Secondly, Zeng Guofan is an official who is strict with himself. 28 years old, admitted to imperial academy. Since then, he has soared. At the age of 37, he had become a senior official of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, he often reveals the embarrassment of living beyond his means in his letters, which is admirable for an official.
Thirdly, Zeng Guofan is a scholar with extraordinary ambitions. At the speed of his promotion, he would have become an important official of the Qing court if he hadn't met the Taiping Rebellion. It's only a matter of time. In the Taiping Rebellion, Zeng Guofan took Confucianism as the banner, gathered heroes from all sides and rehabilitated the rebellion, which can be said to have realized the ultimate ambition of literati since ancient times to "cultivate one's morality, govern the country and level the world".
Finally, Zeng Guofan was a reformer with outstanding foresight. With the development of the Westernization Movement, at least China began to face up to the relationship between China and the world with a more open attitude, and stopped indulging in the dream of "de-China". In this sense, Zeng Guofan contributed a lot to the development of modern China.
Reading Zeng Guofan's letters, we should not only admire his achievements, but also follow his example, devote ourselves to practice and achieve life.