Chapter 32 sixteen to nineteen

sixteen Death of Tonsei Now that the Heike family had retreated, Kumagai Jiro said frankly: "The sons of the Heike family are fleeing to the sea, and they want to board the corresponding boat. This is really great. Let's go and meet a decent general!" He rode his horse and chased him to the sea.Not long after, I saw a warrior riding towards the boat in the bay. The man's current attire was a straight skirt embroidered with cranes, a light green armor with a light green top and a deep bottom, a spade-shaped knot on his helmet, and a gilded waist knife. , with eagle-feathered arrows stuck in his back, a bow wrapped in vines in his hand, and riding a round-spotted gray-haired horse with a carved gold saddle; he ran to the seaside and rode his horse into the sea, swimming five or six distances.Xiong Gu shouted: "Hey, I see you are a great general. Don't you feel ashamed to run away? Come back!" He raised his fan to greet him, and the man really turned around.When he was about to go up to the shore, Kumagai Jiro stepped forward to confront him, knocked him off the horse immediately, and held him down to cut off his head.When I took off the helmet and looked at it, it turned out to be a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. He modified it a little and painted his teeth black with iron slurry. He was about the same age as his own Kojiro. He had a very beautiful face. So he said: "Who are you, tell me your name, and I can save you." "Who are you?" "I'm an ordinary person, and I'm Naomi Kumagai, a resident of Musashi." "In this way , when I met you, I don’t want to use my name. To you, I can be regarded as a decent opponent. I don’t need to announce my name. You can cut off your head and ask, and people will recognize it.” Kumagai Jiro heard Hearing this, he thought: "He really is a great general. If you kill him alone, you can't win the battle that should be defeated; if you don't kill him, you can't lose the battle that should be won. My own Xiaojiro was slightly injured. It's hard; if you kill him, how sad his parents will be! Forget it, let him go." But looking back, Doi and Kajiwara led about fifty riders to follow.Xiong Gu held back his tears and said: "I didn't want to kill you at first, but our brigade soldiers caught up. No matter what, you can't escape. If you fall into the hands of others, you will inevitably die. Why don't you let me do it, and I will give it to you in the future." Let's make offerings to the priests." "Then, please do it quickly." Xiong Gu felt sorry for this young man very much, he didn't know how to do it, but he felt that his eyes were dark and his heart was in a trance, and he couldn't tell the front from the back.But the matter couldn't end like this, so he had to cry and took the boy's head, and muttered, "Oh, it's the most regrettable thing to be a warrior. If you weren't born in a family of martial arts, how could you end up like this?" Such an end! I have no choice but to kill with all my heart." He covered his face with his sleeves, crying sadly.After a long time, because he couldn't cry like this, he cut off the straight skirt under the man's armor, wrapped the head, and at the same time took the flute that the man put in the brocade bag and hung it around his waist, thinking to himself: " It's so pitiful. These people are still enjoying orchestral music in the city this morning. There are no less than tens of thousands of soldiers in our Eastern Kingdom, but none of them carried a flute in battle. This young man is a man of status and elegance People." Later, when he presented the flute to Jiulang Yu Cao Si, people all shed tears.Afterwards, I found out that this young man was the son of Ping Jingsheng, a repair doctor. He was an official doctor. His name was Dun Sheng, and he was seventeen years old.Xiong Gu took this as an opportunity, and his Buddha heart became more and more prosperous.According to legend, this flute was given to him by Emperor Toba because his grandfather Tadamori was good at playing the flute, and was passed on to him by his father Jingmori.He is also a famous flute player, and he often brings this flute with him, and named it Xiaozhi.Although this musical entertainment is a trivial matter, it became an opportunity for Kumagai Jiro to become a monk and convert to Buddhism in the future. It is really sad to say.

