So, does Li Hongzhang have any letters from generation to generation? It should be said that there are letters from home, but these letters have never been circulated in the hands of the world. As far as I know, Li Hongzhang's letters from home are still scattered everywhere and have not been unified. For example, in the reference room of the Institute of Modern History of China Academy of Social Sciences, there are dozens of personal letters written by Li Hongzhang to his brother Li Zhanghan. In addition, in the hands of Zhang Ailing's younger brother, a famous writer who has lived in seclusion in Shanghai for a long time, hundreds of personal letters written by his great-grandfather Li Hongzhang to his grandfather Zhang Peilun are still preserved, including dozens of letters written by Li to his daughter Ju Ou. As a descendant of the traitor Li Hongzhang who has been criticized for many years, the commemorative significance of preserving these letters may be far greater than the academic research value they understand. In fact, Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan, both politicians, are not the same. He didn't preach so much ethics in Zeng Guofan's letters, but talked about the facts and focused on housework. Even if this kind of letter from home is published, it is difficult to read it patiently and carefully if it is not a person who specializes in Li Hongzhang.
The author thinks that all kinds of letters published by Li Hongzhang are forgeries.