四面楚歌,八千楚兵潛逃離營。漢軍未敢鬆懈,先遣三漢潛入楚營察看情況。180Please respect copyright.PENANAwoLbI2PPdC
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楚兵潰不成軍,何解前方幃帳仍有歌聲舞影?其中一名大漢在帳外窺視。180Please respect copyright.PENANAwxX0t0qAt9
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西楚霸王項羽愁眉苦臉,握劍獨酌,如癡如醉細賞絕色虞姬曼妙舞姿。烏髮飄飄,白袖翩翩。旋身扭腰,舉手投足,每一動作柔中帶勁,勁度適中,不慍不火,將上乘內功完美融入舞步當中。180Please respect copyright.PENANARYvgFPb8CA
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大漢恍然大悟——難怪每次項羽總能在絕境死局中殺出重圍,原來有虞姬暗中幫忙。180Please respect copyright.PENANArgqmM87RTj
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「帳外的壯士,賞面把酒言歡嗎?」項羽沒待大漢回答,逕自舉壼酙滿酒杯。180Please respect copyright.PENANAAaVgQR2RpT
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大漢嚇得僵住,不懂進退。項羽明白大漢擔憂,大手一揚,隨手將寶劍扔向幃帳一隅。虞姬順勢一跳一躍,伸手接下快要著地的寶劍,動作俐落得彷彿接劍一幕原本就是舞步的一部份。180Please respect copyright.PENANAY5BljUmz0L
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「大王,何必呢?」虞姬謙恭欠身雙手奉上寶劍。雖是女兒身,卻深明隨身武器好比武者的尊嚴,何況是心高氣傲的項羽!180Please respect copyright.PENANAc60a8lV4FV
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「隨緣吧。」項羽無視寶劍,苦笑續杯。180Please respect copyright.PENANAxGtNuRPEFl
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虞姬目光一轉,熱情招呼大漢入帳共飲。大漢自問沒有全身而退的可能,只得應邀入帳。180Please respect copyright.PENANABbRRhwpxXH
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帳內,氣氛怪異。大漢正襟危坐,不敢沾酒半滴,項羽、虞姬閒話家常,從容自若。180Please respect copyright.PENANAyEIDOSF7AU
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戰場上有可能存在不帶考慮的邀約嗎?大漢不相信項羽會如此輕率隨性。素聞項羽城府甚深,沒可能從他口中探聽消息。他有意無意打量虞姬——情根深種的女人最容易露出破綻……180Please respect copyright.PENANAwSTnqiuBtN
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舞盡,大漢鼓掌。項羽眉頭稍鬆:「無論是何方人士,都會喜歡虞姬的舞步。」180Please respect copyright.PENANAXsQdH6gABv
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「謝大王誇獎。」虞姬喜上眉梢,全然不沾國破家亡的陰霾。180Please respect copyright.PENANAXy4RssmDc3
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「相信虞姬將來定會嫁個好夫君。」項羽於心有愧,不敢正視虞姬,目光停留在杯中酒水的微顫倒影之上。「希望壯士日後能為虞姬說句好話。」180Please respect copyright.PENANAkru4kHsMkj
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項羽語帶雙關,表面為虞姬作媒,實為請求大漢在劉邦面前為虞姬求情。此話出乎眾人意料,不單是大漢,連虞姬亦大為震驚。180Please respect copyright.PENANAXH3kKCbwCg
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「你想……投……」大漢不敢置信,衝口而出直道心裡疑問。180Please respect copyright.PENANASNP4nKcbuw
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「對大王要用尊稱!」虞姬盛怒,從衣袖抽出佩劍,瞄準大漢喉頭直刺。180Please respect copyright.PENANA07DxN7jOom
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大漢從席中彈起,順勢右手一撥,酒杯應勁飛彈向虞姬秀臉。虞姬及時欠身避過,全身白衣不沾滴酒,惟錯失刺殺良機。眼見大漢距出入口僅餘幾步之遙,虞姬情急擲劍飛擊。180Please respect copyright.PENANA7RDSD0kIcp
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電光火石之間,項羽扔杯撞開虞姬的佩劍,救下大漢一命,輕嘆:「虞姬,無謂執著。」180Please respect copyright.PENANA16Fuy8XFeZ
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虞姬正要開口回話之時,項羽離座把玩閒置在帳中一隅的五弦琴。誰料弦線忽斷,在項羽手腕劃下一道血痕。虞姬連忙上前為項羽治理傷口。來回忙碌的玉手忽爾凝住——不屬於她的溫熱淚水滴落她的手背上,既輕且重。180Please respect copyright.PENANAW8qDIW1WMy
