第二十九回 · 御酒送行 The Imperial Wine — Journey to the West

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御酒送行 The Imperial Wine

國guó王wáng聞wén得de此cǐ言yán，十shí分fēn歡huān喜xǐ心xīn信xìn。即jí命mìng九jiǔ嬪pín妃fēi子zi：「將jiāng朕zhèn親qīn用yòng的de御yù酒jiǔ整zhěng瓶píng取qǔ來lái，權quán與yǔ長zhǎng老lǎo送sòng行xíng。」遂suì滿mǎn斟zhēn一yì爵jué，奉fèng與yǔ八bā戒jiè道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo，這zhè杯bēi酒jiǔ，聊liáo引yǐn奉fèng勞láo之zhī意yì。待dài捉zhuō得de妖yāo魔mó，救jiù回huí小xiǎo女nǚ，自zì有yǒu大dà宴yàn相xiāng酬chóu，千qiān金jīn重zhòng謝xiè。」那nà獃dāi子zi接jiē杯bēi在zài手shǒu，人rén物wù雖suī是shì粗cū魯lǔ，行xíng事shì倒dào有yǒu斯sī文wén，對duì三sān藏zàng唱chàng個gè大dà喏rě道dào：「師shī父fù，這zhè酒jiǔ本běn該gāi從cóng你nǐ飲yǐn起qǐ；但dàn君jūn王wáng賜cì我wǒ，不bù敢gǎn違wéi背bèi，讓ràng老lǎo豬zhū先xiān吃chī了le，助zhù助zhù興xìng頭tóu，好hǎo捉zhuō妖yāo怪guài。」那nà獃dāi子zi一yì飲yǐn而ér乾gān，才cái斟zhēn一yì爵jué，遞dì與yǔ師shī父fù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「我wǒ不bù飲yǐn酒jiǔ，你nǐ兄xiōng弟dì們men吃chī罷bà。」沙shā僧sēng近jìn前qián接jiē了le。八bā戒jiè就jiù足zú下xià生shēng雲yún，直zhí上shàng空kōng裡lǐ。國guó王wáng見jiàn了le道dào：「豬zhū長zhǎng老lǎo又yòu會huì騰téng雲yún？」国guó王wáng闻wén得de此cǐ言yán，十shí分fēn欢huān喜xǐ心xīn信xìn。即jí命mìng九jiǔ嫔pín妃fēi子zi：「将jiāng朕zhèn亲qīn用yòng的de御yù酒jiǔ整zhěng瓶píng取qǔ来lái，权quán与yǔ长zhǎng老lǎo送sòng行xíng。」遂suì满mǎn斟zhēn一yì爵jué，奉fèng与yǔ八bā戒jiè道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo，这zhè杯bēi酒jiǔ，聊liáo引yǐn奉fèng劳láo之zhī意yì。待dài捉zhuō得de妖yāo魔mó，救jiù回huí小xiǎo女nǚ，自zì有yǒu大dà宴yàn相xiāng酬chóu，千qiān金jīn重zhòng谢xiè。」那nà呆dāi子zi接jiē杯bēi在zài手shǒu，人rén物wù虽suī是shì粗cū鲁lǔ，行xíng事shì倒dào有yǒu斯sī文wén，对duì三sān藏zàng唱chàng个gè大dà喏rě道dào：「师shī父fù，这zhè酒jiǔ本běn该gāi从cóng你nǐ饮yǐn起qǐ；但dàn君jūn王wáng赐cì我wǒ，不bù敢gǎn违wéi背bèi，让ràng老lǎo猪zhū先xiān吃chī了le，助zhù助zhù兴xìng头tóu，好hǎo捉zhuō妖yāo怪guài。」那nà呆dāi子zi一yì饮yǐn而ér干gān，才cái斟zhēn一yì爵jué，递dì与yǔ师shī父fù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「我wǒ不bù饮yǐn酒jiǔ，你nǐ兄xiōng弟dì们men吃chī罢bà。」沙shā僧sēng近jìn前qián接jiē了le。八bā戒jiè就jiù足zú下xià生shēng云yún，直zhí上shàng空kōng里lǐ。国guó王wáng见jiàn了le道dào：「猪zhū长zhǎng老lǎo又yòu会huì腾téng云yún？」

