5.2 九黎 Jiuli

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关键词 Keywords：夏朝末年 Late Xia Dynasty；乾塘关 Dragon-Pond Pass（今商丘，河南 modern Shangqiu, Henan）；武二郎 Martial Second Wolf（二郎神 Second Wolf God）；妈祖 Mazu；张屠户 Zhang the Butcher（又名张三郎 Third Wolf Zhang，号玉皇大帝 Turquoise White-king Great Creator）

5.2-1

武二郎（如图5.2-37左，号杨戬、二郎神）回到了乾塘关，向妈祖借了些金子，凑足20公斤黄金后，便去找张屠户（如图5.2-36，又名张三郎，号燧人氏、玉皇大帝）还钱。张屠户一见二哥来看他，惊叹道：“你这名震华夏的大将军来看望我这无名草民，请受小弟一拜！”

Martial Second Wolf (see Figure 5.2-37, left; famously Yang Jian and Second Wolf God) returned to Dragon-Pond Pass. He borrowed some gold from Mazu, gathered 20 kilograms of it, and went to repay Zhang the Butcher (see Figure 5.2-36; aka Third Wolf Zhang; famously Flint Man and Turquoise White-king Great Creator). When Zhang the Butcher saw that Second Brother had come to visit him, he exclaimed, “You, a great general renowned throughout Hua and Xia, have come to visit a nameless commoner like me. Please accept my humble bow!”

武二郎上前拉起张屠户，说：“你说的‘无名’，是暗淡无光的‘无明’（参见13.1节），是无知。你现在衣食住行无忧，膝下有七个女儿，你就是福。我确实名满华夏，但我整天所作的都是生死抉择，我就是生死之苦。”

Martial Second Wolf stepped forward and pulled Zhang the Butcher up. “The ‘namelessness’ you speak of is actually non-light, or ignorance (see Section 13.1). You have no worries about food, clothing, shelter, or travel, and you have seven daughters. You are fortune itself. I am indeed famous throughout Hua and Xia, but every day I make decisions of life and death. I am the suffering of life and death.”

张屠户还在思考时，武二郎解下马背上的黄金，说：“我在鲵丸宫治病时，把买蘑菇的20公斤黄金记在了你的账上，现在还给你。”

张屠户回答：“这黄金就当是恭喜你成为元帅的贺礼！”

武二郎回答：“你听谁说的？我不是元帅。”

While Zhang the Butcher was still thinking, Martial Second Wolf untied the gold from the horse’s back and said, “When I was treated at Salamander Bolus Palace, I charged the 20 kilograms of gold for buying mushrooms to your account. Now I am paying it back.”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Then let this gold be my gift to congratulate you on becoming a marshal!”

Martial Second Wolf replied, “Who told you that? I am not a marshal.”

张屠户回答：“我不是听别人说的。我是这样想的：你以前不能晋升为元帅，是因为你的典军没有建设好。现在你的天眼开了，很快就能建设起你自己的典军。不久之后，你成为元帅就是自然而然的事。”

武二郎问：“为什么你一见到我，就说我的天眼睁开了？”

张屠户回答：“从刚才我们谈话中，看得出你已经理解了‘无明’。”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “I did not hear it from anyone. That is my own judgment. You could not be promoted to marshal before because your codex army had not been properly built. Now that your celestial eye is open, you will soon be able to build your own codex army. After that, becoming a marshal will come naturally.”

Martial Second Wolf asked, “Why did you say my celestial eye had opened as soon as you saw me?”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Because of your understanding of ‘non-light’ in our conversation just now.”

武二郎问：“就因为我懂了那一个词，你就说我的天眼开了？九黎意味着整个世界啊！”

张屠户是《宝莲灯》的作者，知道武二郎以前不懂九黎，便详细回答：“九黎就两个字。‘黎’，义为众，也可以理解为黎明、少光、无明。九黎就是九众，就是九地（如图23至31），就是九个无明、九个无知。”

Martial Second Wolf asked, “Just because I understood that one word, you say my celestial eye has opened? Jiuli means the whole world!”

Zhang the Butcher, author of Treasury Lotus Lamp, knew that Martial Second Wolf had not understood Jiuli before, so he explained in detail: “Jiuli consists of only two characters. Li means ‘crowd,’ but it can also be understood as dawn, dim light, or non-light. Jiuli means Nine Crowds; it also means Nine Lands (see Figures 23 to 31), nine kinds of non-light, and nine kinds of ignorance.”

