高僧傳 9.11

9.11

時劉載已死，載從弟曜篡襲偽位，稱元光初。光初八年，曜遣從弟偽中山王岳，將兵攻勒。勒遣石虎率步騎拒之。大戰洛西，岳敗，保石梁塢，虎堅柵守之。澄與弟子自官寺至中寺。始入寺門，歎曰：「劉岳可憫！」弟子法祚問其故，澄曰：「昨日亥時岳已被執。」果如所言。至光初十一年，曜自率兵攻洛陽。勒欲自往拒曜，內外僚佐無不必諫。勒以訪澄。澄曰：「相輪鈴音云：『秀支替戾岡僕谷劬禿當。』此羯語也。秀支，軍也；替戾岡，出也；僕谷，劉曜胡位也；劬禿當，捉也。此言軍出捉得曜也。」時徐光聞澄此旨，苦勸勒行。勒迺留長子石弘，共澄以鎮襄國，自率中軍步騎，直指洛城。兩陣纔交，曜軍大潰。曜馬沒水中，石堪生擒之送勒。澄時以物塗掌觀之，見有大眾，眾中縛一人，朱絲約項其時，因以告弘。當爾之時，正生擒曜也。曜平之後，勒迺僣稱趙天王，行皇帝事，改元建平。是歲東晉成帝咸和五年也。

At that time Liu Zai had already died, and Zai's paternal cousin Yao had usurped the false throne, proclaiming the initial year of Guangchu. In the eighth year of Guangchu, Yao sent his paternal cousin, the pseudo-Prince of Zhongshan, Yue, leading troops to attack Le. Le dispatched Shi Hu leading infantry and cavalry to resist him. They fought a great battle west of Luo[yang]; Yue was defeated and held the fortress of Shiliang, which Hu closely surrounded and guarded with sturdy palisades. Deng and his disciples went from the official monastery to the Middle Monastery. As he first entered the monastery gate, he sighed and said: "Liu Yue is to be pitied!" His disciple Fazuo asked the reason, and Deng said: "Yesterday at the hour of hai (9–11 p.m.), Yue was already captured." It turned out just as he said. When it came to the eleventh year of Guangchu, Yao himself led troops to attack Luoyang. Le wished to go in person to resist Yao, and all of his officials inside and outside [the court] without exception remonstrated against it. Le consulted Deng about this. Deng said: "The sound of the bells on the [stūpa's] wheel rings says: 'Xiù-zhī-tì-lì-gāng-pú-gǔ-qú-tū-dāng.' This is the Jie language. 'Xiù-zhī' means 'the army'; 'tì-lì-gāng' means 'goes out'; 'pú-gǔ' is Liu Yao's barbarian title; 'qú-tū-dāng' means 'shall capture'. This says that the army going out shall capture Yao." At that time, when Xu Guang heard this statement from Deng, he earnestly urged Le to go. Le then left his eldest son Shi Hong together with Deng to garrison Xiangguo, while he personally led the infantry and cavalry of the central army directly toward the city of Luoyang. The two battle lines had barely engaged when Yao's army collapsed in great defeat. Yao's horse sank in the water, and Shi Kan captured him alive and sent him to Le. At that time, Deng smeared something on his palm to gaze at it; he saw a great crowd, in the midst of which a man was bound, his neck tied with red silk at that very moment, and Deng informed Hong accordingly. At that exact time, Yao was indeed captured alive. After Yao was pacified, Le then usurped the title of Heavenly King of Zhao, conducting the affairs of an emperor, and changed the reign era to Jianping. This year was the fifth year of the Xianhe era of Emperor Cheng of the Eastern Jin.