The Ancient Taimiao Temple, originally a ancestral temple building for the ming and qing emperors, is a place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were dedicated to the ancestors and emperors of the ming and qing dynasties, in short, the family temple of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to pay tribute to the ancestors. Later, the taimiao temple was divided into two halls, the east hall dedicated to the imperial clan, and the west hall dedicated to the heroes of the opposite sex. Some courtiers who had made great contributions to Jiangshan Sheji could also enjoy the Taimiao Temple after death with the permission of the Emperor, which was said to be worthy of the Taimiao Temple.
Zhang Tingyu, the elder of the Three Dynasties of Kang Yongqian, was an extremely popular subject. Zeng Guofan, a heavy minister of the late Qing Dynasty, bowed to Cixi's mother and son. Why can Zhang Tingyu, who is also a famous minister of the Qing Dynasty and has countless merits, deserve to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, but Zeng Guofan, the founder of the Xiang Army, cannot? Is the reason for this that only the emperor prefers such a simple thing?
First of all, the decisive factor in whether a courtier can enjoy the Temple is undoubtedly the emperor's will. Zhang Tingyu, who originated in the Kangxi period and was favored in the Yongzheng period, the weight and praise of Zhang Tingyu by the two emperors of Kangxi and Yongzheng were an important factor for Zhang Tingyu to receive the honor of the Taimiao Temple. Zhang Tingyu was famous, his father was Zhang Ying, a university scholar during the Kangxi Period, and had a background foundation, and his calm and pragmatic work style was recognized by the Kangxi Emperor. "It is better to be silent than to be silent." What he said may be a portrayal of other lives, but this sentence will also make posterity mistakenly think that it is his inaction, but the truth is just the opposite, Zhang Tingyu was diligent and earnest all his life, had opinions and wisdom, had courage and strategy, but knew that he did not exceed his duties, served the imperial court social stability, and the suffering of the people of Li people, so it was not enough, understanding Yongzheng This point is even more on the emperor's taste, which became the Yongzheng Emperor's orphan courtier, leaving a will, giving him the posthumous enjoyment of the Taimiao Temple.
In this comparison, Zeng Guofan is not so lucky, Empress Dowager Cixi has some women's benevolence, not like the ming and righteousness of the two emperors of Kangxi and Yongzheng, Zeng Guofan is a Han chinese, a Confucian general, Cixi can not fully trust a Confucian general after all. Moreover, Zhang Tingyu and Zeng Guofan, one spent a lifetime governing the country, and the other a lifetime of fighting, killing and killing. The name of the future generation of Kangqian's prosperity has been established, but the late Qing Dynasty is not, no emperor will tolerate a courtier's future name is better than his, Zeng Guofan is already a strong crossbow, how can Cixi continue to be generous. Zhang Tingyu was the only Han Chinese in the Manchu Qing Dynasty who enjoyed the honor of enjoying the honor of the Taimiao Temple, and the emperor of the Prosperous Kangqian Dynasty had some selfish intentions for Zhang Tingyu, and they hoped to win over the hearts of the Han people in this way, and to tell the world that the equality of the Manchus and Han dynasties was not a vain word, and how equality was here was left alone, but Zhang Tingyu did enter the West Hall and enjoy the Taimiao Temple. On the other hand, Zeng Guofan, he was also a Han Chinese, but this became his fatal point, the government of the late Qing Dynasty was in turmoil, Cixi would no longer talk about the false Manchu and Han equality, she took into account that Zeng Guofan held military power, zeng Guofan's reputation was obvious, and it was the untrustworthiness of a Han Confucian general.
During the Yongzheng period, there were few ministers in Yongzheng's left arm and right arm, which highlighted Zhang Tingyu's inaccuracies, and Zeng Guofan's list, Lin Zexu, Li Hongzhang, and Zhang Zhidong each had miraculous feats. Although the late Qing Dynasty was corrupt, it was indeed a generation of talents, so zeng guofan and a Han chinese would be even more in line.
Whether a maxima is a thousand miles, it is fortunate to meet Bole, and it is not to meet it. The excavation of the Kangxi Emperor, the reuse of the Yongzheng Emperor is Zhang Tingyu's three lives are fortunate, Zeng Guofan is also a great man, the name has been left for hundreds of generations, as for the matter of enjoying the Taimiao Temple, it is a pity! Dan's heart has been illuminated, and his life has gone ups and downs, leaving it in the dust of future generations.