與子東帖 A letter to Tzutung

【作者介紹】

汪應辰（1118－1176），初名洋，字聖錫，信州玉山（今玉山縣）人。南宋官吏、詩人、散文家。生於宋徽宗政和元年，卒于孝宗淳熙三年，年五十九歲。他好賢樂善，尤篤友愛。少從喻樗、張九成、呂本中、胡安圖等人遊，又與呂祖謙、張械為友。為朱熹從表叔，常與往來研究學問。他為人剛方正直，敢言不避，又多革弊事，所以為人所陷。但他接物溫遜，遇事特立不回，堅定不移。

Inside Story

This is a letter Wang Yingchen wrote to Tzutung to discuss the deadline of completing something, the possible delay influenced by inadequate budget and the final decision that was still waiting to be made by someone who was in higher rank.