搜神記 volume 15-17
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Title: 搜神記 volume 15-17

Author: active 317-322 Bao Gan

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搜神記卷十五

秦始皇時，有王道平，長安人也，少時與同村人唐叔偕女，小名父喻，容色俱美，誓為夫婦。尋王道平被差征伐，落墮南國，九年不歸，父母見女長成。即聘與劉祥為妻，女與道平，言誓甚重，不肯改事。父母逼迫，不免出嫁劉祥。經三年，忽忽不樂，常思道平，忿怨之深，悒悒而死。死經三年，平還家，乃詰鄰人：「此女安在？」鄰人云：「此女意在於君，被父母淩逼，嫁與劉祥，今已死矣。」平問：『墓在何處？」鄰人引往墓所，平悲號哽咽，三呼女名，繞墓悲苦，不能自止。平乃祝曰：「我與汝立誓天地，保其終身，豈料官有牽纏，致令乖隔，使汝父母與劉祥，既不契於初心，生死永訣。然汝有靈聖，使我見汝生平之面。若無神靈，從茲而別。」言訖，又復哀泣逡巡。其女魂自墓出，問平：「何處而來？良久契闊。與君誓為夫婦，以結終身，父母強逼，乃出聘劉祥，已經三年，日夕憶君，結恨致死，乖隔幽途。然念君宿念不忘，再求相慰，妾身未損，可以再生，還為夫婦。且速開冢，破棺，出我，即活。」平審言，乃啟墓門，捫看。其女果活。乃結束隨平還家。其夫劉祥聞之，驚怪，申訴於州縣。檢律斷之，無條，乃錄狀奏王。王斷歸道平為妻。壽一百三十歲。實謂精誠貫於天地，而獲感應如此。

晉武帝世，河間郡有男女私悅，許相配適；尋而男從軍，積年不歸，女家更欲適之，女不願行，父母逼之，不得已而去，尋病死。其男戍還，問女所在，其家具說之；乃至冢，欲哭之敘哀，而不勝其情，遂發冢，開棺，女即蘇活，因負還家，將養數日，平復如初。後夫聞，乃往求之；其人不還，曰：「卿婦已死，天下豈聞死人可復活耶？此天賜我，非卿婦也。」

漢獻帝建安中，南陽賈偶，字文合，得病而亡。時有吏，將詣太山司命，閱簿，謂吏曰：「當召某郡文合，何以召此人？可速遣之。」時日暮，遂至郭外樹下宿，見一年少女獨行，文合問曰：「子類衣冠，何乃徒步？姓字為誰？」女曰：「某，三河人，父見為弋陽令，昨被召來，今卻得還，遇日暮，懼獲瓜田李下之譏，望君之容，必是賢者，是以停留，依憑左右。」文合曰：「悅子之心，願交歡於今夕。」女曰：「聞之諸姑：女子以貞專為德，潔白為稱。」文合反覆與言，終無動志。天明，各去。文合卒巳再宿，停喪將殮，視其面，有色，捫心下，稍溫，少頃，卻蘇。後文合欲驗其實，遂至弋陽，修刺謁令，因問曰：「君女寧卒而卻蘇耶？」具說女子姿質，服色，言語，相反覆本末。令入問女，所言皆同。乃大驚歎。竟以此女配文合焉。

漢建安四年二月，武陵充縣婦人李娥，年六十歲，病卒，埋於城外，已十四日。娥比舍有蔡仲，聞娥富，謂殯當有金寶，乃盜發冢求金，以斧剖棺。斧數下，娥於棺中言曰：「蔡仲！汝護我頭。」仲驚，遽便出走，會為縣吏所見，遂收治。依法，當棄市。娥兒聞母活，來迎出，將娥回去。武陵太守聞娥死復生，召見，問事狀。娥對曰：「聞謬為司命所召，到時，得遣出，過西門外，適見外兄劉伯文，驚相勞問，涕泣悲哀。娥語曰：『伯文！我一日誤為所召，今得遣歸，既不知道，不能獨行，為我得一伴否？又我見召在此，已十餘日，形體又為家人所葬埋，歸，當那得自出？』伯文曰：『當為問之。』即遣門卒與尸曹相問：『司命一日誤召武陵女子李娥，今得遣還，娥在此積日，尸喪，又當殯殮，當作何等得出；又女弱，獨行，豈當有伴耶？是吾外妹，幸為便安之。」答曰：『今武陵西界，有男子李黑，亦得遣還，便可為伴。兼敕黑過娥比舍蔡仲，發出娥也。』於是娥遂得出。與伯文別，伯文曰：『書一封，以與兒佗。』娥遂與黑俱歸。事狀如此。」太守聞之，慨然歎曰：「天下事真不可知也。」乃表，以為：「蔡仲雖發冢為鬼神所使；雖欲無發，勢不得已，宜加寬宥。」詔書報可。太守欲驗語虛實，即遣馬吏於西界，推問李黑，得之，與黑語協。乃致伯文書與佗，佗識其紙，乃是父亡時送箱中文書也。表文字猶在也，而書不可曉。乃請費長房讀之，曰：「告佗：我當從府君出案行部，當以八月八日日中時，武陵城南溝水畔頓。汝是時必往。」到期，悉將大小於城南待之。須臾果至，但聞人馬隱隱之聲，詣溝水，便聞有呼聲曰：「佗來！汝得我所寄李娥書不耶？」曰：「即得之，故來至此。」伯文以次呼家中大小，久之，悲傷斷絕，曰：死生異路，不能數得汝消息，吾亡後，兒孫乃爾許大！」良久，謂佗曰：「來春大病，與此一丸藥，以塗門戶，則辟來年妖癘矣。」言訖，忽去，竟不得見其形。至來春，武陵果大病，白日皆見鬼，唯伯文之家，鬼不敢向。費長房視藥丸，曰：「此『方相』腦也。」

