Why is Zeng Guofan respected by so many people?

First of all, I think there are many people who admire Zeng Guofan now, largely because of his Letters from Home, and secondly because of the ways and means he believed in in the process of being an official, even now, there are many advantages.

Zeng Guofan was very clever when he was young. He was born in a landlord family with a good family background, so he was able to receive education very early. With his own efforts, he was able to read through many books and masterpieces when he was young. But he didn't have any bad hobbies because of his background. On the contrary, he spoke highly of thrift. This was not easy in the upper class of feudal society at that time.

Secondly, Zeng Guofan has his own way of being an official, that is, no matter how high his position is, he will never do anything arrogant and treacherous because of his high position. In Zeng Guofan's idea, being an official is to ensure the stable existence of the royal family and the stable life of the people all over the world. It is precisely because of this benevolence of being an official that many people in later generations admire Zeng Guofan's idea.

Finally, Zeng Guofan's loyalty will be praised by future generations. Especially in the late Qing Dynasty, the country was faced with major problems of internal uprisings and riots and foreign powers' aggression. In order to solve this problem, Zeng Guofan stepped forward and established the Xiang army, suppressed the growing Taiping Heavenly Palace uprising, and continued to assist the Qing Dynasty without rebellion.