Chapter 25 Eleven to fifteen

eleven acknowledgment As expected, the people of the mountain gate saw this ultimatum, and there was a lot of discussion. Some people wanted to help Genji, and some wanted to help the Heike family. Opinions were very different.The old monks expressed their opinions: "In short, we pray for the Lord of the Golden Wheel [1] to last forever. The Ping family is the grandfather of the current emperor, and he respects the mountain gate. Therefore, we have always prayed for the prosperity of his family. Even so, the evil deeds were excessive, and the people betrayed their relatives. Although they sent troops to conquer everywhere, they were destroyed by the enemy. Genji has won consecutive battles in recent years, and his luck is prosperous. How can we disciples rely on the unlucky Heike and come with good luck? Genji against Genji? We should change our previous friendly attitude towards the Heike family and decide to help Genji." This proposal was approved by all, and a return ultimatum was issued.Mr. Kiso summoned his family members and asked Jue Ming to open the ultimatum and read it.The acknowledgment said:

I received the ultimatum on June 10th and received it on the 16th. After reading it, the pent-up in my heart disappeared for a few days.Gai Ping's family has been rebellious for many years, and there is no time for court turmoil.There is no need to deny that the matter depends on the population.Fu Ruiyue guards the Ren Temple in the northeast of the imperial capital, and prays for the peace of the country and the people. However, the world has long been harmed by the demons of the Heike family, and there is no peace in the world. Sluggish.Hereby, my subordinates were born in the family of military generals for many generations, and they can be chosen as the leader of Pixiu. They will make great plans, raise righteous soldiers, forget about the fate of thousands of deaths, and make great achievements in the first battle.It has not been two years since I became a teacher, and my reputation has spread all over the world; all the monks in my mountain are very happy to hear about it.For the monarchy and family background, I deeply feel the greatness of martial arts and the high level of strategy.It can be seen from this that the prayer at the gate of the mountain has been fulfilled, and the blessings at home can be waited in a moment.Our temples and other temples are the Dharma that lives forever; this shrine and other shrines are the gods worshiped; all are happy with the revival of Dharma and revered it; the hearts of the monks can only hope for enlightenment.However, there are two divine generals in the dark, who are the messengers of the pharmacist Tathagata, and join the ranks of chasing down the stubborn warriors; in the present world, there are three thousand monks in the monastery, suspending their studies of praise and worship, and assisting in the crusade against the stubborn warriors.Looking up at the Brahma style of the Ten Vehicles of Buddhism, it will sweep away traitorous parties outside the territory, and the rain of Dharma of the Three Secrets of Yoga [3] will restore the common people to Yaotian.All the opinions are so, Zhu Xi learns from you.

July 2nd of the second year of Shouyong monks -------------------------- 【1】The Lord of the Golden Wheel, in Buddhism, is the master who rules the earth. Here it is compared to the Japanese emperor. 【2】Xianmi Falun generally refers to various schools of Buddhism. 【3】Yoga is a transliteration of Sanskrit yoga, which means combination and practice.For the three secrets, see Note 11, Section 4, Volume Six. -------------------------- twelve Letter from the Mountain Gate · Signed by the Heike family The Ping family didn't know about the above-mentioned matters. Someone suggested: "Xingfu and Yuancheng temples have resentment towards my Ping family, and they will never listen to persuasion and cooperate with me. But the Ping family has not yet done anything against Shanmen. There is no act of disloyalty to the Ping family, so I should pray to the Tathagata Mountain King Medicine Master and persuade the three thousand monks to cooperate with me." Everyone agreed.So ten people from the Ping family signed the Shuwen with their names and sent it to the mountain gate.The text is as follows:

