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喻世明言穷马周遭际卖缒食旁媪

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    <span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">喻世明言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">第五卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">穷马周遭际卖缒</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">(</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">食旁</span><span lang="en-us"><font face="times new roman">)</font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">媪</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">前程暗漆本难知,秋月春花各有时。静听天公分付去,何须昏夜苦奔驰?</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">话说大唐贞观改元,太宗皇帝仁明有道,信用贤臣。文有十八学士,武有十八路总管。真个是:鸳班济济,鹭序彬彬。凡天下育才有智之人,无不举荐在位,尽其抱负。所以天下太平,万民安乐。就中单表一人,姓马,名周,表字宾王,博州往乎人氏。父母双亡,一贫如洗;年过一旬,尚未娶妻,单单只剩一身。自幼精通书史,广有学问;志气谋略,件件过人。只为孤贫无援,没有人荐拔他。分明是一条神龙困于泥淖之中,飞腾不得。眼见别人才学万倍不如他的,一个个出身通显,享用爵禄,偏则自家怀才不遇。每曰郁郁自叹道:&ldquo;时也,运也,命也。&rdquo;一生挣得一副好酒量,闷来时只是饮酒,尽醉方休。日常饭食,有一顿,没一顿,都不计较;单少不得杯中之物。若自己没钱买时,打听邻家有酒。便去瞳吃。却大模大样,不谨慎,酒后又要狂言乱叫、发风骂坐。这伙一邻四舍被他联噪的不耐烦,没一个不厌他。背后唤他做&ldquo;穷马周&rdquo;,又唤他是&ldquo;酒鬼&rdquo;。那马周晓得了,也全不在心上。正是:未逢龙虎会,一任马牛呼。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">且说博州刺史姓达,名奚,素闻马周明经有学,聘他为本州助教之职。到任之曰,众秀才携酒称贸,不觉吃得大醉。次日,刺史亲到学官请教。马周几自中酒,爬身不起。刺史大怒而去。马周醒后,晓得刺史曾到,特往州衙谢罪,被刺史责备了许多说话。马周口中唯唯,只是不能使改。每通门生执经问难,便留住他同饮。支得傣钱,都付与酒家,几自不敷,依据曰在门生家喝酒。一日,吃醉了,两个门生左右扶住,一路歌咏而回。恰好遇着刺史前导,喝他回避,马周那里肯退步?喧着双眼到骂人起来,又被刺史当街发作了一场。马周当时酒醉不知,次日醒后,门生又来劝马周,在刺史处告罪。马周叹口气道:&ldquo;我只为孤贫无援,欲图个进身之阶,所以屈志于人。今因酒过,屡被刺史责辱,何面目又去鞠躬取怜?古人不为五斗米析腰,这个助教官儿也不是我终身养老之事。&rdquo;便把公服交付门生,教他缴还刺史,仰天笑,出门而去。正是:此去好凭一寸舌,再来不值一文钱。自古道:水不激不跃,人不激不奋。马周只为吃酒上受刺史责辱不过,叹口气出门,到一个去处,遇了一个人提携,直做到吏部尚书地位。此是后话。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">且说如今到那里去?他想着:&ldquo;冲州撞府,没甚大遭际,则除是长安帝都,公侯卿相中,有个能举荐的萧相国,识贤才的魏无知,讨个出头日子,方遂乎生之愿。&rdquo;望西迤逦而行。不一日,来到新丰。原来那新丰城是汉高皇所筑。高皇生于丰里,后来起兵,诛秦灭项,做了大汉天子,尊其父为太上皇。太上皇在长安城中,思想故乡风景。