漢，陳留考城，史姁，字威明，年少時，嘗病，臨死，謂母曰：「我死，當復生。埋我，以竹杖柱於瘞上，若杖折，掘出我。」及死，埋之柱，如其言。七日，往視，杖果折。即掘出之，已活。走至井上，浴，平復如故。後與鄰船至下邳賣鋤，不時售，云：「欲歸。」人不信之，曰：「何有千里暫得歸耶？」答曰：「一宿便還。」即書，取報以為驗。實一宿便還，果得報。考城令江夏賈和姊病，在鄰里，欲急知消息，請往省之。路遙三千，再宿還報。

會稽賀瑀、字彥琚，曾得疾，不知人，惟心下溫，死三日，復蘇。云：「吏人將上天，見官府，入曲房，房中有層架，其上層有印，中層有劍，使瑀惟意所取；而短不及上層，取劍以出門，吏問：『何得？』云：『得劍，』曰：『恨不得印，可策百神，劍惟得使社公耳。』」疾愈，果有鬼來，稱社公。

戴洋，字國流，吳興長城人，年十二，病死。五日而蘇。說：「死時，天使其酒藏吏授符籙，給吏從幡麾，將上蓬萊、崑崙、積石、太室、廬、衡等山，既而遣歸、」妙解占候。知吳將亡，託病不仕，還鄉里，行至瀨鄉，經老子祠，皆是洋昔死時所見使處，但不復見昔物耳。因問守藏應鳳曰：「去二十餘年，嘗有人乘馬東行，經老君祠而不下馬，未達橋，墜馬死者否？」鳳言有之。所問之事，多與洋同。

吳，臨海松陽人，柳榮，從吳相張悌至揚州，榮病，死船中，二日，軍士
已上岸。無有埋之者，忽然大叫，言：「人縛軍師！人縛軍師！」聲甚激
揚。遂活。人問之。榮曰：「上天北斗門下卒，見人縛張悌，意中大愕，
不覺大叫言。何以縛軍師？」門下人怒榮，叱逐使去。榮便怖懼，口餘聲
發揚耳。其日，悌即死戰。榮至晉元帝時猶存。

吳國富陽人馬勢婦，姓蔣，村人應病死者，蔣輒恍惚熟眠經日，見病人死
，然後省覺。覺，則具說。家中人不信之。語人云：「某中病我欲殺之，
怒強，魂難殺，未即死。我入其家內，架上有白米(食卞)，幾種鮭，我暫
過灶下，戲，婢無故犯我，我打其脊，使婢當時悶絕，久之乃蘇。」其兄
病，在烏衣人令殺之，向其請乞，終不下手。醒，乃語兄云，「當活。」

晉咸寧二年十二月，瑯琊顏畿，字世都，得病，就醫，張瑳自治，死於張家。棺斂已久。家人迎喪，旐每繞樹木而不可解。人咸為之感傷。引喪者忽顛仆，稱畿言曰：「我壽命未應死，但服藥太多，傷我五臟耳。今當復活，慎無葬也。」其父拊而祝之，曰：「若爾有命，當復更生，豈非骨肉所願；今但欲還家，不爾葬也。」旐乃解。及還家，其婦夢之曰：「吾當復生，可急開棺。」婦便說之。其夕，母及家人又夢之。即欲開棺，而父不聽；其弟含，時尚少，乃慨然曰：「非常之事，自古有之；今靈異至此，開棺之痛，孰與不開相負？」父母從之。乃共發棺，果有生驗，以手刮棺，指爪盡傷，然氣息甚微，存亡不分矣，於是急以綿飲瀝口，能咽，遂與出之。將護累月，飲食稍多，能開目視瞻，屈伸手足，不與人相當，不能言語，飲食所須，托之以夢。如此者十餘年。家人疲於供護，不復得操事；含乃棄絕人事，躬親侍養，以知名州黨。後更衰劣，卒復還死焉。

羊祜，年五歲時，令乳母取所弄金鐶，乳母曰：「汝先無此物。」祜即詣
鄰人李氏東垣桑樹中，探得之。主人驚曰：「此吾亡兒所失物也，云何持
去？」乳母具言之。李氏悲惋。時人異之。

漢末，關中大亂，有發前漢宮人冢者，宮人猶活，既出，平復如舊。魏郭
后愛念之，錄置宮內，常在左右，問漢時宮中事，說之了了，皆有次緒。
郭后崩，哭泣過哀，遂死。

魏時太原發冢，破棺，棺中有一生婦人，將出，與語，生人也。送之京師
，問其本事，不知也。視其冢上樹木，可三十歲，不知此婦人三十歲，常
生於地中耶？將一朝欻生，偶與發冢者會也？

