京。可不是公私两尽。”算计已定,对夫人说知,收拾行李,辞别了马太守。衙门上悬一个告假的牌面。择了吉日,准备车马,唤集人夫,合家起程。一路无事,自不必说。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东坡到了夔州,与夫人分手。嘱付得力管家,一路小心伏侍夫人回去。东坡讨个江船,自夔州开发,顺流而下。原来这艳预堆,是江口一块孤石,亭亭独立,夏即浸没,冬即露出。因水满石没之时,舟人取途不定,故又名犹豫堆。俗谚云。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东坡在重阳后起身,此时尚在秋后冬前。又其年是闰八月,迟了一个月的节气,所以水势还大。上水时,舟行甚迟,下水时却甚快。东坡来时正怕迟慢,所以舍舟从陆。回时乘着水势,一泻千里,好不顺溜。东坡看见那峭壁千寻,沸波一线,想要做一篇三峡赋,结构不就。因连日鞍马困倦,凭几构思,不觉睡去,不曾分付得水手打水。及至醒来问时,已是下峡,过了中峡了。东坡分付:“我要取中峡之水,快与我拨转船头。”水手禀道:“老爷,三峡相连,水如瀑布,船如箭发。若回船便是逆水,日行数里,用力甚难。”东坡沉吟半晌,间:“此地可以泊船,有居民否?”水手禀道:“上二峡悬崖峭壁,船不能停。到归峡,山水之势渐平,崖上不多路,就有市井街道。”东坡叫泊了船,分付苍头:“你上崖去看有年长知事的居民,唤一个上来,不要声张惊动了他。”苍头领命。登崖不多时,带一个老人上船,口称居民叩头。东坡以美言抚慰,“我是过往客官,与你居民没有统属,要问你一句话。那瞿塘三峡,那一峡的水好?”老者道:“三峡相连,并无阻隔。上峡流于中峡,中峡流于下峡,昼夜不断。一般样水,难分好歹。”东坡暗想道:“荆公胶柱鼓瑟。三峡相连,一般样水,何必定要中峡?”叫手下给官价与百姓买个干净磁瓮,自己立于船头,看水手将下峡水满满的汲了一瓮,用柔皮纸封固,亲手佥押,即刻开船。直至黄州拜了马太守。夜间草成贺冬表,送去府中。马太守读了表文,深赞苏君大才。资表官就佥了苏轼名讳,择了吉日,与东坡饯行。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东坡资了表文,带了一瓮蜀水,星夜来到东京,仍投大相国寺内。天色还早,命手下抬了水瓮,乘马到相府来见荆公。荆公正当闲坐,闻门上通报:“黄州团练使苏爷求见。”荆公笑道:“已经一载矣!”分付守门官:“缓着些出去,引他东书房相见。”守门官领命。荆公先到书房,见柱上所贴诗稿,经年尘埃迷目。亲手于鹊尾瓶中,取拂尘将尘拂去,俨然如旧。荆公端坐于书房。却说守门官延捱了半晌,方请苏爷。东坡听说东书房相见,想起改诗的去处,面上赧然。勉强进府,到书房见了荆公下拜。荆公用手相扶道:“不在大堂相见,惟思远路风霜,休得过札。”命童儿看坐。东坡坐下,偷看诗稿,贴于对面。荆公用拂尘往左一指道:“子瞻,可见光阴迅速,去岁作此诗,又经一载矣!”东坡起身拜伏于地,荆公用手扶住道:“子赡为何?”东坡道:“晚学生甘罪了!”荆公道:“你见了黄州菊花落瓣么?”东坡道:“是。”荆公道:“目中未见此一种,也怪不得子瞻!”东坡道:“晚学生才疏识浅,全仗老太师海涵。”茶罢,荆公问道:“老夫烦足下带瞿塘中峡水,可有么?”东坡道:“见携府外。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公命堂候官两员,将水瓮抬进书房。荆公亲以衣袖拂拭,纸封打开。命童儿茶灶中煨火,用银铫汲水烹之。先取白定碗一只,投阳羡茶一撮于内。候汤如蟹眼、急取起倾入,其茶色半晌方见。荆公问:“此水何处取来?”东坡道:“巫峡。”荆公道:“是中峡了。”东坡道:“正是。”荆公笑道:“又来欺老夫了!此乃下峡之水,如何假名中峡?”东坡大惊,述土人之言“三峡相连,一般样水”,“晚学生误听了,实是取下峡之水!老太师何以辨之?”荆公道:“读书人不可轻举妄动,须是细心察理。老夫若非亲到黄州,看过菊花,怎么诗中敢乱道黄花落瓣?这瞿塘水性,出于水经补注。上峡水性太急,下峡太缓。惟中峡缓急相半。太医院宫乃明医,知老夫乃中脘变症,故用中峡水引经。此水烹阳羡茶,上峡味浓,下峡味淡,中峡浓淡之间。今见茶色半晌方见,故知是下峡。”东坡离席谢罪。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公道:“何罪之有!皆因子瞻过于聪明,以致疏略如此。老夫今日偶然无事,幸子瞻光顾。一向相处,尚不知子瞻学问真正如何。老夫不自揣量,要考子瞻一考。”东坡欣然答道:“晚学生请题。”荆公道:“且住!老夫若遽然考你,只说老夫恃了一日之长。子瞻到先考老夫一考,然后老夫请教。”东坡鞠躬道:“晚学生怎么敢?”荆公道:“子瞻既不肯考老夫,老夫却不好僭妄。也罢,叫徐伦把书房中书橱尽数与我开了。左右二十四橱,书皆积满。但凭于左右橱内上中下三层,取书一册,不拘前后,念上文一句,老夫答下句不来,就算老夫无学。”东坡暗想道:“这老甚迂阔,难道这些书都记在腹内?虽然如此,不好去考他。”答应道:“这个晚学生不敢!”荆公道:“咳!道不得个‘恭敬不如从命’了!”东坡使乖,只拣尘灰多处,料久不看,也忘记了,任意抽书一本,未见签题,揭开居中,随口念一句道:“如意君安乐否?”荆公接口道:“‘窃已啖之矣。’可是?”东坡道:“正是。”荆公取过书来,问道:“这句书怎么讲?”东坡不曾看得书上详细。暗想:“唐人讥则天后,曾称薛敖曹为如意君。或者差人问候,曾有此言。只是下文说,‘窃己吠之矣’,文理却接上面不来。”沉吟了一会,又想道:“不要惹这老头儿。千虚不如一实。”答应道:“晚学生不知。”荆公道:“这也不是什么秘书,如何就不晓得?这是一桩小故事。汉未灵帝时,长沙郡武冈山后有一狐穴,深入数丈内有九尾狐狸二头。日久年深,皆能变化,时常化作美妇人,遇着男子往来,诱入穴中行乐。小不如意,分而亡之。后有一人姓刘名玺,善于采战之术,入山采药,被二妖所掳。夜晚求欢,刘玺用抽添火候工夫,枕席之间,二狐快乐,称为如意君。大狐出山打食,则小狐看守。小狐出山,则大狐亦如之。日就月将,并无忌惮。酒后,露其本形。刘玺有恐怖之心,精力衰倦。一日,大狐出山打食,小狐在穴,求其云雨,不果其欲。小狐大怒,生啖刘玺于腹内。大狐回穴,心记刘生,问道,‘如意君安乐否?’小狐答道:‘窃已啖之矣。’二狐相争追逐,满山喊叫。樵人窃听,遂得其详,记于‘汉末全书’。子瞻想未涉猎?”东坡道:“老太师学问渊深,非晚辈浅学可及!”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公微笑道:“这也算考过老夫了。老夫还席,也要考子瞻一考。子瞻休得吝教!”东坡道:”求老太师命题平易。”荆公道:“考别件事,又道老夫作难。久闻子瞻善于作对,今年闰了个八月,正月立春,十二月又是立春,是个两头春。老夫就将此为题,出句求对,以观子赡妙才。”命童儿取纸笔过来。荆公写出一对道:“一岁二春双八月,人间两度春秋。”东坡虽是妙才,这对出得跷蹊,一时寻对不出,羞颜可掬,面皮通红了。荆公问道:“子瞻从湖州至黄州,可从苏州润州经过么?”东坡道:“此是便道。”荆公道:“苏州金阊门外,至于虎丘,这一带路,叫做山塘,约有七里之遥,其半路名为半塘。润州古名铁瓮城,临于大江,有金山,银山,玉山,这叫做三山。俱有佛殿僧房,想子瞻都曾游览?”东坡答应道:“是。”荆公道:“老夫再将苏润二州,各出一对,求于瞻对之。苏州对云:‘七里山塘,行到半塘三里半。’润州对云,‘铁瓮城西,金、玉、银山三宝地。’”东坡思想多时,不能成对,只得谢罪而出。荆公晓得东坡受了些腌赞,终惜其才。明日奏过神宗天子,复了他翰林学士之职。</span>
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<span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>警世通言</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第四卷</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>拗相公饮恨半山堂</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>得岁月,延岁月;得欢悦,且欢悦。万事乘除总在天,何必愁肠千万结。放心宽,莫量窄。古今兴废言不彻。金谷繁华眼底尘,淮阴事业锋去血。临潼会上胆气消,丹阳县里萧声绝。到来弱草胜春花,运上精金逊顽铁。逍遥快乐是便宜,到老方知滋味别,精衣淡饭足家常,养得浮生一世拙。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>周公恐惧流言日,王莽谦恭下士时。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>假使当年身便死,一生真伪有谁知!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>此诗大抵说人品有真有伪,须要恶而知其美,好而知其恶。第一句说周公。那周公,姓姬,名旦,是周文王少子。有圣德,辅其兄武王伐商,定了周家八百年天下。武王病,周公为册文告天,愿以身代。藏其册于金匮,无人知之。以后武王崩,太子成王年幼,周公抱成王于膝,以朝诸候。有庶兄管叔、蔡叔将谋不轨,心忌周公,反布散流言,说周公欺侮幼主,不久篡位。成王疑之。周公辞了相位,避居东国,心怀恐惧。一日,天降大风疾雷,击开金匮,成王见了册文,方知周公之忠,迎归相位,诛了管叔、蔡叔,周室危而复安。假如管叔、蔡叔流言方起,说周公有反叛之心,周公一病而亡,金匾之文未开,成王之疑未释,谁人与他分辨?后世却下把好人当做恶人?第二句说王莽。王莽字巨君,乃西汉平帝之舅。为人奸诈。自恃椒房宠势,相国威权,阴有篡汉之意。恐人心不服,乃折节谦恭,尊礼贤士,假行公道,虚张功业。天下郡县称莽功德者,共四十八万七千五百七十二人。莽知人心归己,乃眈平帝,迁太后,自立为君。改国号曰新,一十八年。直至南阳刘文叔起兵复汉,被诛。假如王莽早死了十八年,却不是完名全节一个贤宰相,垂之史册?不把恶人当做好人么?所以古人说:“日久见人心。”又道:“盖棺论始定。”不可以一时之誉,断其为君了;不可以一时之谤,断其为小人。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>一时轻信人言语.自有明人话不平。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>如今说先朝一个宰相,他在下位之时,也着实有名有誉的。后来大权到手,任性胡为,做错了事,惹得万口唾骂,饮恨而终。假若有名誉的时节,一个瞌睡死去了不醒,人还千惜万惜,道国家没福,恁般一个好人,未能大用,不尽其才,却到也留名于后世。及至万口唾骂时,就死也迟了。这到是多活了几年的不是!那位宰相是谁?在那一个朝代?这朝代不近不远,是北宋神宗皇帝年间,一个首相,姓王,名安石,临川人也,此人目下十行,书穷万卷。名臣文彦博、欧阳修、曾巩、韩维等,无不奇其才而称之。方及二旬,一举成名。初任浙江庆元府鄞县知县,兴利除害,大有能声。转在扬州佥判,每读书达旦不寐。日已高,闻太守坐堂,多不及盥漱而往。时扬州太守,乃韩魏公,名琦者。见安石头面垢污,知未盥漱,疑其夜饮,劝以勤学。安石谢教,绝不分辨。后韩魏公察听他彻夜读书,心甚异之,更夸其美。升江宁府知府,贤声愈著,直达帝聪。正是:“只因前段好,误了后来人。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>神宗天子励精图治,闻王安石之贤,特召为翰林学士。天子问为治何法,安石以尧舜之道为对,天子大悦。不二年,拜为首相,封荆国公,举朝以为皋夔复出,伊周再生,同声相庆,惟李承之见安石双眼多白,谓是好邪之相,他日必乱天下。苏老泉见安石衣服垢敝,经月不洗面,以为不近人情,作辨好论以刺之。此两个人是独得之见,谁人肯信!不在话下。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>安石既为首相,与神宗天子相知,言听计从,立志一套新法来,即几件新法?农田法、水利法、青苗法、均输法、保甲法、免役法、市易法、保马法、方田法、免行法。专听一个小人,姓吕名惠卿,及伊子王方,朝夕商议,斥逐忠良,拒绝直谏。民间怨声载道,天变迭兴。荆公自以为是,复倡为三不足之说:“天变不足畏,人言不足恤,祖宗之法不足守。”因他性子执拗,主意一定,佛菩萨也劝他不转,人皆呼为拗相公。文彦博、韩琦许多名臣,先夸佳说好的,到此也自悔失言。一个个上表争论,不听,辞官而去。自此持新法益坚。祖制纷更,万民失业。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>一日,爱子王方病疽而死,荆公痛思之甚。招天下高僧,设七七四十九日斋醮,荐度亡灵,荆公亲自行香拜表。其日,第四十九日斋醮已完,漏下四鼓,荆公焚香送佛,忽然昏倒于拜毡之上。左右呼唤不醒。到五更,如梦初觉。口中道:“诧异!诧异!”左右扶进中门。吴国夫人命丫鬟接入内寝,问其缘故。荆公眼中垂泪道:“适才昏愦之时,恍恍忽忽到一个去处,如大官府之状,府门尚闭。见吾儿王方荷巨枷约重百斤,力殊不胜,蓬首垢面,流血满体,立于门外,对我哭诉其苦,道:‘阴司以儿父久居高位,不思行善,专一任性执拗,行青苗等新法,蠢国害民,怨气腾天,儿不幸阳禄先尽,受罪极重,非斋醮可解。父亲宜及蚤回头,休得贪恋富贵,’说犹未毕,府中开门吆喝,惊醒回来。”夫人道:“‘宁可信其有,不可信其无。’妾亦闻外面人言籍籍,归怨相公。相公何不急流勇退?早去一日,也省了一日的咒署。”荆公从夫人之言,一连十来道表章,告病辞职。天子风闻外边公论,亦有厌倦之意,遂从其请,以使相判江宁府。故宋时,凡宰相解位,都要带个外任的职衔,到那地方资禄养老,不必管事。荆公想江宁乃金陵古迹之地,六朝帝王之都,江山秀丽,人物繁华,足可安居,甚是得意。夫人临行,尽出房中钗钏衣饰之类,及所藏宝玩,约数千金,布施各庵院寺观打醮焚香,以资亡儿王方冥福。择日辞朝起身,百官设饯送行。荆公托病,都不相见。府中有一亲吏,姓江名居,甚会答应。荆公只带此一人,与僮仆随家眷同行。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东京至金陵都有水路,荆公不用官船,微服而行,驾一小艇,由黄河溯流而下。将次开船,荆公唤江居及众僮仆分付:“我虽宰相,今已挂冠而归。凡一路马头歇船之处,有问我何姓何名何官何职,汝等但言过往游客,切莫对他说实话,恐惊动所在官府,前来迎送,或起夫防护,骚扰居民不便。若或泄漏风声,必是汝等需索地方常例,诈害民财。吾若知之,必皆重责。”众人都道:“谨领钧旨。”江居禀道:“相公白龙鱼服,隐姓潜名,倘或途中小辈不识高低,有毁谤相公者,何以处之?”荆公道:常言‘宰相腹中撑得船过’,从来人言不足恤。言吾善者,不足为喜;道吾恶者,不足为怒。只当耳边风过去便了,切莫揽事。”江居领命,并晓谕水手知悉。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>自此水路无话。不觉二十余日,已到钟离地方。荆公原有痰火症,住在小舟多日,情怀抑郁,人症复发。思欲舍舟登陆,观看市井风景,少舒愁绪。分付管家道:“此去金陵不远,你可小心伏侍夫人家眷,从水路,由瓜步淮扬过江,我从陆路而来。约到金陵江口相会。”安石打发家眷开船,自己只带两个憧仆,并亲吏江居,主仆共是四人,登岸。只因水陆舟车扰,断送南来北往人。江居禀道:“相公陆行,必用脚力。还是拿钧帖到县驿取讨,还是自家用钱雇赁?”荆公道:“我分付在前,不许惊动官府,只自家雇赁便了。”江居道:“若自家雇赁,须要投个主家。”当下憧仆携了包裹,江居引荆公到一个经纪人家来。主人迎接上坐,问道:“客官要往那里去?”荆公道:“要在江宁,欲觅肩舆一乘,或骡或马三匹,即刻便行,”主人道:“如今不比当初,忙不得哩!”荆公道:“为何?”主人道:“一言难尽!自从拗相公当权,创立新法,伤财害民,户口逃散。虽留下几户穷民,只好奔走官差,那有空役等雇?况且民穷财尽,百姓餐餐不饱,没闲钱去养马骡。就有几人,也不勾差使。客官坐稳,我替你抓寻去。寻得下莫喜,寻不来莫怪;只是比往常一倍钱要两倍哩!”江居问道:“你说那拗柏公是谁?”主人道:“叫做王安石,闻说一双白眼睛。恶人自有恶相。”荆公垂下眼皮,叫江居莫管别人家闲事。主人去了多时,来回复道:“轿夫只许你两个,要三个也不能勾,没有替换,却要把四个人的夫钱雇他。马是没有,止寻得一头骡,一个叫驴。明日五鼓到我店里。客官将就去得时,可付些银子与他。”荆公听了前番许多恶话,不耐烦,巴不得走路,想道:“就是两个夫子,缓缓而行也罢。只是少一个头口,没奈何,把一匹与江居坐,那一匹,教他两个轮流坐罢。”分付江居,但凭主人定价,不要与他计较。江居把银子称付主人。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>日光尚早,荆公在主人家闷不过,唤童儿跟随,走出街市闲行。果然市井萧条,店房稀少。荆公暗暗伤感。步到一个茶坊,到也洁净,荆公走进茶坊,正欲唤茶,只见壁间题一绝句云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>后款云:“无名子慨世之作。”荆公默然无语,连茶也没兴吃了,慌忙出门。又走了数百步,见一所道院。荆公道:“且去随喜一回,消遣则个。”走进大门,就是三间庙宇。荆公正欲瞻礼,尚未跨进殿槛,只见个壁外面粘着一幅黄纸,纸上有诗句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>既言尧舜宜为法,当效伊周辅圣明。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>先前英宗皇帝时,有一高土,姓邵名雍,别号尧夫,精于数学,通天彻地,自名其居为安乐窝。常与客游洛阳天津桥上,闻杜字之声,叹道:“天下从此乱矣!”