Couplets written by Zeng Guoquan of the Qing Dynasty.
Qing Dynasty. Zeng Guoquan
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Zeng Guoquan (1824-1890), also known as Zeng Zizhi. A native of Baiyangping, Hetang 24th Capital, Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province (now Heye Town, Shuangfeng County). He entered a private school when he was young, and then studied at Yuelu Academy, where he studied under Ding Shanqing. In the second year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1852), he was selected as a Gongsheng student. He was the ninth brother of Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, and one of the main generals of the Hunan Army in the late Qing Dynasty. In his early years, he followed his brother Zeng Guofan to build the Hunan Army. From the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, he led the army alone. For his "meritorious service" in attacking the Taiping Army, he was awarded the title of "Brave Batulu" and a first-class title. In the third year of Tongzhi (1864), he was awarded the title of first-class earl for his "contribution" to the city's destruction. During Tongzhi's reign, he worked with Guo Songtao and others to edit and usurp "Hunan Tongzhi". In 1856 (the sixth year of Xianfeng), he led the Hunan Army to aid Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, and fought against the Taiping Army. It was called Jiziying and was the direct line of troops of Zeng Guofan. In May 1860, Anqing was besieged. Captured in September 1861. In 1862 (the first year of Tongzhi), he was awarded the title of inspector envoy to Zhejiang and chief envoy to Jiangsu. In May, he besieged Tianjing (today's Nanjing City). In 1863, he was promoted to governor of Zhejiang. In July 1864, Tianjing was captured. They burned, looted and looted for 7 days and 7 nights, and bloodbathed the whole city. In 1866, he was transferred to the governor of Hubei Province, but due to the failure of the battle against the Nian Army. In 1867, he retired due to illness. After 1875 (the first year of Guangxu), he successively served as governor of Shaanxi and Shanxi, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and then governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. In the 10th year of Guangxu (1884), he served as Minister of Rites, Governor of Liangjiang and Minister of Commerce. In the fifteenth year of Guangxu's reign (1889), he was granted the title of First-class Wei Yibo and the title of Prince Taibao. Documents such as "Manuscript of Qing History" and "Biography of Qing History" include several major biographical materials such as "The Biography of Zeng Guoquan" and the chronology of the Zeng family compiled by Liang Xiaojin. He died of illness in Nanjing in 1890 at the age of 66. His posthumous title is "Zhongxiang". In the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), the "Complete Works of Zeng Zhongxianggong" (a total of 6 volumes, published by Yuelu Publishing House in November 2006) was published and handed down to the world, including memorials, letters, collections, comments, chronicles, and Rong Ai Lu***67 Volume, approximately 1.75 million words.
Zeng Guoquan's self-titled couplet
The flowers in the vase fall and the inkstone fragrance returns; the bamboos on the window sound and the sound of the piano enters the strings. ——Self-titled study couplet in running script and ink. Zeng Guoquan reads and writes so elegantly, which shows that he is a good person. The words have the fragrance of flowers and the book has the charm of bamboo. The leisurely mood is vivid on the paper.
Heirlooms are virtuous but honest; life is unremarkable but straightforward. ——Zi Zhen’s handwritten couplets in regular script and ink script
My family has no special possessions and enjoys playing music and writing; I am born with a noble and elegant sect. ——Self-titled couplet in regular script and ink script
Be upright and calm, be gentle and modest, and be happy; be famous and be virtuous, be careful and speak eloquently. ——Self-titled couplet written in regular script and ink script
Couplet written by Zeng Guoquan
My heart is brighter than the moon; I am very happy and like a fish. ——Inscribed on Changjia Manor in Yuci County, Shanxi Province. The "Changjia Manor" in Yuci County is even more majestic and unique, attracting the attention of thousands of people. Changjia Manor covers an area of ??600,000 square meters, with 4,000 houses, more than 50 buildings and 13 gardens. Its large scale, exquisite conception, rich culture, and exquisite carvings are said to be comparable to the royal gardens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At that time, the Changjia Manor was said by some historians to be an art palace with five thousand years of splendid culture of the Chinese nation.
Maodian is awarded far away, and the grace is strong in this palace; Fang Huiyong style, Zeyan Xijiang River. ——Title (then Governor of Gansu and Shaanxi) Memorial Archway for Mrs. Wu Li Ruren’s Festival of Filial Piety in Luzhou, Sichuan Province
Zeng Guoquan’s Congratulatory Couplet
Sandao Road Shenfu Langyuan; Jiuxia Winery Full Play Juntian. ——Gift to Grand Duke Zhisen, dear ancestor
Integrity and filial piety are inherited, and their virtues will be carried down through the generations; hardness and softness are combined, and merit is added to the people. ——Gift to the Qing Dynasty? Wang Qi'en, the prefect of the Ministry of Household Affairs to be replaced Wang Qi'en (1836-1898), whose courtesy name was Gangtang and whose name was Ruichen, was from Xinnanfang, Xugou County, Shanxi Province. He was fascinated by calligraphy when he was young and traveled with Qin Donglai in Shouyang. He is tall and has bright eyes. He talks about things confidently, calmly and decisively. The family has hundreds of thousands of volumes of books, and more than 200 paintings and calligraphy by famous people from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. He is highly accomplished in calligraphy and has many copywriting posts on calligraphy. I once climbed Mount Tai in the East and carved big characters on the stone wall. He was also fascinated by epigraphy.
