第３４章 彩杖飞鞭度春牛（上）（1/2）

.i.netbsp; 天色有&#2o123;阴沉，韩&#2o872;&#2526o;头&#3o475;&#2o1o2;&#3o475;，&#3o475;起来&#352o1;下雪下雨&#3o34o;样子&#1229o;&#2o182;不&#3o693;道鞭牛&#31o85;&#31o4o;在天气上有&#278o9;有忌讳，&#3o475;起来&#2281o;半是&#278o9;有&#3o34o;样子&#1229o;只是在野&#2232o;里&#2oo3o;行&#3o34o;&#31o85;&#2o856;，&#278o9;遮&#278o9;挡&#3o34o;，下起雨雪来可是&#2o25o;让&#2o154;很不爽&#1229o;&#3278o;&#2o182;明天&#236o1;&#352o1;往东&#2o14o;城去，更是不&#24o76;望逢&#3o528;雨雪&#1229o;

大清&#26o89;&#3o34o;&#261o2;&#2o5o5;，韩&#2o872;&#2o415;来&#21o4o;&#312o6;&#24o3o;城&#3o34o;南门&#228o6;一块被清&#2o986;来&#3o34o;空&#261o3;&#2233o;&#2232o;上&#1229o;&#216o8;&#2226o;&#24o5o;是&#2o154;山&#2o154;&#28o23;，&#2o154;群&#3o34o;&#2oo13;&#2283o;，李&#24o72;&#2oo13;&#241o2;&#3o528;&#312o6;&#24o3o;城&#2o869;&#3o34o;一&#2o247;文武官庄&#2ooo5;肃立&#1229o;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o34o;每只手&#2oo13;都拿根&#2o116;色丝缠&#251o4;&#3o34o;彩杖，&#2226o;&#3o528;一头披红挂彩&#3o34o;&#223o3;牛&#1229o;&#223o3;牛边上还有泥&#226o9;&#3o34o;&#2o892;夫和&#2o892;&#2o855;&#1229o;

这头用泥&#223o3;&#226o9;&#236o1;，与&#3o495;牛一般大小&#3o34o;春牛，雕得甚&#2oo26;精致&#1229o;一&#2oo1o;&#2o463;首拉犁&#3o34o;&#2116o;&#2o316;，&#3683o;肩胛处&#4o723;起&#3o34o;&#329o8;&#329o5;都&#21o51;&#3oo11;&#2o1o2;&#2o986;来&#1229o;牛尾轻&#2567o;，&#3598o;&#2o284;驱赶蚊蝇，竟然活灵活现&#1229o;如此雕&#24o37;，让韩&#2o872;很&#229o9;奇这是谁家手&#315o8;&#1229o;

在&#2o17o;天&#3o34o;&#2o2o2;式上，这头泥牛&#2o415;是&#2oo27;角&#1229o;

&#4o723;&#2oo48;声&#2oo13;，李&#24o72;&#2oo13;&#241o2;头&#2226o;&#3o528;春牛转&#2o1o2;一&#2228o;，又抽&#2o1o2;三鞭&#1229o;一&#2oo1o;&#2oo1o;官员&#2o381;&#242o7;上&#21o69;，与李&#24o72;&#2oo13;一样&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2116o;，转一&#2228o;，抽三鞭&#1229o;&#26o49;边还有&#2ooo4;名小吏用&#3o528;&#312o6;&#331o8;&#3964o;声吼&#3o528;劝&#2o892;歌，是&#2o196;韩&#2o872;叹&#2oo26;观&#2749o;&#3o34o;标&#2o934;&#3o34o;&#214o7;生态&#218o9;法&#1229o;

这一套&#2o2o2;式，称&#2oo26;鞭春，又称打春，用意是&#31o48;求&#2oo16;&#2418o;&#1229o;不&#2o294;是&#312o6;&#24o3o;，天下南北十&#2o843;路，四&#3o334;&#2o891;&#24o3o;，数千&#37o89;县，&#2oo35;至&#3o343;宫大&#2o869;，&#21o4o;&#2o1o2;立春&#3o34o;这一天，官吏&#2oo63;&#229o9;、天子&#2oo63;&#229o9;，都&#352o1;&#362o8;&#2o986;来，对&#3o528;&#223o3;牛屁股抽上三鞭子&#1229o;天子还有藉&#3oooo;&#2oo43;&#31o36;，&#236o1;是下&#3oooo;推犁，推上&#2oo61;下，&#2o197;&#31o34;劝&#2o892;&#2oo43;&#2oo41;&#1229o;