晉世，杜錫，字世嘏，家葬而婢誤不得出。後十餘年，開冢祔葬，而婢尚
生。云：「其始如瞑目。有頃，漸覺。」問之，自謂。「當一再宿耳。」
初婢埋時，年十五六，及開冢後，姿質如故。更生十五六年，嫁之，有子
。

漢桓帝馮貴人，病亡；靈帝時有盜賊發冢，七十餘年，顏色如故，但肉小
冷；群賊共奸通之，至鬥爭相殺，然後事覺。後竇太后家被誅，欲以馮貴
人配食下邳陳公達；議以貴人雖是先帝所幸，尸體穢污，不宜配至尊，乃
以竇太后配食。

吳孫休時，戍將於廣陵掘諸冢，取版，以治城，所壞甚多。復發一大冢，內有重閣，戶扇皆樞轉可開閉，四周為徼道，通車，其高可以乘馬，又鑄銅人數十，長五尺，皆大冠，朱衣，執劍，侍列。靈坐皆刻銅人。背後石壁，言：殿中將軍，或言：侍郎，常侍。似公侯之冢。破其棺，棺中有人，髮已班白，衣冠鮮明，面體如生人。棺中雲母，厚尺許，以白玉璧三十枚藉尸。兵人輦共舉出死人，以倚冢壁；有一玉，長尺許，形似冬瓜，從死人懷中透出，墮地；兩耳及孔鼻中。皆有黃金，如棗許大。

漢廣川王好發冢。發欒書冢，其棺柩盟器，悉毀爛無餘；唯有一白狐，見人驚走；左右逐之，不得，戟傷其左足。是夕，王夢一丈夫，鬚眉盡白，來謂王曰：「何故傷吾左足？」乃以杖叩王左足。王覺，腫痛，即生瘡，至死不差。

搜神記卷十六

昔顓頊氏有三子，死而為疫鬼：一居江水，為瘧鬼；一居若水，為魍魎鬼
；一居人宮室，善驚人小兒，為小鬼。於是正歲，命方相氏帥肆儺以驅疫
鬼。

挽歌者，喪家之樂，執紼者相和之聲也。挽歌辭有薤露，蒿里二章。漢田
橫門人作。橫自殺，門人傷之，悲歌，言：人如薤上露，易稀滅；亦謂人
死，精魂歸於蒿里。故有二章。

阮瞻，字千里，素執無鬼論。物莫能難。每自謂，此理足以辨正幽明。忽有客通名詣瞻，寒溫畢，聊談名理。客甚有才辨，瞻與之言，良久，及鬼神之事，反復甚苦。客遂屈，乃作色曰：「鬼神，古今聖賢所共傳，君何得獨言無？即僕便是鬼。」於是變為異形，須臾消滅。瞻默然，意色太惡。歲餘，病卒。

吳興施續為尋陽督，能言論，有門生亦有理意，常秉無鬼論。忽有一黑衣白袷客來，與共語，遂及鬼神。移日，客辭屈。乃曰：「君辭巧，理不足。僕即是鬼。何以云無；問：「鬼何以來？」答曰：「受使來取君。期盡明日食時。」門生請乞，酸苦，鬼問：「有人似君者否？」門生云：「施續帳下都督，與僕相似。」便與俱往，與都督對坐；鬼手中出一鐵鑿，可尺餘，安著都督頭，便舉椎打之。都督云：頭覺微痛。」向來轉劇，食頃，便亡。

蔣濟，字子通，楚國平阿人也，仕魏，為領軍將軍。其婦夢見亡兒，涕泣曰：「死生異路，我生時為卿相子孫，今在地下，為泰山伍伯，憔悴困苦，不可復言。今太廟西謳士孫阿見召為泰山令，願母為白侯，屬阿，令轉我得樂處。」言訖，母忽然驚寤。明日以白濟。濟曰：「夢為虛耳，不足怪也。」日暮，復夢曰：「我來迎新君，止在廟下未發之頃，暫得來歸。新君，明日日中當發。臨發多事，不復得歸。永辭於此。侯氣彊難感悟，故自訴於母，願重啟侯：何惜不一試驗之？」遂道阿之形狀言甚備悉。天明，母重啟濟：「雖云夢不足怪，此何太適。適，亦何惜不一驗之？」濟乃遺人詣太廟下，推問孫阿，果得之，形狀證驗，悉如兒言。濟涕泣曰：「幾負吾兒。」於是乃見孫阿，具語其事。阿不懼當死，而喜得為泰山令，惟恐濟言不信也，曰：「若如節下言，阿之願也。不知賢子欲得何職？」濟曰：「隨地下樂者與之。」阿曰：「輒當奉教。」乃厚賞之。言訖，遣還。濟欲速知其驗，從領軍門至廟下，十步安一人，以傳消息。辰時，傳阿心痛；已時，傳阿劇；日中，傳阿亡。濟曰：「雖哀吾兒之不幸，且喜亡者有知。」後月餘，兒復來，語母曰：「已得轉為錄事矣，」

漢，不其縣，有孤竹城，古孤竹君之國也，靈帝光和元年，遼西人見遼水中有浮棺，欲斫破之；棺中人語曰：「我是伯夷之弟，孤竹君也。海水壞我棺槨，是以漂流。汝斫我何為？」人懼，不敢斫。因為立廟祠祀。吏民有欲發視者，皆無病而死。

