“赵元老”实为“赵元考”——《渑水燕谈录》刊刻讹误一例辨正

Zhao Yuankao——The Real Name of Zhao Yuanlao

《渑水燕谈录》载录赵元老诵读《大平广记》逸事一则 ,文中“赵元老”其人难以稽考。查阅宋人笔记发现 ,“赵元老”实为“赵元考”之讹误 ,明清以来诸刻本皆沿袭其误 ,学术界当为之改正。

An anecdote about Zhao Yuanlao is recorded in the literary sketches Mian Shui Yan Tan Lu, while the hero in the story is unverifiable in the existing historical documents. Now, according to the literary sketches in the Song dynasty, I have found that the real name of him is Zhao Yuankao rather than Zhao Yuanlao.