1, Zeng Guofan (181year165438+1October 26th-1March 872 12). Hunan Changsha Prefecture Xiangxiang (now Ye He Town, Shuangfeng County, Loudi City, Hunan Province) people. From the official to the University of Wuyingdian and the Governor of Liangjiang, during the Tongzhi period, he was awarded the first-class Yi Hou Yong, and was awarded the posts of hereditary replacement and literary integrity. His father, Zeng Linshu, is a teacher in a private school. He tried and tried for several years, almost 50 years old. After breaking into the system, Zeng Linshu knew that he had failed to make progress, and he was unable to go any further. He just pinned all his hopes on his son. Every day, the old scholar carefully urges his sons to study hard and repeatedly emphasizes: the same Lao Tzu, the same dream.

2. In the sixth year of Daoguang, Zeng Guofan 15 years old, and the boy in Changsha was ranked seventh.

3. In the thirteenth year of Daoguang (1833), I was 22 years old in the autumn and was admitted to Xiangxiang County as a scholar! From then on, you don't have to kneel when you see the magistrate.

In the second year, he took the provincial examination in Hunan and was awarded the title of "Master". Obtained the qualification to take the exam in Beijing.

5. In the fifteenth year of Daoguang, Zeng Guofan went to Beijing to try and failed the exam! After lying in the exam, I refused to go home. I lived in Changsha Guild Hall in Shi Jing and studied hard. Next year, I will try again! Take a lie-down exam and go home for the New Year. Many years later, Liu Rong and Guo Songtao, two fellow villagers linked by fate, founded Xiangxiang Guild Hall in Changsha.

6. In the eighteenth year of Daoguang (1838), 27-year-old Zeng Guofan went to Beijing for three trials. Ranked in the top three and forty-second, he was endowed with the background of scholars. In the same year, Li Wenan (Li Hongzhang's father) also graduated. When he entered imperial academy, he was appreciated by Zhang Mu, a generation of psychologists, the head of imperial academy and the minister of military affairs, and taught him: "You must love talents and not be greedy for money, but you are smart by nature and take bullying as a service." Zhang Mu recommended him to take the North Korean exam and was elected as Jishi Shu of imperial academy, eventually becoming a national reserve cadre.

7. In the 20th year of Daoguang (1840), he took the imperial academy exam. Nineteen students, second class, were kept in the museum and awarded once by imperial academy, with a grade of seven. Three years later, I was promoted to undergraduate teaching, from the fourth grade. In the same year, he became an examiner after taking the provincial examination in Sichuan. He returned to Beijing at the end of the year and served as the school manager of the Forbidden City Library. Zeng Guofan, 32, was depressed: This is not the result I want. Boring. I used to run the school at home. At that time, Li Hongzhang would try his best to get the second place, but he didn't get it, so he worshipped Kao Ba as his mentor. However, Li Hongzhang was lazy by nature and stayed up late. Zeng Guofan scolded him: "Shao Quanlin, since you are under my account, I have something to say to you. There is only the word' sincerity' here. " I left without saying anything. Let's stifle our dreams! Li Hongzhang was "frightened".