溫序，字公次，太原祈人也，任護軍校尉，行部至隴西，為隗囂將所劫，欲生降之。序大怒，以節撾殺人，賊趨，欲殺序。荀宇止之曰：「義士欲死節。」賜劍，令自裁。序受劍，銜鬚著口中，歎曰：「則令鬚汙土。」遂伏劍死。更始憐之，送葬到洛陽城旁，為築冢。長子壽，為印平侯，夢序告之曰「久客思鄉。」壽即棄官，上書乞骸骨，歸葬。帝許之。

漢，南陽文穎，字叔長，建安中為甘陵府丞，過界止宿，夜三鼓時，夢見一人跪前曰：「昔我先人，葬我於此，水來湍墓，棺木溺，漬水處半，然無以自溫。聞君在此，故來相依，欲屈明日暫住須臾，幸為相遷高燥處。」鬼披衣示穎，而皆沾溼。穎心愴然，即寤。語諸左右。曰：「夢為虛耳亦何足怪。」穎乃還眠向寐處，夢見謂穎曰：「我以窮苦告君，奈何不相愍悼乎？」穎夢中問曰：「子為誰？」對曰：「吾本趙人，今屬汪芒氏之神。」穎曰：「子棺今何所在？」對曰：「近在君帳北十數步水側枯楊樹下，即是吾也。天將明，不復得見，君必念之。」穎答曰：「喏！」忽然便寤。天明，可發，穎曰：「雖曰夢不足怪，此何太適。」左右曰：「亦何惜須臾，不驗之耶？」穎即起，率十數人將導順水上，果得一枯楊，曰：「是矣。」掘其下，未幾，果得棺。棺甚朽壞，沒半水中。穎謂左右曰：『向聞於人，謂之虛矣；世俗所傳，不可無驗。」為移其棺，葬之而去。

漢，九江何敞，為交州刺史，行部到蒼梧郡高安縣，暮宿鵠奔亭，夜猶未半，有一女從樓下出，呼曰：「妾姓蘇，名娥，字始珠，本居廣信縣修里人。早失父母，又無兄弟，嫁與同縣施氏，薄命夫死，有雜繒帛百二十疋，及婢一人，名致富，妾孤窮羸弱，不能自振；欲之傍縣賣繒，從同縣男子王伯賃牛車一乘，直錢萬二千，載妾并繒，令致富執轡，乃以前年四月十日到此亭外。於時日已向暮，行人斷絕，不敢復進，因即留止，致富暴得腹痛。妾之亭長舍乞漿，取火，亭長龔壽，操戈持戟，來至車旁，問妾曰：『夫人從何所來車上所載何物？丈夫安在？何故獨行？』妾應曰：『何勞問之？』壽因持妾臂曰：『少年愛有色，冀可樂也。』妾懼怖不從，壽即持刀刺脅下一創，立死。又刺致富，亦死。壽掘樓下，合埋妾在下，婢在上，取財物去。殺牛，燒車，車缸及牛骨，貯亭東空井中。妾既冤死，痛感皇天，無所告訴，故來自歸于明使君。敞曰：「今欲發出汝屍，以何為驗？」女曰：「妾上下著白衣，青絲履，猶未朽也，願訪鄉里，以骸骨歸死夫。」掘之，果然。敞乃馳還，遣吏捕捉，拷問，具服。下廣信縣驗問，與娥語合。壽父母兄弟，悉捕繫獄。敞表壽，常律，殺人不至族誅，然壽為惡首，隱密數年，王法自所不免。令鬼神訴者，千載無一，請皆斬之，以明鬼神，以助陰誅。上報聽之。

濡須口有大船，船覆在水中，水小時便出見，長老云：「是曹公船。」嘗有漁人，夜宿其旁，以船繫之；但聞竽笛絃歌之音，又香氣，非常。漁人始得眠，夢人驅遣，云：「勿近官妓。」相傳云：「曹公載妓，船覆於此，至今在焉。」

夏侯愷，字萬仁，因病死、宗人兒苟奴，素見鬼，見愷數歸，欲取馬，并病其妻，著平上幘，單衣，入坐生時西壁大床，就人覓茶飲。

諸仲務，一女，顯姨，嫁為米元宗妻，產亡於家。俗聞，產亡者，以墨點
面。其母不忍，仲務密自點之，無人見者。元宗為始新縣丞，夢其妻來，
上床，分明見新白，面上有黑點。

晉世，新蔡王昭平，犢車在廳事上，夜，無故自入齋室中，觸壁而出。後
又數聞呼噪攻擊之聲，四面而來。昭乃聚眾設弓弩戰鬥之備，指聲弓弩俱
發，而鬼應聲接矢數枚，皆倒入土中。

吳，赤烏三年，句章民楊度，至餘姚，夜行，有一少年，持琵琶，求寄載。度受之。鼓琵琶數十曲，曲畢，乃吐舌，擘目，以怖度而去。復行二十里許，又見一老父，自云：「姓王，名戒。」因復載之。謂曰：「鬼工鼓琵琶，甚哀。」戒曰：「我亦能鼓。」即是向鬼。復擘眼，吐舌，度怖幾死。

