Chapter 38 Eleven to fifteen

eleven mirror Shinchunayan Heirachisheng said: "The thing we don't want to see has finally come. Let us kill ourselves now." He called his wet nurse's son, Iga Kuni Heinai's Zaemon's parents, and told him: "The usual oath Don't violate it!" "There is no need to tell me about this matter." So he put on two sets of armor for Zhong Nayan, and put on two sets of armor for himself, holding hands with each other, and throwing themselves into the sea together.Seeing this scene, more than 20 warriors jumped into the sea hand in hand.Among them, Koshichu Jirobei, Kazuso Gorobei, Evil Shichibei, and Hida Shirobei tried their best to escape under such a situation.They threw the red flags on the sea, and it was like the red leaves of Longtian River were blown down by the mountain wind, and the ground was colorful; the white waves lapping on the shore also turned light red.It is sad that an empty ship without a master is drifting aimlessly in the wind and waves.Among those taken prisoner were the former Minister of Internal Affairs Zong Shenggong, Heida Nagen Tokitada, Uemon Governor Qingzong, Nei Zangou Nobuki, Sanuki Lieutenant General Shi Shi, Military Minister Yamin, and the eight-year-old youngest son of the minister. There are two monks, Du Quanzhen, Fasheng Temple Executive Nengyuan, Zhongnayan Lawyer Zhong Kuai, and Sutra Chanting House Ageli Rongyuan; Samurai Youyuan Doctor Judge Ji Zhen, Setjin Judge Sheng Cheng, Junei Zuowei Menjiyasu, Fujiuchizaemon Nobuyasu, Awa Minbe Shigeno and his son, etc., the above-mentioned thirty-eight people in total.Kikuchi Jiro Takanao and Dr. Harada Tanao led their men to surrender before the battle.The female officials include Kenrei Monin, the wife of the Regent Sekibai Fujiwara Kitichi, the wife of the Regent Fujiwara Kanema【1】, the wives of the three Lieutenant Admirals Shigei, the wife of Dainagon Tokada, and the wife of Naganogen Tomomori , above a total of forty-three people.In the late spring of the second year of the Yuan calendar (1185), what year and month is this! The emperor sank into the bottom of the sea, and hundreds of officials floated on the waves; Once repatriated to his hometown, he may imitate Zhu Maichen's lament of not being able to dress up, or cherish the hatred of Wang Zhaojun who went to the Hu country, in short, this is an extremely sad thing.

On April 3rd of the same year, Dr. Kuro Judge Yoshitsune reported to the Emperor of Japan through Yuan Yaguangna: "On the 24th of last month, at Tianpu and Mojiguan in Buzen Kingdom, Tanpu and Chimaguan in Nagato Kingdom, The Ping family was completely destroyed, and the three artifacts have been recovered safely, I would like to report this." There was an uproar in the palace.The emperor called Guang Gang to the inner court, inquired about the combat situation in detail, and promoted Guang Gang to Zuo Bing Weiwei while being happy.The order said: "Can the artifact be retrieved? Send someone to check it out yourself." On the 5th of the same month, Fuji Shinsheng, a judge of the Imperial Forest Army, was sent to the West Kingdom.Xinsheng took the order, and before he could return home, he hurriedly stepped on the royal horse, swung his whip and left.

On the 16th of the same month, Dr. Kuro Judge Yoshitsune ordered that the Heike men and women captured alive be sent to Mingshipu in Harima country together.It is a famous scenic spot, and the poem says: "The moon is at dawn, and the clarity is better than the autumn sky." The female officials gathered together and sighed: "When I passed by here a few years ago, I never thought that I would fall into such a field." burst into tears.Mrs. Danayan looked at the bright moon and felt infinite grief. She couldn't help crying on her chest and sang two songs: Now that I think about the past, I can't help crying;

