"I'm not asking you to surpass your grandfather, everyone is an individual, you don't have to think about it."
Hua Huang smiled casually: "Even if my grandfather is still alive and healthy, in fact, he is just a senior advisor, I'm afraid, there may not be a suitable position for him in the Hua government, so he can't do more than you." ”Zeng Jize nodded thoughtfully, still not knowing why Emperor Hua wanted to let him go to such an important person as Bismarck, but he didn't dare to ask questions casually in a small country like the Kingdom of Romania, knowing that Emperor Hua and the others would definitely say it, since His Majesty wanted to chat, let's talk.Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, the three famous ministers, each have their own strengths, Zeng's strengths are to recognize and employ people, cultivate people, see the situation very clearly, grasp his own personal life, see very thoroughly.Zuo's strengths are strategic acumen and military talent, while Lee's strengths are that he is proficient in current affairs and is capable.In the late Qing Dynasty, there were four shogunates, Tao Shu, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Yuan Shikai.Of course, in this time and space of Emperor Hua, there will no longer be room for Comrade Yuan Shikai to play, not that Emperor Hua can't control Yuan Shikai, it's just that it's not necessary, Yuan Shikai is just a minor official of the former Qing government, and even a minor official is not necessarily counted, plus he knows a little bit of history, there is no need for Emperor Hua to find himself unhappy.For example, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao may or may not come out when the time comes, it is certain that without the Qing Dynasty, there would be no such thing as the Hundred Days Restoration, even if they pass their own talents and learn and pass the assessment in the new government, they also need to be tempered in the system.Emperor Hua won't pay special attention to these people, and according to Emperor Hua's guess, a person with a character like Kang Youwei will be the head of the township at most, and Huaguo's system does not need a master.Entering this kind of shogunate, even faster than the imperial examination, especially the shogunate of Zeng Guofan, under the teaching of words and deeds, whether it is personality or career, the promotion of people is very fast.When Li Hongzhang was young, he first held regimental training, but at that time, his military talent was very average, so he lost several battles.Li Hongzhang's father had a close friendship with Zeng Guofan, and they were Jinshi in the same year.When Li Hongzhang first entered the shogunate, Zeng Guofan was very blue-eyed towards him, saying that he "Shaoquan's talent is the closest to that of the public, and all the proposed letters of approval are superior to others, and he will make extraordinary achievements in the future, or he will be blue, and it is not known." ”Talented people are always proud, Zeng Guofan's shogunate has a rule, get up early to eat with the staff, Li Hongzhang was too lazy when he was young, once pretended to be sick and lazy, Zeng Guofan simply waited for him to eat, and when he came, he taught him a lesson, and walked away.Zeng Guofan's shogunate also has another characteristic, most of them are from Hunan, and Li Hongzhang, a native of Anhui, is inevitably a little dazzling.Once, the generals chatted with their staff, talking about their respective hometowns, Hunan people of course said that their hometowns were good, and Li Hongzhang also talked about the benefits of Anhui.At this time, Peng Yulin, a famous general under Zeng Guofan's account, suddenly said: Shaoquan sleeps lazily every night, presumably if the people of Anhui are like this, it is no wonder that Hequan Province is engaged in negative trafficking, and there is rarely a right way.There is a way to beat people without slapping their faces, scolding people without revealing their shortcomings, Li Hongzhang originally felt very faceless about laziness, not to mention, he also put laziness on the heads of all Anhui people, which involves regional attacks, and although Peng Yulin is from Hunan, he was born in Anhui.Of course Li Hongzhang didn't do it, it happened that Peng Yulin's father had been an official in Anhui, and his brain reacted quickly, and he immediately ridiculed him: Xueqin Peng Yulin didn't know anything, and the people of Anhui were diligent, but he had been in