Reading time: Wednesday, July 19, October10, and * * * reading day 38.
Read the original text: Letter from Zeng Guofan, Volume 1, Daoguang to Four Brothers and Sisters on September 18th, 22nd, page 108-1 18, and upload the reading audio.
Growing up with books:
I have been busy marking papers these days, but I don't feel that the center can't be quiet. I suddenly remembered Ceng Gong's "bored" words, and secretly made up my mind to find a new world in my troubles. In this letter, he told his brothers about their history of reading the Bible and making friends with teachers, which was a true portrayal at that time. He asked his brothers to study with the word "expert" just to divert Tang Jian's advice.
Zeng Guofan's most valuable letters should be letters to brothers, so even if I am busy, I will calm down and read them carefully.
Yuan Hao asked the poem: "Yuanyang embroidery looks at it from the beginning and doesn't give it to people." The Zeng family is just tying a "golden needle" to their children. When I read these letters, I easily got the "golden needle".
In the first quarter, I miss Jiu Ge.
The second section, reading methods. Combine rigidity with softness, one step at a time, and learn from your friends.
In the third quarter, there are many things worth remembering. First, Zeng Guofan made many mentors and friends. Mentors and mentors play the role of supervision and encouragement in a person's growth.
On the other hand, Zeng Guofan emphasized that learning, as Zhu said, is a method of "simmering with fierce fire". This is the inspiration that Zisi, Zhu and others got from cook the meat: the meat must be cooked like this before the taste will come out completely. The same is true of reading: first, concentrate on reading in a short time and master the general situation of the books read; Then, I will chew each chapter slowly and carefully, even every word and sentence, and read it through in order to explore the essence of the book. For the classic books that must be read, this method of "simmering" is worth learning.
The second is to talk about the way of Gankun's rites and music. Taking calligraphy as an example, doing is the spirit, Kun is the form, strength is the joy, and silk is the gift. This way of thinking of unity of opposites is quite dialectical and worth pondering. The so-called Gankun is the gate of heaven and earth.
The way to read is: get rid of all distractions and concentrate wholeheartedly. If you catch an old well, try to reach the deepest place. Don't be afraid that you can't dig a spring. If you dig a place and change it, you will never get a spring.
The fourth quarter is to advise your brother to do your best to do business. Seeking fame is the way for a scholar to survive. Don't think that you can't get the result. As long as you do it, God decides.
It also emphasizes undivided attention, whether it is studying classics or writing. If you can, there will be good results. Study quietly every day, not worrying about what will happen, but worrying about whether your ability can be improved. Encourage four brothers and six brothers to give priority to one no matter what they do. And four elder brothers and six elder brothers want to write a manuscript recently, saying that they also want to collect their own manuscripts. The manuscript should have certain norms and paradigms, which is conducive to accumulation. When discussing poetry and knowledge with my brothers, "What are you happy about?" Let me realize, "it's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar." This kind of happiness. This is not only my brother's good intentions, but also a reward for my father's teaching. Learning lies in accumulation and life lies in growth.
In the fifth section, the mutual appreciation between Mr. Xie and himself shows his noble character and he is a friend of a gentleman.
Section 6, ask a few more questions, miss from the heart, don't let go.
Letter from Daoguang to four brothers on September 8, 2002/KLOC-0.
The four brothers took the first step:
Nine brothers' trip, I can get home now. I haven't received the second letter since Ren Qiu sent it, so I'm hung up. I wonder if it is difficult in the world? Brother four and brother six should have heard from each other at this time, but they haven't come for a long time. It's really hanging.
Give yourself the same as when Jiu Ge was in Beijing. He always has tinnitus. Ask Wu Zhuru, there is only one way to rest in peace, which is beyond the reach of drugs. And the entertainment circle is becoming more and more complicated, paying and impetuous, how can we really keep quiet? I plan to move into the inner city, which can save half the unnecessary returns, but I haven't found it yet. I always regret myself, but I can't wash myself. After Jiu Ge came back, he was given the method of reading classics in the first grade and history in the second grade. Reading is often lazy and restless. After reading the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, I counted eight. Although I can't remember it all, I have a deeper understanding than I did last year when I read The Book of the Former Han Dynasty. From September 1 1, the whole class will discuss: one article and one poem in each class, that is, write in white on this day. Yu Wen's poems are highly appreciated by his classmates, but stereotyped writing has no practical knowledge. Although I feel that you have won the prize, I feel even more ashamed. When the next discount comes, you can pay a few pence to go home. If you are lazy at home, you can take this class to test your tools, otherwise you won't be embarrassed on the spot.
