第四回 · 二次招安 The Second Summons — Journey to the West

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二次招安 The Second Summons

金jīn星xīng復fù出chū南nán天tiān門mén，直zhí至zhì花huā果guǒ山shān水shuǐ簾lián洞dòng外wài觀guān看kàn。這zhè番fān比bǐ前qián不bù同tóng，威wēi風fēng凜lǐn凜lǐn，殺shā氣qì森sēn森sēn，各gè樣yàng妖yāo精jīng，無wú般bān不bù有yǒu。一yí個gè個gè都dōu執zhí劍jiàn拈niān槍qiāng，拿ná刀dāo弄nòng杖zhàng的de在zài那nà裡lǐ咆páo哮xiào跳tiào躍yuè。一yí見jiàn金jīn星xīng，皆jiē上shàng前qián動dòng手shǒu。金jīn星xīng道dào：「那nà眾zhòng頭tóu目mù來lái，累lèi你nǐ去qù報bào你nǐ大dà聖shèng知zhī之zhī：吾wú乃nǎi上shàng帝dì遣qiǎn來lái天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu聖shèng旨zhǐ在zài此cǐ請qǐng他tā。」眾zhòng妖yāo即jí跑pǎo入rù報bào道dào：「外wài面miàn有yǒu一yì老lǎo者zhě，他tā說shuō是shì上shàng界jiè天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu旨zhǐ意yì請qǐng你nǐ。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「來lái得de好hǎo，來lái得de好hǎo。想xiǎng是shì前qián番fān來lái的de那nà太tài白bái金jīn星xīng。那nà次cì請qǐng我wǒ上shàng界jiè，雖suī是shì官guān爵jué不bù堪kān，卻què也yě天tiān上shàng走zǒu了le一yí次cì，認rèn得de那nà天tiān門mén內nèi外wài之zhī路lù。今jīn番fān又yòu來lái，定dìng有yǒu好hǎo意yì。」教jiào眾zhòng頭tóu目mù大dà開kāi旗qí鼓gǔ，擺bǎi隊duì迎yíng接jiē。大dà聖shèng即jí帶dài引yǐn群qún猴hóu，頂dǐng冠guān貫guàn甲jiǎ，甲jiǎ上shàng罩zhào了le赭zhě黃huáng袍páo，足zú踏tà雲yún履lǚ，急jí出chū洞dòng門mén，躬gōng身shēn施shī禮lǐ，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「老lǎo星xīng請qǐng進jìn，恕shù我wǒ失shī迎yíng之zhī罪zuì。」金jīn星xīng趨qū步bù向xiàng前qián，徑jìng入rù洞dòng內nèi，面miàn南nán立lì著zhe道dào：「今jīn告gào大dà聖shèng：前qián者zhě因yīn大dà聖shèng嫌xián惡wù官guān小xiǎo，躲duǒ離lí御yù馬mǎ監jiān，當dāng有yǒu本běn監jiān中zhōng大dà小xiǎo官guān員yuán奏zòu了le玉yù帝dì。玉yù帝dì傳chuán旨zhǐ道dào：『凡fán授shòu官guān職zhí，皆jiē由yóu卑bēi而ér尊zūn，為wèi何hé嫌xián小xiǎo？』即jí有yǒu李lǐ天tiān王wáng領lǐng哪né吒zhā下xià界jiè取qǔ戰zhàn。不bù知zhī大dà聖shèng神shén通tōng，故gù遭zāo敗bài北běi，回huí天tiān奏zòu道dào：『大dà聖shèng立lì一yì竿gān旗qí，要yào做zuò齊qí天tiān大dà聖shèng。眾zhòng武wǔ將jiàng還hái要yào支zhī吾wú，是shì老lǎo漢hàn力lì為wèi大dà聖shèng冒mào罪zuì奏zòu聞wén，免miǎn興xīng師shī旅lǚ，請qǐng大dà王wáng授shòu籙lù。玉yù帝dì准zhǔn奏zòu，因yīn此cǐ來lái請qǐng。」悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「前qián番fān動dòng勞láo，今jīn又yòu蒙méng愛ài，多duō謝xiè，多duō謝xiè！但dàn不bù知zhī上shàng天tiān可kě與yǔ我wǒ齊qí天tiān大dà聖shèng之zhī官guān銜xián也yě？」