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Chapter 155 To all my brothers Xishu was promoted to Zhan Shifu Youchunfang Youshuzi

Zeng Guofan's family letter 曾国藩 1248Words 2018-03-18
【original】 The four brothers: On the morning of the second day of junior high school, the emperor came to work at the gate.Yu Meng Tianen was promoted to Youchunfang Youshuzi of Zhan Shifu.The next day, I thanked you and was summoned to the Qinzheng Hall to ask questions in Tianyu, with a total of more than forty sentences.It was the same day that Li Han was promoted to the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Luo Tingyan was promoted to the deputy envoy of the General Administration Department, and three others.Yu Meng's grandfather, Jin Ze, frequently talked about his honor, this time he was promoted, it was an accident, he was afraid of Xiu day and night, and he had no virtue enough to deserve it.You brothers are thousands of miles away, so you must make up for my mistakes, and send letters from time to time to show my mistakes.Make sure to accumulate all kinds of virtues, and don't call it out on your own, so that you can keep the profit and protect the people, and avoid danger. If you can always follow the precepts, then you will be my good teacher and helpful friend.Brothers should also always be in awe, don't say that someone in your family is an official, and then dare to insult others, don't say that you have literature, but then dare to be proud of others, always keep this heart, it is the way to carry blessings.

This year there are a lot of new Jinshi good books, especially in Hunan. Xiao Shilou won the first prize, while Zhou Yunong Tingchang won the Zhongnan Yuan last year, and Sun Zhifang Dingchen won the Chaoyuan.Now the same town invites people, there are many scholars who pay attention to poetry, and there are also many scholars who pay attention to rationality. In the future, the province's luck will not be prosperous. Yu is in good health, but there are too many entertainments, and I can't focus on it. Since Gu Yue entered the room, it has been a full moon, so I don't have time to read.The wife is extremely weak and has no pain.The doctor said: "You must take a great tonic, and then you can go back to the original." The medicine I am taking now is similar to the Atractylodes Heifang that my mother took fifteen years ago, and it is not effective.The four children are all safe and sound as usual.

Last year, I sent my family's silver taels and wrote several letters, asking for the amount to be distributed to the Qi family, and telling me in detail, but so far there has been no word of it, which is inexplicable.In the future, I will make sure that the account is issued and sent to Beijing to clear up my doubts, and I have a lot of questions about my hometown, so I will make another order, and my brother is right, it is prayer!Brother Guofan grass. (The fifth day of May in the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang) 【Note】 ① Failure to catch: Insufficiency. ② Sui: Refers to depravity.

③ Proverbs: Persuasion. 【Translation】 Let the four brothers take a step: In the morning of the second day of junior high school, the emperor was in charge of the imperial gate, and I was blessed by heaven to be promoted to Zhan Shi Youchunfang You Shuzi.The next day I wrote an excerpt to thank you, and was summoned in the Palace of Qinzheng. The emperor laughed and asked, a total of more than forty sentences.Those who were promoted together that day, Li Han was promoted to the censor of the left deputy department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Luo Tingyan was promoted to the deputy envoy of the General Administration Department, and I was a total of three people.My grandfather, Yu Ze, frequently talked about unreasonable honors. This promotion was especially unexpected. Sooner or later, I was afraid to reflect on it. I really don't have the virtues to take on such a big job.The younger brothers are thousands of miles away, so we must rectify the deficiencies of the official history: always persuade me of my mistakes, and make sure that the virtues accumulated in my family through the ages will not degenerate from me. Danger.The younger brothers can always persuade them, then the younger brothers are good teachers and rebels, and the younger brothers should always have a sense of awe, and don't think that someone in the family is an official and dare to bully others.Don't think you have literature, but dare to be proud of your talents.Always remembering this is the path to good fortune.

This year, the new Jinshi will learn a lot of calligraphy, especially in Hunan.Xiao Shilou won the No. 1 Scholar, Zhou Yunong Shouchang won the Nanyuan last year, and Sun Zhifang and Dingchen won the Chaoyuan. It can be said that it was very prosperous for a while.Now among the fellow villagers, there are certainly many people who pay attention to the knowledge of poetry and chapters, but I am afraid that there are also many people who pay attention to the knowledge of nature and rationality. The fate of Hunan Province will surely be prosperous in the future. I am in good health, but I have too many social activities and I am dizzy. It has been two months since I entered the examination room in March, and I have not had time to read.The wife is very weak, but has no pain.The doctor said: "You must take a large tonic to recover." The medicine I am taking now is roughly the same as the Atractylodes macrocephala and black ginger prescription that my mother took fifteen years ago, and it is slightly effective.Four children.All are safe.

Last year, I sent letters to my family several times, requesting to tell me in detail the amount distributed to the tribe, but so far I haven't written a single word, I really don't understand.Please send me the account in the future to relieve my doubts.Also, I want to ask a lot about my hometown, so now I open another list, and I will trouble you to answer each item one by one, brother Guofan grass. (The fifth day of May in the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang)
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