Zeng Guofan can be said to be a banner of the Han people in the late Qing Dynasty, a very popular subject, great power in his hands, and military power in his hands, but he did not turn the gun to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, but suppressed the uprising movement of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, especially when he was close to the success of suppression and the success of the suppression, many people advised him to call him the emperor against the Qing, but Zeng Guofan did not agree, and also wrote "Relying on the sky to illuminate the sea and flowers, flowing water and mountains to know themselves", in order to show his heart.
So why didn't he overthrow the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty?
First, there is no certainty as to whether the anti-Qing will succeed. At that time, the Qing Dynasty could be described as a hundred-footed insect dead but not stiff, and there was still the power to suppress the anti-Qing forces everywhere, and his heart was bottomless.
Second, Zeng Guofan's moral integrity is not enough. Judging from the war to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he was not a very good handsome man, and the reason why he defeated the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was mainly due to his use of people, as well as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's own mistakes, and he himself lacked sufficient military talent.
Third, the people who instigated him to oppose the Qing Dynasty may not really support him, but mostly want to use him. Even if his brother Zeng Guoquan tried his best to encourage him to oppose the Qing, was he sincere? Zeng Guofan understood this very well, and he did not want to be used by others.
Will the people support him? This is certain, the people will never support him, in the process of suppressing the Taiping Founding Uprising, the fierceness and cruelty to the people have exposed his true face.
Fifth, the Xiang Army is not invincible. After the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Xiang Army had already exposed its corrupt side, its combat effectiveness had dropped sharply, and the bandits' temperament had already emerged.
Will foreign forces support it? In the eyes of foreigners, no matter how weak the Qing Dynasty is, it is also orthodox in their eyes, Zeng Guofan is certainly not an opponent of the Qing Dynasty, if he is defeated, it will definitely not be worth the loss.