金jīn星xīng道dào：「老lǎo漢hàn以yǐ此cǐ銜xián奏zòu准zhǔn，方fāng敢gǎn領lǐng旨zhǐ而ér來lái；如rú有yǒu不bú遂suì，只zhǐ坐zuò罪zuì老lǎo漢hàn便biàn是shì。」金jīn星xīng复fù出chū南nán天tiān门mén，直zhí至zhì花huā果guǒ山shān水shuǐ帘lián洞dòng外wài观guān看kàn。这zhè番fān比bǐ前qián不bù同tóng，威wēi风fēng凛lǐn凛lǐn，杀shā气qì森sēn森sēn，各gè样yàng妖yāo精jīng，无wú般bān不bù有yǒu。一yí个gè个gè都dōu执zhí剑jiàn拈niān枪qiāng，拿ná刀dāo弄nòng杖zhàng的de在zài那nà里lǐ咆páo哮xiào跳tiào跃yuè。一yí见jiàn金jīn星xīng，皆jiē上shàng前qián动dòng手shǒu。金jīn星xīng道dào：「那nà众zhòng头tóu目mù来lái，累lèi你nǐ去qù报bào你nǐ大dà圣shèng知zhī之zhī：吾wú乃nǎi上shàng帝dì遣qiǎn来lái天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu圣shèng旨zhǐ在zài此cǐ请qǐng他tā。」众zhòng妖yāo即jí跑pǎo入rù报bào道dào：「外wài面miàn有yǒu一yì老lǎo者zhě，他tā说shuō是shì上shàng界jiè天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu旨zhǐ意yì请qǐng你nǐ。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「来lái得de好hǎo，来lái得de好hǎo。想xiǎng是shì前qián番fān来lái的de那nà太tài白bái金jīn星xīng。那nà次cì请qǐng我wǒ上shàng界jiè，虽suī是shì官guān爵jué不bù堪kān，却què也yě天tiān上shàng走zǒu了le一yí次cì，认rèn得de那nà天tiān门mén内nèi外wài之zhī路lù。今jīn番fān又yòu来lái，定dìng有yǒu好hǎo意yì。」教jiào众zhòng头tóu目mù大dà开kāi旗qí鼓gǔ，摆bǎi队duì迎yíng接jiē。大dà圣shèng即jí带dài引yǐn群qún猴hóu，顶dǐng冠guān贯guàn甲jiǎ，甲jiǎ上shàng罩zhào了le赭zhě黄huáng袍páo，足zú踏tà云yún履lǚ，急jí出chū洞dòng门mén，躬gōng身shēn施shī礼lǐ，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「老lǎo星xīng请qǐng进jìn，恕shù我wǒ失shī迎yíng之zhī罪zuì。」金jīn星xīng趋qū步bù向xiàng前qián，径jìng入rù洞dòng内nèi，面miàn南nán立lì著zhe道dào：「今jīn告gào大dà圣shèng：前qián者zhě因yīn大dà圣shèng嫌xián恶wù官guān小xiǎo，躲duǒ离lí御yù马mǎ监jiān，当dāng有yǒu本běn监jiān中zhōng大dà小xiǎo官guān员yuán奏zòu了le玉yù帝dì。玉yù帝dì传chuán旨zhǐ道dào：『凡fán授shòu官guān职zhí，皆jiē由yóu卑bēi而ér尊zūn，为wèi何hé嫌xián小xiǎo？』即jí有yǒu李lǐ天tiān王wáng领lǐng哪né咤zhā下xià界jiè取qǔ战zhàn。不bù知zhī大dà圣shèng神shén通tōng，故gù遭zāo败bài北běi，回huí天tiān奏zòu道dào：『大dà圣shèng立lì一yì竿gān旗qí，要yào做zuò齐qí天tiān大dà圣shèng。众zhòng武wǔ将jiàng还hái要yào支zhī吾wú，是shì老lǎo汉hàn力lì为wèi大dà圣shèng冒mào罪zuì奏zòu闻wén，免miǎn兴xīng师shī旅lǚ，请qǐng大dà王wáng授shòu箓lù。玉yù帝dì准zhǔn奏zòu，因yīn此cǐ来lái请qǐng。」悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「前qián番fān动dòng劳láo，今jīn又yòu蒙méng爱ài，多duō谢xiè，多duō谢xiè！但dàn不bù知zhī上shàng天tiān可kě与yǔ我wǒ齐qí天tiān大dà圣shèng之zhī官guān衔xián也yě？」金jīn星xīng道dào：「老lǎo汉hàn以yǐ此cǐ衔xián奏zòu准zhǔn，方fāng敢gǎn领lǐng旨zhǐ而ér来lái；如rú有yǒu不bú遂suì，只zhǐ坐zuò罪zuì老lǎo汉hàn便biàn是shì。」

