半个时辰后，县衙大堂。
安喜官吏乡绅齐聚於此，堂下人头攒动，却鸦雀无声。
刘备高坐主位，关羽按刀立於左，张飞环眼视於右。
三人不发一言，自有一股沙场之气，压得堂下眾人不敢抬头。
堂下，一个鬚髮皆白的老者被眾人推了出来。
老者颤巍巍上前，长揖一礼。
“敢问刘將军，程县令……如今身在何处？”
刘备起身还了一礼。
“老丈放心，程县令无恙。”
那老者微微頷首，而后肃穆开口道：
“將军引兵入城，既无朝廷詔令，亦无郡府文书，此举……於理不合，於法不容啊。”
“我等皆为汉臣，不敢从乱命，以免身负不义之名。”
“放屁！”
张飞闻言，环眼一瞪，当即按刀踏步而出。
“再敢污我大哥是反贼，爷爷我先劈了你这老梆子！”
刘备眉头一蹙，低喝道：
“翼德！退下！”
而后，他对著堂下眾人朗声道：
“备乃汉室宗亲，兴此义兵只为討贼，绝无反意。”
“空口无凭！”
人群中，忽有一声传来。
“將军若非反贼，便当退兵出城，將此城归还程县令。”
“不错！当退兵出城！”
“交还城池！”
堂下鼓譟声渐起。
刘备握紧了腰间剑柄。
就在此时，手中持著一卷书信的楚夜自屏风后走出。
“诸位要说法，这便是说法。”
楚夜展开手中书信，示於眾人。
“此乃程某暗通黄巾，欲献城以求富贵的亲笔信！”
堂下瞬间安静，但那白髮老者依旧强作镇定，反驳道：
“单凭一纸书信，如何作证？岂非是屈打成招，或是构陷偽造？！”
楚夜似乎早有所料，不急不缓从袖中又掏出一物：
“这是我在程林妾室房中，搜出的与贼首张宝的往来礼单。上面时间、人物、財物，一清二楚！”
“如今人证物证俱在，铁案如山！谁敢再言，便与程林同罪连诛！”
此言一出，那几个带头鼓譟的乡绅顿时面无人色，身躯带颤。
“带程林！”
楚夜一声令下。
披头散髮的安喜县令程林，被两名甲士押上堂来，掷於当中。
程林看著满堂乡绅，又看了一眼楚夜手中的信，惨然一笑。
那鬚髮皆白的老者脸色数变，最终长嘆一声，对著刘备拜了下去。
“程林既是国贼，將军將其诛杀，乃是为我安喜除害。”
“眼下城中不可一日无主，城外亦有流民待安。”
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“老朽与眾乡绅，请將军暂掌印信，代领县事，以安地方。日后郡守府自有公断。”
堂下乡绅亦是如梦初醒，呼啦啦跪倒一片。
“愿暂奉將军號令！”
程林看著这群人，眼中满是怨毒。
“尔等食我俸禄，今竟卖主求荣，我便是在九泉之下，也等著你们！”
他发出一声尖厉嘶嚎，而后挣扎著爬起，朝著堂上一根立柱，奋力撞去。
砰！
一声闷响。
程林软软倒下，血自额头渗出，染红了地砖。
堂下，一片死寂。
楚夜走上前，自程林怀中，取出官印，又拾起那封带血的罪证。
他將两样东西俱呈予刘备。
“大哥！”
“国贼已诛，民心所向！”
“此城，当由你主之！”
堂下眾人，齐声高呼。
“请明公为我等做主！”
“……”
刘备默然不语，只是怔怔看著那根染血的廊柱。
许久，他方才低下头，看向那枚尚沾著程林鲜血的官印。
漂泊半生，织席贩履，备受冷眼。
匡扶汉室……匡扶汉室……
难道就要用这等手段开始？
自己，竟要用此等手段，来行匡扶之事？
刘备脑海中回想起了恩师卢植的教诲：
“行事当循大道，不可为权谋所惑。”
自己所为，有负恩师之教诲。
刘备的手紧紧握拳，想要將楚夜手中的官印砸碎。
但他又想起了云长和翼德的默默追隨，想起了四弟的辛苦筹谋。
若连立足之地都无，明日又该託付何处？
我等匡扶汉室之志，难道真要变成一句无处安放的空谈？
刘备深吸一口气，伸手，接过了那枚官印。
匡扶汉室……
这曾经遥不可及的四个字。
如今，有了切实的份量。
著实不轻的份量。
刘备缓缓抬起头。
望见关羽眼中决绝，张飞眼中期盼，还有楚夜那双平静眼眸。
而在帐外，五百將士眼神正渴望著安定。
他心中忽有一问。
“恩师教我行王道，救苍生。可这乱世，王道之路，竟要以霸道之术来铺就么？”
他似嘆非嘆道。
“也罢，若苍生因此能得一线生机，这行诡道之骂名，便由我刘备，受之！”
当他再次开口时，声音嘶沙，却已稳如泰山。
“诸位，请起。”
“备，定不负眾望。”
“……”
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