與宣撫書帖 A letter to an old friend

【作者介紹】

翟汝文，字公巽，潤州丹陽人。登進士第，初為禮局編修官，宋徽宗嘉之，除秘書郎。後責監宿州稅，旋召除著作郎，遷起居郎。高宗時任翰林院學士兼侍讀，升參知政事，因與秦檜不合，在職僅二個月。紹興二年（1132年）攜子定居臨海，初寓巾子山景德寺（今茅庵），曾為建觀音殿。

Inside Story

The content of the letter was that Chai Ruwen had not seen his friend for several years. He had resigned from the office and he no longer involved in official matters, hence the chance they would meet in the official circle was even less.