charge for several years, and he was lazy.Otherwise, a famous minister is a famous minister, and the response is fast, and the folk customs in Anhui are all bad by Peng Yulin's father.However, Li Hongzhang made a mistake here, the geographical attack is still forgivable, and insulting other people's fathers will cause accidents.Peng Yulin will have three good names in the future, "no officials, no money", and the third is called "don't die", usually people with such a reputation will not have a good temper.Li Hongzhang insulted his father like this, of course he didn't do it, "then he used the old fist", Li Hongzhang was not ambiguous, "also poisoned", and a tearing war immediately began.Li Hongzhang made another mistake here, although Peng Yulin is thin and small, and he is a scholar, although he Li Hongzhang is tall, but Peng Yulin is a soldier, he once "learned boxing and kicking for the first time", and later "killed thieves team by team", that is to say, Peng Yulin has practiced.In this battle, Li Hongzhang should not have taken advantage, Peng Yulin and him "wrestled with each other", these two people were called by Zeng Guofan, "the heroes of the world, Peng Yulin, Li Hongzhang", the two bigwigs in the future will fight and roll around on the ground.It can be seen that Li Hongzhang has no popularity in Zeng Guofan's shogunate, and Zeng Guofan also wants to hone his temper and frustrate his spirit.After this happened, Li Hongzhang had the idea of going away.In 1860, Zeng Guofan served as the governor of Liangjiang and moved to Qimen, Li Hongzhang disagreed with him, and Zeng Guofan insisted on going his own way.Later, the Li Yuandu incident occurred, Li Yuandu was the first person who followed Zeng Guofan when he held a group exercise, and later Zeng Guofan was defeated by the Taiping army, and he wanted to commit suicide twice, but Li Yuandu stopped him.It can be said that this person is the benefactor of Zeng Guofan.Zeng Guofan was also very grateful to him and recommended him to be stationed in Huizhou, but this person was a scholar and had no ability to lead troops.After Li Yuandu's defeat, he went directly to Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, who was a political enemy of Zeng Guofan.Zeng Guofan was furious and prepared to impeach him in a letter and asked Li Hongzhang to draft a draft, but Li Hongzhang resolutely opposed it and left angrily.Li Hongzhang wandered outside for a year, running into walls everywhere, and later returned to the shogunate of the Zeng State Domain.It was Guo Songtao who brought Li Hongzhang together, and it was Guo Songtao who persuaded Zeng Guofan to come out to hold a group practice, and he was also the one who persuaded Zuo Zongtang to go out of the mountain.Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang can be said to be more of the cultivation of the younger generations by the elders, and later Li Hongzhang wrote a letter to Zeng Jize, and also said, "Hongzhang has been traveling for dozens of years, and he is said to be the earliest, deepest, and most cordial among the people."
In terms of personality, Zuo Zongtang is straightforward and brave, and Li Hongzhang is sleek and sophisticated; In terms of experience, Zuo Zongtang has shown his military merits, although Li Hongzhang also has military merits, but as mentioned above, his greatest strength is that he is proficient in current affairs, that is, foreign affairs, and is good at dealing with foreigners.Zuo Zongtang's foreign affairs are based on manufacturing, and the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau he runs gradually replaces foreigners with Chinese, while Li Hongzhang is a foreigner and a foreigner; As for the controversy over coastal defense, Li Hongzhang said: "The salary of the suspension and withdrawal is the salary of coastal defense."
Otherwise, only this financial resources will prepare for both the sea frontier of the southeast and the northwest of China, and there will be those who are not poor and poor."
Zuo Zongtang believes that "coastal defense in the east and defense in the west are equally important", but it should be pointed out that this does not mean that Li Hongzhang is a traitor, but that the late Qing Dynasty chose a different focus under the condition of financial embarrassment.Zuo Zongtang also said that those who talk about coastal defense today should not only focus on the Western Regions at present, but should strictly guard the border, and there is no need to rush to forge ahead.
