Understanding and Translation of Heeroo Classical Chinese by Jiang Tang

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Jiang Tang, Heeroo, is from Yixing. Assistant minister Jiang Tang (1) transported the envoy to Huainan, which was a county case (2) congratulated him on the winter solstice (3), and all the books were returned immediately. If a county magistrate refuses to go alone, he must be responsible for answering the book; I didn't listen to the instructions from the left and right, and I didn't even go, saying, "I'd rather offend; I can't write, I dare not go back to the city. " When Su Zimei ⑥ was sitting, he was quite surprised and said, "Jujube pears ⑥ are so wild, and its order is known." Jiang said, "Otherwise, people will be afraid to slow down." This is a simple answer, I will go. Zi Mei returned to Wuzhong Yuyue, and Uncle Jiang said, "The county magistrate is in good health." So he extended his reputation and later died and became a famous minister. Or the cloud is the heavenly pavilion that Du Qi wants to make.

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① Ginger soup: Heeroo, nicknamed Sui Weng, was born in Yixing, Changzhou (now Yixing, Jiangsu) in the Song Dynasty. He is a scholar, who has served as a magistrate, judge and magistrate, and later served as a transshipment ambassador of Jiangnan East Road and Huainan and an assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Ex.: According to the usual practice.

(3) Greeting letter from the winter solstice: a congratulatory letter from a junior official to his superior on the winter solstice.

4 responsibility: demand and demand.

⑤ City: the capital, the city, in this case, the county.

⑥ Su Zimei: Su Shunqin, with beautiful words, was born in Tongshan, Songzizhou (now Zhongjiang, Sichuan). In the first year of Jing You, he was called a captain in Jixian County. Because of his power and jealousy, he was put in prison and exiled to Suzhou. He is good at writing and calligraphy, especially at prose, and has written Su Wen Ji.

⑦ Kitchen: Servant, especially in yamen.

Ye hen: truthful and stubborn, the article means not listening to people's advice.

Pet-name ruby Healthy people: In ancient times, it refers to people with great talents.

Jane: Letters, here refers to replies.

Wuzhong: Suzhou.

Expand reputation: spread a good reputation.

Du Qifeng: A person's name is very long. I once knew gyeongju.

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Jiang Tang, Heeroo, is from Yixing. When assistant minister Jiang Tang transported envoys to Huainan, every winter solstice festival, his county and county sent congratulatory letters as usual, and all the messengers put them down and returned. Only one person sent by a county magistrate refused to leave immediately, demanding that there must be a reply from the transshipment messenger; The change of fortune made people around him persuade him to leave, but he didn't listen, so that he was reprimanded and expelled, saying, "I would rather offend than go back to the county." At that time, Su Zimei was present. He was very surprised and surprised. He said, "These servants are so rude and unreasonable. It is conceivable that the county magistrate. " Jiang said, "I'm afraid not. This county magistrate must be a hard-working person, and people dare not neglect his orders. " So he wrote a piece of paper as an answer, and the official left. After returning to Wuzhong for more than a month, I received a letter from Jiang, which said, "This county magistrate is really a diligent person." So he spread his fame everywhere and finally became a famous minister. Or this county magistrate is Du Qi who will be done in Tianzhangge later.