The first half of Zeng Guofan's family instructions in the lecture hall

Who will save this stupid child?

Zeng Guofan was a controversial figure in the late Qing Dynasty, with the reputation of "the first minister of ZTE" and the notoriety of "traitor". Over the past hundred years, his evaluation has been mixed. However, both those who appreciate him and those who despise him admire Zeng Guofan's letter. Today, there is still a saying among the people that "you should learn from Zeng Guofan as an official and Hu Xueyan as a businessman". It can be seen that Zeng Guofan's Letter is not only a collection of letters recording ordinary life, but also a book containing life wisdom in dealing with people and educating children. In today's society, it has always been the biggest problem that puzzles parents all over the world. Many children will be labeled as "stupid children" because of their poor grades. Even Zeng Guofan, more than a hundred years ago, was considered an illiterate "stupid child" when he was a child.

In 1825 A.D., on a cold night in the twelfth lunar month, a boy of 14 years old was studying hard in the room of a family in Xiangxiang, Hunan. At this time, a thief was lying on the beam of this family. He intends to wait for the lights of this family to go out, so that he can steal in the dark. This idea is right, and so is this idea, but the problem is that children who study underground are particularly stupid. He recited this poem "Yueyang Tower" at the bottom, but he couldn't recite it. It took a long time to recite it. Knock over and over again, and after a dozen times, thieves will basically recite it. Finally, the thief couldn't bear it, and he had to do something at dawn. So he was so angry that he couldn't help it at last. He jumped off the beam with a slap, stepped forward in anger, grabbed the book from his hand and threw it on the table: "Look at you, stupid, do you think this article is difficult to recite?" The thief carried Yueyang Tower out as soon as he opened his mouth. Say that finish, I left my sleeves and roared off angrily, stealing nothing. Unfortunately, we don't know the name of this clever thief, but fortunately, we know the name of this stupid child. His name at that time was Zeng Zicheng, which may be strange to us, but he was later renamed Zeng Guofan, and we are all familiar with him.

So, who made this silly child's extraordinary life? What enlightenment will Zeng Guofan and his Letters from Zeng Guofan bring to our modern family education? Please see the first episode of Zeng Guofan's family instructions. Who will save the silly child?

Li Bo comments on Zeng Guofan's family instructions in the lecture hall.

Not a day goes by without reading.

We say that Zeng Guofan can become Zeng Guofan because of his lifelong belief and belief in Confucianism. Therefore, only when a person is strong in the spiritual world can he be strong in the real world.

In fact, Zeng Guofan turned out to be just an ordinary child. Of course, many people later told him how smart he was when he was a teenager. In fact, people become famous. When a celebrity becomes famous, people will talk about how talented he was when he was a child and what kind of genius he was. But where there are so many geniuses and there is little difference in the qualifications of ordinary children, how can we cultivate our firm beliefs and beliefs in life? This will start with Zeng Guofan's imperial examination. We know that the imperial examinations in Ming and Qing Dynasties were very difficult to take, so we all know that the most famous Fan Jinzhong took the exam for many years, and it was not until he was in his fifties that he was admitted to Juren, and he went crazy to take the exam, and the lowest provincial exam was considered a pass.

But there is one person who is more difficult than Fan Jinzhong. who is it? Zeng Guofan's father is called Zeng Linshu. Although his name is elegant and Lin Shu looks very learned, this imperial examination can kill him. He/kloc-failed the scholar level test 0/6 times, and finally took 17 times, which was his lucky number and was finally admitted. By this time, he was in his 40 s and Zeng Guofan was in his 20 s. So I really can't pass the exam, and I have a long way to go. Xiu Yuan Xi, who didn't take the exam, put all his hopes on his son and went home.

Zeng Guofan is superior to his father. Why did his father pin all his hopes on him? Because he is obviously better than his father. At the age of 23, he was admitted to the scholar, 20 years earlier than his father. Then he took the provincial exam, but I don't know why he was so lucky. He passed the exam the first time, and as soon as he passed the exam, he got a juren. At this time, stupid children who used to study badly are always scolded. As a result, he didn't do well in the exam at ordinary times, and he did very well in the first exam. Zeng Guofan's confidence increased greatly, so he packed his bags and went to Beijing to take the final exam the following year. But what I didn't expect was that the inevitable exam gave him a blow and he failed. If you don't pass the exam, you should go home, because it only happens once every few years. To say that Zeng Guofan is lucky, the Queen Mother's 60th birthday in the second year was added as usual to celebrate Cohen's birthday. That's great, another chance, isn't it? Zeng Guofan did not go home when he saw it. I studied hard in Beijing for a year. I still can't believe I didn't pass the exam the next year. Therefore, I used to have only half a year's money in Beijing, but now I have lived frugally for a year and a half. If it weren't for thrifty children, it really couldn't be done. Zeng Guofan lived in a strange place in Beijing for another year. In the second year, Cohen felt that he was all there, thinking that he had suffered a loss, didn't he? If I try harder, good things will come naturally. Why else would God let me stay in Beijing for another year? He thinks it will be all right this time. As a result, this time it fell off the list like last time. So what should Zeng Guofan do if he fails again? What made Zeng Guofan make up his mind to insist on not reading every day? Please watch the second episode of Zeng Guofan's Family Instructions, and don't read it every day.

The two most frustrating words are the two most frustrating words.

Although Zeng Guofan was full of problems and did a lot of absurd things when he was young, it is commendable that he dared to face up to his shortcomings and tried to correct them. However, in the process of self-cultivation, Zeng Guofan realized that two words are the most important, because no matter whether it is a mediocre person or a talented person in the world, it is because of these two words that nothing can be achieved in the end. This is the "most frustrating two sentences" repeatedly emphasized in Zeng Guofan's family instructions. So what are these two words? Why does Zeng Guofan think that these two simple words can ruin a person's life? Why do simple words have such great power?

Zeng Guofan was not only strict in running the army, but also the most contemptible person in his life. Although Li Hongzhang is his favorite disciple, once he really went too far. Coupled with his poor performance in the past, everyone thought that Zeng Guofan would definitely scold Li Hongzhang. Unexpectedly, Zeng Guofan scolded him, but he acted as if nothing had happened.

Zeng Guofan successfully corrected Li Hongzhang's sleeping in, but according to records, Zeng Guofan was also a child who loved sleeping in when he was a child. So what changed him? Although Zeng Guofan has repeatedly stressed that pride and laziness are the two most frustrating words, we also know that it is not good for a person to be too proud or too lazy, but will occasional laziness in life really ruin our life?

In order to surpass his inertia, Zeng Guofan always used the word "diligence" to strictly demand himself. So he pays special attention to getting up early. No matter how late he stays up, he must get up early the next day. So as long as you get up early, you are "diligent"? Why in Zeng Guofan's family training, it is also said that "diligence" can not only preserve health and raise products, but also promote family business? Please look at the fifth episode of Zeng Guofan's family instructions, the two most failed sentences.