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「力拔山兮氣蓋世。時不利兮騅不逝。騅不逝兮可奈何!虞兮虞兮奈若何!」身經百戰的項羽不堪壓力,心防竟被斷弦劃破,淚流不止。他不是天選之人,即便再優秀、再努力亦無法成為王者。甘心嗎?不甘心又如何?根本無能為力。180Please respect copyright.PENANAYn2bagwvdN
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虞姬攙扶項羽回座,勉力擠出笑容,誠懇恭敬向大漢道歉:「壯士,請饒恕小女子無禮。希望閣下大人有大量,繼續留帳享用美酒。」180Please respect copyright.PENANA9ndPv2Ar3H
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夜正深,月正圓,項羽、虞姬這對苦命鴛鴦已一腳踏入鬼門關,大漢不禁為二人暗暗惋歎。靈光一閃,大漢決定為二人帶來最後一點快樂回憶:「恭敬不如從命。」180Please respect copyright.PENANAkLoyb454PG
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大漢走向僅餘四弦的琴,即席譜曲彈奏。曲調先是激昂悠揚,繼而沉鬱悲壯,似是描述項羽的事蹟。更妙的是,曲末幾句的音調剛好適合套在項羽悉才有感而發唸出的四句詩作。「這是在下獻給大王的曲子!」180Please respect copyright.PENANA6p6YUkJf3N
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「好!妙極!」項羽破涕為笑,擊節讚賞。180Please respect copyright.PENANAupC82droaD
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虞姬感動又感激,帶淚微笑向大漢點頭致意。180Please respect copyright.PENANAbzERUzp2HW
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大漢再次奏曲,虞姬隨曲執劍起舞,項羽興致大發:「力拔山兮氣蓋世。時不利兮騅不逝。騅不逝兮可奈何!虞兮虞兮奈若何!」180Please respect copyright.PENANAibdY3HhW2i
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曲盡,舞未停。虞姬邊舞邊清唱:「漢兵已略地,四面楚歌聲。」180Please respect copyright.PENANAmdpkqyXFtZ
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半醉的項羽聽出話中的話,驀地抬頭望向虞姬,只見她一個旋身將劍刃架在頸上。180Please respect copyright.PENANA9uHDVEJ79S
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「大王意氣盡,賤妾何聊生。」劍光匆匆,雪白細頸添了一絲鮮紅。180Please respect copyright.PENANAylp3sXP1Xi
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虞姬倒地無聲,項羽不聲不吭,將杯中美酒一飲而盡,拾劍離帳。180Please respect copyright.PENANANmbo0U8qcS
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怎會不愛?怎會不痛?奈何再多的愛亦改變不了事實——虞姬自刎就是因為項羽認命,就是因為他任由絕望在心裡張牙舞爪!虞姬用自己的寶貴生命提醒項羽,該要時刻緊記作為男人的尊嚴和承擔!項羽暗暗起誓,絕不再次辜負她的厚望,誓必奮戰至最後一刻!180Please respect copyright.PENANAn5wskiZqEs
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「朕的子民,跟朕殺出重圍!」180Please respect copyright.PENANAJOjMfbLWZv
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楚軍重新列陣佈防期間,項羽回到帳內,發現大漢未有逃去,依然愣立原地。180Please respect copyright.PENANAXqXy5Jabpe
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「壯士不需要回去覆命嗎?」項羽神情輕鬆,沒有顯露任何亡國喪妻之痛。180Please respect copyright.PENANA2uSd0YYChZ
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「我不打算回去……」大漢仍被虞姬的剛烈與情深所憾動。他憶起劉邦縱然滿嘴仁義道德,卻屢次於身陷困境時拋棄妻兒和部下獨自逃走。他的虛偽與項羽、虞姬的真性情根本無可比擬。「希望大王能將我收歸麾下。」180Please respect copyright.PENANARVcZpGRKLg
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緊接的一戰定必九死一生。雖是萍水相逢,項羽卻不希望大漢一同赴死。想及大漢乃性情中人,願為知音赴湯蹈火,項羽心生一計,既可保大漢一命,亦可了卻自己心願:「好!朕命你帶虞姬遺體回鄉安葬!」180Please respect copyright.PENANAa3VU0iwLoo
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「大王!」大漢受寵若驚,下跪叩首:「在下定必不負聖望!」180Please respect copyright.PENANAUCycfZOjC4
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