Wu Zhuru has been in close contact recently, and it is a national principle that he talks about the future. It is said that Dou Lanquan is from Yunnan. Seeing the Tao is extremely accurate and extremely high. Dou also knows the givers well, but they haven't said goodbye yet. If it is necessary to move bamboo into the city, Mr. Jinghai can be a teacher, and Mr. Vogenfeng and Mr. Dou Lanquan can be friends. Teachers and friends hold hands, although cowards have ambitions. Yus Zhu Ziyan said: "To learn, such as cook the meat, you must first cook with strong fire and then simmer with slow fire." I've never cooked with strong fire in my life. Although I have a little knowledge, I got it from enlightenment. Even if I study hard, I can't play well. If the soup is not cooked, it will become more and more uncooked if it is heated with diffuse fire. So I am eager to move into the city, get rid of everything and engage in self-denial research. Mr. Jinghai and Mr. Genfeng also advised me to act quickly. Friends outside the city, such as Shao Huixi, Wu Zixu, He Zizhen and Chen, are also familiar with their thoughts. Hui Xi said: "It's like drinking with Zhou Jin's bus friends." I have this smell, and I can't bear to give up every time I see it. As a person, the preface is not sure whether it is good or bad, but it is the biggest and best. Taste taught me a cloud: "it is better to dig more wells than springs if you work hard." Why not always keep a well and strive for inexhaustible springs? " This statement is in line with the illness and is also for those who say "digging a well is better than digging a spring". He Zizhen and Yu Shuo are very consistent, which means that I know a great source of knowledge, and I can never abandon it. To taste everything in the world is based on the two hexagrams of Gankun, that is, to say in one sentence: "It is purely what God has done, with a surging spirit, a clear vein and a heart turning inward. This trunk road is also; Exquisite structure, road behind, shortened fit. This is also the way. No matter what you do, speak with dignity; Fan Kun, speak with form and quality. Rites and music must not go to the body, which is the way. Be happy in the line, and be polite in Kun. Those who enjoy writing lyrics have endless strength, that is, the meaning of music; This is the meaning of the ceremony. It is legal and legal. Even Zizhen said, Zizhen was deeply impressed, saying that Qu had made great contributions all his life, that's all. Chen is related to my pain everywhere, which Jiu Ge knows.
At this time, I received a letter from home, and I was disappointed to learn that Brother Four and Brother Six were not accepted by the school. But whether you have a surname sooner or later is always decided by the former, and you can't force it at all. There are only two things we have to study: one is to pursue morality, stress honesty and integrity, and be carefree; When a person studies, he practices the art of reciting words and chapters in order to defend himself. It's hard to say anything when entering Germany. As for studying for health, I want to say: health is greater than begging for food, agriculture, work and food; A scholar, a person who eats hard. Therefore, whether you are eating in North Korea, teaching in the countryside, being a guest delivering meals, or being a guest entering the curtain, you should count your career as enough to eat and innocent. The family name is Lu, and the order of eating Lu should also be calculated. I will not be a vegetarian in my future career, and then my family name will be clear. If you can't get food, you can't get it. This is God's arrangement. It depends on whether people take it or not. Whether the industry is good or not is up to me. However, I can't eat until I see the essence of karma. Farming is hard, although there is hunger, there must be a good year; Although there is a delay in accumulating goods, there must be; A scholar can specialize in his field, but he can't have a surname. Even if there is no surname in the end, there is no other way to eat food. However, understanding the industry is particularly difficult. There is no other way to seek the essence of the industry, but to be an expert. As the saying goes, "multi-skills don't cultivate one's health." It is not specialized. It's not my fault that I dug many wells and didn't have spring water to drink. Brothers always try to be professional. If Jiu Ge is interested in learning Chinese characters, he doesn't have to waste his career; However, if you learn Chinese characters every day, you will definitely lose your spirits and feel them at any time. The fourth and sixth brothers, I don't know if their hearts are addicted to this. If their goal is to eradicate poverty, they must devote themselves to eradicating poverty. If you are determined to make a statement, you must read a manuscript; If you are interested in writing ancient prose, you must read a collection of essays; The same is true for writing poems of various styles; The same is true of trial posts. Never run a business at the same time. You can't do anything if you run concurrently. Tell me, tell me! Never, never! From then on, I wrote to you, each with its own specialty. It is necessary to state clearly and ask in detail, so that I can know his ambition by looking at his calligraphy. Any single-minded person must be experienced and suspicious. Brothers have experience, you can tell me, * * * a reward; If you have any questions, you can ask me and analyze them. And because of the detailed letters, brothers four thousand miles away will talk in the same room. How happy I am! Born in ethics, but one brother is particularly ashamed. Guy's father taught me what he knew, but I couldn't teach my brothers what I knew. This is a great unfilial person. Jiu Ge stayed in Beijing for nine years and made little progress. Every time he remembered it, he was ashamed. Later, when I wrote to my brothers, I used this kind of plaid paper. Brother should keep it and bind it into a book every year. The benefits cannot be ignored. When my brothers write to me, they must also nail the nails with monochrome paper.
After Mr. Xie left Beijing, he wrote a letter and wrote two poems. Mr. Wang is over 60 years old and has a high reputation. I love each other when I meet him, and I will never forget my fists and fists. He wants to see the love of the older generation. Here, I will give you this poem to read and spread it, so that * * * will know that he will always be a great gentleman.
I have a big copper ruler, but I can't find it again and again. Did I bring it back from Jiu Ge? Send some cabbage seeds to Huang Ying every year and plant them at home, ok? Did you save time to buy paint? Who does the painter use to make fruit? Here comes the letter, asking for details.
Brother, country, vassal, hand file.