respect white. I hereby enshrine Enliji Temple as the Taira Family Temple and Hiyoshi Shrine as the Taira Family Society, and are determined to believe exclusively in Tiantai Buddhism: The above is the sincere and unanimous prayer of the whole Heike family.The reason for this is that Mount Gainrui was the place where the great missionary master Sui Cheng went to the Tang Dynasty to learn Buddhist scriptures. After returning to China, Emperor Zuo Huanwu ruled to spread Buddhism and spread the great precepts of Chana.Since then, Ruishan has become a spiritual cave where Buddhism flourishes and a dojo that protects the country.Hereby, Minamoto Yoritomo, a vagrant from the Izu country, did not regret his past mistakes, slandered the government, and then colluded with other Minamoto clansman Yoshinaka, experts, etc., united in one heart, plotted against the law, invaded neighboring countries, and robbed all things in the land and land. .For this reason, we have inherited the meritorious service of many generations, relying on the skillful art of bow and horse, in order to quickly hunt down thieves and subdue the rebellious party, we are ordered by imperial edict, regardless of everything, to carry out frequent crusades.Nearly, the formation of fish scales and crane wings here is at a disadvantage for the officers and soldiers; the power of the stars and electric halberds is against the class and wins.Without the protection of the god Buddha, how could this rebellious chaos be subdued.Kuangchen and other ancestors were the descendants of Emperor Huanwu, and they were the lords of the temple's founding. Every time they think of this, they will be respected and revered.From now on, if there is joy in the mountain gate, it will be the joy of the Ping family, and if there is anger in the temple, it will be the anger of the Ping clan, which will be passed on to the descendants and will never be neglected.The Fujiwara family regards Kasuga Shrine and Kofuku Temple as their homes and temples, and has converted to the Mahayana sect for a long time.The Ping family regards Rijisha and Yanli Temple as their homes and temples, and personally worships the teaching of perfect enlightenment.The Fujiwara family considers it an honor to inherit the old system, and I, the Hei family, sincerely pray for the king to find the thief.The seven shrines of the king of Mount Fuqi, the family members of the prince, the east pagoda, the west pagoda, and the saints who protect the Dharma all over the mountain, the sun and moonlight of the twelve great vows, and the death of the king of medicine [1], learn from my unparalleled piety, and look forward to God's blessings.In this way, the rebellious ministers will tie their hands to the army, and the rebellious generation will pass on to the capital;

From the three lines [2] and Echizen Shouping courtier Tong Sheng Zi Sheng, a courtier of Ping, a lieutenant general of the three line and right guards Weisheng, the three lieutenant generals of Xingzuo Guard Quan and the courtier of Yiyu Shouping Lieutenant General Shigehei Harima Shouhei and Harima Shouhei The three governors of Xingyouwei and the courtier of Omi Yuanjiang Shouping Qingzong Counseling the three empress dowagers' palace doctor and repair doctor Kaga Yuezhong Shouping courtier Jing Sheng From the two Xingzhong Nayan and Zuo Bingwei Supervising Conquer General Ping Courtier Zhisheng

Nayan and Hizen Shouhei courtier Komori from the two exercising powers There are two exercising powers, Nayan and Izuha Mutsu, the inspector, and the courtier Laishi From a flat courtier Zong Sheng July 5th of the second year of Shouyong respect white The owner of Tiantai read the Shuwen and felt very sorry, so he didn't show it to everyone immediately, so he put it in the temple of Master Ten.After earnestly praying for three days, I passed it on to everyone.At this time, a waka was written on the envelope of Shuwen impressively, which seemed to have never existed before.Song cloud:

Splendid Flower Courtyard, home of Shengping Painting Hall. The age is sometimes exhausted, and now the shadow of the moon is slanting. It means that Master Shanwang extended his mercy and asked three thousand monks to cooperate with him.However, what the Heike family has done in recent years is contrary to the will of the gods and against the will of people. No matter how much they pray, it is in vain. It is impossible to persuade the monks of the monastery to cooperate.Although everyone sympathized with this matter, they said: "Since the acknowledgment has been sent and promised to help Genji, it is difficult to change it now." No one among the monks raised any objection.

