中山伝信録 巻五 - 翻刻

翻刻

　奏￣ニ称￣ス。臣-等
冊-封琉-球-国-王￣ノ。礼-畢￣テ宴-語￣ス。王令￣テ＿二通-事￣ヲシテ致￣サ＿一レ詞￣ヲ云。本-国僻＿二-処￣シ
　海-外￣ニ＿一。荒-陋成￣ス＿レ風￣ヲ。於＿二康-熙二-十-五-年￣ニ＿一奉
＿レ旨。遣￣ハシ＿二官-生阮-維-新-等三-人￣ヲ＿一。入＿レ学￣ニ読＿レ書。今得＿三略知＿二文-教￣ヲ＿一。自＿二
　三-十-年＿一来。無＿二従￣テ上-請￣スルヿ＿一。幸￣ニ
天遣＿二使-臣￣ヲシテ至＿一レ国。求＿下照＿乙前-使汪-楫代＿二-請￣スル入-学読-書＿一旧-例￣ヲ＿甲。陳＿中-
　明￣ヿヲ遠-人向＿レ化￣ニ之意＿上。倘蒙￣ラハ＿三再遣￣ルヿヲ＿二官-生￣ヲシテ入-学読-書￣セ＿一。則
皇-上￣ノ文-教益-広￣カラン矣-等。因具￣シテ＿レ奏￣ヲ到￣ル＿レ部￣ニ。査￣スルニ康-熙二-十-三-年。差-
　往
冊-封琉-球-国王￣ノ。使-臣翰林-院検-討汪-楫-等。将￣テ＿下該-国-王尚
　貞所＿レ請￣フ。令￣メン＿二陪-臣子-弟￣ヲシテ赴￣キ＿レ京￣ニ入￣リ＿レ監￣ニ読＿一レ書￣ヲ等￣ノ語￣ヲ＿上。転-奏￣シテ到￣ル＿レ部￣ニ。
　臣-部照￣シ＿二其所＿一レ請￣フ。議覆￣シテ具￣シ＿レ題￣ヲ。奉
＿レ旨依＿レ議￣ニ。欽-遵在＿レ案￣ニ。今琉-球国-王尚-敬。傾＿レ心￣ヲ向￣フ＿レ化￣ニ。既￣ニ称￣ス再
　請￣テ将￣テ＿二官-生￣ヲ＿一入＿レ学読￣シメハ＿レ書￣ヲ。則
皇-上￣ノ文-教益広等￣ノ語。応￣シ＿三如￣ク＿レ所＿レ請。准￣ス＿二其￣ノ官-生-等￣ヲシテ赴＿レ京￣ニ入￣リ＿レ監￣ニ
　読￣ヿヲ＿一レ書￣ヲ。応-行￣ノ事-宜￣ハ。到￣シ-日再-議￣シテ具-題￣シテ可￣ナリ也。於＿二康-煕五十-九
　年八-月初-二日＿一題￣シ。本-月初五-日奉
＿レ旨￣ヲ依￣ル＿レ議￣ニ。

現代語訳

奏上して称す。臣等が琉球国王を冊封した際、礼が終わって宴語した。王は通事に命じて詞を致させて言った。「本国は海外に僻処し、荒陋が風となっている。康熙二十五年において詔を奉じ、官生阮維新等三人を遣わし、学に入り書を読ませた。今、文教を略知することを得た。三十年来、従って上請することがなかった。幸いに天が使臣を遣わして国に至らせ給う。前使汪楫が代請した入学読書の旧例に照らし、遠人が化に向かう意を陳明することを求む。もし再び官生を遣わして入学読書させることを蒙れば、皇上の文教は益々広まるであろう」等と。よって奏を具して部に到る。

調査するに、康熙二十三年、琉球国王冊封に差し往かせた使臣翰林院検討汪楫等が、該国王尚貞の請うところを将て、陪臣子弟をして京に赴き監に入りて書を読ましめん等の語を転奏して部に到った。臣部はその請うところに照らし、議覆して題を具し、詔を奉じて議に依った。欽遵して案にあり。今、琉球国王尚敬は心を傾けて化に向かい、既に再請して官生を入学させて書を読ましめれば皇上の文教益々広まる等の語を称している。請うところの如く応じ、その官生等をして京に赴き監に入りて書を読むことを准許すべきである。応行の事宜は、到日に再議して具題すれば可なり。康熙五十九年八月初二日に題し、本月初五日に詔を奉じて議に依る。

英語訳

The memorial states: When we ministers invested the King of Ryukyu, after the ceremony concluded, there was a banquet and conversation. The king ordered an interpreter to present words saying: "Our country is remotely located overseas, where crude and unsophisticated customs have become the norm. In the twenty-fifth year of Kangxi, we received the imperial edict and sent three official students including Ruan Weixin to enter school and study. Now we have gained some knowledge of literary education. For thirty years since then, there has been no follow-up petition. Fortunately, Heaven has sent envoys to our country. We request to follow the old precedent of former envoy Wang Ji's petition for entering school and studying, to clearly express the intention of remote peoples turning toward civilization. If we should be granted permission to again send official students to enter school and study, then His Imperial Majesty's literary education would spread even more widely," etc. Therefore, a memorial was prepared and submitted to the ministry.

Upon investigation, in the twenty-third year of Kangxi, the envoy Hanlin Academy Reviewer Wang Ji and others, who were dispatched for the investiture of the Ryukyu King, conveyed the request of King Shang Zhen to have retainer ministers' children go to the capital to enter the Imperial Academy and study, and this was forwarded to the ministry. Our ministry, considering what was requested, deliberated and prepared a memorial. An imperial edict was received approving the proposal. This was respectfully followed and is on record. Now, King Shang Jing of Ryukyu inclines his heart toward civilization and has already stated that if he petitions again to have official students enter school and study, His Imperial Majesty's literary education would spread even more widely, etc. We should respond as requested and permit these official students to go to the capital to enter the Imperial Academy and study. The appropriate procedures should be re-deliberated and memorialized when the time comes. This was memorialized on the second day of the eighth month of the fifty-ninth year of Kangxi, and on the fifth day of this month, an imperial edict was received approving the proposal.