第四十回 · 登殿辭行 Ascending the Throne, Taking Leave — Journey to the West

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登殿辭行 Ascending the Throne, Taking Leave

那nà國guó王wáng苦kǔ讓ràng不bú過guò，只zhǐ得dé上shàng了le寶bǎo殿diàn，南nán面miàn稱chēng孤gū，大dà赦shè天tiān下xià，封fēng贈zèng了le寶bǎo林lín寺sì僧sēng人rén回huí去qù。卻què才cái開kāi東dōng閣gé，筵yán宴yàn唐táng僧sēng。一yí壁bì廂xiāng傳chuán旨zhǐ宣xuān召zhào丹dān青qīng，寫xiě下xià唐táng師shī徒tú四sì位wèi喜xǐ容róng，供gōng養yǎng在zài金jīn鑾luán殿diàn上shàng。那nà師shī徒tú們men安ān了le邦bāng國guó，不bù肯kěn久jiǔ停tíng，欲yù辭cí王wáng駕jià投tóu西xī。那nà皇huáng帝dì與yǔ三sān宮gōng妃fēi后hòu、太tài子zi、諸zhū臣chén，將jiāng鎮zhèn國guó的de寶bǎo貝bèi、金jīn銀yín緞duàn帛bó，獻xiàn與yǔ師shī父fù酬chóu恩ēn。那nà三sān藏zàng分fēn毫háo不bú受shòu，只zhǐ是shì倒dào換huàn關guān文wén，催cuī悟wù空kōng等děng背bèi馬mǎ早zǎo行xíng。那nà國guó王wáng甚shén不bú過guò意yì，擺bǎi整zhěng朝cháo鑾luán駕jià請qǐng唐táng僧sēng上shàng坐zuò，著zhuó兩liǎng班bān文wén武wǔ引yǐn導dǎo，他tā與yǔ三sān宮gōng妃fēi后hòu並bìng太tài子zi一yì家jiā兒er，捧pěng轂gǔ推tuī輪lún，送sòng出chū城chéng廓kuò，卻què才cái下xià龍lóng輦niǎn，與yǔ眾zhòng相xiāng別bié。國guó王wáng道dào：「師shī父fù啊a，到dào西xī天tiān經jīng回huí之zhī日rì，是shì必bì還hái到dào寡guǎ人rén界jiè內nèi一yí顧gù。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「弟dì子zǐ領lǐng命mìng。」那nà皇huáng帝dì閣gé淚lèi汪wāng汪wāng，遂suì與yǔ眾zhòng臣chén回huí去qù了le。那nà国guó王wáng苦kǔ让ràng不bú过guò，只zhǐ得dé上shàng了le宝bǎo殿diàn，南nán面miàn称chēng孤gū，大dà赦shè天tiān下xià，封fēng赠zèng了le宝bǎo林lín寺sì僧sēng人rén回huí去qù。却què才cái开kāi东dōng阁gé，筵yán宴yàn唐táng僧sēng。一yí壁bì厢xiāng传chuán旨zhǐ宣xuān召zhào丹dān青qīng，写xiě下xià唐táng师shī徒tú四sì位wèi喜xǐ容róng，供gōng养yǎng在zài金jīn銮luán殿diàn上shàng。那nà师shī徒tú们men安ān了le邦bāng国guó，不bù肯kěn久jiǔ停tíng，欲yù辞cí王wáng驾jià投tóu西xī。那nà皇huáng帝dì与yǔ三sān宫gōng妃fēi后hòu、太tài子zi、诸zhū臣chén，将jiāng镇zhèn国guó的de宝bǎo贝bèi、金jīn银yín缎duàn帛bó，献xiàn与yǔ师shī父fù酬chóu恩ēn。那nà三sān藏zàng分fēn毫háo不bú受shòu，只zhǐ是shì倒dào换huàn关guān文wén，催cuī悟wù空kōng等děng背bèi马mǎ早zǎo行xíng。那nà国guó王wáng甚shén不bú过guò意yì，摆bǎi整zhěng朝cháo銮luán驾jià请qǐng唐táng僧sēng上shàng坐zuò，着zhuó两liǎng班bān文wén武wǔ引yǐn导dǎo，他tā与yǔ三sān宫gōng妃fēi后hòu并bìng太tài子zi一yì家jiā儿er，捧pěng毂gǔ推tuī轮lún，送sòng出chū城chéng廓kuò，却què才cái下xià龙lóng辇niǎn，与yǔ众zhòng相xiāng别bié。国guó王wáng道dào：「师shī父fù啊a，到dào西xī天tiān经jīng回huí之zhī日rì，是shì必bì还hái到dào寡guǎ人rén界jiè内nèi一yí顾gù。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「弟dì子zǐ领lǐng命mìng。」那nà皇huáng帝dì阁gé泪lèi汪wāng汪wāng，遂suì与yǔ众zhòng臣chén回huí去qù了le。

