Chapter 18 Chapter Seventeen Five Years of Tongzhi: Lonelier Than Lonely

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I don't know when I lost a strong tooth, and I'm afraid I will swallow it in my stomach. Thank you for the festival guests.Clean up files after breakfast.Spin out of the city to watch the cavalry drill, and return at the beginning of the afternoon.Two games of Go.After lunch, I had a talk with the shogunate, read today's documents, and wrote a letter from Cheng and Yuan.A strong tooth fell down on the left palate, it is unknown when it fell out, or it may have been swallowed into the abdomen.Blindfolded, unable to heal things.I occasionally think that ancient prose and ancient poetry are the most learnable, accounting for eight sentences: the festival of poetry, the connotation of books, Meng Zhilie, Han Zhiyue, Ma Zhiyan, Zhuang Zhitu, Tao Zhijie, Du Zhizhuo.It will be repeated three times all day long, hoping that there will be a coincidence.Review and approve the drafts, and have a long talk with Muzhong.The drafts of each letter are reviewed at night.Warm articles.Go to bed at two or three.

Zeng Guofan lived a pitiful life. To be a saint, he has to sacrifice a lot of fun and beauty in the world, especially the love of the opposite sex. His old man is simply at a loss.This year he was 56 years old, and it is said that he should go to a nursing home and let a young female nurse push him to look at the moon.But he was destined not to enjoy this blessing, and had to drag his old and disabled body to compete with young people on the battlefield. The most pitiful thing is that he has no caring person to take care of him, and he lives a bit confused. A tooth fell out, and he didn't know it. He suspected that he had swallowed it in his stomach, and even ate the tooth. How pathetic he is.

With his fame and status, it is not difficult to find a few people to serve him.But the problem is, I met Chen's daughter before, and she vomited blood to death as soon as she entered the door. It was clear that Zeng Guofan owed someone in her previous life, and she came to collect debts in this life.This incident taught Zeng Guofan a great lesson. From then on, he knew: Many people do not have the slightest ability to solve problems. On the contrary, they are the problems you need to solve. Don't want to solve those problems, stay away from these problems, and the price is desolate and helpless loneliness.

On April 26th, order people to catch the big bedbug that caused the rest of the pain Clean up files after breakfast.Two games of Go.Because of the excruciating pain and itching last night, I ordered people to search for the bed, and found four or five large bedbugs, flat and wide, about twice the size of ordinary bedbugs.Or it can be said: the dormant insects that have gone to winter are new this year, so they are hungry and aggressive.Itching all over the body all day long, I don't want to treat things.Read "Qingxiu Baojian" usurped by Li Xiyu, and read the 20 leaves of "School Examination".At noon, I went to Wang nephew's bed to take a nap.I met the guest once after lunch, and sat down to see the guest twice. Qian Zimi was new, and we talked for a long time.Read today's document, and read "Qingxiu Baojian".The toothache is very serious, and there are two more games of Go.In the evening, write seven couplets and take a nap.Check and approve the manuscripts at night, read several "Hanshu" after the second watch, and sleep at three o'clock.

The path of sages is so bleak, so more people would rather be an ordinary person. Look at Zeng Guofan, he lived almost the same life as a primitive man. He slept until midnight and was woken up by bedbugs, calling someone to lift the mattress. Good guy, he caught a nest of giant bedbugs, several times larger than ordinary bedbugs Not only that. These bedbugs are dripping with the blood of saints.Before Zeng Guofan killed him, would the bugs say: Don't forget your blood is running on me if you dare. Of course, Zeng Guofan didn't need to make himself so miserable. It shouldn't be difficult to spend money to buy a few beautiful little maids and let them change and wash the sheets and bedding frequently.