Moon Shadow seems to be interested, listening to my wandering son. I am no longer what I used to be, the moon is like the old moon; Sprinkle Qinghui tonight, according to my heart. The wives of the three lieutenant generals also sang a song: Living on the mist, sleeping in Mingshipu; May I ask the moon on the sea, it is miserable to be with me. "What a sad and nostalgic song!" Although the judge is a warrior, he understands poetry quite well.He sighed sympathetically. On the twenty-fifth day of the same month, the treasure chests of the Divine Mirror and the Divine Seal were delivered to Toba.Those who came out of the inner court to greet him included Dana Yanjing Fangqing, Takakura Prime Minister Lieutenant General Taitong, Quanyou Zhongbian Jianzhong, Zaemon Quanzaqinya, Jiang Lang Lieutenant General Gongshi, and Major General Tajima Kono; Among the samurai are Izu Tibetan doctor Lai Kane, Ishikawa judge Dai Nokane, Saemon Yutsuna and so on.At the end of the night, the treasure chests of the god mirror and the god seal were stored in the official hall of the Taizheng official.But the sword has been lost.The Shenxi was originally floating on the sea, and it is said that Kataoka Taro fished it back in spring.

-------------------------- 【1】All three of them are the daughters of Kiyomori Taira. -------------------------- twelve sword There are three swords in our dynasty that have been handed down from the age of gods to the present, namely the Ten-handed Sword, the Tianzao Cut Sword, and the Kusanagi Sword.The ten-handed sword is stored in the Ishigamiburu Shrine in Yamato; the Tianzao cut sword is stored in the Atsuta Shrine in Owari country; the Kusanagi sword is stored in the imperial palace, which is the sword mentioned now. Speaking of the origin of this sword, in ancient times, Su-Ming-Zun [1] ordered the construction of a palace in the Izumo Kingdom, where there are often eight-color auspicious clouds, Su-Ming-Zun saw and chanted:

Layers of colorful clouds build the palace wall, My wife lives in it, The joy of husband and wife is Tao Ran! It is said that this is the origin of the thirty-one-character song, and it is also the origin of the name of the country named Izumo. In ancient times, when Lord Su Ming descended on the upper reaches of the Tuyun River in the Izumo Kingdom, there was a pair of gods named Foot Moru and Hand Moru, who were the guardian gods of the land there.Their daughter was born very beautiful, named Inada Hime.Seeing that the family of three was crying, Su Mingzun asked why.He replied: "We have eight daughters, all of whom were swallowed up by the big snake, and this one is the only one left, who will also suffer the same fate. This big snake has eight heads and eight tails, and it climbs on eight peaks and eight valleys respectively. There are spiritual trees and grasses growing on its back, and it has lived for thousands of years. Its eyes are as bright as the sun and the moon, and it swallows a person alive every year. Parents are eaten, and children are sad; children are eaten , the parents were sad, and the village was full of crying in the south and north of the village." Su Zun Mingzun felt sorry for them, so he made the girl into a multi-toothed wooden comb and hid it on his head; he also filled eight stone troughs with wine, He also made a statue of a beautiful woman and placed it on a high hill so that her shadow would be reflected in the wine.Big Snake thought it was a human being, so he drank wildly towards the shadow, and after a while, he fell drunk to the ground.Su Zun Mingzun pulled out the ten-handed sword he carried with him and chopped the big snake into pieces.But one of the tails couldn't be cut off no matter what, Suju Mingzun felt very strange, so he cut along the snake's body, and it turned out that there was a sword in it.Dedicated this sword to God Amaterasu, the God said: "This is the sword I lost in Gaotianyuan before." When the sword is in the tail of a big snake, clouds often appear in the sky, so it is also called Tiancongyun Sword.After the master got the sword, he kept it as the treasure of the Heavenly Palace.Later, when the grandson of heaven came to the world, when the king came to the Fengweiyuan Zhongjin country, he gave him the sword together with the jade mirror.By the time of the ninth Emperor Kaihua, these treasures were enshrined in the Emperor's Palace.The tenth Emperor Chongshen ruled the world. Because he was afraid of the power of the sky, he enshrined Amaterasu in Isoken Castle in the gap of the Yamato country. At this time, he kept this sword in the shrine of Amaterasu. .At the same time, a copy was made to protect the emperor. It is said that its power is not inferior to the original sword.