-------------------------- seventeen Chizhang's death Menwaki Zhongnayanjiao Shengqing's last son, Tibetan doctor Ye Sheng, was killed in a battle with Tsuchiya Lang, a resident of Hitachi.The repair doctor Nobumori's son-in-law, Empress Miya Ryo [1] Jingzheng, wanted to take the corresponding boat. When he was running towards the sea, he was surrounded by the troops led by Kawagoe Kotaro Shigebo, and was defeated and killed.His younger brothers, Wakasa Shouketoshi, Awaji Shouqingfang, and Owari Shouqingding, all three rushed into the enemy's line together, fought hard, killed and wounded many people, and finally died in one place.

Xinzhong Nayanzhi Shengqing [2] served as the general in Ikuta Forest, and all his men fled, leaving only his son Musashi Shouzhizhang and the samurai supervisor Taro Lai Fang, a total of three masters and subordinates.They galloped to the corresponding boat and fled towards the sea.At this time, it seemed that the people of the Kodama tribe were holding a military flag marked with a round fan, and about a dozen riders chased after them shouting.Jianwu Taro is a top archer. He first shot an arrow at the head of the front flag guard. Sure enough, the arrow was right, and the man immediately fell under the horse.Among them was a man with the appearance of a general who was about to fight Xinzhong Nayan, and leaped forward. His son, Musashi Shouzhizhang, immediately stepped forward to separate the two of them, and fought with the coming general on horseback. When he was about to stand up, the enemy's soldiers came from behind, but cut off Musashi's head.Jianwu Taro jumped off his horse again and killed the enemy who killed Musashi Shou.Later, after shooting all the arrows, he drew out his sword and fought. After killing many enemies, he was unable to stand up because of an arrow in his left knee, so he died sitting in battle.During the melee, Xinzhong Nayan rode his best steed for more than twenty towns on the sea, and caught up with the ministers' boats.There were too many people on the boat and it was so crowded that there was no room for the horses, so they had to be put back on the shore.Awaminbu Zhongneng said: "Don't let this horse fall into the enemy's hands, shoot it dead!"Xinzhong Nayan dissuaded: "Whoever it belongs to, let it go! It saved my life, don't shoot it!" Because of what he said, Apo had no choice but to stop.The horse was so attached to its owner that it refused to leave for a while, and swam behind the boat until the boat gradually sailed away, then it swam back to the coast where the owner had left.When he swam to a place where he could stand, he turned his head to look at the direction the boat was heading, and hissed two or three times.Later, when he swam to the shore to rest, he was caught by Shigebo Kawagoe Kojiro, dedicated to the Emperor, and kept in the imperial stable.This horse was originally the favorite of the Emperor in the imperial stables. When Zong Sheng was promoted to the Minister of the Interior and came to the court to thank him, the Emperor rewarded him.Zong Sheng fostered it in Xinzhong Nayan, and Xinzhong Nayan loved it very much. On the first day of every month, he would sacrifice to the Lord of Mount Tai[3], and pray for the end of the disaster and prolong his life.This horse was produced in the Inoue area of ​​Shinano country, so it was named Inoue Black.After He Yue got the horse, he changed its name to He Yue Hei.

Xinzhong Nayan came to the Minister of the Interior [4] and said: "Musashi Shou has died before me, and Jianwu Taro has also died in battle. I am very disturbed. My son is very good. He died in the battle to save his father. But what kind of father am I? Seeing that my son was killed, he escaped without help. If others were like this, I would severely criticize him. Only now do I know that when things come to an end, I feel so sorry for my life. Others don’t know what to think, I It's really a shame to ask yourself." Covering his face with his sleeves, weeping and crying.After hearing this, the Minister of Internal Affairs said: "It is very rare for Musashi Shou to die in place of his father. He is superb in martial arts and has a strong personality. He is a good general. He is the same age as Qingzong [5]. He must be sixteen this year!" As he spoke, he couldn't help crying while looking at the guardian governor Qingzong.All the Heike samurai present, regardless of their soft and hard hearts, all wet their armor sleeves with tears.

