0 1. Overview of Zeng Guofan's life
Zeng Guofan is a serious Hunan native. He received a good education from an early age and achieved excellent results. He likes reading, writing and reading poems. At the same time, he also has strong leadership skills. He initiated the establishment of the Xiang Army in the late Qing Dynasty, and it was Zeng Guofan himself who led the army to suppress the uprising. Zeng Guofan has done a lot of things for the country in his life. Slowly but surely, he finally achieved the position of Governor of Liangjiang and University of Wuyingdian, right? Four famous ministers of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty? One, called by later generations? Ceng Wenzheng? .
02. Zeng Guofan's officialdom experience
Zeng Guofan is not the official second generation. His ancestors made a living by farming in their hometown of Hunan. Although they are farmers, they also have a good family. Grandfather and father had rich life experiences and accumulated some knowledge in their studies, so Zeng Guofan became enlightened at the age of five. Later, he passed the scholar's exam by his own efforts, and then won the prize. Zeng Guofan is a man who can persist. After many efforts, he finally passed the examination of Jinshi origin, and thus began a long official life. Zeng Guofan's road to officialdom is solid and fast. It took only ten years from entering the official career to taking the official position. He moved seven times in this decade. He is a very powerful official.
03. Zeng Guofan and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement broke out in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Zeng Guofan aimed at the opportunity and won it. He formed the original Xiang army in his hometown through personal connections, named it? Xiang Yong? . In addition to training the Xiang army, Zeng Guofan also wrote articles to analyze the uprising movement and mobilized some scholars from the highest moral point to oppose the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement. Unfortunately, the road is not smooth. Zeng Guofan once suffered setbacks and wanted to jump into the river to commit suicide. After being rescued, he rebuilt his confidence and army, and finally achieved remarkable results and was awarded a yellow jacket.
Zeng Guofan is also very knowledgeable. He pursued Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism and absorbed the essence of other schools. He wrote many works in his life and was also a great calligrapher at that time.