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國guó王wáng聞wén得de此cǐ言yán，十shí分fēn歡huān喜xǐ心xīn信xìn。即jí命mìng九jiǔ嬪pín妃fēi子zi：「將jiāng朕zhèn親qīn用yòng的de御yù酒jiǔ整zhěng瓶píng取qǔ來lái，權quán與yǔ長zhǎng老lǎo送sòng行xíng。」国guó王wáng闻wén得de此cǐ言yán，十shí分fēn欢huān喜xǐ心xīn信xìn。即jí命mìng九jiǔ嫔pín妃fēi子zi：「将jiāng朕zhèn亲qīn用yòng的de御yù酒jiǔ整zhěng瓶píng取qǔ来lái，权quán与yǔ长zhǎng老lǎo送sòng行xíng。」

Hearing these words, the king was greatly pleased and convinced at heart. He at once commanded the nine concubines and consorts: 'Bring a whole flask of the imperial wine that I myself use, that I may, for the moment, send the elder off with it.'

聞得 (得 = de) 此言 = "hearing these words"; 十分 (分 = fēn) 歡喜 = "greatly delighted." 九嬪妃子 (子 = zi) = "the nine concubines and consorts"; 將 (jiāng, coverb) 御酒 = "[take] the imperial wine"; 送行 (行 = xíng) = "to see [someone] off." The king's scorn has turned to full confidence.

遂suì滿mǎn斟zhēn一yì爵jué，奉fèng與yǔ八bā戒jiè道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo，這zhè杯bēi酒jiǔ，聊liáo引yǐn奉fèng勞láo之zhī意yì。待dài捉zhuō得de妖yāo魔mó，救jiù回huí小xiǎo女nǚ，自zì有yǒu大dà宴yàn相xiāng酬chóu，千qiān金jīn重zhòng謝xiè。」遂suì满mǎn斟zhēn一yì爵jué，奉fèng与yǔ八bā戒jiè道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo，这zhè杯bēi酒jiǔ，聊liáo引yǐn奉fèng劳láo之zhī意yì。待dài捉zhuō得de妖yāo魔mó，救jiù回huí小xiǎo女nǚ，自zì有yǒu大dà宴yàn相xiāng酬chóu，千qiān金jīn重zhòng谢xiè。」

So he filled a goblet to the brim and offered it to Eight Rules, saying, 'Elder, this cup of wine is but to convey my wish to reward your toil. When you have taken the demon and brought my little daughter back, there shall of course be a great feast to requite you, and a thousand gold in weighty thanks.'

滿斟一爵 = "to pour a goblet full"; 聊引奉勞之意 = "merely to convey the intent of rewarding [your] labor." 相酬 (相 = xiāng) = "to requite [you]"; 千金重謝 (重 = zhòng, "weighty") = "a thousand gold in heavy thanks." The lavish promise matches the king's earlier offer to Tripitaka.

那nà獃dāi子zi接jiē杯bēi在zài手shǒu，人rén物wù雖suī是shì粗cū魯lǔ，行xíng事shì倒dào有yǒu斯sī文wén，對duì三sān藏zàng唱chàng個gè大dà喏rě道dào：「師shī父fù，這zhè酒jiǔ本běn該gāi從cóng你nǐ飲yǐn起qǐ；但dàn君jūn王wáng賜cì我wǒ，不bù敢gǎn違wéi背bèi，讓ràng老lǎo豬zhū先xiān吃chī了le，助zhù助zhù興xìng頭tóu，好hǎo捉zhuō妖yāo怪guài。」那nà呆dāi子zi接jiē杯bēi在zài手shǒu，人rén物wù虽suī是shì粗cū鲁lǔ，行xíng事shì倒dào有yǒu斯sī文wén，对duì三sān藏zàng唱chàng个gè大dà喏rě道dào：「师shī父fù，这zhè酒jiǔ本běn该gāi从cóng你nǐ饮yǐn起qǐ；但dàn君jūn王wáng赐cì我wǒ，不bù敢gǎn违wéi背bèi，让ràng老lǎo猪zhū先xiān吃chī了le，助zhù助zhù兴xìng头tóu，好hǎo捉zhuō妖yāo怪guài。」

The blockhead took the cup in hand — coarse of person though he was, in this he showed a certain refinement — and gave Tripitaka a great salute, saying, 'Master, this wine ought by right to have been drunk beginning with you; but since the sovereign has bestowed it upon me, I dare not disobey. Let Old Zhu drink first, to raise his spirits a little, the better to catch the demon.'