-------------------------- 【1】Physician King Shanshi is the Tathagata Pharmacist.This refers to the twelve great wishes that the pharmacist Tathagata made for Jishidu people.Sunlight Bodhisattva, Moonlight Bodhisattva, and the Twelve Gods will be the close attendants of Medicine Master Tathagata. [2] "Xing" means that the official rank is higher than the official position. -------------------------- Thirteen run away On July 14th of the same year, Higo Shouzheng put down the rebellion in Zhenxi[1], and led more than 3,000 riders from the tribes of Kikuchi, Harada, and Matsuura back to Kyoto.At this time, although the west side of the town is calm, the war between the Eastern Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom is not yet settled.

In the middle of the night on the 22nd of the same month, commotion broke out in the area of ​​Liupoluo, where the family of the Taira clan lived.The horses were saddled and their girths were tightened; the wealth and wealth were moved and hidden everywhere, as if the enemy was about to attack the city soon.It was only after dawn that it was caused by Weimon Wei Yuan Shigesada's report of the battle situation.This Chongzhen was originally from the Genji family, from the Sado area of ​​Mino country; during the Baoyuan Rebellion a few years ago, Hachiro Yuan from Zhenxi escaped from the defeat of the imperial army, and was captured by Chongzhen [2], and rewarded for his meritorious deeds afterwards , Promote Chongzhen from Bingweiwei to Youweimenwei.Therefore, he was regarded as an enemy by the Genji clan, and he attached himself wholeheartedly to the Heike family.In the middle of the night, he ran to Liupoluo and reported: "Kiso Yoshinaka led more than 50,000 cavalry to attack from the northern country, and the army was stationed at the eastern foot of Hiei Mountain, which can be said to be all over the mountains and plains. Fang Jueming led more than 6,000 cavalry to climb Tiantai Mountain [3] first, and the 3,000 monks at the gate of the mountain also assisted them, and they are now marching towards the capital." The people of the Ping family were terrified, and they really rioted, and immediately sent troops to all directions. The horse arrived at the enemy.The generals included Xinzhong Nayanzhi Shengqing and three lieutenant generals Zhonghengqing. They led an army of about 3,000 cavalry. They set off from Kyoto and first camped on the mountain steps.The three Echizen Toshimori and Noto Shoujiao led more than 2,000 riders to stand guard at Uji Bridge.Zuo Matou Xingsheng and Satsuma defended their loyalty with more than 1,000 riders on the defense of Dian Road.Legend has it that on the Genji side, Juro Tibetan experts led thousands of horses to attack Uji Bridge; the son of Mutsu New Judge Yoshiyasu, Yada Judge Dai [4] Yoshiki crossed the Oe Mountains and attacked the capital; Genji's army also rushed towards Kyoto like a storm.People from the Ping family said: "Since this is the case, it is better to gather the whole army in one place and fight to the death!" So all the troops sent to various places were recalled to Kyoto.An ancient poem said: "The capital of the empire, Vanity Fair, where the rooster crows, there is no safe place to live." [5] This was true in the age of peace, let alone in troubled times.It is said in the waka: "Stay away from the noisy city, and live deep in Yoshino Mountain." [6] But the seven kingdoms of all countries have rebelled, so where is there a pure land?The golden words of Shakya Tathagata and the wonderful text in the "Lotus Sutra" said that "the three worlds are not safe, just like a house on fire" [7], isn't it exactly the same as today's world affairs!

In the middle of the night on July 24 of the same year, the former Minister of Internal Affairs Zong Shenggong came to the Liuboluo Hall where Jianlimen Courtyard[8] lived and said: "From the current situation, there was still a glimmer of hope, but now the general situation is gone. People are It would be better to die together in the capital; but it is a pity to die together in the capital for a short while. Therefore, we must find a way to send Emperor Dai [9] and the emperor to the west country." Jianli Menyuan said: "The matter has come to an end , everything is up to you to arrange!" As he spoke, tears flowed like a fountain, and he wiped his sleeves endlessly.The sleeves of the minister's robe were also soaked.

