Three-room fourteen uncles don't study indifferently. Classical Chinese translation: Three-room fourteen uncles don't study indifferently, but they are too arrogant and complacent to accomplish anything. There are also many complacent people in Beijing, and knowledgeable people see it, but it is just a sneer. There are also celebrities who regard the family name as dirt, or like to write some ancient poems, or like to do some textual research, or like to talk about Neo-Confucianism, thinking that it is overwhelming. Learned people see and think that they have not achieved much, so they have to sneer at it. Therefore, we should work hard, get rid of pride, avoid complacency and not be laughed at by others, so as to make progress. The younger brothers usually give in carefully, but they failed in the quiz for many years. I'm afraid it is because they have been in a state of anger for a long time that they have developed the habit of arrogance and laziness, so I wrote to warn them. Be sure to think carefully about what I said! Ok, ok!

Original text:

Uncle Sam and Fourteen didn't study hard, just because he was too conceited, so he accomplished nothing. There are also many complacent people in Beijing. People who know will only scoff. There are also some celebrities whose subjects are called dirt, or who are good at writing ancient poems, or who are good at textual research, or who are good at talking about Neo-Confucianism and think that they are overwhelming. From the perspective of self-knowledge, what he made has no geometry, which is enough to make people sneer. So we use our skills to avoid complacency without being laughed at, but we have made progress. My brothers dare not give in on weekdays and will not sell next year. I was afraid that they would be arrogant and lazy because of long-term anger, so I wrote a book to warn them. Please think about my words carefully and think deeply! Ok, ok! Hand grass of the kingdom.

Selected from Zeng Guofan's Letters, it is a collection of Zeng Guofan's letters, which was written in the middle of Qing Dynasty19th century. This collection of letters records Zeng Guofan's Hanyuan career and military career from 30 years of Qing Daoguang to 30 years of Tongzhi 10, with nearly 500 letters. The content involved is extremely extensive, which is a vivid reflection of Zeng Guofan's main activities and the way of governing politics, family and learning. Zeng Jiashu's writing is calm, free in form, free in thought and writing, full of true knowledge and kind words in plain daily life, and has strong persuasiveness and appeal. Although there are few works handed down from ancient times, there is only one family letter that can reflect his knowledge and moral cultivation. As a famous Neo-Confucianism and litterateur in Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan was very particular about the format of letters, which showed his sincere and rigorous style.