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金jīn星xīng復fù出chū南nán天tiān門mén，直zhí至zhì花huā果guǒ山shān水shuǐ簾lián洞dòng外wài觀guān看kàn。金jīn星xīng复fù出chū南nán天tiān门mén，直zhí至zhì花huā果guǒ山shān水shuǐ帘lián洞dòng外wài观guān看kàn。

The Star-Lord again went out by the Southern Gate and came straight to the Water-Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain to look.

觀看 takes 看 as kàn; the Star-Lord's second descent.

這zhè番fān比bǐ前qián不bù同tóng，威wēi風fēng凜lǐn凜lǐn，殺shā氣qì森sēn森sēn，各gè樣yàng妖yāo精jīng，無wú般bān不bù有yǒu。这zhè番fān比bǐ前qián不bù同tóng，威wēi风fēng凛lǐn凛lǐn，杀shā气qì森sēn森sēn，各gè样yàng妖yāo精jīng，无wú般bān不bù有yǒu。

This time it was unlike before: the air bristled with martial might and killing menace, and demons of every kind, of no sort lacking.

這番比前不同 — the mountain is now openly armed, after the victory over Heaven's host. 不同 takes bù; 無般不有 (“of no kind lacking”) takes bù.

一yí個gè個gè都dōu執zhí劍jiàn拈niān槍qiāng，拿ná刀dāo弄nòng杖zhàng的de在zài那nà裡lǐ咆páo哮xiào跳tiào躍yuè。一yí个gè个gè都dōu执zhí剑jiàn拈niān枪qiāng，拿ná刀dāo弄nòng杖zhàng的de在zài那nà里lǐ咆páo哮xiào跳tiào跃yuè。

Each and every one gripped sword and leveled spear, held saber and brandished staff, roaring and leaping there.

一個個 takes yí before fourth-tone 個; 在那裡 is demonstrative nà lǐ (“there”).

一yí見jiàn金jīn星xīng，皆jiē上shàng前qián動dòng手shǒu。一yí见jiàn金jīn星xīng，皆jiē上shàng前qián动dòng手shǒu。

The moment they saw the Star-Lord, they all rushed up to lay hands on him.

一見 takes yí before fourth-tone 見.

金jīn星xīng道dào：「那nà眾zhòng頭tóu目mù來lái，累lèi你nǐ去qù報bào你nǐ大dà聖shèng知zhī之zhī：吾wú乃nǎi上shàng帝dì遣qiǎn來lái天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu聖shèng旨zhǐ在zài此cǐ請qǐng他tā。」金jīn星xīng道dào：「那nà众zhòng头tóu目mù来lái，累lèi你nǐ去qù报bào你nǐ大dà圣shèng知zhī之zhī：吾wú乃nǎi上shàng帝dì遣qiǎn来lái天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu圣shèng旨zhǐ在zài此cǐ请qǐng他tā。」

The Star-Lord said, “You captains there, come — I must trouble you to go and report to your Great Sage: I am a heavenly envoy sent by the High Emperor, with a holy decree here to summon him.”

