中山伝信録 巻三 - 翻刻

翻刻

　位嘉靖三十六年尚元遣正議大夫蔡廷会等入貢
　請襲封先是三十五年倭寇自浙敗還入海至琉球
　境中山王世子尚元遣兵邀撃尽殲之得中国被掠
　人金坤等六名至是廷会等入貢献還因言窮島遠
　人須乗夏令遇南風汛始得帰国乞如三十四年例
　毎歳自行修買帰舟不候題請世宗嘉其忠順許之
　仍賜勅奨諭賞銀五十両綵幣四表裏有功人馬必
　度及廷会等俱厚賜　三十七年遣給事中呉時来
　行人李際春為正副使無何時来疏論大学士巌嵩
　奸邪状嵩言其畏航海之役故生事妄言世宗怒杖
　時来遣戌改命刑科給事中郭汝霖為正使偕際春
　以行　三十九年汝霖等尚未行而正議大夫蔡廷
　会入貢奉表謝恩称受其世子命以海中風濤叵測
　倭人出没不時恐使者有他虞獲罪上国請如正徳
　中封占城故事遣人代進表文方物而身同本国長
　史梁炫等賚回詔冊不煩遣使巡按御史焚献科以
　聞下礼部議言琉球在海中諸国頗称守礼故累朝
　以来待之優異毎国王嗣立必遣侍従之臣奉命服

現代語訳

位に就いた。嘉靖三十六年（1557年）、尚元は正議大夫蔡廷会等を遣わして入貢し、襲封を請うた。

先にこれより（記録すると）、三十五年（1556年）に倭寇が浙江で敗れて海に戻り、琉球境内に至った。中山王世子尚元は兵を遣わして迎撃し、これを尽く殲滅し、中国から拉致されていた金坤等六名を得た。この時に至って廷会等が入貢して（捕虜を）献還し、因って言うには「窮島の遠人は、夏の季節に乗じ南風の汛に遇って始めて帰国することができます。乞う、三十四年の例の如く、毎歳自ら帰舟を修買し、題請を待たないことを」と。世宗はその忠順を嘉し、これを許し、なお勅を賜って奨諭し、銀五十両・綵幣四表裏を賞し、功ある人馬必度及び廷会等には俱に厚く賜った。

三十七年（1558年）、給事中呉時来・行人李際春を遣わして正副使とした。間もなく時来は疏を上げて大学士厳嵩の奸邪の状を論じた。嵩は「その者は航海の役を畏れる故に事を生じて妄言する」と言った。世宗は怒って時来を杖刑に処し戌に遣り、改めて刑科給事中郭汝霖を正使と命じて際春と偕に行かせた。

三十九年（1560年）、汝霖等がまだ行かないうちに、正議大夫蔡廷会が入貢し、表を奉じて謝恩し、その世子の命を受けたと称して「海中の風濤は測り難く、倭人の出没は時ならず、使者に他の虞あり上国に罪を獲ることを恐れる。請う、正徳中に占城を封じた故事の如く、人を遣わして代わりに表文・方物を進め、而して身は本国の長史梁炫等と同じく詔冊を賚回し、使を遣わすに煩わせないことを」と言った。巡按御史焚献科がこれを以て聞し、礼部に下して議せしめた。言うには「琉球は海中の諸国にあって頗る礼を守ることを称する故に、累朝以来これを待つこと優異なり。毎に国王嗣立すれば必ず侍従の臣を遣わして命服を奉じて

英語訳

took the throne. In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing (1557), Sho Gen sent Senior Counselor Cai Tinghui and others to present tribute and request investiture.

Previously (to record this), in the thirty-fifth year (1556), Japanese pirates were defeated in Zhejiang and returned to sea, reaching the territory of Ryukyu. Crown Prince Sho Gen of the Chuzan Kingdom sent troops to intercept and attack them, completely annihilating them and recovering six Chinese captives including Jin Kun. At this time, Tinghui and others came to present tribute and returned [the captives], stating: "The distant people of this remote island must rely on the summer season and encounter southern winds to be able to return to their country. We humbly request that, as in the example of the thirty-fourth year, we may annually procure return ships ourselves without waiting for official approval." Emperor Shizong praised their loyalty and obedience, granted this request, bestowed an edict of commendation, rewarded them with fifty taels of silver and four sets of colored silk, and generously rewarded those with merit including Ma Bidu and Tinghui.

In the thirty-seventh year (1558), Supervising Secretary Wu Shilai and Herald Li Jichun were dispatched as chief and deputy envoys. Soon after, Shilai submitted a memorial criticizing the treacherous conduct of Grand Secretary Yan Song. Song claimed that "[this man] fears the naval mission and therefore creates trouble with false accusations." Emperor Shizong was angered, had Shilai beaten with rods and sent to frontier garrison duty, and instead appointed Supervising Secretary of Justice Guo Rulin as chief envoy to travel together with Jichun.

In the thirty-ninth year (1560), before Rulin and others had departed, Senior Counselor Cai Tinghui came to present tribute, offered a memorial of gratitude, and claimed to have received orders from his crown prince, saying: "The storms at sea are unpredictable, and Japanese pirates appear at irregular times. We fear that envoys might encounter other dangers and incur guilt before the imperial court. We request that, following the precedent of the investiture of Champa during the Zhengde period, we send people to present memorials and local products on our behalf, while we ourselves, together with our country's Chief Secretary Liang Xuan and others, carry back the imperial edict and investiture documents, thus avoiding the trouble of dispatching envoys." Regional Inspector Fen Xianke reported this, and it was referred to the Ministry of Rites for discussion. They stated: "Ryukyu among the maritime nations is particularly known for observing propriety, therefore successive dynasties have treated it with exceptional favor. Whenever a king succeeds to the throne, [the court] must dispatch attendant ministers bearing ceremonial robes