???忠????仆????可????真????不????好????当????啊????，????路????喜????心????中????暗????暗????为????自????己????掬????一????把????泪????，????刚????打????算????跟????上????主????子????，????却????一????下????有????些????愣????住????了????，????犹????豫????一????会????儿????，????还????是????冒????死????上????前????拦????住????了????皇????帝????。
???椟????玉????从????温????香????软????玉????中????离????开????，????如????同????从????冬????日????温????暖????的????被????窝????中????清????醒????，????满????心????烦????躁????，????被????路????喜????挡????住????脸????色????更????差????了????，????可????没????待????他????发????火????，????就????看????见????路????喜????颤????颤????巍????巍????地????小????声????禀????道????：????“????皇????上????，????您????…????…????”????，????言????尽????于????此????，????用????手????指????了????指????自????己????的????嘴????。
???椟????玉????挑????眉????，????伸????手????一????摸????，????指????上????便????多????了????一????抹????红????。
???他????少????年????老????成????，????在????外????人????面????前????从????来????难????露????情????绪????，????一????双????眸????子????沉????黑????从????来????难????辨????喜????怒????，????如????今????却????罕????见????地????现????了????几????分????窘????迫????。
???李????檀????今????日????上????了????全????妆????，????口????脂????浓????艳????，????两????人????如????此????忘????情????拥????吻????，????快????要????将????对????方????吞????咽????入????腹????，????舌????尖????缠????得????几????欲????成????结????，????哪????里????还????能????管????得????了????那????点????唇????脂????在????厮????磨????交????缠????中????被????碾????成????了????什????么????样????。
???可????他????既????没????心????思????注????意????李????檀????的????口????脂????全????被????他????吃????了????进????去????，????李????檀????也????恍????惚????不????知????他????唇????上????一????片????红????艳????，????真????是????鬼????迷????心????窍????。
???椟????玉????匆????匆????擦????掉????，????连????帕????子????都????未????用????，????全????抹????在????了????掌????心????，????不????小????心????又????舔????了????些????口????脂????进????去????，????一????股????微????甜????的????味????道????，????让????他????想????起????李????檀????柔????软????的????、????丰????润????的????唇????。
???欲????罢????不????能????。
???他????轻????咳????了????下????，????嘱????咐????路????喜????，????“????守????着????太????后????，????也????…????…????提????醒????下????她????，????委????婉????些????，????别????进????去????，????也????别????吓????着????她????。????”
???路????喜????低????声????应????是????，????心????中????却????暗????暗????腹????诽????，????就????太????后????那????最????最????泼????辣????难????驯????的????性????子????，????他????路????喜????要????有????本????事????能????吓????着????她????，????别????说????名????字????倒????过????来????写????，????便????是????脑????袋????当????球????踢????，????他????也????答????应????。
???也????只????有????这????位????主????，????才????当????这????出????身????李????家????、????垂????帘????听????政????多????年????的????太????后????是????那????惹????人????怜????爱????、????胆????子????针????尖????大????的????白????兔????子????。
???如????果????腹????诽????也????能????被????治????罪????，????路????喜????公????公????根????本????不????用????去????前????堂????三????司????会????审????，????便????是????即????刻????就????地????伏????法????，????大????概????也????是????一????点????不????冤????的????。
???椟????玉????照????例????是????听????不????见????路????喜????胆????大????包????天????的????揣????测????的????，????折????身????向????不????远????处????的????前????堂????走????去????。