But doing so means that you will fall into a war of attrition with these new recruits, not to mention sick leave and personal leave. It is inevitable that someone will do something outside under the banner of your old man.The family already had a son-in-law, Yuan Bingzhen, who did this, and a eunuch, An Dehai, appeared next to the Empress Dowager West, so he managed to avoid turning the whole dynasty upside down.Zeng Guofan really didn't have the heart to fight wits and courage with these people. Human nature is a kind of incomplete existence, and choosing human nature means accepting this incompleteness, which means falling into the attack of this defect.To be a saint, Zeng Guofan must stay away from the incompleteness of human nature, and in the end he can only leave the normal living environment.

Therefore, he can only keep company with bedbugs. May 25th, read three volumes Clean up files after breakfast.Read the three volumes in turn, write a letter from Ji Zeer, and read the twelve leaves of "Nei Ze".After lunch, I read more than ten novels, read today's documents, played two games of Go, and reviewed and approved the draft.The weather is extremely hot.Youke had a long talk with Muyou.Take an evening nap.Numerous letter manuscripts were reviewed at night, and "Preface and Postscript to Ancient Prose" was read after the second shift, and I went to bed at three o'clock.

Zeng Guofan also had a warm dream in his heart.This dream, he pinned on it. Zeng Guofan is a dull person, but this kind of dullness is an image launched at the request of the public.If he is not rigid enough, the common people will talk about it, and the impeachment of the court will be even more raging.How could Zeng Guofan not be dull?He had to be dull to be right. So Zeng Guofan grandly launched a dull image that meets the needs of the market. He doesn't know that his teeth are falling out, and the bedbugs on his body have evolved new types. These are conclusive evidence of his dullness.

But his heart is full of vitality and intelligence. He was originally the most intelligent and intelligent person in China. If he hadn't been clever and wise, he would not have been able to quell the chaos of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.If his level of delicacy was a little less, he would not have been ordered to kill the famous Manchu general Shengbao, but he would have more respect for him. Everything is for the occasion, for other people, and only in the private room, when Zeng Guofan holds it up, can he recover himself. So, Mr. Zeng Guofan, what did he feel in his heart when he picked it up?Could he also imagine himself as Jia Baoyu?Does he like the little maid Qingwen?Or do you prefer raiding?Is he eager to bury flowers with Lin Daiyu on the shoulder of a hoe, or is he planning to invite Xue Baochai to the shogunate to write a memorial for him?Zeng's shogunate confirmed: Zeng Guofan's love for this book is undisguised.

July 25th, I received the mail from Fengting today, and I am depressed after reading it When I get up early, I feel less sick, and my pulse diagnosis is also peaceful.Take a walk after dinner.Clean up the files, two games of Go.At the end of the game, the heavy clothes are drenched in sweat, weak and unable to concentrate, and so on!Feel irritable after sweating.Today, I received the mail from Fengting, and there is a letter of impeachment from Zhu Xuedu, which is not without depression.At noon, I had a long talk with Qian Zimi, and read "Du Tong Jian Lun" in the late twenties of the Tang Dynasty until it was finished.I have read a lot of documents today, including letters from Yuandi on June 22, July 7, and his nephew.After reading it for about a while, I felt too tired, and my body was very uncomfortable, and I felt peaceful sitting and lying down.In the evening, people from Changqi and Jingtang came to watch, but Yu insisted on not taking the medicine.Take a nap twice at night, and you will be able to sleep soundly.Go to bed after 3 o'clock in the second watch. Those who wake up four or five times, and those who fall asleep also four or five times.It is not enough to be irritable and restless, and there is no such thing as calling people to ask for fire and tea, and the external symptoms are not serious.

