Ce Jing

There are many temptations when people are in the world. If you can't be the holy hand to drive away the inner demons, you will be trapped by evil desires. Zeng Guofan experienced the vicissitudes of the world and achieved the realm of "unity of mind and breadth of heaven and earth". When he is going to make a long-term plan, he already has great ambitions.

Zeng Guofan's Enlightenment Statement:

"cultivate one's morality and cultivate one's nature, and be determined to achieve great things." The secret information of the Enlightenment was recalled from the renaming of Xin Maonian. Those who wash it take it to wash away its old pollution; The living, take Yuan Lefan's words before, such as yesterday's death; In the future, such as today's birth. " People with common knowledge like us should never rely on ourselves. Ask and learn more in everything, not only will you not miss it, but you will make progress day by day.

-quoted from Zeng Guofan's Wu Jing (3)

A person's ambition is not born, but based on his acquired life, especially in his dissatisfaction with a mediocre, trivial and indulgent life.

Zeng Guofan also woke up in a vulgar environment. Zheng Banqiao said, "Richness is enough for fools, and poverty is enough for determination". Zeng Guofan's self-reliance in happiness is really admirable!

People living in the world have many temptations. If you can't be the holy hand to drive away the inner demons, you will be trapped by evil desires.

Zeng Guofan experienced the vicissitudes of the world and achieved the realm of "unity of mind and breadth of heaven and earth". When he is going to make a long-term plan, he already has great ambitions.

■ Revelation: If you want to make a long-term plan, you want to build Zhuo Zhi.

-people with lofty ideals are also handsome. Where there is a will, there is a way. We must put it into practice.

Where does life begin? Start with determination.

People without ambition and those with ambition are definitely different, not only in imagination, but also in fact. Determination can distinguish these two kinds of people.

Revelation: According to his own personal experience, Zeng Guofan concluded that to overcome psychological barriers, the word "forgiveness" should be regarded as an essential medicine for treating the heart.

Second, Zeng Guofan's warning:

The word "Guang" can be used as an essential medicine for treating the heart.

The secret of enlightenment is told to the gentleman who knows it, given by others, hidden in the center, not reported by words. If you are still arrogant and indecent, as long as what you believe can be revealed to the world. Why not gossip about villains? You don't have to be narrow-minded -quoted from Zeng Guofan's Wu Jing (3)

The key to determining the size of a person's work is whether he is narrow-minded or broad-minded. Different choices will have two different results. Zeng Guofan learned from his own personal experience that to overcome psychological barriers, the word "width" should be regarded as an essential medicine for self-cultivation.

■ Revelation: "forbearance" is the best.

-A gentleman holds heavy power, perseveres, is fearless in the face of great difficulties, and does not see the blade.

Zeng Guofan is still a patient old man, but he is arrogant to the rich, just like Sima Shi. Admire Qu Yuan, Tian Guang and other persevering figures. Therefore, Zeng Guofan's life also depends on "perseverance", but some people still don't understand because of their different identities and accomplishments. For example, when he knew, he complained about princes. The main reason is that he is too patient and cautious.

■ Enlightenment: It is not important to be serious, but the key is to look at tolerance-the inner courage that generally impacts life goals.

Do great things with an open mind! As the saying goes, "adults have a lot" and "prime minister can punt in his stomach", which means mind and tolerance. The higher a person's position is, the greater his tolerance should be, and the two are directly proportional. Zeng Guofan loves to read "Learning from Mutual Adversity". He worships the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and thinks that everyone has brains, so the country is prosperous. He summed up the differences between the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Prime Minister of Zhongxing, and thought that the former must be far-sighted, broad-minded and distinguished. Premier ZTE focused on specific affairs, step by step, slowly and steadily.

Zeng Guofan particularly noticed that great losers throughout the ages, including those heroes, also failed because of their inability to "save the tiger from the dragon", that is, they had no self-control and tolerance.

