Is Zeng Guofan a master of Chinese studies?

Zeng Guofan is a great scholar, but not a great scholar of Chinese studies. You can say that he is a famous strategist and politician. He is good at managing the army and officials. If you think Zeng Guofan is a great scholar, there were many great scholars in Chinese studies at that time, and even the Manchu Nalan Mingzhu was far superior to Mr. Zeng.