1, Zeng Guofan:

18 1 1 year165438+1October 26th-1March 872 12.

Zeng Guofan was born in a landlord family. He has been diligent and studious since childhood. He entered this school at the age of six. At the age of 8, he can read four books and recite five classics. At the age of 14, he can read Zhou Li and Historical Records. In the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), he entered imperial academy and studied under the military minister Zhang Mu. Reluctantly moved to a bachelor's degree in cabinet, assistant minister of does, assistant minister of military, industrial, criminal and official departments.

During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, Zeng Guofan formed the Xiang Army. After years of fighting, he turned the tide and wiped out the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Throughout his life, he pursued patience as the first priority, and advocated that everything should be frugal and not proud of being an official. He cultivated self-discipline, sought officials by virtue, put courtesy first, and sought politics by loyalty, and achieved great success in officialdom.

2. Li Hongzhang:

1823 February 15-190 1 year 1 1 month 7.

He was the founder and commander-in-chief of Huai Army and Beiyang Navy, the leader of Westernization Movement and an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, and established the first western-style navy Beiyang Navy in China. Officer to the third division of the East Palace, bachelor of Wenhua Hall, minister of Beiyang trade, governor of Zhili, first-class Su Yibo.

He participated in a series of major historical events in his life, including the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the suppression of the Nian Army Uprising, the Westernization Movement and the Sino-Japanese War. And signed a series of unequal treaties on behalf of the Qing government, such as the Vietnam Treaty, the treaty of shimonoseki, the Concise Treaty between China and France, and the Xin Chou Treaty.

3. Left Tang Zong

1812165438+10/0-65438+September 5, 0885

Zuo studied at Chengnan College in Changsha, and passed the provincial examination at the age of 20. Although he tried again and again in the exam, he attached importance to agriculture, read a lot of books, and studied geography and Sun Tzu's art of war.

Later, he took part in the movement to pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, initiated the Westernization Movement, suppressed the Nian Army, put down the rebellion of Tongzhi in Shaanxi and Gansu, recovered Xinjiang, and promoted the establishment of Xinjiang as a province.

He has served as governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, governor of two rivers, official to university of Dongge, minister of military aircraft, and second-class duke Jing.

During the Sino-French War, he invited himself to Fujian to supervise the division. In the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), he died in Fuzhou at the age of 73. As a posthumous gift to Tai Fu, posthumous title's "Wen Xiang" was included in Zhao Zhong and Xianliang Memorial Hall.

Second, the relationship and outcome of the three people.

1, Zeng Guofan and Zuo

Zeng Guofan, a fellow villager in Hunan Province, was one year older and was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 28. Zuo will try, and after three attempts and three defeats, he will return to his hometown to teach.

After middle age, Zuo had to curry favor with Zeng Guofan. In the fourth year of Xianfeng, Zeng Guofan intended to recommend Zuo to the court as the magistrate. However, Zuo thinks Xian is too young to do so. Until the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), forced by the situation, Zeng Guofan finally let Zuo work under his account.

Zeng Guofan had no doubt, and neither did he. Once left is activated, let him take over, and left can rise rapidly.

Later, because of the whereabouts of Hong Tiangui, the youngest son of Hong Xiuquan, there was a bad blood between them. (Zeng Guofan reported to the court that Hong was dead and Zuo reported that Hong had escaped. )

Zeng Guofan walked to the left. At the ceremony, Zuo presented an elegiac couplet: "It is better to know the wisdom of people and seek the loyalty of the country; Unity is like gold, attacking the wrong stone, and never interacting with each other. "

2. Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang

Zeng Guofan was only ten years older than Li Hongzhang, but he started his career in the same year as Li Hongzhang's father Li Wenan. Later, Li Hongzhang went to Beijing to catch the exam and worshipped Zeng Guofan.

After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke out, Li Hongzhang returned to his hometown in Anhui to be Yong Yong. After a few years, he failed, so he planned to visit Zeng Guopan as an aide. Zeng Guofan waited for more than a month to nod in order to kill Li Hongzhang's pride. Zeng Guofan was very strict with Li Hongzhang, and he was not allowed to sleep late.

Li Hongzhang is clever, and his views on some things are above those of the teacher. Because of this, he hurt his feelings, and later he parted ways because of impeaching Li.

But Zeng Guofan later adopted Li Hongzhang's opinion. Li Hongzhang also found himself inseparable from Zeng Guofan, so he wrote back to test. Zeng Guofan gladly let Li Hongzhang come back again.

3. Left and Li Hongzhang

Both of them made their debut from Zeng Guofan's shogunate and later became government officials. Both of them were westernized and relied on by Empress Dowager Cixi.

Zuo looked down on Li Hongzhang and thought that he could not fight, which was too weak for foreigners. Li Hongzhang doesn't like Zuo Tang Zong either. He thinks this guy has too much to do.

Extended data:

Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Calligraphy;

1, Zeng Guofan

Zeng Guofan mentioned the hardships of his writing countless times in his family letters and diaries, and took writing as a daily class.

For example, "get up early every day, learn a hundred Chinese characters and make a few social words"; "I don't stop writing every day, besides writing and office work, I also learn a calligraphy without interruption"; Even during the war with Taiping Army, he could "study and write without interruption".

Zeng Guofan has a set of theories. He applied the principle of "Gan Kun" to calligraphy, thinking that writing should be both rigid and flexible. Guided by theory and supported by diligence. There are Gan Kun in calligraphy, but not only Gan Kun. So Zeng Guofan wrote hard and beautiful.

2. Li Hongzhang

Li Hongzhang's words always give people a sense of conformity, with restrained edges and corners and generous operation.

Li Hongzhang became an official as a scholar, and the Qing court not only looked at poems and articles, but also looked at his calligraphy achievements. It is difficult for people with poor handwriting to take the imperial examination. Li Hongzhang's calligraphy skills originated from his hard work in his early years, and later developed into his own hobby, insisting on coming to the pool every day.

In his later years, Li Hongzhang took calligraphy as a way of keeping in good health.

3. Left Tang Zong

Although Zuo is a military commander, he is also proficient in military affairs. Like Zeng Guofan, he was good at calligraphy and left many couplets for later generations. One of his couplets is very popular with Li Ka-shing and hangs in his office.

People close to him commented on his calligraphy and said, "Wen Xiang's official book was written by Chen Qing (Yan Zhenqing) and Cheng Xin (Liu Gongquan), and the North Monument was also written at the same time, so he stood in awe." It serves to show the depth of purpose!

If you carefully watch Zuo's calligraphy, you will find that his big characters are powerful and powerful, and readers will be shocked by the great righteousness.

However, if we look at his essays again, we will find that the words are exquisite and elegant, hearty and cultivated by traditional literati. It is really rare that these two kinds of smells can be embodied in a person.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zeng Guopan

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Hongzhang

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zuo Tang Zong