伏虣藏虎
刘备的日常
“口说无凭bige9◇cc”便有心腹宗人,忍不住发声bige9◇cc
“此事不难bige9◇cc”郑泰微微一笑bige9◇cc遂从袖中取锦囊敕令,铺陈身前bige9◇cc只见敕令:蜀锦裹面,白绢兜里bige9◇cc绢上蓟王玺印,赤红生光,醒目无比bige9◇cc
千石高俸,笔落成真bige9◇cc众人无比屏气bige9◇cc
郑泰又从另只袖中,取一漆木微匣,掀开视之,正是精工笔砚bige9◇cc
取囊中清水研墨,郑泰提笔笑问:“少主何名?”
“许定,字孟安bige9◇cc”许氏少主脱口而出bige9◇cc本不用报上字号bige9◇cc然情急之中,却未能顾及bige9◇cc喜大临头,人之常情bige9◇cc
郑泰遂在敕令留白处,上书:许定;中书:司马;下书:品秩bige9◇cc
再取银鉔烘干墨迹,徐徐卷起,收入锦囊bige9◇cc肃容起身,双手呈于当面bige9◇cc
许氏少主,长跪捧过头顶bige9◇cc以示应辟bige9◇cc
颍川主簿三人,列席众人,行“空首礼”bige9◇cc
《周礼·春官·大祝》:“辨九拜,一曰稽首,二曰顿首,三曰空首bige9◇cc”郑玄注:“空首,拜头至手,所谓拜手也bige9◇cc”贾公彦疏:“空首者,先以两手拱至地,乃头至手,是为空首也,以其头不至地,故名空首bige9◇cc”
又曰:“《周礼》谓:‘头不至于地为空手bige9◇cc’”行礼时,改正坐为起身长跪,拱手于胸前,与心相平,而后举手到地,接着俯头至手bige9◇cc
礼毕bige9◇cc许氏少主不禁问道:“郑公既不知我姓名,又素未谋面,因何以千石高俸相赐bige9◇cc”
郑泰笑道:“许家坞堡,壁高墙厚bige9◇cc守卫森严,进出有度bige9◇cc郑某一路行来,竟有置身楼桑之感bige9◇cc须知,楼桑乃鄙国商都bige9◇cc号称“五缺”bige9◇cc有邑无门,来去自由bige9◇cc然内中一草一木,一砖一瓦,皆令我主费尽心血bige9◇cc许家坞,虽无高阁重楼,然防御黄巾贼寇,却绰绰有余bige9◇cc众人皆知许氏二少主,乃世之猛虣(bào,别字为‘甝’,白虎)bige9◇cc然以郑某观之,大少主乃坞中藏虎也!”
少主许定,心悦诚服:“得郑公青睐,(许)定焉能不效死力bige9◇cc”
堂内堂外,欢声雷动bige9◇cc
便是颍川主簿三人,亦