Zeng Guofan (Volume 1 and Volume 2)

Author: Liu Xuehui
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), styled Bohan, styled Desheng. Born in Xiangxiang, Hunan. He entered the civil service through the imperial examinations and successively served as acting vice ministers of the ministries of War, Industry, Justice, and Personnel. The Taiping Rebellion provided him with a great opportunity to demonstrate his abilities and serve the Qing court. By training the Xiang Army and suppressing the Taiping Rebellion, he quickly rose to prominence and became a high-ranking and powerful "renowned statesman of the late Qing's rejuvenation." When Zeng Guofan was born, his great-grandfather dreamed of a giant python coiling around the beam, frightening him greatly. Although he was not the reincarnation of a python, he was destined to fight for the "true dragon emperor" and achieve earth-shaking accomplishments.