It is said that Zeng Guofan has a unique skill in judging people. Why is his son-in-law unreliable?

Everyone in the world says that Zeng Guofan can visit fortune-teller, and he can judge people when he sees them. For this reason, he wrote a book called Bing Jian, which systematically discussed the methods of knowing people and understanding people's hearts. With this skill, Zeng Guofan won over almost all the talents at that time and used them for him. According to the book "A Guide to the Soldiers", later scholars summarized Zeng Guofan's way of knowing people and employing people into eight words: "Be broad-minded, be cautious, be diligent in teaching, and be strict with ropes." It is said that Li Hongzhang once took three people to arrange work for Zeng Guofan.

When Zeng Guofan left, the three men had to wait respectfully and patiently. After Zeng Guofan left, Li Hongzhang leaned forward again and asked him to meet these men. Zeng Guofan gave a hand and said that he didn't have to see them. He already knows it in his heart. It turns out that Zeng Guofan carefully observed these three people while walking. He said to Li Hongzhang, "One of the three men stood with his head down from beginning to end, afraid to look up at me. This man is loyal and can be given a job.

There is another person who is respectful on the surface, but when I turn my back on him, he looks around casually. He must be a disobedient and useless person. The last person has always been calm, supercilious, advancing and retreating, and will be famous in the future and can be reused. "Sure enough, the last man became famous. He was the first governor of Taiwan Province Province, Liu Mingchuan. This is Zeng Guofan's way of knowing people. However, it is such a Bole who has a unique vision, but he has lost his vision on the issue of mate selection, leaving his daughters in a dilemma of bumpy marriage and ill-fated.

So, who is Zeng Guofan's son-in-law? What are their personalities and abilities? Zeng Guofan has five daughters, namely, the eldest daughter Zeng, the second daughter Zeng, the third daughter Zeng, the fourth daughter Zeng and the fifth daughter Zeng. He was married to Yuan Bingzhen, the son of Zeng Guofan's imperial academy friend Yuan. This Yuan is not simple. He is a scholar of Daoguang for 25 years. Li Shengduo, a famous bibliophile and scholar in Qing Dynasty, called Yuan's book collection "unprecedented in 200 years". Zeng Guofan also loves books and often reads ancient books with Yuan Pin. They are like-minded When Yuan Bingzhen was just seven years old, Zeng Guofan thought that "like father, like son" and eagerly proposed to Yuan, so the two families decided on a young marriage.

Unexpectedly, when Yuan Bingzhen grew up, he had no interest in learning from his father Boya. On the contrary, he "doesn't like elegant notes on old books", only knows "bold and good drinking" and doesn't obey Yuan's discipline at all. After Yuan's death, Yuan Bingzhen was even more bohemian, completely turned into a dude, and sold all the precious books of his father's life to satisfy his decadent life. However, Zeng Guofan believed that Yuan Bingzhen only went astray for a while, or stubbornly married Zeng six years after Yuan's death.

After being married to Yuan Jia, I was surprised to find that Yuan Bingzhen not only married a concubine, but also just got married and went out to philandering, entering and leaving the land of fireworks and Liuxiang. After Zeng Guofan knew the situation, he also tried to save it, such as letting him study, giving him an official position, and arranging him to become a grain platform in Xuzhou. Unexpectedly, the first thing Yuan Bingzhen did after he took office was to bully the governor's son-in-law and recruit prostitutes until he embezzled 600 liang of grain. The unbearable Zeng Guofan decided to sever the relationship with this disappointing son-in-law, but stubbornly sent Zeng back to Yuan Jia, which eventually led to his daughter's depression and death at Yuan Jia, at the age of 29.

Compared with the elder sister, the second sister was slightly happier. Zeng's husband named Chen Yuanji is the son of Zeng Guofan's fellow countryman friend Chen. Chen is Zeng Guofan's kindred spirit, from imperial academy. They are like-minded and have close contacts. They are like a family. Chen Yuanji grew up in Zengfu and married Zeng in his early years. 1862, Chen Yuanji was married, and the couple were still harmonious, but Chen Yuanji was stubborn and grumpy, and often said nothing at home.

Even the kind and gentle Zeng couldn't stand his moodiness. The most important thing is that she never gave birth, which made Chen Yuanji even more upset. Since then, he has completely lost the joy of life, "made people feel sad" and was unhappy, and finally died at the age of 39. The fate of the third son, Zeng, is similar to that of the boss. Her husband is Luo Zhaosheng, the son of Luo Zenan, a famous Xiang soldier. Luo Zenan was born in poverty and later joined the ranks. He has repeatedly made outstanding achievements in the battle to pacify the Taiping Army, and has served as a magistrate, a fellow magistrate and a Taoist priest. Later, in the battle of Wuchang, he was hit by a shell and died of serious injuries.

Shortly thereafter, Zeng Guofan married Zeng Jeffery Ji to Luo Zhaosheng. Because of his father's outstanding achievements, this Luo Zhaosheng was given flowers by the court to the jury at an early age. As a result, shortly after marriage, it was discovered that her husband was not only "ignorant" but also "shallow". If something happens, he will break into a furious rage and scold Zeng Jeffery Ji. The most unbearable thing is that Zeng's mother-in-law is "aggressive", not only conniving at her maid abusing her daughter-in-law, but also letting the family brush the toilet for her. He had been educated in three obedience and four virtues since he was a child, so he had to submit to humiliation and try his best to endure.

Later, I gave birth to a child, but unfortunately died at the age of three months. Since then, she has no children, and her position in the Luo family has gone from bad to worse. Finally, she had to agree to Luo Zhaosheng's concubinage. Later, Luo Zhaosheng died while taking a concubine out to work, and stayed at home until his death. Zeng's fourth daughter married Guo Yiyong, the son of Guo Songtao. Guo Songtao was the first ambassador to China in modern history, and his son Guo Yiyong was also excellent. He was not only gentle in character, but also brilliant in talent and literary talent.

Zeng Guofan was very appreciative of him and had high hopes. He once praised his poem "Cragginess and bleak, like the sound of autumn night, thousands of people are worried." But what I didn't expect was that I married Guo only three years ago, and Guo Yiyong died young at the age of 2 1 year. He was widowed and raised two sons alone until he died at the age of 36. The marriage of the youngest daughter Zeng was decided by Zeng Guofan's wife Ouyang Shi, who married Nie Yifeng, the son of the magistrate. This 19-year-old boy works in Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau. Although he failed several times in the scientific examination, he has an extraordinary speech, honesty, integrity, understanding and good personality.

Later, the ending also proved that Ouyang's is the real eye-catching person. The youngest son-in-law, not a suitable person, not only rose to the position of general manager of Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau, but also entered the local officialdom until he became governor. The couple lived in harmony, for example, their children and grandchildren were full, and they eventually died of old age. It can be seen that although Zeng Guofan is good at knowing people and employing people, he is too persistent in choosing a spouse. It is better to choose in-laws than husbands. In this sense, Zeng Guofan's choice of her husband is undoubtedly a failure. (Reference:

Biography of Zeng Guofan, Draft of Qing History, etc. )