's Teachings to His Son

Author: Zeng Guofan
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Publish Date: 2002-06-04
Features: This book introduces the period from the second year of Xianfeng to the first year of Tongzhi; and from the second year to the tenth year of Tongzhi. "How tragic is the heart of all parents." In the world, all parents, except for Guo Ju who buried his son and Wang Yuhui who killed his daughter (drawing on the created by Wu Jingzi), are likely unwilling for their children to become dragons or phoenixes, or to ride dragons and phoenixes. At the very least, they hope their children can climb up the social ladder and find their way. However, the young masters and mistresses often lack the drive, even to the point of "voluntarily staying at the bottom," degenerating into night-roaming vultures and lazy snakes.