It was night, and the Emperor probably heard about the plan of the Ping family to escort him out of Beijing quietly, so he only took the son of Zi Xianqing, You Ma Tou Zi, according to the Chadana Yan, and drove out of the palace without making a sound. The mountain has gone.Outsiders do not know this.Among the samurai of the Heike family, there was a man named Jiyasu Tachibana, who was alert and served as the captain of Zuoemon, serving the emperor.That night happened to be on duty at the Fazhu Temple. He heard the sound of commotion in the palace of the Emperor, as well as the whispering and soft crying of the maids. He wondered if something happened. He only heard someone say He asked: "Why did the Emperor suddenly disappear? Where did he go for inspection?" "Ah, something went wrong!" the minister said, before he could finish listening, he hurried to the Fazhu temple to check, but he did not see the emperor.The court ladies who served the Emperor and Tang Houdian [10] said they didn't see anything unusual.Ask them: "What's going on here?" They just replied: "We don't know where the Emperor is going!" Everyone looked at a loss. It is also said that after the news of the emperor's departure from the palace got out, there was a great disturbance in the city immediately, and the Ping family was even more embarrassed.Even if the enemy attacked the city, the panic seemed to be nothing more than that.The Heike family was originally going to serve the Emperor and the Emperor to visit the Western Kingdom, but now the Emperor abandoned them and left, it was like hiding in the shade of a tree to avoid the rain, but the rain leaked through the leaves. "Anyway, let's go to Emperor Bongdai for Xingxing!" At 1 o'clock in the morning, he dragged the Yuyu used by Xingxing over.The emperor is six years old this year. He is so young that he doesn't understand anything, so he sat on it.The Divine Mirror, Divine Seal, and Divine Sword [11], of course, must also be brought.At the time of Pingda Nayan, Zhongqing [12] ordered: "Take the big seal, key, time card, pipa, and piano." But because of too much haste, many things were forgotten. The sword was forgotten.At that time, Shi Zhongqing, Neizangtou Xinji, and Zanqi Lieutenant General Shishi, who were serving on the trip, were all wearing ordinary clothes; the imperial guards were wearing armor and carrying bows and arrows.They headed west along the Seven Roads, then turned to the Suzaku Road and headed south. The next day was the twenty-fifth of July.At this time, the sky will be bright, and I can see the Milky Way in the sky, the clouds hang down the east ridge, the moonlight is white and cold before dawn, and the sound of the rooster crowing is hurried.The world is like a dream. A few years ago, the capital was moved to Fukuhara, and there was a bustling mess. This is probably a precursor to today's incident! The regent Fujiwara Keitsu also set off with the driver, and when he reached the fork of the Kujo and Omiya roads, he saw a boy with a bun in front of the car, and the word Kasuga appeared on the sleeve of the boy.Another way of reading this spring day is "Kasuga", that is the Kasuga Daimyo God enshrined by Hoshozong, the god who protects the descendants of Fujiwara Kamazu.I thought it was a good omen, and at the same time, I heard the boy seem to be saying: Helpless vine leaves fall, Xiang Rong waited for spring to come. When the regent heard this, he called the attendant Shintozaemon Wei Takahiro to him, and said, "Thinking carefully about the current situation, the emperor is out for a visit, but the emperor is not with him. The future is bleak, what do you think? After hearing this, Gao Zhi winked at the Cowman.The cowman understood, so he turned the shaft of the car, and ran along the Omiya Avenue, heading for the Zhizuyuan on the other side of Kitayama, Kyoto. -------------------------- [1] Zhenxi is Kyushu. 【2】Yuan Weichao is Yuan Weiyi's son and Yuan Yichao's younger brother.During the Baoyuan Rebellion, Yifu Chongde Emperor was defeated and captured. 【3】Tiantai Mountain is Mount Hiei, which is compared with Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang. 【4】Judge Dai, see Note 7, Section 3, Volume Four. 【5】Quoted from Bai Juyi's poem "Dwelling in Changle". [6] The original song is contained in "Ancient and Modern Collection". [7] For the original sentence, see "Lotus Sutra · Metaphors". [8] Jianli Menyuan, see Note 16, Section 5, Volume 1. [9] The emperor is the abdicated Emperor Shirakawa, the grandfather of Emperor Ando. 