-------------------------- 【1】See Note 2 of Section 17 of Volume Seven. 【2】See Note 4, Section 3, Volume 2. 【3】Fujun of Mount Tai is the god of Mount Tai in China. Onmyojis believe that this god is in charge of people's longevity and prosperity. 【4】Minister of Internal Affairs is Hiramune Mori, the older brother of Shinchu Nayan Hirachimori. [5] Qingzong is the eldest son of Pingzong Sheng, and the official is the guardian of the guard. -------------------------- eighteen fall overboard When the last son of Komatsu Fairy Shigemori, Beizhong, guarded Shisheng, the master and his servants were retreating in a small boat, Xinzhong Nayan knew that one of Shengqing's attendants named Qingweimen Gongchang came from behind and shouted: "This Is it the ship of Bei Zhongshou? Please take me aboard too!" So the boat sailed back to the sea.The big man in full armor jumped straight from his horse onto the boat.How could it be like this, such a small boat capsized with just one pull.Bei Zhongshou fell into the sea, ups and downs up and down.At this time, Hatakeyama's trilogy Honda Jiro led 14 or 5 riders to chase after him. He stretched out a hook to pull Shisheng up, and immediately chopped off his head.It is said that he was only fourteen years old at the time.

The three Echizen tongshengqing were the generals guarding the hillside. Their attire that day was: red brocade straight skirts with armor embroidered with Tang silk, riding yellow fat horses covered with silver ornaments and carved saddles.He was shot in the face with an arrow, and his younger brother Neng Dengshou was also scattered by the enemy.He wanted to find a secluded place to commit suicide, so he drove eastward, but was surrounded by the Qiqi regiment led by Kimura Saburo Natsuna of Sasaki, a resident of Omi, and Shiro Tamai, a resident of Musashi, and was finally killed.One of his original retainers followed him, but he didn't have time to go around when he was dying.

Because the battle lasted for a long time, many Genpei soldiers died at the gates on the east and west sides.In front of the battlements, under the deer village, human corpses and horses were piled up like a mountain.Xiao Shinohara in Ichinoya changed from green to bright red.Countless people were shot and killed in Ichitani, Ikuta Forest, behind the mountains, and on the coast, and Genji alone had as many as 2,000 heads.The main people who died in this battle are: Echizen three Tongmori, his younger brother Tibetan doctor Yesheng, Satsuma Shouzhongto, Musashi Shouzhishang, Beichu Shoushimori, Owari Shouqingding, Awaji Shouqingfang, repair doctor Jingsheng's direct son, Empress Gong Liangjingzheng, his younger brother Wakasa Shoujingjun, and his younger brother Dunsheng, a doctor, totaled ten people.

The Heike family was defeated in this battle, and the emperor fled by boat one after another. His mood was really sad.Some boats are driven by the tide and blown by the sea breeze, heading towards Kii Road; some boats are sailing to Ashiya Bay, swaying in the waves;On the wandering ship, they leaned on the rudder as a pillow, lying with their arms bent, weeping alone, their sleeves were wet, and they were all melancholy and sad facing the hazy moonlight.Some sailed through the Awaji Strait and drifted to the rocky shore of Eshima. At this time, they were on this vast and misty journey, like plovers crying at night and separated from their flock.There are also some who can't determine where they are going, and are lingering on the sea of ​​​​One Valley.Like this, let the wind blow and the waves chase, drifting between various Hong Kong and islands, each other's life and death are indeed uncertain.There are 14 countries that follow each other, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers accompanying them. It is only a day's journey to the capital. I thought it would be impossible to regain the capital, but it failed miserably in Yizhigu. No wonder people are all disheartened Woolen cloth!