He once used a broom to write characters of more than ten feet on the snow, which Qin Donglai admired very much. When he grew up, he became a student in the county. The family was rich in wealth. During the Xianfeng and Tongzhi years, he supported the army many times, and the government awarded officials to Yuanwailang. When he was assigned to serve in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Qi Junzao, a scholar who retired and lived in Beijing, advised him: "You should continue studying to increase your talents, and don't rush to become an ordinary official." He was deeply moved and went home to continue studying. Tongzhi Renxu (1862) passed the imperial examination. In Ding Mao (1867), the Nian army attacked Shanxi from Shaanxi. At that time, Qi Shi of Shouyang stayed at home to observe filial piety. The imperial court ordered him and Qi Xing to handle the public security issues in Shanxi Province and rectify discipline to ensure peace of mind. Since the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing court believed that Shanxi was the main source of military pay, and advocated all-out efforts to protect the security of the territory and prevent it from being harassed. After the incident subsided, he was given priority for employment. When a famine broke out in Shanxi during Guangxu, Dingchou and Wuyin (1877-1878), the imperial court ordered Yan Jingming to supervise disaster relief. Shanxi Governor Zeng Guoquan also ordered to investigate the disaster situation and relief matters in Taiyuan and Fenyang. Wang often provided rice grains or salary money to help the victims. After the disaster relief, Governor Zeng Guoquan wrote this couplet as a gift. When he returned home to live, there were many affairs in the county, and officials and gentlemen often asked him to discuss them. From his great-grandfather to himself, everyone is well-versed in affairs and has done countless things to help others generously with his family wealth. Guangxu Dingyou (1897) was recommended as prefect and went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to wait for the appointment. He died in his residence in the capital in 1898 at the age of 62. His remaining works include several volumes of "Yunzhai Jinshi Kao", "Wuyanxuan Notes", "Quanbi Lingji Ancient Records", "Tea Tea Chat" and other books.
Zeng Guoquan wrote an elegiac couplet about a heroic young man who became humble in his later years but tried to make up for his mistakes with loyalty; Mr. Lai, a famous general in the southeast, took great pains to care for him, only for his brother Kun. ——Appendix: Zeng Guofan’s younger brother Zeng Guoquan (Zeng Yuanfu) wrote to save the Qing Dynasty? Hu Linyi, the governor of Hubei Province
The shogunate sealed the territory, the scholar Hou Bo, the filial and honest prime minister, the cardinal Shuti, and the person who was in danger for the world for twenty years, the soul Always around the emperor, there are towel fans in Hunan, Fujian and Zhejiang buildings, wheels in the desert, and feathers in the Central Plains. The majestic spirit of the powerful saint is ninety thousand miles away, and the sound and light shine far away across the sea. ——Wan Qing Dynasty? Zuo Zongtang, Minister of Military Aircraft and Walking in the Prime Minister's Office (34 34 = 68 words)
Congratulations to Zeng Guoquan Couplet
Thousands of years have passed, leaving me alone; after returning from a hundred battles Read more. ——Zeng Guofan gave a gift to his younger brother Zeng Guoquan (congratulations to Zeng Guoquan for his doctorate title)
Enter filial piety and loyalty, and achieve a glorious family title; become a close teacher and make friends, and educate later Kun. ——Zeng Guofan presented it to his younger brother Zeng Guoquan. This couplet was written by Zeng Guofan on March 8, 1860 for his younger brother Zeng Guoquan. The author had good intentions, but the results were ineffective. His younger brother and his family used their power to bully others and committed many evil deeds. First, the tomb was built in the Hong family's Maomiannao land without permission. "The Hong family was very dissatisfied." Secondly, "Yuanfu's new house was magnificent in scale, like a guild hall. Many of the large trees that were cut down on people's graves were left unexplained." Thirdly, "The children in the family were wandering around, and they were accustomed to the wind of playing and singing." In this regard, Zeng Guofan "was very worried when he heard about it," especially "the old and young in the family were accustomed to the three words 'arrogance', 'luxury', and 'yi', and they were really frightened." But it was just "fearful". Wealth and honor are punished by arrogance and luxury, which is the law of development of things. Mr. Zeng has "reached a high position" and it is inevitable that problems will arise in his family. If there is a problem, the person below is educated instead of scolded and scolded. This is what people with great cultivation do.
Be calm and unhurried in fighting, seek stability first and change second; do things quietly and odorlessly, be precise and simple at the same time. ——Zeng Guofan gave (admonition) to his younger brother Zeng Guoquan. Zeng Guofan went home to mourn his father's death on February 4, the seventh year of Xianfeng (1857), and lived at home. He believed that Zeng Guoquan's army was more vigorous than calm. Impetuous soldiers are taboo for military strategists. So he wrote this couplet as a gift to exhort his younger brother. Condolences for Zeng Guo-Tsuan Lian
Thousands of countries have lost two wise men, and they mourned the great Sima and the young master for a few months. The name change lasted for thousands of years, and Hu Wenzhong and Zuo Wenxiang became one person. ——Qing Dynasty? Yi Shunding, Supervisor of Jiangchu Transshipment, Zeng Guoquan changed his name to Hu and Zuo Gong. The sixteen-character heavenly words are very praiseworthy, and the odd number is also combined with Tangdi. He died one year old with Peng Yang, and the second and third generations were lost, especially the talents. Cherish the bamboo forest virtuous.
