Zeng Linshu.
Zeng Linshu (October 9, 179 ~ February 4, 1857) was named Yuji, whose name was Zhuting. His ancestral home was Baiguo, Hengshan County, Hunan Province, and he was born in Hetang, Xiangxiang County (now Heye Town, Shuangfeng County).
Zeng Linshu is Zeng Guofan's father. At the beginning, he was a teacher in Shanxiang. At the age of 43, he participated in the 17th township, and finally he was admitted as a scholar. Only the descendants of Zeng Linshu's five generations, from the 12th year of Daoguang in Qing Dynasty to the last year of Guangxu, have produced two scholars, Zeng Guofan and Zeng Guangjun, and there are more than 2 people who have served as juren, excellent tribute and scholar.
Zeng Guofan and Ceng Guoquan, both governors, are famous gentry and active in urban and rural areas of Hunan. After his death, he was awarded Dr. Zhong Xian, Dr. Rong Lu and Dr. Guang Lu, and presented to General Jianwei, the University of Wuyingdian, the Governor of Liangjiang, the first-class Wei Yihou and the first-class Wei Yibo.
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1. Ceng Guoquan
Ceng Guoquan (1824—189), whose name was Yuan Fu, was Zeng Guofan's ninth brother and one of the main generals of the Xiang army. He was known as "Zeng Tietong" because he was good at digging trenches and besieging the city, and he was the governor of Liangjiang and the Prince Taibao.
in the second year of Xianfeng (1852), he was awarded excellent tribute; In the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856), he attacked the Taiping Army and won the title of "Weiyong Batulu" and a top hat. In the third year of Tongzhi (1864), he was awarded the title of first-class count with the "merit" of breaking the city. During the Tongzhi period, he edited Hunan Tongzhi with Guo Songtao and others.
after p>1875, he served as the governor of Shaanxi and Shanxi, and served as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. In the tenth year of Guangxu (1884), he was the minister of rites, the governor of Liangjiang and the minister of trade affairs. In the fifteenth year of Guangxu (1889), the title of Prince Taibao was added. The following year, he died in place and was named "Zhong Xiang".
2. Ceng Jize
Ceng Jize (December 7, 1839-April 12, 189), a famous diplomat in the Qing Dynasty and the second foreign minister in China's modern history, was also called "Guo Zeng" with Guo Songtao.
Ceng Jize, the second son of Zeng Guofan (the eldest son of Guo Fan), attacked the Marquis in 1877 (the third year of Guangxu). In 1878 (Guangxu four years), he became the Minister in Britain and France.
During the mission, I deeply understand the history and national conditions of various countries, study public international law, and investigate the industrial, commercial and social conditions of western European countries.
In p>188 (the sixth year of Guangxu), he was also the ambassador to Russia, and negotiated with Russia to recover Ili. On February 24th, 1881 (the seventh year of Guangxu), he signed the Sino-Russian Revised Treaty to recover the land and part of the rights in the Tex River basin of Ili, which was considered as a relatively successful diplomatic action in the late Qing Dynasty.
in p>1883 (the ninth year of Guangxu), the Sino-French war broke out, and it advocated "arguing with legal persons and never scratching". It is also sparse to "prepare for six strategies." In 1886 (the 12th year of Guangxu), he returned to China. He died in 189 (16th year of Guangxu) and was posthumously awarded to Prince Shaobao, posthumous title "Hui Min".
Ceng Jize is well versed in Chinese and western literature, works in poetry and prose, seals in calligraphy, and is good at landscapes, especially in painting lions. He is the author of Pei Wen Yun Lai Gu Bian, Shuo Wen Re Wen Bu Kao, Qun Jing Shuo, etc. Later generations compiled The Complete Works of Zeng Huimin Gong.
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