-------------------------- nineteen The little prime minister threw himself into the sea Among the three servants of Echizen Tongshengqing, there was a man named Junta Takiguchi Shiyuan. He came to the boat of Mrs. Tongsheng (the young prime minister) and said to his wife: "The master traveled to the lower reaches of the Minato River and was attacked by the enemy. The army was surrounded by seven cavalry, and finally a tragic accident happened. Among them, the murderers who harmed the master, according to the names they reported themselves, were Saburo Kimura Naruzuna from Sasaki, a resident of Omi, and Shiro Yujing, a resident of Musashi. I should have met with the master We died in battle together, because the master said to me beforehand: "Once Tongsheng dies in battle, you must not commit suicide. You must try to survive and find out the whereabouts of your wife." Therefore, I fled back here shamelessly. It's gone." Before Madam could answer, she covered her head with her clothes, leaned over and wept bitterly.Although I heard the news of the murder, I always felt that it might be a misinformation and that I might be able to return alive, so the first two days I always had the feeling of waiting for someone who went out temporarily.But four or five days passed, and this hopeful feeling of luck gradually cooled down and became completely disheartened.The only wet nurse who accompanied her was also very sad, lying on her pillow and crying all day long.From the evening of the 7th to the night of the 13th, my wife did not get up.On the 14th, almost midnight before arriving in Yashima, she was still bedridden.When the night was quiet and the boat was silent, she said to the nurse: "Although I knew that Tong Shengqing had been killed these days, I didn't quite believe it. It wasn't until this evening that I gave up the idea, thinking that maybe it was true. Because people said that he had died in the lower reaches of the Cou River, but no one said that he had seen Tong Shengqing alive after that. Recalling the night before the upcoming battle, he and I said a short farewell, very disturbed and sad Sighed: "I have a premonition that I may die in battle tomorrow. If I have an emergency, what should you do?" Although he said this, I feel that fighting is a common thing, and I didn't expect such a thing to happen. It’s really regrettable. It’s just because I didn’t expect the meeting at that time to be an eternal farewell, and there was no agreement to meet in the next life. Thinking of this, I really regret it. My body is different from before, and I usually hide it from him. Said. That day I wanted to make him think that I was not virtuous, so I told him. He was very happy and said to me: "I am thirty in my prime, and I have no heirs. I will give birth to a boy. Remember. It’s been a few months? How do you feel? Drifting on the sea endlessly, being in the cabin, once it’s time to give birth safely, what will you do?” It has become a last wish that cannot be fulfilled. To be honest, nine out of ten women will be martyred at this time. It is better to die than to endure the shame. Even if you can give birth safely, you have to raise your youngest son as a memorial to your deceased husband At that time, every time I see a child, it is like seeing a dead husband. It will only increase grief, and there will never be any consolation. In the end, death is inevitable. If you are lucky, you can linger for years, according to this unsatisfactory As far as the state of the world is concerned, there will always be accidents. It is really worrying to think about this. I fell asleep, and he came to me in my dream; The world misses the old man so much, why not make up your mind to throw yourself into the bottom of the sea! It is also a sad thing to think that you will be left alone and miserable in the future. I still have some clothes, please accept them and find a suitable monk. I also gave some to him to pray to the gods and Buddhas, to bless Tongsheng to be reborn in the Pure Land, and to pray for my next life. This letter I wrote should be sent to Beijing." After the detailed instructions, the nurse was full of face Weeping and said: "I left my beloved children and old parents in the capital, and accompanied my wife here. You know how I feel, madam. And the wives of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Ichinoya this time , Which one feels better! You must not think that you are the only one like this. After you give birth safely, go to raise your youngest son, find a place among rocks and trees at random, become a nun, recite the Buddha's name, and pray for the dead Right. You think that you will be able to reunite with Tong Shengqing after you commit suicide, but after reincarnation in the next life, among the six paths and four lives [1], it is unpredictable who will go which way. Because the reunion after death is very important. Piao Miao, so the idea of ​​drowning to death is not feasible. Besides, who will take care of the old and young at home in the capital, and who will you entrust to them? How heartbroken, please don’t have such a plan.” After some bitter advice, I cried and said, my wife listenedI thought to myself: She still doesn't understand my thoughts.Yin also said: "Please put yourself in my place and think about it. When people feel that the world is impermanent, they will often say that they want to drown themselves. If I am really determined to kill myself, I will never let you know. The night is already deep Go to bed." Hearing this, the wet nurse thought to herself: She hardly drank any soup for the past four or five days, and she said such a thing, but is she really going to do this? How sad it is.So he said: "As long as you make up your mind, I will follow you even at the bottom of Chihiro [2]. After you go, I don't want to live in this world for a moment." Madame fell asleep beside her.Taking advantage of this opportunity, the lady sneaked up to the side of the boat, looking at the infinite and vast sea, unable to tell which side is the west, thinking that the place where the moon sets must be the pure land of the west, so she quietly recited the Buddha's name in her heart.The chirping of the swallows on the white island of the bay, and the sound of the boats and boats at the place where the twin stars cross the river [3] all aroused her grief.She recited the Buddha in a low voice and repeated it about a hundred times: "Nanwu Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss, Amitabha Tathagata, please guide me to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss according to your great wish. We are a couple who have to separate, please let me Let's be reborn on the same lotus platform in the next life." While weeping and praying, he jumped into the sea while chanting "Nan Wu" continuously.

