At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guoquan, had an envoy named Xu Zhenyi under Zeng Ningbu, who entered the shogunate of Zeng Guofan as a gongsheng and was one of Zeng Guofan's proud protégés. It is said that with this relationship, Zeng and Xu should be close, but for various reasons, the two fell out. To make matters worse, the two sides shook their lips and attacked each other, making the relationship between the two more and more stiff. Zeng Guoquan was furious and decided to participate in Xu Zhenyi's book.
The governor participated in the subordinates, and the imperial court would generally do what the governor wanted, and Zeng Guoquan had made great contributions. In this way, don't you want to be slaughtered? After Xu Zhenyi heard about it, he immediately went to consult with The Master to discuss countermeasures. Master Shi sighed and said calmly, "Things have reached this point, and we can only rely on affection and righteousness to impress lords of the army (the governor's nickname) ..."
Xu Zhenyi listened and immediately took action. He bought a large mansion on the shore of Mochou Lake in Nanjing, transformed it according to the shape of the academy, and built it day and night, and at the same time gathered local gentry and celebrities and the protégés of Zeng Guofan in Nanjing to form a college, named after Zeng Guofan's nickname "Wenzheng", with the intention of calling on everyone to be diligent at all times, to obey the famous teachings, and not to forget the merits and kindness of Zeng Guofan.
On the day of the inauguration of the college, Xu Zhenyi invited local celebrities to attend the inauguration ceremony, and Zeng Guoquan was also invited. Zeng Guoquan was reluctant to go at first, but because of the community, especially the love of his late eldest brother Zeng Guofan, he had to go.
After arriving, Zeng Guoquan took a look at the scene, the scene was solemnly and solemnly arranged, and in the center was the portrait of Zeng Guofan, flanked by a couplet drawn up by Xu Zhenyi: "Worship me only with tears; in life, gong ben loves hushan." At the ceremony, everyone unanimously implored Zeng Guoquan to perform the plaque ceremony for the college. Xu Zhenyi was looking at him when he performed the ceremony, and later he even lay on the ground and cried bitterly, and everyone around him sighed. Although Zeng Guoquan had a grudge against Xu Zhenyi, he could not help but sigh and even cry in the face of this situation.
After the ceremony, Xu Zhenyi said slowly, "If there was no grace of the previous master, there would be no me today." I will never repay the kindness of the teacher in my lifetime! However, the ancestor has already gone west, and I hope that those of us who have not forgotten the great kindness and great virtue of the first master, be strict with ourselves, be diligent at all times, and carry forward the knowledge of the predecessor. Speaking of this, Xu Zhenyi suddenly turned to look at Zeng Guoquan and said emotionally: "Lord Of the Army, you are the younger brother of the First Division, and seeing you is like seeing the First Division!" A few words made Zeng Guoquan's heart full of mixed feelings.
After returning home, Zeng Guoquan groaned for a long time and decided to dispose of the recital. Someone asked him why, zeng Guoquan said: "This person is really not very good, but if I really participate in him, I will be a little sorry for my deceased brother!" So the matter was abandoned. Xu Zhenyi finally let out a breath.