讀歷史記憶的置換——論西川滿〈赤崁記〉台灣歷史話語與神話體系

The Replacement of Historical Memory: A Study for the Taiwanese Historical Discourse and Myth System of “the Travelnote about Chikan”by Nishikawa Mitsuru

西川滿〈赤崁記〉藉由鄭氏第三代克臧為真正延平郡王的異史書寫，透過江日昇的《台灣外記》等相關資料與民間歷史記憶，說明中國官方正史的不可信，並以「克臧」作為這段歷史論述的符號起點，將日本帝國「南進」政策與「大東亞共榮圈」，作為克臧繼承祖父成功經營台灣與南洋遺志的內涵化意指，並以此賦予台灣成為日本侵略其他民族、國家的「南進基地」的歷史使命。〈赤崁記〉的歷史話語與「南進神話」所延伸的意識型態，正反應作為殖民者身份的優勢階級的論述霸權，進而使台灣歷史中的「中國」符號意涵被抽空，取而代之的是台灣與日本的血統淵源想像，並同時指向日本帝國在台灣歷史統治台灣、以台灣為「南進」跳板的正確歷史位置。

The In his work ''The Travel Note about Chikan,'' Nishikawa Mitsuru uses unconventional historical writing to tell the story of Zheng Ke-zang as the true king in the Yenping Dynasty. Through related materials such as Jiang Risheng's ''Taiwan Waiki'' and folk historical memory, he illustrates the unreliability of official Chinese history and insists that ''Ke-zang'' is the orthodox historical discourse. He internalizes the Japanese Empire's ''Southern Expansion'' policy and ''Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere'' as the legacy of Ke-zang's grandfather's successful administration of Taiwan and the South Seas. This imbues Taiwan with the historical mission of becoming a ''Southern Expansion Base'' for Japanese aggression against other ethnic groups and countries. The historical discourse of ''the Travel Notes about Chikan'' and the ideology stemming from the ''Southern Expansion Myth'' reflect the discourse hegemony of the privileged class as colonizers. This empties the symbolic meaning of ''China'' in Taiwan's history and replaces it with the imagined bloodline connection between Taiwan and Japan. At the same time, it highlights the accurate historical role of the Japanese Empire in governing Taiwan and utilizing it as a springboard for ''Southern Expansion'' in Taiwan's history.