高皇命巧匠照依故丰,建造此城,迁丰人来居住。凡街市、屋宇,与丰里制度一般无二。把张家鸡儿、李家犬儿,纵放在街上,那鸡犬也都认得自家门首,各自归家。太上皇大喜,赐名新丰。今日大唐仍建都于长安,这新丰总是关内之地,市井稠密,好不热闹!只这招商旅店,也不知多少。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">马周来到新丰市上,天色己晚,只拣个大大客店,踱将进去。但见红尘滚滚,车马纷纷,许多商贩客人,驮着货物,挨一顶五的进店安歇。店主王公迎接了,慌忙指派房头,堆放行旅。众客人寻行逐队,各据坐头,讨浆索酒。小二哥搬运不迭,忙得似走马灯一般。马周独自个冷清清地坐在一边,并没半个人睬他。马周心中不忿,拍案大叫道:&ldquo;主人家,你好欺负人!偏俺不是客,你就不来照顾,是何道理?&rdquo;王公听得发作,便来收科道:&ldquo;客官个须发怒。那边人众,只得先安放他;你只一位,却容易答应。但是用酒用饭,只管分付老汉就是。&rdquo;马周道:&ldquo;俺一路行来,没有洗脚,且讨些干净热水用用。&rdquo;王公道:&ldquo;锅子不方便,要热水再等一会。&rdquo;马周道:&ldquo;既如此,先取酒来。&rdquo;王公道:&ldquo;用多少酒?&rdquo;马周指着对面大座头上一伙客人,向主人家道:&ldquo;他们用多少,俺也用多少。&rdquo;王公道:&ldquo;他们五位客人,每人用一斗好酒。&rdquo;马周道:&ldquo;论起来还不勾俺半醉,但俺途中节饮,也只用五斗罢。有好嘎饭尽你搬来。&rdquo;王公分付小二过了。一连暖五斗酒,放在桌上,摆一只大磁瓯,几碗肉菜之类。马周举匝独酌,旁若无人。约莫吃了一斗有余,讨个洗脚盆来,把剩下的酒,都倾在里面;骊脱双靴,便伸脚下去洗灌。众客见了,无不惊怪。王公暗暗称奇,知其非常人也。同时岑文本画得有马周濯足图,后有烟波钓叟题赞于上,赞曰:</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">世人尚口,吾独尊足。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">口易兴波,足能涉陆。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>处下不倾,干虽可逐。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>劳重赏薄,无言忍辱。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>酬之以酒,慰尔仆仆。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>今尔右忱,胜吾厌腹。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>吁嗟宾王,见趁凡俗。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>当夜安歇无话。次日,王公早起会钞,打发行客登程。马周身无财物,想天气渐热了,便脱下狐袭与王公当酒钱。王公见他是个慷慨之士,又嫌狐袭价重,再四推辞不受。马周索笔,题诗壁上。诗云:</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>古人感一饭,干金弃如展。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>巴箸安足酬?所重在知己。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>我饮新丰酒,狐裘力用抵。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>贤哉主人翁,意气倾间里!</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>后写往乎人马周题。王公见他写作俱高,心中十分敬重。便问:&ldquo;马先生如今何往?&rdquo;马周道:&ldquo;欲往长安求名。&rdquo;王公道:&ldquo;曾有相熟寓所否?&rdquo;马周回道:&ldquo;没有。