與其相濡以沫,未若江湖相忘。694Please respect copyright.PENANAoRG0zAz2sE
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或許是忘記他,或者是不需要他了。惠施這一去,已好久好久,都未曾有過音信。694Please respect copyright.PENANAnHwlpOUvPl
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第二年的冬天,起初只是鵝毛般的細雪,到後來,雪卻愈下愈大,宋國遍地飢寒交加,莊周也不例外。694Please respect copyright.PENANAYXaPdY3AHZ
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其實莊周沒有甚麼不開心,只是在把那艘扁舟賣掉時,他竟格外想念起惠施來。694Please respect copyright.PENANA9l42wfICYF
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「要是他當時不說我可以去找他,我興許是不去的……」694Please respect copyright.PENANATiMnQtNA0K
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莊周收拾好行囊,把賣扁舟的錢換作一頭牛,便往魏國去了。694Please respect copyright.PENANA0iTzwkLJ5S
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「小周、小周……」694Please respect copyright.PENANAIwpMvClnGA
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「……我的相國。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAZtrph5XhiH
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躺在榻上的莊周,迷茫間睜開了雙眼,抓著惠施的手,緊緊地摁在自己的心口。左右都是僕從,這樣的動作,讓惠施顯得有些為難。694Please respect copyright.PENANAJH2e0oWLRC
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惠施抽開了手,替莊周把被子闔上,「你又不是大王,我不是你的相國。」694Please respect copyright.PENANARC74UIeKXm
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「我怎麼了……?」莊周躺在榻子上,看著跪在身旁的惠施。694Please respect copyright.PENANAg3or5Jh4cW
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「你還沒進城就餓昏了,但是你很有名氣,大家都喜歡你寫的書,也知道你是我的故人,我得了信,就把你接回來。」惠施道。694Please respect copyright.PENANAM0kTSZ0wrk
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「嗯。」莊周伸出手來,摸了摸惠施的臉,「我的公子,你的表情好像有些奇怪,怎麼了嗎?」694Please respect copyright.PENANAiR9LfIYFvg
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惠施猶豫了一會兒,纔說道:「我得回宮一趟,不能一直獃在這兒。你有些風寒,我已吩咐府裏的人調些肉羹給你喫了,你多喫點,病纔能養好,知道不?」694Please respect copyright.PENANAuEMy5yjzrf
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惠施的神色終究是有些複雜,然而他按著自己的手,以及他的神色又是如此溫柔。694Please respect copyright.PENANA03HPfOxHy0
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莊周在惠施府上調養身體的期間,不時聽到下人們偷偷地在他背後議論道:「這位就是來搶老爺相位的人嗎」、「瞧他衣衫襤褸,大王不會採用他吧」、「老爺不是要把他殺掉嗎?為什麼還接待他?」694Please respect copyright.PENANAEotu1m99Md
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莊周明白了。694Please respect copyright.PENANAYNv4nSw6wG
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『雖見著了,卻比見不著難受。我這趟來反而給惠施惹了麻煩……原是我知牽腸掛肚不好,可依然牽掛才如此。』
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--聖人忘情,最下不及情;情之所鍾,正在我輩,我果真非是個至人之質。694Please respect copyright.PENANAugNz3u9MMl
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下朝後,惠施擔任大王的顧問,接待六國使者,與他們商量對策,一直忙碌到很晚纔回了家。纔到家,見到莊周昏睡在外堂,他被諕了一下,向家奴問道:「你們是不是虧待了莊先生?」694Please respect copyright.PENANAGQ9hAXS7kK
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「奴才不敢,是莊先生非要在此等候老爺,老爺太晚沒回來,莊先生累倒了。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAT9GlLwEl5f
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惠施看著莊周的模樣,想:『莊周不知禮節,在外堂昏睡,這樣的人,興許大王是不會採用的;若只是來投靠我的話也無妨。』694Please respect copyright.PENANAkIWXW0mVfS
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便吩咐道:「往我房裏加一套被子。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAsKsgBw5dYR
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家奴不解。惠施道:「莊先生與我同房。」得令,這才退下。694Please respect copyright.PENANA0cQMIwqw34
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莊周迷迷糊糊間,覺著身體輕飄飄的,好似飛到了雲端,那個幻化作蝴蝶的夢,再次回來了。694Please respect copyright.PENANAdEZAogqHKy