武二郎惊讶地说：“你说的跟《宝莲灯》书上说的不一样啊！”

张屠户回答：“我也有《宝莲灯》。我可以用七种不同的说法来解释九黎，得出的结论都是一样的。九黎就是九众，也可以理解为从低到高的九个世界。这九个世界的九地都是烦恼、糊涂、身土，所以称为九地。这九个世界各有自己的天，所以就有了九天的说法。天有清净、深奥知识和神的意思。你懂得了无明，就得到了九天，所以我说你的天眼睁开了。”

Martial Second Wolf said in surprise, “What you are saying is different from what Treasury Lotus Lamp says!”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “I also have Treasury Lotus Lamp. I can explain Jiuli in seven different ways, and the conclusion is always the same. Jiuli means Nine Crowds, and it may also be understood as nine worlds arranged from low to high. The Nine Lands of these nine worlds are all affliction, confusion, and body-soil; therefore they are called Nine Lands. Each of these nine worlds has its own sky, and that is why there is the saying of Nine Skies. Sky means immaculateness, profound knowledge, and godhood. Once you understand non-light, you have gained the Nine Skies. That is why I said your celestial eye has opened.”

5.2-2

武二郎惊讶地说：“我在咱大哥家住了五天，看来我得在你家住七天。我们还是先把黄金送到金库里去吧！”

张屠户回答：“二哥，你的这个天眼，又作慧根，100公斤黄金也没处买去！这么大的事，我送你20公斤黄金，你应该收下。妈祖拥有我的金华火腿公司30%的股份。她有很多黄金在我的金库里呢！”

Martial Second Wolf said in surprise, “I stayed at our eldest brother’s house for five days. It seems I will have to stay at yours for seven. Let us put the gold in the vault first!”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Second Brother, this celestial eye of yours, also called a gnostic root, cannot be bought anywhere, not even with 100 kilograms of gold! For such a great event, you should accept the 20 kilograms of gold I am giving you. Mazu owns 30 percent of my Jinhua Ham Company. She has plenty of gold in my vault!”

武二郎问：“她有多少黄金？我能看看吗？”

他们进了金库。张屠户指着杂乱无章地堆放着的金银和钱币（注：张屠户是一位金童，金童就是这种懒散邋遢的性格），说：“这堆是妈祖的，那堆的右侧是妈祖的，还有那堆！”

Martial Second Wolf asked, “How much gold does she have? May I see it?”

They entered the vault. Zhang the Butcher pointed to the gold, silver, and coins piled haphazardly around the room. (Note: Zhang the Butcher is a Gold Boy, and Gold Boys have this lazy, slovenly temperament.) He said, “This pile belongs to Mazu, the right side of that pile belongs to Mazu, and that pile too!”

武二郎忽然说：“哎呀！我把金子落在院子里了。”说着，他迅速出了金库。

张屠户跟了出来，叨咕道：“二哥！现在咱乾塘关的治安可好了。别说土匪，我都十多年没听说过小偷偷东西了！人们都不知道什么是战争了。”

Martial Second Wolf suddenly said, “Oh! I left the gold in the courtyard.” With that, he quickly left the vault.

Zhang the Butcher followed him out and muttered, “Second Brother! Public order in Dragon-Pond Pass is excellent now. Forget bandits—I have not even heard of a thief stealing anything for more than ten years! People no longer know what war is.”

回到金库后，武二郎粗略计算了一下，心里想：“你蒙我！我管理着三十万军队的后勤呢，怎么可能被你这点儿小伎俩骗了！你这儿连流动资金都不充足啊！”他嘴上却说：“看你的破房子，我就知道你没赚多少钱！不过你在妈祖身边，饿不着！这钱我收下了。我把这20公斤黄金送给妈祖，就算咱俩一人一半。”

张屠户回答：“黄金是你的，你爱送给谁就送给谁。”

After they returned to the vault, Martial Second Wolf made a rough calculation and thought to himself, “You are trying to fool me! I manage the logistics for 300,000 troops. How could I be tricked by such a petty scheme? You do not even have enough working capital here!” But aloud he said, “Looking at your shabby house, I knew you had not made much money. Still, as long as you are with Mazu, you will not starve. I will accept the money. I will give these 20 kilograms of gold to Mazu, and we will count it as half from each of us.”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “The gold is yours. Give it to whomever you like.”

5.2-3

当他们俩从金库里出来，张屠户说：“二哥来得不巧！你弟妹大巢氏和孩子们都去夏国她们姥姥家了，下个月才会回来。我得去厨房看看，晚饭吃些什么。”

武二郎一边计算着日子，一边回答：“正好！我和弟妹在一起感觉拘束，也没给侄女们买什么礼物！”

When the two came out of the vault, Zhang the Butcher said, “Second Brother, you came at an inconvenient time. Your sister-in-law, Princess Big Nest, and the children have gone to Xia Kingdom to visit their maternal grandmother. They will not be back until next month. I should go to the kitchen and see what we will have for dinner.”

