A person's growth is inseparable from the guidance and help of key figures. Today, we will talk about one of the famous ministers of China's late Qing Dynasty and a key figure in Hu Linyi's life.
Did you know? What made Hu Linyi grow into a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty was these three key figures, please see the detailed breakdown below.
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One. Valued by his father-in-law, let him become a man again
Hu Linyi can be said to be a veritable "second generation official", he was born in a family of official eunuchs, and his father Hu Dayuan once entered the Hanlin Academy directly as the third and third in the first class, and was taught editing. Later, the official went to Zhan Shifu to reduce Zhan Shi and became the Sipin Jing Tang.
Growing up in a family with superior conditions, Xiao Hu Linyi developed the bad habits of brother Gongzi, such as playing greedily and making friends carelessly. However, a visit by his father's friend and fellow villager Tao Shu (future father-in-law) gave Hu Linyi a gorgeous turnaround.
At that time, Tao Shu, who was about to go to RenchuanDong Bingbei Road, stopped by to visit his family in his hometown of Yiyang, so he went to visit his friend's house, and when he first saw Xiaolin Yi, he valued his appearance and aura, said: "I have a fast son-in-law", and then betrothed a doll with Xiao Linyi's father and promised him his five-year-old daughter.
By the age of 19, Hu Linyi and Tao Shu's daughter Xiao Zi (Zi Jingjuan) were successfully married at the Tao Family Villa in Taohuajiang. Tao Shu not only had the insight to know his son-in-law, but also tolerated this virtuous son-in-law, and taught him by example, carefully cultivating him to become a talent.
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Hu Linyi, a clumsy disciple, actually went outside to have a happy life on the wedding night, which caused great indignation between the mother-in-law and the bride, but at this time, the old man said tolerantly: The young man took advantage of his youth to be a little excusable, and when he was busy with his career in the future, he would have no time to play.
At the age of 21, Mrs. Hu Linyi sent her mother-in-law, Lady He, to the governorate of Nanjing. Seeing with his own eyes the capable side of his father-in-law Tao Shu, he was effective in promoting the advantages and eliminating the disadvantages, and his political voice among his colleagues was excellent, Hu Linyi himself was deeply affected, and "his spirit changed."
Since then, Hu Linyi "read everything in the book, but not for the study of chapters and sentences, and was obsessed with the "History", "Book of Han", "Biography of Zuo", Sima "Tongjian" and the Geographical Records of Chinese and foreign public opinion, mountains and rivers, military and political organs, and discussed Youli" and "discussed Youli". He was determined to follow his father-in-law's example and realize the magnificent transformation from a brother-in-law to a generation of famous courtiers. The father-in-law became the key figure in Hu Linyi's transformation from "bad" to good.
Second, the best partner, common progress
The second key figure in Hu Linyi's life was Zeng Guofan, who was known as the head of the "Four Famous Ministers of the Late Qing Dynasty". Hu Linyi and Zeng Guofan were the best partners for the establishment and development of the Xiang Army. Although these two people are fellow villagers in Hunan, at first they are not people on the same road.
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Because Hu Linyi was the second generation of officials and had a wealthy family, Zeng Guofan was born into a broken family and came from a poor family. Therefore, at the beginning of Hu and Zeng's entry into the army, and at the same time in Beijing as an official for a period of time, Zeng Guofan was a "native leopard" in Hu Linyi's eyes, and it can be said that he did not care about dealing with Zeng Guofan at all.
Later, the peasant revolt of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the incompetence of the late Qing army gave Zeng Guofan the opportunity to fight with Hu Linyi and become friends.
Under the helpless premise of the inaction of the country's regular army, the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty agreed to organize regimental training in various places, led by officials who were idle at home, and defended their hometown with local people. At this time, Zeng Guofan, who was worried about his mother's home, became one of the regimental training organizers hand-picked by the emperor.
Obviously, the emperor's relaxation created a good opportunity for both Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi. At that time, Hu Linyi, who was determined to become a man again, had already donated officials to Guizhou and completed his ideal of "serving as an official and benefiting one party" in Anshun Province. At the same time, it gained a good reputation and attracted the attention of the emperor and the attention of Zeng Guofan.
Under the fierce attack of the Taiping Army, Hubei of the Qing court was lost, and Hunan was also in danger. Hu Linyi was ordered by the imperial court to recruit troops to go north to "suppress bandits." At that time, he only raised more than a thousand Guizhou soldiers and hurried north.
