檢視小棲霞說稗/花關索王桃王悅鮑三娘的原始碼

<h3 class="th3a"><span class="條題">花關索王桃王悅鮑三娘</span></h3>

<p>梨園戲劇所演人之事，十九寓言；而實事可以演劇者，反多湮滅。何則？演義、編劇者，大都不睹載籍之人；而淹雅通古者，又不屑為此也。近出<span class="書名">茶香室三鈔</span><span class="注">卷三</span>引<span class="書名">前谿逸志</span>，云：『「<span class="專名">武康</span>縣有<span class="專名">嚴康</span>屯兵處。<span class="專名">康</span>，邑人也，奇醜而力，爪牙為刀，革膚為鐵，唯喉三寸肉耳。妻<span class="專名">鮑三娘</span>，美而勇。時有<span class="專名">花關索</span>者，年少，美容儀，<span class="專名">鮑</span>悅而私之，矢貫<span class="專名">康</span>喉而斃。」至今邨莊雜劇，演其遺事。』<span class="書名">古今圖書集成</span>引<span class="書名">蘄水縣志</span>：『<span class="專名">王</span>氏女名<span class="專名">桃</span>，弟<span class="專名">悅</span>，<span class="專名">漢</span>末時人。俱笄年未字，有膂力，精諸家武藝。每相謂曰：「天下有英雄男子而材技勝我，則相託終身。」時絕少匹敵者。適<span class="專名">河東</span><span class="專名">關公</span>長子<span class="專名">索</span>英偉健捷，<span class="專名">桃</span>姊妹俱較不勝，遂俱歸之。先是邑中有<span class="專名">鮑</span>氏女，材行與<span class="專名">桃</span>、<span class="專名">悅</span>似，而悍鷙差勝，亦歸<span class="專名">索</span>。三人皆棄家從<span class="專名">關</span>，百戰以終。』原注云：『正史未見。』<span class="專名">曲園</span>謂：<span class="專名">嚴康</span>即<span class="書名">陝西通志</span>之<span class="專名">廉康太子</span>，<span class="專名">關索</span>即<span class="專名">關鎖</span>。<span class="專名">關索</span>為<span class="專名">關公</span>子，有無已不可攷，乃更有此妻三人，尤屬異聞。<span class="注"><span class="專名">庸</span></span>謂：<span class="專名">羅貫中</span>編<span class="書名">三國演義</span>，大半採之小說，而絕不言<span class="專名">關索</span>，況三人乎？<span class="書名">蘄水志</span>之<span class="專名">鮑</span>氏女，豈即<span class="書名">前谿逸志</span>之<span class="專名">鮑三娘</span>乎？取二書而合之，稍加點綴砌末，則<span class="專名">嚴康</span>視<span class="書名">紅泥關</span>之<span class="專名">辛文禮</span>，<span class="專名">鮑三娘</span>視<span class="書名">平西傳</span>之<span class="專名">樊梨花</span>，有過之無不及。惜不得<span class="專名">武康</span>人，不知其扮演如何也。</p>

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