Speaking of Li Hongzhang, it is estimated that there are many people who know him, but if you talk about his father Li Wen'an, it is estimated that few people can know! Li Wen'an's father, Li Dianhua, was a squire, and the people in their family were from a family of scholars, and several children in the family were also relatively cultured.
Li Wen'an's three older brothers had already passed the Xiucai examination at a young age, but because of his somewhat dull brain, he did not begin to recognize words until after the age of eight. But what was very surprising was that later it was not only admitted to Xiucai, but also to the jinshi that everyone envied.
His brothers did not have his achievements, he was not so good as an official, he could only be said to be so-so! Belong to the kind of people who don't make big mistakes but don't have merits. He would not have been famous, but because he married his own sister, it was often discussed.
Over time, more people will know him. The case was such that his father once occasionally came across a family in distress. They also had a daughter who was young and unaccompanied, so they recognized the girl as their own daughter so that they could take care of him.
As we said earlier, Li Wen'an's brain is not particularly good, so when it comes to the age when it is possible to get married, no one is willing to help him matchmaking. Later, his father decided to let the girl marry him, so the two of them were not related by blood at all.
Later, their lives were also very peaceful and happy, and they even gave birth to two sons, they were Li Hanzhang and Li Hongzhang, both of whom were hot figures at that time. Li Hanzhang was also a very capable man, and he provided logistical support for the Xiang Army's campaign to annihilate the Taiping Army at that time.
In the end, he also became a high-ranking official, and he was the governor of the two armies, which can be said to have given them a lot of decency to the old Li family. As for Li Hongzhang, he was even more powerful, he was a prominent figure at that time. He was the founder and very important promoter of the modern foreign affairs movement, and he was also the prime minister.
Li Wen'an died relatively early, but his wife enjoyed a lot of glory and wealth, and he lived with his two sons, and there were good arrangements for food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Sometimes Cixi was very envious of her life, so she also rewarded her with a lot of things. With two sons like this, Mrs. Li must feel proud in her heart!