Zeng Guofan, the "first minister of ZTE" in the late Qing Dynasty, was also called "four famous ministers" with Zhang Zhidong, Li Hongzhang and Zuo, and was known as "Zheng Wen". He is a philosopher, politician, calligrapher and writer. Some people praised him as the first perfect man in history, but he was controversial because he was loyal to the Qing Dynasty and suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
In February of the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854), the Xiang army rushed out, and Zeng Guofan published "Seeking Guangdong Bandits". In this essay, he claimed that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement was a "poisonous creature" and "cited China's etiquette and ethics for thousands of years, once it was swept away.
This is not only a strange change in the Qing dynasty, but also a strange change in Ming religion since the opening of the port. Confucius and Mencius wept bitterly in Jiuquan, and then called for "anyone who can read and write can sit still", standing at the commanding heights of morality, so they mobilized the broad masses of intellectuals at that time to participate in the struggle against the Taiping Army, laying a solid foundation for future victory.
Zeng Guofan appointed Chu Ruhang as the commander-in-chief of the water army, Taqibu as the pioneer of the army, with 240 large and small ships and 0/7000 naval troops. In March, the war in Yuezhou was unfavorable. In April, it was defeated by Shi Xiangzhen, the Taiping Army, in the Jinggang water war. Zeng Guofan jumped into the water in a fit of pique, but fortunately he was saved by Zhang Shoulin, the chief of staff. Zeng Guofan was dismissed by decree because of the unfavorable war.
At this point, Taqibu and garrison Yang Zaifu and magistrate Peng Yulin led the army to conquer Xiangtan. On July 25, after reorganizing the land and water armies, Zeng Guofan set out to capture Yuezhou, killed Zeng Tianyang, the Taiping Army, conquered Chenglingji, and won three awards for his work.
65438+1October 65438+April, Wuchang and Hanyang were selected, and they were awarded two top hats for their meritorious service. They were appointed as the Governor of Hubei Province and awarded to Hualing. Because Zeng Guofan strongly refused, he was awarded the title of assistant minister of the Ministry of War. On February 2, 65438, Zeng Guofan captured Tianjia Town, killed tens of thousands of enemies, burned 5,000 ships and entered Jiujiang. Zeng Guofan was rewarded with a yellow jacket because of his good scheduling.
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In A.D. 1862, the Qing army besieged Suzhou, and the British army Chen Boer Yucheng defended Suzhou. Later, Li Xiucheng, a loyal soldier who was moved out of Changzhou, passed by Suzhou, even chose to turn a blind eye and avoid it, which eventually led to Chen Yucheng's death. 1864, Zeng Guofan besieged Nanking, and Li Xiucheng had 80,000 soldiers defending the Qing army. But in the face of Zeng Guofan's threats and inducements, he actually chose to surrender to the Qing army. .....
Later, in order to flatter Zeng Guofan and cater to the thoughts of Zeng Guofan's Ministry, he actively encouraged Zeng Guofan to send troops against the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, Zeng Guofan is a master of Neo-Confucianism in the late Qing Dynasty, and he is full of loyalty. Finally, he didn't listen to his advice. Zeng Guofan finally ended Li Xiucheng in order to prevent the news of soldiers urging rebellion from getting out.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zeng Guofan