Understand the classics of the world: I used to be humble and respectful. I said that perseverance is the first thing to stay, and I am brave. With the handover of officialdom, my brother suffered from a little knowledge of the world and was pregnant with an inappropriate stomach, which could not be hard or soft, so he was widowed everywhere. The beauty of Dean is that he doesn't know the world at all. Although he was pregnant with something inappropriate, he hid it deeply and never showed it. My brother, on the other hand, always reveals himself, which is not the way to carry happiness. Xue Qin is the most like my brother, but she is also a widow. My brother should take me as a warning, be honest and never show his face. Cultivate industries skillfully, be healthy and vigorous, and benefit future generations.

Zeng Guofan, a Jason Wu, said: "Killing with vigour, wit and harmony." When you lose the initiative, you should learn to save your vital parts, and then when your opponent is negligent, you will turn from defending to attacking and finally win.

Three Enlightenment Words of Zeng Guofan;

Don't be paranoid. Don't be afraid to be isolated as a secret message of the Enlightenment. As long as you have confidence in yourself, you can trust yourself. How can you shake your mind when others expose posts and try to get rid of them? For example, there are many gossips about my shortcomings now, but I think they are all gossips and should not be deceived. He always said, "When others betray me, human feelings are unreasonable." -quoted from Zeng Guofan's Jason Wu (5)

Sharp edge and wit are two great knowledge of being a man. They are like a pair of spears and shields, one defending and the other attacking. Zeng Guofan thought: "Sharp and murderous, witty and harmonious." In order to lose the initiative, you should learn to save your vital parts, and then take advantage of your opponent's negligence, from defending to attacking, and finally win. After a long-term reflection on the Enlightenment, Zeng Guofan became more mature in cultivation and more harmonious and accessible in life.

■ Jason Wu: The thought of "hidden front" —— hidden front is to avoid being discovered, and hidden front is to avoid being passivated.

Zeng Guofan often uses these two sentences to educate his subordinates and family members, which can be used as a motto to abide by. What is "hiding"? The purpose of hiding one's heart is to hide one's edge and not let others notice it. That is, the original is strong, the original is weak, the original is big, and the original is small. The purpose is to attack better and make others unpredictable. Zeng Guofan said: "Tibet, Tibet, storage; Sharp, sharp, sharp. Hidden front is the language of calligraphers, and the pen front is hidden but not exposed. I talk more trouble, more shame. Therefore, proud people will suffer, and those who admire will retreat from evil soldiers. The Tibetan front is king and can reach as far as possible; For the minister, the hidden front is even bigger. Speak slowly and act carefully. It is the key to good luck and the key to success or failure. "

■ Jason Wu: Wait and see-the battlefield is galloping and it is easy to make great achievements; Vanity Fair competition can easily be ruined. Master Zeng sighed. During his mother's death and mourning at home, Zeng Guofan responded to the call of Emperor Feng and organized Yong Ying to form the Xiang Army. It is unfilial for Confucianism not to observe three years of mourning for its mother. However, due to the tight time, he listened to his friend Guo Songtao's persuasion and "changed filial piety into loyalty", which made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty.

■ Revelation: Soft is not soft, just is not rigid, foreign minister Neiyuan-don't think that others are not as good as yourself, in fact, many people are not as good as others, Zeng Guofan said.

Zeng Guofan lived at home for a period of time, from February 29th in the seventh year of Xianfeng (1857) to June 7th in the eighth year of Xianfeng (1858), and set off for Zhejiang again. In this year and a half, it is a major adjustment and turning point of Zeng Guofan's life thought and life. During this time, he repeatedly painfully recalled and examined his first half of life.

Famous circle: Shun also hides the front, and reverse also hides the front.