【10】Dian Houdian is the granddaughter of Zhang Xun, the granddaughter of Sagami and the wife of Shouping Yefang. [11] These three artifacts are the symbols of the highest power handed down from ancient times.The Shenxi is not a jade seal, but a tadpole-shaped jade article, which is worn and hung on the body for decoration. 【12】Heizhong is the elder brother of Emperor Antoku's grandmother (Mrs. Taira Kiyomori). -------------------------- fourteen Weisheng runs away The samurai of the Heike family, Koshichu Jiro Bingwei Moriji【1】heard the news and wanted to chase after him and rob Seika back.I wanted to act several times, only because of people's dissuasion. Xiaosong's three lieutenant generals, Weisheng, had long expected that there would be a day when they would say goodbye to their wives and children, but they still couldn't help feeling sad when it came to pass.His wife is the daughter of a relative named Nayan Cheng, the new royal family in the old school. Her face looks like a peach blossom, her eyes are pink and charming, her hair looks like tender willows facing the wind. .There was a son named Liu Dai who was ten years old in front of his knees, and a young lady who was eight years old.They all wanted to go with their father, so the lieutenant general said to his wife: "I have told you on weekdays that I want to go to the west country with you. No matter where we go, we will go together all the way, but because there are enemies ambushing on the road, It is difficult to pass safely. If you hear the news of my murder, you must not become a monk. You can find someone else to marry. This will not only save you from suffering, but also raise your children. There will definitely be people who love you in the world. "So comforted in every possible way, but Madam was silent, just covered her head with her clothes and wept.When it was time to go out, she pulled her husband by the sleeve and said, "I have no father or mother in the capital. After I am left by you, I will never marry anyone else again. But you said that you want me to marry again, how hateful it is." Ah! Only because of the marriage in the previous life, I am grateful for your great love. How can I have another marriage plan? We have made a vow that we will never be separated even if the ends of the earth and the sea are together. Didn't what you said now take these whispers of waking up in the middle of the night as lies? If I were the only one, after being left by you, I could still endure hardships and stay in the capital, but the two Young and ignorant children, who can take care of them, what should I do? It’s really sad to stay like this.” Said some words of complaint and attachment.The lieutenant general replied: "You are right. At that time, you were thirteen and I was fifteen. We were teenagers, and our husband and wife were deeply in love. We can jump into the raging fire together, and we can sink together in Longtan. Life is not at the same time, but I hope death will not come first." However, if you go to the battlefield in such a sad way, if you take you with you, the future is really bleak, the situation is sad, and it is really unimaginable. And this time I am not prepared, so I will welcome you in some place where I can live with peace of mind in the future. " After that, he became cruel, stood up, walked to the middle porch, put on his armor, and led the horse.When he was about to ride up, the man and woman ran over, grabbed the sleeves of his father's armor and the soft waist armor and said, "Where is father going? I will go too, and I will go too." crying.The three lieutenant generals were deeply saddened to see such love between their sons and daughters.At this time, his brothers, three new Lieutenant General Zi Shengqing, Zuo Lieutenant General Qing Jing, Zuo Major General You Sheng, Tang Hou's attendant Zhong Fang, and Beizhong Guard Shi Sheng, five brothers rode straight into the gate. , came to the court, reined in the horse and asked: "The lord, Yuyu, has gone far, why hasn't he left yet?" When everyone said this, the three lieutenant generals got on their horses and were about to go out, but turned around again. , returned to the horse and approached the board corridor of the living room, raised the curtain with the tip of a bow, and said: "My brothers, please look here. The children are reluctant to part, and I am trying to comfort them in every possible way, so I am late." Before I finished speaking, I couldn't help crying. up.The brothers in the yard also cried and wet the sleeves of the armor. Among the samurai, there were two brothers named Saito