Surprisingly stupid, but a blockbuster.

If you have idiots around you, don't underestimate them. Maybe they will make a blockbuster after mastering the method like Zeng Guofan.

How old was Zeng Guofan when he was a child?

He has no prominent family background and has been farming for generations; Weak body; What's more, his qualifications are average, and sometimes he is surprisingly stupid.

Zeng Guofan was enlightened at the age of five, read the Five Classics at the age of eight, and learned eight-part essay at the age of nine. Just turned 14 years old, he followed his father Zeng Linshu to start his examination career, took six scholar exams and failed six times.

There is a joke circulating in Zeng Guofan's hometown in Hunan, which can fully explain that although he studied hard since childhood, he was still "surprisingly stupid".

One night, Zeng Guofan sat at his desk and recited the story of Yueyang Tower.

A thief sneaked into his house and hid on the beam, ready to wait until the family was asleep before stealing.

But the thief never imagined that Zeng Guofan's "Yueyang Tower" would never be remembered.

All the thieves slept on the beams and saw Zeng Guofan still on his back.

The thief was in a hurry and jumped down from the beam, pointing to Zeng Guofan and swearing: "Just like you are so stupid, what books are you reciting?" Let me recite it to you. "

Then, from beginning to end, the thief left the door and walked away.

Whether this joke is true or not, Zeng Guofan is really mediocre.

Zeng Guofan repeatedly failed in the list and suffered the first blow in his life.

Because of his article "Lack of Communication between Arts and Sciences", it is regarded as a negative textbook for the whole province to show to the public. Although the examiner asked Zeng Guofan to be a musician and dancer when offering sacrifices to Confucius, he could be exempted from the county examination and the government examination in the next exam, but this honor did not offset Zeng Guofan's evaluation of "tag criticism" and "poor arts and sciences".

Zeng Guofan learned from a bitter experience and found the reason for his failure. He not only got a scholarship, but also went to imperial academy, and his life began all the way.

Zeng Guofan took the imperial examination seven times and finally won the scholar at the age of 23.

In the second year of being a scholar, you were promoted again. This is the so-called Lian Jie.

At the age of 28, he changed his name to Guo Fan (the teacher thought his original name was "Zicheng" too tacky) and took the "Korean Examination" with excellent results. Emperor Daoguang liked his article and won the second prize, which was awarded to Zeng Guofan, Jishi Shu and imperial academy. Entering the Imperial Academy is an excellent starting point for Zeng Guofan to gain in his official career.

What happened to Zeng Guofan, which made his mediocre life so prosperous?

First of all, Zeng Guofan's hard experience in the imperial examination has created excellent self-education, but it has inspired his character of "being more frustrated and more excited" and has superhuman efforts.

Secondly, Zeng Guofan worshipped his grandfather since childhood, and he was as stubborn as his grandfather. He is convinced that he is stupid, but nothing is difficult in the world as long as he works hard.

Finally, the difficult imperial examination shaped Zeng Guofan's unique philosophy of life, "clumsy": "advocating clumsy".

He believes that "the clumsiest person in the world can beat the smartest person in the world", and clumsiness is better than cleverness.

You can only be reliable if you are all thumbs.

It was with this "stupid kung fu" that he went all the way forward and passed the imperial examination.

The following are the benefits of Zeng Guofan's efforts, which are equally applicable even in today's society.

First, clumsy people have no intellectual capital, so they are more open-minded and willing to pay.

Second, clumsy people will always be hit by setbacks, so the "adversity quotient" is high in adversity quotient and particularly strong in toughness.

Third, clumsy people don't know how to play tricks, don't take shortcuts, and only know how to get into a dead end when encountering problems.

Clumsy looks slow, but in fact, the farther back you go, the faster you go. For example, to build a house, the foundation should be firm, and the house will naturally be built high.

In fact, most of us are ordinary people with average intelligence, just like Zeng Guofan.

There is an idiom in China: "Stupid birds fly first", and Edison has a famous saying: "Success is 1% talent plus 99% diligence".

There is no shortcut to success, but you have to work harder and sweat more than others.

Heaven rewards diligence, diligence can make up for it, and the future can be expected.