Zeng Guofan's in-laws ancient books collection

Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, entered the state affairs very smoothly and had a bright future. It was because of his strong ability that he was pushed out by other colleagues and was later dismissed. It was his teacher who strongly recommended him to return to the stadium and rise all the way. Zeng Guofan was very grateful to his teacher and gave him all his antiques. Since then, this gift-giving method has been used by courtiers in the imperial court, and finally they all benefit for life.

First, Zeng Guofan was excluded from his official career. Although he was born in poverty, with his outstanding talents, he won the favor of Zhang Mu, the minister of military affairs, as soon as he entered the official career, and worshipped him as a teacher. It can be said that it is promising. However, Zeng Guofan, who did not rely on books, was quickly vilified by his peers and finally ousted by the monarch. However, his teacher strongly recommended him in front of the monarch, and he was reinstated, even passing Grade 4. Zeng Guofan was very grateful to the teacher for his help. But the family is poor and has no money. Knowing that the teacher likes antique calligraphy and painting very much, he gave his favorite two priceless antiques to the teacher, one is Ping Tie and the other is Cai Jing's Dou Fang.

Second, the emphasis on gifts Because Zeng Guofan knows some knowledge of antique appreciation, he usually has some collections. At the same time, he also knows that his teacher likes to collect antiques, calligraphy and painting, and he wants to give the treasures he has been collecting to his mentor. These two treasures were given to him by a rich family when he was admitted to Jinshi. Because Zeng Guofan usually doesn't care about gold, silver and jewelry, but he likes antique calligraphy and painting very much. He was poor and didn't sell these antiques he liked at that time. The teacher is like reappearing the kindness of his parents, and he can only give his favorite items to the teacher to show his gratitude to the teacher.

Zeng Guofan thanked his teacher for his support and help, which made him successful in officialdom. So I gave two of my favorite antiques to my teacher, Zhang Mu. Zeng Guofan's gift-giving method is that if you want to give them, you must give them something that others like but can't get, so that others can remember your kindness all their lives and come out to help you as soon as you are in trouble. This way of giving gifts to Zeng Guofan was later learned and used by other court officials.