Zeng Guopan is one of the most influential figures in the history of China. He went to Beijing as a scholar from a remote mountain village in Shuangfeng, Hunan. After ten years and seven years in Beijing, he was promoted to ten levels. At the age of 37, he served as assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. Later, he returned to his hometown because of his mother's funeral, which coincided with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom sweeping across Hu Xiang. Forced by the situation, he set up a special militia in his hometown and went through hardships to pacify the world for the Qing Dynasty. He was named the first-class brave marquis of Wu, and became the first person to seal the marquis of Wu as a scholar in the Qing Dynasty. Later, he served as the governor of Liangjiang and Zhili, and the official was the first-class official. After his death, he was named "Zheng Wen". Zeng Guofan lived in a turbulent era, and the Qing Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and internal troubles followed. Because Zeng Guofan and others turned the tide, there was once a situation of "tongzhi Zhongxing". Zeng Guofan is the center of gravity in this transitional period, which has a significant influence in politics, military affairs, culture and economy. This influence not only played a role at that time, but also continued to this day, becoming the most prominent and controversial historical figure in modern China.