逐句解 Line by line

那nà國guó王wáng苦kǔ讓ràng不bú過guò，只zhǐ得dé上shàng了le寶bǎo殿diàn，南nán面miàn稱chēng孤gū，大dà赦shè天tiān下xià，封fēng贈zèng了le寶bǎo林lín寺sì僧sēng人rén回huí去qù。那nà国guó王wáng苦kǔ让ràng不bú过guò，只zhǐ得dé上shàng了le宝bǎo殿diàn，南nán面miàn称chēng孤gū，大dà赦shè天tiān下xià，封fēng赠zèng了le宝bǎo林lín寺sì僧sēng人rén回huí去qù。

The king, unable to decline any further despite his earnest pleading, had no choice but to ascend the Precious Hall, face south and style himself sovereign, grant a general amnesty to the realm, and confer honors and rewards on the monks of Precious Grove Monastery before sending them back.

那國王: deictic 那 = nà. 只得 ("had no choice but to"): 得 = dé (attainment sense, a fixed idiom), distinct from the complement de seen throughout the dressing scene.

卻què才cái開kāi東dōng閣gé，筵yán宴yàn唐táng僧sēng。却què才cái开kāi东dōng阁gé，筵yán宴yàn唐táng僧sēng。

Only then did he open the Eastern Hall and set out a banquet in Tripitaka's honor.

筵宴 = "to feast, to banquet."

一yí壁bì廂xiāng傳chuán旨zhǐ宣xuān召zhào丹dān青qīng，寫xiě下xià唐táng師shī徒tú四sì位wèi喜xǐ容róng，供gōng養yǎng在zài金jīn鑾luán殿diàn上shàng。一yí壁bì厢xiāng传chuán旨zhǐ宣xuān召zhào丹dān青qīng，写xiě下xià唐táng师shī徒tú四sì位wèi喜xǐ容róng，供gōng养yǎng在zài金jīn銮luán殿diàn上shàng。

At the same time he sent out an edict summoning portrait-painters, to have the likenesses of the four pilgrims painted and set up for veneration in the Hall of the Golden Bells.

丹青 (lit. "cinnabar and blue-green") = painters, by metonymy from their pigments.

那nà師shī徒tú們men安ān了le邦bāng國guó，不bù肯kěn久jiǔ停tíng，欲yù辭cí王wáng駕jià投tóu西xī。那nà师shī徒tú们men安ān了le邦bāng国guó，不bù肯kěn久jiǔ停tíng，欲yù辞cí王wáng驾jià投tóu西xī。

The master and his disciples, having settled the realm, were unwilling to linger long, and wished to take leave of the royal presence and press on westward.

那師徒們: deictic 那 = nà.

那nà皇huáng帝dì與yǔ三sān宮gōng妃fēi后hòu、太tài子zi、諸zhū臣chén，將jiāng鎮zhèn國guó的de寶bǎo貝bèi、金jīn銀yín緞duàn帛bó，獻xiàn與yǔ師shī父fù酬chóu恩ēn。那nà皇huáng帝dì与yǔ三sān宫gōng妃fēi后hòu、太tài子zi、诸zhū臣chén，将jiāng镇zhèn国guó的de宝bǎo贝bèi、金jīn银yín缎duàn帛bó，献xiàn与yǔ师shī父fù酬chóu恩ēn。

The king, together with the three consorts of the palace, the crown prince, and all his ministers, would have offered the master the state's own treasures — gold, silver, and fine silks — in gratitude.

那皇帝: deictic 那 = nà. 將 marks the object of the offering, a disposal coverb, jiāng.

那nà三sān藏zàng分fēn毫háo不bú受shòu，只zhǐ是shì倒dào換huàn關guān文wén，催cuī悟wù空kōng等děng背bèi馬mǎ早zǎo行xíng。那nà三sān藏zàng分fēn毫háo不bú受shòu，只zhǐ是shì倒dào换huàn关guān文wén，催cuī悟wù空kōng等děng背bèi马mǎ早zǎo行xíng。

But Tripitaka would not accept so much as a hair's worth of it, and only had his travel rescript renewed, urging Wukong and the others to saddle the horse and set off early.