Zeng Guofan's "The Way of Dragon and Snake Stretching and Flexing" is a way of self-preservation and self-realization. In fact, the Tibetan front is clumsy and sharp-edged, which are two diametrically opposite lifestyles. A sharp edge shows people's ability to show their appearance. Talent is a good thing and the foundation of career success, so it is very necessary to show it in appropriate occasions. But roses with thorns are the most likely to hurt people and themselves. Dew must be timely and appropriate. Talented people at all times and all over the world will only lead to jealousy and blows, leading to failure in life and career, not by wise people. People who are interested in doing great things may think that their talents are high, but remember to hide them. When it's time to pretend to be deaf and dumb, you must pretend to be thorough. With this guarantee, why worry about unsuccessful career?

"People don't know, not a gentleman!" It can be seen that people don't know me, and the boss is unhappy. This is human nature. So some people show their sharpness in words and actions to attract everyone's attention. However, there are some hidden people who seem to be mediocre and have no ambition. In fact, they just refuse to show their sharpness in words and show their sharpness in action. Because of scruples, so sharp words, but to offend others, it will become resistance and destroyer; If you show your edge, you will be jealous of others, and others will be jealous, which will also become a resistance and a destroyer. I'm not afraid of not having the opportunity to show my skills, but I'm afraid that I can't grasp them firmly and that my achievements can't be particularly satisfactory. Yi said, "A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the opportunity to move again." Without this weapon, it is the most difficult, but with this weapon, he doesn't think there is no time, so it will only hurt people, not benefit them. Long horns on the forehead will hurt others. If you don't smooth your tentacles, others will lose their strength, their horns will be broken and there will be many injuries. A sharp edge is a corner on the forehead, which not only harms others, but also harms yourself!

The death of Yang Xiu left us with important enlightenment. First, you can't show it. Yang Xiu is an extremely clever man, and he is also very frank and talented. This is the only way to cover the Lord. This violated Cao Cao's taboo. Some generals and emperors don't like others to be better than themselves. According to some information, Emperor Qianlong liked to show off his talents and write poems, and wrote tens of thousands of poems. During the whole court period, I often made some remarks and asked the ministers for the joint entrance examination. Ministers are very smart, knowing that they are shallow or full of nonsense, and they don't tell the truth. They deliberately thought hard and begged the emperor for mercy to "think for three more days." This means nothing more than letting Qianlong say it himself. As expected, the diligent emperor spoke his mind, and the minister was full of praise. The emperor was extremely happy. . This is a taboo committed by Yang Xiu. Is Wei wise to show off like this? Isn't this praising you and snubbing your master? This is one of the reasons why he will die. Second, don't find anything, such as chicken ribs. Cao Cao struggled with this and didn't know how to get rid of it. If you pierce this thin piece of paper, you will humiliate him. This is the second cause of Yang Xiu's death.

There is an old saying: the wood in the forest is beautiful, and the wind will remind you; When piled up on the shore, the water will surge; The line is higher than the people, and the public will not. There is another saying: people are afraid of being famous and strong. When a pig is strong, it must be a knife; When a person becomes famous, it must be the end of the sword; When people become famous, they will treat others with special respect, which is the root of the trouble. So, if you want to be famous and like it, isn't it that you are absorbed by the world? Therefore, people who are good at dealing with the world should know how to look ahead and look back, fame and fortune, enough is enough, and the middle way.

Bending is for stretching, and hiding the heart is for storing records. Where did you come from? You don't admit defeat, you don't stretch, you don't hide anything? Zeng Guofan's "hidden front" is manifested in his handling of the monarch and his family. This hidden front comes from his understanding of China's traditional culture and the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Generally speaking, Zeng Guofan's thoughts are only influenced by Confucian culture. As a person who has made a comprehensive study of China's traditional culture, Zeng Guofan has a special liking for Taoist culture, especially in his later years. He loved reading Laozi all his life, and Su Shi, who was deeply influenced by Taoist culture, was also highly respected by him. In addition, Zhou Dunyi also helped Zhu become a man with both Confucianism and Taoism. Politically and personally, Zeng Guofan is a Confucian; Militarily, in terms of health, Zeng Guofan was also a Taoist.