The Amacongun Sword has been treasured in the altar of Amaterasu Shrine for three generations, from Emperor Chongshen to Emperor Keiko.In June of the 40th year of Emperor Jingxing's reign, Dongyi [2] rebelled, and the prince Nihon Takezun had a resolute temperament and extraordinary physical strength, so he was selected to conquer the Eastern Kingdom.When he visited the altar of Amaterasu Great Shrine and kowtowed to invite him to travel far, the great god said through the mouth of the emperor's sister's fasting palace: "Be careful and don't neglect." He gave him the sword.When he arrived in the Suruga country, the local bandits said: "There are many deer here, let's hunt here." After deceiving him, they set fire to the field.When Wu Zun was about to be burned to death, he drew out his sword and cut down the weeds.Where the sword pointed, weeds within a mile were mowed down immediately.Wu Zun also lit a fire and let the wind blow to the thieves. After a while, he burned all the thieves to death.Therefore, this Tiancongyun sword is also called the Kusanagi sword.Wu Zun went further into the bandits. After three years, he wiped out the bandits everywhere and wiped out the fierceness of the countries. Unfortunately, on the way to return to the capital after victory, he got seriously ill. At the age of 30, he passed away in July near Owari Country. up.But his soul turned into a white bird and flew into the sky, which is really incredible.The captured bandits were sent to the imperial court by his son Takehiko, and the Kusanagi sword was kept in the shrine of Atsuta.In the seventh year of Emperor Tenchi's reign (667), a monk from Silla, Dokyo, stole the sword and prepared to enshrine it as a treasure of his country.He quietly hid the sword in the boat and crossed the sea. Unexpectedly, a violent wave rose up and almost threw him into the bottom of the sea.He knew in his heart that this was caused by the sword, so he sailed back, apologized sincerely, and returned the sword to its place.In the first year of Emperor Tianmu Suzaku (686), he ordered the sword to be taken back to the court. It is the sword we are talking about now, and its power is extremely effective.When Emperor Yangcheng was suffering from madness, he pulled out this sword to suppress evil spirits, but saw it flashing like lightning in the night, and the Emperor threw it to the ground in shock, but it roared and jumped back into the sheath .In ancient times, it was remarkable to have such an effective effect.People say: Even if the sword is carried by the young emperor's grandmother at the waist, and she sinks in the bottom of the sea with her, it will not be lost easily.So a fisherman with excellent water skills was summoned to dive and search, and at the same time, monks were asked to offer various treasures and pray devoutly in the Lingshe of the Lingsi Temple.However, it was never found.A person of insight at that time once said: "In the past, Amaterasu made an oath to keep the emperor Baozuo forever. The descendants of Emperor Yingshen have continued to this day, and the brilliance of the sun of Amaterasu still shines on the earth. Although today It’s the season of the end of the world, but the emperor’s luck is not exhausted.” Among them, a doctor of Yin and Yang said after divination: “The big snake that Su Mingzun killed in the upper reaches of the Izumo River in Izumo, I love that snake very much. Therefore, according to the eight characters of eight heads and eight tails, it shows its miraculous experience, and after the 80th generation of Emperor Renhuang, it turned into an eight-year-old emperor, and asked him to retrieve the sword and sink it at the bottom of the sea." Because it is a treasure of the dragon, so that It is only natural for her to sink to the bottom of Qianxun and never return to the world.

-------------------------- [1] Su Zun Mingzun, see Note 11, Section 16, Volume Two. [2] Dongyi refers to the Ainu people. -------------------------- Thirteen Parade through the streets Let's say that the second prince, Prince Shouzhen [1], returned to Kyoto, and the Emperor sent a royal chariot to welcome him into the palace.For three years, he was held hostage by the Heira family and wandered in the West Sea. Now that he has returned to the imperial capital, his biological mother [2] and the prime minister of Jimei-in Temple, Fujiwara Motoie, who raised him, have been relieved of their sorrows for many years. Everyone gathered together and shed tears of joy. .

