? Secret: Why did Zeng Guofan only trust Li Hongzhang all his life?

For me, if it is someone else's suggestion, he can ignore it, but he must listen. You know, being a minister for a lifetime is so full of peaches and plums that in the end, all officials dare to call Zeng Guofan a teacher and take pride in his student status. However, among so many students, only one person really got Zeng Guofan's approval. & gt This alone shows Zeng Guofan's appreciation and trust in Li Hongzhang. Zeng Guofan was puzzled by Li Hongzhang's statement that he would never enter Sichuan. He asked curiously, "What does this mean? Li Hongzhang replied: "First, judging from the current situation, although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom shows signs of coming back to life, its influence is only in southern Jiangsu and central Anhui. If Li Xiucheng is defeated in Anhui, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will go. At such a critical moment, my teacher is going to Naxi Qiaochuan. This is to seek further from the near, to forget the righteousness, and to give others the great achievements of destroying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and recovering Nanjing. This is definitely the worst policy! & gt>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > gt > gt > Although Shi Dakai is extremely brave, his troops are hooligans who have no roots and no water, and can't stand any big waves at all. As long as all parts of Sichuan make up their minds, take a clear-cut stand and defend themselves desperately, Shi Dakai will inevitably fail sooner or later. " Li Hongzhang's remarks made Zeng Guofan enlightened and delighted. Yes, it is better to end the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom than to go to Sichuan to make great achievements. Every time I think about this, Zeng Guofan will be secretly happy to have such a subordinate, and he even admires Li Hongzhang. But there is still a problem here, so Zeng Guofan continued to ask: "Since the emperor ordered me to go to Sichuan, we can't resist the imperial edict, can we?" For this question, Li Hongzhang said without thinking: "In a word, drag. 」>； "How to drag, how to drag, we have a plenty of ways. We can explain the interests to the emperor on the grounds that the Xiang army entered Sichuan and Anhui was empty, and the Taiping army would definitely fight back; In other words, Shi Dakai is a lost dog. It's enough for Sichuan defenders to enter Sichuan without items. Wait a minute. In short, as long as the teacher acts like he is in Sichuan, it is estimated that Emperor Xianfeng will withdraw his orders halfway. "At the back of the things, completely surprised li hongzhang. Soon after the item hit the road, Zeng Guofan received an imperial edict and ordered him to suspend his entry into Sichuan and attack Anhui with Hu Linyi. What happened to Shi Dakai completely fulfilled Li Hongzhang's prediction. After entering Sichuan, Shi Dakai was blocked everywhere. Finally, he was defeated and captured in the Dadu River, and generously went to Chengdu to die. & gt At this point, Shi Dakai, who fought in most of China and was known as the "King of Wings of the Commander-in-Chief of the Holy Spirit Telecommunication Army", finally ended his legendary life at the age of 32. From then on, Zeng Guofan was completely impressed by Li Hongzhang and placed infinite expectations on him. And Li Hongzhang's own brilliant life officially began from this moment. & gt