???天????子????坐????不????垂????堂????，????这????样????开????放????人????潮????的????地????方????按????例????是????不????可????能????让????皇????帝????亲????临????的????，????可????椟????玉????坚????持????，????于????是????上????直????二????十????六????卫????亲????军????只????好????尽????忠????职????守????地????将????皇????城????摸????了????一????遍????又????一????遍????，????带????刀????舍????人????和????锦????衣????卫????更????是????从????前????夜????便????在????此????排????查????，????便????衣????混????入????其????中????。
???冒????着????这????样????大????的????风????险????，????费????了????如????此????多????功????夫????，????就????是????为????了????让????这????件????事????直????接????呈????现????在????民????意????前????，????椟????玉????如????此????安????排????，????自????然????有????深????意????。
???李????檀????原????来????听????政????时????自????己????就????暗????中????掌????过????上????十????二????卫????，????这????些????动????静????自????然????也????瞒????不????过????她????。????李????檀????坐????在????帘????后????，????手????指????有????一????下????没????一????下????地????敲????着????木????桌????，????椟????玉????的????安????排????到????底????是????什????么????呢????，????她????隐????隐????约????约????有????了????些????猜????测????，????可????又????不????确????切????，????只????得????耐????着????性????子????等????着????看????庭????上????的????发????展????。
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???上????直????二????十????六????卫????为????明????朝????军????制????中????负????责????守????卫????皇????城????的????亲????军????，????和????守????备????京????师????的????京????营????共????同????组????成????了????天????子????禁????军????。
???初????为????十????二????卫????，????后????朱????棣????（????打????得????是????自????古????造????反????最????常????用????的????“????清????君????侧????”????借????口????，????也????是????历????史????上????唯????一????造????反????成????功????的????藩????王????，????由????此????可????见????藩????王????造????反????的????前????途????是????多????么????渺????茫????）????改????制????，????宣????德????后????最????终????增????为????二????十????六????卫????，????包????括????大????家????非????常????熟????悉????的????金????吾????卫????、????锦????衣????卫????、????羽????林????卫????和????大????家????不????熟????悉????的????燕????山????卫????、????旗????手????卫????等????。
???其????中????很????多????小????说????中????非????常????喜????欢????用????的????金????吾????卫????又????叫????执????金????吾????（yù????）????，????曾????让????汉????光????武????帝????评????价????过????一????句????非????常????有????名????的????话????，????“????仕????宦????当????作????执????金????吾????，????娶????妻????当????得????阴????丽????华????”????，????而????这????句????诗????本????身????所????涉????及????到????的????阴????丽????华????及????她????和????刘????秀????的????经????历????，????也????是????非????常????有????名????了????，????这????可????能????也????是????小????说????喜????欢????用????这????个????的????原????因????之????一????吧????（????我????乱????说????的????，????其????实????我????觉????得????是????因????为????名????字????好????听????）????。
???但????这????里????没????有????写????金????吾????卫????，????不????是????因????为????大????家????都????用????所????以????避????开????，????而????是????因????为????金????吾????前????卫????和????金????吾????后????卫????其????实????分????别????是????戍????守????皇????城????南????、????北????面????，????巡????视????各????门????的????，????府????军????前????卫????（????也????称????带????刀????舍????人????）????、????锦????衣????卫????和????旗????手????卫????才????是????负????责????近????身????侍????卫????的????，????更????符????合????此????处????的????情????况????，????特????此????说????明????。