On the 26th of the same month, the captured members of the Heike family were also escorted to Kyoto, where they were all imprisoned in small cars, the front and rear curtains were lifted, and the left and right small windows were left open.The minister of the interior, Ping Zongsheng, was dressed in pure white casual clothes; the governor of the right guard, Qing Zong, was wearing a plain white straight gown, riding behind his father's car.The car of Da Nayan Tokitada followed behind, and his son Sanuki Lieutenant General Tokimi was supposed to be in the same car for public display, but he was not escorted due to illness.Neizangtou Xinji was also escorted to Beijing by Xiaolu because of his injury.The internal minister Zong Shenggong was originally handsome, but now he was so thin that he became a different person, but he looked around, his expression did not appear to be languid.The right-wing gatekeeper bowed his head as if thinking about something.Doi Jiro Shihei was wearing a slightly black orange-yellow straight gown, with only light armor on the outside. He led more than 30 entourage sergeants on horseback, guarding in front of and behind the car.The people who come to watch the excitement are not limited to the capital city, they come from distant villages and near countries, from various mountains and temples, old and young.From the south gate of Toba Rikyu Palace, it leads directly to the side road of Sizuka [3], so that the area around Sizuka is full of people. wheel.Since the famine in the years of Zhicheng and Yanghe, and the wars in the east and west, the population has been greatly reduced, but today, there are still many people living in the world.The Ping family left Beijing in the midsummer of the year before last, and their feelings and scenes seemed to be right in front of them.The prosperity and grandeur of his family is still fresh in people's memory.The family of powerful and powerful people who used to be afraid of you has fallen into such a miserable situation today. I really don't know if it is a dream or a reality.The despicable men and women who didn't understand the reason also wept their sleeves for it, not to mention those who usually have a close relationship, they are even more sighing.People who have received a lot of kindness and served the Heike family since their ancestors, although they had no choice but to submit to Genji, the old kindness is unforgettable, and they are very sad, and they all cover their faces with their sleeves, crying so hard that they can't lift their heads.

The minister's cow breeder Saburo Maru was the younger brother of Jiro Maru who was executed for failing to drive the ox cart when Kiso visited the Emperor.When I was in the Western Kingdom, I temporarily wore an adult hair bun. At this time, I really wanted to drive a car for the minister, so I begged the judge Yoshitsune in Toba: "The housekeeper and the cow breeder are all subordinates. It is unreasonable. But I have served the Minister of the Interior for many years, and I have received his deep kindness. If there is no inconvenience, please allow me to drive the minister for the last time." The judge replied: "There is no obstacle, go and catch up!" Sanlang Wan was very happy, Putting on gorgeous clothes, took out the reins from his bosom and put them on the cows, with tears streaming down his eyes, he couldn't even see the road clearly, and covered his face with his sleeves, he couldn't care less about driving the cows, just walked forward crying like this .

