第9章 龙胆蒙尘，奇计入瓮（2/2）
“报——！”
一名探子冲入帐內，单膝跪地。
“张瑞已起兵三千，將赵云困死在张家庄。”
“他还放话，说我等乃织席贩履之辈，若敢踏入常山一步，必叫我等有来无回。”
刘备的脚步，霎时停顿。
“我三弟呢？可有我三弟的消息？”
探子伏地叩首。
“……並无三將军消息。”
话音落下，议事厅內落针可闻。
刘备身形微微一晃，脸色瞬间沉了下去。
“三弟他……莫非失手了？”
关羽一直闭著的丹凤眼，豁然睁开，一道寒光闪过。
楚夜“呛啷”一声，收剑入鞘。
“不。”
他走到地图前，手指在张家堡的位置上，重重一点。
“三哥，没有失手。”
“他只是在等一个，能让我们一击致命的机会。”
话音未落，门外亲兵再报。
“启稟主公！张瑞使者，已到辕门外！”
刘备一愣，隨即眼中怒火升腾。
“好个张瑞！擒了我三弟，竟还敢派人前来羞辱！”
“来人！將那使者给我……”
“大哥，不可！”
楚夜上前一步，拦住了刘备。
“大哥，三弟未归，张瑞却派使者前来。”
“这说明，他根本不知道三弟已经混入堡中！”
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“他只是以为我们被他的三千兵马嚇住，特来耀武扬威的！”
楚夜转身。
“让他进来。”
“我等便將计就计，陪他演一齣好戏！”
……
很快，一个面白无须的胖子，摇摇摆摆地走进大堂。
这位使者一进门，眼皮都未曾抬一下，只对著刘备，隨意拱了拱手。
“我家主公听闻刘县令初来乍到，粮草匱乏，特命我来宣慰。”
“主公说了，若刘县令肯献上兵甲，解散乡勇，归顺我张家，或可保举阁下为一亭长，食禄於乡野，亦不失为一桩美事。”
刘备强压怒火，冷哼一声，將头转向一旁。
关羽闭上双眼，不屑与其言语。
楚夜上前一步，脸上堆满諂媚笑容。
他亲自为使者斟满一杯酒，双手奉上。
“使者说的是。我等兄弟，不过是织席贩履之辈，侥倖取了安喜。”
“似张堡主这般真正的豪杰，我等早已心嚮往之，只恨无门路拜謁。”
“还请使者在堡主面前，多多美言。些许薄礼，不成敬意。”
说罢，楚夜不著痕跡地塞过一小袋碎银。
那使者收了碎银，心中愈发得意。
他將酒一饮而尽，將空杯重重顿在桌上。
“算你识相！”
“你家主公若真有此心，明日可来堡外十里长亭。”
“我家主公自会备下薄酒，等著三位。”
“告辞！”
使者的身影，消失在辕门外。
刘备立刻走到楚夜身边。
“四弟，你这是何意？为何要向他示弱？”
关羽亦睁开眼，目光中带著不解。
楚夜脸上的笑容，瞬间敛去。
他走到帐门，掀开帘子。
远方，常山的方向，一片漆黑。
“大哥，兔子搏鹰，尚用全力。我等搏虎，岂能不示其弱？”
“他既定了明日之约，今夜，又岂会料到我等敢动？”
“那使者回去，必会添油加醋，言我等已是丧胆之犬。”
“张瑞听闻，堡中防备必將鬆懈至极点。”
楚夜转身，目光如炬：
“这，便是三哥的机会。也是子龙的机会。”
闻言，刘备不再犹豫，一把拔出腰间佩剑，直指常山。
“传我將令！”
“全军拔营，兵发常山！”
“不破贼巢，誓不回还！”