夷堅(jiān)甲志卷十七 姚仲四鬼
作者:洪邁姚仲.始為吳玠軍大將.嘗與敵人戰(zhàn)小衂.吳欲誅之.仲曰.以裨將四人引軍先退.故?。畢钦偎膶刂屩伲髷?shù)歲.仲領(lǐng)兵宿山驛.見四無(wú)首人.皆長(zhǎng)二尺許.揖于庭.曰、我輩敗事當(dāng)死.然公不言則可全.今皆死.故來(lái)索命.仲曰.向者奔北.我自應(yīng)以軍法行誅.既屈意相貸.而少師見責(zé).我若不自明.則代汝曹死矣.四人曰.當(dāng)時(shí)之退.但擇一人先遁者.足以塞責(zé).何至是.仲無(wú)以對(duì).四鬼漸喧勃欲上.忽有白須老人出于地.亦長(zhǎng)二尺余.詰之曰.汝等敗軍伏法.乃其分.安得復(fù)訴.叱去之.應(yīng)聲而沒.老人亦不見.人以是知仲之必貴.又十年.以節(jié)度使都統(tǒng)興元軍.路彬質(zhì)夫說.