客问其故。尧夫答道:“天下将治,地气自北而南;天下将乱,地气自南而北。洛阳旧无杜字,今忽有之,乃地气自南而北之征。不久天子必用南人为相,变乱祖宗法度,终宋世不得太平。”这个兆,正应在王安石身上。荆公默诵此诗一遍,问香火道人:“此诗何人所作?没有落款?”道人道:“数日前,有一道侣到此索纸题诗,粘于壁上,说是骂什么拗相公的。”荆公将诗纸揭下,藏于袖中,默然而出。回到主人家,闷闷的过了一夜:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>五鼓鸡鸣,两名夫和一个赶脚的牵着一头骡,一个叫驴都到了。荆公素性不十分梳洗,上了肩舆。江居来了驴子,让那骡子与僮仆两个更换骑坐。约行四十余里,日光将午,到一村镇。江居下了驴,走上一步,禀道:“相公,该打中火了。”荆公因痰火病发,随身扶手,带得有清肺干糕,及丸药茶饼等物。分付手下:“只取沸汾一瓯来,你们自去吃饭。”荆公将沸汤调茶,用了点心。众人吃饭,兀自未了。荆公见屋傍有个坑厕,付一张毛纸,走去登东。只见坑厕土墙上,白石灰画诗八句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>初知鄞邑未升时,为负虚名众所推。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>苏老辨奸先有识,李丞劾奏已前知。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>斥除贤正专威柄,引进虚浮起祸基。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>最恨邪言‘三不足’,千年流毒臭声遗。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公登了东,觑个空,就左脚脱下一只方帛,将局底向土墙上抹得字迹糊涂,方才罢手。众人中火已毕。荆公复上肩舆而行,又二十里,遇一驿舍。江居禀道,“这宫舍宽敞,可以止宿。”荆公道:“昨日叮咛汝辈是甚言语!今宿于驿亭,岂不惹人盘问?还到前村,择僻静处民家投宿,方为安稳。”又行五里许,天色将晚。到一村家,竹篱茅舍,柴扉半掩。荆公叫江居上前借宿,江居推扉而入。内一老叟扶杖走出,问其来由。江居道:“某等游客,欲暂宿尊居一宵,房钱依例奉纳。”老叟道:“但随官人们尊使。”江居引荆公进门,与主人相见。老叟延荆公上坐,见江居等三人侍立,知有名分,请到侧屋里另坐。老叟安排茶饭去了。荆公看新粉壁上,有大书律诗一首,诗云。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>文章谩说自天成,曲学偏邪识者轻。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>强辨钨刑非正道,误餐鱼饵岂真情。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>好谋己遂生前志,执拗空遗死后名。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>亲见亡儿阴受梏,始知天理报分明。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公阅毕,惨然不乐。须臾,老叟搬出饭来,从人都饱餐,荆公也略用了些。问老叟道:“壁上诗何人写作?”老叟道:“往来游客所书,不知名姓。”公俯首寻思:“我曾辨帛勒为鹑刑、及误餐鱼饵;二事人颇晓得。只亡儿阴府受梏事,我单对夫人说,并没第二人得知,如何此诗言及?好怪,好怪!”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公因此诗末句刺着他痛心之处,狐疑不已,因问老叟:“高寿几何?”老叟道:“年七十八了。”荆公又问:“有几位贤郎?”老叟扑簌簌泪下,告道:“有四子,都死了。与老妻独居于此。”荆公道:“四子何为俱夭?”老叟道:“十年以来,苦为新法所害。诸子应门,或殁于官,或丧于途。老汉幸年高、得以苟延残喘,倘若少壮,也不在人世了。”荆公惊问:“新法有何不便,乃至于此?”老叟道:“官人只看壁间诗可知矣。自朝廷用王安石为相,变易祖宗制度,专以聚敛为急,拒谏饰非,驱忠立佞。始设青苗法以虐农民,继立保甲、助役、保马、均输等法,纷纭不一。官府奉上而虐下,日以篓掠为事。吏卒夜呼于门,百姓不得安寝。弃产业,携妻子,逃于深山者,日有数十。此村百有余家,今所存八九家矣。寒家男女共一十六口,今只有四口仅存耳!”说罢,泪如雨下,荆公亦觉悲酸。又问道:“有人说新法便民,老丈今言不便,愿闻其详。”老叟道:“王安石执拗,民间称为拗相公。若言不便,便加怒贬;说便,便加升擢。凡说新法便民者,都是谄佞辈所为,其实害民非浅。且如保甲上番之法,民家每一丁,教阅于场,又以一丁朝夕供送。虽说五日一教,那做保正的,日聚于教场中,受贿方释。如没贿赂,只说武艺不熟,拘之不放,以致农时俱废,往往冻馁而死。”言毕,问道:“如今那拗相公何在?”荆公哄他道:“见在朝中辅相天子。”老叟唾地大骂道:“这等好邪,不行诛戮,还要用他,公道何在!朝廷为何不相了韩琦、富弼、司马光、吕海、苏拭诸君子,而偏用此小人乎!”江居等听得客坐中喧嚷之声,走来看时,见老叟说话太狠,咤叱道:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>“老人家不可乱言,倘王丞相闻知此语,获罪非轻了。”老叟矍然怒起道:“吾年近八十,何畏一死!若见此好贼,必手刃其头,刳其心肝而食之。虽赴鼎镬刀锯,亦无恨矣!”众人皆吐舌缩项。荆公面如死灰,不敢答言,起立庭中,对江居说道:“月明如昼,还宜赶路。”江居会意,去还了老叟饭钱,安排轿马。荆公举手与老叟分别。老叟笑道:“老拙自骂奸贼王安石,与官人何干,乃怫然而去?莫非官人与王安石有甚亲故么?”荆公连声答道:“没有,没有!”荆公登舆,分付快走,从者跟随,踏月而行。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>又走十余里,到树林之下。只有茅屋三间,井无邻比。荆公道:“此颇幽寂,可以息劳。”命江居叩门。内有老妪启扉。江居亦告以游客贪路,错过邸店,特来借宿,来早奉谢,老妪指中一间屋道:“此处空在,但宿何妨。只是草房窄狭,放不下轿马。”江居道:“不妨,我有道理。”荆公降舆入室。江居分付将轿子置于檐下,骡驴放在树林之中。荆公坐于室内,看那老妪时,衣衫蓝缕,鬓发蓬松,草舍泥墙,颇为洁净。老妪取灯火,安置荆公,自去睡了。荆公见窗间有字,携灯看时,亦是律诗八句。诗云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>生已沽名炫气豪,死犹虚伪惑儿曹。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>既无好语遗吴国,却有浮辞诙叶涛。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>四野逃亡空白屋,千年嗔根说青苗。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>想因过此未亲睹,一夜愁添雪鬓毛。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公阅之,如万箭攒心,好生不乐。想道:“一路来,茶坊道院,以至村镇人家,处处有诗讥诮。这老妪独居,谁人到此?亦有诗句,足见怨词詈语遍于人间矣!那第二联说‘吴国’,乃吾之夫人也。叶涛,是吾故友。此二句诗意犹不可解。”欲唤老妪问之,闻隔壁打鼾之声。江居等马上辛苦,俱已睡去。荆公展转寻思,抚膺顿足,懊悔不迭,想道:“吾只信福建子之言,道民间甚便新法,故吾违众而行之,焉知天下怨恨至此!此皆福建子误我也!”吕惠卿是闽人,故荆公呼为福建子,是夜,荆公长吁短叹,和衣偃卧,不能成寐,吞声暗位,两袖皆沾湿了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>将次天明,老抠起身,蓬着头同一赤脚蠢婢,赶二猪出门外。婢携糠秕,老妪取水,用木杓搅手木盆之中,口中呼:“罗,罗,罗,拗相公来。”二猪闻呼,就盆吃食。婢又呼鸡:“王安石来。”群鸡俱至。江居和众人看见,无不惊讶,荆公心愈不乐,因问老妪道:“老人家何为呼鸡之名如此?”老妪道:“官人难道不知王安石即当今之丞相,拗相公是他的浑名?自王安石做了相公,立新法以扰民。老妾二十年孀妇,子媳俱无,止与一婢同处。妇女二口,也要出免役、助役等钱。钱既出了,差役如故。老妾以桑麻为业,蚕未成眠,便预借丝钱用了。麻未上机,又借布钱用了。桑麻失利,只得畜猪养鸡,等候吏胥里保来征役钱。或准与他,或烹来款待他,自家不曾尝一块肉。故此民间怨恨新法,入于骨髓。畜养鸡,都呼为拗相公、王安石,把王安石当做畜生。今世没奈何他,后世得他变为异类,烹而食之,以快胸中之恨耳!”荆公暗暗垂泪,不敢开言,左右惊讶,荆公容颜改变,索镜自照,只见须发俱白,两目皆肿,心下凄惨,自己忧恚所致。思想“一夜愁添雪鬓毛”之句,岂非数乎!命江居取钱谢了老妪,收拾起身。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>江居走到舆前,禀道:“相公施美政于天下,愚民无知,反以为怨。今宵不可再宿村舍,还是驿亭官舍,省些闲气。”荆公口虽不答,点头道是。上路多时,到一邮亭。江居先下驴,扶荆公出轿升亭而坐,安排蚤饭。荆公看亭子壁间,亦有绝句二首,第一首云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>富韩司马总孤忠,恳谏良言过耳风。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>只把惠卿心腹侍,不知杀羿是逢蒙!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第二首云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>高谈道德口悬河,变法谁知有许多。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>他日命衰时败后,人非鬼责奈愁何?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公看罢,浊然大怒,唤驿卒问道:“何物狂夫,敢毁谤朝政如此!”有一老卒应道:“不但此驿有诗,是处皆有留题也。”荆公问道:“此诗为何而作?”老卒道:“因王安石立新法以害民,所以民恨入骨。近闻得安石辞了相位,判江宁府,必从此路经过。蚤晚常有村农数百在此左近,伺候他来。”荆公道:“伺他来,要拜谒他么?”老卒笑道:“仇怨之人,何拜谒之有!众百姓持白梃,候他到时,打杀了他,分而啖之耳。”荆公大骇,不等饭熟,趋出邮亭上轿,江居唤众人随行。一路只买干粮充饥,荆公更不出轿,分付兼程赶路。直至金陵,与吴国夫人相见。羞入江宁城市,乃卜居于钟山之半,名其堂曰半山。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>荆公只在半山堂中,看经佞佛,冀消罪愈。他原是过目成诵极聪明的人,一路所见之诗,无字不记。私自写出与吴国夫人看之,方信亡儿王方阴府受罪,非偶然也。以此终日忧愤,痰火大发。兼以气膈,不能饮食。延及岁余,奄奄待尽,骨瘦如柴,支枕而坐。吴国夫人在旁堕泪问道:“相公有甚好言语分付?”荆公道:“夫妇之情,偶合耳。我死,更不须挂念。只是散尽家财,广修善事便了”言未已,忽报故人叶涛特来疾,夫人回避。荆公请叶涛床头相见,执其手,嘱道:“君聪明过人,宜多读佛书,莫作没要紧文字,徒劳无益,王某一生枉费精力,欲以文章胜人,今将死之时,悔之无及。”叶涛安慰道:“相公福寿正远,何出此言?”荆公叹道:“生死无常,老人只恐大限一至,不能发言,故今日为君叙及此也。”叶涛辞去。荆公忽然想起老妪草舍中诗句第二联道:“既无好语遗吴国,却有浮词诳叶涛。”今日正应其语,不觉抚髀长叹道:“事皆前定,岂偶然哉!作此诗者,非鬼即神。不然,如何晓得我未来之事?吾被鬼神诮让如此,安能久于人世乎!”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不几日,疾革,发谵语,将手批颊,自骂道:“王某上负天子,下负百姓,罪不容诛。九泉之下,何面目见唐子方诸公乎?”一连骂了三日,呕血数升而死。那唐子方名介,乃是宋朝一个直臣,苦谏新法不便,安石不听,也是呕血而死的。一般样死,比王安石死得有名声。至今山间人家,尚有呼猪为拗柑公者。后人论宋朝元气,都为熙宁变法所坏,所以有靖康之祸。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>熙宁新法谏书多,执拗行私奈尔何!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不是此番元气耗,虏军岂得渡黄河?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>又有诗惜荆公之才:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>好个聪明介甫翁,高才历任有清风。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>可怜覆谏因高位,只合终身翰苑中。</span>
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<span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>警世通言</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第五卷</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>吕大郎还金完骨肉</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>毛宝放龟悬大印,宋郊渡蚁占高魁。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>世人尽说天高远,谁识阴功暗里来。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话说浙江嘉兴府长水塘地方,有一富翁,姓金名钟,家财万贯,世代都称员外,性至悭吝。平生常有五恨,那五恨?一恨天,二恨地,三恨自家,四恨爹娘,五恨皇帝。恨天者,恨他不常常六月,又多了秋风冬雪,使人怕冷,不免费钱买衣服来穿。恨地者,恨他树木生得不凑趣,若是凑趣,生得齐整如意,树木就好做屋柱,枝条大者,就好做梁,细者就好做椽,却个省了匠人工作。恨自家者,恨肚皮不会作家,一日不吃饭,就饿将起来。恨爹娘者,恨他遗下许多亲眷朋友,来时未免费茶费水。恨皇帝者,我的祖宗分授的田地,却要他来收钱粮。不止五恨,还有四愿,愿得四般物事。那四般物事?愿得邓家铜山,二愿得郭家金穴,三愿得石崇的聚宝盆,四愿得吕纯阳祖师点石为金这个手指头。因有这四愿、五恨,心常不足。积财聚谷,目个暇给。真个是数米而炊,称柴而。因此乡里起他一个异名,叫做金冷水,又叫金剥皮。尤不喜者是僧人。世间只有僧人讨便宜,他单会布施俗家的东西,再没有反布施与俗家之理。所以金冷水见了僧人,就是眼中之钉,舌中之刺。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>他住居相近处,有个福善庵。金员外生年五十,从下晓得在庵中破费一文的香钱。所喜浑家单氏,与员外同年同月同日,只不同时,他偏吃斋好善。金员外喜他的是吃斋,恼他的是好善。因四十岁上,尚无子息,单氏瞒过了丈夫,将自己钗梳二十余金,布施与福善庵老僧,教他妆佛诵经,析求子嗣。佛门有应,果然连生二子,且是俊秀。因是福善庵祈求来的,大的小名福儿,小的小名善儿。单氏自得了二子之后,时常瞒了大夫,偷柴偷米,送与福善庵,供养那老僧。金员外偶然察听了些风声,便去咒天骂地,夫妻反目,直聒得一个不耐烦方休,如此也非止一次。只为浑家也是个硬性,闹过了,依旧不理。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>其年夫妻齐春,皆当五旬,福儿年九岁,善儿年八岁,踏肩生下来的,都已上学读书,十全之美。到生辰之日,金员外恐有亲朋来贺寿,预先躲出。单氏又凑些私房银两,送与庵中打一坛斋醮。一来为老夫妇齐寿,二十为儿子长大,了还愿心。日前也曾与大夫说过来,丈大不肯,所以只得私房做事。其夜,和尚们要铺设长生佛灯,叫香火道人至金家,问金阿妈要几斗糙米。单氏偷开了仓门,将米三斗,付与道人去了。随后金员外回来,单氏还在仓门口封锁。被丈夫窥见了,又见地下狼藉些米粒,知是私房做事。欲要争嚷,心下想道:“今日生辰好日,况且东西去了,也讨不转来,干拌去了涎沫。”只推不知,忍住这口气。一夜不睡,左思右想道:“叵耐这贼秃常时来蒿恼我家,到是我看家的一个耗鬼。除非那秃驴死了,方绝其患。”恨无计策。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>到天明时,老僧携着一个徒弟来回覆醮事。原来那和尚也怕见金冷水,且站在门外张望。主老早已瞧见,眉头一皱,计上心来。取了几文钱,从侧门走出市心,到山药铺里赎些砒霜。转到卖点心的王三郎店里,王三郎正蒸着一笼熟粉,摆一碗糖馅,要做饼子。金冷水袖里摸出八文钱撇在柜上道:“三郎收了钱,大些的饼子与我做四个,馅却不要下少了。你只捏着窝儿,等我自家下馅则个。”王三郎口虽不言,心下想道:“有名的金冷水,金剥皮,自从开这几年点心铺子,从不见他家半文之面。今日好利市,也撰他八个钱。他是好便宜的,便等他多下些馅去,扳他下次主顾。”