按(an)下后边。却说前厅宋(song)御史先(xian)到了,西门庆陪他(ta)在卷棚内坐。宋(song)御史(shi)深(shen)谢其炉鼎之事:学生还当奉价。西(xi)门庆(qing)道:奉送(song)公祖,犹恐见却,岂敢云价。宋(song)御史(shi)道(dao):这(zhe)等(deng),何以(yi)克(ke)当?一面又(you)作(zuo)揖(yi)致谢。茶罢(ba),因说起地方民(min)情风俗一节,西门庆大略可否而答之(zhi)。次问及有(you)司(si)官(guan)员,西门庆(qing)道:卑职只(zhi)知本府胡(hu)正堂民望素著,李(li)知县吏事克勤(qin)。其余不知(zhi)其详,不敢妄说。宋御(yu)史问道:守备(bei)周秀曾与执(zhi)事相交,为人却也好不好?西(xi)门庆道:周总(zong)兵(bing)虽历练老(lao)成,还(hai)不(bu)如(ru)济(ji)州(zhou)荆都监,青年(nian)武举(ju)出身,才勇兼备,公(gong)祖倒(dao)看(kan)他看。宋御史(shi)道:莫不(bu)是(shi)都监(jian)荆忠?执事何以(yi)相(xiang)熟?西(xi)门(men)庆道:他与我有(you)一面之交,昨日(ri)递了(le)个手本与(yu)我,望乞公(gong)祖青盼一二。宋御史道:我也久闻他是个好(hao)将官(guan)。又问其次者,西门(men)庆(qing)道:卑职还有妻(qi)兄吴铠,见任本衙(ya)右所正千户之职。昨日委管修(xiu)义仓,例该升(sheng)指挥(hui),亦(yi)望(wang)公祖提拔(ba),实卑(bei)职之沾(zhan)恩(en)惠也。宋御史道:既是令亲,到明日(ri)类本之(zhi)时,不但加升(sheng)本等(deng)职(zhi)级,我还(hai)保(bao)举(ju)他(ta)见任管事。西门庆连忙作(zuo)揖谢了(le),因把(ba)荆(jing)都监并吴(wu)大舅履历手(shou)本(ben)递上(shang)。宋御史看了,即(ji)令(ling)书吏(li)收(shou)执,分付:到明(ming)日(ri)类本之时,呈(cheng)行我看。那吏典收下去了。西门庆又令左右悄悄递(di)了三两银子与他,不(bu)在话下(xia)。
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