执别逾岁， 缯旷鬲，离逖之感，驱役魂梦，朗月照胆，清风吹怀，钦响靡 ，伏维足
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兄言而叹息，足下寻坠绪之茫茫，独旁搜而远绍，作中流之砥柱，回既倒之狂澜，是以触处
生春，颂声遍地，所谓无一夫不被其泽者也。昨承托致秋山尺素，领悉灵兰秘册，尽付剞劂
，活人寿世，流泽何穷。恕辈指南有针，实堪领教，惟蒙以校刻之中，叨厕贱名，惭恧实甚
，拳拳盛心，何以克当，感谢奚似。倘刷印后，乞早赐读是幸。景星庆云，先睹为快。
铭奉吾师命，校订《三家医案》一书。师于是书，几经岁月，随在搜罗，辑往哲之良方
，备临时之宝鉴，案取揣摩，方留绳墨，斟今不致泥古，酌古即可通今。于以公诸同好，不吝青
囊，授之吾徒，遥传丹灶，此济世之盛心，指迷之宝筏也。师近日又取徐灵胎所批《临证指
南》，重为删订，因华氏所刻，门类虽分，精粗交杂，爰复扫除繁芜，务归的当，庶使妙义
显呈，金针暗度，继往开来，未始非吾师兹选启其端也。今于医案告成，附识数语，以续请
道光壬辰夏四月门人凌铭志于暖翠楼
分别已逾一年，心中郁结不畅，离别的感伤萦绕魂梦。如朗月照胆、清风吹怀般的高洁情怀，令人钦仰。我反复诵读您的著作而叹息，您追寻那茫茫不绝的学术传统，独自广泛搜集并远承古法，成为中流砥柱，挽回了倾覆的狂澜。因此所到之处皆如春风化雨，赞誉之声遍地，真正做到了没有一个人不被其恩泽惠及。
昨日承蒙委托转交秋山先生的书信，拜读了《灵兰秘册》（此处指代珍贵的医学典籍或具体医案集），并将其全部交付刻印出版。这救活生命、造福世人的功德，流芳百世，无穷无尽。恕我辈以指南针为喻，实可向您请教学习。只是蒙您在校勘刻印之际，将我的贱名列入其中，令我深感惭愧惶恐。您这份诚挚深厚的心意，我如何能当得起？感激之情难以言表。如果刷印完成后，恳请您早日赐阅，那是我的荣幸。如同景星庆云般祥瑞的事物，能先睹为快。
凌铭恭敬地奉吾师之命，校订《三家医案》一书。吾师对此书花费了数年岁月，随时随地搜罗资料，辑录古代哲人的良方，作为临证时的宝贵借鉴。通过研读医案来揣摩病机，保留方剂的规范法则，斟酌今人经验而不拘泥于古人，参考古法即可贯通今用。以此公之于同好，不吝惜传授医术，授予我的徒弟，遥传丹灶（道家炼丹术，此处借指医术传承）。这是济世的盛心，是指引迷津的宝筏。
吾师近日又选取徐灵胎批注的《临证指南》，重新进行删订。因为华氏此前所刻版本，虽然门类分明，但精华与粗劣混杂。于是再次扫除繁杂芜杂之处，务必使其精当确切，从而使深妙的义理显现出来，如金针暗度般潜移默化地传授技艺。继往开来，未始不是由吾师此次选编开启了先河。如今医案校订完成，附上数语记录此事，以便后续请益。道光壬辰年夏四月，门人凌铭志记于暖翠楼。
It has been over a year since our parting. My heart was constricted and blocked, and the feeling of separation drove my soul and dreams. Like the bright moon illuminating the gallbladder (a metaphor for clarity and courage) and the clear wind refreshing the bosom, your noble character inspires admiration. I sigh repeatedly while reading your works. You have sought after the vast and distant lineage of academic tradition, independently gathering knowledge from afar and continuing it, standing as a pillar in midstream and turning back the raging torrent that had already overturned. Thus, spring-like vitality arises wherever you touch, and praises are everywhere; this is what is meant by "not a single person left without receiving your benevolence."
Yesterday, I received your commission to deliver a letter from Mr. Qiu Shan. I respectfully read the *Linglan Miscellany* (referring to precious medical texts or specific case records here), which were entirely entrusted to printing presses. The merit of saving lives and benefiting the world flows endlessly. Let us use the compass as a metaphor for guidance; I truly wish to learn from you. However, I am deeply ashamed and embarrassed that you included my humble name among those involved in the proofreading and engraving process. How can I deserve such sincere and profound kindness? My gratitude is beyond words. If possible, after the printing is completed, I beg you to grant me an early reading opportunity, which would be my great fortune. It is like seeing auspicious stars and clouds (metaphors for rare and auspicious signs); it is a joy to witness them first.
I, Ling Ming, respectfully followed my teacher's order to collate and edit the book *Three Families' Medical Cases*. My teacher spent several years on this book, collecting materials wherever he went, compiling the excellent prescriptions of ancient sages to prepare a precious mirror for clinical practice. By studying cases to ponder pathogenesis, and retaining the standards of prescriptions, one can consider contemporary practices without being bound by antiquity, and reference ancient methods to understand the present. This work is made public for enthusiasts who share these interests, not sparingly imparting medical skills (Qingnang refers to medical knowledge), but passing them to my disciples, transmitting the art of medicine (Dan Zao refers to alchemy, here metaphorically referring to the transmission of medical arts). This is the lofty intention of saving the world and the precious raft guiding people out of confusion.
Recently, my teacher also selected Xu Lingtai's annotated *Linzheng Zhinan* (Clinical Guide) and re-edited it. Because the version previously engraved by the Hua family, although categorized into sections, mixed essence with dross. Therefore, we again cleared away the繁杂 and superfluous parts, striving for precision and appropriateness, so that profound meanings could be clearly revealed, and skills could be subtly transmitted like a golden needle passed in secret. Continuing the past and opening up the future, it may well be that my teacher's selection in this edition initiated this trend. Now that the medical cases are completed, I append a few words to record this event, seeking further instruction. In the summer of the fourth month of the Renchen year of the Daoguang era, disciple Ling Ming recorded this at Nuancui Pavilion.