The Matters of Cao Cao Reincarnating as the Emperor’s Uncle – Chapter 57

第57章 生死不由何伯求

那时候,虽然这个男子极为落魄,但是袁绍也没有丝毫轻视之意。

反而是将他领入府中,给他安排好了一切。

……

雨丝斜斜,袁绍正坐在堂中,忽听得一阵脚步声,抬眼便见那男子立在门边。

方才还沾着草屑的粗布衣裳换作了月白襕衫,水袖挽起处露出腕间未消的枷锁红痕。

那脊背挺得笔直,似松竹般透着股清刚之气,连鬓角未干的水珠都凝着冷光。

雨滴坠在青石板上的声响忽然清晰起来,他凝视着眼前的男子……

没想到,此人收拾一番,竟是这般模样。

不多时,他备上酒宴,邀请男子共饮。

酒过三巡,或许是醉意,也或许是性情。

总之,他对这位“陌生人”渐渐放下防备之心。

说起心中志向,聊那亡父忠烈,谈着这些年的经历……

那男子听的很认真,直到他说完之后,男子只说了一句:
“某可助公子登临高位,取那袁氏嫡子而代之。”

一开始他只是轻笑,回答不必。

因为他觉得自己一个名不正言不顺的庶子,不可能撼动袁氏这颗大树。

檐外雨势渐歇。

男子以古往今来的仁人志士为楔,引经据典,侃侃而谈。

蒸腾的热气模糊了袁绍的脸,却让那双眼睛亮得惊人。

待男子说完最后一句,袁绍喉头猛地一哽:
“还未请教先生名讳。”

却见那男子将酒盏朝月一举。

清辉落进盏中,映出那嘴角一丝浅笑:
“吾乃……何伯求。”

……

后来的故事,大家也都知晓了。

举孝廉,入雒阳,养名望……

直至世人皆知,袁氏出了个小孟尝。

……

可是却没人知道,在袁绍守孝之前,与何顒有过一次隐秘的谈话。

当时,关于袁绍聚拢亡命之徒的消息已经开始流传。

雒阳,深秋。

袁绍捏着杏仁的手顿在半空,碎壳簌簌落下:
“前番救下的太学诸生,可都安置稳妥了?”

何顒说话时总习惯按着左腰:

“都藏在城西破观里,与那几个逃亡的士子挤在一处。”

袁绍掰碎第二颗杏仁,果仁在掌心碾成碎末:
“近来查得紧,伯求下次转移人时,某调些食客扮成商队接应。”

“某这条命都是本初给的,怎好再拖累?”

“当年若不是伯求为某奔走,某至今还是汝南那个被人踩在脚底的庶子。”

“话虽如此,但是本初这两年应该也看出来了,某所谋之事,极其危险。”

“伯求此言差矣!”

袁绍猛地将杏仁摔在石桌上:

“当年暖阁共饮时,吾等指剑为誓,某岂能因危局便置身事外?”

何顒摇了摇头:

“正因是刎颈之交,某才要分得清楚……”

他突然掀开衣袍,露出当年逃亡时留下的疤痕:

“某本是戴罪逃犯,蒙本初赠衣赐食已是再造之恩,如今又将汝拖入党锢危局……”

“若汝不趟此浑水,哪怕为袁氏庶子,也能凭祖荫享一世富贵。”

袁绍袍袖一甩,横眉而视:

“伯求这话可是看轻某了!”

何顒拉着袁绍坐在石案前:
“既然本初这么说,某便求汝两件事。”

他的指尖划过石案:

“第一件,从今日起汝不得再参与到吾等行动之中。”

“某刚联络上河内义士……”

“听某说完!”

何顒突然按住他手背:
“某已是暴露在明处的靶子,随时可能丧命……但汝是吾等竖起的旗,某可亡,旗不能倒!”

“令堂新丧,正好借守孝三年养望,若时机未到,便再为文开公守孝……孝字当头,谁也攻讦不得。”

“汝只需记住,只有袁本初的名头越响,吾等才会越安全。”

袁绍喉结猛地一哽:
“若事不可为……”

“本初……人固有一死。”

何顒顿了顿,深吐一口气:

“某本就抱着必死之心,若因此而死,亦死得其所。”

“这也是某求本初的第二件事,若有朝一日,某死于非命,切莫哀痛……”

“更不要去探求某因何而死,因为只要某死了,就代表风浪将至。”

“某死后,汝必须保全自身,孟卓等人的安危就全系于本初了……”

“切记!切记!”

