Modern people know that "close relatives marry, ten joys and ten sorrows", although the sentient people since ancient times have enough water, but love can not win in the confrontation with genes. However, in ancient times, when people did not know that there were drawbacks to the marriage of close relatives, such marriages were very common. Because in people's traditional concepts, they all like to kiss each other. Therefore, in history, how many husbands and wives have been "brothers and sisters" relationships.
Of course, looking back at China's thousands of years of history, there are also people who have gained happiness in marriages that are close to each other. For example, in Chinese history, there is such a pair of "brothers and sisters", the brother can not marry a wife because of the "poor" family, the "sister" because of the smallpox appearance at birth and when the age of the cabinet is ugly, for a long time may not be worthy of others, the two just made up, gave birth to a son, even affected the history of China for nearly a hundred years.
In 1801, Li Dianhua, a rural scholar in Modian Township, Hefei, Anhui Province, who "did not enter the city for fifty years", once again rejoiced in Lin'er and named him Li Wen'an. Li Dianhua liked to read, and indeed had talent, how to expect that the science field was repeatedly frustrated, and eventually he set up a library at home to teach, and also trained his sons.
Li Wen'an is the youngest son in the family, somehow his body is weak, and he has not seen any wisdom since he was a child. Not to mention his brothers, other people's children generally began to enlighten at the age of 4, but he waited until the age of 8 to start learning to write with one stroke. In that era, some people could enjoy the name of "Xiucai" at the age of 13, but Li Wenan only finished reading the "Four Books" and "Mao Poems".
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All these signs made Li Dianhua feel that this young son did not seem to be the material for reading, but who knew that he was actually a great late talent. He first won the Jiangnan Township Examination in 1834, and then studied hard for 4 years and passed the Jinshi Examination. Although at this time, Li Wen'an's life has passed for the most part, there is no doubt that this meritorious name came at the right time.
That year, Jin shi was on the list of 112, and Zeng Guofan was also among them. The two of them took the third class exam together, the imperial examination was used as the main affair, and the feelings of colleagues ran through Li Wen'an's entire career as an official, the two supported each other, and the private friendship was also very deep, and later Li Wen'an also let his second son worship Zeng Guofan as a "Nian family son".
And this second son is Li Hongzhang, who is known as the "Four Famous Ministers of Zhongxing" together with Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong, and Zuo Zongtang.
It is worth mentioning that Li Hongzhang's grandfather, Li Dianhua, although he had a stubborn personality, never earned much property for his family in his lifetime, and even in Li Hongzhang's family letter, he said that his grandfather was poor and poor, often looking for relatives and friends to borrow money, but always did not return it according to the agreed deadline, so it made relatives and friends more and more tired of him.
But Li Hongzhang also knew that his grandfather Li Dianhua was a man who was diligent and frugal by nature, and had a compassionate heart. As a result, Li Hongzhang's birth mother was able to survive the snowy night, and then later achieved a beautiful relationship.
At that time, Li Wen'an was still young, and he only remembered that suddenly one day when his father Li Dianhua returned from a trip, he also hugged a girl back. It is reported that the girl was abandoned, mostly because of smallpox, and her parents were afraid of infection or found it difficult to support, so they casually left her on the side of the road.
Coincidentally, Li Dianhua heard the cries of children on the way out, and the voice was very miserable. As I got closer, I found a girl with a hot body. Although Li Dianhua is better at reading, he also knows a little bit of medical skills, which is why he has always left his weak youngest son Li Wen'an to take care of him.
At that time, although a vaccine to prevent smallpox virus had been invented abroad, China had not yet introduced it. Li Dianhua naturally knew the fierceness of smallpox, but he really couldn't bear to let such a small child fend for himself on the side of the road, so he risked taking the girl back home.
Perhaps it was also Heaven's mercy on this girl, after Being Carefully Cared for by Li Dianhua, the high fever gradually receded, and her health gradually improved. It's just that the white pockmarks on this face can't be removed no matter what.
Originally, Li Dianhua just wanted to take her home to treat her, but then he saw that a female doll's face was defective, and it was difficult to find a good family to adopt, so he left the girl behind. In this way, Li Wenan has an extra "sister".
The girl also knows that she is not the daughter of Li Dianhua, and she also has a grateful heart for the Li family, so when she grows up a little, she takes the initiative to help the family to do things, hoping to thank Li Dianhua for her life-saving grace and repay the Li family's nurturing grace with her diligence.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the girl had reached the age when she should marry. Girls are diligent when they are young, and they never shout bitterly and tired when they do heavy work, putting aside other conditions, who can marry such a daughter-in-law is definitely excellent. But first, because the white spots on the girl's face are not good-looking, and second, because she has not wrapped her feet since she was a child in order to facilitate farm work, and there is no mother to urge her to wrap her feet, and her big feet are always ridiculed by neighbors, so there has been no matchmaker to tell her about her affairs.
The girl originally did not want to marry, and planned to stay in the Li family for a lifetime, so as to repay the favor. Born as a human being, everyone will have the right to be loved, and the girl knows that she can't marry because she is "ugly", but she never thinks that she has a pair of eyes around herself.
Li Wen'an is born the same as his name, gentle and elegant, quiet and introverted, in addition to being the same as his father Li Dianhua, even if he is not satisfactory, he still can't see others suffering. Although Li Wen'an was the fourth young master of the Li family, he never scolded people, and even was extremely considerate.
One night, Li Wen'an came back from outside, and when he passed the kitchen, he glanced casually and saw a girl lying on the stove door and falling asleep. Thinking that it was late at night and the sky was getting colder, Li Wen'an took off his coat and put it on this girl. Seeing that she did not wake up the whole time, most of them were too tired from work, so Li Wen'an felt more distressed about her. And this girl, who was picked up by Li Dianhua, was fortunate to be cured of the disease but left a white numb spot on her face, so it was difficult to marry when she grew up.
The matter of wearing the coat somehow reached Li Dianhua's ears, the girl was brought back by Li Dianhua himself, and he also watched her grow up, and his temperament was clear to him, so he realized that the younger son had feelings for the girl, and proposed that the two be married.
In this way, a person who has not yet obtained a meritorious name, and his family is also too poor to have someone else's daughter willing to marry in; a person who has been said to be "ugly" because of the white dots on his face has not been able to marry out, so he has even made up a famous place.
Li's personality is informal, can take care of things inside and outside the family in an orderly manner, Li Wen'an does not even have to worry about a point, just study hard, Li also gave birth to 6 sons and two daughters for Li Wen'an.
Before Li Wen'an took the meritorious name, he mainly studied at home to prepare for the examination, and after taking the meritorious name, he had to be an official impartially, and he was still not allowed to be idle. So most of the time the children are taught by Lee. Although she could not teach the children to read and write, she taught their character very well.
Therefore, the six sons have certain achievements, and they have also made a good family affair for the two daughters. Of course, the most famous of them is Li Hongzhang, who has left a strong mark in China's modern history.
Under the guidance of his father Li Wen'an, Li Hongzhang studied under Zeng Guofan in his early years, and together with him participated in the "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement" and the "Twist army uprising", thus embarking on the road to becoming an official. All the way from the viceroy of Zhili to the viceroy of Liangguang. The Beiyang Marine Division was founded by him, and he also represented the Qing Dynasty as a diplomat on many occasions, fighting with the powerful countries and defending the interests of the motherland.
It's just that he was born at the wrong time after all, in an era full of holes.