Although he was called "semi-saint", he also took pains to avoid color. Who is he?

He is Zeng Guofan, and I believe everyone who has studied history knows him. He was a famous celebrity in the late Qing Dynasty, not only a politician but also a writer. He is most famous for putting down the civil strife-the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement under his own leadership, so he is respected and is very attentive to state affairs, and can't tolerate any negligence. But at the same time, he is also an ordinary person, and everyone has secular desires. When he was young, he was with a fireworks girl, and it is said that he finally got sick.

After that, he tried to reflect on himself and never made the same mistake again, because he felt that making love was too time-consuming and laborious to concentrate on learning his knowledge. So he decided to start with his wife as the first step and try not to entangle with her. To this end, he warned himself by writing a diary, telling himself to put the country first, the overall situation first, and remember not to ruin his future because of love. This is the method.

But later, new sufferings came again. When he saw other concubines, they were young and beautiful, so he fell in love again. He found that the previous methods didn't work, so he stepped up his efforts and wrote in his diary, wouldn't it be like an animal if he insisted on this? Therefore, this so-called love is covered by shame, patriotism and enthusiasm for learning.

He also left a book called "Family Instructions of Zeng Guofan" for future generations, warning them not to delay their bright future because of so-called love. If they let go of this persistence, they will be able to accomplish their great ambitions without any burden and become better themselves. Therefore, he can overcome human nature, pursue his own career, specialize in learning, where there is a will, there is a way, and finally succeed, so he is called "half a saint".