Zeng Guofan's family is in the countryside, and teenagers are eager to learn. Daoguang thirteen years (1833), 23 years old. He took the science exam for the first time and won the top prize. The following year, he entered Yuelu Academy, and won the 36th place in the provincial examination in. The following spring, Dong Jun went to Beijing to take the exam, but he failed. After two exams, I failed. In the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), he went to Beijing for an interview again, ranking 42nd among the top three scholars. He ranked first and third in the imperial examination. After the examination paper was presented to Daoguang, he was selected as a first-class and second-class. At the age of 28, he was admitted to imperial academy as Jishi Shu. Later, he got a bachelor's degree in cabinet, and served as assistant minister in the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of War, Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Official Affairs. After his release, he formed the Xiang Army, initiated Westernization, served as the governor of several provinces, ranking third, and became the minister with the greatest meritorious service, the greatest power and the highest rank in the Qing Dynasty.

What about left?

When Zeng Guofan entered Beijing as an official, Zuo was very depressed. When the Taiping Army rose, Zuo became the adjutant under the account of Hunan Governor Luo Bingwen, and stayed for six years.

Zeng Guofan's official career was smooth sailing, and Zuo Kechang was frustrated.

Zeng Guofan is sincere and slow in language.

Zuo is arrogant, sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued.

Zeng Guofan's way of multi-official harmony.

The straightforwardness of the left literary style.

Zeng Guofan organized in Hunan, and Zuo also worked as a teacher in Hunan.

Two cockfights together, I feel a little brave.

Look at a couplet first:

Ji Zi's talent is high, which often disagrees with my opinion.

When a vassal is a country, ask him how the economy has been.

The first part is said by Zeng Guofan, which is very clever. Yes, the word is left. Left is both left and contradictory.

With the fame of the official at that time, he was much older than Zuo.

According to today's statement, it is the leader who speaks, boy. Listen.

Zuo was not crushed to death by the authorities.

His answer was frank and clever.

Zeng Guofan sealed Hou, so he was called Fan Hou.

As a government official, you never know anything about economy and people's livelihood. Zeng refers to both Zeng and He Zeng.

Left don't give leadership face, language is disdain.

If Zeng Guofan is petty and secretly gives his left little shoes to wear, there will be no "left" in Xinjiang in the future.

Zeng Guofan is Zeng Guofan.

There was a great thinker named Han Fei during the Warring States Period.

His political thoughts are law, art and potential.

Law refers to written law.

This is also a way for the king to control his subjects.

Potential is the supreme power of a king.

Han Fei has two famous sayings in recommending talents:

Keep your relatives at home, and keep your enemies outside.

Your relatives are talented, recommend them to be officials, and don't avoid them just because they are relatives; Your enemies are all talented people. You don't recommend them to be officials because you are enemies.

The core is that no matter relatives or enemies, as long as they are sages, they should be recommended.

Throughout ancient and modern history, how many politicians can have such a mind?

Zeng Guofan is a politician with this kind of mind.

He valued the left talent and didn't offend himself because of his collision.

He has plenty of opportunities to clean up the left.

1857, Zuo was in trouble in Hunan.

It was a corruption case in Fan Xie.

Obviously it was corruption, but he accused the left of corruption and went straight to Xianfeng Emperor.

Emperor Xianfeng ordered the governor of Huguang to find out the case, and even ordered the official document: "If Zuo violates the law, he can immediately enforce the law on the spot."

It can be seen that sometimes the standard of black and white can be changed and varies from person to person.

Of course, good people want to be safe all their lives, but they may not be safe all their lives.

Zuo, who is proud of himself, suffered this injustice and his inner anger could not be released.

Although Hu Linyi, Luo and others argued, Zuo did not lose his mind.

The official career is sinister and disheartened. Looking back at the boundless sky, he intends to retire to the nymphs and die in a cloth.

Zeng Guofan didn't hit people when they were down, and opposed the left hand of friendship.

He invited Zuo to be a guest in the army and had a talk, which was very enthusiastic.

The influence of Taiping Army is expanding day by day, and Emperor Xianfeng is reminded of Left again.

After all, the emperor is wise. He didn't directly ask Zuo, but asked Zeng Guofan: Can Zuo's cave small capacity machine go back to the local organization to practice?

The emperor asked vividly, perhaps he already knew that he had made bad friends with the left. If Zeng Guofan has a gap, he won't use it. The charge originated from Zeng Guofan.

What a Zeng Guofan.

He immediately called the emperor: "Zuo has just learned to endure hardships, and he knows how to make good use of opportunities ... to give him a place where he can work with peace of mind, and he will thank him for his kindness and benefit the situation."

There is still a trace of bad feelings when you praise the Left so much.

The emperor ordered Zuo Tang Zong to "ask Zeng Guofan to help with military affairs."

Left has another chance to expand.

Zeng Guofan, he immediately asked Zuo to go back to Hunan to recruit and go to Jiangxi to fight the Taiping Army.

Left has the space and time to make contributions.

Zuo has an army to show his military talent.

He was independent, and he was famous for his repeated battles and defeats of the Taiping Army in Jiangxi.

Facing the rise, Zeng Guofan admired Zuo deeply. Report and recommend many times.

"The dispatch is very fast, and the soldiers use their lives ... when they just formed a new army, they became enemies, leaping into battle during the day and managing things at dusk. It is really hardworking and unusual. "

Zeng Guofan came up with a diligent word alone, which really had his intention.

Officialdom emphasizes the words "bright, cautious and diligent".

Clear and white, cautious, diligent and diligent.

Zuo was an official, saying that he was clean and had no work to do; Caution makes no difference to him. Only hard work can be regarded as loyal service.

Zuo got Zeng's help, and good news spread frequently.

Zeng Guofan was not jealous at all. He said: "With a new audience of 10 million in Qian Qian, we can defeat ten times as many fierce thieves, judge the enemy's situation according to the place, and store up opportunities as morale. It's really profound and wise. The more you judge, the better. "

Based on the meritorious military service, Zeng Guofan wrote very calmly. The left is weak and the enemy is strong, and the less wins the more, sizing up the situation and showing a little talent, which makes Zeng Guofan gasp in admiration. The implication is that it is only useful.

Zeng Guofan lived in officialdom for a long time and didn't know the consequences of sponsoring the Left. Once Zuo is promoted, it will inevitably obscure some of Zeng Guofan's brilliance. With left talent, his reputation will be even greater in the future, and he may even replace it.