Zeng Guofan was nicknamed "Zeng shaved his head", not because he killed the Taiping Army, but because he opened a trial bureau in Changsha and killed too many so-called "bandits" in Hunan. At that time, the magistrate in Changsha was called Cang. He wrote a memoir which recorded the case of Zeng Guofan. At least four people were killed by mistake because of a case. It was an unjust case, but Zeng Guofan killed the good guys and set the bad guys free.

An old woman saw Zeng Guofan's head hanging high and said angrily, "What is this crime! Killing people is like shaving their heads. You shaved your head! " As a result, the old woman's angry words spread the nickname "once shaved"

Later, the Xiang army trained by Zeng Guofan suppressed the peasant rebels such as Taiping Army and killed more heads of the lower class poor. His nickname "Zeng shaved his head" spread wider, farther and deeper among the people.

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Zeng Guofan was born in a landlord family. He has been diligent and studious since childhood. He entered this school at the age of six. At the age of 8, he can read four books and recite five classics. At the age of 14, he can read Zhou Li and Historical Records. In the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), he entered imperial academy and studied under the military minister Zhang Mu. Reluctantly moved to a bachelor's degree in cabinet, assistant minister of does, assistant minister of military, industrial, criminal and official departments. We are close friends with university students such as Woren, Huining Road and Guizhen, and strive for "practical learning".

During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, Zeng Guofan formed the Xiang Army. After years of fighting, he turned the tide and wiped out the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Throughout his life, he pursued patience as the first priority, and advocated that everything should be frugal and not proud of being an official. He cultivated self-discipline, sought officials by virtue, put courtesy first, and sought politics by loyalty, and achieved great success in officialdom.

The rise of Zeng Guofan had a far-reaching impact on the politics, military affairs, culture and economy of the Qing Dynasty. At Zeng Guofan's initiative, he built the first ship in China, founded the first ordnance school, printed and translated the first batch of western language books, and arranged the first batch of students studying in the United States. It can be said that Zeng Guofan was the pioneer of China's modernization. Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi were called "Zeng Hu", while Li Hongzhang, Zuo and Zhang Zhidong were called "four famous ministers of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty". Official to the governor of Liangjiang, the governor of Zhili, the university student of Wuyingdian, the first-class Yi, posthumous title "Zheng Wen", later called "Ceng Wenzheng".

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