In the 16th year of Guangxu reign (1890), the governor of Hunan recommended him to work in the Ministry of War.
/kloc-entered Liu Kunyi in 0/894 and went to Shanhaiguan to defend against Japanese aggression. After his failure, he left his job and went to Beijing.
In the 28th year of Guangxu (1902), palace examination was a scholar and was promoted to the post of Minister of War. He also served as a scholar ambassador and consultant of Bibi.
In the 31st year of Guangxu (1905), he returned to Hunan, gave lectures at Shigu College in Hengyang and Longchi College in Hanshou, founded Hunan South Road Excellent Normal School (now Hengyang Normal College) and concurrently supervised Hengqing Normal School (now Hengnan No.1 Middle School).
From 65438 to 0909 (Xuantongyuan), he served as a member of Hunan Advisory Bureau, deputy speaker of Hunan Province and president of Hunan Education Society. Participated in constitutional monarchy activities and began to learn painting and calligraphy at the age of 50.
After the Revolution of 1911, he lived in his hometown Hengyang. Later, at the invitation of Li Ruiqing, he went to Shanghai to publish books for a living. He wrote the epitaph of a black woman, calling himself "Nanzong" and Li "Beizong", which is called "Nanzeng Beili" in the world.
19 15 autumn, I went to Shanghai to visit my old friend Li Ruiqing and stayed for him. After that, I settled in Shanghai to paint. Zeng, who is good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, and Li Ruiqing are also called "Southern Zeng and Northern Li", which is famous for a while. He is the author of Zuo Nan, Chronicle of Events in the Spring and Autumn Period, Chronicle of Emperors in Past Dynasties, Hetao Poetry and many volumes of calligraphy and painting. In his later years, he liked painting landscapes and ink plums, and advocated the homology of painting and calligraphy, which was as famous as Huang, Wu Changshuo and Li Ruiqing.
19 19, Zhang Daqian returned to Shanghai from Japan and became a teacher. He was the person who benefited the most from Zhang Daqian's life. According to Zhang Musheng's dream, Zhang's name is Ji Ji, and he is devoted to teaching. On the way, Zhang died of his fiancee's illness, so he was desperate and went to Ningbo to convert to Buddhism. I carefully enlightened him and took him to Huangshan to see the sea of clouds with pillow stones. After being introduced, I took Li Ruiqing as my teacher.
In 1930s, one of Zeng's ink paintings was selected for the China Celebrity Exhibition in Berlin, and was included in the Collection of China Famous Paintings edited by Liu Haisu.
1930 died in Shanghai on July 4, at the age of 70. Zhang Daqian helped the coffin to the teacher's hometown, built a hut next to the tomb, observed filial piety for a month, and left with filial piety.
193 1 year, buried in Tang Xian Village, Hengyang County, Hengyang City.