Chapter 16 To the Ninth Brother Pay attention to the word peace

【original】 Around Yuanfu's ninth younger brother: I am so relieved to know that everything in the camp is peaceful and good after taking over the book on the second day of spring and returning home on the fifth day of the year!After the second month of Ciqing, no letter was sent to me, and his family members went to Jiangxi.My younger brother received Hu Zhongcheng's draft of Zou Yi's entry into Zhejiang, and let me know if it will be possible?Xiang Deqi wrote a letter on the thirteenth day of Zhongcheng, saying that Jiangshan and Lanxi counties in Zhejiang Province were lost, and Ciqing went to Huizhou to suppress it;The two prefectures of Guangxin and Yazhou are still intact, and it seems that there is nothing to worry about in the middle of Zhejiang. How about the untrial recent affairs?

According to the Guangdong Probe Report, foreigners have ships to Shanghai, and they are afraid that they will be climbed by the remnants of Jinling; if there are no such unexpected twists and turns, Hong Yang and bandits will not suffer from injustice this year.Jiujiang has not yet overcome, and Lin Qirong's perseverance is unmatched.I heard that the defense forces of Lin City suffered a small defeat on March 10. I don't know if it is true?My younger brother had to ask more questions about Xueqin and other places in Qingdi nunnery, so I also had a little experience. Seven out of ten elder brothers have recovered from their illness. They did not take medicine within a day, and could sleep soundly at night, but woke up after Zizheng. This is the normal state of middle-aged people, and it is not unusual.Sima Wu Zhenjie from Xiangyin came to his hometown on the 6th of Nian. It was Hou'an who asked him to come for a provincial inspection and return the next day.

Yu's reimbursement was about 10% of the scale. Zhu approved the Ministry's proposal, and the Ministry of Households replayed it on the ninth day of February, saying that Zeng Guofan's proposal was still a compromise.In the future, there will be a department fee, no less than tens of thousands. I heard that Yang Peng can get 20,000 per month in Huayang Town, which is managed by Governor Xueqin and Ling Yinting Liu Guobin.Yu Ou said that he could try to raise the department's expenses from this item. Zhen Jie strongly praised his proposal, and he thought Yang Peng would agree.If you have this item, you will have less worry about it.

Brother Wen's Fengshen is more serious①, and his elder brother's husband and wife are simple②, although there are slight differences, but it is difficult to be in harmony with the world, so they come to the same end by different routes, and I often use it as a concern.Most of them are depressed in the chest, complaining about others, not because they can't get involved in the world, nor because they cultivate virtue, and because they don't wait for nothing to cultivate virtue, nor because they want to protect themselves.After middle age, the liver and kidney will take care of it, if it is stagnant and stagnant, it will damage the wood, and if the heart fire is flickering, it will damage the water.Ke today's eye disease, and sleepless nights, its origin is nothing more than this.Therefore, the two younger brothers always use the word "peace" to meet each other③, fortunately, don't regard it as a commonplace talk, and ask for advice!

There are quite a few relatives who go to my younger brother's camp, with tens of thousands of mansions, my younger brother Su Zhi.For those who are good at the country, if you see the sages in power, you can predict their prosperity, and if you see redundant personnel, you will know that they will be replaced.The same is true for the Shanji military camp, and it seems appropriate to make a slight distinction; if it is extremely useless, it may be generously paid for the journey and left behind, or it may be written on a discretionary basis, but the owner does not know that it is not usable, and this should be deeply investigated.People nearby, is there any harassment?This should also be observed deeply. (March 30th, eighth year of Xianfeng)

【Note】 ① Fengshen Yijun: Full of air, serious and solemn. ② Straightforward and simple: upright and straightforward, not snobbish. ③Xu: persuasion, help. 【Translation】 Around Yuanfu's ninth younger brother: Spring 2 and An 5, when I received your handwritten letter, I know that everything is going well in the camp, and I am very pleased!After the second month of Ciqing, no letter was sent to me. His family members went to Jiangxi. I wonder if they met once?I don’t know if the manuscript Hu Zhongcheng invited him to enter Zhejiang sent by his younger brother has gone?I just got a letter from Qi Zhongcheng on the 13th, saying that Jiangshan and Lanxi counties in Zhejiang Province were lost, and Ciqing went to Hui to suppress them.It seems that Ciqing's recent reputation has gradually become popular.Guangxin and Yazhou are not lost.It seems that Zhezhong is not something to worry about. I don't know what the situation is like recently?

Guangdong detectives said that foreigners had ships to Shanghai, and I'm afraid they were reinforcements brought in by the remnants of Jinling.If there were no such unexpected twists and turns, then Hong and Yang's misfortune would not be settled this year.Even though Jiujiang hadn't been conquered yet, Lin Qirong's perseverance was beyond the reach of ordinary people.I heard that the soldiers defending Macheng suffered a small defeat on March 10. I wonder if it is true?My younger brother wants to ask more questions about Ciqing, Di'an, Xueqin, etc., and I have some experience.

Brother Yu's illness has been cured seven out of ten times. He hasn't taken any medicine recently, and he can sleep soundly at night, and wake up after Zizheng. This is the normal state of middle-aged people, not surprising.Sima Wu Zhenjie from Xiangyin came to the village on the 26th. Hou'an asked him to visit him once, and left the next day. The memorial I wrote about the approximate scale of the reimbursement was approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Household Affairs then played it again on the ninth day of February, saying that Zeng Guofan's proposal was more appropriate.In the future, it will be necessary to use a department fee, no less than tens of thousands of taels.I heard that Yang and Peng can get 20,000 taels of lijin a month in Huayang Town. It was Xueqin who supervised Ling Yinting and Liu Guobin for handling this matter.I occasionally said that we could try to raise department fees from this project, and Zhenjie was in favor of it, and I thought Yang and Peng would agree.Now that the money has been settled, I feel less concerned about it.

Brother Wen's demeanor is more exposed, although there is a small difference from his brother's arrogance, outspokenness, frugality, and indifference, but in terms of harmony in life, it is different ways to the same goal, and it is difficult to live in the world. I often worry about this .Probably, people who are depressed and complain about others are not only incapable of engaging in the world, but also not conducive to the cultivation of character; not only not conducive to the cultivation of character, but also not conducive to the maintenance of the body.After I was middle-aged, the liver merged with the kidney and what Chinese medicine calls stagnation, which hurts the wood; the fire in the heart flickers, which hurts the water.My current eye disease, and I can't sleep at night, are all sent from here.

So the two brothers should always use the word "peace" to encourage each other.Don't take it as a cliché.To tell to tell! Relatives and clansmen went to my younger brother's military camp. There were quite a few of them, and there were tens of thousands of mansions. This was my younger brother's original wish.However, those who are good at observing state affairs can predict that the country will prosper when they see sages and philosophers in power; they can predict that the country will decline when they see redundant officials mixed together.The same is true for being good at observing an army. It seems that they should be treated differently; if they are very incompetent, they may be sent home with more travel expenses; or rent houses and let them live outside the barracks.It would perhaps be better if there were no slowness and clamor in the barracks.

As for stationing troops in the city, if the days are too long, I am afraid that morale will loosen, like bows and arrows that have been dampened after the rain, like food that has rotted for three days, and the men who lead the troops don't know that they can no longer use them. .Are the nearby people really being harassed?This also requires deep self-examination. (March 30th, eighth year of Xianfeng)