In this diary, Zeng Guofan introduced a peculiar point of view, saying that he has a theory of not taking medicine.What is this theoretical hypothesis? On July 30th, Yu Jian refused to take medicine, and medicine can hurt people After breakfast, the boat sailed, and it was shallow and blocked. It was not engraved to go to Qiligou, a few miles above Mengcheng. It was shallow for a while, because it was moored there.They sent people to visit the upper reaches, but there were many shoals, and they could not go further, so they returned to Mengcheng County and stayed at the lower river in the next year.It may be said that it is advisable to return to Huaiyuan and still go up the Yisha River in Zhengyang, or it may be said that it is advisable to land in Mengcheng.To meet guests, sit twice for those who sit down, once for those who stand upright, three times for those who come from the shogunate, and two times for Ye Ting's nephew for a long time.It is the day to read "Du Tong Jian Lun" at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and the thirty leaves have not yet been completed.In the second half of the day, there was a little discomfort in the body, which was due to the uncleanness of remaining evils.Take multiple naps.After the light, I still feel refreshed.Sleeping at night until 2:00 or 4:00, sweating through the skirt of the clothes, there are so-called spontaneous sweaters like what doctors say, three sticks and three doses of Guizhi 128 qian, it is the fault of too much.Knowing that all medicines can hurt people, I regret not sticking to the precept of Vedao medicine. In this diary entry, Zeng Guofan shook his head and sighed and said: The medicine is three-point poisonous, and the medicine has negative effects. Therefore, if I don’t take medicine, don’t persuade me, or persuade me not to take it. What exactly is this talking about? It's unclear, and it feels so mysterious. It turned out that Zeng Guofan suffered from taking medicine when he was young.In a letter he wrote to Zeng Laojiu on August 14th in the third year of Tongzhi, he said: ...Yu Yu Daoguang was covered with ringworm in the 25th, 6th, 7th, and 8th years, and the pain was really unbearable. , Brothers Cheng and Wen have seen it.I also took the products of attack, suspected it was red bayberry sore, and treated it, but it didn't work... Zeng Guofan's words mean to say: You need to take medicine, but taking medicine doesn't work. I have personally experienced this.When I was young, I was covered with ringworm. The doctor gave me medicine to treat sexually transmitted diseases. I took it, I took it, I took it, and I took it until the end, but it didn't work.So I know that taking medicine is not going to work. The authoritative historian Mr. Tang Gaoming muttered about this, and said: Zeng Guofan, did he not live a little private life when he was young, messed around with girls, and contracted venereal diseases as a result?If this is not the case, then Zeng Guofan should be very angry if the doctor treats his disease as a venereal disease?It is impossible to just take the medicine. In addition, in Zeng Guofan's collection of poems and essays, there is also a famous couplet: probably life is like a dream, and my aunt disappears from here.This elegiac couplet is about a famous prostitute in Xiangxiang County, whose name is Dagu.In addition, there is unofficial evidence to prove that Zeng Guofan was absurdly romantic when he was young, and he had many heterosexual partners, which is why he contracted venereal diseases. There is no harm in guessing like this, but we can also argue to the contrary. What kind of argument? The method of proof is that from the doctor's point of view, venereal diseases and skin diseases are actually the same thing, both are infected with fungi on the surface of the skin, so venereal diseases are skin diseases.Even in today's hospitals, patients who go to the hospital to see skin diseases have to line up outside the doctor's door at the same time as patients with sexually transmitted diseases.I believe that if the doctor at that time explained this truth clearly to Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan would also happily take the antidote for the treatment of bayberry sores. Therefore, judging from the situation, Zeng Guofan should have suffered a lot when he was young, and he had no romance.If anything, he wouldn't hate drugs to such an extent that it would be so heartwarming to have him branded unclean and then the drugs don't work. On the contrary, if Zeng Guofan was really romantic, and he suffered from venereal diseases, he should be more anxious to go to the doctor. He would only