Among China's ancient philosophical thoughts, Taoism is one of the most intelligent and full of dialectical factors. It is also an important theoretical basis for hiding nature. Taoist thought especially emphasizes the mutual opposition and transformation of things under certain conditions. For example, Laozi, the founder of Taoism, once said: the avenue is useless and meaningful; When wisdom comes out, there is a big holiday; Six parents are not harmonious and have filial piety; In osawa, there are loyal ministers.

Although the king of a country is above ten thousand people, if you want to stay above ten thousand people, you must first learn to live in peace with one of ten thousand people; "Rivers can be the king of all the valleys, and it is good for them to be the king of all the valleys. It is the wish of saints to go to the people, which must be spoken by the people; If it wants to be an ancestor, it must be behind. " If a person wants fame and fortune, and wants to make contributions, first of all, he must never covet fame and fortune, and he must never show off his righteousness everywhere for fear of losing the word "goodness". In fact, he has lost his virtue and reputation.

Laozi also warned the world: "You can understand without looking at yourself; Unnatural; Therefore, Zhang; Do not cut yourself, have merit; Not self-sufficient, so long. " The general idea of this sentence is that a person does not express himself, but looks different; A self-righteous person will surpass everyone; A person who does not boast will win success; A person who is not conceited will make continuous progress. On the contrary, "those who see themselves are unknown, those who don't show themselves, those who cut themselves are useless, and those who brag about themselves are not long."

On the issue of fame and fortune, a historical figure who can best embody the spirit of "lifelong loyalty" should probably push Fan Li. After helping Gou Jian, the King of Yue, destroy Wu, he "thought that it would be difficult to live long under the great name, and it would be difficult to be safe with Gou Jian through thick and thin", so he bravely retired, giving up the name of a general and the great interest of "having a foreign country" and retired. Although Fan Li lived in peace and prosperity, he thought that "long-term honor is unlucky", but he was a relative criminal, and he scattered all his wealth. "Idle around, went to pottery", engaged in farming animals, running merchants, tired of goods, and died of old age in pottery. This is the famous "three disciples of Fan Li" in history. The reason why Fan Li resigned from his post is to let the famous family in Italy bring the worries of their families. In fact, his consideration is reasonable. The style of writing that helped Gou Jian with him did not listen to Fan Li's advice and accepted the honor and honor of Yue State. As a result, he died at the hands of Gou Jian. After all, Shunzong, Cao Pi, Fan Li and other ways to deal with you are all kept more permanently after they formally give up.

The idea of "retiring after success" is not very effective for many people today. It will make people lose their enterprising spirit, so they can be content with the status quo and ring the bell every day as a monk. This is where its dregs are. In fact, the "retreat after success" letter proposed here is a retreat strategy, which means that one can seize the opportunity and stop as soon as possible after achieving certain success.

Laozi's philosophy of contentment also contains the idea of "retiring after success". The so-called "holding and profiting" is not as good as having it; If you are sharp, you can't keep it for long. Happy from now on, can't keep it; Being rich and arrogant is to blame. After retirement, heaven also. "It means that if you are too complacent, you might as well stop here; The edge is too exposed to be maintained for a long time; The owner is rich, and it is often impossible to have it forever; If you are rich and arrogant, you will bring your own destruction. Success, rushing back, and putting aside all fame and fortune are in line with the laws of nature. Because whatever the name is,

Or profit, after reaching the top, will go to its opposite. Zeng Guofan's life, running the army, all focus on luring the enemy, but also warned his subordinates, so he was deeply admired by his subordinates.

In prosperity, we should keep a low profile, and in adversity, we should also keep a low profile. This is the attitude of life that smart people should adopt.

Zeng Guofan rarely has so many diners and aides. You can communicate with him optimistically and make extensive contacts to ensure that he can finally use it. Zeng Guofan said: "The net binds the world, and the bird has no escape."

Zeng Guofan's spiritual understanding has four aspects:

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Don't rely on talent, don't rely on nature, be modest and calm, and be different when things go wrong.

■ Be quiet, don't go too far, don't make trouble. All exciting behaviors that promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages are unnecessary.

