按下后边。却说前厅宋(song)御史先到(dao)了,西门庆陪(pei)他在卷棚内(nei)坐。宋御史深谢其炉鼎之事:学生还当(dang)奉价(jia)。西门(men)庆(qing)道:奉送公(gong)祖,犹恐见(jian)却,岂敢云价。宋御(yu)史(shi)道(dao):这等,何以克当?一面又作揖致谢。茶罢,因说起(qi)地方民(min)情风俗(su)一节,西门庆大略可否(fou)而答之。次(ci)问(wen)及(ji)有司官(guan)员,西门庆道(dao):卑(bei)职只知(zhi)本府胡正堂民(min)望素著,李知县吏(li)事克勤。其(qi)余不知其详,不(bu)敢妄说。宋(song)御史问(wen)道:守备(bei)周秀(xiu)曾(ceng)与执事相(xiang)交(jiao),为人(ren)却也好不好?西门庆(qing)道:周总兵虽历练(lian)老成,还不如济州(zhou)荆都监(jian),青年武举(ju)出身,才勇兼备(bei),公祖(zu)倒看(kan)他看。宋御史道(dao):莫不是都(dou)监荆忠?执事何以相熟?西门庆(qing)道:他与(yu)我有一面之交,昨日递了个手本(ben)与(yu)我,望乞公祖青盼一(yi)二。宋御(yu)史道:我也(ye)久(jiu)闻他是(shi)个好(hao)将官。又问其次(ci)者,西(xi)门庆道:卑职还(hai)有妻兄(xiong)吴(wu)铠(kai),见任(ren)本衙右所(suo)正(zheng)千户(hu)之职(zhi)。昨(zuo)日(ri)委(wei)管修义仓(cang),例(li)该升指挥,亦(yi)望公祖提拔,实卑(bei)职(zhi)之沾恩(en)惠也。宋御史(shi)道:既是令亲(qin),到明日类本之(zhi)时,不(bu)但(dan)加升(sheng)本等职(zhi)级,我还保举他(ta)见任管(guan)事。西门庆(qing)连(lian)忙作揖谢了,因(yin)把(ba)荆都监(jian)并吴大舅履历手本递(di)上。宋御(yu)史看了,即(ji)令书(shu)吏收执,分付:到明日类本(ben)之时,呈行我看。那(na)吏(li)典(dian)收下(xia)去了(le)。西门(men)庆又令左右(you)悄悄(qiao)递了三(san)两(liang)银子与他,不在话(hua)下。
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