中山伝信録 巻三 - 翻刻

翻刻

　転御鎖側即今耳目官也誾誾侃侃万事当理徳著
　民懐尚徳嗣位多行不義尚円極諫云君用財若無
　窮殺人若不勝尚徳怒不聴再避隠於内間尚徳卒
　世子幼稚群臣殺之於真玉城請御鎖側立為王以
　安国家尚円固譲不獲乃至首里即位除其虐政順
　民所喜山林隠逸随材器使遠近蛮夷皆帰心焉
　明史実録云成化七年尚円遣使蔡璟等入貢以父
　尚徳薨来赴請襲爵憲宗遣戸科都給事中丘弘為
　正使行人司行人韓文為副使齎儀物行慶弔礼封
　世子尚円為中山王弘行至山東病卒改命兵科給
　事中官《割書：一作｜管》栄偕文往　八年王遣長史梁応貢馬
　及方物宴賚如例　九年王遣王舅武実入貢謝襲
　封恩　十年王遣使沈満志等貢馬及方物宴賚如
　例仍以鈔絹酬其自貢物値満志等乞如旧制折給
　銅銭不許　十一年王遣使程鵬入貢附奏乞如常
　例歳一朝貢憲宗勅王曰王使朝貢巳如例賞賜遣
　還近福建鎮守官奏通事蔡璋等還次福州殺人劫
　財非法殊甚今因使臣還特降勅省諭勅至王宜問

現代語訳

御鎖側に転じた、即ち今の耳目官である。誾誾侃侃として万事道理に適い、徳は著しく民の心に宿った。尚徳が嗣位すると多く不義を行ったので、尚円は極めて諫めて云った「君は財を用いることが窮まりなく、人を殺すことが勝てないほどである」と。尚徳は怒って聴かず、再び内間に避け隠れた。尚徳が卒すると世子は幼稚であったため、群臣はこれを真玉城において殺し、御鎖側に請うて王に立てて国家を安んじようとした。尚円は固く譲ったが、やむを得ずついに首里に至り即位した。その虐政を除き民の喜ぶ所に順い、山林の隠逸も材器に随って使い、遠近の蛮夷も皆心を帰した。

明史実録に云う、成化七年（1471年）尚円は使者蔡璟等を遣わして入貢し、父尚徳が薨じたことを以て来赴し、襲爵を請うた。憲宗は戸科都給事中丘弘を正使とし、行人司行人韓文を副使として遣わし、儀物を齎して慶弔の礼を行い、世子尚円を封じて中山王とした。弘は山東に行き至って病で卒したため、改めて兵科給事中官栄に命じて文と偕に往かせた。八年（1472年）王は長史梁応を遣わして馬及び方物を貢し、宴賚は例の如し。九年（1473年）王は王舅武実を遣わして入貢し、襲封の恩を謝した。十年（1474年）王は使者沈満志等を遣わして馬及び方物を貢し、宴賚は例の如く、仍ち鈔絹を以てその自貢物の値に酬いた。満志等は旧制の如く折って銅銭を給することを乞うたが許されなかった。十一年（1475年）王は使者程鵬を遣わして入貢し、附奏して常例の如く歳に一度朝貢することを乞うた。憲宗は王に勅して曰く「王の使いの朝貢は已に例の如く賞賜して遣還した。近ごろ福建鎮守官が奏したところでは、通事蔡璋等が還る次いで福州において人を殺し財を劫し、非法なこと殊に甚だしい。今使臣の還るに因んで特に勅を降して省諭す。勅至らば王宜しく問うべし

英語訳

He was transferred to omisasoki, which is today's ear-and-eye official. Being forthright and upright, all matters were conducted reasonably, his virtue was remarkable, and the people cherished him. When Shō Toku succeeded to the throne and committed many unjust acts, Shō En earnestly remonstrated, saying, "My lord uses wealth as if it were inexhaustible and kills people as if there were no limit." Shō Toku became angry and would not listen, so [Shō En] again withdrew and hid in Uchima. When Shō Toku died, the heir apparent was young, so the court officials killed him at Madama Castle and requested that omisasoki be established as king to bring peace to the kingdom. Shō En firmly declined, but having no choice, he finally went to Shuri and ascended the throne. He eliminated the tyrannical government and followed what pleased the people, employed mountain hermits according to their talents and abilities, and even distant barbarians all turned their hearts to him.

The Ming Shilu states: In the seventh year of Chenghua (1471), Shō En sent envoys including Cai Jing to submit tribute, reporting his father Shō Toku's death and requesting succession to the title. Emperor Xianzong dispatched Qiu Hong, Vice Director of the Ministry of Revenue, as chief envoy, and Han Wen, an official of the Court of Imperial Entertainments, as vice envoy, carrying ceremonial objects to perform congratulatory and condolence rites, and invested heir apparent Shō En as King of Chūzan. Hong fell ill and died upon reaching Shandong, so the court appointed Guan Rong, Vice Director of the Ministry of War, to go together with Wen. In the eighth year (1472), the king sent Chief Secretary Liang Ying to tribute horses and local products, with banquets and rewards as usual. In the ninth year (1473), the king sent Royal Uncle Wu Shi to submit tribute and express gratitude for the grace of investiture. In the tenth year (1474), the king sent envoys including Shen Manzhi to tribute horses and local products, with banquets and rewards as usual, and additionally rewarded them with paper money and silk equivalent to the value of their tribute goods. Manzhi and others requested that, as in the old system, they be given copper coins instead, but this was not permitted. In the eleventh year (1475), the king sent envoy Cheng Peng to submit tribute and petitioned to continue annual tribute as was customary. Emperor Xianzong issued an edict to the king saying: "Your envoys' tribute has already been rewarded as usual and they have been sent back. Recently, the Fujian regional commander memorialized that interpreter Cai Zhang and others, on their return journey through Fuzhou, killed people and robbed property, which was extremely unlawful. Now that the envoys are returning, I specially issue this edict to admonish you. When this edict arrives, the king should investigate