regret his lack of frugality, hate his illness for being too serious, and blame himself for not finding the right medicine. Good medicine, there is no reason to have trouble with medicine. Therefore, judging from his strange drug concept, the possibility of Zeng Guofan's innocence is greater. On the seventh day of the eighth lunar month, some injustice broke into the inner room and became angry unknowingly. After breakfast, travel twenty-five miles to Zhaocunji, and then another twenty-five miles to Shilangji. We will arrive at the beginning of the afternoon and stay here.Clean up files.When meeting guests, three times for those who see them immediately, and three times for those who see them sitting down.Read today's documents after lunch.Read "Song Lun" forty-three leaves in Jianyu.Uncorrected two games of Go.After receiving the letter from the court, Henan did not want to defend the Shahe and Jialu rivers, but the decree allowed it, so anxious!Some injustices broke into the room and sent officers to interrogate them, but they became angry.Muyou came to talk twice.Review and approve the manuscript at night.It was the day when the prefecture and county of Chenchen came to pick them up.I went to bed at two or three, but I couldn't sleep well. It is said that the new Nianzi will be blocked to the west of the canal, east of the Jialu River, south of the Yellow River, and north of the Shahe River. At the beginning, the Nianzi didn't know that his death was approaching, and he was still running around in this narrow and small area, but running While running, Nianzi realized something was wrong: Huh?How did you meet officers and soldiers wherever you went? Something went wrong, the twigs ate the oily chicken legs, and sat down to discuss: It seemed that they were surrounded by officers and soldiers. I think we should check around to see where there is a gap, and let's go to other places to continue eating. The Nianzi picked a weak link in the defense of the officers and soldiers. This place is located at the junction of the Jialu River and the Shahe River. Zeng Guofan was so angry that he walked around the house in a hurry, unable to do anything.At this juncture, a commoner appeared in Zeng Guofan's bedroom in a sudden conflict and siege, and shouted: I am wronged, Lord Qingtian is the master for me... Kneel down on the spot and submit a complaint. Zeng Guofan is so angry, which bastard is so capable, picking on this juncture and wronging this common people?Don't even think about it, once Nianzi becomes powerful and rushes into your house, burns, kills and loots, then your whole family will be miserable.You can't take the overall situation into consideration, first give my old man some time to eliminate the evils that harm others for you, and then you will wrong others, okay? It's like being on a leaky boat, and the twigs are like floods coming up from the caverns.Zeng Guofan was scrambling to prevent the loopholes. If the boat capsized, everyone would be doomed, and no one would run away.At this time, you can do me a favor and pass some rags to plug the hole, okay?But someone picks you up and kicks your ass when you are plugging the loophole. This kind of person would rather risk the lives of his whole family in order to harm others. Why is he so persistent? However, this common man who complained of injustice was really capable. He was able to break through layers of blockades and come to petition Zeng Guofan.For this poor common people, the collapse of the sky and the ground have nothing to do with him, only his strange grievances through the ages are waiting to be cleared up by Master Qingtian.If Master Qingtian only cares about preventing loopholes and does not listen to his complaints, then Qingtian must be a 100% stupid official, and the common people will wait and see. Zeng Guofan said: I don't feel angry. Really angry. On August 18th, I heard that the thieves were fleeing eastward, and I was afraid that all efforts in defense would be wasted. After breakfast, I cleared up the documents, met with the guests, sat down with the guests three times, played two games of Go, and sat down with the guests once again, and had a long chat with the screen friends.Because I can't use my heart, I don't read books to manage affairs.After lunch, read today's documents, read more than ten leaves of "Zhou Yi Chuan Yi Yin Xun", and have two games of Go, and talk with Wu Zhifu.In the evening, Liu Xingsan and Pan Qinxuan believed that the thieves fled eastward from the flood zone guarded by Yu Chengen, the Henan Army above Zhuxian Town, on the 2nd night of the 16th.After more than a month of defense against the river, all