王三郎向笼中取出雪团样的熟粉,真个捏做窝儿,递与金冷水说道,“员外请尊便。”金冷水却将砒霜末悄悄的撒在饼内,然后加馅,做成饼子。如此一连做了四个,热烘烘的放在袖里。离了王三郎店,望自家门首踱将进来。那两个和尚,正在厅中吃茶,金老欣然相揖。揖罢,入内对浑家道:“两个师父侵早到来,恐怕肚里饥饿。适才邻舍家邀我吃点心,我见饼子热得好,袖了他四个来,何不就请了两个师父?”单氏深喜大夫回心向善,取个朱红碟子,把四个饼子装做一碟,叫丫鬟托将出去。那和尚见了员外回家,不敢久坐,已无心吃过了。见丫鬟送出来,知是阿妈美意,也不好虚得。将四个饼子装做一袖,叫声聒噪,出门回庵而去。金老暗暗欢喜,不在话下。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>却说金家两个学生,在社学中读书,放了学时,常到庵中顽耍。这一晚,又到庵中。老和尚想道:“金家两位小官人,时常到此,没有什么请得他。今早金阿妈送我四个饼子还不曾动,放在橱柜里。何不将来热了,请他吃一杯茶?”当下分付徒弟在橱柜里,取出四个饼子,厨房下得焦黄,热了两杯浓茶,摆在房里,请两位小官人吃茶,两个学生顽耍了半响,正在肚饥,见了热腾腾的饼子,一人两个,都吃了。不吃时犹可,吃了呵,分明是:一块火烧着心肝,万杆枪槽却腹肚。两个一时齐叫肚疼。跟随的学童慌了,要扶他回去。奈两个疼做一堆,跑走不动。老和尚也着了忙,正不知什么意故。只得叫徒弟一人背了一个,学童随着,送回金员外家,二僧自去了。金家夫妇这一惊非小,慌忙叫学童间其缘故。学童道:“方才到福善庵吃了四个饼子,便叫肚疼起来。那老师父说,这饼子原是我家今早把与他吃的。他不舍得吃,将来恭敬两位小官人。”金员外情知跷踱了,只得将砒霜实情对阿蚂说知。单氏心下越慌了,便把凉水灌他,如何灌得醒!须臾七窍流血,呜呼哀哉,做了一对殇鬼。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>单氏千难万难,祈求下两个孩儿,却被丈大不仁,自家毒死了。待要厮骂一场,也是枉然。气又忍不过,苦又熬不过。走进内房,解个束腰罗帕,悬梁自缢。金员外哭了儿子一场,方才收泪。到房中与阿妈商议说话,见梁上这件打秋干的东西,唬得半死。登时就得病上床,不勾七日,也死了。金氏族家,平昔恨那金冷水、金剥皮悭吝,此时大赐其便,大大小小,都蜂拥而来,将家私抢个馨尽。此乃万贯家财,有名的金员外一个终身结果,不好善而行恶之报也。有诗为证:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>饼内砒霜那得知?害人番害自家儿。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>举心动念天知道,果报昭彰岂有私!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>方才说金员外只为行恶上,拆散了一家骨肉。如今再说一个人,单为行善,周全了一家骨肉。正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>善恶相形,祸福自见;</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话说江南常州府无锡县东门外,有个小户人家,兄弟三人。大的叫做吕玉,第二的叫做吕宝,第三的叫做吕珍。吕玉娶妻王氏,吕宝娶妻杨氏,俱有姿色。吕珍年幼未娶。王氏生下一个孩子,小名喜儿,方才六岁,跟邻舍家儿童出去看神会,夜晚不回。夫妻两个烦恼,出了一张招子,街坊上叫了数日,全无影响。吕玉气闷,在家里坐不过,向大户家借了几两本钱,往大仓嘉定一路,收些棉花布匹,各处贩卖,就便访问儿子消息。每年正二月出门,到八九月回家,又收新货,走了四个年头,虽然趁些利息,眼见得儿子没有寻处了。日久心慢,也下在话下。到第五个年头,吕玉别了王氏,又去做经纪。何期中途遇了个大本钱的布商,谈论之间,知道吕玉买卖中通透,拉他同往山西脱货,就带绒货转来发卖,于中有些用钱相谢。吕玉贪了蝇头微利,随着去了。及至到了山两,发货之后,遇着连岁荒歉,讨赊帐不起,不得脱身。吕玉少年久旷,也不免行户中走了一两遍,走出一身风流疮,服药调治,无面回家。挨到三年,疮才痊好,讨清了帐目。那布商因为稽迟了吕玉的归期,加倍酬谢。吕玉得了些利物,等不得布商收货完备,自己贩了些粗细绒褐,相别先回。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>一日早晨,行至陈留地方,偶然去坑厕出恭,见坑板上遗下个青布搭膊。检在手中,觉得沉重。取回下处打开看时,都是白物,约有二百金之数。吕玉想道:“这不意之财,虽则取之无碍,倘或失主追寻下见,好大一场气闷。古人见金不取,拾带重还。我今年过三旬,尚无子嗣,要这横财何用?”忙到坑厕左近伺候,只等有人来抓寻,就将原物还他。等了一日,不见人来。次日只得起身。又行了五百余里,到南宿州地方。其日天晚,下一个客店,遇着一个同下的客人,闲论起江湖生意之事。那客人说起自不小心,五日前侵晨到陈留县解下搭膊登东。偶然官府在街上过,心慌起身,却忘记了那搭膊,里面有二百两银子。直到夜里脱衣要睡,方才省得。想着过了一日,自然有人拾去了,转去寻觅,也是无益,只得自认晦气罢了。吕玉便问:“老客尊姓?高居何处?”客人道:“在下姓陈,祖贯微州。今在扬州闸上开个粮食铺子。敢问老兄高姓?”吕玉道:“小弟姓吕,是常州无锡县人,扬州也是顺路。相送尊兄到彼奉拜。”客人也不知详细,答应道:“若肯下顾最好。”次早,二人作伴同行。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不一日.来到扬州闸口。吕玉也到陈家铺子,登堂作揖,陈朝奉看坐献茶。吕玉先提起陈留县失银子之事,盘问他搭膊模样,是个深蓝青布的,一头有白线缉一个陈字。吕玉心下晓然,便道:“小弟前在陈留拾得一个搭膊,到也相像,把来与尊兄认看。”陈朝奉见了搭膊,道:“正是。”搭膊里面银两,原封不动。吕玉双手递还陈朝奉。陈朝奉过意下去,要与吕玉均分,吕玉下肯。陈朝奉道:“便下均分,也受我几两谢札,等在下心安。”吕玉那里肯受。陈朝奉感激不尽,慌忙摆饭相款。思想:“难得吕玉这般好人,还金之恩,无门可报。自家有十二岁一个女儿.要与吕君扳一脉亲往来,第不知他有儿子否?”饮酒中间,陈朝奉间道:“恩兄,令郎几岁了?”吕玉不觉掉下泪来,答道:“小弟只有一儿,七年前为看神会,失去了,至今并无下落。荆妻亦别无生育。如今回去,意欲寻个螟蛉之于,出去帮扶生理,只是难得这般凑巧的。”陈朝奉道:“舍下数年之间,将三两银子,买得一个小厮,颇颇清秀,又且乖巧,也是下路人带来的。如今一十三岁了,伴着小儿在学堂中上学。恩兄若看得中意时,就送与恩兄伏恃,也当我一点薄敬,”吕玉道:“若肯相借,当奉还身价。”陈朝奉道:“说那里话来!只恐恩兄不用时,小弟无以为情。”当下便教掌店的,去学堂中唤喜儿到来。吕玉听得名字与他儿子相同,心中疑惑。须臾,小厮唤到,穿一领芜湖青布的道袍,生得果然清秀。习惯了学堂中规矩,见了吕玉,朝上深深唱个喏。吕玉心下便觉得欢喜,仔细认出儿子面貌来,四岁时,因跌损左边眉角,结一个小疤儿,有这点可认。吕玉便问道:“几时到陈家的?”那小厮想一想道:“有六七年了。”又问他:“你原是那里人?谁卖你在此?”那小厮道:“不十分详细。只记得爹叫做吕大,还有两个叔叔在家。娘姓王,家在无锡城外。小时被人骗出,卖在此间,”吕玉听罢,便抱那小厮在怀,叫声:“亲儿!我正是无锡吕大!是你的亲爹了。失了你七年,何期在此相遇!”正是。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>小厮眼中流下泪来。吕玉伤感,自不必说。吕玉起身拜谢陈朝奉:“小儿若非府上收留,今日安得父子重会?”陈朝奉道:“恩兄有还金之盛德,天遣尊驾到寒舍,父子团圆。小弟一向不知是令郎,甚愧怠慢。”吕玉又叫喜儿拜谢了陈朝奉。陈朝奉定要还拜,吕玉不肯,再三扶住,受了两礼.便请喜儿坐于吕玉之傍。陈朝奉开言:“承恩兄相爱,学生有一女年方十二岁,欲与令郎结丝萝之好。”吕玉见他情意真恳,谦让不得,只得依允。是夜父子同榻而宿,说了一夜的说话。次日,吕玉辞别要行。陈朝奉留住,另设个大席面,管待新亲家、新女婿,就当送行。酒行数巡,陈朝奉取出白金二十两,向吕五说道:“贤婿一向在舍有慢,今奉些须薄礼相赎,权表亲情,万勿固辞。”吕玉道:“过承高门俯就,舍下就该行聘定之礼。因在客途,不好苟且,如何反费亲家厚赐?决不敢当!”陈朝奉道:”这是学生自送与贤婿的,不干亲翁之事。亲翁若见却,就是不允这头亲事了。”吕玉没得说,只得受了,叫儿子出席拜谢。陈朝奉扶起道:“些微薄礼,何谢之有。”喜儿又进去谢了丈母。当日开怀畅饮,至晚而散。吕玉想道:“我因这还金之便,父子相逢,诚乃无意。又攀了这头好亲事,似锦上添花。无处报答天地。有陈亲家送这二十两银子,也是不意之财。何不择个洁净憎院,米斋僧,以种福田?”主意定了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>次早,陈朝奉又备早饭。吕玉父子吃罢,收拾行囊,作谢而别,唤了一只小船,摇出闸外。约有数里,只听得江边鼎沸。原来坏了一只人载船,落水的号呼求救。崖上人招呼小船打捞,小船索要赏犒,在那是争嚷。吕玉想道:“救人一命,胜造七级浮屠。比如我要去斋僧,何不舍这二十两银子做赏钱,教他捞救,见在功德。”当下对众人说:“找出赏钱,快捞救。若救起一船人性命,把二十两银子与你们。”众人听得有二十两银子赏钱,小船如蚁而来。连崖上人,也有几个会水性的,赴水去救。须臾之间,把一船人都救起。吕玉将银子付与众人分散。水中得命的,都千恩万谢。只见内中一人,看了吕玉叫道:“哥哥那里来?”吕玉看他,不是别人,正是第三个亲弟吕珍。吕玉合掌道:“惭愧,惭愧!天遣我捞救兄弟一命。”忙扶上船,将干衣服与他换了。吕珍纳头便拜,吕玉答礼,就叫侄儿见了叔叔。把还金遇子之事,述了一遍,吕珍惊讶不已。吕玉问道:“你却为何到此?”吕珍道:“一言难尽。自从哥哥出门之后,一去三年。有人传说哥哥在山西害了疮毒身故。二哥察访得实,嫂嫂已是成服戴孝,兄弟只是不信。二哥近日又要逼嫂嫂嫁人,嫂嫂不从。因此教兄弟亲到山两访问哥哥消息,不期于此相会。又遭覆溺,得哥哥捞救,天与之幸!哥哥不可怠缓,急急回家,以安嫂嫂之心。迟则怕有变了。”吕玉闻说惊慌,急叫家长开船,星夜赶路。正是,心忙似箭惟嫌缓,船走如梭尚道迟!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>再说王氏闻丈夫凶信,初时也疑惑。被吕宝说得活龙活现,也信了,少不得换了些素服。吕宝心怀不善,想着哥哥已故,嫂嫂又无所出,况且年纪后生,要劝他改嫁,自己得些财礼。教浑家杨氏与阿姆说,王氏坚意不从。又得吕珍朝夕谏阻,所以其计下成。王氏想道:“‘千闻不如一见。’虽说丈夫已死,在几千里之外,不知端的。”央小叔吕珍是必亲到山西,问个备细。如果然不幸,骨殖也带一块回来。吕珍去后,吕宝愈无忌惮,又连日赌钱输了,没处设法。偶有江西客人丧偶,要讨一个娘子,吕宝就将嫂嫂与他说合。那客人也访得吕大的浑家有几分颜色,情愿出三十两银子。吕宝得了银子,向客人道:“家嫂有些妆乔,好好里请他出门,定然不肯。今夜黄昏时分,唤了人轿,悄地到我家来。只看戴孝髻的,便是家嫂,更不须言语,扶他上轿,连夜开船去便了。”客人依计而行。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>却说吕宝回家,恐怕嫂嫂不从,在他眼前不露一字。却私下对浑家做个手势道,“那两脚货,今夜要出脱与江西客人去了。我生怕他哭哭啼啼,先躲出去。黄昏时候,你劝他上轿,日里且莫对他说。”吕宝自去了,却不曾说明孝髻的事。原来杨氏与王氏妯娌最睦,心中不忍,一时丈夫做主,没奈他何。欲言不言,直挨到西牌时分,只得与王氏透个消息:“我丈夫已将姆姆嫁与江西客人,少停,客人就来取亲,教我莫说。我与姆姆情厚,不好瞒得。你房中有甚细软家私,预先收拾,打个包裹,省得一时忙乱。”王氏啼哭起来,叫天叫地起来。杨氏道:“不是奴苦劝姆姆。后生家孤孀,终久不了。吊桶已落在井里,也是一缘一会,哭也没用!”王氏道:“婶婶说那里话!我丈夫虽说己死,不曾亲见。且待三叔回来,定有个真信。如今逼得我好苦!”说罢又哭。杨氏左劝右劝,王氏住了哭说道:“婶婶,既要我嫁人,罢了,怎好戴孝髻出门,婶婶寻一顶黑髻与奴换了。”杨氏又要忠丈夫之托,又要姆姆面上讨好,连忙去寻黑舍来换。也是天数当然,旧舍儿也寻不出一顶。王氏道:“婶婶,你是在家的,暂时换你头上的髻儿与我。明早你教叔叔铺里取一顶来换了就是。”杨氏道:“使得。”便除下髻来递与姆姆。王氏将自己孝髻除下,换与杨氏戴了。王氏又换了一身色服。黄昏过后,江西客人引着灯笼人把,抬着一顶花花轿,吹手虽有一副,不敢吹打。如风似雨,飞奔吕家来。吕宝已自与了他暗号,众人推开大门,只认戴孝髻的就抢。杨氏嚷道:“不是!”众人那里管三七二十一,抢上轿时,鼓手吹打,轿夫飞也似抬去了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>王氏暗暗叫谢天谢地。关了大门,自去安歇。次日天明,吕室意气扬扬,敲门进来。看见是嫂嫂开门,吃了一惊,房中不见了浑家。见嫂子头上戴的是黑髻,心中大疑。问道:“嫂嫂,你婶子那里去了?”王氏暗暗好笑,答道:“昨夜被江西蛮子抢去了。”吕宝道:“那有这话!且问嫂嫂如何不戴孝辔?”王氏将换害的缘故,述了一遍,吕宝捶胸只是叫苦。指望卖嫂子,谁知到卖了老婆!江西客人己是开船去了。三十两银子,昨晚一夜就赌输了一大半,再要娶这房媳妇子,今生休想。复又思量,一下做,二不休,有心是这等,再寻个主顾把嫂子卖了,还有讨老婆的本钱。方欲出门,只见门外四五个人,一拥进来。不是别人,却是哥哥吕玉,兄弟吕珍,侄子喜儿,与两个脚家,驮了行李货物进门。吕宝自觉无颜,后门逃出,不知去向。王氏接了丈夫,又见儿子长大回家,问其缘故。吕玉从头至尾,叙了一遍。王氏也把江西人抢去婶婶,吕宝无颜,后门走了一段情节叙出。吕玉道:“我若贪了这二百两非意之财,怎勾父子相见?若惜了那二十两银子,不去捞救覆舟之人,怎能勾兄弟相逢?若不遇兄弟时,怎知家中信息?今日夫妻重会,一家骨肉团圆,皆天使之然也。逆弟卖妻,也是自作自受。皇天报应,的然不爽!”自此益修善行,家道日隆,后来喜凡与陈员外之女做亲,子孙繁衍,多有出仕贵显者。诗云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>世间惟在天工巧,善恶分明不可欺。</span>
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<span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>警世通言</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第六卷</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>俞仲举题诗遇上皇</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>日月盈亏,星辰失度,为人岂无兴衰?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>子房年幼,逃难在徐邳,伊尹曾耕莘野,子牙尝钓磷溪。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>君不见:韩侯未遇,遭胯下受驱驰,蒙正瓦窑借宿,裴度在古庙依栖,时来也,皆为将相,方表是男儿。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>汉武帝元狩二年,四川成都府一秀士,司马长卿,双名相如。自父母双亡,孤身无倚,盐自守。贯串百家,精通经史。虽然游艺江湖,其实志在功名。出门之时,过城北七里许,曰升仙桥,相如大书于桥柱上:“大丈夫不乘驷马车,不复过此桥。”所以北抵京洛,东至齐楚,遂依梁孝王之门,与邹阳、枚皋辈为友。不期梁王亮,相如谢病归成都市上。临爪县有旦令工吉,每每使人相招。一日到波相会,盘桓旬日。谈间,言及本处卓工孙巨富,有亭台池馆,华美可玩。县令着人去说,教他接待。卓王孙资时巨万,僮仆数百,门阑奢侈。园中有花亭一所,名曰瑞仙。四面芳菲烂慢,真可游息。京洛名园,皆不能过此。这卓员外丧偶不娶,慕道修真。止有一女,小字文君,年方十九,新寡在家。聪慧过人,姿态出众。琴棋书画,无所下通。员外一日早晨,闻说县令友人司马长卿乃文章巨儒,要来游玩园池,将来拜访。慌忙迎接,圭后花园中,瑞仙亭上。动间已毕,卓王孙置酒相待。见长卿丰姿俊雅,且是王县令好友,甚相敬重。道:“先生去县中安下不便,何不在敝舍权住几日?”相如感其厚意,遂令人唤琴童携行李来瑞仙亭安下。倏忽半月。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>且说卓文君在绣房中闲坐,闻侍女春儿说:“有秀士司马长卿相访,员外留他在瑞仙亭安寓。此生丰姿俊雅,且善抚琴。”文君心动,及于东墙琐窗内窃窥视相如才貌,“日后必然大贵。但不知有妻无妻?我若得如此之丈夫,平生愿足!争奈此人革瓢屡空,若待媒证求亲,俺父亲决然不肯。倘若挫过此人,再后难得。”过了两日,女使春儿见小姐双眉愁蹙,必有所思。乃对小姐道:“今夜三月十五日,月色光明,何不在花园中散闷则个?”小姐口中不说,心下思量:“自见了那秀才,日夜废寝忘餐,放心不下。我今主意已定,虽然有亏妇道,是我一世前程。”收拾了些金珠首饰,分付春儿安排酒果:“今夜与你赏月散闷。”春儿打点完备,随小姐行来。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话中且说相如久闻得文君小姐貌美聪慧,甚知音律,也有心去挑逗他。今夜月明如水,闻花阴下有行动之声,教琴童私觑,知是小姐。乃焚香一住,将瑶琴抚弄。