一百二十三 破庙鬼案(1 / 2)

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一百二十三 破庙鬼案</p>

北宋嘉祐七年,河北西路真定府有书生刘玉,年近弱冠。其父刘启曾于高邑任知县,后因庆历四年,参与范仲淹改革被罢官回乡,不久郁郁而逝,数年后,刘家败落矣。</p>

十八年前,刘启与当地富豪程滹交往笃深。当时刘夫人与程夫人同时妊娠,于一次酒宴之中,刘启与程滹趁酒兴相约,若双方皆生男,则拜为兄弟,若皆生女,则成为姊妹,若一男一女,则结为夫妻。不久两家夫人分娩,刘夫人生男婴,取名刘玉,程夫人得女婴起名程英。三年后,刘启被贬庶民,回真定时,留下祖传玉如意作为聘礼。程家亦将一对白玉镯分开,将其中一只回赠于亲家作为日后认亲之信物。</p>

十八年后,刘家益发贫困,刘玉已至谈婚娶妻之时,刘夫人将白玉镯交于刘玉,命儿至高邑寻程家认亲。刘玉遂打点行装,刘夫人将家中仅有十两散碎银两交于儿手中,嘱曰:“一路之上要慎而行之,手镯与银两之包裹切不可离身,寝时亦须随身携之。”刘玉切记,辞别老母,将包裹紧系腰间,踏上去往高邑之路。</p>

正值秋雨时节,刘玉晓行夜宿,奔往高邑。一日行至栾城郊外封龙山,山路崎岖,天色已晚,天忽降雨,淅沥不停。刘玉撑伞,冒雨疾行,欲寻避雨落宿之处。其手搭凉棚,举目四寻之,见前面远处有灯光闪烁,其心思既有灯光,必有人家居之。刘玉向灯光急奔而去,至近前,雨骤然倾盆,电闪雷鸣,闪电之下,见此草舍三合院,正房三间,东西厢房各两间,院篱笆围之,柴门于风雨中摇晃,吱吱作响,其忙近前敲门,大声疾呼,闻院内噗通作响,又闻一女人声问曰:“何人敲门?”刘玉答曰:“求借宿之人。”半晌门方开,一花甲老妪探首,刘玉抱拳行礼曰:“老大娘,吾乃过路之人,欲往高邑,不予天降大雨,只得求大娘行方便,借宿一晚,可否?”老妪拒曰:“吾家窄小肮脏,难以安排,请公子另寻别处。”天黑雨大,何处另寻?刘玉再求曰:“吾不嫌窄小,能容身即刻,吾先付宿资,可否?”言罢,解下腰间包裹,欲取银付之。老妪见钱袋沉凸,遂转笑曰:“公子若不嫌弃,无需先付资,请入之以安。”</p>

刘玉进院,被安置于东厢房。掌灯入屋,灯光之下,见炕沿下有只绣花鞋,不由一怔,莫非此家有女眷?因何遗落绣花鞋于此?怪哉!其嗅炕席有胭脂香味,甚异之。然事已至此,无须多虑,其将绣花鞋置于炕席之下,上炕寝之。其合衣而眠,翻来覆去难以入睡,闻窗外风雨歇,忽闻上房有扑打之声,更觉诧异。其起身穿鞋,步入院中,闻扑打声愈烈,其悄然至上房西屋,隔破窗纸洞向屋内窥之,见一凶悍男子正欲非礼一貌美女子,女子拼命挣扎,其见之,勃然怒火中烧,不顾一切,怒喝一声:“住手!吾欲告官。”男子闻窗外怒喝声,不由一颤,惊慌弃女下炕。</p>

此时刘玉猛觉脑后有风响,急回首避之,一木棍击中窗棂,咔嚓一声,窗棂被击碎!刘玉见挥棍者,乃老妪也!老妪恶狠狠又举棍,龇牙咧嘴,面目狰狞,刘玉顿魂飞魄散,夺路奔逃。屋中男子提刀出屋,欲杀刘玉,刘玉见篱笆有一缺口,迅跳之狂突,又闻嗤一撕扯声,衣服剐于篱笆之木叉,其拼命狂逃,衣服被扯,一破布条挂于木叉之上,随风摆之。</p>

