Why did Zeng Guofan become a great man? Look how far he is from ordinary people

What is the difference between ordinary people and big shots? Many times, it's about different attitudes towards the same thing. Zeng Guofan encountered a mutiny in his early years and almost lost his life. However, Zeng Guofan's handling of the matter was unexpected.

After Emperor Xianfeng appointed Zeng Guofan as the "Minister of Regiment Training", Zeng Guofan began to form the Hunan Army in Changsha, Hunan. According to current terms, group training means militia. The responsibility of the "Minister of Regiment Training" is to recruit some people who, after simple training, can act as militiamen, assist the government and army in combat, and manage local security.

Therefore, "Minister Yingyong" Zeng Guofan had no right to interfere with Hunan's local government affairs and military affairs, but Zeng Guofan did not think so.

When the Hunan Army was established in Changsha, Zeng Guofan had a strong sense of self-ability, a big temper, and insisted on going his own way. No one cares, and everyone wants to interfere in Hunan’s affairs. Over time, Zeng Guofan offended Hunan officials, large and small, and everyone hated him.

While training the Hunan Army, Zeng Guofan ordered the Green Camp soldiers to train with the Hunan Army on the third and eighth day of every month. This move almost cost Zeng Guofan his life.

The Green Camp people have been accustomed to being lazy for many years and cannot stand the pain of rigorous training. Furthermore, Green Camp believes that you, Zeng Guofan, are just a "minister of group training." Why should the regular army of our court listen to you? The most fierce is Changsha deputy general Qingde.

When the Taiping Army attacked Changsha, Qingde ran faster than a rabbit. Facing Zeng Guofan, he bravely charged into battle and resolutely refused to train, which made Zeng Guofan very angry.

Sent a letter to Emperor Zeng Guofan, hoping to participate in the illegal Qingde. He said that he did not abide by military discipline, had a lazy style, was lazy in training at ordinary times, and was afraid of the enemy's escape during war. He requested the emperor to severely punish Qingde.

Emperor Xianfeng immediately ordered Qingde to be dismissed from his post and investigated. Qingde lost his job and went to complain to Bao Qibao, the prefect of Hunan. Bao Qibao also felt that Zeng Guofan was Minister Yingyong, but he was taking care of the Lvying people. It is purely a dog blindly commanding a mouse, secretly supporting the Green Camp against Zeng Guofan.

Luo is 18 years older than Zeng Guofan and is a smooth official. He made such a big noise outside, pretending not to know, hiding in the room and making no sound. It was not until Zeng Guofan came to ask for help that he pretended to be surprised and slowly came to Zeng Guofan's residence.

Luo ordered people to take them to Zeng Guofan's residence. In front of Zeng Guofan, he personally untied them and repeatedly said that the brothers had been wronged.

The Green Camp soldiers gained great favor from the Governor and walked away happily, leaving only Zeng Guofan who was dumbfounded and Luo who did not say a word of comfort and only said some indifferent words. From now on, it’s up to them to fight the war! Then turned and left.

I thought Luo would make the decision for him, but Luo apologized to Luying, which only made Zeng Guofan tremble with anger, but he was helpless. Because the Green Camp soldiers who caused the trouble were called Yongshun soldiers, this incident was called the "Yongshun soldiers incident."

This matter soon spread in Changsha. Hunan officials, large and small, clapped their hands and applauded the fact that the always complacent and arrogant second-in-command Zeng Guofan was severely punished by the Green Camp soldiers. , laughing at Zeng Guofan behind his back, treating it as a joke at the wine table.

Zeng Guofan’s reasoning puzzled him. As a second-class official of the imperial court, he worked conscientiously and was loyal to the country. How could he be almost killed by a soldier? No one told me. Hunan officials were overjoyed.

For an ordinary person, he would either ascend the throne and tell the court his grievances and let the court make a decision for him, or he would simply give up and leave. It is a thankless job and I will quit. However, Zeng Guofan's approach was different.

Zeng Guofan did not sue the court, nor did he withdraw from the campaign against Zhou. Instead, he made up his mind to persist in his great cause of forming the Hunan Army no matter what difficulties he encountered. If you can't stay in Changsha, just find another place.

Zeng Guofan quietly left Changsha and went to Hengzhou to continue his great cause of the Hunan Army. In the end, Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army became a very powerful army and made great contributions in the Battle of Ensir

Victory often comes from persistence in the last five minutes.

Chairman Mao said in "On Protracted War" that "the final victory often lies in unremitting efforts." Many smart people tend to give up on their dreams easily when they encounter difficulties, so they are destined to miss success in the end.

With the support of Bao Qibao, the highest military attache in Hunan, the waist of the Green Camp soldiers became stiff. Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army soldiers often found trouble and were beaten severely. Zeng Guofan's younger brother was also beaten by Green Camp soldiers on the street.

The conflict between the two sides is like a balloon that will explode one day.

This day will come soon. Several people from Green Camp got drunk outside and got into a fight over gambling. Seeing that the situation had improved, the soldiers of the Hunan Army cursed a few times.

When the Green Camp soldiers saw Xiang, they immediately clenched their fists and joined forces with each other. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, I started to hit the items again. Tintintin, both sides performed a free fighting competition for everyone.

As a result, the green battalion soldiers who were usually lazy in training and drunk were defeated by a huge score and their noses and faces were swollen. When the Green Camp returned, a large group of people gathered and angrily found the door of the Hunan Army, wanting to continue competing with the Hunan Army.

Zeng Guofan, who had already been holding back his anger, had really had enough. He proposed to Bao Qibao, the magistrate of Hunan Province, demanding severe punishment for the troublemaking Green Camp soldiers.

Bao Qibao had long been dissatisfied with Zeng Guofan, so he took this opportunity to tie up several Lvying people and send them to Zeng Guofan's residence. Then take a walk in Green Camp.

"Minister Ying Yong" Zeng Guofan secretly encouraged them to cause trouble due to the news that he would severely punish the Green Camp people.

A large number of green camp people began to take to the streets, demanding Zeng Guofan immediately release the detained green camp people. Hunan officials, large and small, have long wanted to see Zeng Guofan's jokes. They were deaf and dumb at that time, but they did not stand up.

First, there was chaos in Changsha. The Green Camp soldiers became more and more courageous and rushed into Zeng Guofan's mansion in the evening to settle accounts with Zeng Guofan.

Zeng Guofan's residence is located at the military training ground of the governor's office, separated only by a wall from Governor Luo's residence. When the Lvying people made trouble outside the government, Zeng Guofan thought that he was a "Minister of Tuanlian" appointed by the imperial court, a second-class official, and lived next door to the governor, so the Lvying people did not dare to do anything to him.

So Zeng Guofan still had the demeanor of a general, sitting in his mansion and processing official documents calmly. Unexpectedly, after a while, the Green Camp soldiers rushed in and fired a shot. Zeng Guofan's personal bodyguard was injured, and Zeng Guofan himself was almost hit. Now Zeng Guofan couldn't sit still anymore, and he couldn't even care about his general's demeanor. He rushed out of the door and asked Luo, the governor of Hunan next door, for help.