文君正行数步,只听得琴声清亮,移步将近瑞仙亭,转过花阴下,听得所弹音曰:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>风兮凤兮思故乡,邀游四海兮求其凰。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>时未遇兮无所将,何如今夕兮升斯堂?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>有艳淑女在闺房,室进人遐在我傍,</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>何缘交颈为鸳鸯,期颌顽兮共翱翔!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>凤兮凤兮从我栖,得托享尾永为妃。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span></font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>交情通体心和谐,中夜相从知者谁?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>双翼俱起翻高飞,无感我思使余悲。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>小姐听罢,对侍女道:“秀才有心,妾亦有心。今夜既到这里,可去与秀才相见。”遂乃行到亭边,相如月下见了文君,连忙起身迎接道,“小生梦想花容,何期光降。不及远接,恕罪,恕罪!”文君敛衽向前道:“高贤下临,甚缺款待。孤馆寂寞,令人相念无已。”相如道,“不劳小姐挂意。小生有琴一张,自能消遣。”文君笑道:“先生不必迂阔。琴中之意,妾已备知。”相如跪下告道:“小生得见花颜,死也甘心。”丈君道:“请起,妾今夜到此,与先生赏月,同饮三杯。”春儿排酒果于瑞仙亭上,丈君、相如对饮。相如细视丈君,果然生得:眉如翠羽,肌如白雪;振绣衣,披锦裳,浓不短,纤不长;临溪双洛浦,对月两嫦娥。酒行数巡,文君令春儿收拾前去:“我便回来。”相如道:“小姐不嫌寒陋,愿就枕席之欢。”文君笑道:“妾欲奉终身箕帚;岂在一时欢爱乎?”相如问道:“小姐计将安出?”文君道:“如今收拾了些金珠在此。不如今夜同离此间,别处居住。倘后父亲想念,搬回,一家完聚,岂下美哉?”当下二人同下瑞仙亭,出后园而走。却是:鳌鱼脱却金钩去,摆尾摇头更不回。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>且说春儿至天明不见小姐在房,亭子上又寻不见,报与老员外得知。寻到瑞仙亭上,和相如都不见。员外道:“相如是文学之士,为此禽兽之行!小贱人,你也自幼读书,岂下闻女子‘事无擅为,行无独出?’你不闻父命,私奔苟合,非吾女也!”欲要讼之于官,争奈家丑不可外扬,故尔中止,“巨看他有何面目相见亲戚!”从此隐忍无语,亦不追寻。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>却说相如与文君到家,相如自思翼筐罂然,难以度日:“想我浑家乃富贵之女,岂知如此寂寞!所喜者略无温色,颇为贤达。他料想司马长卿必有发达时分。”正愁闷间,文君至。相如道:“日与浑家商议,欲做些小营运,奈无资本。”文君道:“我首饰钒钏,尽可变卖。但我父亲万贯家财,岂不能周济一女?如今不若开张酒肆,妾自当垆。若父亲知之,必然懊悔。”相如从其言,修造房屋,开店卖酒。文君亲自当坤记帐。忽一日,卓王孙家憧有事到成都府,人肆饮酒,事有凑巧,正来到司马长卿肆中。见当垆之妇,乃是主翁小姐,吃了一惊。慌忙走回临邛,报与员外知道。员外满面羞惭,不肯认女,但杜门不见宾客而已。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>再说相如夫妇卖酒,约有半年。忽有天使捧着一纸诏书,问司马相如名字,到于肆中,说道:“朝廷观先牛所作于虚赋,文章浩烂,超越古人。官里叹赏,飘飘然有凌云之志气,恨不得与此人同时,有杨得意奏言:“此赋是臣之同里司马长卿所作,见在成都闲居。’天子大喜,特差小官来征召。走马临朝,不许迟延。”相如收拾行装,即时要行。文君道:“官人此行富贵,则怕忘了瑞仙亭上!”相如道:“小生受小姐大恩,方恨未报,何出此言?”文君道:“秀才们也有两般,有那君子儒,不论贫富,志行不移;有那小人儒,贫时又一般,富时就忘了。”相如道:“小姐放心!”夫妻二人,不忍相别。临行,文君又嘱道:“此时已遂题桥志,莫负当垆涤器人!”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>且不说相如同天使登程。却说卓王孙有家僮从长安回,听得杨得意举荐司马相如,蒙朝廷征召去了。自言:“我女儿有先见之明,为见此人才貌双全,必然显达,所以成了亲事。老夫想起来,男婚女嫁,人之大伦。我女婿不得官时,我先带侍女春儿同往成都去望,乃是父于之情,无人笑我。若是他得了官时去看他,教人道我趋时奉势。”次日带同春儿径到成都府,寻见文君。文君见了父亲,拜道:“孩儿有不孝之罪,望爹爹饶恕!”员外道:“我儿,你想杀我!从前之话,更不须提了。如今且喜朝廷怔召,正称孩儿之心。我今日送春儿来伏侍,接你回家居住。我自差家僮往长安报与贤婿知道。”文君执意不肯。员外见女儿主意定了,乃将家财之半,分授女儿,于成都起建大宅,市买良田,憧仆三四万人。员外伴着女儿同住,等候女婿佳音。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>再说司马相如同大使至京师朝见,献上林赋一篇。天子大喜,即拜为著作郎.待诏金马门。近有巴蜀开通南夷诸道,用军兴法转槽繁冗,惊扰夷民。官里闻知大怒,召相如议论此事,令作谕巴蜀之檄。官里道:“此一事,欲待差官,非卿不可。”乃拜桐如为中郎将,持节而往,令剑金牌,先斩后奏。相如谢恩,辞天子出朝,一路驰驿而行。到彼处,劝谕已蜀已平,蛮夷清静,不过半月,百姓安宁,衣锦还乡。数日之间,已达成都府。本府官员迎接。到十新宅,文君出迎。相如道:“读书不负人,今日果遂题桥之愿。”文君道:“更有一喜,你丈人先到这里迎接。”相如连声:“不敢,不敢!”老员外出见,相如向前施礼。彼此相谢,排筵贺喜。自此遂为成都富室。有诗为证。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>夜静瑶台月正圆,请风浙沥满林峦。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>朱弦慢促相思调,不是知音不与弹。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>司马相如本是成都府一个穷儒,只为一篇文字上投了至尊之意,一朝发迹。如今再说南宋朝一个贫士,也是成都府人,在濯锦江居住。亦因词篇遭际,衣锦还乡。此人姓俞名良,字仲举,年登二十五岁,幼丧父母,娶妻张氏,这秀才日夜勤攻诗史,满腹文章。时当春榜动,选场开,广招天下人才,赴临安应举。俞良便收拾琴剑书箱,择日起程。亲朋饯送。分付浑家道:“我去求官,多则三年,少则一载。但得一官半职,即便回来。”道罢,相别,跨一蹇驴而去。下则一日,行至中途。偶染一疾,忙寻客店安下,心中烦恼。不想病了半月,身边钱物使尽。只得将驴儿卖了做盘缠。又怕误了科场日期,只得买双草鞋穿了,自背书囊而行。不数日,脚都打破了。鲜血淋漓,于路苦楚。心中想道:“几时得到杭州!”看着那双脚,作一词以述怀抱,名瑞鹤仙:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>春闲期近也,望帝京迢递,犹在天际。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span></font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>懊恨这双脚底,不惯行程,如今怎免得拖泥带水。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>痛难禁,芒鞋五耳倦行时,着意温存,笑语甜言安慰。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>争气扶持我去,选得宫未,那时赏你穿对朝靴,安排在轿儿里。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>抬来抬去,饱餐羊肉滋味,重教细腻。更寻对小小脚儿,夜间伴你。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不则一日,已到杭州,至贡院前桥下,有个客店,姓孙,叫做孙婆店,俞良在店中安歇了。过下多几日,俞良入选场已毕,俱各伺候挂榜。只说举子们,元来却有这般苦处。假如俞良八千有余多路,来到临安,指望一举成名,争奈时运未至,龙门点额,金榜无名。俞良心中好闷,眼中流泪。自寻恩道:“干乡万里,来到此间,身边囊箧消然,如何勾得回乡?”不免流落杭州。每日出街,有些银河,只买酒吃,消愁解闷。看看穷乏,初时还有几个相识看觑他,后面蒿恼人多了,被人憎嫌。但遇见一般秀才上店吃酒,俞良使入去投谒。每日吃两碗饿酒,烂醉了归店中安歇。孙婆见了,埋冤道:“秀才,你却少了我房钱不还,每日吃得大醉,却有钱买酒吃!”俞良也不分说。每日早间,间店小二讨些汤洗了面,便出门。“长篇见宰相,短卷谒公卿”,搪得几碗酒吃,吃得烂醉,直到昏黑,便归客店安歇。每日如是。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>一日,俞良走到众安桥,见个茶坊,有几个秀才在里面,俞良便挨身人去坐地。只见茶博士向前唱个喏,问道:“解元吃甚么茶?”俞良口中不道,心下思量:“我早饭也不曾吃,却来呵我吃茶。身边铜钱又无,吃了却捉甚么还他?”便道:“我约一个相识在这里等,少间客至来问。”茶博士自退。俞良坐于门首,只要看一个相识过,却又遇下着。正闷坐间,只见一个先生,手里执着一个招儿,上面写道:“如神见”。俞良想是个算命先生,且算一命看。则一请,请那先生人到茶坊里坐定。俞良说了年月日时,那先生便算。茶博士见了道:“这是他等的相识来了。”便向前问道,“解元吃甚么茶?”俞良分付:“点两个椒茶来。”二人吃罢。先生道:“解元好个造物!即目二日之内,有分遇大贵人发迹,贵不可言。”俞良听说,自想:“我这等模样,几时能勾发迹?眼下茶钱也没得让。”便做个意头,抽身起道:“先生,我若真个发迹时,却得相谢。”便起身走。茶博士道:“解元,茶钱!”俞良道:“我只借坐一坐,你却来问我茶,我那得钱还?先生说我早晚发迹,等我好了,一发还你。”掉了便走。先生道:“解元,命钱未还。”俞良道:“先生得罪,等我发迹,一发相谢。”先生道:“我方才出来,好不顺溜!”茶博士道“我没兴,折了两个茶钱!”当下自散。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span></font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>俞良又去赶趁,吃了几碗饿酒。直到天晚,酩酊烂醉,踉踉跄跄,到孙婆店中,昏述不醒,睡倒了。孙婆见了,大骂道:“这秀才好没道理!少厂我若干房钱不肯还,每日吃得大醉。你道别人请你,终不成每日有人请你?”俞良便道:”我醉自醉,干你甚事!别人请不请,也不干你事!”孙婆道:“老娘情愿折了许多时房钱,你明日便请出门去。”俞良带酒胡言乱语,便道:“你要我大,再与我五贯钱,我明日便去。”孙婆听说,笑将起来道:“从不曾见恁般主顾!白往了许多时店房,到还要诈钱撒泼,也不像斯文体面。”俞良听得,骂将起来道:“我有韩信之忐,你无漂母之仁。我俞某是个饱学秀才,少不得今科不中来科中。你就供养我到来科,打甚么紧!”乘着酒兴,敲台打凳,弄假成真起来。孙婆见他撒酒风,不敢惹他。关了门,白进去了,俞良弄了半日酒,身体困倦,跌倒在床铺上,也睡上了。五更酒醒,想起前情,自觉惭愧。欲要不别而行,又没个去处。正在两难。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>却说孙婆与儿子孙小二商议,没亲何,只得破两贯钱,倒去陪他个不是,央及他动身。若肯轻轻撤开,便是造化。俞良本侍不受,其亲身无半文。只得忍着羞,收了这两贯钱,作谢而去。心下想道:“临安到成都,有八千里之遥,这两贯钱,不勾吃几顿饭,却如何盘费得回去?”出了孙婆店门,在街坊卜东走两走,又没寻个相识处。走到饭后,肚里又饥,心中又闷。身边只有两贯钱,买些酒食吃饱了,跳下西湖,且做个饱鬼。当下一径走出涌金门外西湖边,见座高楼,上面一面大牌,朱红大书:“丰乐楼。”只听得笙簧缔绕,鼓乐喧天。俞良立定脚打一看时,只见门前上下首立着两个人,头戴方顶样头巾,身穿紫衫,脚下丝鞋净沫,叉着手,看着俞良道:“请坐!”俞良见请,欣然而入,直走到楼上,拣一个临湖傍槛的阁几坐下。只见一个当日的酒保、便向俞良唱个喏:“覆解元,不知要打多少酒?”俞良道,“我约一个相识在此。你可将两双箸放在桌上,铺下两只盏,等一等来问。”酒保见说,便将酒缸、酒提、匙、著、盏、碟,放在面前,尽是银器,俞良口中不道,心中自言:”好富贵去处,我却这般生受!只有两贯钱在身边,做甚用?”少顷,酒保又来问:“解元要多少酒,打来?”俞良便道:“我那相识,眼见的不来了,你与我打两角酒来。”酒保便应了,又问:“解元,要甚下酒?”俞良道:“随你把来。”当下酒保只当是个好客,折莫甚新鲜果品,可口肴馔,海鲜,案酒之类,铺排面前,般般都有。将一个银酒缸盛了两角酒,安一把杓儿,酒保频将酒烫。俞良独自一个,从晌午前直吃到日哺时后。面前按酒,吃得阑残。俞良手抚雕栏,下视湖光,心中愁闷。唤将酒保来:“烦借笔砚则个。”酒保道:“解元借笔砚,莫不是要题诗赋?却不可污了粉壁,本店自有诗牌。若是污了粉壁,小人今日当直,便折了这一日日事钱。”俞良道:“恁地时,取诗牌和笔砚来。”须臾之间,酒保取到诗牌笔砚,安在桌上。俞良道:“你自退,我教你便来。不叫时,休来。”当下酒保自去。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>俞良拽上阁门,用凳于顶住,自言道:“我只要显名在这楼上,教后人知我。你却教我写在诗牌上则甚?”想起身边只有两贯钱,吃了许多酒食,捉甚还他?不如题了诗,推开窗,看着湖里只一跳,做一个饱鬼。当下磨得墨浓,蘸得笔饱,拂拭一堵壁于干净,写下鹊桥仙词:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>题毕,去后面写道:“锦里秀才俞良作。”放下笔,不觉眼中流泪。自思量道:“活他做甚,不如寻个死处,免受穷苦!”当下推开槛窗,望着下面猢水,待要跳下去,争奈去岸又远。倘或跳下去不死,颠折了腿脚,如何是好?心生一计,解下腰间系的旧绦,一搭搭在阁儿里梁上,做一个活落圈。俞良叹了一口气,却待把头钻入那圈里去。你道好凑巧!那酒保见多时不叫他,走来阁儿前,见关着门,不敢敲,去那窗眼里打一张,只见俞良在内,正要钻入圈里去,又不舍得死。酒保吃了一惊,火急向前推开门,人到里面,一把抱住俞良道:“解元甚做作!你自死了,须连累我店中!”声张起来,楼下掌管、师工、酒保、打杂人等,都上楼来,一时嚷动。众人看那俞良时,却有八分酒,只推醉,口里胡言乱语不住声。酒保看那壁上时,茶盏来大小字写了一壁,叫苦不迭:“我今朝却不没兴,这一日事钱休了也!”道:“解元,吃了酒,便算了钱回去。”俞良道:“做甚么?你要便打杀了我!”酒保道:“解元,不要寻闹。你今日吃的酒钱,总算起来,共该五两银子。”俞良道:“若要我五两银子,你要我性命便有,那得银子还你!我自从门前走过,你家两个着紫衫的邀住我,请我上楼吃酒。我如今没钱,只是死了罢。”便望窗槛外要跳,唬得酒保连忙抱住。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>当下众人商议:“不知他在那里住,忍晦气放他去罢。不时,做出人命来,明日怎地分说?”便间俞良道:“解元,你在那里住?”俞良道:“我住在贡院桥孙婆客店里。我是西川成都府有名的秀才,因科举来此间。若我回去,路上颠在河里水里,明日都放下过你们。”众人道:“若真个死了时下好。”只得忍晦气,着两个人送他去,有个下落,省惹官司。当下教两个酒保,搀扶他下楼。出门迄逼上路,却又天色晚了。两个人一路扶着,到得孙婆店前,那客店门却关了。酒保便把俞良放在门前,却去敲门。里面只道有甚客来,连忙开门。酒保见开了门,撤了手便走。俞良东倒西歪,踉踉跄跄,只待要颠。孙婆讨灯来一照,却是俞良。吃了一惊,没奈何,叫儿子孙小二扶他入房里去睡了。孙婆便骂道:“昨日在我家蒿恼,白白里送了他两贯钱。说道:‘还乡去。’却元来将去买酒吃!”俞良只推醉,由他骂,不敢则声。正是:人无气势精神减,囊少金钱应对难。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话分两头。却说南宋高字天于传位孝宗,自为了太上皇,居于德寿宫。孝宗尽事亲之道,承颜顺志,惟恐有违。自朝贺问安,及良辰美景父子同游之外,上皇在德寿宫闲暇,每同内侍官到西湖游玩。或有时恐惊扰百姓,微服潜行,以此为常。忽一日,上皇来到灵隐寺冷泉亭闲坐。怎见得冷泉亭好处,有张舆诗四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>上皇正坐观泉,寺中住持憎献茶。有一行者,手托茶盘,高擎下跪。上皇龙目观看,见他相貌魁梧,且是执札恭谨。御音问道:“朕看你不像个行者模样,可实说是何等人?”那行者双行流洞,拜告道:“臣姓李名直,原任南剑府大守。得罪于监司,被诬赃罪,废为庶人,家贫无以糊口。本寺住持是臣母舅,权充行者,觅些粥亡,以延微命。”上皇恻然不忍道:“待朕回官,当与皇帝言之。”是晚回宫,恰好孝宗天子差太监到德寿宫问安,上皇就将甫剑大守李直分付去了,要皇帝复其原官。