As for those who defend the fortress, the Russians should be cunning and cunning, and it is advisable to pay full attention to the westward expedition, so that the northwest is safe and the southeast is self-consolidated.These are all loyal to the country, and those who do not self-appoint themselves with their own private opinions.The struggle between the two did not end until Zuo Zongtang's death.Zeng Guofan has the grace of helping Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang.Zuo Zongtang has an arrogant temperament, compares himself to Zhuge Liang, and has many discords with Zeng Guofan in the later period.When Zeng Guofan died, Zeng's family trembled at Zuo Zongtang's condolence, knowing that Zuo Zongtang was arrogant by nature, for fear that he would send a mean and sarcastic elegy, which would be really disgraceful in front of everyone.Unexpectedly, what Zuo Zongtang wrote was: Knowing people's wisdom, seeking loyalty to the country, and being ashamed of being inferior to Yuanfu; Concentricity is like gold, and mistakes are like stones; There is no negative life in the phase.Zeng Guofan was an honest official, did not leave any money, and even the funeral was quite embarrassing after his death, Zuo Zongtang saw this, and also gave a sum of silver for the Zeng family to do the funeral.Later, Zeng Jize, the eldest son of Zeng Guofan, was an official in the former Qing Dynasty, and he was also sponsored by Zuo Zongtang.Of course, Zeng Jize will not say anything more for Zuo Zongtang to serve in Huaguo, because Zuo Zongtang has already entered His Majesty's sight, how to arrange it for Emperor Hua, it is not Zeng Jize's turn to say, Zeng Jize also knows that what he said is in vain.Li Hongzhang regarded himself as a protégé of Zeng Guofan, and was very respectful to Zeng Guofan, but he and Zuo Zongtang did not like each other.Li Hongzhang's respect for Zeng Guofan also adds a lot of points to Emperor Hua, because Li Hongzhang's respect for Zeng Guofan is not disguised, but from the heart, especially when Zeng Guofan died, and his attitude after death is no different from that of a son.Zuo Zongtang doesn't like Li Hongzhang to be too tactful, so he can't recognize himself, but his official position is so high; Li Hongzhang felt that Zuo Zongtang had squandered military spending, and he was too conceited, and he was not used to his actions everywhere.The two have been fighting openly and secretly for decades, and the downfall of the red-topped businessman Hu Xueyan is a victim of the political struggle between the two people.Li Hongzhang is more sleek, which is naturally more popular in the turbid officialdom of the late Qing Dynasty, and the fight between Zuo and Li ended in Li Hongzhang's victory.President Meng made a decision to Zeng Jize like this: "Zeng Wenzheng will be a man, Li Hongzhang will be an official, Zuo Zongtang will fight, and he can also do practical things." ”Zeng Jize nodded and said: "I agree with Your Majesty's opinion, to do specific things, Li Hongzhang is not necessarily stronger than Zuo Zongtang, Zuo Zongtang has a strength, Li Hongzhang has too many ideas, however, Li Hongzhang can still control the overall situation." ”The controversy between Zeng and Zuo was only a dispute of political views, Zeng Guofan's thinking was more conservative, while Zuo Zongtang's thinking was more radical.And the two actually appreciate each other very much.And the dispute between Zuo and Li has been transformed from a dispute of political views into a dispute of righteousness, that is, as long as Li Hongzhang said it, I, Zuo Zongtang, do not agree; And if you Zuo Zongtang want to do something, I, Li Hongzhang, will naturally have to dismantle the stage.In the end, the dispute between the two ended with the overthrow of the Qing court by the Hua State, and the victory of Li Hongzhang changed the day.Li Hongzhang's victory lies in the fact that in the era of the Chinese government, Li Hongzhang was still able to display his talents and properly handle the relationship with the Chinese emperor.This is not just Li Hongzhang's personal victory over Zuo Zongtang.Li Hongzhang inherited Zeng Guofan's thoughts, and Li's victory in the Li Zuo Controversy showed that Zeng Zuo's Controversy, in fact, Zeng Guofan could have won completely, but he did not do so.And Li Hongzhang inherited Zeng Guofan's ideas, but did not inherit his tolerance.Looking back on these past events, Zeng Jize and Hua Huang can be said to be full of emotion.Hua Huang is not a person who likes to miss the past, "I say this, it can be regarded as an encouragement with you, your father represents most of the current scholars in the former Qing Dynasty, I believe that his way of success is still useful in the new era of Huaguo."
Your father was a philistine man before the age of thirty, but after the age of thirty he was a very self-disciplined person, and it was self-discipline that made his career. ”t1706231537: