Life is full of mixed feelings, and the world is actually very beautiful
The Book of Zeng Guofan and the Life Series
Daoguang 27 June 17. This year Zeng Guofan was 36 years old, ushered in the spring of his career, this letter is to his grandfather to announce the good news, in the Qing Dynasty official position nine pin eighteenth grade, before it was already from the four pin official position of the Hanlin Academy waiter bachelor, this bad luck suddenly came to the head, promoted to the cabinet bachelor and ceremonial department waiter title, from the second pin. This time I actually gave the position, what is the rebbe waiter? Say it scares you guys, haha.
The Qing Dynasty had a total of six ministries, the Military Department, the Bureau, the Ministry of Works, the Punishment Department, the Household Department, and the Ceremonial Department, just like the current Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, etc., which is roughly what this means. What about the waiter, which is equivalent to the current deputy minister, then someone asks the waiter to be a deputy minister, so what does the minister call it? The number one of the ministries is Shangshu, so Shangshu is equivalent to the current minister. Speaking of this, I think everyone can see more or less clearly, at the age of 36, he was promoted by the imperial court to be promoted from erpin, and the level of vice minister can be seen how bullish it is. Moreover, for the Capital Officials, when they reach the level of erpin, they can be regarded as high-ranking officials, the so-called ministers.
Do you now have all kinds of envy and jealousy, and think why is Zeng's family so beautiful and lucky? So young to be so dashing. Indeed, I will also flutter in exchange for it, but I don't know that the days of hardship are still behind, at most a few years of scenery, what are the days of hardship? The taiping rebellion in the back ah, how miserable the Zeng clan is, don't worry, I haven't written about that time now, after all, it is still the Daoguang years, let's talk about the current things first.
In this family letter, Zeng Guofan also talked about such an unreasonable promotion, but he was also flattered and felt "afraid", as the letter said: "From the sudden promotion of four pins to two pins, beyond the fourth grade, the promotion is not inferior, and the trepidation is deep." "Why did the imperial court suddenly attach so much importance to Zeng Guofan, and good luck and happiness came too suddenly, was it fate or chance?" We may wish to analyze and reflect on it in order to help all of us in our future work and life.
I feel that one of the most important reasons for such a quick promotion is the usual accumulation. This is reflected in: a. With the help of the teachers whom he worshiped, there were teachers in the imperial court, and there were also teachers outside the court, which can be said that the help of famous teachers and friends played a role. Two. Usually for his own strict requirements, self-cultivation and self-denial kung fu do a good job, into the system did not lose morale, or eat, drink and have nothing to do all day, that is to say, there is ambition, such ambition to drive him to continue to move forward, although there is no effect in ordinary days, but this time the official position is promoted to the fourth level is the embodiment of the biggest effect.
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