Chapter 126 To the Ninth Brother Zhou Ji the Victims of Gentlemen and Citizens

【original】 Around Yuanfu's ninth younger brother: On the 26th, I received my brother's letter and collected 26 sets of 22 histories. The 16 histories of this book belong to the extremely ancient pavilion, and the Song, Liao, Jinyuan series "Hongjianlu" and "Ming History" are palace editions. Compared with my brother Bing Shennian Most of the people I bought were "History of the Ming Dynasty", and the rest are similar. It is extremely rare in my hometown. I was in Beijing before, and I didn't buy another whole history. It's just a book, "History of the Song Dynasty" has not been published yet, and Gai Que Dian is also.

The auspicious thief is determined not to run away. In the future, he will use the same method as the thief. If it is not the beginning of summer and autumn, he will not be able to succeed. My brother should be patient and wait for him. If it is very reliable to dig a long trench at my place, there will be gaps in the future, and you can peek at books, but at present, you must pay special attention to trench patrols. Giving money to the injured gentry and people is not the so-called general love and generosity, but if you meet a family by chance, kill several people, spread the word and move away, and return without a share①, the house is burned, and the dwelling is desolate. Take Zhou Jiji.Xian Xinggang Gong said: "There is no time to help people when they are in a hurry." He also said: "Give according to the situation, and focus on what the eyes touch." That is what Mencius called it the art of benevolence.If there is nothing to be seen, but to ask the victim's family to help them, as in the case of making a book to distribute relief, then the leader of the army will only do things to get his name, and it must be weaved by the local officials, and there is a concern that everything will be leaked. Seeing that, it is deeply to the point. Because of the misery suffered by the gentlemen in Hukou in the past, I was unable to help them, so I pushed it to Ji'an. (29th day of the first month of the eighth year of Xianfeng)

【Note】 ①Qi Zhi Mi Ding: Qi, habitat, to describe displacement and indeterminate residence. 【Translation】 Around Yuanfu's ninth younger brother: On the 26th, I received a letter from my younger brother, as well as 27 sets of "Twenty-Two Histories". In this set of books, the Seventeen Histories are the most ancient books. Song, Xun, Jin, and Yuan are "Hongjianlu", "History of Ming Dynasty" is the palace version.Compared with the one bought by his elder brother Bing Shennian, there is one more "History of the Ming Dynasty", and the rest are similar. It is already an extremely rare book in our hometown. The four histories of Yuan, Ming and Ming Dynasties and "History of Han" are all good books. "History of the Song Dynasty" has not been bought so far, perhaps because of the lack of materials and the difficulty of writing a book.

The enemy of Ji'an is determined not to escape, and in the future he will definitely adopt the same method as the enemy of Xunyang. It seems that he will not be able to succeed until the beginning of summer and autumn. The younger brother must persevere and wait patiently. Reading and writing, if the trench dug by my younger brother is very reliable, I will have free time in the future, and I can read books secretly, but at present I must pay attention to patrolling. Giving money to the injured gentry and common people is not a general charity. I only occasionally see a family who kills a few people, transfers and relocates, returns short of food, houses are burned, and those who are displaced, or give thousands of gold for emergency needs. The ancestor Xinggang Gong said: "To save people, you must save those who are not in emergency." He also said: "Give according to fate, and only focus on what you can see with your own eyes." That's what Mencius said, this is Shi Ren's method, if you don't have Seeing it personally, and going to the victims for relief in general, is the same as making a book to distribute relief. Then the people who lead the soldiers who specialize in selling names must be confused by the local officials, and there are worries about missing everything. The younger brother's opinion is to the point , because of the tragic situation in which the gentlemen in Hukou were victimized in the past, I had no strength to relieve them, so I pushed it to Ji'an, not asking my younger brother to do things for fame for no reason. (29th day of the first month of the eighth year of Xianfeng)