累你, “I must trouble you” (累, lèi); the Star-Lord, mobbed, keeps his courtly manner. 那眾頭目 takes 那 as demonstrative nà.

眾zhòng妖yāo即jí跑pǎo入rù報bào道dào：「外wài面miàn有yǒu一yì老lǎo者zhě，他tā說shuō是shì上shàng界jiè天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu旨zhǐ意yì請qǐng你nǐ。」众zhòng妖yāo即jí跑pǎo入rù报bào道dào：「外wài面miàn有yǒu一yì老lǎo者zhě，他tā说shuō是shì上shàng界jiè天tiān使shǐ，有yǒu旨zhǐ意yì请qǐng你nǐ。」

The demons ran in at once to report, “Outside there is an old man who says he is an envoy from the heavenly realm, with a decree to summon you.”

The captains relay the summons; an “old man” bearing a decree.

悟wù空kōng道dào：「來lái得de好hǎo，來lái得de好hǎo。想xiǎng是shì前qián番fān來lái的de那nà太tài白bái金jīn星xīng。那nà次cì請qǐng我wǒ上shàng界jiè，雖suī是shì官guān爵jué不bù堪kān，卻què也yě天tiān上shàng走zǒu了le一yí次cì，認rèn得de那nà天tiān門mén內nèi外wài之zhī路lù。今jīn番fān又yòu來lái，定dìng有yǒu好hǎo意yì。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「来lái得de好hǎo，来lái得de好hǎo。想xiǎng是shì前qián番fān来lái的de那nà太tài白bái金jīn星xīng。那nà次cì请qǐng我wǒ上shàng界jiè，虽suī是shì官guān爵jué不bù堪kān，却què也yě天tiān上shàng走zǒu了le一yí次cì，认rèn得de那nà天tiān门mén内nèi外wài之zhī路lù。今jīn番fān又yòu来lái，定dìng有yǒu好hǎo意yì。」

Wukong said, “Well come, well come! It must be that Star-Lord Venus who came before. That time he invited me up to Heaven — though the post was beneath me, still I made the trip aloft and learned the roads within and without the heavenly gate. His coming again now must mean good news.”

Wukong's pleasure is half vanity, half worldly calculation — he recalls the previous trip as having taught him “the roads within and without the heavenly gate.” 不堪 takes bù; 走了一次 takes yí; the three 那 are demonstrative nà.

教jiào眾zhòng頭tóu目mù大dà開kāi旗qí鼓gǔ，擺bǎi隊duì迎yíng接jiē。教jiào众zhòng头tóu目mù大dà开kāi旗qí鼓gǔ，摆bǎi队duì迎yíng接jiē。

He bade his captains throw wide the flags and drums and draw up ranks to welcome him.

教 is causative jiào (“bade”); the welcome is now a sovereign's reception, flags and drums thrown wide.

大dà聖shèng即jí帶dài引yǐn群qún猴hóu，頂dǐng冠guān貫guàn甲jiǎ，甲jiǎ上shàng罩zhào了le赭zhě黃huáng袍páo，足zú踏tà雲yún履lǚ，急jí出chū洞dòng門mén，躬gōng身shēn施shī禮lǐ，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「老lǎo星xīng請qǐng進jìn，恕shù我wǒ失shī迎yíng之zhī罪zuì。」大dà圣shèng即jí带dài引yǐn群qún猴hóu，顶dǐng冠guān贯guàn甲jiǎ，甲jiǎ上shàng罩zhào了le赭zhě黄huáng袍páo，足zú踏tà云yún履lǚ，急jí出chū洞dòng门mén，躬gōng身shēn施shī礼lǐ，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「老lǎo星xīng请qǐng进jìn，恕shù我wǒ失shī迎yíng之zhī罪zuì。」

The Great Sage at once led his monkeys out, his crown on his head and his mail on, an ochre-yellow robe over the mail and cloud-shoes on his feet; he hurried out the cave mouth, bowed, and called aloud, “Venerable Star, please come in — forgive my failure to welcome you properly.”

