Zeng Guofan (1811~1872) was born in Baiyangping, Xiangxiang, Hunan. In his early years, he was keen on fame and fortune. 1838 into imperial academy. After more than ten years, he devoted himself to studying ancient poetry and Buddhism, and became an orthodox feudal philosopher, known as "the first-class Confucian scholar" and "a generation of Confucian scholars". /kloc-at the beginning of 0/853, the Taiping Army marched into Hunan, and Emperor Xianfeng ordered Zeng Guofan, the left assistant minister of the official department, to "assist fellow villagers in handling the affairs of searching bandits in the province". Zeng Guofan gave up writing and became a martial artist. Since Ying Yong, he has raised the army and navy and established the Xiang Army. 1853, Zeng Guofan issued a counter-revolutionary declaration in Xiangtan, which was supervised by Dong. At the beginning of April, the Taiping Army defeated the Xiang Army Division in Yuezhou, and then hit the navy division led by Zeng Guofan in Jinggang. Zeng Guofan jumped into the water with indignation and was rescued by the people around him. It coincided with the victory of Taqibu, the general of Xiang army in Xiangtan battlefield, and the Taiping Army was forced to withdraw from Hunan, and Zeng Guofan's Xiang army turned the corner. After August of the same year, Xiang army successively captured Yuezhou, Wuchang and Hanyang, and defeated Taiping Navy in Tianjia Town. Zeng Guofan has controlled the upper reaches of the Yangtze River since then. 1February, 855, Zeng Guofan counterattacked, and Hukou, Hunan Navy, was defeated. Zeng Guofan once again plunged into the water, was rescued by the left and right, and then led the remnants to Nanchang. The following autumn, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Tianjing were in trouble, regrouped their troops, launched a counterattack, and occupied Wuhan, Jiujiang and Anqing again. 1860, promoted to governor of liangjiang. The following year, the military affairs of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces were controlled, and the soldiers captured Zhejiang in three ways, supported Shanghai and besieged Tianjing. 1in July, 864, Tianjing was captured, and Zeng Guofan was given the title of first-class marquis and added to the Prince Taibao. 1865 transferred to an imperial envoy to fight against the Nian Army. Because of repeated battles and defeats, he asked for leave to stay in the camp. Later, he served as the governor of Zhili and was transferred to the governor of Liangjiang. 1872 died in Nanjing at the age of 62. This series of books is the complete works of Zeng Gong.

Zeng Guofan