釋氏稽古略 4.396

4.396

金自徽宗重和戊戌稱帝。至是端平甲午九主合一百一十七年而亡。義宗既自縊。權點檢完顏斜烈覺之。矯制召丞御石盞氏。近侍局大使焦春和．內侍局殿頭宋規。赴義宗前斜烈曉以名分。與三人者皆從死。初斜烈將從死。遺言奉御絳山。使焚於義宗縊所幽蘭軒。火方熾子城陷。近侍左右皆走。獨絳山留為大軍所執。問之為誰。絳山曰吾奉御也。大軍帥曰。眾皆走而汝獨留何也。絳山曰。吾君已崩。吾欲收其骨瘞之。大軍笑曰。汝狂者耶。汝之命不能保能瘞君骨耶。絳山曰。汝事汝君。吾事吾君。吾君有天下十餘年。功業弗終。身死忍徒暴露遺骸與士卒等同耶。吾逆知汝必不違我情。吾故留於此也。大軍以其言白倴盞。倴盞曰。此奇男子也。許之。絳山乃入掇其餘燼。𮖐以弊衾。瘞于汝水之傍。絳山再拜號哭投身汝水。軍士救而存之（金志）。

The Jin had claimed the imperial title since the year wuxu during the Chonghe era of Huizong, down to this year duanping, the year jiawu; it perished after nine rulers spanning one hundred and seventeen years. After Yizong hanged himself, the Acting Inspector Wanyan Xielie noticed it. Falsifying an imperial order, he summoned the Attendant-in-Waiting Shijian, Jiao Chunhe, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Close Attendants, and Song Gui, the Chief of the Inner Attendants Bureau. Arriving before Yizong, Xielie made clear to them their duty and station, and along with the three others, followed him in death. Earlier, when Xielie was about to follow him in death, he gave his last words to the Attendant-in-Waiting Jiangshan, bidding him to burn [the bodies] at the Youlan Pavilion where Yizong had hanged himself. Just as the fire was blazing, the inner city fell. The attendants and retinue all fled; only Jiangshan remained, and was captured by the Great Army. When asked who he was, Jiangshan said, 'I am an Attendant-in-Waiting.' The commander of the Great Army asked, 'Everyone else fled, but you alone stayed. Why?' Jiangshan said, 'My lord has passed away. I wish to gather his bones and bury them.' The commander of the Great Army laughed and said, 'Are you mad? You cannot even preserve your own life; can you bury your lord's bones?' Jiangshan said, 'You serve your lord, and I serve mine. My lord possessed all under Heaven for over ten years; his achievements were not brought to an end, and having died, how could I bear to let his remains be exposed like those of ordinary soldiers? I anticipated that you would certainly not go against my sentiments; hence I remained here.' The Great Army reported his words to Bengjian. Bengjian said, 'This is an extraordinary man!' and granted his request. Jiangshan then entered, gathered the remaining ashes, wrapped them in a tattered quilt, and buried them beside the Ru River. Jiangshan bowed twice, wailed, and threw himself into the Ru River; the soldiers rescued him and he survived (Jinzhi).