With Han Zhongxian official letter

With Han Zhongxian Gong

"Ouyang Xiu Anthology" Ouyang Xiu

【Original】

A certain goodbye: the mountains and rivers are poor, than the lack of water springs, yesterday at the beginning of summer and autumn, occasionally a spring in the southwest of the state city, in the valley of The Mountains, the water tastes sweet and cold.

Because of his love for the mountain, he built a small pavilion on the side of the spring. He also took it as a teaching ground, and gathered the archers of the state soldiers to read his practice of shooting, in order to warn of the thieves of the hungry year. It was also a banquet with the county magistrates.

Fang pity this seclusion, Si De Jia Mu Mei grass planted, neglected to spoil the ten kinds of peony medicine, is it better than Xinhe?

Although the mountain people are ugly, they also like to travel.

Since then, I have been able to enjoy myself with the people of the county, and I have been generously blessed. Shame on you! Shame on you!

【Translation】

Ouyang Xiu said hello to you.

The mountains and water here in Chuzhou are relatively poor, and there is a general lack of spring water.

At the turn of last summer and autumn, I occasionally found a spring in the Fengshan Valley southwest of Chuzhou City, which was cold and sweet, and the water was sweet and cool.

Because I love the mountain scenery here surrounds the spring water, I built a small pavilion next to the spring.

He also opened up the side as a soldier's training field, and often gathered archers in Chuzhou here to review their archery exercises to guard against bandits in the famine years.

Occasional banquets were held in the pavilion with other officials.

I just because I cherish the quiet scenery here, elegant and chic, I just want to have Jiamumei grass planted here, it is a great honor to suddenly get ten kinds of peony medicine you gave, I am overjoyed, I am very grateful.

Although the mountain people here are poor, they also like to play.

It is a great gift from nature to be able to enjoy with the people here. Shame on you! Shame on you!

【Appreciation】

When Ouyang xiu was the prefect of Chuzhou, he built a small pavilion in Fengshan in the gap between government affairs. It just so happened that Han Zhongxian presented him with ten kinds of peony medicine, and Ouyang Xiu wrote a letter of thanks for this. The writing is calm and unhurried.