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這回,他飛過濠梁,鑽過濠梁下的湖心,遠遠飛過魏國的都城,翩飄進相國府的窗櫺裏,裏頭香霧瀰漫,溫暖無比,與外頭的飢寒大相逕庭。694Please respect copyright.PENANA21Xl5efaA4
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「……這裏可是瑤池?」694Please respect copyright.PENANAdN7RP0xawh
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「這是我的府邸。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAEw1WUgeSGm
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莊周用手背揉揉眼,但聞惠施的聲音,卻不見他的人。694Please respect copyright.PENANAiDwxHEGhxZ
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他本想回頭,惠施卻說道:「別回頭,我幫你擦背。」694Please respect copyright.PENANA7uBhGxZT3S
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「公子……」694Please respect copyright.PENANAoFzAMO1vIA
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洗浴間,莊周昏昏沉沉的,連一頭長髮,都是惠施幫他梳洗。只記得惠施撫觸他的感覺極細,他的手觸碰過自己的後頸,背胛,其餘的,病中便再難記。694Please respect copyright.PENANA6HWUMwaDBU
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一整晚都沒有下人來打擾。就寢時分,惠施幫莊周穿好睡衣後,兩人同榻,相對而寢。694Please respect copyright.PENANAOStboscxlk
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夜半時分,莊周竟感覺惠施的身子貼服在他的背後,雙手摟著他的腰。694Please respect copyright.PENANA2vvRqcsNlI
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莊周說道:「惠子,等病養好,我就離開大梁。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAvCa6jUhK6s
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「為什麼?」這突來的一番話,令惠施驚醒。694Please respect copyright.PENANAR8g5McwruF
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「鳳非梧桐不棲,非竹實不食,我以為我寫的書,你全看過了,原來沒有。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAQ03JhnjVTB
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惠施沒答話,只無聲地淌淚,有幾滴淚直接淌在莊周的身上,莊周伸手替他揩面。694Please respect copyright.PENANAN9m1Gqmfqa
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只聞幽幽地一句「對不住」。莊周說道:「對不住的人是我,人各有志,我又何必強求呢?」694Please respect copyright.PENANAnF1KpDIF8O
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「你以前曾問過我,你若離開,會不會想你,會不會留戀?其實我想得很……我來大梁,只是想給你這個答案。魏王的相國,你一人就足夠了,我若繼續留在這兒,你大概也過得不安穩。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6i8T2NLaM
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「若我不在乎呢?」惠施看著莊周的臉,「你千里迢迢來看我,還猜忌你是我的錯……可如果我說,就算大王真的叫你去作他的相國,我也不在乎呢?」694Please respect copyright.PENANA5svXgbum6e
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「我在乎啊,我又不想和別人作禮行揖,可你還對這地方有所依戀,不是嗎?你想當官,我不想當官,我留在大梁,對我們倆人都很麻煩。」莊周道:「這一回,你若想我的話,就回宋國好嗎?……等你不想做官了再回來,我等你。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAvXcJKhqiOA
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惠施只輕輕地說了句「好」,便把莊周緊緊地攢進懷裏,而後,一夜無話。694Please respect copyright.PENANAuJxdZnc6Mj
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惠施直到死前,也沒有回宋國,但是惠施的屍骨,終究是回宋國看他了。694Please respect copyright.PENANAisdxdopTwE
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莊周的幾個門徒準備了祭品,偕他一塊兒上墳。694Please respect copyright.PENANAhXhvv4acZ6
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門人見到夫子的神情十分黯淡,本想開解他,莊周告訴他們:「我同你們說個故事。」門人們便朝他一拜:「夫子請講。」694Please respect copyright.PENANAMUwOf0Mwr1
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莊周淡淡地說道:「在楚國有位郢人,他有很會使大斧頭的匠人朋友,他們兩個會一種表演,郢人先在鼻頭上,抹上一層薄如蠅翼的石灰,再讓他的朋友削去。」694Please respect copyright.PENANALSf71YecPx
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「旁人雖看得心驚膽跳,郢人卻面不改色,對匠人十分放心。匠人使斧頭時,不但沒削掉郢人的鼻子,還把石灰完全砍去。宋元君聽說這椿奇事,想請郢人再表演一次,郢人卻回答:『我的匠人朋友已經仙逝,只留下我一人獨活,所以我無法再表演了。』」
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「……而惠子於我,亦是如此。」
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郢人斫堊,該典故最早出自莊子《郢人》。
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