平家物語の虚実 Ficitions and Facts of Heike-monogatari The Story of Heike

 平家物語の虚と実　

「平家物語」の講座を受けているが、その中の「殿下の乗合」という話は史実を大幅に変えていることが分かった。　

平清盛の孫、資盛が時の摂政、藤原基房の一行と出くわして、下馬の礼を取らなかったので基房の家来によって、馬から引きずり降ろされ痛めつけられた。資盛は清盛にこのことを告げ口すると、資盛の父、重盛が「資盛が悪い。謝すべき」と言ったのに、清盛は五日後、基房の一行を襲わせ、随身たちの髻を切った。

ところが、史実は、清盛はこのとき福原の別荘に居て事件にかかわっていなかった。基房を襲わせたのは重盛であった。

このように「平家物語」は史実を面白おかしく脚色している。

Ficitions and Facts  of Heike-monogatari The Story of Heike

       I am studying about “Heike Monogatari” (The Story of the Heike Clan) at Chunici Cultural Center. One of the episodes in the story called “Denga no Noriai” does not tell the truth.

Taira Sukemori, a grandson of Taira no Kiyomori, happened to meet Fujiwara Motofusa, the then regent, but did not show respect by alighting from his horse. So, Motofusa’s men pulled him down from the horse and bullied him. Suketsune told Kiyomori about the incident. Kiyomori attacked Motofusa’s men and cut off their topknots five days later although Suketsune’s father said to his son, “Suketsune, you have been rude. You should apologize to Motofusa.” (Topknots in those days were regarded as important parts of honor for men.)

      But, actually, Kiyomori was at that time staying in a holiday house in Fukuhara and had nothing to do with the incident.

    Thus, the writer of “Heike Monogatari” perverted the fact.