Zeng Guofan is considered to be the only half of the "two and a half perfect people" (Li Gong, Li De, and Li Yan) in the thousands of years of mainland history (the other two are Confucius and Wang Yangming). Due to the relatively recent age, Zeng Guofan was particularly popular in the circle of friends, and became a typical figure of positive energy, usually regarded as a person with mediocre qualifications, but through his diligence and step-by-step, he achieved three immortal feats.
At the same time, Zeng Guofan was also known for knowing people and facing each other, and wrote a book called "Ice Book", which summarized a set of knowledge of people. For example, its physiognomy tips are: dignified and thick is noble, humble and humble is noble; things are rich, and things are rich. And: evil looks at the eyes and nose, true and false looks at the lips; fame looks at the spirit, riches look at the spirit; ideas look at the fingers and claws, and the wind looks at the tendons; if you want to look at the organization, it is all in the language. Wait a minute. A set of theoretical foundations has been summarized for the recognition of people and the study of facets.
But what is quite ironic is that Zeng Banxian, who is known for his knowledge of people, has lost the master's standard on the issue of choosing a son-in-law. Zeng Guofan had five daughters, and four daughters were entrusted to non-human beings. His eldest daughter, Zeng Jijing, was born in 1841 and was promised by Zeng Guofan to Yuan Bingzhen, the son of his friend Yuan Fangying, who was a wanderer and did not learn any techniques. Zeng Jijing was extremely unsatisfactory in marriage, had a disagreement with her husband, became ill for a long time, had no children in her life, and had a desolate evening scene.
The second daughter, Zeng Jiyao, was born in 1843 and was promised by Zeng Guofan to Chen Songnian, the son of his friend Chen Yuanyan. Chen Songnian had a hidden disease and died early, and Zeng Jiyao failed to have children and adopted two daughters. The third daughter, Zeng Jichen, was born in 1844 and was promised by Zeng Guofan to Luo Yunji, the son of Luo Zenan. Luo Yunji was particularly grumpy in temperament, and when he was slightly unsatisfied, he was furious with Zeng Jichen. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is even worse, Luo Yunji's mother is fierce and mean, and Zeng Jichen's family style is very strong, so he has to endure obedience. He had a son who died and no boy. Zeng Jichen took the initiative to ask her husband to take a concubine, thinking that her husband's family would inherit the incense.
The fourth daughter, Zeng Jichun, was born in 1846 and was promised by Zeng Guofan to Guo Yiyong, the son of Guo Songtao (the first ambassador to foreign countries in modern times). Although Zeng Jichun and Guo Yiyong are a pair of eyebrows, Guo Yiyong died young, and after only three years of marriage, Zeng Jichun became a widow, and Han Xinru raised two young sons, and died of illness at the age of 35. The fifth daughter, Zeng Jifen, born in 1852, married Nie Jifeng, and was the happiest of the five daughters of the Zeng clan. Under the shade of Zeng Guofan and under the weight of Li Hongzhang, Nie Jijian started as an assistant to the Dian Donation Bureau, and went to the general office of the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau, and then successively served as the Inspector of Hubei, the Inspector of Jiangsu, the Inspector of Anhui, and the Inspector of Zhejiang.
Although the study of face-to-face sounds like the Tao and the gods, the theory is still theory after all. Knowing people and knowing people is the most difficult, and only by getting along for a long time can we draw a more accurate judgment. Confucius said: I take people by words, I take people by my words, I take people by my appearance, and I take people by my appearance. Confucius also had a set of theories of knowing people, but he also made two mistakes, even if Zeng Guofan was a member of the Country.