Compared with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zhang Zhidong, as one of the four famous ministers of Zhongxing in the late Qing Dynasty, Peng Yulin's reputation is much lower. Although readers who know a little about the history of the Qing Dynasty must have heard of him, there is still very little knowledge about him in the general public's cognition.
So why can't Peng Yulin have the same popularity as the other three? It is more likely that Peng Yulin's achievements are too single-minded, unlike Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zhang Zhidong, who have all made contributions in different fields, and it is easier for the world to be familiar with them.
What was Peng Yulin's most important achievement? He was the founder of the Hunan Army and the founder of China's modern navy. Therefore, his main achievement is in the navy, but for recognized reasons, the navy of the late Qing Dynasty has nothing to praise compared with other countries in the world, which makes Peng Yulin hidden in the cracks of history.
However, we still have to attach great importance to a person like Peng Yulin and his place in Chinese history. He showed the most typical side of Qing officials in China. Just like Chen Baozhen's evaluation of him: "I don't want money, I don't want officials, I don't want my life, I don't want to die, I don't want to be rich, I don't want to be famous, I am addicted to poetry, I am addicted to painting, I am addicted to travel, he is in the vast place of tears, and he is a great place for lakes and mountains to pavilions, and who is to come." This is a typical example of a Chinese civil official, even if his important achievement is a naval army that requires "martial arts", he also shows a completely different temperament.
Lin Jiapin, a national first-class writer and a member of the Chinese Writers Association, has written more than 20 novels and won a number of well-known domestic awards, and his novel "Qing Dynasty Official-Late Qing Dynasty Famous Minister Peng Yulin" is a historical novel based on the real Peng Yulin in history.
In this novel, Peng Yulin's military exploits must be the most important part. But at the beginning of the novel, it is not his talent in this area that is presented, but in order to rescue Zeng Guofan, who was trapped in Nanchang City, he did not hesitate to take risks and traveled thousands of miles to Jiangxi.
This not only presents the cruel environment and the background of the times in front of us, but also makes us really feel the living environment they are facing.
After Zeng Peng united, the Hunan army gradually became stronger, and continued to win victories in the war, and also made many promotions. But Peng Yulin showed a very different side, he resigned from the position he had just been promoted again and again, and after resigning as the governor of Anhui three times in a row, he was happily "drunk". Thinking about and feeling such a life must also make our readers "drunk".
But there are many more stories of Peng Yulin's "intoxication", his rich life has just begun, he fights wits and courage with more officials, he punishes corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and he wins wars again and again.
And as a historical novel, "The Great Qing Official" is thick and plump. The author presents Peng Yulin's life in a lot of detail, which makes us extremely enjoyable to read. But this novel is extremely easy to read, and the author's language is extremely kind, which makes it easy for us to immerse ourselves in the story and can't extricate ourselves, which is our first choice for casual reading.
Then let us feel the details of the history of the late Qing Dynasty through the reading of this book, and understand the rich life of Peng Yulin, a historical figure who may not be familiar to us but is also very brilliant. #Great Qing Official##Peng Yulin##History#