Zeng Guofan is known as a great scholar, which is related to his hard work and good reading all his life. Zeng Guofan was good at reading all his life, which is recognized by all scholars who studied him and praised by the world. Many of his famous theories about how to read books are still of reference value to scholars. Reading accompanied Zeng Guofan's life. Zeng Guofan read Zi Shi Yue Yun before he went to Beijing for the exam in the 15th year of Daoguang. It should be said that Zeng Guofan did not dabble in knowledge and did not study in depth during this period. After failing the exam twice in a row, I saw a set of 23-year history on my way back to my hometown, and even borrowed money from my fellow villager Yi Zuomei to buy it. After arriving home, Zeng Guofan carefully studied this set of classics and gradually improved his knowledge. Finally entered the Hanlin in the eighteenth year of Daoguang. It is said that this set of twenty-three histories was expensive at that time. Zeng Guofan's father not only didn't blame him, but also promised to pay for him. Zeng Guofan's family struggled in debt for several years in order to repay the loan of Yi Zuomei, a fellow villager. Zeng Guofan has been an official in Beijing for twelve years, but he still hasn't given up his studies. The most famous thing is that he "just read the classics in Japan and studied history in a soft day." The original words of this sentence are "learning immortality with wine." Learn Buddhism without wine; " Just read the classics of the day and read the history of the day. "This sentence means that when I have wine to drink, I live like a fairy. When I have no wine to drink, I am as clean as a Buddha and cultivate myself; When you are impetuous, you can read some classics to calm your mind. When you are depressed and helpless, you can read some books about history to inspire people. Zeng Guofan quoted this sentence to warn his children that reading must be persevering, and there is no reason not to study; At the same time, it also expresses that you can adjust your mood by reading, so that you can put it away freely. There is not only the resilience of insisting on reading, but also the feeling of being free and easy and happy. During his twelve years in Beijing, Zeng Guofan read widely and made many friends. He often discussed with some tutors how to read and what books to read, which laid a solid foundation for his outstanding military and political performance in the future. It is no exaggeration to say that Zeng Guofan is never too old to learn. 1872 is the last year of Zeng Guofan's life. One day this year, his good friend and former river chief Su Tingkui passed by Jinling. Although Zeng Guofan was old and sick, he was very polite to him and regarded him as a true friend. He insisted on going to see Su Tingkui in a sedan chair. In the sedan chair, Zeng Guofan was still reciting the "Four Books". Unexpectedly, Zeng Guofan had a stroke in the process of reciting, and then he had to return to his apartment. After he recovered a little, he began to study again, so he studied intermittently until his death. When sorting out his relics, his children found that the day before his death, he was still reading the chapter "Zhang Zi" in Biography of Neo-Confucianism and kept a diary, which was the last article left by Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan also has his own unique views on how to read. Zeng Guofan advocated focusing on reading, also known as Zeng Guofan's "resistance" formula. Zeng Guofan once said: "One sentence doesn't make sense, don't look at the next sentence; I can't see through it today, but I will see it tomorrow; Not this year, I will see it next year. " He demanded that reading should be done: "if you are poor, you should learn from history, and others should learn from it", which means that you should understand when reading classics and be an official when studying history. Apart from these two purposes, there is nothing to learn. This also shows that learning should have a correct purpose and can't study for other ulterior motives. Zeng Guofan's formula of "forbearance" in reading is enlightening to those who swallow dates while reading and those who only seek quantity but not quality in reading. Zeng Guofan's "reading methods include' reading, reading, writing, and writing', which are indispensable every day", and also vividly compares the differences and relationships between these four. Zeng Guofan took the rich family's grain accumulation as an example: if you study abroad and do business, you can get several times the profit; Reading is to save money and not spend it easily. At the same time, he also used war as a metaphor for reading and reading. He said that reading is a profession and a development; Reading is digging trenches, stick to it. It shows that there are differences and connections between watching and reading, and they cannot be neglected. Writing and writing are the digestion, absorption and application of reading, the purpose of reading and reading, and the process of sublimation and transformation of knowledge into ability. In particular, we can see that Zeng Guofan's "reading, reading, writing and writing" are four aspects that must be coordinated in the process of reading, otherwise reading will not be done or reading will be invalid. Therefore, reading is a comprehensive activity, and neither reading nor writing is scientific. Zeng Guofan emphasized that reading should not be impatient, because the accumulation of knowledge cannot be achieved overnight. "Anyone who has difficulty reading ... reading a few articles today and reading a few articles tomorrow will naturally benefit for a long time. "This is probably what we often say,' Practice makes perfect'. Zeng Guofan studied with a pious heart and had religious feelings on the issue of reading. This is what we usually say that reading should have a correct purpose. Zeng Guofan's view of reading is really worth learning by all scholars. Zeng Guofan once said: "Learning to be excellent is an official, and it is too late to smell it. ".It means that by reading, I know the truth in the morning and I don't regret it when I die at night. It's really not easy to do this. This is not a religious sentiment. What is it? How ironic it is for those of us who want to get ahead by reading. Zeng Guofan has a correct guiding ideology on how to read. Zeng Guofan said: "A scholar must be ambitious first, knowledgeable second and persistent third. ".Aspiring is never dirty; If you have knowledge, you know that knowledge is infinite, and you dare not sell yourself short. Such as Hebo watching the sea, such as a well frog peeping into the sky, no one knows; Nothing is impossible if you have perseverance. These three are indispensable. "Zeng Guofan's meaning is very clear, that is, reading should be ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent. If you have ambition, you will not be willing to fall behind; If you have knowledge, you will know that learning the sea is boundless, and you will not be arrogant, and you will not be as ignorant as Hebo's view of the sea and the frog's view of the sky; Perseverance will get things done. Aspiration is ambition and vision, knowledge is knowledge, insight and mind, and perseverance and determination are indispensable in reading. Zeng Guofan is very modest in reading, although he has read a lot of books and learned a lot.