刘玉于泥泞之山路狂奔,雨虽歇,然电闪雷鸣仍不停,闪电光下,见前面不远之处有座庙宇,忙奔突而入。此庙乃破庙,多年失修,庙前荒草丛生,庙门歪斜,窗户破损,神像尘遮,神龛侧摆放一棺材。其喻之,当地之民俗,凡富者为其老父母先购置寿材,皆置于寺庙之中,待用时再运至家中,故而棺材内无尸。其恐男子追至,慌至棺材前,奋力掀盖,跳入匿之,将包裹枕于头下,再将棺盖移动扣之,留一缝以呼吸,蜷缩颤抖躺之。</p>

不多时,其闻庙内有脚步声,隔缝窥之,闪电光下,见蹿进一青面</p>

獠牙恶鬼,手持鬼头刀,步步靠近棺材,又一闪电,又见一赤裸女尸,横尸于供桌之下。刘玉失其魂魄,呜呀一声惊叫,撞开棺材盖,抓起包裹,疯一般跳出棺材,恶鬼突见之,不由一怔,乘此瞬间,其夺门向庙外狂逃而去。</p>

时已东方鱼肚白,刘玉气喘吁吁,逃至山下,见路侧坟茔星罗棋布,愈加恐惧,连滚带爬至路口。其撞见两名衙役,二衙役见其衣衫凌乱,神色慌乱,狼狈不堪,遂拦住细盘问之。刘玉惊魂未定,语无伦次,称遇恶鬼,二衙役甚疑之,将其带至县衙审之。</p>

二衙役因何至山下路口?原高邑富绅程滹经商大发,于栾城置地建豪宅。其千金程英昨日午后赶花灯节,花灯节每年中秋于洨河岸边举办,游览者人山人海,热闹非凡。程英与一丫鬟同往,人多拥挤,主仆走散,丫鬟归,不见小姐回,至深夜未见程英归,程滹急派人寻之,然遍寻不见,只得报案于县衙。</p>

栾城知县李宗,为官清正,判案精细,颇有谋略。半夜接到报案,即刻命衙役分头寻之,天亮之时,此二衙役寻至山下路口,正撞见刘玉狼狈奔逃。</p>

李知县升堂审问刘玉,衙役解其包裹,见常用品与银两之外,竟有一只白玉镯。李知县问:“此白玉镯何来?汝因何有女子用物?”刘玉答曰:“大人明察,此玉镯乃订亲之信物也,吾携之往高邑认亲,不意昨晚雷雨交加,吾避雨于一家草舍……”其将昨晚所遇之事详叙之。</p>

李知县审罢,甚异之,起身,带刘玉与数名衙役至破庙察之,果于供桌下见一女尸,手内抓一条破布,此破布正刘玉衣破损之部,女尸侧有女子之衣裤与一只绣花鞋。衙役打开棺材,见内空空如也。李知县命人将女尸与衣物运至县衙,待细查之。</p>

李知县又携刘玉与众衙役至老妪住所,询问之,老妪指刘玉却言:“昨晚此公子投宿,携一靓丽女子,不知因何,半夜女子哭喊逃出,公子追逐而去,后未归之。”刘玉叫屈曰:“非也,昨日只吾一人来此借宿,汝胡言乱语,焉有女子同行之?”李知县沉吟思之良久,后命衙役搜之,果于西厢房炕席下搜出另一只绣花鞋,问此鞋何人所穿?老妪又言:“此鞋乃逃之女子所穿,逃脱时遗之。”刘玉反驳曰:“此鞋与吾无任何干系,乃吾昨夜于屋内偶见之,吾将其置于炕席之下。”</p>

经审问,知老妪夫家姓魏,丈夫早逝,只有一儿,名魏不伦,现已年近不惑,尚未娶亲。李知县又至正房察之,未见异常,遂带刘玉与众衙役归。</p>

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