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Originally, relying only on this thousand Qian army, Hu Linyi could not have done much, but his military ability in Guizhou successfully attracted the attention of Zeng Guofan, so when Wuhan in Hubei was about to fall into danger again, Zeng Guofan, who was also in a dilemma in Jiangxi, resolutely deployed his most capable cadre, Luo Zenan, to Hu Linyi to help him suppress the Taiping Army in Hubei.
It was with this Confucian general divine army that Hu Linyi was truly able to exert his fists and feet, and thus became famous in the Hubei battlefield. In the fourth year of Xianfeng, Hu Linyi was highly favored by the Xianfeng Emperor and promoted him to the post of Governor of Hubei, and Hu Linyi became the first person of the Xiang Army Group to achieve fame. This is inseparable from Zeng Guofan's help at a critical moment.
Of course, Hu Linyi did not forget to dig wells later, and did his best to help Zeng Guofan when he was ostracized by the imperial court. This allowed Zeng Guofan to re-emerge from the mountains and supervise the military affairs of Jiangnan as a minister of Chincha, and eventually became the head of the "Four Famous Ministers" of Zhongxing in the late Qing Dynasty.
That is to say: Zeng Guofan is also a key figure in Hu Linyi's life, and they are not only the best partners for establishing and developing the Xiang Army, but also a relationship of mentorship and friendship and common progress.
Portrait of a famous courtier in the late Qing Dynasty
Third, the financial expert who knows people
The third key figure in Hu Linyi's life, although he was once his subordinate, was a master of his knowledge at a critical time, and he was also a capable minister who managed his finances. He is Yan Jingming.
Yan Jingming was a jinshi during the Daoguang years, and when he entered the shi, he first left the hanlin temple and then entered the household department as the chief of the household department. This man is short, ugly, and not liked, but he has a special strength, that is, he has super financial ability.
After Hu Linyi served as the governor of Hubei, in order to fight against the Taiping Army, funds became a big problem, and a capable financial expert was very much needed to help raise money and manage grain. Therefore, Hu Linyi went to the imperial court and recruited Yan Jingming, who was "not proud of his appearance but ambitious", into his shogunate. Who knows, this Yan Jingming is not only good at financial management, but also a master of knowledge.
The governor of Huguang, Guan Wen, was actually a bannerman sent by the Qing court, the "Overseer", and his arrival caused a lot of trouble for Hu Linyi: First, Guan Wen basically knew nothing about marching and fighting, had no opinion on military and political affairs, and was in a high position but incompetent to the extreme. Secondly, Guan Wen's own family spent a lot of money, and sometimes even embezzled the grain that Hu Linyi had so hard to raise, and also connived at the family to accept bribes and sell officials.
Hu Linyi originally hated Guan Wen's words and deeds to the bone, and wanted to impeach him several times. At this time, Yan Jingming came out to stop him and analyzed for him: This official must be a close confidant of the Xianfeng Emperor, and you han people will definitely have no way to impeach the flag people; to sue the governor with the inspector is originally an act of "the following crimes", besides, squeezing out the official Wen, can you guarantee that the newcomer is not worse than him?
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Finally, although GuanWen is greedy for money, he doesn't ask much about things, so what if he is nosy and interferes with your work? It is better to give him some money, so that he can be safe and do not ask questions. Yan Jingming's words awakened Hu Linyi.
Therefore, Hu Linyi later turned a blind eye to Guan Wen's misconduct, and also called him a brother and a brother (let his mother accept Guan Wen's concubine as a dry daughter), and also used this to win the trust of Guan Wen, and was able to show his fists without restraint and make a great contribution later.
In short, what made Hu Linyi, an important leader of the Xiang Army, eventually grow into a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty was: His father-in-law Tao Shu, tongren Zeng Guofan, and Guan Wen, a master of knowledge, who respectively made Hu Linyi turn into a young man with lofty ideals at a critical moment; created an immortal meritorious service for the establishment and development of the Xiang Army; and skillfully got along with the late Qing Dynasty officials to lay a good foundation for their own growth into a famous minister of zhongxing in the late Qing Dynasty.
His experience enlightens us that people's lifelong friendship is very critical, "near Zhu is red, near ink is black", we should be kind to our mentors and friends, away from fox friends, and strive to take no or less detours and wrong roads on the way forward. Strive for a lifetime to realize the century-old dream.
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