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公明輔佐聞太師

公明辅佐闻太师

Chapter Forty-Seven · Investiture of the Gods

Gongming comes to the aid of Grand Preceptor Wen

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: on an open plain before a thatched pavilion, a bearded Daoist on a striped tiger twists in the saddle with a jointed iron whip raised and flashing, his robe torn into ribbons by a huge hound that has leapt up behind him and clamped its jaws on it; above, a fanged warrior with wide feathered wings swoops down with a long staff, and at the left a young general on a scaled one-horned beast swings two hammers.

詩曰:

異寶雖多莫炫奇,須知盈滿有參差。西山此際多誇勝,狹路應思失意悲。

诗曰:

异宝虽多莫炫奇,须知盈满有参差。西山此际多夸胜,狭路应思失意悲。

A poem says:

Rare treasures you may have in plenty, but do not flaunt their wonders;know that what is filled to the brim must fall short in time.The western hills just now have many victories to boast of,but on a narrow road one should think of the grief of failure.

跨虎有成終屬幻,降龍無術轉當時。堪嗟紂日西山近,無奈匡君欠所思。

跨虎有成终属幻,降龙无术转当时。堪嗟纣日西山近,无奈匡君欠所思。

Riding the tiger to success is an illusion in the end;with no art to subdue the dragon, there is no turning back the times.Alas — King Zhou’s sun is close to the western hills,and sadly, those who would set their lord right lack the wit for it.

話說趙公明乘虎提鞭,出營來大呼曰:「著姜尚快來見我!」哪吒聽說,報上篷來:「有一跨虎道者,請師叔答話。」燃燈謂子牙曰:「來者乃峨嵋山羅浮洞趙公明是也,你可見機而作。」子牙領命下篷,乘四不相,左右有哪吒、雷震子、黃天化、楊戩、金、木二吒擁護。只見杏黃旗招展,黑虎上坐一道人,怎見得:

话说赵公明乘虎提鞭,出营来大呼曰:「着姜尚快来见我!」哪吒听说,报上篷来:「有一跨虎道者,请师叔答话。」燃灯谓子牙曰:「来者乃峨嵋山罗浮洞赵公明是也,你可见机而作。」子牙领命下篷,乘四不相,左右有哪吒、雷震子、黄天化、杨戬、金、木二咤拥护。只见杏黄旗招展,黑虎上坐一道人,怎见得:

Now Zhao Gongming, riding his tiger with his whip in hand, came out of the camp and shouted, “Have Jiang Shang come out to see me, and be quick about it!” When Nezha heard this, he went up to the pavilion to report: “There is a Daoist riding a tiger who asks you to come out and talk, Uncle.” Randeng said to Ziya, “The one who has come is Zhao Gongming of the Luofu Cave on Mount Emei. You must act as the moment requires.” Ziya accepted the order and went down from the pavilion. He mounted the four-unlike beast, with Nezha, Leizhenzi, Huang Tianhua, Yang Jian, Jinzha and Muzha guarding him on either side. The Apricot-Yellow Banner was unfurled, and on the black tiger sat a Daoist. And how did he look?

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