Author: Tang

This is a novel written by the author for 8 years. This book goes deep into Zeng Guofan's life-how he stood out from the crowd and how he saved himself at his peak.

There were many talents in the late Qing Dynasty, and Zeng Guofan was not humble at first. However, Zeng Guofan, with his insight into people, foresight in sizing up the situation, methodical determination, perseverance in overcoming desperate situations, and even ruthless hands at critical moments, stood out in the era of bloody battles and became a "famous minister of Zhongxing" to save the Qing Dynasty.

At the peak of his power, he took the initiative to hand over power, abolished the Xiang army, and the hero cut his wings and became one of the few people in history who both made great contributions and saved himself.

2. The front and side of Zeng Guofan

Author: Zhang Hongjie

This is a biography of Zeng Guofan. It not only tells the ups and downs of Zeng Guofan's life from the front, but also exposes many unknown aspects of him.

For example, he is not smart enough or even stupid. At the age of 23, he took seven exams before he won the top prize. He was arrogant and irritable, until he decided to become a saint at the age of 30, he was still a complete "little cynic"; He suffered five major humiliations in his life, but he still lived in a light cloud and a light wind.

The greatest value of this book is to restore the arrogant Zeng Guofan to a real person, an ordinary person with a great soul and human temperature.

3. Tang Hao Ming's evaluation of Zeng Guofan's letters.

Author: Tang

This book is a collection of letters written by Zeng Guofan to his family, and it is also his secret and profound spiritual monologue, which can lead us to Zeng Guofan's more real inner world.

These letters not only have the way to communicate with people, but also have the way of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Not begging for life, but sincerely. Under the comment of the famous historian Mr. Tang, a private Zeng Guofan appeared vividly in front of our eyes.

4. "Don Hao Ming's Comments on Zeng Guofan's Memorial"

Author: Tang

Zeng Guofan's memorial is the textbook of workplace report. It not only includes the principles and methods of knowing, employing and controlling people, but also represents the philosophy of life of China people.

Tang selected 47 paragraphs from more than 2000 paragraphs in Zeng Guofan's Letters and commented on them. While analyzing Zeng Guofan's writing style, he helped us tick off the wonderful words in the article, so that we could better understand the essence of the paper.

5. History of Miscellaneous Notes

Author: Zeng Guofan

As early as 100 years ago, Zeng Guofan had made a list of books, including Historical Records, Hanshu, Zhuangzi and Poems of Tang and Song Dynasties. Of course, it is not a simple list of books in the traditional sense, but a collection of ancient China classics with Zeng Guofan's self-elements. It can be said that this miscellaneous banknote has injected Zeng Guofan's life's hard work.