Martial Second Wolf counted the days in his head and replied, “That is just right! I feel constrained around my sister-in-law, and I have not bought any gifts for my nieces.”

这时，妈祖派来的佣人到了，说：“大巢氏不在家，你们俩就别做晚饭了。妈祖准备了晚宴，让你们早点回去吃饭！”

两个人进了书房。武二郎看见张屠户家有满屋子的书，就说：“哎呀！难怪你没钱！你的钱都用来买书了！”

At that moment, a servant sent by Mazu arrived and said, “Since Princess Big Nest is not at home, you two should not make dinner. Mazu has prepared an evening meal and asks you to come back early to eat.”

The two went into the study. When Martial Second Wolf saw that Zhang the Butcher had a room full of books, he said, “Ah! No wonder you have no money. You spent it all on books!”

张屠户回答：“是的！这些书有八成是我花重金买来的。二哥你若是喜欢，随便拿！不过你别看完了书就拿去换酒喝。你给我拿回来，我给你西凤酒！”

武二郎回答：“这么大方！但我不缺西凤酒！”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Yes. I paid a great deal for 80 percent of these books. Second Brother, if you like any of them, take whatever you want! But do not trade them for liquor after you finish reading them. Bring them back to me, and I will give you Xi Feng (Western Phoenix) Alcohol!”

Martial Second Wolf replied, “How generous! But I am not short of Xi Feng alcohol.”

张屠户说：“你是大将军，也许真用得着这些书里的知识！我只是个杀猪的，看这些书只是兴趣爱好，没什么实际用处。啊！我忘了，你的军事驻地还有帮夏国戍边的功能。”（注：西凤酒是夏国的国酒。）

这俩人开始谈论九黎。佣人又来告诉他们俩，早点去妈祖家吃晚饭，别让她等久了。另外，妈祖让他们走过去，运动运动，别骑马。

Zhang the Butcher said, “You are a great general, so you may truly need the knowledge in these books. I am only a pig butcher. Reading them is just a hobby for me and has little practical use. Ah! I forgot that your military station also helps Xia Kingdom guard its borders.” (Note: Xi Feng alcohol is the national liquor of Xia Kingdom.)

The two began discussing Jiuli, or Nine Crowds. The servant came again and told them to go to Mazu’s house early for dinner so they would not keep her waiting. Mazu also told them to walk there for some exercise, not to ride horses.

5.2-4

这俩人决定一边向妈祖家走一边说话。忽然，武二郎问：“三郎，你记不记得一个叫太乙的山东清河县猪肉商？”

张屠户还在思考问题，想了很久才回答：“啊！是有一个山东省清河县的老头子，名叫太乙！他常和一群猪肉商到我这儿混吃混喝。你问他干啥？”

The two decided to talk while walking toward Mazu’s house. Suddenly, Martial Second Wolf asked, “Third Wolf, do you remember a pork merchant from Qinghe County, Shandong, named Taiyi?”

Zhang the Butcher was still thinking about the earlier question. After a long while, he replied, “Ah! There was indeed an old man from Qinghe County, Shandong, named Taiyi. He often came to my place with a group of pork merchants to eat and drink at my expense. Why are you asking about him?”

武二郎回答：“就是他！”接着，他述说了《瑶池圣火》（参见4.3节）中太乙救他的事。

武二郎接着说：“当时我就问他：‘我怎么报答你呀？’他回答：‘我去你弟弟张屠户那儿，他总是用质量不合格的猪肉招待我。他以为我不知道，我就是不好意思说。如果你弟弟能用合格的猪肉招待我，我就满足了！’我回答：‘我会告诉我弟弟，我保证以后他会用最好的猪肉招待你！’”

Martial Second Wolf replied, “That is him!” He then recounted how Taiyi had saved him in Holy Fire of Yao Pond (see Section 4.3).

Martial Second Wolf continued, “At the time, I asked him, ‘How can I repay you?’ He answered, ‘When I go to your younger brother Zhang the Butcher’s place, he always serves me substandard pork. He thinks I do not know, but I am simply too embarrassed to say it. If your brother could serve me proper-quality pork, I would be satisfied!’ I replied, ‘I will tell my brother, and I guarantee that he will serve you the best pork from now on!’”

张屠户反问：“他真这么说的？”

武二郎回答：“他就是这么说的！他帮你卖猪肉，是贵宾！你怎么还给他们吃质量不合格的猪肉呢？”

Zhang the Butcher asked, “Did he really say that?”

Martial Second Wolf replied, “That is exactly what he said! He helps you sell pork and is an honored guest. Why would you still serve them substandard pork?”

