Chairman Mao: Silly and approachable, it is perfect to serve Ceng Wenzheng alone and watch him clean up the battle of Hongyang. If you change places with people today, can it be so perfect? Liang Qichao: My name is Ceng Wenzheng Ji and I have to repeat it three times a day.
Throughout Zeng Guofan's life, it can be roughly divided into the following stages.
I. Childhood
Everyone must have heard the story of a child's endorsement when he was a child. One day, a thief sneaked into Zeng Guofan's house and wanted to steal something, so he hid it on the beam and the thief watched.
Seeing the endorsement at the bottom, I thought, when I finished writing at the back of the book, I would come down and steal something. However, a few hours later, Zeng Guofan still endorsed at the bottom, and the thief couldn't wait.
Then he jumped down from the beam and sarcastically said to Zeng Guofan, I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen you so stupid. I can recite them. So, this thief in front of Zeng Guofan, from beginning to end,
I recited an article from beginning to end, and sure enough, it was verbatim. Zeng Guofan looked at the thief dumbfounded, but the thief did not agree and left.
This incident reflects Zeng Guofan's IQ, that is, ordinary people, and there is nothing extraordinary. However, many years later, Zeng Guofan became the first of the four important ministers in the late Qing Dynasty, and the thief was still a thief. Why? This is related to the following stages.
Second, the juvenile school stage.
Lao Zeng's family, turn around, no one is studying, they are all farmers. Through the efforts of several generations, I finally got a solid family business in Grandpa Zeng Guofan's generation, but it still exists.
A serious problem, there are no scholars at home. Finally, Zeng Guofan's father broke the spell. However, Zeng Guofan's father took part in 16 after having obtained the provincial examination, but he still failed to get into the examination (17 after having obtained the provincial examination successfully).
It can be said that IQ is average. As a son, Zeng Guofan had a similar experience with his father. I took part in the rural examination six times, but I still didn't get the scholar. Everyone advised Zeng Guo.
Fan, stop reading. Not reading material. Neighbors say so. What does the examiner think of Zeng Guofan? The examiner really hated Zeng Guofan, and once took an examination of Zeng Guofan.
Volume, as a negative teaching material, posted on the wall of the examination institute to warn future generations! Don't follow the trend! But Zeng Guofan just looked at it and didn't take it to heart.
Zeng Guofan, who participated in the provincial examination for the seventh time, was finally admitted to the scholar. Since then, Zeng Guofan's exam career has been smooth sailing! I took the exam once, and the next year I took the Jinshi exam. Zeng Guofan was only 27 years old this year.
Zeng Guofan later summed up his attitude towards learning: do things according to destiny. In other words, when you take the exam, you should carefully prepare for the exam and finish the exam. Of course, everything must be
On the basis of practical basic skills, others may take shortcuts, but he will not. Moreover, Zeng Guofan has read many poetry books since he was a child. The rich family environment has created good reading conditions for him.
Third, the official stage in Beijing.
Zeng Guofan was assigned to imperial academy after he was admitted to Jinshi. Before entering Beijing, Zeng Guofan brought a lot of money from home. Seeing this, many people began to wonder! It's really a great experience to be an official in Beijing and bring your own money. However, it is true.
Zeng Guofan was appreciated by Emperor Xianfeng. Through seven years' efforts, he was promoted from a small official with seven products to a big official with two products, but Zeng Guofan still did not get rid of poverty and the court.
It's not enough to give yourself a salary. You can only wait for local officials to come to Beijing and ask for a job to receive a symbolic tip to maintain the basic life of the family. Zeng Guofan later recalled:
During my days as an official in Beijing, I especially missed my hometown and my relatives, but I couldn't make up for the travelling expenses on the road, so I couldn't go home!
It can be seen that Zeng Guofan is relatively clean as an official. Although life was difficult, he persisted. Zeng Guofan's life creed is: modesty and dedication.
Fourth, the leader of the movement to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
When the Qing government was suppressed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zeng Guofan volunteered and founded the Xiang Army. But this unit is funded by itself and does not belong to the regular army.
There were two regular armies in the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners and green camp. However, because the troops were too scattered, they could not be effectively concentrated in emergency operations, when bureaucratic corruption was serious. On this point.
In contrast, Zeng Guofan founded Xiang Army, which initiated "military career" and "military and political education". Later, Zeng Guofan's army lived up to expectations and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement failed.
Zeng Guofan was not a soldier, but he had excellent military command ability, which made all civil and military officials sit up and take notice at that time.
Five, the Westernization Movement period
Anqing Inner Ordnance Institute was established in Anqing, trying to learn western technology and manufacture new guns and ammunition. This was the first military workshop in the Qing Dynasty to manufacture modern weapons by hand.
It can be seen that Zeng Guofan is a pioneer of the times who keeps pace with the times, dares to innovate and has national feelings!
Sixth, old age.
As we all know, both ancient people and modern people pay great attention to Feng Shui, and Zeng Guofan is no exception. Once, someone found Zeng Guofan a treasure house of Feng Shui, a master of Feng Shui.
Tell Zeng Guofan that if he is buried here, the Zeng family will be full of talents in the future. Zeng Guofan was very satisfied after his field trip, but at the same time he found a problem, although
This will ensure that our descendants and talents will come forth in large numbers, but it will block the feng shui of ordinary people. After that, we will change places!
Even so, Zeng Guofan's descendants are still brilliant. According to incomplete statistics, about 240 high-end talents have been trained for New China. Zeng Guofan's rigorous academic attitude and open-minded attitude towards life are worth learning from later generations.