Be cautious and alone, dignified and respectful, pursue benevolence and righteousness, and be sincere

In his lifetime, he had brilliant and low valleys, which can be described as a fateful fate, and he jumped into the river several times to find death and was rescued by his subordinates, and several times he was deeply besieged by the Taiping Army, fortunately his subordinates desperately saved each other. In the end, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was destroyed, and the governor of Liangjiang was seated, and throughout history, the lord of the high merits was able to retire with his whole body and die a good death, which was really very few.

In his lifetime, It was as if he had become the fire brigade leader of the Qing court, and when there was a need, he would go there to clean up the mess. Returning home to mourn, he was caught by Long Mao and forced to write a notice, but fortunately his subordinates almost fell ill of him. The Taiping Army broke through the bamboo all the way, captured Jinling, and changed its name to Tianjing. The green battalion of the imperial court and the Eight Banners were defeated and retreated, and Lord Zeng was ordered to form Xiangyong in danger, and in the face of the corrupt atmosphere of the official field and the troops, Lord Zeng strictly governed the army, had strict discipline, was called "Zeng shaved his head" by the people, and founded a water division in Dongting Lake in Hengzhou, in the early days Xiang Yong and the water division were beaten by long hair, and Lord Zeng was killed several times, and then Xiang Yong and the water division became more and more courageous in the war, seized the opportunity of internal strife in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, moved down the river, recaptured Wuchang, laid down Anqing, and finally besieged Tianjing, captured Jinling, and ended the Taiping Rebellion.

In order to reduce the suspicion of the imperial court, Lord Zeng took the initiative to dismiss the Xiang army, and as a result, he killed Wei Jun's uncle who had surrendered, and betrayed the hearts of many soldiers. Repairing the Gongyuan, restoring the imperial examinations that Jiangning had interrupted for decades, founding military factories to build ships and cannons, starting the national self-help movement, the Tianjin teaching case to execute and arsonists caused public indignation, and The name of The Great Man destroyed the Jinmen Gate.

There are many things worth learning from Mr. Zeng:

The first is strict self-cultivation, laying a good foundation for success in life. The focus of self-cultivation is: cultivation sincerity, respect, main quietness, sincere words, and perseverance.

The second is to seize the opportunity to make the cause stronger and bigger. Lord Zeng seized the opportunity given by the times to train the regiment into an army, and then took advantage of various opportunities to make the army stronger.

The third has been repeatedly defeated and fought, and it is tenacious. In the early days of Xiang Yong's founding, he lost more than he lost in the duel with long hair, and Lord Zeng also had two suicide experiences, and finally survived with the spirit of "a good man beating his teeth and swallowing blood".

Its four senses of employment, Zeng Daren's unique ability to recognize people and employ people, the main principle: virtue is the mainstay, only as a supplement, first look at virtue and ethics, second look at knowledge, and then look at the possessed.

Fifth, a series of strategies such as retiring after completing the feats and laying down the Tianjing, in order to make merit, dismissal, and withdrawal of the army, enabled me and the Xiang army to safely survive the superficial scenery and the sinister pass inside.

It is not difficult to do one thing for a day, it is not difficult to do it for three or five years, it is difficult to do it for a lifetime. Lord Zeng insisted on writing a diary, recording his shortcomings and the process of correction until he left, and eventually became a perfect person praised by future generations.