[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 91.83 # 法苑珠林 91.83 法苑珠林 91.83 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [91.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.91.83) 陳武帝陳霸。先既害梁大司馬王僧辯。次討諸將。義興太守韋載。黃門郎放第四子也。為王公固守。陳主頻遣攻圍不克。後重征之。誘說載白。王公親黨皆已殄滅。此一孤城何所希冀。過爾相抵耶。若能見降不失富貴。載答曰。士感知已本為王公。所以抗禦大軍致成讎敵。今亦承明公盡定江左。窮城自守必無生路。但鋒刃屢交殺傷過甚。軍人忿怒恐不見全。老母在堂彌懼禍及。所以苟延日月。未能束手耳。必有誓約不敢久勞神武。陳主乃遣刑白馬為誓。載遂開門。陳主亦示寬信。還楊都後。陳主即位。遣載從征。以小遲晚。因宿憾斬之。尋於大殿看事。便見載來。驚起入內。移坐光嚴殿載又逐入。顧訪左右。皆無所見。因此得病死（右四驗出冥祥記）。 > After Emperor Wu of the Chen dynasty, Chen Baxian, had killed Wang Sengbian, Grand Minister of War of Liang, he next attacked the other generals. Wei Zai, Grand Administrator of Yixing and the fourth son of Gentleman of the Yellow Gates Wei Fang, held out firmly on behalf of Lord Wang. The Chen ruler repeatedly sent troops to besiege the city without success. Later, he campaigned against it again and tried to persuade Zai, saying: 'Lord Wang's relatives and partisans have all been destroyed; what hope do you have in this solitary city, holding out to no purpose? If you surrender, you will not lose your wealth and rank.' Zai replied: 'A gentleman responds to the one who recognizes his worth; originally, it was on Lord Wang's account that I resisted the great army and became your adversary. Now I have also heard that Your Bright Duke has pacified all of Jiangzuo; defending a besieged city alone surely leaves no road to life. However, blades have repeatedly crossed and casualties are heavy; the soldiers are enraged, and I fear I will not be spared. My elderly mother is at home, and I fear all the more that disaster will reach her; this is why I have merely prolonged the days and could not tie my hands in surrender. If there is a sworn covenant, I dare not keep Your Divine Valour toiling for long.' The Chen ruler then sent someone to sacrifice a white horse to make the oath, and Zai thereupon opened the gates. The Chen ruler also displayed leniency and good faith. After returning to Yangdu, the Chen ruler ascended the throne. He dispatched Zai on an expedition; because Zai was slightly delayed, the emperor had him beheaded based on an old grudge. Soon after, as the emperor was attending to affairs in the main hall, he saw Zai coming. Startled, he arose and went into the interior quarters; when he moved his seat to Guangyan Hall, Zai pursued him there as well. When he looked around and questioned his attendants, none of them saw anything. Because of this, he fell ill and died. (The above four testaments are drawn from the \*Mingxiang ji\* \[Signs from the Unseen Realm\]). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 91.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.91.82) - [Next: 91.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.91.84) - [Up: 91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.91) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.91.83) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.91.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.91.83) · Pramāṇa