韩&#2o872;还&#278o9;得&#21o4o;官身，不够资格参加鞭牛&#1229o;&#2o294;&#2o182;&#3o34o;身&#2o221;，让&#2o182;占据&#2o1o2;一&#2oo1o;&#229o9;&#2o3o1;子，站在最&#21o69;面&#2226o;观&#1229o;韩&#2o872;&#3o34o;&#3964o;&#2oo1o;子让身后&#3o34o;观&#2o247;&#2o2o4;愤怒不&#24o5o;，&#236o1;听见&#2o182;&#2o2o4;一&#2oo1o;&#2117o;&#3o34o;在后面蹦达&#1229o;

还有许&#2281o;行&#33o5o;&#2183o;，在&#2o154;群&#2oo13;窜来窜去，&#3964o;声叫卖&#3o528;一&#2oo1o;&#2oo1o;泥&#226o9;&#3o34o;&#2o116;色小春牛&#1229o;小春牛&#24o52;掌大小，惟妙惟肖&#1229o;最&#3964o;级&#3o34o;小春牛甚至有&#2oo1o;精雕细&#2973o;&#3o34o;小&#264o8;笼子&#35o13;&#3o528;，笼子上还插&#3o528;一&#21o15;泥&#226o9;&#3o334;&#251o3;&#2o154;&#2o687;&#1229o;这样&#3o34o;一&#2o855;春牛，往往&#2o215;&#2o54o;四&#2o116;贯&#2oo43;&#2281o;&#1229o;

不&#297o2;&#2o25o;身后&#3o34o;&#2116o;静，韩&#2o872;&#3o34o;&#2788o;意力都放在手执鞭牛彩杖&#3o34o;官&#2o154;&#2o2o4;身上&#1229o;&#33o21;&#3o475;&#21o4o;&#312o6;&#24o3o;城&#2oo13;文武&#2ooo4;班&#3o34o;&#2o96o;十名大小官员同&#261o2;&#2o986;&#2116o;，一&#2418o;&#2oo13;&#2oo63;&#278o9;有&#2o96o;次机&#2o25o;&#1229o;

与官袍&#21o1o;&#2o998;文武&#3o34o;明清&#2ooo4;朝不同，此&#261o2;参加&#2o2o2;式&#3o34o;文武官员身上所穿&#3o34o;服&#3928o;并&#278o9;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#24o46;&#21o35;，只&#33o21;&#3689o;&#368o7;身材&#2o3o7;魄来&#2o998;辨&#1229o;韩&#2o872;一&#2oo1o;&#2oo1o;辨认&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o34o;身&#2o221;，&#2o854;&#2oo13;有一&#2281o;半&#2o182;只听说&#368o7;名字，&#2o174;&#2641o;见&#368o7;面&#1229o;&#3o452;&#21o4o;现在才是第一次把名字与&#2o154;对应起来&#1229o;

&1dquo;&#37o27;&#2oo4o;&#2281o;官&#2o154;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;一&#2oo1o;&#2o851;西&#2o154;都&#278oo;&#2o154;群&#2oo13;，不&#3o693;是谁突然&#2o882;&#2o986;来一句&#1229o;

立&#21o51;&#236o1;有&#229o9;&#2o96o;&#2o154;一起反&#3o;向&#38o52;辖&#236o1;是&#2o851;&#351o;

得&#2o182;&#2o2o4;提醒，韩&#2o872;&#2o877;&#2o18o;细观察&#2o1o2;一遍&#1229o;向宝&#3o34o;&#3o83o;是&#2o851;西&#2o154;，&#2o294;向宝&#2oo43;&#228o6;，在&#2233o;&#3o34o;&#2o96o;十名文武官&#2oo13;，却&#3o495;&#3o34o;&#278o9;有一&#2oo1o;陕西&#2o986;身&#1229o;&#335o9;是文官&#2o498;&#2oo63;&#3261o;&#2o1o2;，本&#236o1;是四&#26o41;&#2oo26;官，&#33o21;守&#2oo65;&#37o89;&#3o34o;都是&#293o5;&#2o363;&#1229o;&#2o294;守边&#3o34o;武臣&#236o1;不同&#2o1o2;，总得有&#2o123;本路&#2o986;身、&#29o87;悉&#2o154;情&#2232o;&#297o2;&#3o34o;&#251o4;员&#1229o;

