A generation of ambitious figure Zeng Guofan

Author: Xiong Cheng
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Zeng Guofan was personally enfeoffed by Empress Dowager Cixi as the Grand Secretary of the Tiren Pavilion and served as the Governor of Jiangnan. Later, he was posthumously honored with the title of Wen Zheng. From achieving success at a young age to enjoying a prosperous career, whether in peacetime or during times of war, his principles of self-discipline, perseverance, selecting and appointing capable individuals, and judging the situation were fully demonstrated. He had a profound influence on later scholars, powerful officials, and upright and noble-minded people. It can be said that he was not only a key minister of the late Qing Dynasty but also the last official idol of feudal Chinese society.