People admired by Zeng Guofan

Zeng Guofan's ancestors were farmers with their backs to the loess. From the end of the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there was not a scholar in Lao Zeng's family for five or six hundred years. Therefore, Lao Zeng's family has always had a dream of imperial examination.

Zeng Yuping, Zeng Guofan's grandfather, has a strong dream about this scholarly family.

Zeng Yuping is a local legend.

When he was young, he didn't read a book. He idled around all day and did nothing. He is an ordinary farmer, but he likes to go to the city to be with a group of dude.

One day, an old man pointed to Zeng Yuping, who had a good life, and taught his grandson not to be like him when he grew up. He always went to the city to pretend that his uncle had no money, and this family would be defeated by him sooner or later.

Hearing this, Zeng Yuping was greatly stimulated and thought that she had a wonderful life. I didn't expect people to look at him like this behind his back.

"Nature is life-long."

At that time, Zeng Yuping was 35 years old. He took long-term workers to work early in the morning and vowed to get married. He told Zeng Guofan that the vegetables he grew were delicious and his hard-earned money was spent with peace of mind.

After more than ten years of struggle, Zeng Yuping turned the Zeng family from an ordinary middle peasant into a well-off small landlord. He has prestige in the local area. He is independent, brave and upright, so people around him always make him compromise with disputes.

After making a fortune, Zeng Yuping made an important decision to invite a famous teacher at a high price to teach his eldest son Zeng Linshu to study. However, Zeng Lin's book talent is dull. At the age of 40, I took the 16 exam, but I always stayed in Sun Shan, and I never won a scholar.

Therefore, Zeng Yuping pinned her hopes on her grandson Zeng Guofan.

Although Zeng Guofan's father and son have repeatedly failed in the list and become the jokes of the villagers, it is wishful thinking to laugh at the Zeng family's desire for official career in the imperial examination.

However, Zeng Yuping never gave up what she decided. He was advised to tell fortune, but he didn't believe in "three things". He doesn't believe in Feng Shui, doctors, monks and Taoists, but only believes that man can conquer nature.

He firmly believes that children and grandchildren will move forward wave after wave, and some of them will be promoted to Jinshi, so that the Zeng family will turn over one day.

Zeng Guofan worshipped his grandfather Zeng Yuping since childhood. Grandfather's stubborn belief and unyielding nature had a far-reaching impact on Zeng Guofan's life. On the contrary, it inspired Zeng Guofan's character of "more frustrated and braver" and shaped Zeng Guofan's unique philosophy of life.