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Chapter 212
Yan Fu and Lin Shu in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, as well as Tan Sitong and Liang Qichao were all influenced by his writing style.

His works include "Qiu Que Zhai Anthology", "Poetry Collection", "Dushulu", "Diary", "Zouyi", "Family Letters", "Family Instructions", "Hundred Classics and History", "Eighteen Poetry Notes", etc.

There are no less than a hundred and dozens of volumes, which are known as "The Complete Works of Zeng Wenzheng Gong" and have been handed down to the world. In addition, there are other works such as "The Way of Learning" and "Five Proverbs".

Zeng Guofan's outstanding achievements in calligraphy have always been covered up by his significant influence in history. For the elaboration of calligraphy theory, see his "Diary", "Family Letter" and an article.

First of all, he had a unique understanding of the theory of the Northern and Southern Calligraphy School proposed by Ruan Yuan at that time. He both agreed with and criticized, advocating both the North and the South.

For the origin of calligraphy, he put forward the theory of the great source of the universe, from the dry way—masculine beauty—strength—majestic—magnificence, from the Kun way—feminine beauty—no effort—light and far—rhythm, Formed his systematic theoretical view of calligraphy.

Zeng Guofan has been diligent in calligraphy creation all his life, and has gone through a tortuous exploration path from general to specialized, from inheriting classics to innovative fashion.

He left "Diary" with nearly 130 million characters, which is a rare giant calligraphy work in ancient China.

His regular script is strong and strong, erecting a banner of official script that inherits Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties and combines rigidity and softness. His running script is strong, handsome and gorgeous.

His small script and small running script are models for the entire Qing Dynasty, and he should be a great calligrapher as famous as his contemporaries Bao Shichen and He Shaoji.

When Zeng Guofan was born, his grandfather dreamed that there was a giant python wrapped around the pillar of his house, so he believed that Zeng Guofan was the reincarnation of the giant python. After Zeng Guofan was born, a dead sycamore tree in his home turned out to be alive again, which convinced his grandfather even more. The dream language of giant python reincarnation.

Coincidentally, Zeng Guofan suffered from a skin disease similar to "psoriasis", and his whole body was covered with ringworm like snake scales, so Zeng Guofan also believed in the dream language of the reincarnation of the python.

Zeng Guofan also has a strange hobby - he loves to eat chicken, but he is most afraid of chicken feathers. At that time, urgent official documents often had chicken feathers glued to the mouth of the envelope, commonly known as chicken feather letters and chicken feather arrows.

Whenever Zeng Guofan saw this kind of letter, he was always horrified. If he saw a snake or a scorpion, he would have to ask someone to remove the chicken feathers for him before he dared to read it. There was an ancient saying:

"When chicken feathers are burned, poisonous snakes will die after smelling it. Dragon snakes are also afraid of this smell."

Zeng Guofan was so afraid of chicken feathers that he was inevitably interpreted as the reincarnation of a boa constrictor. When he was studying at Yuelu Academy, he was afraid that others would see his scales, so he dressed neatly and studied in summer when it was hot and dry, which was greatly appreciated by his husband.

When Zeng Guofan was young, his talent was not high. In fact, it can be said that he was rather stupid. It was very difficult for him to learn.

One night, when he was studying at home, he re-read an article many times, but he couldn't memorize it, so he just read it over and over again, and memorized it over and over again.

It was already very late at night, and he still hadn't memorized it, which made a person anxious.

It turned out that a thief came to his house, and he was lurking under the roof of his study, trying to steal something after he finished reading and went to bed.

But the thief was waiting outside the house, but he didn't see Zeng Guofan sleeping. The thief couldn't wait any longer, so he jumped into the house angrily and said to Zeng Guofan:
"You are so stupid, what book do you read? I will recite it after listening to it a few times!"

So the thief recited that article from beginning to end, and then swaggered away.

Zeng Guofan is quite insightful about the way of making friends. He believes that making friends is noble and generous, and one must "sincerity and integrity, humiliation and grandeur, without the disadvantages of selfish suspicion."

"Don't take advantage of people in everything, and don't take people's wealth lightly."To brainstorm and listen without being deaf.

In terms of life, Zeng Guofan believes that "in this troubled world, the poorer the better", and in a high-ranking official, "it is always better to have less money and less production".

"Patience is the most important thing for officials", "virtue is lost when it is full, and happiness is diminished by arrogance", and one must pay attention to the word "light".

"Not only wealth, fame and fortune, but also whether the child's surname is prosperous or not is determined by heaven, that is, whether learning and virtue are established or not is mostly related to heaven, and they are all laughed and forgotten."

"You don't have to make achievements by yourself, and you don't have to achieve fame by yourself."

He is also the No. 70 grandson of Zeng Zi's "Zongsheng".

Learning Confucianism and studying medical skills, at the age of ten, he can recite Zeng Zi's "University" and "Book of Filial Piety" fluently, and he has studied "Compendium of Materia Medica".

At the age of 16, he passed the Chinese language examination in the provincial examination. Later, he met Zeng Guofan when he participated in the Beijing general examination. Knowing that he belonged to the same family and was a family brother, he felt very cordial, and he was even better as a Jinshi on the same list.

One day, two Xinke Jinshi went to meet Wang Ding, a great scholar of the Qing Dynasty and Hubu Shangshu. In the palace, Wang Shangshu introduced them and met Cui Jian'an, a famous craftsman in Kyoto at that time. It was also destiny, and the two formed an indissoluble bond .

Zeng Chuande lived up to Cui Jianzi and opened "Zeng Desheng Medical Center" in Kyoto. With the style of the founder Zengzi "Zongsheng" Confucian sage, he treated medical seekers kindly. Rejuvenation.

Therefore, the "Desheng" medical clinic enjoys a high reputation in Kyoto. At this time, Zeng Guofan, who was on the same list as his family and peers, was already an important minister in the Qing Dynasty and the official residence of the governor of Zhili. The two had a close relationship and encouraged each other. Please write an inscription to Zeng Desheng:
"Ancestor Dezong's meritorious deeds have been blessed for thousands of years, and his descendants have inherited them for thousands of years." The horizontal comment "stop at the best" and the signature: Desheng Desheng, Mr. Zeng Guofan.

This couplet not only remembers Zeng Zi's "Zong Sheng", but also praises Zeng Desheng for practicing medicine and helping others. Zeng Guofan wrote twelve maxims, which basically summed up his way of life and making friends.

Zeng Guofan believes that the most important thing is the principle of filial piety among family members. Filial piety is easy to understand, and it means gratitude, respect and support to parents and elders.

Ti refers to the harmony and friendship between brothers, that is, the harmony and harmony among peers.

In Zeng Guofan's family letters, it is generally believed that he wrote the most letters to his children, but in fact he wrote the most letters to his younger brother, which shows that he attaches great importance to the relationship between brothers.

Zeng Guofan made a famous comment, saying that the law of family prosperity is: the family of officials in the world generally only passes on to one generation and then becomes depressed, because most of them are dudes, and the family of merchants, that is, the family of private entrepreneurs, generally can pass on to three generations.

A family of farming and reading, that is, a family based on farming and reading, can generally prosper for five or six generations, while a family of filial piety, that is, a family that emphasizes filial piety and manages the family with harmony, can often last ten or eight generations.

Under the tenet of "managing the family with harmony", Zeng Guofan also emphasized "diligently managing the family". This diligently managing the family has two meanings in Zeng Guofan's view.

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