瑯琊秦巨伯，年六十，嘗夜行，飲酒，道經蓬山廟，忽見其兩孫迎之；扶持百餘步，便捉伯頸著地，罵：「老奴！汝某日捶我，我今當殺汝。」伯思，惟某時信捶此孫。伯乃佯死，乃置伯去。伯歸家，欲治兩孫，兩孫驚惋，叩頭言：「為子孫寧可有此？恐是鬼魅，乞更試之。」伯意悟，數日，乃詐醉，行此廟間，復見兩孫來扶持伯。伯乃急持，鬼動作不得；達家，乃是兩人也。伯著火炙之，腹背俱焦坼，出著庭中，夜皆亡去。伯恨不得殺之，後月餘，又佯酒醉，夜行，懷刃以去，家不知也，極夜不還，其孫恐又為此鬼所困，乃俱往迎伯，伯竟刺殺之。

漢，武建元年，東萊人，姓池，家常作酒，一日，見三奇客，共持麵飯至
，索其酒飲。飲竟而去。頃之，有人來，云：「見三鬼酣醉於林中。」

吳先主殺武衛兵錢小小，形見大街，顧借賃人吳永，使永送書與街南廟，
借木馬二匹，以酒噀之，皆成好馬，鞍勒俱全。

南陽宋定伯，年少時，夜行，逢鬼，問之。鬼言：「我是鬼。」鬼問：「汝復誰？」定伯誑之，言：「我亦鬼。」鬼問：「欲至何所？」答曰：「欲至宛市。」鬼言：「我亦欲至宛市。」遂行。數里，鬼言：「步行太遲，可共遞相擔，何如？」定伯曰：「大善。」鬼便先擔定伯數里。鬼言：「卿太重，將非鬼也。」定伯言：「我新鬼，故身重耳。」定伯因復擔鬼，鬼略無重。如是再三，定伯復言：「我新鬼，不知有何所畏忌？」鬼答言：「惟不喜人唾。」於是共行。道遇水，定伯令鬼先渡，聽之，了然無聲音。定伯自渡，漕漼作聲。鬼復言：「何以有聲？」定伯曰：「新死，不習渡水故耳。勿怪吾也。」行欲至宛市，定伯便擔鬼，著肩上，急執之。鬼大呼，聲咋咋然，索下，不復聽之。徑至宛市中下著地，化為一羊，便賣之，恐其變化，唾之，得錢千五百，乃去。當時石崇有言：「定伯賣鬼，得錢千五。」

吳王夫差，小女，名曰紫玉，年十八，才貌俱美。童子韓重，年十九，有道術，女悅之，私交信問，許為之妻。重學於齊，魯之間，臨去，屬其父母使求婚。王怒、不與。女玉結氣死，葬閶門之外。三年，重歸，詰其父母；父母曰：「王大怒，玉結氣死，已葬矣。」重哭泣哀慟，具牲幣往弔於墓前。玉魂從墓出，見重流涕，謂曰：「昔爾行之後，令二親從王相求，度必克從大願；不圖別後遭命，奈何！」玉乃左顧，宛頸而歌曰：「南山有烏，北山張羅；烏既高飛，羅將奈何！意欲從君，讒言孔多。悲結生疾，沒命黃壚。命之不造，冤如之何！羽族之長，名為鳳凰；一日失雄，三年感傷；雖有眾鳥，不為匹雙。故見鄙姿，逢君輝光。身遠心近，何當暫忘。」歌畢，歔欷流涕，要重還冢。重曰：「死生異路，懼有尤愆，不敢承命。」玉曰：「死生異路，吾亦知之；然今一別，永無後期。子將畏我為鬼而禍子乎？欲誠所奉，寧不相信。」重感其言，送之還冢。玉與之飲讌，留三日三夜，盡夫婦之禮。臨出，取徑寸明珠以送重曰：「既毀其名，又絕其願，復何言哉！時節自愛。若至吾家，致敬大王。」重既出，遂詣王自說其事。王大怒曰：吾女既死，而重造訛言，以玷穢亡靈，此不過發冢取物，託以鬼神。」趣收重。重走脫，至玉墓所，訴之。玉曰：「無憂。今歸白王。」王萛煄A忽見玉，驚愕悲喜，問曰：「爾緣何生？」玉跪而言曰：「昔諸生韓重來求玉，大王不許，玉名毀，義絕，自致身亡。重從遠還，聞玉已死，故齎牲幣，詣冢弔唁。感其篤，終輒與相見，因以珠遺之，不為發冢。願勿推治。」夫人聞之，出而抱之。玉如煙然。

隴西辛道度者，遊學至雍州城四五里，比見一大宅，有青衣女子在門。度詣門下求飧。女子入告秦女，女命召入。度趨入閣中，秦女於西榻而坐。度稱姓名，敘起居，既畢，命東榻而坐。即治飲饌。食訖，女謂度曰：「我秦閔王女，出聘曹國，不幸無夫而亡。亡來已二十三年，獨居此宅，今日君來，願為夫婦，經三宿。」三日後，女即自言曰：「君是生人，我鬼也，共君宿契，此會可三宵，不可久居，當有禍矣。然茲信宿，未悉綢繆，既已分飛，將何表信於郎？」即命取床後盒子開之，取金枕一枚，與度為信。乃分袂泣別，即遣青衣送出門外。未逾數步，不見舍宇，惟有一冢。度當時荒忙出走，視其金枕在懷，乃無異變。尋至秦國，以枕於市貨之，恰遇秦妃東遊，親見度賣金枕，疑而索看。詰度何處得來？度具以告。妃聞，悲泣不能自勝，然向疑耳，乃遣人發冢啟柩視之，原葬悉在，唯不見枕。解體看之，交情宛若。秦妃始信之。歎曰：「我女大聖，死經二十三年，猶能與生人交往。此是我真女婿也。」遂封度為駙馬都尉，賜金帛車馬，令還本國。因此以來，後人名女婿為「駙馬；」今之國婿！亦為「駙馬」矣。

