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Chapter 165 Report to parents, dare not ask for undivided honor

Zeng Guofan's family letter 曾国藩 765Words 2018-03-18
【original】 Nan Guofan kneels to report Parents and adults, Wanfu Jinan.On September 17th, I received a letter from home. All the elderly in the wedding hall are healthy and the family affairs are going well. There is no consolation!The man is not on the job now, and the sixth younger brother is not sold in the township test. I think the adults in the hall will have internal worries, but the man is happy about not being able to do so.The principle of covering the world is that if you are arrogant, you will suffer losses;The man has no education, but from the official to the bachelor, he is frequently an inappropriate younger brother, and his grandparents are both healthy and strong, which can be described as extremely prosperous.

Now the Beijing official, there is no one from Chongqing in the Hanlin, but my family enjoys the rare blessing alone.Therefore, men are terrified and afraid, and dare not ask for indiscriminate honors, but ask the adults in the hall to sleep well, and worry about the sixth brother not being caught, it is a great comfort!Kuang Nan failed the exams three times, got twice already, and failed for the first time in Liu. He is still young, so don't worry about it. Huangzhengzhai in the same county, who was poor in the outer curtain of the township examination, suffered from phlegm disease when he left the house.Men's ringworm disease has been cured recently, the whole head and face can be seen, and the body is also cured.In Beijing-Che knows how to be cautious.Men be careful. (September 19, 26th year of Daoguang)

【Note】 ① Kang: extremely, very. ②昃: landing. 【Translation】 His son Guofan knelt down to report Parents and adults, Wanfu Jinan.On September 17th, I received a letter from home, and I was very pleased to know that all the elderly people in the hall are in good health and that their housework is going well!My son is not going to work this year, and my sixth brother failed the local examination, so the adults must be worried.However, the son is happy because the quarrel is poor, because of the principles of the world, too full will lead to loss, too high a seat will easily lead to defeat, the sun will set when it is at the top, and the moon will be full when it is full. The reason for moving.

My son has no education at all, but he has been an official and a scholar, and has been invited to many honors, and his grandparents and parents are both healthy and strong. It can be said that he was very prosperous. There are no frequent happy events in the Imperial Palace in Beijing now, and only my family enjoys this rare blessing.Therefore, my son is always restless and trembling, and dare not seek the honor and favor that is not his share, but to ask the adults in the hall to sleep and eat normally, and the whole family is safe, is the greatest luck. Don't worry about me not being able to leave work, then I will be greatly comforted .The son failed the exam three times and got poor twice.The sixth younger brother took the exam for the first time, and he was still young, so he didn't have to win.

Huangzhengzhai in the same county, who was poor in the outer curtain of the township examination, suffered from phlegm disease when he left the examination room. Sometimes he was awake, sometimes not sober.My son's ringworm has improved a lot in recent days, his head and face are no longer noticeable, and his body is also healed.In the capital, everything you know is prudent, and my son is careful. (September 19, 26th year of Daoguang)
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