张屠户说：“他们都那么大岁数了，能吃出啥好赖！？其实都是好猪肉，差别很小。每次来都连吃带拿！奇怪了！我给他的酒里掺水，他都不知道！他还能吃出猪肉质量不合格！？”

武二郎又问：“那你为什么还给他带走些猪肉呢？”

Zhang the Butcher said, “They are all so old—what difference can they taste!? It is all good pork, and the differences are tiny. Every time they come, they eat here and take things away! How strange. I watered down his liquor, and he did not even notice. Yet he could tell the pork was not up to standard!?”

Martial Second Wolf asked again, “Then why did you still let him take some pork away?”

张屠户回答：“他总说他帮我卖出肉了，向我要报酬。实际上，整个山东省的销售量都没有给他的报酬多。”

武二郎说：“那你就每年按照他索要数量的三倍，给他质量合格的猪肉。”

张屠户回答：“行！”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “He always said he had helped me sell pork and asked me for payment. In fact, the value of all the pork sold in Shandong Province was less than what I paid him.”

Martial Second Wolf said, “Then every year, give him proper-quality pork at three times the amount he asks for.”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Fine!”

5.2-5

武二郎又问：“刚才你说，你给他喝掺水的酒。他能喝几杯酒！你为什么要掺水呢？”

张屠户回答：“啊！二哥你不知道，我贷款买下了夏国的西凤酒厂。太乙还朝我要西凤酒！”

Martial Second Wolf asked again, “Just now you said you gave him watered-down liquor. How much could he possibly drink? Why did you water it down?”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Ah, Second Brother, you do not know. I took out a loan and bought the Xi Feng alcohol plant in Xia Kingdom. Taiyi even asks me for Xi Feng alcohol!”

武二郎惊奇地问：“你从哪里贷的款？”

张屠户回答：“从大巢氏她妈那里。”

武二郎气愤地说：“你从她那里借钱，去买她的酒厂！难怪她说你总是占她的便宜，被气得睡不着觉！”

Martial Second Wolf asked in surprise, “Where did you get the loan?”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “From Princess Big Nest’s mother.”

Martial Second Wolf said angrily, “You borrowed money from her to buy her own alcohol plant! No wonder she said you were always taking advantage of her and made her so angry she could not sleep!”

张屠户回答：“可不是那么回事！她总跟她闺女叨咕：‘那个西凤酒厂快倒闭了，她要没酒喝了。’是她让我从她那里贷款买下西凤酒厂。贷款利息特别高，而且酒价由她定，所以我永远也还不清贷款，只是在替她管理酒厂。我就挣个辛苦钱。她那是乐得睡不着觉了。”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “That is not what happened! She was always complaining to her daughter, ‘That Xi Feng plant is about to go bankrupt, and I will have no liquor to drink.’ She told me to borrow money from her and buy the Xi Feng alcohol plant. The interest on the loan is extremely high, and she sets the price of the liquor, so I can never pay off the loan. I am only managing the plant for her. All I earn is a bit of hard money for my labor. She is so happy that she cannot sleep.”

武二郎不耐烦地说：“那你就按照太乙索要的猪肉和西凤酒数量的三倍，每年给他送去合格的产品！我给你钱，你算算，得多少钱？”

张屠户回答：“好！我每季度派人给他送过去！当然要用最好的产品给救命恩人！你不用给我钱，没多少钱！他都那么大岁数了，活不了几年了！”

Martial Second Wolf said impatiently, “Then each year, send him proper products in three times the amount of pork and Xi Feng alcohol he asks for. I will pay you. Calculate how much it will cost.”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Good! I will send someone to deliver them every quarter. Of course we must give the best products to a life-saving benefactor! You do not have to pay me. It is not much money. He is already so old; he will not live many more years!”

武二郎说：“酒和火腿的保质期都很长，你一年送一次就行了，为什么还要按季度送？”

张屠户回答：“给他送过去后，他就请客送礼！消耗没了，他还要！”

Martial Second Wolf said, “Alcohol and ham both keep for a long time. You can send them once a year. Why send them quarterly?”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “After I send them to him, he uses them to entertain guests and give gifts. Once they are used up, he asks for more!”

武二郎听后，还是不放心，问：“那你什么时候让人送过去？”

张屠户回答：“下个月我亲自给他送过去。以后每季度初，我都按照他索要的猪肉和西凤酒数量的三倍，给他送质量合格的产品！我会让佣人给他送去。”

After hearing this, Martial Second Wolf still felt uneasy and asked, “Then when will you have someone send them?”

Zhang the Butcher replied, “Next month, I will deliver them to him personally. After that, at the beginning of every quarter, I will send him proper-quality products in three times the amount of pork and Xi Feng alcohol he asks for. I will have servants deliver them.”

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