漢，談生者，年四十，無婦，常感激讀詩經，夜半，有女子，年可十五六，姿顏服飾，天下無雙，來就生為夫婦之言，曰：「我與人不同，勿以火照我也，三年之後，方可照耳。」與為夫婦，生一兒，已二歲，不能忍，夜，伺其寢後，盜照視之。其腰已上生肉，如人，腰已下，但有枯骨。婦覺，遂言曰：「君負我。我垂生矣，何不能忍一歲，而竟相照也？」生辭謝涕泣，不可復止。云：「與君雖大義永離；然顧念我兒若貧不能自偕活者，暫隨我去，方遺君物。」生隨之去，入華堂，室宇器物不凡。以一珠袍與之，曰：「可以自給。」裂取生衣裾留之而去。後生持袍詣市，睢陽王家買之，得錢千萬。王識之曰：「是我女袍，那得在市？此必發冢。」乃取拷之。生具以實對。王猶不信，乃視女冢，冢完如故，發視之，棺蓋下果得衣裾，呼其兒視，正類王女王乃信之，即召談生，復賜遺之，以為女婿。表其兒為郎中。

盧充者，范陽人，家西三十里，有崔少府墓，充年二十，先冬至一日，出宅西獵戲，見一獐，舉弓而射，中之，獐倒，復起。充因逐之，不覺遠，忽見道北一里許，高門瓦屋，四周有如府舍，不復見獐。門中一鈴下唱客前。充曰：「此何府也？」答曰：「少府府也，」充曰：「我衣惡，那得見少府？」即有一人提一襆新衣，曰：「府君以此遺郎。」充便著訖，進見少府。展姓名。酒炙數行。謂充曰：「尊府君不以僕門鄙陋，近得書，為君索小女婚，故相迎耳。」便以書示充。充，父亡時雖小，然已識父手跡，即欷歔無復辭免。便敕內：盧郎已來，可令女郎裗Y。」且語充云：「君可就東廊，及至黃昏。」內白：「女郎裗Y已畢。」充既至東廊，女已下車，立席頭，卻共拜。時為三日，給食三日畢，崔謂充曰：「君可歸矣。女有娠相，若生男，當以相還，無相疑。生女，當留自養。」敕外嚴車送客。充便辭出。崔送至中門，執手涕零。出門，見一犢車，駕青衣，又見本所著衣及弓箭，故在門外。尋傳教將一人提襆衣與充，相問曰：「姻援始爾，別甚悵恨。今復致衣一襲，被褥自副。」充上車，去如電逝，須臾至家。家人相見，悲喜推問，知崔是亡人，而入其墓。追以懊惋。別後四年，三月三日，充臨水戲，忽見水旁有二犢車，乍沈乍浮，既而近岸，同坐皆見，而充往開車後戶，見崔氏女與三歲男共載。充見之，忻然欲捉其手，女舉手指後車曰：「府君見人。」即見少府。充往問訊，女抱兒還。充又與金鋺，并贈詩曰：「煌煌靈芝質，光麗何猗猗！華豔當時顯，嘉異表神奇。含英未及秀，中夏罹霜萎。榮耀長幽滅，世路永無施。不悟陰陽運，哲人忽來儀。會淺離別速，皆由靈與祗。何以贈余親，金鋺可頤兒。恩愛從此別，斷腸傷肝脾。」充取兒，鋺及詩，忽然不見二車處。充將兒還，四坐謂是鬼魅，僉遙唾之。形如故。問兒：「誰是汝父？」兒徑就充懷。眾初怪惡，傳省其詩，慨然歎死生之玄通也。充後乘車入市，賣鋺，高舉其價，不欲速售，冀有識。欻有一老婢識此，還白大家曰：「市中見一人，乘車，賣崔氏女郎棺中鋺。」大家，即崔氏親姨母也，遣兒視之，果如其婢言。上車，敘姓名，語充曰：「昔我姨嫁少府，生女，未出而亡。家親痛之，贈一金鋺，著棺中。可說得鋺本末。」充以事對。此兒亦為之悲咽。賚還白母，母即令詣充家，迎兒視之。諸親悉集。兒有崔氏之狀，又復似充貌。兒、鋺俱驗。姨母曰：『我外甥三月末間產。父曰春，煖溫也。願休強也。」即字溫休。溫休者，蓋幽婚也，其兆先彰矣。兒遂成令器。曆郡守二千石，子孫冠蓋相承。至今其後植，字子幹，有名天下。

