與彥修帖 A greeting letter

【About the author】

朱熹（1130-1200年）中國南宋思想家。字元晦，號晦庵。別號紫陽，祖籍徽州婺源（今屬江西）。其父朱松，宋宣和年間為福建政和縣尉，後寓居福建。朱熹出生于福建尤溪，14歲喪父，隨母定居崇安（今福建武夷山市）五裏夫。紹興十八年（1148）中進士，曆仕高宗、孝宗、光宗、甯宗四朝，曾任知南康，提典江西刑獄公事、秘閣修撰等職。後由趙汝愚推薦升任煥章閣侍制、侍講。慶曆三年（1197），韓侂胄擅權，排斥趙汝愚，朱熹也被革職回家，慶元六年病逝。嘉定二年（1209）詔賜遺表恩澤，諡曰文，尋贈中大夫，特贈寶謨閣直學士。理宗寶慶三年（1227年），贈太師，追封信國公，改徽國公。

Inside Story

This was a letter of giving regards to a friend. The two friends had no seen each other more than three years. As time passed by, Chu Hsi thought of the friend even more. Chu His also mentioned his life in Suchan, He lived a simple and relaxing life, thus he was able to cut off the red tape. In the end of the letter Chu Hsi mentioned that the new tea he gave the friend was a way of expressing his yearning on the friend.