中山伝信録 巻二 - 翻刻

翻刻

＿レ旨￣ヲ。這￣ノ琉-球-国所＿レ￣ノ与￣ル宴-金。仍￣テ着＿二￣シム使-臣￣ニ收-受＿一￣セ。欽-遵在＿レ案￣ニ。今該-
　国-王尚-敬。雖＿レ称＿下￣スト謹将＿二宴-金＿一￣ヲ具＿レ￣シテ本￣ヲ。附＿二￣シ陪-臣等＿一￣ニ進-呈￣シ。懇￣ニ乞＿二￣フ
勅-賜￣シテ收-受＿一￣セシメンヿヲ等￣ノ語＿上￣ヲ。但海-宝徐-葆-光-等。仰￣テ体＿二￣シ
皇-上特-簡￣ノ至-意＿一￣ヲ。既￣ニ未＿レ経＿二收受＿一￣ヲ。応＿乙￣シ将＿下該-国-王所＿レ請＿二收-受＿一￣ヲ之
　処＿上￣ヲ母＿甲レ￣ル庸＿レ￣ルヿ議￣ヲ。九-月初-一-日。奉￣シテ
＿レ旨￣ヲ宴-金仍￣テ着＿下￣シム使-臣￣ニ照＿二￣シテ旧-例＿一￣ヲ收-受＿上￣セ。
　　《割書：臣｜》葆-光按￣スルニ。前-明￣ノ使-臣。却＿レ￣ケテ金￣ヲ不＿レ受。始＿二￣ル於陳-侃＿一￣ヨリ。世-宗仍￣テ
　　命＿二￣シテ侃-等＿一￣ニ收-受￣セシム。嗣￣テ-後例￣シテ辞￣ス。亦有＿下准＿レ￣シテ辞￣ヲ令＿二￣ル貢-使￣ニ帯￣ヒ-回＿一￣ラ者＿上。
本-朝康-熙二-年癸卯。二-十-二-年癸-亥。及￣ヒ今￣ノ三-役。皆蒙
＿レ恩￣シテ仍￣テ着＿二￣シム收受＿一￣セ。所＿三-以奨＿二-厲￣スル使臣＿一￣ヲ者至￣レリ矣。癸-亥￣ノ之役。琉-球-国
　　王疏￣シテ引＿下￣テ張-学-礼伏￣シテ還＿二￣ル原職＿一￣ニ旧-例＿上￣ヲ。為＿二￣メニ汪-楫林-麟-焻等＿一￣カ。
　　題-請￣シテ議＿二-敘￣ス優升＿一￣ヲ。是￣ノ時海-氛雖＿レ靖￣ナリト。海-禁猶-厳￣ニ。行-役艱-
　　険￣ナリ。議-敘￣ヲ為＿レ宜￣ナリト。今￣ハ則昇-平日-久。中-外一-家。加￣ルニ以＿二￣テ海-霊
　　効＿レ順￣ヲ。履＿レ￣ムト険￣ヲ如＿一レ￣キヲ夷￣ノ。区-区￣タル往-来。臣-子￣ノ常-分。何￣ノ労￣カ可＿レ￣ン言￣フ。虚-
　　詞求＿レ￣ム敘￣ヲ。実￣ニ不＿三敢￣テ踵￣テ為＿二故-事＿一￣ト也。

現代語訳

旨を。この琉球国の与える宴金は、やはり使臣に収受させよ。勅命に遵い案に在り。今該国王尚敬は、謹んで宴金を将って明細を具し、陪臣等に附して進呈し、懇ろに勅賜して収受させることを乞うと称すといえども。しかし海宝・徐葆光等は、皇上の特簡の至意を仰ぎ体し、既に収受を経ていない。応に該国王の収受を請う所の処を、議することを庸いるべからず。九月初一日、旨を奉じて宴金はやはり使臣に旧例に照らして収受させよ。

臣葆光按ずるに、前明の使臣が金を却けて受けざること、陳侃より始まる。世宗はやはり侃等に収受を命じた。嗣いで後例として辞し、また辞を准して貢使に帯回させる者もあり。本朝康熙二年癸卯、二十二年癸亥、及び今の三役、皆恩を蒙りやはり収受せしむ。使臣を奨厲する所以の者至れり。癸亥の役に、琉球国王は疏して張学礼が伏して原職に還る旧例を引き、汪楫・林麟焻等のため、題請して優升を議敍す。この時海氛は靖なりといえども、海禁なお厳に、行役艱険なり。議敍を宜なりとす。今は則ち昇平日久しく、中外一家、加うるに海霊順に効き、険を履むこと夷の如く、区区たる往来は、臣子の常分、何の労か言うべけん。虚詞をもって敍を求む、実に敢えて踵いで故事となすことはせざるなり。

英語訳

the imperial edict. Regarding the banquet gold offered by this Ryukyu Kingdom, the envoys shall still be ordered to accept it. This imperial command is recorded and filed. Although the current king Sho Kei now claims to respectfully present banquet gold with detailed records, carried by accompanying ministers for presentation, earnestly requesting an imperial decree granting acceptance, Hai Bao and Xu Baoguang, looking up to and embodying His Majesty's special consideration and utmost intentions, have not yet accepted. There should be no need to deliberate on what the kingdom's king requests regarding acceptance. On the first day of the ninth month, receiving the imperial edict: the banquet gold shall still be accepted by the envoys according to old precedents.

This subject Baoguang notes: The practice of Ming dynasty envoys declining gold began with Chen Kan. Emperor Shizong still ordered Kan and others to accept it. Subsequently, it became customary to decline, and there were also cases where the decline was approved and tribute envoys were ordered to take the gifts back. In our dynasty's Kangxi 2nd year (guimao), 22nd year (jihai), and the current third mission, all have received imperial grace and were ordered to accept. The means of encouraging envoys has reached its utmost. During the jihai mission, the Ryukyu king memorialized citing the old precedent of Zhang Xueli's prostrate return to his original position, and on behalf of Wang Ji and Lin Linfen, submitted a request to deliberate on promotions and honors. At that time, although maritime troubles had been pacified, maritime prohibitions were still strict and the mission was arduous and dangerous, making deliberation on honors appropriate. Now, however, peace has lasted long, the realm is unified as one family, and moreover the sea spirits comply obediently, making treading dangerous paths as easy as level ground. Such routine comings and goings are the normal duty of subjects - what hardship can be spoken of? To seek honors with empty words - I truly dare not follow this as precedent.