後漢時，汝南汝陽西門亭，有鬼魅，賓客止宿，輒有死亡。其厲，厭者皆亡髮，失精。尋問其故，云：「先時頗已有怪物。其後，郡侍奉掾宜祿鄭奇來，去亭六七里，有一端正婦人乞寄載，奇初難之，然後上車，入亭，趨至樓下。亭卒白：「樓不可上。」奇云：「吾不恐也。」時亦昏冥，遂上樓，與婦人棲宿。未明，發去。亭卒上樓掃除，見一死婦，大驚，走白亭長。亭長擊鼓，會諸廬吏，共集診之。乃亭西北八里吳氏婦，新亡，夜臨殯，火滅，及火至，失之。其家即持去。奇發，行數里，腹痛，到南頓利陽亭，加劇，物故。樓遂無敢復上。

潁川鍾繇，字元常，嘗數月不朝會，意性異常。或問其故。云：「常有好婦來，美麗非凡。」問者曰：「必是鬼物，可殺之。」婦人後往，不即前，止戶外。繇問；「何以？」曰：「公有相殺意。」繇曰：「無此。」勤勤呼之，乃入。繇意恨，有不忍之，然猶之。傷髀。婦人即出，以新綿拭血，竟路。明日，使人尋跡之，至一大冢，木中有好婦人，形體如生人，著白練衫，丹繡裲襠，傷左髀，以裲襠中綿拭血。

搜神記卷十七

陳國張漢直到南陽從京兆尹延叔堅學左氏傳。行後，數月，鬼物持其妹，為之揚言曰：「我病死。喪在陌上，常苦飢寒。操二三量「不借，」挂屋後楮上。傳子方送我五百錢，在北墉下，皆亡取之。又買李幼一頭牛，本券在書篋中。」往索取之，悉如其言。婦尚不知有此妹，新從鞏(革改耳) 家來，非其所及。家人哀傷，益以為審。父母諸弟衰絰到來迎喪，去舍數里，遇漢直與諸生十餘人相追。漢直顧見家人，怪其如此。家見漢直，謂其鬼也。悵惘良久。漢直乃前為父拜說其本末。且悲且喜。凡所聞見，若此非一。得知妖物之為。

漢，陳留外黃范丹，字史雲，少為尉，從佐使檄謁督郵，丹有志節，自恚為廝役小吏，乃於陳留大澤中，殺所乘馬，捐棄官幘，詐逢劫者，有神下其家曰：「我史雲也。為劫人所殺。疾取我衣於陳留大澤中。」家取得一幘。丹遂之南郡，轉入三輔，從英賢遊學十三年，乃歸。家人不復識焉。陳留人高其志行，及沒，號曰貞節先生。

吳人費季，久客於楚，時道多劫，妻常憂之。季與同輩旅宿廬山下，各相
問出家幾時。季曰：「吾去家已數年矣。臨來，與妻別，就求金釵以行。
欲觀其志當與吾否耳。得釵，乃以著戶楣上。臨發，失與道，此釵故當在
戶上也。」爾夕，其妻夢季曰：「吾行遇盜，死，已二年。若不信吾言，
吾行時，取汝釵，遂不以行，留在戶楣上，可往取之。」妻覺，揣釵，得
之家遂發喪。後一年餘，季乃歸還。

餘姚虞定國，有好儀容，同縣蘇氏女，亦有美色，定國常見悅之。後見定
國來，主人留宿，中夜，告蘇公曰：「賢女令色，意甚欽之。此夕能令暫
出否？」主人以其鄉里貴人，便令女出從之。往來漸數，語蘇公云：「無
以相報。若有官事，某為君任之。」主人喜，自爾後有役召事，往造定國
。定國大驚曰：「都未嘗面命。何由便爾？此必有異。」具說之。定國曰
：「僕寧肯請人之父而淫人之女。若復見來，便當斫之。」後果得怪。

吳孫皓世，淮南內史朱誕，字永長，為建安太守。誕給使妻有鬼病，其夫疑之為奸；後出行，密穿壁隙窺之，正見妻在機中織，遙瞻桑樹上，向之言笑。給使仰視樹上，有一年少人，可十四五，衣青衿袖，青幧頭。給使以為信人也，張弩射之，化為鳴蟬，其大如箕，翔然飛去。妻亦應聲驚曰：「噫！人射汝。」給使怪其故。後久時，給使見二小兒在陌上共語曰：「何以不復見汝？」其一，即樹上小兒也。答曰：「前不幸為人所射，病瘡積時。」彼兒曰：「今何如？」曰：「賴朱府君梁上膏以傅之，得愈。」給使白誕曰：「人盜君膏藥，頗知之否？」誕曰：「吾膏久致梁上，人安得盜之？」給使曰：「不然。府君視之。」誕殊不信，試為視之，封題如故。誕曰：「小人故妄言，膏自如故。」給使曰：「試開之。」則膏去半。為掊刮，見有趾跡。誕因大驚。乃詳問之。具道本末。