&rdquo;王公道:&ldquo;马先生大才,此去必然富贵。但长安乃米珠薪桂之地,先生资釜既空,将何存立?老夫有个外甥女,嫁在彼处万寿街卖弹赵一郎家。老夫写封书,送先生到彼作寓,比别家还省事:更有白银一两,权助路资,休嫌菲薄。&rdquo;马周感其厚意,只得受了。王公写书已毕,递与马周。马周道:&ldquo;他日寸进,决不相忘。&rdquo;作谢而别。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>行至长安,果然是花天锦地,比新丰市又不相同。马周径问到万寿街赵卖缒家,将王公书信投递。原来赵家积世卖这粉食为生,前年赵一郎已故了。他老婆在家守寡,接管店面,这就是新丰店中王公的外甥女儿。年纪虽然一十有余,几自丰艳胜人。京师人顺口都唤他做&ldquo;卖缒媪&rdquo;。北方的&ldquo;媪&rdquo;字,即如南方的&ldquo;妈&rdquo;字一般。这王媪初时坐店卖缒,神相袁天罡一见大惊,叹道:&ldquo;此媪面如满月,唇若红莲,声响神清,山根不断,乃大贵之相!他日定为一品夫人,如何屈居此地?&rdquo;偶在中郎将常何面前,谈及此事。常何深信袁天罡之语,分付苍头,只以买缒</span><span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'>(</font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>食旁</span><span lang='en-us'><font face='times new roman'>)</font></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>为名,每曰到他店中闲话,说发王媪嫁人,欲娶为妻。王媪只是干笑,全不统一。正是:姻缘本是前生定,不是姻缘莫强求。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>却说王媪隔夜得一异梦,梦见一匹自马,自东而来到他店中,把缒一口吃尽。自己执箠赶逐,不觉腾上马背。那马化为火龙,冲天而去。醒来满身都热,思想此梦非常。恰好这一日,接得母舅王公之信,送个姓马的客人到来;又与周身穿自衣。王媪心中大疑,就留住店中作寓。一日一餐,殷勤供给。那马周恰似理之当然一般,绝无谦逊之意。这里王媪也始终不怠。灾区耐邻里中有一班淳荡子弟,乎曰见王媪是个俏丽孤孀,闲常时倚门靠壁,不一不四,轻嘴薄舌的狂言挑拨,王媪全不招惹!众人到也道他正气。今番见他留个远方单身客在家,未免言一语四,选出许多议论。,王媪是个精细的人,早己察听在耳朵里,便对马周道:&ldquo;践妾本欲相留,亲孀妇之家,人言不雅。先生前程远大,宣择高校栖止,以图上进;若埋没大才于此,枉自可惜。&rdquo;马周道:&ldquo;小生情愿为人馆宾,但无路可投耳。&rdquo;</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>言之未己,只见常中郎家苍头又来买缒。王媪想着常何是个武臣,必定少不得文士相帮。乃向苍头问道:&ldquo;有个薄亲马秀才,饱学之士,在此觅一馆舍,未知你老爷用得着否?&rdquo;苍头答应道:&ldquo;甚好。&rdquo;原来那时正值天旱,太宗皇帝谣五品以上官员,都要悉心竭虑,直言得失,以凭采用。论常何官职,也该具奏,正欲访求饱学之士,请他代笔,恰好王媪说起马秀才,分明是饥时饭,渴时浆,正搔着痒处。苍头回去察知常何,常何大喜,即刻道人备马来迎。马周别了王媪,来到常中郎家里。常何见马周一表非俗,好生钦敬。当日置酒相持,打扫书馆,留马周歇宿。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>次日,常何取自金二十两,彩绢十端,亲送到馆中,权为贽礼。就将圣旨求言一事,与马周商议。马周索取笔研,拂开素纸,手不停挥,草成便宜二十条。常何叹服不己。连夜缮写齐整,明日早朝进皇御览。太宗皇帝看罢,事事称善。便问常何道:&ldquo;此等见识议论,非卿所及,卿从何处得来?&rdquo;常何拜伏在地,口称:&ldquo;死罪!这便宜二十条,臣愚实不能建自。此乃臣家客马周所为也。&rdquo;太宗皇帝道:&ldquo;马周何在?可速宣来见联。&rdquo;黄门官奉了圣旨,径到常中郎家宣马周。