Tao Shu was so famous that he was the Governor of Liangjiang during the Daoguang Years, 33 years older than Zuo Zongtang. When he was the governor of Liangjiang, Zuo Zongtang was just a cloth scholar.
But Tao Shu's eyes were poisonous, and he could see at a glance that Zuo Zongtang was the dragon and phoenix among people. Therefore, dead or alive, we must be related to Zuo Zongtang! Yes, it is not to recognize Zuo Zongtang as a dry son, but to sit on an equal footing with him.
Where can Zuo Zongtang stand it! Repeated refusals. Before Tao Shu died, he had been worried about this matter and entrusted his only son, Tao Shu, to Zuo Zongtang's education. In the end, Zuo Zongtang married his eldest daughter Zuo Xiaoyu to Tao Shu as his wife, completing the heavy trust of the elder Tao Shu.
Tao Shu's mother is actually not Tao Shu's original match. Although Tao Shu was a great Qing official, he still married 7 wives and concubines in his lifetime, of which Tao Shu's mother was Lady Ru, which was one of the side chambers. And Tao Shu's original match, Huang Defang, and he also have a bizarre story.
First, the snobbish old man is too short-sighted.
Although Tao Shu's family did not have much money, Tao Shu himself was talented and famous. Before going to Beijing to catch the exam, many people have set their sights on Tao Shu and plan to marry their family.
Tao Shu's father Tao Biquan was a half-cultivator and half-read person, and later came out to teach and educate people, although the status of the teacher was not low, but the treatment was honest, and he could only make a living. For this reason, Tao Shu and his father picked and chose, and found a rich old man for Tao Shu.
Father Huang was a wealthy businessman, and he had long taken a fancy to the learned Tao Shu, so he hurriedly gave this son-in-law before Tao Shu participated in the imperial examination. After all, when others are admitted, they may not be able to look up to this merchant-born family.
At that time, Anhua County had not yet produced a jinshi, so if Tao Shu went to high school in one fell swoop, it would be the first jinshi in the county, so I asked you how tempting is this?
Unfortunately, Tao Shu went to the capital for the first time to participate in the imperial examination, which ended in a fiasco. This incident immediately aroused the vigilance of the old man: what is the situation? Is Tao Shu a vain man?
For this reason, the old man had to start thinking about his daughter, in case this boy could not pass the exam in the future, then wouldn't his daughter have to follow this boy to suffer for a lifetime?
The young lady of the old Huang family seems to have such worries, so she cries at home all day, thinking that the old father has found an unreliable husband for himself.
But the marriage has been announced with great fanfare, if this is repentant, in the future, the daughter of the old Huang family, who dares to easily climb it?
Second, the lady replaces the lady? It turned out to be a good marriage.
Just when the whole family of the old Huang family was frowning and frowning, Miss Huang's family's maid stood up and proposed a feasible plan: the tanuki cat for the prince.
What do you mean? Specifically, it is that Ya Gui let herself marry Tao Shu instead of Miss, so that there is no need to repent of marriage, and Miss can also get rid of this marriage.
Ya Gui and Tao Shu lived a happy life in this way, during which Huang Defang gave birth to 3 daughters for Tao Shu, that is, there were no sons. Tao Shu had no choice but to marry the side chamber again, and married several in a row, which gave him his only son, Tao Shu.
After Tao Shu married Huang Defang, it seemed that luck immediately came up, and it did not take long to take the imperial examination and go to high school in one fell swoop. It is estimated that Old Master Huang's old face will be blackened, and I really blame myself for being blinded by lard.
More than 20 years later, Tao Shu had become the governor of Liangjiang, and Huang Defang finally told Tao Shu about the incident that year. I thought that Tao Shu would be angry, who ever thought that Tao Shu not only forgave his wife, but laughed.
It can be seen that Tao Shu is actually a person who is not limited to small sections. He would even feel that the old man was blind, but now his wife is a discerning person.
Third, what is the end of the real Huang Defang?
Folklore about this matter is more powerful, because it is impossible to write such gossip in the historical data. In general, there are several statements:
The first theory is that she married a wealthy merchant, the old Wu family, but was not welcomed.
Huang Defang successfully dodged Tao Shu, and there was still a little bit of joy in his heart. His father immediately arranged another marriage for his daughter and married her to the Local Wealthy Merchant Wu Family.
However, after Huang Defang married the old Wu family, he was unable to give birth to a son and a half daughter to the old Wu family. This seems to be nothing in modern times. But in ancient times, there were three filial pieties, and no queen was greater. That's a big deal!
All the sins were betrayed by Huang Defang. Therefore, the old Wu family is very reluctant to see Huang Defang, and there is even a saying that it was swept out by the old Huang family!
The second theory is to commit suicide.
Huang Defang's life after marriage was not good, and it coincided with Tao Shu's return to guard filial piety, so Lady Ya Gui also returned with Tao Shu. Mrs. Lady Ya thought of the young lady she had served for many years, and after inquiring, she realized that she was not having a satisfactory life.
Therefore, Mrs. Tao specially ran to see Huang Defang and gave her a living allowance. At this time, Huang Defang knew that Tao Shu had become an official and a knight, and had become a big man.
Huang Defang called a remorse! Looking at her current unhappy marriage and poor family, she couldn't think for a moment, so she found a rope to end her life.
Because of this story, recorded in the "North East Park Record", the story is stronger, and the real situation is not examined. However, such a story is also educating our descendants, leaving a line of life, and seeing each other in the future!
Summary: There are many stories of Tao Shu's life legend.
First of all, the magical story between Tao Shu and Zuo Zongtang is more attractive. Zuo Zongtang's father was also a teaching craftsman, and Zuo Zongtang was also unable to pass the entrance examination many times, and he taught at home for a long time to cultivate land.
But tao shu, as the governor of Liangjiang, talked with Zuo Zongtang several times, and suddenly felt that this person would be extremely expensive in the future! Directly called Zuo Zongtang's future status definitely surpassed his own. The result really made Tao Shu's words, which shows how good Tao Shu's vision of people is.
When Tao Shu planned to retire in his later years, he transported a series of stones he treasured back to his hometown, and he had such a hobby in his life. As a result, this matter was known to the Daoguang Emperor, and someone made a small report, saying that Tao Shu had transported some treasures back to his hometown, which could spoil Daoguang's qi.
After all, Tao Shu is known for his incorruptibility, so Daoguang plans to take back the plaque he gave to Tao Shu and send someone to investigate. As a result, under the investigation, the dozen or so boxes were all stones, and Daoguang was overjoyed, thinking that he had not seen the wrong person.
Tao Shu's thinking was more transparent, which deeply affected his juniors. The Three Masters of the Xiang Army, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Hu Linyi, all had received Tao Shu's teachings and could be called Tao Shu's disciples.