法苑珠林 62.48

62.48

漢蔣子文者。廣陵人。嗜酒好色跳踉。常自謂青骨死當為神。漢末為秣陵尉逐賊至鍾山下。賊擊傷額。曰解綬縛之。有頃遂死。及吳先生之初。其故吏見文於道頭。乘白馬執白羽侍從如平生。見者驚走。文追之謂曰。我當為此土神。以福爾下民耳。宣告百姓為我立祠。不爾將有大咎。是歲夏大疫。百姓輒恐動。頗有竊伺之者矣。文又啟孫氏。官宜為吾立祠。不爾將使蟲入耳為災。俄有小蟲如麁虻入耳皆死。醫不能治。百姓逾恐。孫主未之信也。又下巫呪。若不祀我。將又以火吏為災。是歲火災大發。一日數十處。火及公宮。縣主患之。議者以為。鬼有所歸乃不為沴。宜有以禁之。於是使者。封子文為中都侯。次弟子緒為長水校尉。皆加印綬為立廟堂。轉號鍾山。以表其靈。今建康東北蔣山是也。自是災沴止息。百姓遂大事之（右此一驗出搜神記）。

Jiang Ziwen of the Han was a native of Guangling. He was fond of wine, lewd, and unruly. He often said of himself that since his bones were green, he was bound to become a spirit after death. At the end of the Han, as the district police lieutenant (wei) of Moling, he pursued bandits to the foot of Mount Zhong. The bandits struck and wounded his forehead; he untied his ribbon to bind it up, and shortly thereafter he died. At the beginning of the reign of the Master of the Wu [Sun Quan], his former subordinate saw Ziwen at the head of a road, riding a white horse and holding a white whisk, with attendants just as when he was alive. Those who saw him fled in terror. Ziwen pursued them and said, 'I am to be the deity of this land, solely to bring blessings to you common people. Announce to the populace that they must erect a shrine to me; if not, there will be great calamity.' That summer there was a great pestilence. The populace was panic-stricken, and some began to secretly spy [on the apparitions]. Ziwen also addressed the Sun house: 'The court should erect a shrine for me; if not, I will cause insects to enter people's ears as a plague.' Soon there were small insects like coarse horseflies that entered ears, and all died; doctors could not cure them. The common people grew ever more terrified. The ruler of Sun still did not believe it. [Ziwen] also descended upon a spirit-medium and pronounced an incantation: 'If you do not offer sacrifices to me, I will again cause disaster by sending the fire officials.' That year great fires broke out, dozens in a single day, reaching even the ducal palace. The ruler of the province was distressed by it. Deliberators held: 'Only when ghosts have a place to lodge do they cease causing calamities; it is fitting that means be taken to appease him.' Thereupon envoys were dispatched to enfeoff Ziwen as Marquis of Zhongdu, and his younger brother Zixu was made Colonel of Changshui. Both were granted seal-ribbons, and a temple was erected for them. Mount Zhong was renamed [Mount Jiang] to display his numinous power. This is present-day Mount Jiang northeast of Jiankang. From then on the calamities ceased, and the populace subsequently served him grandly (this one verification is from the Soushen ji).