Zeng Guofan's younger brother Ceng Guoquan conquered Nanjing, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement ended here. At the moment, Zeng Guofan can be said to firmly hold most of the Qing Dynasty in his hand. Because Zeng Guofan had 300,000 Xiang troops, he contributed a lot to quelling the rebellion. Then, why can Zeng Guofan, who is so powerful in power and strength, become emperor? We must start with Zeng Guofan and the historical environment at that time.

First: Zeng Guofan understood that the anti-Qing dynasty predicted chaos in the world.

Zeng Guofan was a feudal intellectual who was particularly good at introspection. It is precisely because of such profound and comprehensive introspection that Zeng Guofan needs great courage to re-establish political power.

Moreover, at that time, the world powers coveted the undeveloped cake of China, and the corrupt and incompetent Qing government could carve it up at any time, and then it died. I personally suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement, and witnessed and experienced the scenes where the people were in trouble and the people were in trouble. Zeng Guofan won't do such a thing again. Perhaps this is a pity for the world.

Second: Zeng Guofan knew that internal friction would make the country die faster.

Zeng Guofan is familiar with the Book of Changes, and naturally understands that if he is full, he will lose. However, in fact, Xiang seems to be the most prosperous, which may be the beginning of the decline of Xiang army. 1864, Zeng Guofan apparently controlled 300,000 troops, but the actual control power was about120,000. He only took 50,000 people with him, and the remaining differences were divided into different factions: the Left and Shen Baozhen factions were more influential.

If Zeng Guofan rebelled, Zuo and Shen Baozhen would be the first to rebel. Naturally, you fight your own people. Shen Baozhen and Ceng Guoquan (Zeng Guofan's younger brother) clashed when they attacked Nanking. When Ceng Guoquan attacked Nanking, there was a shortage of food and grass and insufficient pay. Zeng Guofan repeatedly asked Shen Baozhen to send some hay and Ceng Guoquan, but Shen Baozhen ignored Zeng Guofan. This question is also a knot. So Zeng Guofan deliberately spared Guangde and Xuancheng in southern Anhui, let the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom enter Jiangxi, and embarrassed Shen Baozhen, the governor of Jiangxi.

Mr. Lu Xun once said: no one can; But not with me! Perhaps this is a deep-rooted jealousy, and I can't hide that others are better off than myself. This kind of internal friction will not necessarily achieve the expected effect, but will aggravate the country's demise. Zeng Guofan, who read sage books since childhood, would not choose this road. And he also knows that this kind of struggle has no practical significance.

It's not easy to call yourself king. Don't say that under such social conditions, the time is not ripe for Zeng Guofan, and Zeng Guofan's character also determines him, hoping to be an immortal courtier. Not a traitor who seeks power and usurps the throne.