At this time, it was midnight when sailing from Ichinoya to Yashima, the boat was silent, no one knew about it, only a helmsman who was not asleep found it in time.He immediately shouted: "It's bad, a beautiful female officer has thrown herself into the sea!" Amidst the loud shouting, the wet nurse woke up in a start, and when she touched her side, there was no one there. Alright," exclaimed.Many people went to sea to salvage it. Even so, due to the common fog and mist on that spring night, the clouds rolling in everywhere, and the hazy moonlight, even though I dived and searched again and again, there was no trace of it.After a while, it was finally salvaged, but it had already disappeared, and the soul flew away.She was wearing a two-layer silk shirt on her upper body and white skirt pants on her lower body. Her hair and skirt pants were soaked in water, and it was useless to salvage them.The nurse touched her hand with her hand, pressed her face to hers, and cried: "Why did you make up your mind at this time, even Qianxun Haidi should take me with you. Tell me a word now." !” She rolled over, distraught, but the madam was silent, and her weak breathing had long since ceased.

Not long after, the moon in the spring night had slanted westward in the clouds, and dawn appeared in the misty sky. It is hard to express my regret and condolences for the dead.But it cannot be put on hold like this.Fearing that the bones would float, he took out a set of armor that Tong Shengqing used during his lifetime, wrapped it tightly around his wife, and threw it into the sea.At this time, the nurse was in great pain, and wanted to follow her into the bottom of the sea, but people tried to dissuade her, but she had no choice but to give up.Because she couldn't get rid of the sadness in her heart, she cut her own hair, and Zhong Nayan, the younger brother of Tong Shengqing, lawyer Zhong Nayan, shaved her head bald quickly. She accepted the nun's precepts with tears, and prayed for the blessing of the dead master.Since ancient times, it is difficult to count the widows who died after their husbands. Among them, it is very common for them to become nuns.The so-called "loyal ministers do not serve second lords, and virgins do not marry second husbands" is probably talking about such things. This lady is the daughter of Teng Yuanyuan, the head of the Tibetan and the minister of the Ministry of punishment. The female official next to the Shangximen courtyard [4] is the most beautiful woman in the palace, and her name is the little prime minister.In the spring of Anyuan [5], when the female official was sixteen years old, one day the female court went to Fasheng Temple to enjoy flowers. The little prime minister is on the sidelines.Although it was the beginning of lovesickness, the figure and posture were never forgotten, so at the beginning, I sang songs, and then wrote letters to express my lovesickness.Although many letters were written, they were never returned.After three years like this, Tong Shengqing decided to write the last letter and sent someone to send it to the young prime minister.It was a coincidence that the female official who usually received the letter was not there, so the emissary had no choice but to return home disappointed; but on the way home, he happened to meet the young prime minister returning from his home to the palace. As if running to the side, he threw Tong Shengqing's letter into the door curtain of the car the young prime minister was riding in.The young prime minister asked the accompanying maids who wrote the letter, and they all replied: "I don't know." When he opened it, it turned out that it was written by Tong Shengqing.It's not okay to put it in the car, and it's not appropriate to throw it on the road, so I put it in the waist of my trousers and hurried back to the palace.When she was on duty in the palace, the letter tucked around her waist happened to land in front of the women's courtyard.When the women's courtyard found the letter, they quickly picked it up, hid it in their sleeves, and