马周吃了早酒,正在鼾睡,呼唤不醒。又是一道旨意下来催促。到第一遍,常何自来了。此见太宗皇帝爱才之极也。史官有诗云:</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>一道征书络绎催,贞观天子惜贤才。朝廷爱士皆如此,安得英雄困草莱?</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>常何亲到书馆中,教馆童扶起马周,用凉水喷面,马周方才苏醒。闻知圣旨,慌忙上马。常何引到金銮见驾。拜舞己毕,太宗玉音问道:&ldquo;卿何处人氏?曾出仕否?&rdquo;马周奏道:&ldquo;臣乃往乎县人,曾为博州助教。因不得其志,弃官来游京都。今获勤天颜,实出万幸。&rdquo;太宗方喜。即日拜为监察御史,钦赐袍笏官带。马周穿着了,谢恩而出。仍到常何家,拜谢举荐之德。常何重开筵席,把洒称贸。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>至晚酒散,常何不敢屈留马周在书馆住宿。欲备轿马,送到令亲王媪家去。马周道:&ldquo;王媪原非亲戚,不过借宿其家而己。&rdquo;常何大惊,问道:&ldquo;御史公有宅眷否?&rdquo;马周道:&ldquo;惭愧,实因家贫未娶。&rdquo;常何道:&ldquo;袁天歪先生曾相王媪有一品夫人之贵,只怕是令亲,或有妨碍;既然萍水相逢,便是天缘。御史公若不嫌弃,下官即当作伐。&rdquo;马周感王媪殷勤,亦有此意,便道:&ldquo;若得先辈玉成,深荷大德。&rdquo;是晚,马周仍在常家安歇。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>次早,马周又同常何面君。那时勒虏突撅反叛,太宗皇帝正道四大总管出兵征剿,命马周献乎虏策。马周在御前,口诵如流,句句中了圣意,改为给事中之职。常何举贤有功,赐绢百匹。常何谢恩出朝,分付马上就引到卖缒店中,要请王媪相见。王媪还只道常中郎强要娶他,慌忙躲过,那里肯出来。常何坐在店中,叫苍头去寻个老年邻姬,督他传话:&ldquo;今日常中郎来此,非为别事,专为马给谏求亲。&rdquo;王媪问其情由,方知马给谏就是马周。向时白马化龙之梦,今己验矣。此乃天付姻缘,不可违也。常何见王媪允从了,便将御赐绢匹,督马周行聘;赁下一所空宅,教马周住下。择个吉曰,与王媪成亲,百官都来庆贸。正是:分明乞相寒懦,忽作朝家贵客。王媪嫁了马周,把自己一家一火,都搬到马家来了。里中无不称羡,这也不在话下。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>却说马周自从遇了太宗皇帝,言无不听,谏无不从,不上一年,直做到吏部尚书,王媪封做夫人之职。那新丰店主人王公,知马周发迹荣贵,特到长安望他,就便先看看外甥女。行至万寿街,己不见了卖缒店,只道迁居去了。细问邻舍,才晓得外甥女已寡,晚嫁的就是马尚书,王公这场欢喜非通小可。问到尚书府中,与马周夫妇相见,各叙些旧话。住了月余,辞别要行。马周将干金相赠,王公那里肯受。马周道:&ldquo;壁上诗句犹在,一饭干金,岂可忘也?&rdquo;王公方才收了,作谢而回,遂为新丰富民。此乃投瓜报玉,脑恩报恩,也不在话下。</span>

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    <span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'>   </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>再说达奚刺吏,因丁忱回籍,服满到京。闻马周为吏部尚书,自知得罪,心下忧惶,不敢补官。马周晓得此情,再一请他相见。达奚拜倒在地,口称:&ldquo;有眼不识泰山,望乞恕罪。&rdquo;马周慌忙扶起道:&ldquo;刺史教训诸生,正宣取端谨之士。嗜酒狂呼,此乃马周之罪,非贤刺史之过也。&rdquo;即日举荐达奚为京兆尹。京师官员见马周度量宽烘,无不敬服。马周终身富贵,与王媪偕老。后人有诗叹云一代名臣属酒人,卖缒王媪办奇人。时人不具波折眼,枉使明珠混俗尘。</span>

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