过了数日,上皇再到灵隐寺中,那行者依旧来送茶。上皇问道:“皇帝已复你的原官否?”那行者叩头奏道:“还未。”上皇面有愧容。次日,孝字天子恭请太上皇、皇太后,幸聚景园。上皇不言不笑,似有怨怒之意,孝宗奏道:“今日风景融和,愿得圣情开悦。”上皇嘿然不答,太后道:“孩儿好意招老夫妇游玩,没事恼做甚么?”上皇叹口气道:“‘树老招风,人老招贱。’朕今年老,说来的话,都没人作准了。”孝宗愕然,正不知为甚缘故,叩头请罪”上皇道:“朕前日曾替南剑府大守李直说个分上,竟不作准。昨日于寺中复见其人,令我愧杀。”孝宗道:“前奉圣训,次日即谕宰相。宰相说:“李直赃污狼藉,难以复用。’既承圣眷,此小事,来朝便行。今日且开怀一醉。”上皇方才回嗔作喜,尽醉方休。第二日,孝宗再谕宰相,要起用李直。宰相依旧推辞,孝宗道:“此是太上主意。昨日发怒,朕无地缝可入。便是大逆谋反,也须放他。”遂尽复其原官。此事阁起不题。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>再说俞良在孙婆店借宿之夜,上皇忽得一梦,梦游西湖之上,见毫光万道之中,却有两条黑气冲天,竦然惊觉。至次早,宣个圆梦先生来,说其备细。先生奏道:“乃是有一贤人流落此地,游于西湖,口吐怨气冲天,故托梦于上皇,必主朝廷得一贤人。应在今日,不注吉凶。”上皇闻之大喜,赏了圆梦先生。遂入官中,更换衣装,扮作文人秀才,带几个近侍官,都扮作斯丈模样,一同信步出城。行至丰乐楼前,正见两个着紫衫的,又在门前邀请。当下上皇与近侍官,一同入酒肆中。走上楼去。那一日楼上阁儿恰好都有人坐满,只有俞良夜来寻死的那阁儿关着。上皇便揭开帘儿,却待入去,只见酒保告:“解元,不可入去,这阁儿不顺溜!今日主人家便要打醋炭了。待打过醋炭,却教客人吃酒。”上皇便问:“这阁儿如何不顺溜?”酒保告:“解元,说不可尽。夜来有个秀才,是西川成都府人,因赴试下第,流落在此。独自一个在这阁儿里,吃了五两银了酒食,吃的大醉。直至日晚,身边无银子还酒钱,便放无赖,寻死觅活,自割自吊。没奈何怕惹官司,只得又赔店里两个人送他归去。且是住的远,直到贡院桥孙婆客店里歇。因此不顺溜,主家要打醋炭了,方教客人吃酒。”上皇见说道:“不妨,我们是秀才,不惧此事。”遂乃一齐坐下。上皇抬头只见壁上茶盏来大小字写满,却是一只鹊桥仙词。读至后面写道:“锦里秀才俞良作”,龙颜暗喜,想道:“此人正是应梦贤士,这词中有怨望之言。”便问酒保:“此词是谁所作?”酒保告,“解元,此词便是那夜来撒赖秀才写的。”上皇听了,便问:“这秀才见在那里住?”酒保道:“见在贡院桥孙婆客店里安歇。”上皇买些酒食吃了,算了酒钱,起身回宫。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>一面分付内侍官,传一道旨意,着地方官干贡院桥孙婆店中,取锦里秀才俞良火速回奏。内侍传将出去,只说太上圣旨,要唤俞良,却不曾叙出缘由明白。地方官心下也只糊涂,当下奉旨飞马到贡院桥孙婆店前,左右的一索抠住孙婆。因走得气急,口中连唤“俞良,俞良!”孙婆只道被俞良所告,惊得面如土色。双膝跪下,只是磕头。差官道:“那婆子莫忙。官里要西川秀才俞良,在你店中也不在?”孙婆方敢回言道:“告恩官,有却有个俞秀才在此安下,只是今日清早起身回家乡去了。家中儿子送去,兀自未回。临行之时,又写一首词在壁上。官人如不信,下马来看便见。”差官听说,入店中看时,见壁上真个有只词,墨迹尚然新鲜,词名也是鹊桥仙,道是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>杏花红雨,梨花白雪,羞对短亭长路。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东君也解数归程,遍地落花飞絮。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>胸中万卷,笔头千古,方信儒冠多误。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>青霄有路不须忙,便着辆草鞋归去。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>元来那俞良隔夜醉了,由那孙婆骂了一夜。到得五更,孙婆怕他又下去,教儿子小二清早起来,押送他出门。俞良临去,就壁上写了这只词。孙小二送去,兀自未回。差官见了此词,便教左右抄了,飞身上马。另将一匹空马,也教孙婆骑坐,一直望北赶去。路上正迎见孙小二。差官教放了孙婆,将孙小二抠住,问俞良安在。孙小二战战兢兢道:“俞秀才为盘缠缺少,踌蹰不进,见在北关门边汤团铺里坐。”当下就带孙小二做眼,飞马赶到北关门下。只见俞良立在那灶边,手里拿着一碗汤团正吃哩,被使命叫一声:“俞良听圣旨。”唬得俞良大惊,连忙放下碗,走出门跪下。使命口宣上皇圣旨:“教俞良到德寿宫见驾。”俞良不知分晓,一时被众人簇拥上马,迤逦直到德寿宫。各人下马。且于侍班阁子内,听候传宣。地方官先在宫门外叩头复命:“俞良秀才取到了。”上皇传旨,教俞良借紫入内。俞良穿了紫衣软带,纱帽皂靴,到得金阶之下,拜舞起居已毕。上皇传旨,问俞良:“丰乐楼上所写鹊桥仙词,是卿所作?”俞良奏道:“是臣醉中之笔,不想惊动圣目。”上皇道:“卿有如此才,不远千里而来,应举不中,是主司之过也。卿莫有怨望之心?”俞良奏道:“穷达皆天,臣岂敢怨!”上皇曰:“以卿大才,岂不堪任一方之寄?朕今赐卿衣紫,说与皇帝,封卿大官,卿意若何?”俞良叩头拜谢曰:“臣有何德能,敢膺圣眷如此!”上皇曰:“卿当于朕前,或诗或词,可做一首,胜如使命所抄店中壁上之作。”俞良奏乞题目。上皇曰:“便只指卿今日遭遇朕躬为题。”俞良领旨,左右便取过文房四宝,放在俞良面前。俞良一挥而就,做了一只词,名过龙门令:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>冒险过秦关,跋涉长江,崎岖万里到钱塘。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>举不成名归计拙,趁食街坊。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>命蹇苦难当,宝有词章,片言争敢动吾皇。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>敕赐紫袍归故里,衣锦还乡。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>上皇看了,龙颜大喜,对俞良道:“卿要衣锦还乡,朕当遂卿之志。”当下御笔亲书六句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>高才不遇,落魄堪伤。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>敕赐高官,衣锦还乡。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>分付内侍官,将这道旨意,送与皇帝,就引俞良去见驾。孝宗见了上皇圣旨,因数日前为南剑大守李直一事,险些儿触了大上之怒,今番怎敢迟慢?想俞良是锦里秀才,如今圣旨批赐衣锦还乡,若用他别处地方为官,又恐拂了太上的圣意。即刻批旨:“俞良可授成都府大守,加赐白金千两,以为路费。”次日,俞良紫袍金带,当殿谢恩已毕,又往德寿官,谢了上皇。将御赐银两备办鞍马仆从之类,又将百金酬谢孙婆。前呼后拥,荣归故里,不在话下。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>是日孝宗御驾来往德寿宫朝见上皇,谢其贤人之赐。上皇又对孝宗说过:传旨遍行天下,下次秀才应举,须要乡试得中,然后赴京殿试。今时乡试之例,皆因此起,流传至今,永远为例矣。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>昔年司马逢杨童,今日俞良际上皇。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>若使文章皆遇主,功名迟早又何妨。</span>
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<span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>警世通言</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第七卷</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>陈可常端阳仙化</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>利名门路两无凭,百岁风前短焰灯。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>只恐为僧僧不了,为增得了尽输僧。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话说大宋高宗绍兴年间,温州府乐清县,有一秀才,姓陈,名义,字可常,年方二十四岁。生得眉目清秀,且是聪明,无书不读,无史不通。绍兴年间,三举不第,就于临安府众安桥命铺,算看本身造物。那先生言:“命有华盖,却无官星,只好出家。”陈秀才自小听得母亲说,生下他时,梦见一尊金身罗汉投怀。今日功名蹭蹬之际,又闻星家此言,忿一口气,回店歇了一夜,早起算还了房宿钱,雇人挑了行李,径来灵隐寺投奔印铁牛长老出家,做了行者。这个长老,博通经典,座下有十个侍者,号为“甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸”,皆读书聪明。陈可常在长老座下做了第二位侍者。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>绍兴十一年间,高宗皇帝母舅吴七郡王,时遇五月初四日,府中裹粽子。当下郡王钧旨分付都管:“明日要去灵隐寺斋僧,可打点供食齐备。”都管领钧旨,自去关支银两,买办什物,打点完备,至次日早饭后,郡王点看什物。上轿,带了都管、干办、虞候、押番一干人等,出了钱塘门,过了石涵桥、大佛头,径到西山灵隐寺。先有报帖报知,长老引众僧鸣钟擂鼓,接郡王上殿烧香,请至方丈坐下。长老引众僧参拜献茶,分立两傍。郡王说:“每年五月重五,入寺斋僧解粽,今日依例布施。”院子抬供食献佛,大盘托出粽子,各房都要散到。郡王闲步廊下,见壁上有诗四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>齐国曾生一孟尝,晋朝镇恶又高强。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>五行偏我遭时蹇,欲向星家问短长。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡王见诗道:“此诗有怨望之意,不知何人所作?”回至方丈,长老设宴管待。郡王问:“长老,你寺中有何人能作得好诗?”长老:“覆恩王,敝寺僧多,座下有甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸十个侍者,皆能作诗。”郡王说:“与我唤来!”长老:“覆恩工,止有两个在敝寺,这八个教去各庄上去了。”只见甲乙二侍者,到郡王面前。郡王叫甲侍者:“你可作诗一首。”甲侍者禀乞题目,郡王教就将粽子为题。甲侍者作诗曰:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>四角尖尖草缚腰,浪荡锅中走一遭。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>若还撞见唐三藏,将来剥得赤条条。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡玉听罢,大笑道:“好诗,却少文采。”再唤乙侍者作诗。乙侍者问讯了,乞题目,也教将粽子为题。作诗曰:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>香粽年年祭屈原,斋僧今日结良缘。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>满堂供尽知多少,生死工夫那个先?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡王听罢大喜道:“好诗!”问乙侍者:“廊下壁问诗,是你作的?”乙侍者:“覆恩王,是侍者做的。”郡王道:“既是你做的,你且解与我知道。”乙侍者道:“齐国有个孟尝君,养三千客,他是<st1:chsdate day='5' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='5' w:st='on' year='2010'>五月五日</st1:chsdate>午时生。晋国有个大将王镇恶,此人也是<st1:chsdate day='5' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='5' w:st='on' year='2010'>五月五日</st1:chsdate>午时生。小侍者也是<st1:chsdate day='5' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='5' w:st='on' year='2010'>五月五日</st1:chsdate>午时生。却受此穷苦,以此做下四句自叹。”郡王问:“你是何处人氏?”侍者答道:“小侍者温州府乐清县人氏,姓陈名义,字可常。”郡王见侍者言语清亮,人才出众,意欲抬举他。当日就差押番,去临安府僧录司讨一道度牒,将乙侍者剃度为僧,就用他表字可常,为佛门中法号,就作郡王府内门僧。郡王至晚回府,不在话下。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>光阴似箭,不觉又早一年。至<st1:chsdate day='5' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='5' w:st='on' year='2010'>五月五日</st1:chsdate>,郡王又去灵隐寺斋憎。长老引可常并众僧接入方丈,少不得安办斋供,款待郡王。坐问叫可常到面前道:“你做一篇词,要见你本身故事。”可常问讯了,口念一词名菩萨蛮。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>平生只被今朝误,今朝却把平生朴。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>重午一年期,斋憎只待时。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>主人恩义重,两载蒙恩宠。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>清净得为憎,幽闭度此生。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡工大喜,尽醉回府,将可常带回见两国夫人说:“这个和尚是温州人氏,姓陈名义,三举下第,因此弃俗出家,在灵隐寺做侍者。我见他作得好诗,就剃度他为门憎,法号可常。如今一年了,今日带口府来,参拜夫人。”夫人见说,十分欢喜,又见可常聪明朴实,一府中人都欢喜。郡王与夫人解粽,就将一个与可常,教做“粽子词”,还要菩萨蛮。可常问讯了,乞纸笔写出一词来:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>包中香黍分边角,彩丝剪就交绒索。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>樽俎泛葛蒲,年年五月初。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>主人恩义重,对景承欢宠。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>何日玩山家?葵蒿三四花!</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡王见了大喜,传旨唤出新荷姐,就教他唱可常这同。那新荷姐生得眉长眼细,面白唇红,举止轻盈。手拿象板,立于筵前,唱起绕梁之声。众皆喝采。郡王又教可常做新荷姐词一篇,还要菩萨蛮。可常执笔便写,词曰:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>天生体态腰肢细,新词唱彻歇声利。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>一曲泛清奇,扬尘簌簌飞。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>主人恩义重,宴出红妆宠。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>便要赏新荷,时光也不多!</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡王越加欢喜。至晚席散,着可常回寺。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>至明年五月五日,郡王又要去灵隐寺斋僧。不想大雨如倾,郡王不去,分付院公:“你自去分散众僧斋供,就教同可常到府中来看看。”院公领旨去灵隐寺斋憎,说与长老:“郡王教同可常回府。”长老说:“近日可常得一心病,不出僧房,我与你同去问他。”