警世通言第一卷俞伯牙摔琴谢知音

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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;">光阴迅速,过了秋冬,不觉春去夏来。伯牙心怀子期。无日忘之。想着中秋节近,奏过晋主,给假还乡。晋主依允。伯牙收拾行装,仍打大宽转,从水路而行。下船之后,分付水手,但是湾泊所在,就来通报地名。事有偶然,刚刚八月十五夜,水手禀复,此去马安山不远。伯牙依稀还认得去年泊船相会子期之处。分付水手,将船湾泊,水底抛锚,崖边钉橛。其夜晴明,船舱内一线月光,射进朱帘。伯牙命童子将帘卷起,步出舱门,立于船头之上,仰观斗柄。水底天心,万顷茫然,照如白昼。思想去岁与知己相逢,而止月明。今夜重来,又值良夜。他约定江边相候,如何全无踪影,莫非爽信?又等了一会,想道:“我理会得了。江边来往船只颇多。我今日所驾的,不是去年之船了。吾弟急切如何认得?去岁我原为抚琴惊动知音。今夜仍将瑶琴抚弄一曲,吾弟闻之,必来相见。”命童子取琴桌安放船头,焚香设座。伯牙开囊,调弦转轸,才泛音律,商弦中有哀怨之声。伯牙停琴不操:“呀!商弦哀声凄切,吾弟必遭忧在家。去岁曾言父母年高。若非父丧,必是母亡。他为人至孝,事有轻重,宁失信于我,不肯失礼于亲,所以不来也。来日天明,我亲上崖探望。”叫童子收拾琴桌,下舱就寝。</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;">伯牙一夜不睡,真个巴明不明,盼晓不晓。看看月移帘影,日出山头。伯牙起来梳洗整衣,命童子携琴相随,又取黄金十镒带去:“傥吾弟居丧,可为赠礼。”踹跳登崖,行于樵径,约莫十数里,出一谷口,伯牙站住。童子禀道:“老爷为何不行?”伯牙道:“山分南北,路列东西。从山谷出来,两头都是大路,都去得。知道那一路在集贤村去?等个识路之人,问明了他,方才可行。”伯牙就石上少憩,童儿退立于后。不多时,左手官路上有一老叟,髯垂玉线,发挽银丝,箬冠野服,左手举藤杖,右手携竹篮,徐步而来。伯牙起身整衣,向前施礼。那老者不慌不忙,将右手竹篮轻轻放下,双手举藤杖还礼,道:“先生有何见教?”伯牙道:“请问两头路,那一条路,往集贤村去的?”老者道:“那两头路,就是两个集贤村。左于是上集贤村,右手是下集贤村,通衢三十里官道。先生从谷出来,正当其半。东去十五里,西去也是十五里。不知先生要往那一个集贤村?”</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;">伯牙默默无言,暗想道:“吾弟是个聪明人,怎么说话这等糊涂!相会之日,你知道此问有两个集贤村,或上或下,就该说个明白了。”伯牙却才沈吟,那老者道:“先生这等吟想,一定那说路的,不曾分上下,总说了个集贤村,教先生没处抓寻了。”伯牙道:“便是。”老者道:“两个集贤村中,有一二十家庄户,大抵都是隐遁避世之辈。老夫在这山里,多住了几年,正是‘土居二十载,无有不亲人’。这些庄户,不是舍亲,就是敝友。先生到集贤村必是访友,只说先生所访之友,姓甚名谁,者夫就知他住处了。”伯牙道:“学生要往钟家庄去。”老者闻“钟家庄”二字,一双昏花眼内,扑簌簌掉下泪来,道:”先生别家可去,若说钟家庄,不必去了。”伯牙惊问:“却是为何?”老者道:“先生到钟家庄,要访何人?”伯牙道:“要访子期。”老者闻言,放声大哭道:“子期钟徽,乃吾儿也。去年八月十五采樵归晚,遇晋国上大夫俞伯牙先生。讲论之间,意气相投。临行赠黄金二笏。吾儿买书攻读,老拙无才,不曾禁止。旦则采樵负重,暮则育读辛勤,心力耗废,染成怯疾,数月之间,已亡故了。”</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;">伯牙闻言,五内崩裂,泪如涌泉,大叫一声,傍山崖跌倒,昏绝于地。钟公用手搀扶,回顾小童道,“此位先生是谁?”小童低低附耳道:“就是俞伯牙老爷。”钟公道:“元来是吾儿好友。”扶起伯牙苏醒。伯牙坐于地下,口吐痰涎,双手捶胸,恸哭不已。道:“贤弟呵,我昨夜泊舟,还说你爽信,岂知已为泉下之鬼!