……

思绪渐渐退去。

袁绍扶额倚在案前,轻轻抹去眼角泪光。

伯求啊,某知道该怎么做了……

他缓缓起身:
“来人!”

“公子?”

“去前院将许先生请来。”

“喏。”

……

许攸掀帘进来时,不由看向袁绍泛红的眼睛:

“本初……”

袁绍挥了挥手:

“无妨,天寒罢了……麻烦子远随某走一趟。”

“可是要去寻那位皇叔?”

“非也。”

袁绍抓起案上的符节塞进袖中:
“吾等要先去见几个人……”

他顿了顿,“袁氏子弟。”

许攸微微颔首:

“某明白了,这就去备车。”

……

袁绍与许攸的马车碾过青石板,渐行渐远。

而雒阳的一处地牢中,正渗出浓得化不开的霉味。

滴水从穹顶藻井落下,在地上砸出压抑的节奏……

突然,响起了一阵“银铃”般的笑声。

只见阴影里转出个窈窕身影,黛眉描得比女子还细,朱唇上点着的绛脂在火把下晃出妖异的光。

这人身着绯红宫装,面容极为清秀,身段摇曳生姿。

微香粉气引得铁锁链哗啦作响。

守在廊下的宦者们佝偻着腰行礼,尖着嗓子喊:
“拜见赵大人!”

“哼~且退下叭。”

这人捏着绢帕掩住口鼻,踩着水洼走到最深处的牢房前。

“哐哐哐……”

镶玉的指甲敲着铁门,声响在空荡的牢狱中格外刺耳。

听见里面草堆簌簌作响,他忽然笑起来:
“还没死透呢?”

霉味里飘出声沙哑的冷哼。

透过缝隙能看到个模糊的人影,乱发下露出只充血的眼睛:
“汝这阉竖都没死,某凭什么先死?”

“哎呀呀,就剩一口气了,还这么大火气呢?”

“赵忠!要么给个痛快,要么有屁快放!”

那窈窕之人……正是中常侍赵忠。

只见赵忠倚着门框歪头轻笑:

“啧啧,某给汝个活命的机会,可要听听?”

草堆里腾起一阵灰雾,那人撑着墙壁坐起时,铁链在石地上拖出刺耳声响。

“滚。”

看着这字从带血的齿缝里挤出,赵忠反而笑的更开心了些:
“哎呀呀,越是硬气某越是喜欢呢~”

“可不能白费了某与那夏恽做的交易,汝说是不是呢……”

他绛脂染过的唇角几乎要贴上铁栏:
“何伯求?”

(本章完)

The Matters of Cao Cao Reincarnating as the Emperor’s Uncle

The Matters of Cao Cao Reincarnating as the Emperor’s Uncle

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If Cao Cao were to be reborn and experience life as the Emperor's uncle, what would happen? "To the common people, he is the emperor, but to the aristocracy, he is just someone with the surname Liu." "That’s embarrassing." "It’s not embarrassing, do you want to stand up or do you want to restore the Han dynasty?" "I want to stand up and also restore the Han dynasty." "That’s impossible." Cao Cao pointed to his elite soldiers: "Can we do this?" "Yes, the Han will disappear." Cao Cao pointed again at reform: "What about this?" "That can be done, and then you will be gone." Cao Cao smiled: "Then if we combine this and this, can we stand up and restore the Han dynasty?" "May I ask who you are, esteemed one?" "I, Cao Mengde." People are unwilling to believe that I have the heart of the Duke of Zhou. They prefer to believe that I am a cunning hero. They especially want to believe that I am a Han rebel inside and out. In my past life, you said I took advantage of the emperor to command the feudal lords, and I did not quarrel about that. In this life, when you see me, what should you call me? "Emperor Uncle!" In later generations, archaeology occasionally uncovers "Han Zhong's Ancestor: The Decree of the Ming Mission": In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, on a cold night in Luoyang, snow struck the bronze door, sounding like jade shattering. An old steed on the couch, with frosted hair white. Breathing weakly, gazing at the remnants of the candle's glow. The great cause unfinished, the decree has been declared. Heaven's will is hard to defy; how can it be like a Han thief? Who would have thought that as the soul returned to the underworld, I would see the cycles of spring and autumn, and experience the reign of Xiping again. Heaven's will smiled upon me, mending the regrets of my past life. I will not betray the late emperor's heavy trust in me. In this life, wherever the sword points, it is all for the land of Han. Wherever the wine cup spills, it is all for the ministers of Han! The annals will surely record: Expanding territories, reviving the glorious Han, achievements unmatched in

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