院公与长老同至可常房中。可常睡在床上,分付院公:“拜召恩王,小僧心病发了,去不得。有一柬帖,与我呈上恩王。”院公听说,带来这封柬帖回府。郡王问:“可常如何不来?”院公:“告恩王,可常连日心疼病发,来不得。教男女奉上一简,他亲自封好。”郡王拆开看,又是菩萨蛮词一首:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>去年共饮葛蒲酒,今年却向僧房守。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>好事更多磨,教人没奈何。主</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>人恩义重,知我心头痛。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>待要赏新荷,争知疾愈么?</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡王随即唤新荷出来唱此词。有管家婆禀:“覆恩王,近日新荷眉低眼慢,乳大腹高,出来不得。”郡正大怒,将新荷送进府中五夫人勘问。新荷供说:“我与可常奸宿有孕。”五夫人将情词覆恩王。郡王大怒:“可知道这秃驴词内都有赏新荷之句,他不是害什么心病,是害的相思病!今日他自觉心亏,不敢到我中!”教人分付临安府,差人去灵隐寺,拿可常和尚。临安府差人去灵隐寺印长老处要可常。长老离不得安排酒食,送些钱钞与公人。常言道:“官法如炉,谁肯容情</span><span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'>1</font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>”可常推病不得,只得挣坐起来,随着公人到临安府厅上跪下。府主升堂:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>冬冬牙鼓响,公吏两边排;</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>阎王生死案,东岳摄魂台。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>带过可常问道:“你是出家人,郡王怎地恩顾你,缘何做出这等没天理的事出来?你快快招了!”可常说:“并无此事。”府尹不听分辨,“左右拿下好生打!”左右将可常拖倒,打得皮开肉绽,鲜血迸流。可常招道:“小僧果与新荷有好。一时念头差了,供招是实。”将新荷勘问,一般供招。临安府将可常、新荷供招呈上郡王。郡王本要打杀可常,因他满腹文章,不忍下手,监在狱中。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>却说印长老自思:“可常是个有德行和尚,日常山门也不出,只在佛前看经,便是郡王府里唤去半日,未晚就回,又不在府中宿歇,此好从何而来?内中必有跷蹊!”连忙入城去传法寺,央住持搞大惠长老同到府中,与可常讨饶。郡工出堂,赐二长老坐,待茶。郡王开口便说:“可常无礼!我平日怎么看待他,却做下不仁之事!”二位长老跪下,再三禀说:“可常之罪,僧辈不敢替他分辨,但求恩王念平日错爱之情,可以饶恕一二。”郡王请二位长老回寺,“明日分付临安府量轻发落。”印长老开言:“覆恩王,此事日久自明。”郡王闻言心中不喜,退入后堂,再不出来。二位长老见郡王不出,也走出府来。槁长者道:“郡王嗔怪你说‘日久自明’。他不肯认错,便不出来。”印长老便说:“可常是个有德行的,日常无事,山门也下出,只在佛前看经。便是郡王府里唤去,去了半日便口,又不曾宿歇,此奸从何而来?故此小僧说‘日久自明’,必有冤枉。”槁长老道:“‘贫不与富敌,贱不与贵争。’僧家怎敢与王府争得是非?这也是宿世冤业,且得他量轻发落,却又理会。”说罢,各回寺去了,不在话下。次日郡王将封简子去临安府,即将可常、新荷量轻打断。有大尹禀郡王:“待新荷产子,可断。”郡王分付,便要断出。府官只得将僧可常追了度碟,杖一百,发灵隐寺,转发宁家当差。将新荷杖八十,发钱塘县转发宁家,追原钱一千贯还郡王府。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>却说印长老接得可常,满寺僧众教长老休要安着可常在寺中,玷辱宗风。长老对众僧说:“此事必有跷蹊,久后自明。”长老令人山后搭一草舍,教可常将息棒疮好了,着他自回乡去。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>且说郡王把新荷发落宁家,追原钱一千贯。新荷父母对女儿说:“我又无钱,你若有私房积蓄,将来凑还府中。”新荷说,“这钱自有人替我出。”张公骂道:“你这贱人!与个穷和尚通奸,他的度牒也被迫了,却那得钱来替你还府中。”新荷说:“可惜屈了这个和尚!我自与府中钱原都管有奸,他见我有孕了,恐事发,‘到郡工面前,只供与可常和尚有好。郡王喜欢可常,必然饶你。我自来供养你家。并使用钱物。’说过的话,今日只去问他讨钱来用,并还官钱。我一个身子被他骗了,先前说过的话,如何赖得?他若欺心不招架时,左右做我不着,你两个老人家将我去府中,等我郡王面前实诉,也出脱了可常和尚。”父母听得女儿说,便去府前伺候钱都管出来,把上项事一一说了。钱都管到焦躁起来,骂道:“老贱才!老无知!好不识廉耻!自家女儿偷了和尚,官司也问结了,却说恁般鬼话来图赖人!你欠了女儿身价钱,没处措办时,好言好语,告个消乏,或者可怜你的,一两贯钱助了你也不见得。你却说这样没根蒂的话来,旁人听见时,教我怎地做人?”骂了一顿,走开去了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>张老只得忍气吞声回来,与女儿说知。新荷见说,两泪交流,乃言:“爹娘放心,明日却与他理会。”至次日,新荷跟父母到郡王府前,连声叫屈。郡王即时叫人拿来,却是新荷父母。郡王骂道:“你女儿做下迷天大罪,到来我府前叫屈!”张老跪覆:“恩王,小的女儿没福,做出事来,其中屈了一人,望恩王做主!”郡王问:“屈了何人?”张老道:“小人不知,只问小贱人便有明白。”郡王问:“贱人在那里?”张老道:“在门首伺候。”郡王唤他入来,问他详细。新荷入到府堂跪下。郡王问:“贱人,做下不仁之事,你今说屈了甚人?”新荷:“告恩王,贱妾犯奸,妄屈了可常和尚。”郡王问:“缘何屈了他?你可实说,我到饶你。”新荷告道:“贱妾犯奸,却不干可常之事。”郡王道:“你先前怎地不说?”新荷告道:“妾实被干办钱原奸骗。有孕之时,钱原怕事露,分付妾:‘如若事露,千万不可说我!只说与可常和尚有好。因郡王喜欢可常,必然饶你。’”郡王骂道:“你这贱人,怎地依他说,害了这个和尚!”新荷告道:“钱原说:‘你若无事退回,我自养你一家老小,如要原钱还府,也是我出。’今日贱妾宁家,恩王责取原钱,一时无借,只得去向他讨钱还府中。以此父亲去与他说,到把父亲打骂,被害无辜。妾今诉告明白,情愿死在恩王面前。”郡王道:“先前他许供养你一家,有甚表记为证?”新荷:“告恩王,钱原许妾供养,妾亦怕他番悔,已拿了他上直朱红牌一面为信。”郡王见说,十分大怒,跌脚大骂:“泼贱人!屈了可常和尚!”就着人分付临安府,拿钱原到厅审问拷打,供认明白。一百日限满,脊杖八十,送沙门岛牢城营料高。新荷宁家,饶了一千贯原钱。随即差人去灵隐寺取可常和尚来。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>却说可常在草舍中将息好了,又是<st1:chsdate day='5' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='5' w:st='on' year='2010'>五月五日</st1:chsdate>到。可常取纸墨笔来、写下一首辞世颂。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>生时重午,为僧重午,得罪重午,死时重午。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>为前生欠他债负,若不当时承认,又恐他人受苦。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>今日事已分明,不着抽身回去!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><st1:chsdate day='5' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='5' w:st='on' year='2010'><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>五月五日</span></st1:chsdate><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>午时书,赤口自舌尽消除;</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><st1:chsdate day='5' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='5' w:st='on' year='2010'><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>五月五日</span></st1:chsdate><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>天中节,赤口白舌尽消灭。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>可常作了辞世颂,走出草舍边,有一泉水。可常脱了衣裳,遍身抹净,穿了衣服,入草舍结跏跌坐圆寂了。道人报与长老知道,长老将自己龛子,妆了可常,抬出山顶。长老正欲下火,只见郡王府院公来取可常。长老道:“院公,你去禀覆恩王,可常坐化了,正欲下火。郡王来取,今且暂停,待恩王令旨。”院公说:“今日事已明白,不干可常之事。皆因屈了,教我来取,却又圆寂了。我去禀恩王,必然亲自来看下火。”院公急急回府,将上项事并辞世颂呈上,郡王看了大惊。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>次日,郡王同两国夫人士灵隐寺烧化可常,众僧接到后山,郡王与两国夫人亲自拈香罢,郡王坐下。印长老带领众僧看经毕。印长老手执火把,口中念道:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>留得屈原香粽在,龙舟竞渡尽争先。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>从今剪断缘丝索,不用来生复结缘。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>恭惟圆寂可常和尚:重午本良辰,谁把兰汤浴?角黍漫包金,兽蒲空切玉。须知妙法华,大乘俱念足。手不折新荷,在受攀花辱。目下事分明,唱彻阳关曲。今日是重午,归西何大连!寂灭本来空,管甚时辰毒?山僧今日来,赠与光明烛。凭此火光三昧,要见本来面目。咦!唱彻当时菩萨蛮,撒手便归兜率国。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>众人只见火光中现出可常,问讯谢郡王、夫人、长老并众僧:“只因我前生欠宿债,今世转来还,吾今归仙境,再不往人间。吾是五百尊罗汉中名常欢喜尊者。”正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>从来天道岂痴聋?好丑难逃久照中。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>说好劝人归善道,算来修德积阴功。</span>
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<span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>警世通言</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第八卷</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>崔待诏生死冤家</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>山色晴岚景物佳,暖烘回雁起平沙。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>东郊渐觉花供眼,南陌依稀草吐芽。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>堤上柳,未藏鸦,寻芳趁步到山家。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>陇头几树红梅落,红杏枝头未着花。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>这首鹧鸪天说孟春景致,原来又不如仲春词做得好:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>每日青楼醉梦中,不知城外又春浓。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>杏花初落疏疏雨,杨柳轻摇淡淡风。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>浮画肪,跃青呜,小桥门外绿阴笼。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>行人不入神仙地,人在珠帘第几重?</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>这首词说仲春景致,原来又不如黄夫人做着季春词又好。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>先自春光似酒浓,时听燕语透帘栊。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>小桥杨柳飘香絮,山寺绯桃散落红。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>鸯渐老,蝶西东,春归难觅恨无穷,</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>侵阶草色迷朝雨,满地梨花逐晓风。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>这三首词,都不如王荆公看见花瓣儿片片凤吹下地来,原来这春归去,是东风断送的。有诗道:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>春日春风有时好,春日春风有时恶。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不得春风花不开,花开又被风吹落。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>苏东坡道:“不是东风断送春归去,是春雨断送春归去。”有诗道:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>雨前初见花间蕊,雨后全无叶底花。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>蜂蝶纷纷过墙去,却疑春色在邻家。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>秦少游道:“也不干风事,也不干雨事,是柳絮飘将春色去。”有诗道:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>三月柳花轻复散,飘荡澹荡送春归。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>此花本是无情物,一向东飞一向西。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'> </span></font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>邵尧夫道:“也不干柳絮事,是蝴蝶采将春色去。”有诗道:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>花正开时当三月,蝴蝶飞来忙劫劫。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>采将春色向天涯,行人路上添凄切。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>曾两府道:“也不干蝴蝶事、是黄茸啼得春归去。”有诗道:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>花正开时艳正浓,春宵何事恼芳丛,</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>黄鹂啼得春归去,无限园林转首空。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>朱希真道:“也不干黄莺事,是杜鹃啼得春归去。”