人物雖是粗魯，行事 (行 = xíng) 倒 (倒 = dào, "yet/rather") 有斯文 = "coarse in person, yet with some refinement in conduct." 唱個大喏 (喏 = rě) = "gave a great salute" (the 唱喏 bow with a spoken greeting); 助助興頭 (興 = xìng, "spirits") = "to boost [his] spirits." Eight Rules' show of deference — offering the cup to his master first — is the "refinement" the narrator wryly notes.

那nà獃dāi子zi一yì飲yǐn而ér乾gān，才cái斟zhēn一yì爵jué，遞dì與yǔ師shī父fù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「我wǒ不bù飲yǐn酒jiǔ，你nǐ兄xiōng弟dì們men吃chī罷bà。」沙shā僧sēng近jìn前qián接jiē了le。那nà呆dāi子zi一yì饮yǐn而ér干gān，才cái斟zhēn一yì爵jué，递dì与yǔ师shī父fù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「我wǒ不bù饮yǐn酒jiǔ，你nǐ兄xiōng弟dì们men吃chī罢bà。」沙shā僧sēng近jìn前qián接jiē了le。

The blockhead drained the cup at a draught, then filled another goblet and passed it to his master. Said Tripitaka, 'I do not drink wine; let you brothers have it.' Sha Monk came forward and took it.

一飲而乾 (乾 = gān, "dry") = "drained [it] at one draught"; 遞與師父 = "handed [it] to [his] master." 我不飲酒 = "I do not drink wine" — Tripitaka's monastic abstinence. Sha Monk, next in seniority, receives the declined cup.

八bā戒jiè就jiù足zú下xià生shēng雲yún，直zhí上shàng空kōng裡lǐ。國guó王wáng見jiàn了le道dào：「豬zhū長zhǎng老lǎo又yòu會huì騰téng雲yún？」八bā戒jiè就jiù足zú下xià生shēng云yún，直zhí上shàng空kōng里lǐ。国guó王wáng见jiàn了le道dào：「猪zhū长zhǎng老lǎo又yòu会huì腾téng云yún？」

Eight Rules then made a cloud rise beneath his feet and mounted straight into the sky. Seeing this, the king said, 'So Elder Zhu can ride the clouds as well?'

足下生雲 = "a cloud arose beneath [his] feet"; 直上空裡 = "rose straight into the empty [sky]." 豬長老 (長 = zhǎng) 又會騰雲 = "Elder Zhu, too, can ride the clouds" — the king's fresh astonishment at the monk's power of flight.

總評 Commentary

The wine-cup gives the narrator occasion for one of the sly, affectionate touches with which the novel handles Eight Rules. Coarse in person as he is, he takes the cup with an unexpected grace — pausing to offer it first to his master, as decorum requires, before pleading the sovereign's command as warrant to drink it himself. "Coarse of person," the narrator observes, "yet with some refinement in conduct": the small courtesy is genuine, even as the eagerness beneath it (to drink first, and to "raise his spirits" for the fight) is unmistakably his own. The gesture rounds out the character — greedy and vain, but not without a rough good nature.

Around this the king's confidence swells to lavishness, his earlier scorn quite forgotten: the imperial wine he himself drinks, a great feast promised, a thousand gold in thanks — the very inducements he had held out to Tripitaka now heaped upon the boar-monk. And when Eight Rules rises on his cloud and mounts into the sky, the king's fresh astonishment ("can ride the clouds as well?") measures again the distance between a mortal court and the celestial powers now enlisted, however unpromisingly, in its cause.