檢視小棲霞說稗/石頭記的原始碼

<h3 class="th3a"><span class="條題">石頭記</span></h3>

<p><span class="書名">燕下郷睉錄</span><span class="注">卷五</span>引<span class="專名">徐柳泉</span>云：『<span class="書名">紅樓夢</span>一書，即記故<span class="專名">明</span>相<span class="專名">珠</span>家事。金釵十二，皆<span class="專名">納蘭</span>侍衛所奉為上客者也。<span class="專名">寶釵</span>影<span class="專名">高澹人</span>。<span class="專名">妙玉</span>即影<span class="專名">西溟</span>先生。「妙」為少女，「姜」亦婦人之美稱。如玉如英，義可通假。<span class="專名">妙玉</span>以看經入園，猶先生以借觀藏書就館相府。以<span class="專名">妙玉</span>之孤潔，而橫罹盜窟，並被以喪身失節之名；以先生之貞廉，而瘐死圜扉，並加以嗜利受賕之謗：作者蓋深痛之也。』按：<span class="專名">西溟</span>己卯北闈之獄，為同年<span class="專名">李</span>修撰<span class="專名">蟠</span>所絓累，卒於請室，天下冤之。<span class="專名">望谿</span>記其遺言，<span class="專名">謝山</span>為作墓表，其誣何嘗不白？<span class="專名">柳泉</span>乃橫被以檻外人之女冠子，是欲白受賕之誣，而平添一誣，<span class="專名">西溟</span>身後何大不幸乃爾！金釵十二為<span class="專名">容若</span>上客影名，前人未有道，乃<span class="專名">柳泉</span>不知從何得之，惜<span class="專名">縚士</span>大令不盡記憶，使人閱之悶悶。<span class="書名">紅樓夢</span>原名<span class="書名">石頭記</span>，不署作者姓名。相傳云：<span class="專名">乾隆</span>末，<span class="專名">明</span>相孫<span class="專名">成安</span>以多藏為<span class="專名">和珅</span>婪索，不遂，又涎美婢侍<span class="專名">明</span>相夫人者，作<span class="專名">紫雲</span>之請，<span class="專名">成</span>靳不與；固索之，迺以<span class="專名">明</span>相夫人為辭，並微露禁臠不容他人染指意。<span class="專名">和珅</span>挾恨，以事中傷之，籍沒，遣戍。婢為所得而不死。<span class="注"><span class="書名">玉山闈文先尚書乞歸疏稿題後</span>云：『司寇歿後八十餘年，某相國家籍沒，金玉寶貨以數十萬計。』所云『某相國』，即指<span class="專名">明珠</span>。<span class="專名">健菴</span>歿於<span class="專名">康熙</span>三十三年甲戍，歷八十年為<span class="專名">乾隆</span>三十九年甲午，則<span class="專名">承安</span>藉沒在甲午年後，正<span class="專名">和</span>驟顯用事時。<span class="專名">和</span>於甲辰七月，以吏書協辦。</span><span class="專名">成</span>之業師某，目擊其事顛末，造為此記，半屬空中樓閣：以<span class="專名">賈政</span>影<span class="專名">明相</span>，<span class="專名">賈珠</span>早死影<span class="專名">容若</span>，又以<span class="專名">賈敬</span>丙辰進士故亂其辭，以<span class="專名">寶玉</span>影<span class="專名">揆敘</span>，皆瞀妄不足詰。惟<span class="專名">襲人</span>影婢<span class="專名">珍珠</span>，亦非其本名，<span class="專名">明</span>夫人必不至以夫名名婢也。以<span class="專名">蔣玉函</span>影<span class="專名">和</span>相，以<span class="專名">和</span>小名<span class="專名">琪官</span>故也。初僅鈔本，八十回以後軼去。<span class="專名">高蘭墅</span>侍讀<span class="注"><span class="專名">鶚</span></span>續之，大加刪易。原本<span class="專名">史湘雲</span>嫁<span class="專名">寶玉</span>，故有『因麒麟伏白首雙星』章目；<span class="專名">寶釵</span>早寡，故有『恩愛夫妻不到冬』謎語。<span class="專名">蘭墅</span>互易，而章目及謎未改，以致前後文矛盾。此其增改痕跡之顯然者也。原本與改本先後開雕。<span class="注"><span class="書名">桐陰清話</span>卷七引<span class="書名">樗散軒叢話</span>云：『<span class="專名">康熙</span>間，<span class="專名">某府</span>西賓<span class="專名">常州</span>某孝廉手筆。