efforts have been wasted, the overall situation is getting worse, and the worry is burning.Xuan talked with Muyou twice, and held consultations in various places, and finished at two o'clock and three o'clock.After going to bed, Jingxi couldn't sleep soundly.Internal worries about life experience and external worries about state affairs are like the sleepless situation in Wuwu Spring. Xin Nianzi broke through the Henan defense area and went east from the south of Kaifeng City.After this, the common people in Henan will be miserable. The common people did not expect to prepare food for so many big-bellied men, but what can you do if you don't prepare?Twister not only needs to be eaten, but also good wine and fat meat, and a large scale of gold. The people of Henan, let's carry forward some style. But there is one point, no common people have complained in the land where Nianzi has passed, and this matter must be made clear. Could it be that Nian Zi is so brave and brave, and speaks up for justice, that the common people have no grievances? No, the land where Nianzi passed was like a fire passing by, and it was also like a large area of ​​locusts passing by, gnawing the food in the people's homes until there was no grain left, and the people starved to death. Injustice, that was really a dreamlike paradise era. In Zeng Guofan's diary the following year, there is a record related to this matter: On February 20th in the sixth year of Tongzhi, since the Northern Expedition, Nianyu saw that the people were destitute, and even more ashamed of their extravagance. After breakfast, the boat sailed, the wind was still not smooth, and the water fiber was torn down for several miles. The wind and rain were blowing, and it was impossible to go. So I stayed here, and it was still eight or nine miles away from Suqian.Chen Ke, see the guest twice.Recite 31 chapters of "Daya", and read 31 chapters of "Ode to Zhou".At noon, two games of Go.After lunch, read "Ode to Lu" and "Ode to Shang", and finish engraving.I haven't recited the scriptures since I was twenty years old, but if I recite the scriptures in old age, it also feels like reviewing the past and learning the new.Shen Fu came to talk for a long time, discussing the three important tasks of the administration of officials, hearing judgments, urging officials, and arresting officials.In the evening, Ouyang Jian flew over and talked about the plight of the people.Because Nianyu has traveled thousands of miles since the Northern Expedition, except for the slightly better Gunzhou, the rest of the eyes have seen nothing, almost no one has a hungry face, and no one has full clothes. He is the commander of the army and civilians in several provinces , Deep sorrow and shame.Besides, apart from the undestroyed city, there is no complete house in the village, and the Yu family spent thousands of gold to repair the house, which is particularly embarrassing.There are many manuscripts reviewed and approved at night.After the second watch, I was very tired.Go to bed at three o'clock, and you can sleep well. Looking at what Zeng Guofan saw with his own eyes, in the land Nianzi passed by, there was hardly a single person with a look of hunger, and no one with a fully clothed body.That's all for nothing, but there are more ruthless things behind: besides the unbroken city, there is no complete house in the village.That is to say, Nianzi not only devoured the grain of common people's homes, but even demolished their houses. Why demolish the house? Because Nianzi was afraid, everyone else was giving birth at home, but they didn't want to do any work, but dreamed of drinking in big bowls and eating meat in large pieces. In the end, they became robbers running around.If they are robbers, they will be hunted down by the government. In order to improve their chances of survival, they want to increase the number of robbers as much as possible.But good-looking ordinary people, who would be willing to be a robber with you?So Nianzi simply destroyed the people's homes and left you starving to death. In order to survive, you became a thief with them.All thieves always wish that the world would be in chaos and everyone would be dragged into the den of thieves. Anyway, they are already thieves, and the more thieves there are, the more secure they will be, and they will be able to find excuses to defend themselves.Are you all thieves? Why are you talking about me? Furthermore, the local economy was destroyed, and the people were starving for food, so the government had to come for relief. At this time, the Nianzi had an opportunity to attack and rob the government of the relief food, and they