有诗道:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>杜鹃叫得春归去,吻边啼血尚犹存。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>庭院日长空悄悄,教人生伯到黄昏!</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>苏小小道:“都不干这几件事,是燕子衔将春色去。”有蝶恋花词为证:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>妾本钱塘江上住,花开花落,不管流年度。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>燕子衔将春色去,纱窗凡阵黄梅雨。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>斜插犀梳云半吐,檀板轻敲,唱彻黄金缕。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>歌罢彩云无觅处,梦回明月生南浦。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>王岩叟道:“也不干凤事,也不干雨事,也不干柳絮事,也不千蝴蝶事,也下干黄莺事,也不干杜鹃事,也不干燕子事。是九十日春光已过,春归去。”曾有诗道:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>怨风怨雨两俱非.风雨不来春亦归。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>腮边红褪青梅小,口角黄消乳燕飞。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>蜀魄健啼花影去,吴蚕强食拓桑稀。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>直恼春归无觅处,江湖辜负一蓑衣</span><span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'>1</font></span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>说话的,因甚说这春归词?绍兴年间,行在有个关西延州延安府人,本身是三镇节度使咸安郡王。当时怕春归去,将带着许多钧眷游春。至晚回家,来到钱塘门里车桥,前面钧眷轿子过了,后面是郡王轿子到来。则听得桥下校措铺里一个人叫道:“我儿出来看郡王!”当时郡王在轿里看见,叫帮窗虞候道:“我从前要寻这个人,今日却在这里。只在你身上,明日要这个人入府中来。”当时虞候声诺,来寻这个看郡王的人,是甚色目人?正是:尘随车马何年尽?情系人心早晚休。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>只见车桥下一个人家,门前出着一面招牌,写着“玖家装裱古今书画”。铺里一个老儿,引着一个女儿.生得如何?</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>云鬓轻笼蝉翼,蛾眉淡拂春山,朱唇缀一颗樱伙,皓齿排两行碎玉。莲步半折小弓弓,莺啭一声娇滴滴。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>便是出来看郡王轿子的人。虞候即时来他家对门一个茶坊里坐定。婆婆把茶点来。虞候道:“启请婆婆,过对门校槽铺里请琥大夫来说话。”婆婆便去请到来,两个相揖了就坐。壕待诏问:“府干有何见谕?”虞候道:“无甚事,闲问则个。适来叫出来看郡王轿子的人是令爱么?”待诏道:“正是拙女,止有三口。”虞候又间:“小娘子贵庚?”待诏应道:“一十八岁。”再问:“小娘子如今要嫁人,却是趋奉官员?”待诏道:“老拙家寒,那讨钱来嫁人,将来也只是献与官员府第。”虞候道:“小娘子有甚本事?”待诏说出女孩儿一件本事来,有词寄眼儿嵋为证:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>深闺小院日初长,娇女绮罗裳。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不做东君造化,金针刺绣群芳,</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>斜枝漱叶包开蕊,唯只欠馨香。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>曾向园林深处,引教蝶乱蜂狂。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>原来这女儿会绣作。虞候道:“适来郡王在轿里,看见令爱身上系着一条绣裹肚。府中正要寻一个绣作的人,老丈何不献与郡王?”璩公归去,与婆婆说了。到明日写一纸献状,献来府中。郡王给与身价,因此取名秀秀养娘。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不则一日,朝廷赐下一领团花绣战袍。当时秀秀依样绣出一件来。郡王看了欢喜道:“主上赐与我团花战袍,却寻甚么奇巧的物事献与官家?”去府库里寻出一块透明的羊脂美玉来,即时叫将门下碾玉待诏,问:“这块玉堪做甚么?”内中一个道:“好做一副劝杯。”郡王道:“可惜恁般一块玉,如何将来只做得一副劝杯!”又一个道:“这块玉上尖下圆,好做一个摩侯罗儿。”郡王道:“摩侯罗儿,只是<st1:chsdate day='7' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='7' w:st='on' year='2010'>七月七日</st1:chsdate>乞巧使得,寻常间又无用处。”数中一个后生,年纪二十五岁,姓崔,名宁,趋事郡王数年,是升州建康府人。当时叉手向前,对着郡王道:“告恩王,这块玉上尖下圆,甚是下好,只好碾一个南海观音。”郡王道:“好,正合我意。”就叫崔宁下手。下过两个月,碾成了这个玉观音。郡王即时写表进上御前,龙颜大喜,崔宁就本府增添情给,遭遇郡王。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>不则一日,时遇春天,崔待诏游春回来,入得钱塘门,在一个酒肆,与三四个相知方才吃得数杯,则听得街上闹吵吵。连忙推开楼窗看时,见乱烘烘道:“井亭桥有遗漏!”吃不得这酒成,慌忙下酒楼看时,只见:</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>初如萤人,次若灯光,千条蜡烛焰难当,万座替盆敌不住。六丁神推倒宝天炉,八力士放起焚山火。骊山会上,料应褒姒逞娇容;赤壁矾头,想是周郎施妙策。五通神牵住火葫芦,宋无忌赶番赤骡子。又不曾泻烛浇油,直恁的烟飞火猛。</span>
<span lang='en-us'><o:p><font face='times new roman'> </font></o:p></span>
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>崔待诏望见了,急忙道:“在我本府前不远。”奔到府中看时,已搬挚得磬尽,静悄悄地无一个人。崔待诏既不见人,且循着左手廊下人去,火光照得如同白日。去那左廊下,一个妇女,摇摇摆摆,从府堂里出来。自言自语,与崔宁打个胸厮撞。崔宁认得是秀秀养娘,倒退两步,低身唱个喏。原来郡王当日,尝对崔宁许道:“待秀秀满日,把来嫁与你。”这些众人,都撺掇道,“好对夫妻,”崔宁拜谢了,不则一番。崔宁是个单身,却也痴心。秀秀见恁地个后生,却也指望。当日有这遗漏,秀秀手中提着一帕子金珠富贵,从主廊下出来。撞见崔宁便道:“崔大夫,我出来得迟了。府中养娘各自四散,管顾不得,你如今没奈何只得将我去躲避则个。”当下崔宁和秀秀出府门,沿着河,走到石灰桥。秀秀道:“崔大夫,我脚疼了走不得。”崔宁指着前面道:“更行几步,那里便是崔宁住处,小娘子到家中歇脚,却也不妨。”到得家中坐定。秀秀道:“我肚里饥,崔大夫与我买些点心来吃!我受了些惊,得杯酒吃更好。”当时崔宁买将酒来,三杯两盏,正是:三杯竹叶穿心过,两朵桃花上脸来。道不得个“春为花博士,酒是色媒人”。秀秀道:“你记得当时在月台上赏月,把我许你,你兀自拜谢。你记得也下记得?”崔宁叉着手,只应得“喏”。秀秀道:“当日众人都替你喝采,‘好对夫妻!’你怎地到忘了?”崔宁又则应得“喏”。秀秀道:“比似只管等待,何下今夜我和你先做夫妻,不知你意下何如?”崔宁道:“岂敢。”秀秀道:“你知道不敢,我叫将起来,教坏了你,你却如何将我到家中?我明日府里去说。”崔宁道:“告小娘子,要和崔宁做夫妻不妨。只一件,这里住不得了,要好趁这个遗漏人乱时,今夜就走开去,方才使得。”秀秀道:“我既和你做夫妻,凭你行。”当夜做了夫妻。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>四更已后,各带着随身金银物件出门。离不得饥餐渴饮,夜住晓行,迄逦来到衢州。崔宁道:“这里是五路总头,是打那条路去好?不若取信州路上去,我是碾玉作,信州有几个相识,怕那里安得身。”即时取路到信州。住了几日,崔宁道:“信州常有客人到行在往来,若说道我等在此,郡王必然使人来追捉,不当稳便。不若离了信州,再往别处去。”两个又起身上路,径取潭州。不则一日,到了潭州,却是走得远了。就潭州市里讨间房屋,出面招牌,写着“行在崔待诏碾玉生活”。崔宁便对秀秀道:“这里离行在有二千余里了,料得无事,你我安心,好做长久夫妻。”潭州也有几个寄居官员,见崔宁是行在待诏,日逐也有生活得做。崔宁密使人打探行在本府中事。有曾到都下的,得知府中当夜失火,下见了一个养娘,出赏钱寻了儿日,下知下落。也下知道崔宁将他走了,见在潭州住。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>时光似箭,日月如梭,也有一年之上。忽一日方早开门,见两个着皂衫的,一似虞候府干打扮。入来铺里坐地,问道:“本官听得说有个行在崔待诏,教请过来做生活。”崔宁分付了家中,随这两个人到湘潭县路上来。便将崔宁到宅里相见官人,承揽了玉作生活,回路归家。正行间。只见一个汉子头上带个竹丝笠儿,穿着一领白段子两上领布衫,青白行缠找着裤子口,着一双多耳麻鞋,挑着一个高肩担儿。正面来,把崔宁看了一看,崔宁却不见这仅面貌,这个人却见崔宁:从后大踏步尾首崔宁来。正是:谁家稚子呜榔板,惊起鸳鸯两处飞。这汉子毕竟是何人?且听下回分解。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>这只鹧鸪天词是关西秦州雄武军刘两府所作。从顺昌八战之后,闲在家中,寄居湖南潭州湘潭县。他是个不爱财的名将,家道贫寒,时常到村店中吃酒。店中人不识刘两府,欢呼罗唣。刘两府道:“百万番人,只如等闲,如今却被他们诬罔!”做了这只鹧鸪天,流传直到都下。当时殴前大尉是阳和王,见了这词,好伤感,“原来刘两府直恁孤寒!”教提辖官差入送一项钱与这刘两府。今日崔宁的东人郡王,听得说刘两府恁地孤寒,也差人送一项钱与他,却经由潭州路过。见崔宁从湘谭路上来,一路尾着崔宁到家,正见秀秀坐在柜身子里。便撞破他们道:“崔大夫,多时下见,你却在这里。秀秀养娘他如何也在这里?郡王教我下书来潭州,今日遇着你们。原来秀秀娘嫁了你,也好。”当时吓杀崔宁夫妻两个,被他看破。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>那人是谁?却是郡王府中一个排军,从小伏侍郡王,见他朴实,差他送钱与刘两府。这人姓郭名立,叫做郭排军。当下夫妻请住郭排军,安排酒来请他。分付道:“你到府中千万莫说与郡王知道!”郭排军道:“郡工怎知得你两个在这里。我没事,却说甚么。”当下酬谢了出门,回到府中,叁见郡王,纳了回书。看着郡王道:“郭立前日下书回,打潭州过,却见两个人在那里住。”郡王问:“是谁?”郭立道:“见秀秀养娘并崔待沼两个,请郭立吃了酒食,教休来府中说知。”郡王听说便道:“叵耐这两个做出这事来,却如何直走到那里?”郭立道:“也不知他仔细,只见他在那里住地,依旧挂招牌做生活。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郡王教于办去分付临安府,即时差一个缉捕使臣,带着做公的,备了盘缠,径来湖南潭州府,下了公文,同来寻崔宁和秀秀,却似:皂雕追紫燕,猛虎吠羊羔。不两月,捉将两个来,解到府中。报与郡王得知,即时升厅。原来郡王杀番人时,左手使一口刀,叫做“小青”;右手使一口刀,叫做“大青”。这两口刀不知剁了多少番人。那两口刀,鞘内藏着,挂在壁上。郡王升厅,众人声喏。即将这两个人押来跪下。郡王好生焦躁,左手去壁牙上取下“小青”,右手一掣,掣刀在于,睁起杀番人的眼儿,咬得牙齿剥剥地响。当时吓杀夫人,在屏风背后道:“郡王,这里是帝辇之下,不比边庭上面,芳有罪过,只消解去临安府施行,如何胡乱凯得人?”郡王听说道:“叵耐这两个畜生逃走,今日捉将来,我恼了,如何下凯?既然夫人来劝,且捉秀秀人府后花园去,把崔宁解去临安府断治。”当下喝赐钱酒,赏犒捉事人。解这崔宁到临安府,一一从头供说:“自从当夜遗漏,来到府中,都搬尽了,只见秀秀养娘从廊下出来,揪住崔宁道:‘你如何安手在我怀中?若不依我口,教坏了你!,要共崔宁逃走。崔宁不得已,只得与他同走。只此是实。”临安府把丈案呈上郡王,郡王是个刚直的人,便道:“既然恁地,宽了崔宁,且与从轻断治。崔宁下合在逃,罪杖,发遣建康府居住。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>当下差人押送,方出北关门,到鹅项头,见一顶轿儿。两个人抬着,从后面叫:“崔待诏,且不得去”崔宁认得像是秀秀的声音,赶将来又不知恁地?心下好生疑惑。伤弓之鸟,不敢揽事,且低着头只顾走。只见后面赶将上来,歇了轿子,一个妇人走出来,不是别人,便是秀秀,道:“崔待诏,你如今去建康府,我却如何?”崔宁道:“却是怎地好?”秀秀道:“自从解你去临安府断罪,把我捉人后花园,打了三十竹蓖,遂便赶我出来。我知道你建康府去,赶将来同你去。”崔宁道:“恁地却好。”讨了船,直到建康府。押发人自回。若是押发人是个学舌的,就有一场是非出来。因晓得郡王性如烈火,惹着他下是轻放手的。他又下是王府中人,去管这闲事怎地?况且崔宁一路买酒买食,奉承得他好,回去时就隐恶而扬善了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>再说崔宁两口在建康居住,既是问断了,如今也下怕有人撞见,依旧开个碾玉作铺。浑家道:“我两口却在这里住得好,只是我家爹妈自从我和你逃去潭州,两个老的吃了些苦。当日捉我人府时,两个去寻死觅活,今日也好教人去行在取我爹妈来这里同住。”崔宁道,“最好。”便教人来行在取他丈人丈母,写了他地理脚色与来人。到临安府寻见他住处,问他邻舍,指道:“这一家便是。”来人去门首看时,只见两扇门关着,一把锁锁着,一条竹竿封着。间邻舍:“他老夫妻那里去了?”邻舍道:“莫说!他有个花枝也似女儿,献在一个奢遮去处。这个女儿不受福德,却跟一个碾玉的待诏逃走了。前日从湖南潭州捉将回来,送在临安府吃官司,那女儿吃郡王捉进后花园里去,老夫妻见女儿捉去,就当下寻死觅活,至今不知下落,只恁地关着门在这里。”来人见说,再回建康府来,兀自来到家。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>且说朝廷官里,一口到偏殿看玩宝器,拿起这玉观音来看,这个观音身上,当时有一个天铃儿,失手脱下,即时间近侍官员:“却如何修理得?”官员将土观音反覆看了,道:“好个玉观音!怎地脱落了铃儿?”看到底下,下面碾着三字:“崔宁造”。“恁地容易,既是有人造,只消得宣这个人来,教他修整。”敕下郡王府,宣取碾玉匠崔宁。郡王回奏:“崔宁有罪,在建康府居住。”即时使人去建康,取得崔宁到行在歇泊了。当时宣崔宁见驾,将这玉观音教他领去,用心整理。崔宁谢了恩,寻一块一般的玉,碾一个铃儿接住了,御前交纳,破分清给养了崔宁,令只在行在居住。崔宁道:“我今日遭际御前,争得气。再来清溯河下寻问屋儿开个碾玉铺,须不怕你们樟见!”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>可煞事有斗巧,方才开得铺三两日,一个汉子从外面过来,就是那郭排军。见了崔待诏,便道:“崔大夫恭喜了!你却在这里住?”抬起头来,看柜身里却立着崔待诏的浑家。郭排军吃了一惊,拽开脚步就走。浑家说与大夫道:“你与我叫住那排军!我相问则个。”正是:平生不作皱眉事,世上应无切齿人。崔待诏即时赶上扯住,只见郭排军把头只管恻来侧去,口里喃喃地道:“作怪,作怪!”没奈何,只得与崔宁回来,到家中坐地。浑家与他相见了,便问:“郭排军,前者我好意留你吃酒,你却归来说与郡王,坏了我两个的好事。今日遭际御前,却不怕你去说。”郭排军吃他相同得无言可答,只道得一声“得罪!”相别了。便来到府里,对着郡王道:“有鬼!”郡王道:“这汉则甚?”郭立道:“告恩王,有鬼!”郡工问道:“有甚鬼?”郭立道:“方才打清湖河下过,见崔宁开个碾玉铺,却见柜身里一个妇女,便是秀秀养娘。”郡王焦躁道:“又来胡说!秀秀被我打杀了,埋在后花园,你须也看见,如何又在那里?却不是取笑我?”郭立道:“告恩王,怎敢取笑!方才叫住郭立,相问了一回。怕恩王下信,勒下军令状了去,”郡上道:“真个在时,你勒军令状来!”那汉也是合苦,真个写一纸军令状来。郡王收了,叫两个当直的轿番,抬一顶轿子,教:“取这妮子来。若真个在,把来凯取一刀;若不在,郭立,你须替他凯取一刀!”郭立同两个轿番来取秀秀。正是:麦穗两歧,农人难辨。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>郭立是关西人,朴直,却不知军令状如何胡乱勒得!三个一径来到崔宁家里,那秀秀兀自在柜身里坐地。见那郭排军来得恁地慌忙,却不知他勒了军令状来取你。郭排军道:“小娘子,郡王钧旨,教来取你则个。”秀秀道:“既如此,你们少等,待我梳洗了同去。”即时人士梳洗,换了衣服出来,上了轿,分付了丈夫。两个轿番便抬着,径到府前。郭立先人去,郡王正在厅上等待。郭立唱了喏,道:“已取到秀秀养娘。”郡王道:“着他入来!”郭立出来道。“小娘子,郡王教你进来。”掀起帘子看一看,便是一桶水倾在身上,开着口,则合不得,就轿子里不见了秀秀养娘。问那两个轿番道:“我不知,则见他上轿,抬到这里,又不曾转动。”那汉叫将人来道:“告恩王,恁地真个有鬼!”郡王道:“却不叵耐!”教人:“捉这汉,等我取过军令状来,如今凯了一刀。先去取下‘小青’来。”那汉从来伏侍郡王,身上也有十数次官了。盖缘是粗人,只教他做排军。这汉慌了道:“见有两个轿番见证,乞叫来问。”即时叫将轿番来道:“见他上轿,抬到这里,却不见了。”说得一般,想必真个有鬼,只消得叫将崔宁来间。便使人叫崔宁来到府中。崔宁从头至尾说了一遍。郡王道:“恁地又不干崔宁事,且放他去。”崔宁拜辞去了。郡王焦躁,把郭立打了五十背花棒。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>崔宁听得说浑家是鬼,到家中间丈人丈母。两个面面厮觑,走出门,看着清湖河里,扑通地都跳下水去了。当下叫救人,打捞,便不见了尸首。原来当时打杀秀秀时,两个老的听得说,便跳在河里,已自死了。这两个也是鬼。崔宁到家中,没情没绪,走进房中,只见浑家坐在床上。崔宁道:“告姐姐,饶我性命!”秀秀道:”我因为你,吃郡王打死了,埋在后花园里。却恨郭排军多口,今日已报了冤仇,郡王已将他打了五十背花棒。如今都知道我是鬼,容身不得了。”道罢起身,双手揪住崔宁,叫得一声,匹然倒地。邻舍都来看时,只见:两部脉尽总皆沉,一命已归黄壤下。崔宁也被扯去,和父母四个,一块儿做鬼去了。后人评论得好:</span>
