Li Hongzhang (1823- 190 1) is his protege official, a first-class Su Yibo Wenhua Hall, a university student, governor of Huguang, governor of Liangjiang, governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang, and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Zuo (18 12- 1885) was awarded the second-class official title, but the university student was Yan Wenxiang, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, governor of two rivers and minister of Nanyang, and two military ministers.
Zhang Zhidong (1837- 1909) has served as the governor of Shanxi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the governor of Huguang, and the minister of the two armies.
1 In terms of age, Zeng Guofan is the longest, followed by Zuo, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong are the youngest, Zeng Guofan is quite left, Li Hongzhang is a student, and Zhang Zhidong is a junior.
Militarily, Zeng Guofan led Li Hongzhang, the Xiang Army, to establish the Huai Army. Zuo, the commander-in-chief of Chu, was a Zhongxing minister who pacified the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so all three were knighted. However, Zeng Guofan had the greatest contribution, so he was awarded the first class merit, followed by the left class merit, and was awarded the second class merit by the first class merit for pacifying but so do dungans and recovering Xinjiang, and was posthumously named posthumous title. Li Hongzhang's military exploits are slightly inferior, while Zhang Zhidong is nothing.
From the point of view of mutual worship in the cabinet, all four are college classmates and nominal prime ministers. However, Li Hongzhang's portrait is the highest, followed by Wu Yingdian's, Tijen Pavilion's and Dongfang Pavilion's.
From the perspective of entering the pivot, only Zuo and Zhang Zhidong entered the military aircraft as military ministers and became real prime ministers. Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang have never been ministers of military affairs. However, Zuo served as minister of military affairs for a short time (about one year before and after), and Zhang Zhidong entered the military aircraft for only about two years in his later years. Both of them have not participated in maintenance for a long time.
According to his surname, Zeng Guofan was a scholar in the 18th year of Daoguang (1838). Li Hongzhang was a scholar in the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang (1847), 13 years old. Zhang Zhidong was a scholar in Tongzhi for two years (1863). Although he was late, he was listed as Tan Hua (the third in the first group). Zuo is a juren in 1832, and he has never been a scholar in his life.
Based on the above five points, finally consider their influence on modern history. Zeng Guofan is equivalent to Li Hongzhang and Zuo is equivalent to Zhang Zhidong.
If Zeng Guofan's 24 hits 17, the first one is Li Hongzhang 14, and the second one is tied with Zhang Zhidong 1 1.