if you work together, why not make your name famous, why not worry about your family's luck?

Zeng Guofan's Letters, Perseverance in Learning, Perseverance in Reading

I think I have received the letter the month before. Yu Meng inherited from his ancestors and learned from his grandfather. Thanks to his family name, he has nothing to worry about, and all his affairs are satisfactory and everything is lacking. Those who look forward to it will be strengthened by all the disciples, and they will work together with one heart and one strength. Why not make their names inconspicuous? Why not worry about the family's luck? If you want to set up other courses and talk more about rules and regulations, so that your brothers can follow them, but you are afraid that your brothers will be bored with them. It is not the way for the eldest brother to supervise the responsibility if he wants to be silent. In the past, I used to show my brothers lessons, but recently I only taught them the word "perseverance" I look forward to my brothers, but it will be a great comfort to tell me about their monthly homework!

Every time my brothers write letters, they never state their careers, but they talk about family affairs and everything in Beijing. At this time, my family is in Chongqing, and I take care of foreign affairs, so my brothers don't care. I will write later, but I will write a few poems, compositions and books every month, and tell me in detail, then I will write later, but I will write a few poems, compositions and books every month, and tell me in detail, then I will be happy! My brothers can be people in scientific names, or people in learning, and their parents' orders will make me happy. Shenfu's family name is a little late, so he is said to be independent. Such as Xiaxian's status today, it is higher than the idle scholar. If the more you learn, the higher your status will be, and it is not enough to mention that you will be promoted to Jinshi at leisure.

There are endless ways to learn, but constancy is always the main way. My brother has never been constant in previous years, but he has been slightly better in recent years, but he is still not proficient. Since the beginning of July, there has never been a day off. Every day, I have posted hundreds of words, copied hundreds of words, and read at least 2 pages, regardless of more. Since July, I have read 1 volumes of The Complete Works of Wang Jinggong, 4 volumes of Collected Works of Gui Zhenchuan, 2 volumes of The Book of Songs, and 1 volumes of The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, all of which are circled with calligraphy. Although I am extremely busy, I have to do my homework today, not to delay yesterday, but to make up for it today, not to have something to do tomorrow, but to do it in advance today. If the younger brothers can be so persistent, they should achieve something even though the fourth brother has medium qualifications. What about the sixth brother and the ninth brother's excellent qualifications?

I wonder if you have a place to finish school next year? Either at home or outside, you can't do anything, saying that you don't study hard at home, which is clever for those who shirk their responsibilities. I'm in Beijing, and my daily affairs are busy, but I can still be uninterrupted. What's more, it's absolutely impossible for my family to be busy here?

Since October, Junxian in Shutang has written a composition every ten days and read fifteen pages a day, which is also very constant. The brothers tried to circle Zhu Zi's Compendium, but it was only a few months before the circle was finished. If you read the notes, you will finish every few months. Don't stop reading because you have something at home, and don't stop reading because the exam is approaching. Although you can walk to the store, you can also watch it on the day of the exam. My brother looks around day and night, but I have the word Heng to tell my brothers, and I hope they will pay attention to it. Brother country fan shou Cao (November 21, 24, Daoguang)