Be in " late Qing Dynasty 4 names official " in, ceng Guofan and left Zong Tang are two the most outstanding, especially Ceng Guofan, today's person still is opposite his take delight in talking about. Ceng Guofan arrived to still so tall person is enraged now, besides him it is official of one potential energy really besides, what must say is " Ceng Guofan a letter from home " famous to him huge action reached since spent promotion. Such looking, ceng Guofan is good at be an official not only, teaching filial side also is old hand of a connoisseur. If you already parenting, can break up however turn over this book, affirmative meeting has profit greatly. Say Zun Zongtang again, it is recover Xinjiang only this one thing lets his reputation Yuan Yang with respect to enough, more never mention it he is in other the ability of each respect also is very outstanding, so Zun Zongtang also is can Wen Nengwu's person.
It is big Qing Chongchen together, having remarkable ability again, these two people in the imagination in us just can not have a lot of be mixed, and sure meeting is being assisted each other, admiring each other, the relation is very reach the designated position. However the fact is not such.
The relation of true Ceng Guofan and left Zong Tang is more complex, very difficult one character, we speak of from Zun Zongtang's rise to power and position! Zun Zongtang is an aides and staff that in Ceng Guofan big run works only at first, although position is very low, but have an advantaged requirement however, can let Ceng Guofan notice him namely. The talent that gradually Ceng Guofan discovers this person is different from general, from now on Ceng Guofan recommends Zun Zongtang to the imperial court ceaselessly, zun Zongtang's position gets preferment ceaselessly. If do not have Ceng Guofan, do not have the Zun Zongtang later, ceng Guofan is the grace that has give somebody a new lease on life to Zun Zongtang.
However however you want to be less than the attitude that Zun Zongtang treats benefactor. He often is making public circumstance unbridled ground to criticize Ceng Guofan, see nowadays at epistolary have " country music energy of life is too heavy " " Cai Yitai is short of " " Yu Bing thing eventually Xian Wu is in " etc language.
1864, the Hunan that Ceng Guofan leads army breach of with one action the day capital that Hong Xiuquan holds (today Nanjing) , proclaimed of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.established by Hong Xiuquan during the Taiping Revolution. the largest of pleasant uprisings in China's history ruined. Exterminate peace and tranquility army can be an extremely big contribution, ceng Guofan reached peak in the prestige of the government and the public. Who returns this time dare affront Ceng Guofan? Zun Zongtang dare. Sign up for to imperial court achieve when Ceng Guofan " young day king already died at chaos army in " when, zun Zongtang go up however achieve says Ceng Guofan is lying, young day king did not escape however to death day Beijing. At that time Ceng Guofan what reaction unknown, most propbably is very angry!
So far, the issue that Ceng Guofan and left Zong Tang do not tackle known to all, one respecting Ceng Guofan mixes people Zun Zongtang these two people, can appear immediately in brains " dead correct " 3 words.
1872, ceng Guofan dies of illness, die at the age of is 62 years old. The family of this moment Ceng Guofan special fear a thing, that is Zun Zongtang send elegiac couplet, he can lend most propbably this opportunity again tongue-lash Ceng Guofan, and according to custom all elegiac couplet must be revealed come out, want to fear! But unexpected is the elegiac couplet of left Zong Tang,comparative to Ceng Guofan's evaluation however tall, ever family eventually easy at a heat, look he does not have mess things up, still considered " the dead is big " .
Ceng Guofan once had said " laic hope descendants is a magnifico more, beyond do not wish to be a magnifico " , although he resides perch personally, but never arrange any position to the son, and he himself is an official also is lifetime clean-fingered defend oneself, so Ceng Guofan dies the condition that Ceng Jia was immersed in poverty. With respect to the hand that in this moment a person reached aid, and this individual is Zun Zongtang actually! He called a person to send 300 two silver, want to know Zun Zongtang is not a corrupt official likewise, it is it is not easy to comparative to wanting to take out 300 two silver for him.
Ceng Guofan's smallest daughter Ceng Jifen to Zun Zongtang take care of be very obliged, there is very deep feeling suddenly when the Zun Zongtang of two rivers governor holding the post of when be visited later before Ceng Jifen, because Ceng Guofan also has become two rivers governor, and she has stayed in the building that Zun Zongtang plans her to live in one's childhood. She told Zun Zongtang this kind of feeling, zun Zongtang says to her, you regard here as your a married woman's parents' home! Zun Zongtang is very glad still later that the ground says to Ceng Guoquan he has regarded as Ceng Jifen oneself daughter.
When Ceng Guofan is fully contented, zun Zongtang did not flatter blindly, though he scolds word some of Ceng Guofan,compare extreme, but also not be blankety-blank. After Ceng Guofan dies, he reached the hand of aid in time, zun Zongtang's humanness must make a person admire.
