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Chapter 214 Merging State Situation (21)

In Zeng Guofan's eyes, one must first understand one's own strengths and weaknesses, then make a plan that suits oneself, and persevere. It is easier to achieve satisfactory results without being too harsh and not setting flags indiscriminately.

"Perfect man" does not become in one month or one year, but decades of accumulation and precipitation, and the core of persistence is to know how to accept yourself, only in this way can you not be anxious in the process of moving forward.

From a low-ranking official to a generation of famous ministers, equivalent to a monthly salary of 3k to a partner with a monthly income of one million, how did Zeng Guofan manage to be so smooth in the workplace?
In his letter to his ninth brother, Zeng Guoquan, he concluded:
Proudness and talkativeness are the two disadvantages. Looking at the rise and fall of senior officials in the past, and the reasons for the misfortune and fortune caused by officialdom in recent days, it is not impossible not to regard these two as cardinals.

If you are proud and complacent, you will easily offend others, get yourself into trouble, talk too much nonsense, and complain too much. Not only will you feel flattery, but you will also give your superiors and colleagues an impression of being unrealistic.

It is not uncommon to see people with relationships in the workplace nowadays, and Zeng Guofan also refused:
My younger brother should always be in a hurry to seek talents. Even if he is a close friend, it is not suitable to stay for a long time, for fear that the wise will not want to work together.

People who are not suitable for the team, even close friends, should not stay for a long time, otherwise, gradually, truly talented people will not want to work with you.

In addition to talking about life experiences and the workplace, he also often cares about his children in his family letters. His second son, Zeng Jihong, passed the county examination. He should have continued the county examination to gain fame as soon as possible, but he wrote in the letter:

This year there is no need for a rural examination. Firstly, it is too early. Second, I am afraid that the body will be too weak to endure hard work. Those who have difficulty in reading, do not need to seek a deep understanding. Several times, read it several times tomorrow, it will be beneficial for a long time.

It can be seen that Zeng Guofan is well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of children, and will patiently guide and teach them in accordance with their own conditions. Zeng Jihong's ability to become a famous mathematician is inseparable from Zeng Guofan's teachings.

The Zeng family has always adhered to the motto left by him, "being cautious and alone will make you feel at ease, being respectful will make you strong, seeking benevolence will make others happy, and hard work will make you admire your gods".

If you can be cautious in your thoughts, words, and actions when you are alone, you will be able to be calm when you are in the world, and you will be respectful to people, things, and things. Admire it.

Today, there are more than 240 outstanding descendants, and there is not a single "prodigal son".

Zeng Jize, a famous diplomat who took back Yili and went to Britain, France and Russia, Zeng Guangquan who served as the ambassador of the Qing government to South Korea and Germany, Zeng Yuenong, a translator, Zeng Guangzhi, the founder of Chinese flavor chemistry theory...

After Zeng Guofan's death, his students Li Hongzhang and Li Hanzhang sorted out the content of all family letters, and published the first "Zeng Wenzheng Gong's Family Letter" and "Zeng Wenzheng Gong's Family Instructions", which had a huge impact.

Liang Qichao obtained a set of family education recipes from Zeng's family letter, so he has nine sons, all talented.

Qian Mu, a master of Chinese studies, even called it "a book that has always guided me in reading and being a man for ten years." Thanks to the admonitions of personal learning in the book, he constantly spurred himself, worked hard, and eventually became a generation of masters.

Zeng Guofan can be regarded as one of the most influential figures in Chinese history. As a very controversial figure in the late Qing Dynasty, since the late Qing Dynasty, the reputation that Zeng Guofan valued most during his lifetime has been "mixed with reputation and reputation".

From the "traitors" called by Zhang Taiyan in the Republic of China to the "traitors, executioners, and traitors" called by Fan Wenlan after liberation, Zeng Guofan entered history wearing these hats.

After the founding of New China, the older generation of historians spent a lot of thought on the proposition "Whether Zeng Guofan was an executioner or a pioneer of modernization".

Zeng Guofan can be regarded as one of the most influential figures in Chinese history. His life, wisdom, and thoughts have deeply influenced generations of Chinese people. People still talk about Zeng Guofan.

Some commentators said: If we judge by characters, Zeng Guofan is the last person in ancient Chinese history and No.1 in modern history.

Why does a person have both the good name of ZTE's famous minister and the notoriety of "traitor"?What is worthy of recognition is that both those who appreciate him and those who despise him highly praise his family letters. It can be seen that his family letters are not only a collection of letters recording family life, but also a collection of wisdom about how to behave in the world and how to manage a family and teach children. Book.

However, he also killed countless people, and his most justifiable reason for killing people was the most thorough negation with the destruction of the old system.

Zeng Guofan was not outstanding when he was a child, and he was not considered a gifted and intelligent person, but Zeng Guofan was diligent and studious since he was a child, and he endured hardships.

"Diligence can make up for stupidity", Zeng Guofan was familiar with the "Four Books and Five Classics" when he was 8 years old; when he was 14 years old, he was able to read classic books such as "Zhou Li" and "Historical Records".

It can be said that with hard work, Zeng Guofan mastered a relatively solid cultural knowledge when he was young, far surpassing the young talents of the same generation and the so-called "heavenly talents" who claim to be smart.

At the age of 27, Zeng Guofan took the imperial examination presided over by Mu Zhang'a, Minister of Military Affairs in the 18th year of Daoguang, with ease, and successfully passed the high school Jinshi, thus entering the tragic political arena of the late Qing Dynasty.

Facing the situation of corruption and decline in the late Qing Dynasty, outstanding politicians faced up to the difficulties with fearless courage and implemented a series of innovations:

Clean up the administration of officials, severely punish officials who are corrupt and pervert the law; emphasize "how difficult the people's livelihood is" and "put emphasis on agriculture as the top priority"; Loyalty to seek government"; Advocate integrity, implement benevolent government, develop national economy; not blindly xenophobic, earnestly study advanced Western technology...

These political views of Zeng Guofan were like a shot in the arm for the terminally ill late Qing Dynasty, which had a temporary effect of delaying the death of the late Qing Dynasty.

From the perspective of Zeng Guofan's strategic thinking of governing the army and the effect of its implementation, it is undoubtedly enlightened and advanced, with far-reaching influence.

Modern military strategists also drew lessons from it and highly praised it. Jiang Fangzhen, a famous military expert in the Republic of China, once praised Zeng Guofan as "a military genius".

Zeng Guofan formed a whole of his own on the basis of adhering to Cheng and Zhu Neo Confucianism during his years of serving as an official and governing the army.

On the one hand, he does not blindly worship Cheng Neo-Confucianism, but treats the limitations of its time objectively, and maintains an understanding, pluralistic and tolerant attitude in absorbing the essence.

On the other hand, Zeng Guofan believes that the limitations of Neo-Confucianism can be made up for by the resources of qi science. According to the theory of qi science "born with qi", qi is the basic element that constitutes the universe, and all things in the world are actually "the same body", but they are inherent. The atmosphere is different.

People are better than things, and saints are different from ordinary people. Ordinary people are more turbid and less energetic. It has to be said that Zeng Guofan's research on Neo Confucianism is unique, and he can be called a great scholar.

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