The Great Sage receives the envoy in full regalia — crown, mail, the 赭黃袍 (ochre robe) over it, 雲履 (cloud-shoes). The deference (躬身施禮) is real but staged from a position of strength.

金jīn星xīng趨qū步bù向xiàng前qián，徑jìng入rù洞dòng內nèi，面miàn南nán立lì著zhe道dào：「今jīn告gào大dà聖shèng：前qián者zhě因yīn大dà聖shèng嫌xián惡wù官guān小xiǎo，躲duǒ離lí御yù馬mǎ監jiān，當dāng有yǒu本běn監jiān中zhōng大dà小xiǎo官guān員yuán奏zòu了le玉yù帝dì。玉yù帝dì傳chuán旨zhǐ道dào：『凡fán授shòu官guān職zhí，皆jiē由yóu卑bēi而ér尊zūn，為wèi何hé嫌xián小xiǎo？』即jí有yǒu李lǐ天tiān王wáng領lǐng哪né吒zhā下xià界jiè取qǔ戰zhàn。不bù知zhī大dà聖shèng神shén通tōng，故gù遭zāo敗bài北běi，回huí天tiān奏zòu道dào：『大dà聖shèng立lì一yì竿gān旗qí，要yào做zuò齊qí天tiān大dà聖shèng。眾zhòng武wǔ將jiàng還hái要yào支zhī吾wú，是shì老lǎo漢hàn力lì為wèi大dà聖shèng冒mào罪zuì奏zòu聞wén，免miǎn興xīng師shī旅lǚ，請qǐng大dà王wáng授shòu籙lù。玉yù帝dì准zhǔn奏zòu，因yīn此cǐ來lái請qǐng。」金jīn星xīng趋qū步bù向xiàng前qián，径jìng入rù洞dòng内nèi，面miàn南nán立lì著zhe道dào：「今jīn告gào大dà圣shèng：前qián者zhě因yīn大dà圣shèng嫌xián恶wù官guān小xiǎo，躲duǒ离lí御yù马mǎ监jiān，当dāng有yǒu本běn监jiān中zhōng大dà小xiǎo官guān员yuán奏zòu了le玉yù帝dì。玉yù帝dì传chuán旨zhǐ道dào：『凡fán授shòu官guān职zhí，皆jiē由yóu卑bēi而ér尊zūn，为wèi何hé嫌xián小xiǎo？』即jí有yǒu李lǐ天tiān王wáng领lǐng哪né咤zhā下xià界jiè取qǔ战zhàn。不bù知zhī大dà圣shèng神shén通tōng，故gù遭zāo败bài北běi，回huí天tiān奏zòu道dào：『大dà圣shèng立lì一yì竿gān旗qí，要yào做zuò齐qí天tiān大dà圣shèng。众zhòng武wǔ将jiàng还hái要yào支zhī吾wú，是shì老lǎo汉hàn力lì为wèi大dà圣shèng冒mào罪zuì奏zòu闻wén，免miǎn兴xīng师shī旅lǚ，请qǐng大dà王wáng授shòu箓lù。玉yù帝dì准zhǔn奏zòu，因yīn此cǐ来lái请qǐng。」

The Star-Lord stepped briskly forward, went straight into the cave, and standing facing south said, “I now inform the Great Sage: before, because the Great Sage disliked the smallness of his office and slipped away from the Imperial Stable, the officers great and small of that bureau reported it to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor decreed, ‘In all conferral of office one rises from low to high — why disdain a small one?’ Then Heavenly King Lǐ led Nezha down to give battle. Not knowing the Great Sage's powers, they met defeat, and returning to Heaven reported, ‘The Great Sage has raised a flag and means to be Great Sage Equal to Heaven.’ The generals would still have temporized, but it was this old man who, at the risk of blame, strove on the Great Sage's behalf and memorialized that the army be spared and the Great King be invested. The Jade Emperor approved the memorial, and so I have come to invite you.”

