Zeng Guofan was in the front and left behind for three reasons:
First, because Zeng Guofan is old,
Second, because Zeng Guofan has a higher family name,
Third, because Zeng Guofan entered the official career earlier than the left.
When Zeng Guofan was an official, Zuo was still an unknown juren. Since then, Zuo stepped into the official career and became the governor of Zhejiang. It is because of Zeng Guofan's recommendation that he is unique. It was his protege who was recommended to be modest, but Zuo didn't want to. Zuo and Zeng Guofan are brothers, whether in public or private.
The main influence of Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan, as a famous politician in modern times, was indifferent to the corruption and decline of the Qing dynasty after the "prosperous period". He said: "The country is poor, but people are scattered, which is very serious." As for "scholar-officials are used to being worried and accommodating", "prosperous times are neither white nor black, neither painful nor itchy" nor "hating secondary bones".
He believes that "the bad governance of officials is all caused by group curtains, and it is sincere to seek officials to eliminate the disadvantages of curtains." Based on this, Zeng Guofan put forward that "the administration should get the people first", and those who want both morality and tools in times of crisis should advocate honesty, respect benevolent government, oppose tyranny and disturb the people, and must severely punish those officials who take bribes and pervert the law and enrich themselves.