■ Zhi Zhi. -quoted from Zeng Guofan's Wu Jing

Not only a famous building depends on a tree, but also the great cause depends on the wisdom of all. At the same time, actively make friends with people of insight in practice and understand the truth that "people who don't get rich are good friends". Zeng Guofan rarely has so many diners and aides. You can communicate with him optimistically and make extensive contacts to ensure that he can finally use it. Zeng Guofan said: "The net binds the world, and the bird has no escape."

■ Understanding Classics: Making friends is the key to success or failure in life-Zeng Guofan attaches great importance to making friends, and for this reason, he has extracted twelve "understanding Classics, etiquette and philosophy" such as "making friends before making a fortune" and "knowing people before making a fortune".

Jason Wu Zeng Guofan said: As Mingxi said, "There is nowhere to escape. Only when you are waiting to be boiled to death, you must bravely admit the reality and obey the laws of things in order to survive. "

Five Zeng Guofan's enlightened suggestions:

"When you encounter a situation, you need perseverance, but you can move without perseverance."

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Stealing your thoughts in this world, you must admit that it is terrible. I have a big trip, but it goes without saying that I have a long life, but my heart is not pretentious. Gentleman's way is also thick. -quoted from Zeng Guofan's Wu Jing (3)

A person's life is often dominated by adversity, which is not very smooth. To deal with adversity, Zeng Guofan believes that the first thing is to admit the reality, save yourself, and don't make unnecessary sacrifices to throw eggs at stones. Zeng Guofan said, "As Ximing said," there is nowhere to escape. Only when abundance is cooked to death can we bravely admit the reality and obey the laws of things, so as to seek peace and survive.

■ Revelation: There is always a desire to rush forward-I don't want to wander blindly in the land of infatuation, because there is a kind of motivation in my heart. Zeng Guofan advocated maintaining the potential situation of this continuous attack.

Zeng Guofan advocated keeping a positive attitude and enterprising enthusiasm. His views are summarized from his long-term official life. A positive attitude is the source of strength and the propeller of success. This statement does have some truth. Many people have excellent conditions, but they always miss out on success, while others have won the success of their careers under extremely difficult circumstances. Although there are many other conditions, in the end, it will always be found that the winners are always those who introduce the positive, that is, those who have dreams and are restless. They may not be as mature as those cautious people, but they are not as lazy and depressed as they are. Here's what happened. Only lawbreakers can make progress and only lawbreakers can succeed.

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Zeng Guofan paid special attention to "strong ambition" and repeatedly explained his theory to his disciples. He said: "a handsome man with ambition will surely achieve great things;" Practice hard and eventually become a saint. " His words have been left as a principle to this day.

Zeng Guofan's six sincere words:

"If you don't die in your heart, you will have the confidence to live."

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At that time, I saw that Meng was not stubborn in everything. Now I see a lot of opinions, and I am both suspicious and afraid when I come to them. I think I saw something else, but if I'm so careful, I don't have to. As long as you are honest, you will struggle and gain motivation. -an enlightenment classic quoted from Zeng Guofan.

People living in the world are all striving for success, which is the so-called "people struggle for breath." There are many people who have achieved nothing because of lack of ambition. Zeng Guofan paid special attention to "strong ambition" and repeatedly explained his theory to his disciples. He said: "if you recognize a handsome man, you will achieve great things;" Practice hard and eventually become a saint. " His understanding words have been left as family precepts until today.

■ Revelation: "Stubborn" gas-everyone has a competitive heart, because everyone has blood. Once the collision, someone immediately as soft as a soft surface, looking up to heaven with a sigh. Zeng Guofan's creed is: "Be a man and be a man, and strive for self-improvement".