吳時，嘉興倪彥思居縣西埏里，忽見鬼魅入其家，與人語，飲食如人，惟不見形彥思奴婢有竊罵大家者。云：「今當以語。」彥思治之，無敢詈之者。彥思有小妻，魅從求之，彥思乃迎道士逐之。酒殽既設，魅乃取廁中草糞，布著其上。道士便盛擊鼓，召請諸神。魅乃取伏虎於神座上吹作角聲音。有頃。道士忽覺背上冷，驚起解衣，乃伏虎也。於是道士罷去。彥思夜於被中竊與嫗語，共患此魅。魅即屋梁上謂彥思曰：「汝與婦道吾，吾今當截汝屋梁。」即隆隆有聲。彥思懼梁斷，取火照視，魅即滅火。截梁聲愈急。彥思懼屋壞，大小悉遣出，更取火視，梁如故。魅大笑，問彥思：「復道吾否？」郡中典農聞之曰：「此神正當是狸物耳。」魅即往謂典農曰：「汝取官若干百斛穀，藏著某處，為吏污穢，而敢論吾！今當白於官，將人取汝所盜穀。」典農大怖而謝之。自後無敢道者。三年後，去，不知所在。

魏，黃初中，頓邱界，有人騎馬夜行，見道中有一物，大如兔，兩眼如鏡，跳躍馬前，令不得前。人遂驚懼，墮馬。魅便就地捉之。驚怖，暴死。良久得甦。甦，已失魅，不知所在。乃更上馬前行。數里，逢一人，相問訊已，因說向者事變如此，今相得為伴，甚歡。人曰：「我獨行，得君為伴，快不可言。君馬行疾，且前，我在後相隨也。」遂共行。語曰：「向者物何如，乃令君怖懼耶？」對曰：「其身如兔，兩眼如鏡，形甚可惡。」伴曰：「試顧視我耶？」人顧視之，猶復是也。魅便跳上馬。人遂墜地，怖死。家人怪馬獨歸，即行推索，乃於道邊得之。宿昔乃蘇，說狀如是。

袁紹，字本初，在冀州，有神出河東，號度朔君，百姓共為立廟。廟有主簿大福。陳留蔡庸為清河太守，過謁廟，有子，名道，亡已三十年，度朔君為庸設酒曰：「貴子昔來，欲相見。」須臾子來。度朔君自云：「父祖昔作兗州，」有一士，姓蘇，母病，往禱。主簿云：「君逢天士留待。」聞西北有鼓聲，而君至。須臾，一客來，著皂角單衣，頭上五色毛，長數寸。去後，復一人，著白布單衣，高冠，冠似魚頭，謂君曰：「昔臨廬山，共食白李，憶之未久，已三千歲。日月易得，使人悵然。」去後，君謂士曰：「先來，南海君也。」士是書生，君明通五經，善禮記，與士論禮，士不如也。士乞救母病。君曰：「卿所居東，有故橋，人壞之，此橋所行，卿母犯之，能復橋，便差。」曹公討袁譚，使人從廟換千疋絹，君不與。曹公遣張郃毀廟。未至百里，君遣兵數萬，方道而來。郃未達二里，雲霧繞郃軍，不知廟處。君語主簿：「曹公氣盛，宜避之。」後蘇井鄰家有神下，識君聲，云：「昔移入湖，闊絕三年，乃遣人與曹公相聞，欲修故廟，地衰，不中居，欲寄住。」公曰：「甚善。」治城北樓以居之。數日，曹公獵得物，大如麑，大足，色白如雪，毛軟滑可愛。公以摩面，莫能名也。夜聞樓上哭云：「小兒出行不還。」公拊掌曰：「此子言真衰也。」晨將數百犬，繞樓下，犬得氣，沖突內外。見有物，大如驢，自投樓下。犬殺之。廟神乃絕。

臨川陳臣家大富，永初元年，臣在齋中坐，其宅內有一町筋竹，白日忽見一人，長丈餘，面如「方相，」從竹中出。逕語陳臣：「我在家多年，汝不知；今辭汝去，當令汝知之。」去一月許日，家大失火，奴婢頓死。一年中，便大貧。

東萊有一家姓陳，家百餘口，朝炊釜，不沸。舉甑看之，忽有一白頭公，從釜中出。便詣師卜。卜云：「此大怪，應滅門。便歸，大作械，械成，使置門壁下，堅閉門，在內，有馬騎麾蓋來扣門者，慎勿應。」乃歸，合手伐得百餘械，置門屋下。果有人至，呼。不應。主帥大怒，令緣門入，從人闚門內，見大小械百餘，出門還說如此。帥大惶惋，語左右云：「教速來，不速來，遂無一人當去，何以解罪也？從此北行可八十里，有一百三口，取以當之。」後十日，此家死亡都盡。此家亦姓陳云。

晉惠帝永康元年，京師得異鳥，莫能名。趙王倫使人持出，周旋城邑市，以問人。即日，宮西有一小兒見之，遂自言曰：「服留鳥。」持者還白倫。倫使更求，又見之。乃將入宮。密籠鳥，并閉小兒於戶中。明日往視：悉不復見。

南康郡南東望山，有三人入山，見山頂有果樹，眾果畢植，行列整齊如人
行，甘子正熟。三人共食，致飽，乃懷二枚，欲出示人。聞空中語云：「
催放雙甘，乃聽汝去。」

秦瞻，居曲阿彭皇野，忽有物如蛇，突入其腦中。蛇來，先聞臭氣，便於
鼻中入，盤其頭中。覺哄哄。僅聞其腦閒食聲咂咂。數日而出。去，尋復
來。取手巾縛鼻口，亦被入。積年無他病，唯患頭重。

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