醒世恒言大树坡义虎送亲
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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;'>忽一日,独往山中打生,得了几项野味而回。行至中途,地名大树坡,见一黄斑老虎,误陷于槛阱之中,猎户偶然未到,其虎见勤自励到来,把前足跪地,俯首弭耳,口中作声,似有乞怜之意。自励道:&ldquo;业畜,我已誓不害你了。但你今日自投槛阱,非干我事。&rdquo;其虎眼观自励,口中呜呜不已。自励道:&ldquo;我今做主放你,你今后切莫害人。&rdquo;虎闻言点头。自励破阱放虎。虎得命,狂跳而去。自励道:&ldquo;人以获虎为利,我却以放虎为仁。我欲仁而使人失其利,非忠恕之道也。&rdquo;遂将所得野味,置于阱中,空手而回。正是:</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;'>得放手时须放手,可施恩处便施恩。</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;'>伪言有虎原无虎,虎自张稍心上生。</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;'>假使张稍心地正,山中有虎亦藏形。</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;'>只因勤自励不务本业,家道渐渐消乏,又且素性慷慨好客,时常引著这三朋四友,到家蒿恼,索酒索食。勤公、勤婆爱子之心无所不至。初时犹勉强支持,以后支持不来,只得对儿弓说道:&ldquo;你今年已大长,不思务本作家,日逐游荡,有何了日!别人家儿子似你年纪,或农或商,胡乱得些进益,以食父母。似你有出气,无进气,家事日渐凋零,兀自三兄四弟,酒食征逐,不知做爹娘的将没作有,千难万难,就是衣饰典卖,也有尽时。将来手足无措,连爹娘也有饿死之日哩。我如今与你说过,再引人上门时,茶也没有一杯与他吃了,你莫着急!&rdquo;勤自励被爹娘教训了一遍,嘿嘿无言,走出去了。真个好几日没有人上门蒿恼。</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;'>约莫一月有余,勤自励又引十来个猎户到家,借锅煮饭。勤公也道:&ldquo;容他煮罢。&rdquo;勤婆不肯道:&ldquo;费柴费火,还是小事,只是才说得儿子回心,清净了这几日,老娘心里不喜欢。今日又来缠帐,开了端,辞得哪一个!他日又赔茶赔酒。老娘支持得怕了,索性做个冷面,莫惯他罢。&rdquo;勤公见勤婆不允,闪过一边,勤婆将中门闭了,从门内说道:&ldquo;我家不是公馆,柴火不便,别处去利市。&rdquo;众人闻言,只索去了。</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;'>勤自励满面羞惭,叹口气,想道:&ldquo;我自小靠爹娘过活,没处赚得一文半文,家中来路又少,也怪爹娘不得。闻得安南作乱,朝廷各处募军,本府奉节度使文牒,大张榜文。众兄弟中已有几个应募去了。凭著我一身本事,一刀一枪,或者博个衣锦还乡,也未见得。守著这六尺地上,带累爹娘受气,非丈夫之所为也。只是一件,爹娘若知我应募从军,必然不允。功名之际,只可从权,我自有个道理。&rdquo;当下蹒迥勤公、勤婆,竟往府中投军。太守试他武艺出众,将他充为队长,军政司上了名字。不一日招募数足,领兵官点名编号,给了口粮,制办衣甲器械,择个出征吉日,放炮起身。勤自励也不对爹娘说知,直到上路三日后,遇了个县中差役,方才写寄一封书信回来,勤公拆书开看时,写道:</span>
<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;'>方才说虎是神明遣来,剿除凶恶,此亦理之所有。看来虎乃旦兽之王,至灵之物,感仁吏而渡河,伏高僧而护法,见于史传,种种可据。如今再说一个义虎知恩报恩,成就了人间义夫节妇,为千古佳话。正是:</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;'>说时节妇生颜色,道破奸雄丧胆魂。</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;'>话说大唐天宝年间,福州漳浦县下乡,有一人姓勤名自励,父母俱存,家道粗足。勤自励幼年时,就聘定同县林不将女儿潮音为妻,茶枣俱已送过,只等长大成亲。勤自励十二岁上,就不肯读书,出了学堂,专好使枪轮棒。父母单生的这个儿子,甚是姑息,不去拘管著他。年登十六,生得身长力大,猿臂善射,正艺过人。常言&ldquo;同声相应,同气相求&rdquo;,自有一班无赖子弟,三朋四友,和他擎鹰放鹞,驾犬驰马,射猎打生为乐。曾一日射死三虎。忽见个黄衣老者,策杖而前,称赞道:&ldquo;郎君之勇,虽昔日卞庄、李存孝不是过也!但好生恶杀,万物同情。自古道:&lsquo;人无害虎心,虎无伤人意。&rsquo;郎君何故必欲杀之?此兽乃百兽之王,不可轻杀。当初黄公有道术,能以赤刀制虎,尚且终为虎害。郎君若自恃甚勇,好杀不已,将来必犯天之忌,难免不测之忧矣。&rdquo;勤自励闻言省悟,即时折箭为誓,誓不杀虎。</span>