From a stupid man to a saint, how did Zeng Guofan do it?

Although Zeng Guofan is good at learning, he treats people and things and knows the way of being an official, so he has risen to prominence and become a saint!

Although Tsang did not perform well at the beginning of his studies, he was able to achieve great results because of his perseverance in learning, perseverance in hard work, and perseverance in taking exams.

Because he works very hard, he always reflects on himself, and he reviews himself every once in a while.

Zeng Guofan was an ordinary ** in the Qing Dynasty, but in the end he left a deep mark on Chinese history and culture, becoming the "three immortal" legendary figures that Chinese dream of. His family letters have become classics for people to learn; Its outstanding military exploits have been passed down for centuries; His morality is enough to be a model for all generations. Why was the scholar Zeng Guofan able to achieve such great achievements?

It is worth pondering and learning. By reading a lot of Zeng Guofan's family letters, biographies, historical materials, etc., we may be able to interpret them from the following aspects.

First, the family has a good learning atmosphere, which has created a good environment for their study and study. Zeng Guofan's father has always encouraged Zeng Guofan to enter the official career through the examination, and study with his son in the examination, which gave Zeng Guofan a strong support and exemplary role in teaching by word and deed, Zeng Guofan never gave up learning throughout his life, even the war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is to read books and study when he has time, this attitude and practice of lifelong learning, for him to continue to grow and resist various setbacks to provide a strong spiritual support and provide ideas for solving problems. Continuous study broadened his horizons and mind, and the complicated experience of Qing Dynasty officialdom and the brutal war enabled him to get in touch with reality, apply what he had learned, and play a role.

His knowledge is supported by a large number of practices, and his conduct is also a summary of many years of officialdom.

Second, Zeng Guofan's perseverance is the foundation of his various achievements. Zeng Guofan's talent is average, or even low, but he can change his shortcomings through continuous learning, and give full play to the spirit of God's reward for diligence. As far as learning is concerned, he keeps a diary every day, practices calligraphy, composes, writes family letters, meditates, and can persevere for decades, which is not something that ordinary people can persevere.

His strong perseverance is vividly reflected in his studies. His strong perseverance was also an important reason why he was able to persevere to the end when fighting against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. During his nearly fourteen years of fighting against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he failed many times and committed suicide many times, but he eventually survived and no longer had any difficulty to defeat him.

War is the most challenging way to test and temper people. He introduced the Hunan army as a scholar and trained it into the strongest combat effectiveness of the Qing Dynasty, defeated the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in one fell swoop, and achieved world-class achievements. After that, he was able to retreat bravely, reduce the Hunan army, gain the trust of the imperial court, and get a good death.

His political wisdom is also very human.

Third, the turbulent situation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the Qing Dynasty also contributed to Zeng Guofan and provided opportunities. When the war came, most people were fleeing, including Zeng Guofan, who also wanted to protect himself at the beginning. However, the Confucian ideals of unity, family cultivation, governing the country, and leveling the world made him unable to give up and make a career.

In the end, he chose to fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with great difficulty, and went through a difficult journey unimaginable to ordinary people. It's hard to imagine now that a scholar leads troops to fight, leading the militia, and there is no military salary, the court still has a sense of precaution against you, how difficult is that? How can we survive without superhuman will and extraordinary political wisdom?

The war made him famous, and it also made him the last perfect man in the Great Qing Dynasty.