<span class="專名">乾隆</span>某年，<span class="專名">蘇</span>大司寇家以書付廠肆裝訂，抄出刊行。』</span>世人喜觀<span class="專名">高</span>本，原本遂湮。然廠肆尚有其書—癸亥上元，曾得一帙，為同年<span class="專名">朱味蓮</span>攜去—書平平耳，無可置議。<span class="專名">嘉慶</span>初年，<span class="書名">後夢</span>、<span class="書名">續夢</span>、<span class="書名">補夢</span>、<span class="書名">重夢</span>，<span class="書名">復夢</span>五種，接踵而出。<span class="書名">後</span>、<span class="書名">續</span>還魂之妄，說鬼謰謱，已覺無謂；<span class="書名">重夢</span>則現色身說法，並忘原書『意淫』二字本旨矣。<span class="書名">復夢</span>易『賈』作『祝』，極譽<span class="專名">釵</span>、<span class="專名">襲</span>，殆認賊作子；文之不通，更無論已。<span class="專名">道光</span>中又有<span class="書名">夢補</span>、<span class="書名">圓夢</span>、<span class="書名">幻夢</span>三種。<span class="專名">陳厚甫</span>、<span class="專名">嚴問樵</span>兩前輩各譜傳奇，<span class="專名">嚴</span>後出而遠跨<span class="專名">陳</span>上。近時復有<span class="書名">增補</span>、<span class="書名">夢影</span>二種，每下愈況，益不足觀。<span class="書名">寄蝸殘贅</span>謂為讖緯之書，不知何指。<span class="專名">柳泉</span>更以為影<span class="專名">澹人</span>、<span class="專名">西溟</span>，彌匪夷所思矣。果如<span class="專名">徐</span>言，以姓名映合通假，則<span class="專名">黛玉</span>影<span class="專名">秀水</span>，與<span class="專名">容若</span>交逾一紀，觀祭文可見，尚有<span class="專名">瀟湘館</span>竹可以附會。三<span class="專名">春</span>為<span class="專名">東海</span>三<span class="專名">徐</span>，<span class="專名">惜春</span>當為<span class="專名">嚴繩孫</span>，<span class="專名">晴雯</span>當為<span class="專名">田山薑</span>，<span class="專名">熙鳳</span>為<span class="專名">橫雲山人</span>，<span class="專名">李紈</span>、<span class="專名">李綺</span>為<span class="專名">秋錦</span>兄弟，<span class="專名">可卿</span>為<span class="專名">留仙</span>諭德乎？<span class="專名">岫煙</span>似指<span class="專名">查他山</span><span class="專名">慎行</span>，<span class="專名">湘雲</span>疑指<span class="專名">史夔</span>，<span class="專名">薛寶釵</span>當是<span class="專名">翁寶林</span>，<span class="專名">花襲人</span>乃指<span class="專名">高澹人</span>，<span class="專名">紫鵑</span>為<span class="專名">陶紫笥</span><span class="專名">元淳</span>，<span class="專名">劉老老</span>當是<span class="書名">嘯亭雜錄</span>之<span class="專名">劉藥邨</span><span class="專名">大槐</span>—<span class="專名">海峰</span>先生弟也，<span class="專名">巧姐</span>又豈指<span class="專名">宗之</span>少宰？皆臆斷不足據。<span class="專名">唐實君</span>亦與<span class="專名">他山</span>同客<span class="專名">揆功</span>所，書中應屬誰人？古人可作，微特<span class="專名">湛園</span>怒不任受，即<span class="專名">江邨</span>亦將拔其舌矣。<span class="書名">憺園集</span><span class="注">卷三十七</span><span class="書名">通議大夫一等侍衛納蘭君墓誌銘云</span>：『所交遊若<span class="專名">嚴繩孫</span>、<span class="專名">顧貞觀</span>、<span class="專名">秦松齡</span>、<span class="專名">陳維崧</span>、<span class="專名">姜宸英</span>，尤所契厚。<span class="專名">吳兆騫</span>，贖而還之。』</p>

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