Although Zeng Guofan is a weak scholar, he is thin and has a pair of triangular eyes, and he doesn't look very energetic. But he is stubborn and strong-willed. As he himself said, "My brothers have inherited a lot from their mothers". Zeng's mother, Jiang, was stubborn, unlike her husband, who tended to "respect filial piety and be righteous, hold her breath and suppress the color of Xu" under the expression of her father, Xing Ganggong, and her character was quite weak. Zeng Guofan admired Gong Gong and his mother most for raising money for dragons. The strong character and strong will of the two elders have a great influence on him. People who have won this high school still feel inferior to their grandfathers. He said: "Guo Fan was honored as a great official because of his slight meritorious service. In the old days, when he met my ancestors, he said that my brother was too clever to catch the ruler (referring to Xing Ganggong)." He even felt deeply wronged for his grandfather, thinking: "Wang Kao's remarks about Jun Wei Yi are really grand and extraordinary, but in the old mountain forest, there are no adventures and nothing serious, and he was caught off guard."

Zeng Guofan once said heroically: "Therefore, if people stand on their own feet, they will be stubborn." This is a fact.

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Lide said: We can't tolerate a person being a thief, bandit or prostitute, but we can accept and appreciate a person's success in becoming famous. Zeng Guofan tried his best to avoid fame, wealth and customs in self-discipline in his later years, which shows the extreme harm of meritorious service.

Seven Zeng Guofan's Anti-Enlightenment Discourse:

"You can rely on what you hear, but you can't rely on it.

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Where you can't compete with the people for profits, profits will get into trouble, and the difference between the same family and the public can't be ■ reputation and love for the people. A famous person is always angry, which has nothing to do with him. The past is very complicated, and only a conservative heart can support life. -Quoted from Zeng Guofan's Enlightenment Classic (7)

For everyone, being too greedy for fame and fortune will definitely damage their life realm and body. Lide said: We can't tolerate a person being a thief, bandit or prostitute, but we can accept and appreciate a person's success in becoming famous. If you only know that you are a thief and a prostitute, it is bound to be in danger of becoming famous. Zeng Guofan tried his best to avoid fame and fortune and lust in self-discipline in his later years, which shows the extreme harm of meritorious service.

■ Revelation: Fame is not the ultimate treasure-the greater a person's power, the higher his heart for fame, the easier it is to be arrogant, and the more times he fails.

In the past imperial examination era, the desire of ordinary scholars was to be an official, to be promoted and to make a fortune, and to be an official and make a fortune, with few exceptions. Or Zeng Guofan vowed not to get rich in Hanyuan. Enlightenment said: since the age of 30, it is shameful to be an official and make a fortune, and the children of an official are shameful. So he vowed to be selfish and never make a fortune by being an official. God knows when he will come, and he won't break his word. Say it again:

Since I became an official, I want to run a farm for the Zeng family and help the poor below. Establish a just field for this environment to save those 24 poor people. Unexpectedly, the world is getting bitter and the outside world is not rich. No matter whether you are an official in Beijing or not, you are in a bind at present, even if you are a foreigner, or you study politics, or you are a governor. As for the floods in the three rivers and two lakes, you have been a big official for a long time and got more money than his cheap salary. It's Yitian's wish. I'm afraid I won't get it in the end. But if I give it a plan, I will never buy an acre of land and accumulate a penny for Yitian except to sacrifice for a certain purpose or make a slight surplus in class every year.

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Zeng Guofan's personal success lies in his choice to maintain General Mountain in the late Qing Dynasty, which is about to collapse. Perhaps this choice is not clever or enough, but it can show his support and mediation ability to outsiders.

The awakening of eight zeng guofan frankly:

"Timely is expensive, and lost time is lost."

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Make haste slowly. Without profitable money, it is difficult to do masonry, and I don't want to speed up. For hundreds of years, we must be solid and thoughtful, and we must not see small profits. "Haste makes waste" can be useful in study, deliberation and military management, and it will be beneficial to use it. -quoted from Zeng Guofan's Jason Wu (5)

The development and change of things are always accompanied by some omens. Life should be good at seeing the situation clearly, gaining insight into the current situation and grasping the situation of things, so as to seize opportunities and make new choices. Zeng Guofan's personal success lies in his choice to maintain General Mountain in the late Qing Dynasty. Perhaps this choice is not clever or enough, but it can show his support and mediation ability.

