(Collectible Edition) The Complete Works of Zeng Guofan (Four Volumes in Linen Binding) (Collectible Edition Linen Binding)

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Features: Zeng Guofan spent his entire life in officialdom, enduring a rugged and perilous career filled with hardships. As a Han Chinese in the Manchu imperial ruling class, he had to meticulously navigate relationships with the emperor, imperial princes, and key Manchu and Mongol officials. As the supreme commander of the Xiang Army, he also had to interact with the Grand Council, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Revenue, among the six ministries. Externally, he faced intense military pressure from the Taiping Rebellion, while internally, he constantly dealt with provocations from various factions led by figures like Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang. This demonstrated his mastery in the political arena, a flawless art of power, reaching the pinnacle of political struggles and power operations in China's thousands of years of feudal society.