From: Lin Qing Zexu, "Going to the Garrison to Show My Family"
Original text:
Green hills don't draw for a thousand years, and green waters have no strings. The colorful flowers in the green hills are smiling, and the static birds in the green water are singing. Hard work is not necessarily the end of the day, but it must be unbearable. If a glass of water is as light as its name suggests, you should believe that village tea is more fragrant than wine. Based on this belief, I will serve my country at all costs, even at the expense of my own life, whether I am lucky or unlucky.
Translation:
Castle Peak is not painted by a good painter's extraordinary pen and ink, but it will always be unbeaten in the primary colors like a beautiful painting. The green flowing water is a melodious guqin that rings without strings all year round, and always plays a beautiful voice.
God will not let those who have worked hard down; Malicious people should be careful that others will fight back because of their humiliation. If a person can reach the state that clear water can be used as fragrant tea, then he should believe that farmers' coarse tea is more fragrant than wine.
If it is good for my country, I can give my life. How can we pursue happiness and avoid evil?
Extended data:
184 1 In early May, Lin Zexu went to Zhenhai, Zhejiang Province for instructions. People from all walks of life in Guangzhou came to Tianzi Wharf with great regret to see Lin Zexu off.
Lin Zexu wrote in this day's diary: "Liu Hua and Haitang bloom together, and litchi and Myrica rubra are both solid." However, at this time, because the capitulators gained momentum, the struggle against Britain had been destroyed. In Guangzhou, a small army approached Britain, which was "the poor in the city".
As soon as Lin Zexu arrived in Zhenhai, Zhejiang Province, he devoted himself to local defense work and continued to ban opium. Although he is in Zhejiang, he always pays attention to the anti-British struggle in Guangdong, fearing that the situation in Guangdong will deteriorate further under the perverse actions of the capitulators.
Things are developing, really. At the end of May, British troops invaded Guangzhou. After kneeling shamefully, the capitulators spread the remark that they only hated Lin, taking the opportunity to further attack Lin Zexu. Soon, Daoguang sent Lin Zexu to Yili, Xinjiang.
184 1 In August, 2008, when Lin Zexu left Zhejiang for Ili, the Opium War was at the most critical stage, the British army attacked crazily, and the Qing army was losing ground. Lin Zexu was very worried when he heard the news and wrote many touching poems.
He wrote in a poem that he left his family: If the country survives, will you avoid every cloud has a silver lining? These two verses vividly express Lin Zexu's strong will to sacrifice himself for others regardless of his personal safety, and are also a true portrayal of his noble character of loyalty and patriotism all his life.
1845, Lin zexu was recalled to Beijing. He also served as the governor-general of Shaanxi, Gansu and Yunnan, and is still very concerned about the southeast coastal areas of the motherland ravaged by British invaders. /kloc-in the spring of 0/850, Lin Zexu retired.
He continued his propaganda against smoking and actively cared about the struggle of Fuzhou people against the British invaders. 1850 1 1 month, Lin zexu died at the age of 65 in puning county, Chaozhou, Guangdong province.
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