——Li Hongzhang, the leader of the Westernization faction and the Huai Army in the Qing Dynasty, led Zeng Guoquan to sweep away the smoke and dust of the Central Plains war for ten years. He once remembered that the iron rope crossed the waves, and the building and boat intercepted the shore. When he saw the elegant Confucian general, he waved his chen and raised his beard, vowed to burn incense in advance, and then followed the drum Climbing the Pipi, burying oneself under the stone to capture Li Yu; In 1967, we were in different places, lakes and mountains, chatting about romance. Every time I recalled the villa in Jiaojin, the small team of Yuan Rong, I felt so strong and honorable ministers. Yiwu was lost in Jiangzuo. ——Qing Dynasty? Huang Yisheng, Admiral of the Navy of the Seven Provinces of the Yangtze River, rescued Zeng Guoquan (48 48 = 96 words)
Commemoration, inscriptions, couplets of Zeng Guoquan
Maotou added names; magical skills were mixed vast. ——Anonymous title: Er Zeng Temple in Kaifeng, Henan Province (the temple is dedicated to Zeng Guofan and Zeng Guoquan, the same below)
To commemorate the virtuous people of the Song Dynasty, they are recorded in order according to their words and deeds. ——Anonymous title: Er Zeng Temple, Kaifeng, Henan Province
Career comes from virtue, becoming a famous general, a famous prime minister, not just a famous Confucian, Kuang pointed out the Tao Qian to the weak brother, and the emperor made the world hang down for thousands of years. Bamboo and silk fabrics are used to offer sacrifices starting from the Jifu period. They are like two rivers and two lakes, ending in two Zhejiang provinces, and ending at the Zhongzhou ancestral temple. They are allowed to be recommended for hundreds of generations. ——Anonymous title: Er Zeng Ci, Kaifeng, Henan Province (31 31 = 62 words)
Appendix: Zeng Guoquan’s anecdotes and interesting stories
〖Qishan Xiang〗 Qishan Temple is located in Minhou County, Fujian Province (Fuzhou City) Xinqi Village, Nantong Town, when you step into the temple gate, you will see four gilded and powerful large-character plaques hanging in front of you: "Mainxiong Hall". The plaque is vivid and dazzling against the bright and dark sunlight in the mountains, adding majesty to the main hall. Who inscribed these four characters? Take a closer look at the inscription: it turned out to be inscribed by Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang and Yipin Dingdai during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. According to legend, Zeng Guoquan followed his brother Zeng Guoquanfan to lead the powerful and brave Hunan army. He conquered the south and north to quell the chaos, suppressed the peasant uprising of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and served the Qing Dynasty. He made great contributions and was said to be "without Hunan, there is no army." This theory made the Hunan Army's reputation grow day by day. As a result, he was granted the title of governor or governor. But even though the governor was successful in politics and military affairs, his family life caused him troubles. The two wives in the family still have no heirs after many years of marriage. As a governor well-educated in Confucianism, the feudal defender's thoughts were particularly serious. He thought: If there are no heirs, who will inherit the fame, prominent status, and huge wealth that I have earned through many battles in the south and in the north? The two wives of the governor worshiped the Bodhisattva at home, kept burning incense day and night, and believed in Buddhism devoutly. They often asked their husbands to believe in Buddhism and seek children, and they often went out to pray to Buddhism. Zeng Guoquan accompanied him, driving back and forth to famous temples and temples every year. Over time, he gradually became a believer in Buddhism. At this time, the famous Qishan Temple in the south of the Yangtze River was gifted by the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu. As a blessing in disguise, the temple was renovated after the fire. Guangxu gave the temple the name "Qishan Wanshou Renrui Temple" and gave him three treasures from the mountain. He allocated some gold and silver from the treasury and drove half a Luan to transport them all the way from Beijing to Qishan. , and told all the officials along the way to greet him and see him off, with the order: "The governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guoquan, will supervise the details." Zeng was so happy that he went to offer incense with his wife, and all the way to Renrui Temple in Qishan. Later, at the invitation of the eminent monk in charge of Qishan, he inscribed a plaque for the newly completed "Main Xiong Hall". Governor Zeng was in the prime of life at that time, he was young and energetic, and he could write well, so this plaque is very strong and powerful. The day when the plaque was unveiled and hung up won the applause of hundreds of officials, local gentry, monks and pilgrims. Legend has it that what he did moved the Buddha. Later, the governor indeed had prosperous descendants, but his prominent authority and status could not be passed down from generation to generation. Zeng Guoquan, as a famous general of the Hunan Army, was able to come all the way to Qishan and sincerely worship Buddha and left a beautiful story.
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