那三藏: deictic 那 = nà; 藏 = zàng. 倒換關文 ("to exchange/renew the travel rescript", SETTLED corpus-wide): 倒 = dào.

那nà國guó王wáng甚shén不bú過guò意yì，擺bǎi整zhěng朝cháo鑾luán駕jià請qǐng唐táng僧sēng上shàng坐zuò，著zhuó兩liǎng班bān文wén武wǔ引yǐn導dǎo，他tā與yǔ三sān宮gōng妃fēi后hòu並bìng太tài子zi一yì家jiā兒er，捧pěng轂gǔ推tuī輪lún，送sòng出chū城chéng廓kuò，卻què才cái下xià龍lóng輦niǎn，與yǔ眾zhòng相xiāng別bié。那nà国guó王wáng甚shén不bú过guò意yì，摆bǎi整zhěng朝cháo銮luán驾jià请qǐng唐táng僧sēng上shàng坐zuò，着zhuó两liǎng班bān文wén武wǔ引yǐn导dǎo，他tā与yǔ三sān宫gōng妃fēi后hòu并bìng太tài子zi一yì家jiā儿er，捧pěng毂gǔ推tuī轮lún，送sòng出chū城chéng廓kuò，却què才cái下xià龙lóng辇niǎn，与yǔ众zhòng相xiāng别bié。

The king, greatly unwilling to let them go, had the court carriage made ready and invited Tripitaka to sit within it, had the two ranks of civil and military officials lead the way, and himself, together with the three consorts and the crown prince and the whole royal household, escorted the wheels in person out beyond the city walls, and only then descended from the dragon-carriage to take his leave of them all.

那國王: deictic 那 = nà. 甚不過意: 甚 = "extremely" (shén). 著兩班文武引導: causative 著 = zhuó. 一家兒 ("the whole household"): collective suffix 兒 = er. 相別: mutual 相 = xiāng.

國guó王wáng道dào：「師shī父fù啊a，到dào西xī天tiān經jīng回huí之zhī日rì，是shì必bì還hái到dào寡guǎ人rén界jiè內nèi一yí顧gù。」国guó王wáng道dào：「师shī父fù啊a，到dào西xī天tiān经jīng回huí之zhī日rì，是shì必bì还hái到dào寡guǎ人rén界jiè内nèi一yí顾gù。」

The king said: "Master, on the day you return with the scriptures from the Western Heaven, you must be sure to look in once more within this unworthy one's borders."

是必還到: 還 = hái ("still, be sure to"), reinforcing the certainty of the promised return visit.

三sān藏zàng道dào：「弟dì子zǐ領lǐng命mìng。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「弟dì子zǐ领lǐng命mìng。」

Tripitaka said: "Your disciple receives the charge."

三藏: 藏 = zàng.

那nà皇huáng帝dì閣gé淚lèi汪wāng汪wāng，遂suì與yǔ眾zhòng臣chén回huí去qù了le。那nà皇huáng帝dì阁gé泪lèi汪wāng汪wāng，遂suì与yǔ众zhòng臣chén回huí去qù了le。

The king, tears welling in his eyes, then returned with his assembled ministers.

那皇帝: deictic 那 = nà.

總評 Commentary

The king's acceptance of the throne is granted almost no ceremony on the page — a single clause (只得上了寶殿, "had no choice but to ascend the Precious Hall") disposes of what could have been an entire scene of coronation. The narrative's real interest lies elsewhere: in the portraits commissioned for the four pilgrims, hung up for veneration in the throne room itself, a small but telling detail that marks the Wūjī arc's closure with the trace of a cult already forming around the travelers, the way earlier chapters have shown temples and shrines springing up wherever Wukong's deeds are witnessed.

The farewell that follows is built on refusal answering refusal: the king's offer of the state's own treasure is declined exactly as the throne itself was declined two passages earlier, and the refusal is characterized the same way — 分毫不受, "not so much as a hair's worth." Only the travel rescript, the bureaucratic necessity of the pilgrimage, is renewed. The king's request that they visit again on the way back — a courtesy that will in fact never be fulfilled within the text as we have it — closes the Wūjī arc on a note of genuine, if formal, affection between the restored sovereign and his rescuers, before the party turns west into a chapter title that has already promised chaos.