The first two humiliations of Zeng Guofan's life

Shame one

"I was born in Chennian, and I learned to list on the platform, blaming it for its shallow arts and sciences."

The year of Renchen is the twelfth year of Daoguang.

Shusheng: refers to those who have not been shortlisted in the scholar's examination, but have achieved good results, and have performed ceremonies, music and dances in the Confucius Temple. The next exam can be exempted from the county exam and the government exam, and can only be taken to the university, so it is called "semi-scholar".

Learning platform: Director of Provincial Education Department

Suspend the platform: issue an announcement

Although I failed to win the sixth exam, it was good news for Shu Sheng. But for Zeng Guofan, who made a lot of preparations before the exam, he felt it was a great shame to be declared a student in public.

So I work hard and stay at home. The seventh exam, finally won the scholar. Later, it was out of control, and he won the juren and Jinshi. Since then, he has made outstanding achievements.

Shame 2

The young emperor Xianfeng ascended the throne. Please ask Zeng Guofan to explain in detail how to reverse the bad atmosphere of officialdom and reform the method of selecting officials.

So Zeng Guofan carefully prepared information and drew a chart. But he is not good at drawing, so he is ugly.

This matter was discussed and laughed at by officials in Beijing. What people pay attention to is not his works, but his ugly paintings.

It is true that the painting is not good, but the real reason is that Zeng Guofan has a sharp edge.

In Beijing officialdom, the characteristics of doing things are either timid or trivial; In the officialdom outside Beijing, things are either perfunctory or embarrassing. And you, Zeng Guofan, insisted on being unique, and even played in front of the emperor and said that we were not. The result was naturally ridiculed by these officials.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will urge it, and the edge will be exposed, and people will not do it.