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<span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>警世通言</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>第九卷</span><font face='times new roman'> </font><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>李谪仙醉草吓蛮书</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>蟠胸锦绣欺时彦,落笔风云迈古贤。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>书草和番威远塞,词歌倾国媚新弦;</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话说唐玄宗皇帝朝,有个才干,姓李,名白,字大白。乃西梁武昭兴圣皇帝李局九世孙,西川锦州人也。其母梦长庚人怀而生,那长庚星又名大白星,所以名字俱用之。那李白主得姿容美秀,骨格清奇,有飘然出世之表。十岁时,便精通书史,出口成章,人都夸他锦心绣口,又说他是神仙降生,以此又呼为李谪仙。有杜工部赠诗为证:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>李白又自称青莲居士。一生好酒,不求仕进,志欲邀游四海,看尽天下名山,尝遍天下美酒。先登峨眉,次居云梦,复隐于祖僚山竹溪,与孔巢父等六人,日夕酣饮,号为竹溪六逸。有人说湖州乌程酒甚佳,白不远千里而往,到酒肆中,开怀畅饮,旁若无人。时有逸叶司马经过,闻白狂歌之声,遣从者问其何人。白随口答诗四句。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>湖州司马何须问,金粟如来是后身。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>边叶司马大惊,问道:“莫非蜀中李滴仙么?闻名久矣</span><span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'>1</font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>”遂请相见,留饮十日,厚有所赠。临别,问道:“以青莲高才,取青紫如拾芥,何不游长安应举?”丰白道:”目令朝政紊乱,公道全无,请托者登高第,纳贿者获科名。非此二者,虽有孔孟之贤,晁董之才,无由自达。白所以流连诗俩,免受盲试官之气耳。”迹叶司马道:“虽则如此,足下谁人不知?一到长安,必有人荐拔。”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>李白从其言,乃游长安。一日到紫极宫游玩,遇了翰林学土贺知章,通姓道名,彼此相慕。知章遂邀李白干酒肆中,解下金貂,当酒同饮。至夜不舍,遂留丰白于家中下榻,结为兄弟。次日,丰白将行李搬至贺内翰宅,每日谈诗饮酒,宾主甚是相得。时光在苒,不觉试期已迫。贺内翰道:“今春南省试官,正是杨贵妃兄杨国忠大师,监视官乃大尉高力士,二人都是受财之人。贤弟却无金银买嘱他,便有冲天学问,见不得圣天子。此二人与下官皆有相识,下官写一封札子去,预先嘱托,或者看薄面一二。”李白虽则才大气高,遇了这等时势,况巨内翰高情,下好违阻,贺内翰写了柬帖,投与杨太师、高力士。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>二人接开看了,冷笑道:“贺内翰受了李白金银,却写纣空书在我这里讨白人情,到那日专记,如有李白名字卷子,不问好歹,即时批落。”时值<st1:chsdate day='3' islunardate='false' isrocdate='false' 摸nth='3' w:st='on' year='2010'>三月三日</st1:chsdate>,大开南省,会天下才人,尽呈卷子。李白才思有余,一笔挥就、第一个交卷。杨国忠见卷子上有丰白名字,也下看文字,乱笔涂抹道:“这样书生,只好与我磨墨。”高力士道:“磨墨也下中,只好与我着袜脱靴。”喝令将李白推抢出去。正是:不愿文章中天下,只愿文章中试官!李白被试官屈批卷子,怨气冲天,回至内翰宅中,立誓:“久后吾若得志,定教杨国忠磨墨,高力士与我脱靴,方才满愿。”贺内翰劝白:“且休烦恼,权在舍下安歇。待三年,再开试场,别换试官,必然登第。”终日共李白饮酒赋诗。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>日在月来,不觉一载。忽一日,有番使帝国书到。朝廷差使命急宣贺内翰陪接番使,在馆驿安下。次日阁门舍人接得番使国书一道。玄宗敕宣翰林学士,拆开番书,全然不识一字,拜伏金阶启奏:“此书皆是鸟兽之迹,臣等学识浅短,不识一字。”天子闻奏,将与南省试官杨国忠开读。杨国忠开看,双目如盲,亦不晓得,天子宣间满朝文武,并无一人晓得,不知书上有何吉凶言语。龙颜大怒,喝骂朝臣:“在有许多文武,井无一个饱学之土与联分忧。此书识不得,将何回答发落番使,却被番邦笑耻,欺侮南朝,必动于戈,来侵边界,如之亲何!敕限三日,若无人识此番书,一概停俸;六日尤人,一概停职;九日无人,一概问罪。别选贤良,并扶社稷。”圣旨一出,诸官默默无言,再无一人敢奏。天子转添烦恼。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>贺内翰朝散回家,将此事述于李白。白微微冷笑:“可借我李某去年不曾及第为官,不得与天子分忧。”贺内翰大惊道:“想必贤弟博学多能,辨识番书,下官当于驾前保奏。”次日,贺知章人朝,越班奏道:“臣启陛下,臣家有一秀才,姓李名白,博学多能。要辨番书,非此人下可。”天子准奏,即遣使命,资诏前去内翰宅中,宣取李白。李白告天使道:“臣乃远方布衣,无才无识,今朝中有许多官僚,都是饱学之儒,何必间及草莽?臣下敢奉诏,恐得罪于朝贵。”说这句“恐得罪于朝贵”,隐隐刺着杨、高二人,使命回奏。天子初问贺知章:“李白不肯奉诏,其意云何?”知章奏道:“臣知李白文章盖世,学问惊人。只为去年试场中,被试官屈批了卷子,羞抢出门,今日教他白衣人朝,有愧于心。乞陛下赐以恩典,遣一位大臣再往,必然奉诏。”玄字道:“依卿所奏。钦赐李白进士及第,着紫袍金带,纱帽象简见驾。就烦卿自在迎取,卿不可辞!”</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>贺知章领旨回家,请丰白开读,备述夭子倦倦求贤之意。李白穿了御赐袍服,望闷拜谢。遂骑马随贺内翰人朝,玄宗于御座专待李白。李白至金阶拜舞,山呼谢恩,躬身而立。天子一见李白,如贫得宝,如暗得灯,如饥得食,如旱得云。开金口,动玉音,道:“今有番国责书,无人能晓,特宣卿至,为朕分忧。”白躬身奏道:“臣因学浅,被大师批卷不中,高大尉将臣推抢出门。今有番书,何不令试官回答,却乃久滞番官在此?臣是批黜秀才,不能称试官之怠,怎能称皇上之意?”天子道:“朕自知卿,卿其勿辞!”遂命侍臣捧番书赐李白观看。李白看了一遍,微微冷笑,对御座前将唐音译出,宣读如流。番书云:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>渤海国大可毒书达唐朝官家。自你占了高丽,与俺国逼近,边兵屡屡侵犯吾界,想出自宫家之意。俺如今不可耐者,差官来讲,可将高丽一百七十六城,让与俺国,俺有好物事相送。大白山之芜,南海之昆布,栅城之鼓,扶件之鹿,郭颌之永,率宾之马,沃州之绵,循沦河之鲫,丸都之李,乐游之梨,你官家都有分。若还不肯,俺起兵来厮杀,且看那家胜败!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>众官听得读罢番书,下觉失惊,面面相觑,尽称“难得”。天子听了番书,龙情不悦。沉吟良久,方问西班文武:“今被番家要兴兵抢占高丽,有何策可以应敌?”两班丈武,如泥塑木雕,无人敢应。贺知章启奏道:“自大宗皇帝三征高丽,不知杀了多少生灵,不能取胜,府库为之虚耗。天幸盖苏文死了,其子男生兄弟争权,为我乡导。高宗皇帝遣老将李励、薛仁贵统百万雄兵,大小百战,方才诊灭。今承平日久,无将无兵,倘干戈复动,难保必胜。兵连祸结,不知何时而止?愿吾皇圣鉴!”天子道:“似此如何回答他?”知章道:“陛丁试问李白,必然善于辞命。”天子乃召白问之。李白奏道:“臣启陛下,此事不劳圣虑,来日宜番使入朝,臣当面回答番书,与他一般字迹,书中言语,羞辱番家,须要番国可毒拱手来降。”天子问,“可毒何人也?”李白奏道:”渤海风俗,称其王曰可毒。犹回屹称可汗,吐番称赞普,六诏称诏,河陵称悉莫成,各从其俗。”天子见其应对不穷,圣心大悦,即日拜为翰林学士。遂设宴于金銮殿,宫商迭奏,琴瑟喧阅,嫔妃进酒,彩女传杯。御音传示:“李卿,可开怀畅饮,休拘礼法。”李白尽量而饮,不觉酒浓身软。天于令内官扶于殿侧安寝。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>次日五鼓,天子升殿。净鞭三下响,文武页班齐。李白宿醒犹未醒,内官催促进朝。百官朝见已毕,天子召丰白上殿,见其面尚带酒容,两眼兀自有朦胧之意。天子分付内侍,教御厨中造三分醒酒酞鱼羹来。须臾,内恃将金盘捧到鱼羹一碗。天子见羹气大热,御手取牙答调之良久,赐与李学士。李白跪而食之,顿觉爽快。是时百官见夭子恩幸李白,且惊且喜,惊者怪其破格,喜者喜其得人。惟杨国忠,高力士揪然有不乐之色。圣旨宣番使入朝,番使山呼见圣已毕。李白紫衣纱帽,飘飘然有神仙凌云之态,手捧番书立于左侧柱下,朗声而读,一字尤差,番使大骇。李白道:“小邦失礼,圣上洪度如工,置而下较,有诏批答,汝宜静听!”番官战战兢兢,跪于阶下。天子命设七宝床于御座之傍,取于闻白五砚,象管免毫笔,独草尤香墨,五色金花笺,排列停当。赐李白近御榻前,坐锦墩草沼。李白奏道:“臣靴不净,有污前席,望皇上宽恩,赐臣脱靴结袜而登。”天子准奏,命一小内侍:“与李学士脱靴。”李白又奏道:“臣有一言,乞陛下赦臣狂妄,臣方敢奏。”天子道:“任卿失言,朕亦不罪。”李白奏道:”臣前入试春闹,被杨大师批落,高大尉赶逐,今日见二人押班,臣之神气不旺。乞玉音分付杨国忠与臣捧砚磨墨,高力士与臣脱靴结袜,臣意气始得自豪,举笔草诏,口代天言,方可不辱君命。”天子用人之际,恐拂其意,只得传旨,教“杨国忠捧砚,高力十脱靴”。二人心里暗畸自揣,前日科场中轻薄了他,“这样书生,只好与我磨墨脱靴。”今日恃了天子一时宠幸,就来还话,报复前仇。出于无奈,下敢违背圣旨,正是敢怒而下敢言。常言道:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>李白此时昂昂得意,蹄袜登褥,坐于锦墩。杨国忠磨得墨浓,捧砚侍立。论来爵位不同,怎么丰学士坐了,杨大师到侍立?因李白口代天言,天子宠以殊礼。杨大师奉旨磨墨,下曾赐坐,只得侍立。李白左手将须一拂,右手举起中山兔颖,向五花笺上,手不停挥,须臾,草就吓蛮书。字画齐整,并无差落,献于龙案之匕天予看了大惊,都是照样番书,一字不识。传与百官看了,备各骇然,天子命李白诵之。李白就御座前朗诵一遍:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>大唐开元皇帝,诏渝渤海可毒,向昔石卵不敌。蛇龙不斗。本翰应运开天,抚有四海,将勇卒精,甲坚兵锐。颔利背盟而被擒,弄赞铸鹅而纳誓;新罗奏织锦之颂,天竺致能言之鸟,波斯献捕鼠之蛇,拂蒜进曳马之狗;白鹦鹉来自坷陵,夜光珠贡于林邑;骨利于有名马之纳,泥婆罗有良醉之献。无非畏威怀德,买静求安。高丽拒命,天讨再加,传世九百,一朝殆灭,岂非边天之咎徽,衡大之明鉴与!况尔海外小邦,高丽附国,比之中国,不过一郡,士马刍粮,万分不及。若螳怒是逞,鹅骄不逊,天兵一下,千里流血,君同频利之俘,国为高丽之续。方今圣度汪洋,恕尔狂悻,急宜悔祸,勤修岁事,毋取诛俗,为四夷笑。尔其三思哉!故谕。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>天子闻之大喜,再命李白对番官面宣一通,然后用宝入函。李白仍叫高大尉着靴,方才下殿,唤番官听诏。李白重读一遍,读得声韵铿锵,番使不敢则声,面如上色,不免山呼拜舞辞朝,贺内翰送出都门,番官私问道:“适才读诏者何人?”内翰道:“姓李名白,官拜翰林学士。”番使道:“多大的官,使大师捧砚,大尉脱靴?”内翰道:“大师大臣,大尉亲臣,不过人间之极贵。那李学士乃天上神仙下降,赞助天朝,更有何人可及!”番使点头而别,归至本国,与国王述之,国王看了国书,大惊,与国人商议,天朝有神仙赞助,如何敌得。写了降表,愿年年进贡,岁岁来朝。此是后话。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话分两头,却说天于深敬李白,欲重加官职。李白启奏:“臣丁愿受职,愿得逍遥散诞,供奉御前,如汉东方朔故事。”天子道:“卿既不受职,朕所有黄金白壁,奇珍异宝,惟卿所好李白奏道:“臣亦不愿受金五,愿得从陛下游幸,日饮美酒三千倘,足矣:”天子知李白清高,不忍相强。从此时时赐宴,留宿于金銮殴中,访以政事,恩幸日隆。一日,李白乘马游长安街,忽听得锣鼓齐呜,见一簇刀斧手,拥着一辆囚车行来。白停骏问之,乃是并州解到夫机将官,今押赴东市处斩。那囚车中,囚着个美大夫,生得甚是英伟,叩其姓名,声如洪钟,答道:”姓郭名子仪李白相他容貌非凡,他日必为国家柱石,遂喝住刀斧手:“待我亲住驾前保奏。”众人知是李滴仙学士,御手调羹的,谁敢下依。李自当时回马,直叩宫门,求见天子,讨了一道赦敕,亲往东市开读,打开囚车,放出于仪,许他带罪立功。子仪拜谢李白活命之恩,异日衔环结草,下敢忘报。此事阁过不题。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>是时,宫中最重木芍药,是扬州贡来的。如今叫做牡丹花,唐时谓之木芍药。宫中种得四本,开出四样颜色,那四样,大红、深紫、浅红、通白。玄宗天子移植于沉香亭前,与杨贵妃娘娘赏玩,诏梨园子弟奏乐。天子道:“对妃子,赏名花,新花安用旧曲?”这命梨园长李龟年召李学士入官。有内侍说道:“李学士往长安市上酒肆中去了。”龟年不在九街,不走三市,一径寻到长安市去。只听得一个大酒楼上,有人歌道:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>丰龟年道:“这歌的不是李学士是谁?”大踏步上楼梯来,只见李白独占一个小小座头,桌上花瓶内供一枝碧桃花,独自对花而酌,已吃得酪叮大醉,手执巨献,兀自下放。龟年上前道:“圣上在沉香亭宣召学士,快去!”众酒客闻得有圣旨,一时惊骇,都站起来闲看。李白全然不理,张开醉眼,向龟年念一句陶渊明的诗,道是:“我醉欲眠君且去。”念了这句诗,就瞑然欲睡。李龟年也有三分主意,向楼窗在下一招,七八个从者,一齐上楼。不由分说,手忙脚乱,抬李学士到于门前,上了玉花骗,众人左扶右持,龟年策马在后相随,直跑到五凤楼前。天子又遣内侍来催促了,敕赐“走马人宫”。龟年遂不扶李白下马,同内侍帮扶,直至后宫,过了兴庆池,来到沉香亭。夭子见李白在马上双眸紧闭,兀自未醒。命内侍铺紫潞桶于亭侧,扶白下马少卧。亲往省视,见白口流涎沫,天子亲以尤袖拭之。贵妃奏道:“妾闻冷水沃面,可以解醒。”乃命内侍汲兴庆池水,使宫女含而喷之。白梦中惊醒,见御驾,大惊,俯伏道:“臣该万死!臣乃酒中之仙,幸陛下恕匝!”天子御手搀起道:“今日同妃子赏名花,不可无新词,所以召卿,可作清平调房三章。”李龟年取主花笺授白:白带醉一挥,立成三首。</span>
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