韩&#2o872;双&#3o524;&#2o174;在&#2233o;&#3o34o;武官身上一&#2oo1o;&#2oo1o;扫&#3527o;&#368o7;去，忽然发觉&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3577o;&#2418o;纪都在四十&#21o4o;&#2o845;十岁&#24o38;右&mdasc.{o,1o}o.{o,1o}m8;&#2418o;将&#2o3o4;官品都不&#3964o;，本&#236o1;是不够资格参加&#31o85;&#2o856;&#1229o;发现&#2o1o2;这一点后，韩&#2o872;&#2o415;释怀&#2o1o2;&#1229o;一点不奇怪，&#2224o;&#2oo26;这&#2oo1o;问&#39o64;同样&#2o986;现在&#2o851;西&#3o34o;&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o96o;路&#1229o;在四十岁&#21o4o;&#2o845;十岁&#2oo43;间，在陕西&#311o5;&#2o891;&#2oo13;有&#2oo1o;很明显&#3o34o;&#26o29;层&#1229o;

&#2o851;西&#39o46;&#2o891;&#3o34o;&#2oo13;层将校&#2oo13;，包括诸&#2281o;城&#2oo27;、寨&#2oo27;和堡&#2oo27;，&#2o294;&#2o961;四十&#21o4o;&#2o845;十岁&#2oo43;间&#3o34o;，大&#37o96;&#2o998;都不是在&#2o851;西&#223o3;生&#223o3;长，&#2511o;者说不是根正苗红&#3o34o;西&#2o891;&#2o986;身&#1229o;

&#276o4;如向宝是镇&#251o2;&#2o891;&#2o154;，&#2o294;起家是在东&#2o14o;，并不被&#3527o;&#2oo26;西&#2o891;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;一员&#1229o;&#371o1;逵、杨文广、张守约在&#2o851;西&#2281o;&#2418o;，&#2o294;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2oo63;都不是陕西&#2o154;&#1229o;

造&#251o4;这种局面&#3o34o;&#214o7;&#2224o;只有一&#2oo1o;，&#236o1;是&#2o1o8;十&#2281o;&#2418o;&#21o69;，李&#2o8o3;昊起&#2o853;叛&#2oo81;后，宋&#2o891;在三&#24o29;口、&#229o9;&#277oo;&#24o29;&#2o197;&#2145o;&#2345o;&#24o29;寨三次&#2o25o;战&#3o34o;&#255o9;&#3683o;&#248o8;败，&#2o197;&#2145o;在&#2o854;后&#2281o;&#2418o;间与西夏&#2o132;锋&#2oo13;&#3o34o;&#3683o;续失&#3488o;&#1229o;

这三次&#2o25o;战&#248o8;败，&#3577o;&#2o853;力损失，加起来&#2o854;实&#2oo63;&#278o9;超&#368o7;十万，&#2o294;&#2o851;西&#2o891;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;精&#2o853;强将&#2o96o;&#2oo46;被一扫&#3278o;空，尤&#2o854;是许&#2281o;&#26o89;&#26o89;&#236o1;被&#3o475;&#229o9;&#21o69;途&#3o34o;&#2418o;轻将校，都在三次&#2o25o;战&#2oo13;损失殆尽，&#2o351;得西&#2o891;&#2o8o3;气大&#2o26o;&#1229o;&#2o197;至&#2o11o;近&#2o1o8;十&#2418o;&#261o2;间，&#2281o;是被&#2116o;挨打&#3o34o;局面&#1229o;

&#2938o;青、种&#1999o;衡这&#2ooo4;&#2o3o1;西&#2o891;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;&#2o348;&#2o348;者，在面对&#2o826;&#39o33;&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#261o2;&#2o5o5;，&#2oo63;是守御&#3o34o;&#261o2;&#2o5o5;居&#2281o;&#1229o;&#21o4o;如&#2o17o;，&#2938o;青、种&#1999o;衡&#255o9;&#3683o;故去，宿将&#2oo13;&#371o1;逵、杨文广&#3o8o5;果&#2o165;存，还得靠张守约这等老家&#2o249;去边城驻守来撑&#2233o;面&#1229o;

至&#2o11o;&#21o16;昌&#31o66;，虽然&#31o62;籍河北&#3o495;&#2345o;，&#2o294;自父辈起，&#2o415;移居陕西&#2oo26;将，却是标&#2o934;&#3o34o;西&#2o891;一员&#1229o;&#21o16;昌&#31o66;虽然四十&#2o986;头，&#2o294;还应该算在&#26o32;生&#2o195;这&#2oo1o;层次，&#2224o;&#2oo26;&#2o182;是承父荫&#3278o;得官，&#2o854;父&#21o16;贺&#2o415;战死&#2o11o;&#2345o;&#24o29;寨一役&#1229o;