你有才无寿了!”钟公拭泪相劝。伯牙哭罢起来,重与钟公施礼,不敢呼老丈,称为老伯,以见通家兄弟之意。伯牙道:“老伯,令郎还是停枢在家,还是出瘗郊外了?”钟公道:“一言难尽!亡儿临终,老夫与拙荆坐于卧榻之前。亡儿遗语瞩付道:‘修短由天,儿生前不能尽人子事亲之道,死后乞葬于马安山江边。与晋大夫俞伯牙有约,欲践前言耳。”老夫不负亡儿临终之言。适才先生来的小路之右,一丘新土,即吾儿钟徽之家。今日是百日之忌,老夫提一陌纸钱,往坟前烧化,何期与先生相遇!”伯牙道:“既如此,奉陪老怕,就坟前一拜。”命小童代太公提了竹蓝。</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;">钟公策杖引路,伯牙随后,小童跟定,复进谷口。果见一丘新土,在于路左。伯牙整衣下拜:“贤弟在世为人聪明,死后为神灵应。愚兄此一拜,诚永别矣!”拜罢,放声又哭。惊动山前山后,山左山右黎民百姓,不问行的住的,远的近的,闻得朝中大臣来祭钟子期,回绕坟前,争先观看。伯牙却不曾摆得祭礼,无以为情。命童子把瑶琴取出囊来,放于祭石台上,盘膝坐于坟前,挥泪两行,抚琴一操。那些看者,闻琴韵铿锵,鼓掌大笑而散。伯牙问:“老伯,下官抚琴,吊令郎贤弟,悲不能已,众人为何而笑?”钟公道:“乡野之人,不知音律。闻琴声以为取乐之具,故此长笑。”伯牙道:“原来如此。老伯可知所奏何曲?”钟公道:“老夫幼年也颇习。如今年迈,五官半废,模糊不懂久矣。”伯牙道:“这就是下官随心应手一曲短歌,以吊令郎者,口诵于老伯听之。”钟公道:“老夫愿闻。”伯牙诵云:</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;">忆昔去年春,江边曾会君。今日重来访,不见知音人。</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;">但见一杯土,惨然伤我心!</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;">来欢去何苦,江畔起愁云。</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;">子期子期兮,你我千金义,历尽天涯无足语,此曲终兮不复弹,三尺瑶琴为君死!”</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;">伯牙于衣夹间取出解手刀,割断琴弦,双手举琴,向祭石台上,用力一摔,摔得玉珍抛残,金徽零乱。钟公大惊,问道:“先生为何摔碎此琴?”伯牙道:</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;">摔碎瑶琴凤尾寒,子期不在对谁弹!</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;">春风满面皆朋友,欲觅知音难上难。</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;">钟公道:“原来如此,可怜!可怜!”伯牙道:“老伯高居,端的在上集贤村,还是下集贤村?”钟公道:“荒居在上集贤村第八家就是。先生如今又问他怎的?”伯牙道:“下官伤感在心,下敢随老伯登堂了。随身带得有黄金二镒,一半代令郎甘旨之奉,一半买几亩祭田,为令郎春秋扫墓之费。待下官回本朝时,上表告归林下。那时却到上集贤村,迎接老伯与老伯母,同到寒家,以尽天年。吾即子期,子期即吾也。老伯勿以下官为外人相嫌。”说罢,命小僮取出黄金,亲手递与钟公,哭拜于地。钟公答拜,盘桓半晌而别。</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;">这回书,题作俞伯牙摔琴谢知音。后人有诗赞云:</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;">伯牙不作钟期逝,千古令人说破琴。</span>

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