The Star-Lord's long, diplomatic recital — facing south, the posture of one bearing imperial words — reframes the whole quarrel as a misunderstanding now generously resolved, and credits himself with sparing Wukong the army. 面南立著 takes 著 as durative zhe; 為何 takes 為 as wèi; 力為大聖 takes 為 as wèi (“on behalf of”); 授籙, to confer an investiture-register; 眾武將 takes 將 as jiàng.

悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「前qián番fān動dòng勞láo，今jīn又yòu蒙méng愛ài，多duō謝xiè，多duō謝xiè！但dàn不bù知zhī上shàng天tiān可kě與yǔ我wǒ齊qí天tiān大dà聖shèng之zhī官guān銜xián也yě？」悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「前qián番fān动dòng劳láo，今jīn又yòu蒙méng爱ài，多duō谢xiè，多duō谢xiè！但dàn不bù知zhī上shàng天tiān可kě与yǔ我wǒ齐qí天tiān大dà圣shèng之zhī官guān衔xián也yě？」

Wukong laughed, “You were put to trouble last time, and now you favor me again — many thanks, many thanks! But I wonder, will Heaven grant me the office and title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven?”

Wukong's one real question cuts through the courtesy: will the title actually be 齊天大聖? 不知 takes bù. His submission is entirely contingent on the name.

金jīn星xīng道dào：「老lǎo漢hàn以yǐ此cǐ銜xián奏zòu准zhǔn，方fāng敢gǎn領lǐng旨zhǐ而ér來lái；如rú有yǒu不bú遂suì，只zhǐ坐zuò罪zuì老lǎo漢hàn便biàn是shì。」金jīn星xīng道dào：「老lǎo汉hàn以yǐ此cǐ衔xián奏zòu准zhǔn，方fāng敢gǎn领lǐng旨zhǐ而ér来lái；如rú有yǒu不bú遂suì，只zhǐ坐zuò罪zuì老lǎo汉hàn便biàn是shì。」

The Star-Lord said, “It was with that very title that this old man got the memorial approved before I dared accept the decree and come; if it is not granted, let the blame fall on this old man alone.”

如有不遂，只坐罪老漢便是 — the Star-Lord stakes his own neck on the title; 不遂 takes bú before fourth-tone 遂. The guarantee seals Wukong's assent.

總評 Commentary

The second embassy mirrors the first but in an inverted key. Where the Star-Lord once came to a mountain he could overawe, he now arrives to one openly bristling with arms, is mobbed at the gate, and must keep his courtly composure among hostile demons. The balance of power has shifted, and both parties know it: Wukong receives the envoy as a sovereign receives an ambassador — flags and drums thrown wide, full regalia, the ochre robe — and his deference, though punctilious, is plainly the courtesy of the stronger party.

太白金星's long south-facing recital is a small masterclass in face-saving diplomacy. He narrates the entire conflict — the flight from the stable, the failed expeditions, the raised banner — as a chain of reasonable misunderstandings now graciously settled, and quietly casts himself as Wukong's advocate who, “at the risk of blame,” spared him the army. None of it is quite false, and all of it is arranged to let everyone climb down with dignity. The empty title is being delivered wrapped in the language of imperial benevolence and personal friendship.

But Wukong's single blunt question — will it really be 齊天大聖? — strips the courtesy to its core. His entire submission is contingent on the name and nothing else; he cares nothing for duties, salary, or station, only for the words on the flag. The Star-Lord's willingness to stake his own neck on the title (只坐罪老漢便是) closes the deal. The irony the chapter has been preparing is now fully in view: Wukong is about to win, with elaborate ceremony, precisely the hollow honor designed to neutralize him — and to walk back up to Heaven believing he has triumphed. The 心猿 has been caught not in a net but in a name it chose for itself.