陆拾、伪证
?三??司??会??审??，??此??前??多??由??刑??部??尚??书??、??大??理??寺??卿??以??及??左??都??御??使??会??同??审??理??，??因??是??皇??帝??亲??交??办??的??案??件??，??锦??衣??卫??也??会??协??同??，??可??今??朝??是??皇??帝??亲??临??，??便??有??些??不??好??办??。
?主??位??自??然??是??由??皇??帝??坐??，??但??此??事??涉??及??天??子??家??事??，??极??为??敏??感??，??因??此??皇??帝??反??而??不??好??开??口??，??于??是??便??由??刑??部??尚??书??主??承??。
?那??妇??人??被??带??了??上??来??后??，??一??直??落??落??大??方??，??毫??不??见??怯??色??，??在??堂??上??要??求??自??陈??身??份??后??井??井??有??条??地??回??答??。
?她??是??几??十??年??前??因??家??乡??水??灾??被??卖??到??许??家??的??，??便??跟??了??许??姓??，??名??叫??真??儿??。
?许??家??当??时??还??在??地??方??上??，??后??来??得??李??大??人??提??拔??成??了??京??官??，??便??居??家??迁??到??京??城??。??她??因??在??丫??头??中??年??长??又??机??灵??，??所??以??被??拨??去??照??顾??许??家??小??姐??许??清??，??也??就??是??后??来??追??封??的??孝??安??皇??太??后??，??许??妃??待??她??情??同??姐??妹??，??连??入??宫??也??指??了??她??一??起??，??成??了??许??妃??的??左??膀??右??臂??。
?她??是??许??清??身??边??最??得??力??之??人??，??深??宫??中??艰??难??陪??伴??，??生??产??时??握??着??许??妃??的??手??，??悉??心??照??顾??襁??褓??中??的??齐??恒??。??后??来??许??妃??病??重??，??李??首??辅??便??欲??自??己??的??女??儿??取??而??代??之??，??强??权??之??下??她??无??能??为??力??，??最??后??只??能??怀??揣??许??妃??临??死??前??的??血??书??，??千??难??万??险??回??了??许??家??，??又??在??威??逼??利??诱??之??下??，??艰??难??保??存??下??小??半??张??血??书??，??隐??姓??埋??名??直??到??今??日??。
?她??的??口??才??甚??好??，??说??到??动??情??处??，??自??己??也??红??了??眼??眶??，??可??思??路??却??分??毫??不??乱??。
?“??许??真??儿??，??你??自??称??是??许??家??旧??仆??，??可??有??何??凭??证??？??”
?“??奴??婢??入??了??许??家??之??后??，??是??留??了??籍??的??，??大??人??尽??可??查??证??。??”
?“??你??的??奴??籍??自??进??宫??后??便??去??了??，??只??留??下??进??宫??前??的??记??录??，??你??如??何??证??明??你??是??那??真??正??的??许??真??儿??？??”
?妇??人??不??慌??不??忙??，??大??胆??地??看??向??坐??在??最??上??的??天??子??，??回??答??道??：??“??孝??安??皇??太??后??生??产??后??，??一??直??是??奴??婢??照??顾??，??万??岁??幼??时??，??奴??婢??也??曾??看??顾??过??多??时??，??万??岁??天??纵??英??才??，??少??时??多??慧??，??或??许??还??记??得??奴??婢??的??样??貌??。??”
?这??话??可??谓??大??胆??极??了??，??刑??部??尚??书??刚??要??呵??斥??，??便??被??皇??帝??轻??轻??抬??起??的??一??只??手??止??住??了??。
?皇??帝??坐??在??高??处??，??威??严??非??常??，??轻??易??不??敢??窥??伺??，??他??倒??没??有??动??怒??，??反??而??仔??细??打??量??了??一??下??跪??在??下??面??的??许??真??儿??，??开??口??道??：??“??朕??记??得??你??，??你??负??责??照??顾??过??朕??，??都破破ｑｕｎ9/5/2/1/8/5/3/0/8??叫??你??真??儿??姐??姐??。??”
?许??真??儿??头??一??次??有??些??激??动??，??掏??出??手??绢??擦??了??擦??眼??睛??，??“??奴??婢??不??敢??受??万??岁??这??声??姐??姐??。??”
?椟??玉??却??温??声??说??道??，??“??你??自??然??当??得??，??当??时??母??后??产??后??虚??弱??，??你??还??割??肉??作??药??，??只??为??了??她??的??身??体??能??有??所??好??转??，??还??留??了??一??块??疤??，??这??份??情??谊??，??朕??记??得??，??如??今??那??疤??可??好??了??。??”
?许??真??儿??听??了??这??话??，??泪??掉??得??更??快??了??，??久??久??难??以??出??声??，??然??后??伸??出??手??腕??，??果??然??露??出??一??块??一??寸??见??方??的??疤??，??答??道??：??“??谢??万??岁??垂??问??，??奴??婢??的??疤??虽??好??不??了??，??可??当??时??若??能??换??得??孝??安??皇??太??后??一??丝??好??转??，??奴??婢??万??死??不??辞??。??”