The emperor stopped his royal chariot at Liutiao Dongyuan to watch it for himself, and the chariots of the minister and the palace were also parked there.Because in the past the Pope was served by Zong Sheng, now I can't help but feel pity in my heart. Seeing the appearance of the people next to me, I feel like a phantom in a dream. "I want to see them very much on weekdays, and sometimes I talk about them. No one could have imagined what happened to them now." Saying this, all the people up and down shed tears.A few years ago, when Hei Zongsheng was promoted to the Minister of the Interior, when he entered the palace to express his gratitude, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were headed by Hanayama-in Dai Nagan Fujiwara Tadakin, accompanied by twelve people;All the ministers and officials in the hall are all dressed in splendid clothes, four Zhongnayans, three lieutenant generals and three generals are also in the ranks.Pingda Nayan, who was escorted here now, served as the left guard gatekeeper at that time, and was called before the emperor to award rewards and awards. The ceremony at that time was so grand.However, today, there is no one from Gongqing and His Majesty.The more than 2,000 samurai who were captured together in the Battle of Tanpu were all dressed in white straight gowns, tied to horses and paraded through the streets. When they got to the river, they turned back. The minister and his son were escorted to Rokujo Horikawa and placed in the residence of Judge Kuro.Although the meal was served, he didn't touch the chopsticks because of his heavy heart.They didn't say a word to each other, they just looked at each other and cried.At night, the Minister of Internal Affairs didn't even take off his clothes, so he lay down with the curved arms and pillow sleeves, and at the same time covered the body of his son Youwei Mendu with the other sleeve.Genhachihei, Eda Genzo, Kumai Taro and others who were guarding on the side saw them and said: "Well, no matter whether people are high or low, there is nothing more sincere than the relationship between father and son. Covering a sleeve is nothing, but It shows how much love you have for your son!" These courageous warriors were also moved to tears. -------------------------- 【1】Prince Shousada is the half brother of Emperor Antoku.See Note 5, Section 1, Volume 8. 【2】Prince Shouzhen's biological mother is a son of Qitiaoyuan. 【3】Sizuka is the place name of the urban area of ​​Kyoto. 【4】The story of Minamoto Yoshika being thrown in a bullock cart can be found in the sixth section of the eighth volume, but the plot of the cowherd being beheaded is not found in any version, only the Rufu version mentions: "The cowherd was finally beheaded." -------------------------- fourteen magic mirror On the 28th of the same month, Yoritomo Sagamoto, former soldier of Kamakura, was promoted to second place.Generally, it is a special favor to be promoted by leapfrogging two levels, but he jumped three levels at once [1].The reason why he had to go up three ranks was probably because he felt resentment towards the people of the Heike family who were often promoted two ranks in the past. At midnight that night, the Mirror of Chuanguo was transferred from the Taizheng Office to the Wenming Hall in the palace.Because Emperor Gotoba was lucky enough to visit here, Kagura was held for three nights impromptu.General Supervisor You Jin [2] Xiaojia Nengfang received a special imperial order to play the secret piece of his family's divine music "Gongli Gongren", and thus received a generous reward.No one knew about this piece of music except his grandfather Batiao Judge Zizhong.In order to maintain a high degree of secrecy, even his son's relatives did not pass it on. Emperor Horikawa only ordered him to pass it on to his relatives when he was on the throne, so as not to lose it to future generations.The emperor was so concerned about the inheritance of music that he was very grateful. Let’s talk about this magical mirror, which was cast by the great god Amaterasu in ancient times when he lived deep in the sky in Iwato [3], so that future generations could see her face.It is said that the god of this mirror was not satisfied, so he recast another side.Now it is the first magic mirror that is stored in the former country Xuan Jingu【4】in Kii country.She gave the second magic mirror to the prince Tianren Sui Er Zun [5], and asked him to keep it in the living room where she lived.Then Amaterasu locked himself in the Iwato in the sky, making the world dark and dull.To this end, eight million gods gathered to perform Kagura at the gate of Iwato.Goddess Amaterasu was deeply moved, so he opened a small gap in Iwato, so they could see each other's pale faces, and since then the word "face white" [6] came into being.At that time, there was a Hercules named Eriya Nete Riko, who opened Iwato with a loud cry.Iwato has not been able to close since then.Besides, when the ninth emperor Kaihua was in power, he kept this mirror of the country in the palace where the emperor lived.When the tenth Emperor Chongshen was in power, he was moved to another hall because he was afraid of his spiritual power, and now he