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Chapter 140 Reporting to Parents·Ju Zhezuo, Please Lecture Daily

Zeng Guofan's family letter 曾国藩 872Words 2018-03-18
【original】 Nan Guofan kneels to report Parents and adults, Fuan, Huang Nan arrived in Beijing on March 15th, and sent a letter from home on the 18th, which should be received within April. I want to leave the garden on the 19th, and engrave it on the 20th. I respectfully send the Empress Dowager Daxing to the Xiling , Xiling is in Yizhou, 260 miles away from Beijing, arrived in the afternoon of the 24th, made a sacrifice on the 25th day, turned around Biri, drove away 100 kilometers, walked 140 miles on the 26th, and arrived at Shenke, all the way Qingji, but day and night are hard work, return to order on the morning of the 28th, and make a memorial within a few days, planning to have a memorial in the morning on the first day of the new year. Because of the prelude, the daily lecture will be held, and the sage has promised to hold the memorial in a hundred days. The method of how to hold it is practical It is played.

On the twenty-ninth day, I received a letter from my lord on February 21st, a letter from my sixth brother, a letter from my ninth brother, a letter from my 26th brother, and a letter from my elder brother and him. As usual, the family is safe and sound, parents and adults agree to come to Beijing, and the men and women are overjoyed inside and outside!The letter said: "The departure will have to wait for Huang Nan to return in autumn and winter. In February next year, Huang Nan will still send the two adults to Beijing Yunyun." , Huangnan will return home, either in September or October, and the capacity will be determined again. Both the male and female, as well as the two granddaughters, are all good. The adults in the hall don't have to worry about it, and I will continue to report. (March 30, the 30th year of Daoguang)

【Note】 ① Summary: Same as the summary. ② Promise: agree, agree. 【Translation】 His son Guofan knelt down to report Parents and adults, Wanfu Jin'an, Huang Nan arrived in the capital on March 15th, and sent a letter from home on the 18th, which should be received within April. Chunnan went to the garden on the 19th, and sent him off on the 20th. The empress dowager went to Xiling, which is in Yizhou, 260 miles away from the capital. She arrived in the afternoon of the 24th, and offered sacrifices on the 25th day. On the return trip on the same day, she traveled 120 miles away. After walking one hundred and forty miles a day, Shen Ke returned to his home in the capital. The journey was clean and safe, and sooner or later he had to work harder. He returned to his mission on the 28th, and within a few days he wrote a memorial. Please hold the lecture on the day, the Holy Majesty has allowed it to be held in a hundred days, and now I will briefly explain how to hold it.

On the 29th, I received a letter from my lord on February 21st, including a letter from my sixth brother, a letter from my ninth brother on the 26th, and a letter from my eldest brother. The four adults in the hall are in good health and the whole family is safe. The parents and adults agreed to come to the capital, and the son’s family is happy inside and outside. Jing and so on." The son waited respectfully and obeyed, since his uncle refused to come within a year or two, the son did not dare to force him, Huang Nan will go home, maybe September, or October, let's make a decision later, son Waiting for the inside and outside, the two grandchildren, and the granddaughter are all good, the adults in the hall don't have to worry about it, and the rest will be reported later. (March 30, the 30th year of Daoguang)

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