■ Understanding Classics: Things change when they are poor, which is natural since ancient times. Although Zeng Guofan advocated Neo-Confucianism, he was not pedantic, so he became an active advocate of this generation of culture.

Nervousness is to survive. Zeng Guofan's way of life is actually a flexible and dialectical attitude and method of life. Therefore, although he is diligent in fame and fortune, takes Confucianism as the core and abides by the purpose of benevolence and righteousness, his life has changed three times. It is this "three changes" that contains people's praise and destruction of him. But in any case, without this timely "three changes", he would not have achieved greater success and fame.

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Zeng Guofan blindly advocated such ideas as "Benevolence with One Heart", "Invincible Benevolence" and "Killing for Benevolence", but behind his "Benevolence Policy" was a merciless killing. No matter how judged by history, his insight when he was in a high position, "back and forth, black and white" has to make people think deeply.

Nine enlightenment words around Zeng Guofan:

"Same front and back, black and white"

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People can't speak the same language after their predecessors, can't talk in the same breath, and can't talk with people; What is white in front of you is called a "white" person, and what you want after a hundred years is called a "black" person. If you want to understand something, you must do it.

"Black" and "white". -quoted from Zeng Guofan's "Enlightenment Classics" (6)

Zeng Guofan claimed to be a disciple of Confucianism, and he also admired Confucianism. In feudal officialdom, Zeng Guofan blindly advocated the ideas of "being benevolent with one heart", "the benevolent is invincible" and "killing it for benevolence", which was the ruthless killing behind the "benevolent policy" pursued by * *. In short, no matter how history evaluates Zeng Guofan, who is famous for recognizing "benevolence", we still have eyebrows about his high position. "Behind the front, there is black and white" has to make people think more.

■ Revelation: "Righteousness" does not last long-an experienced official like Zeng Guofan would certainly not use "righteousness" to describe everything. In fact, he still knows clearly in his heart that the improper use of "righteousness" will last forever.

Both Confucius and Mencius have incisive expositions on righteousness. Confucius advocated valuing righteousness over profit, saying that "a gentleman is righteous and a villain is profitable". On the basis of Ye Zi's thought, Mencius put forward the idea of "sacrificing life for righteousness" more clearly. In feudal officialdom, anyone who wants to make people think that he is a "gentleman" who values righteousness, so as to increase his chances of winning in the struggle, and use a "righteous" teacher to cut down "unjust dissidents", can make a name for himself and win naturally. Zeng Guofan once said: "I want what I want, I want what I want." If I want both, I will be false. "

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Blindly retreating will inevitably cause the enemy to take advantage of it. Zeng Guofan is a Confucian general and a strategist. He believes that the game will be won or lost. If you pretend to retreat, you can retreat quietly and save yourself.

Ten changes in Zeng Guofan's understanding;

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Anyone who refers to it, please act with your conscience. Gold and silver are not as important as life and face. Only when these two common words can be done can all the people protect themselves. If they can't, they will guide thousands of wonderful articles. What are the benefits? -quoted from Zeng Guofan's Jason Wu (5)

People in the world pay attention to protecting their faces, especially men and husbands. Therefore, it is more important to know a truth, that is, retreat when it is time, and then make a good plan. Among them, the word "fast" has its own emphasis. Blindly losing is bound to cause the enemy to take advantage of it. Zeng Guofan is a Confucian general and a strategist. He believes that the game will be won or lost. If there is a real retreat, you can retreat and save yourself.

■ Enlightenment: the pace of advance and retreat

-Ming enters and retreats, quietly sneaking. Take advantage of others, do your own thing, and show no flaws. This is the rhythm of Zeng Guofan's advance and retreat. Zeng Guofan had an understanding of farewell to advance and retreat. He said: when you are in office, you must first cultivate your own enterprising capital. How to cultivate is to rely on perseverance and perseverance, and arm your heart with knowledge and learning.