has moved to Wenming Hall.One hundred and sixty years after the capital was moved to Heian-kyo in the thirteenth year of Enli (794), during the reign of Emperor Murakami, on September 23rd in the fourth year of Tentoku (954), a fire broke out in Ouchi. The Yiyang Gate where the Menbalin Army was stationed burned up and spread to the Wenming Palace where the Shenjing was located.In the middle of the night, the servants and female officials were not around, so they didn't have time to run from the residence to rescue them.Onomiya Fujiwara Minorai rushed into the palace, and the emperor said to him: "The mirror of the country has been burned, and this world is coming to an end." He almost shed tears.Little did they know that at this moment the Divine Mirror of Chuanguo had already flown out of the raging fire, and hung on the cherry tree in front of the Zichen Hall, its light was impressive, as if the sun had just risen to the top of the mountain.At this time, Miyori Fujiwara replied: "No, the world is not at the end." The emperor burst into tears when he heard this.Shi Lai immediately put his right knee on the ground, covered his face with his left sleeve, and cried to the gods: "In ancient times, the Great God Amaterasu swore to protect the kings for generations. Sleeves." Before he could finish his words, they really flew into his sleeves.So he wrapped it with a sleeve and immediately handed it over to the government office of the Taizheng government office.Now in the last days, no one prays to the gods to put the magic mirror into the sleeve, and the magic mirror will never fly into the sleeve by itself.After all, the ancient world is better than the present! -------------------------- [1] From the fourth place, from the third place, from the third place to the second place, so it is said that it has jumped to three levels. 【2】Youjin Jiangjian is an official of Youjinwei Mansion, responsible for the guards in the palace, which is equivalent to six. [3] Tianshang Iwato, see Note 14, Section 10, Volume Six. [4] The former National Xuan Jingu The former National Xuan Jingu and the former National Xuan Jingu are located in Wakayama. [5] Tianrensui Erzun is the son of Amaterasu, which means a rich ear of rice. 【6】The original meaning of face white in Japanese refers to a bright spot in front of the eyes, and then translates to happy, happy, interesting and other meanings. -------------------------- fifteen file Da Nayan and his loyal father and son were also imprisoned near the residence of Judge Kuro Yoshitsune.Da Nayan thought to himself, since the general trend of the world is like this, we have to let it be.But what will happen to my life in the end, I have to cherish it.Therefore, he said to his son Lieutenant General Sanuki: "A box of confidential documents was confiscated by the judge. If these documents are seen by the two courtiers in Kamakura, many people will suffer, and I will die. What do you think? Is that good?" The lieutenant general replied: "Judges are generally humane, but after repeated pleadings by the female relatives, no matter how big the matter is, they will not refuse. You don't have to worry, there are so many ladies. Let him be his wife, and after you get to know him well, let’s intercede.” Da Nayan said with tears in his eyes, “When I was proud, I really hoped that my daughters could become concubines or queens. The general said: "Now that things have come to an end, we must never have that kind of dream again. Now that the wife's daughter is just eighteen years old, let's marry him." Despite such instigation, Da Nayan refused to give up , and finally decided to let the 23-year-old daughter of his ex-wife marry the judge.Although she is a little older, she has a beautiful appearance and a gentle temperament, which is deeply favored by the judge.The judge's original wife was the daughter of Hideyori Kamikawa Koshitaro, and now he hides his usually loyal daughter in another room and gives him special treatment.The bride brought up those papers at the right time, but the judge returned them to Shizhong without further ado.Shi Zhong was overjoyed, and immediately burned and destroyed all of them.Exactly what kind of documents these are, cannot but make the world speculate one after another. The Ping family was destroyed, all the countries were in peace one after another, the traffic in various places became unimpeded, and the stability in the capital was as good as before.At this time, Minamoto Yoritomo, a courtier, heard such public opinion: "Talents like Judge Kuro are really rare. What can you do in Kamakura? Let the judge plan the affairs of the world." He retorted: "What kind of talk is this? Lai Chao strategized and dispatched troops, and the Ping family was defeated. How can judge Jiulang pacify the world! These arguments in the world will make him proud and willful. There are many women. However, he became the son-in-law of Ping Da Na Yan, and gave Da Na Yan special treatment, which is unforgivable. Da Na Yan actually ignored the criticism of the world and recruited this son-in-law for his daughter. It can be expected that if Yoshitsune If you come to Kamakura, you will definitely do many unreasonable things."