Wu and Saito Liu, the elder nineteen and the younger seventeen, one on the left and one on the right, grabbed the bridles of the three lieutenant generals and asked to accompany them on the expedition.The three lieutenant generals said: "When your father, Saito Biedang, went to the northern country, although you asked to go with him, he said he had his own arrangements, so he left you behind. When he arrived in the northern country, he finally died in battle. , After all, he is a very experienced person, so he can do this. Now I have left six generations of children behind, and I am suffering from no one who can trust me, so you can force me to stay." The two brothers had no choice but to Cover your tears and stay.Madam said: "We have been together for so many years, but I never thought I would be so cruel!" After saying that, she fell down and cried bitterly.The son, the lady, and the maids also ran outside the curtain, crying loudly without any scruples.To Weisheng's ears, the cries were like the waves of the western sea breaking and the wind howling. When the Ping family withdrew from the capital, there were more than 20 mansions in Liupoluo, Chidian, Xiaosongdian, Batiao, and Xibatiao, as well as the residences of their subordinates, together with the four residences in the Baihe area. Fifty thousand households were all burned to ashes. -------------------------- 【1】Sheng Si is the son of Yuezhong Shouping Shengjun. -------------------------- fifteen Holy Lord's blessing It turned out that the place where the Holy Lord was lucky, now the wind is gone, and the foundation of the stone foundation is empty, leaving only the traces of Luanyu.In the past, the place where the empresses and concubines went to feast, but now there is no Shufang, but hearing the news makes me sad, but seeing the dew makes me sad.The house with fragrant green tents, the forest for shooting birds, the irrigated island for fishing, the mansion for ministers of locust trees, and the hall for ministers and herons, all of which were reduced to ashes in an instant after years of wasted management.Not to mention the thatched huts where the servants lived, the shabby houses where the handymen lived, and tens of towns row upon row were all burned down as far as the lingering flames were concerned.In the past, the strong Wu suddenly disappeared, thorns grew on the Gusu platform, and the cold dew swayed; the Tyrant Qin had fallen, and the Xianyang Palace was full of fire and smoke.Thinking about it today can also be sad.In the past, relying on the danger of Hangu and Erwei, it was once broken by Beidi; today, relying on the depth of the Yellow River and Jingwei, it is also taken by Dongyi.Unexpectedly, he was expelled from the hometown of etiquette, weeping and crying, and sent himself to a humble place.Yesterday, it was like a dragon flying clouds and raining; today, it is like a dry fish out of water in the shop.Misfortunes and blessings are originally the same way, ups and downs are easy to reverse, this can be seen in front of your eyes, I would rather not be overwhelmed by it! In the past in the Baoyuan period, it was like a spring flower, full of glory; Falling and withering. In the past July of the fourth year of Jicheng (1180), when warriors from various countries entered Jingqin King, Hatakeyama Shoji Shigeno, Koyamada Betoyuge, and Utsunomiyazaemon Chaozuna came to Kyoto to protect them, and they have stayed there until today. In Yongnian, if the capital fell this time, they might be killed.Therefore, Xinzhong Nayanzhi Shengqing said: "Ping's life is exhausted, even if hundreds of thousands of people die, it will not help. They all have families in their hometown, how sad it must be. So why not Abolish the old rules and let them go back to the local area. If they are lucky enough to return to the capital, then they will be grateful for your kindness." After hearing this proposal, Minister Zong Sheng said: "It makes sense. "So he ordered them to be released.The three of them kowtowed to the ground and said with tears: "Our useless lives are under the grace of the Lord, from the time of governance until today. We would like to serve you forever, and follow the Lord to go to other places." Despite repeated pleadings, Duke Zong Sheng still insisted Said: "You left your souls in the Eastern Kingdom, and only took a body to the Western Kingdom, what's the use? Go back quickly!" Seeing what he said, the three had no choice but to hide their tears and retreat.They said goodbye to their masters of more than 20 years, no wonder they were weeping.