said to the ladies: "I have picked up a rare thing. I don't know who the owner is?" The ladies swore in front of the gods and Buddhas, saying: I don't know." Only the little prime minister blushed and said nothing.The women's court had known about Tong Shengqing's letter of courtship for a long time, so they opened it and read it, only to find that the scent of the smoked letterhead was pleasant and the literary talent was quite outstanding.I saw it wrote: "Knowing that you are noble and unfeeling, I am actually happy..." and so on to elaborate on the words of feelings, and there is a song at the end of the letter: mountain creek single-plank bridge, The traffic is trampled and wet. If the Yi people reply to my letter, Tears stained the sleeves and wet the bridge. The women's court said: "This is the meaning of complaining about not being able to meet. If you are too thin, it will lead to resentment." Ono Komachi [7] in the Heian period was peerless, and her marriage was rare in the world. Those who see it, those who hear it , without exception.She gained a reputation of being noble and unfeeling, but because of too many grievances, she had no way to prevent wind and rain, and ended up sleeping in a shabby room at night, looking at the stars and moon through tears, relying on picking tender vegetables from the field and celeriac in the water, Save his life like morning dew.Therefore, the women's courtyard said: "This letter must be answered." So they ordered someone to bring a pen and inkstone, and answered a song in person: mountain creek single-plank bridge, Pedestrians all boast of firmness. Please rest assured to cross the river, Fell into the water and threw it away. The feelings in the little prime minister's heart are like the smoke rising from the top of Mount Fuji, and the tears on his sleeves are better than the waves before Qingjian Pass [8].As the saying goes: "Beauty blooms the flowers of happiness." Tong Shengqing finally got this female official, and the two of them can be said to be husband and wife.Therefore, after they wandered in the West Sea, they lived on the misty waves and stayed overnight in boats and boats. Kadowaki Zhongnayan Pingjiaosheng, his eldest son Tongsheng and last son Yesheng have passed away before him, and now the only one he can rely on is Zhongnayan lawyer Zhong Kuai who can enshrine the scriptures and become a monk.Originally, the little prime minister could stay as the widow of the late Echizen three Tong Shengqing, to comfort people in grief, but now he has passed away, which is really sad! -------------------------- 【1】Six Ways, see Note 13, Section 15, Volume Two.The four births refer to the four ways of reincarnation, viviparous birth, egg birth, wet birth, and transformation birth. [2] Xun is the unit of length in ancient times, and one Xun is approximately equal to eight feet. 【3】Borrowing the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the magpie bridge here, it depicts the hallucination of Mrs. Tongsheng before committing suicide. [4] Shangximen Temple is named Tongzi, the daughter of Emperor Toba.According to the ancient practice, the Supreme Emperor, Empress Dowager, Princess, etc. were given the title of the courtyard according to their residence.Women with courtyard numbers are honored as women's courtyards. 【5】An Yuannian (1125-1177) was the reign of Emperor Takakura during his reign. 【6】See Note 10, Section 3, Volume 3. [7] Ono Komachi was a famous poetess in the early Heian period and was once a female official in the palace.Regarding her life experience, according to the legends of later generations: She was beautiful and glorious, and many suitors were rejected. Later, she fell into poverty, married a hunter, and gave birth to a son; because her husband and son died first, she lived on the street, begging for food. pregnancy. [8] Qingjianguan is located near Suruga Bay, Tokaido (now Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture), with mountains and seas and magnificent scenery. It is a resort often chanted by ancient poems.