?天??子??展??露??的??温??情??总??是??格??外??动??人??，??感??动??得??来??听??审??的??人??群??中??，??连??那??经??年??看??惯??世??事??的??老??妇??都??忍??不??住??掉??了??眼??泪??。
?案??子??审??到??这??里??，??似??乎??已??经??定??调??了??，??皇??帝??的??态??度??已??经??如??此??清??晰??，??显??然??是??要??舍??弃??养??母??为??生??母??伸??冤??了??。
?接??下??来??的??审??理??便??十??分??顺??利??了??，??三??司??明??显??改??变??了??些??态??度??，??只??问??询??却??几??乎??不??质??疑??，??妇??人??所??言??皆??被??记??录??下??来??，??一??时??间??只??有??笔??尖??刷??过??纸??张??的??簌??簌??声??和??许??真??儿??流??畅??的??答??话??。
?正??当??众??人??以??为??便??要??如??此??结??案??之??时??，??大??理??寺??少??卿??徐??睿??如??却??上??前??奏??道??：??“??万??岁??，??自??此??妇??人??击??登??闻??鼓??以??来??，??微??臣??观??其??证??词??，??几??番??查??证??，??如??今??尚??有??几??个??疑??点??想??仔??细??询??问??，??望??万??岁??恩??准??。??”
?顶??头??上??司??大??理??寺??卿??一??向??是??皇??帝??左??膀??右??臂??，??见??上??面??态??度??已??经??如??此??明??显??，??下??属??却??敢??越??过??自??己??、??出??言??质??询??，??眼??神??跟??刀??子??似??的??剜??着??他??，??只??差??没??直??说??让??他??退??下??了??。
?“??准??奏??。??”
?三??司??的??眼??神??瞬??间??有??些??变??了??，??但??没??能??给??时??间??让??他??们??仔??细??啄??磨??，??徐??睿??如??上??前??一??步??：??“??谢??万??岁??。??”??接??着??转??身??对??向??妇??人??发??问??，??“??刚??刚??你??说??为??了??保??存??血??书??，??已??经??隐??姓??埋??名??多??年??，??那??这??么??多??年??来??你??是??如??何??维??生??的??呢??？??”
?“??奴??婢??为??了??谋??生??，??自??然??做??过??各??种??活??计??，??为??人??洒??扫??洗??衣??，??替??人??看??过??孩??子??，??只??是??因??为??不??能??暴??露??身??份??，??所??以??每??个??地??方??都??呆??不??长??，??也??只??能??做??些??零??散??活??儿??。??”
?“??是??吗??，??那??能??否??将??手??伸??出??来??？??”
?妇??人??头??一??次??浮??现??了??些??犹??豫??，??但??众??目??睽??睽??，??到??底??还??是??伸??出??了??手??。
?徐??睿??如??端??详??了??一??会??儿??，??转??身??回??禀??：??“??禀??万??岁??，??许??氏??仆??妇??自??陈??做??过??各??种??活??计??，??但??臣??之??前??观??她??的??双??手??，??白??皙??柔??软??，??并??不??像??是??多??年??来??艰??难??维??生??的??手??。??为??此??，??臣??特??意??去??市??井??找??了??各??类??身??份??的??女??子??比??对??过??，??这??妇??人??手??上??前??三??指??指??腹??以??及??中??指??第??一??指??节??有??薄??薄??的??茧??，??这??通??常??是??绣??房??的??绣??娘??和??会??写??字??的??人??才??会??留??下??的??痕??迹??。??”
?“??寻??常??百??姓??间??会??刺??绣??又??会??写??字??的??女??子??极??少??，??许??家??仆??妇??原??是??孝??安??皇??太??后??的??贴??身??奴??婢??，??会??这??些??倒??也??正??常??，??可??她??既??流??落??市??井??之??间??，??无??论??是??做??绣??活??还??是??替??人??写??字??写??信??，??都??是??稳??定??又??松??快??的??活??，??却??舍??了??这??些??去??做??洒??扫??洗??衣??，??这??么??多??年??下??来??手??却??仍??然??保??养??得??宜??，??微??臣??觉??得??实??在??有??些??蹊??跷??。??”