were able to eat and drink a lot. In short, Nianzi, a social destructive force, is like a highly toxic plague, which makes all people face survival crisis. If they are not eliminated, the common people will not have a good life. On September 14th, the Zhiting Army was in an uproar in Xiangfan for asking for payment. Clean up files after breakfast.Spin a game of Go, watch people for another game, and practice calligraphy for two papers.Read "History of the Ming Dynasty" Biography of Yang Sichang, Luo Lun, Shu Fen, etc. (biography), Xu Pu, etc., unfinished.Immediately see the guest twice.After lunch, I talked with my friends, read today's documents, wrote four couplets, and hung a screen.Spinning and approving each draft.In the evening, beat it once.Talk to the shogunate.Three drafts of Yehe letter.According to the letter from Brother Yuan, Zhiting's army was in an uproar on the fifth night of the first five days in Xiangfan because of demanding wages; the two-wheeled carts they built were heavy and fragile, and I hope they were abandoned in the middle of the implementation due to inconvenience. If the cars are mixed and the teams are chaotic, and if you fail, you will lose a lot.He was so anxious that he could no longer treat things.Go to bed at two or three. Bao Chao, the number one general in the Hunan Army, mutinied again and again in his troops, which eventually led to the tragedy of this iron-blooded general, and also drew a dismal end to the Hunan Army's curtain call. As we said, the Hunan Army at this time can no longer count on them to solve problems for you. On the contrary, the sluggish Hunan Army has become a problem that Zeng Guofan must solve.Bao Chao's Ting Army was the most effective in the Hunan Army, but when this army collapsed, it became Zeng Guofan's most worrying trouble. This army that lost its combat effectiveness dragged down two people, one is the leader Bao Chao, and the other is Zeng Guofan's younger brother Zeng Guoquan. Soon thereafter, Bao Chao's Ting Army will fight side by side with Liu Mingchuan of the Huai Army, and the two meet to attack Nianzi at the same time.However, according to records, before the scheduled time, Liu Mingchuan took the lead in launching the attack, but was besieged by Nianzi instead. At this time, Bao Chao fought bravely, broke into the siege, and rescued Liu Mingchuan.But instead of being grateful at all, Liu Mingchuan blamed Bao Chao's Ting army for being late.Moreover, Li Hongzhang, who was in charge of military affairs at the time, also protected Liu Mingchuan and unreasonably accused Bao Chao. Bao Chao fell ill in a fit of anger, and his Tingjun was disbanded immediately. This is the reason why everyone made concerted efforts to wrong Bao Chao. In the former case, the Ting army transferred to Gansu, but mutinied on the way, raided the county town, and killed and wounded officials. No one dared to pursue these things.But this account, every pen is recorded in the account.Letting Tingjun and Mingjun cooperate to fight this time is actually a sinister trap, and they want to take this opportunity to cut off Tingjun in one fell swoop.However, Bao Chao knew his shame and acted bravely, but his awesome performance would only make people more angry.Oh, this time Mingjun is staring at you, so you are doing your best. Why were you so violent before?If I let you off this time, next time you make a fuss again, everyone will not be able to bear it, please, don't pretend to be strong, and accept the punishment honestly. This conspiracy, the Empress Dowager Cixi in the palace, is clearly aware of it.So after Zeng Guofan entered Beijing, the empress dowagers of the two palaces specifically asked about Bao Chao's situation. The empress dowagers of the two palaces are all girls, so they are worried about this man Bao Chao, he is too manly. In addition, Ting Jun's repeated repetitions also made Zeng Guoquan miserable.Ting Jun and other members of the Hunan Army were exiled in Gansu, causing the Gelaohui Rebellion. This incident was blamed on Zeng Guoquan, who insisted that Zeng Laojiu was the mastermind.Zeng Guoquan was so angry that he hit his head against the wall and had nowhere to reason. On September 15th, Discussion on the Thieves' Destruction of the Yellow River In the morning, civil and military congratulatory guests are declined.Clean up the files after the meal, play a game of Go, watch people again, and meet guests once.Read the biographies of Xie Qian, Wang Jia, Li Dongyang, etc. in "History of the Ming Dynasty", and the biography of Li Zicheng.Talk to the shogunate.After lunch, I read today's documents, met with guests once, and talked for a long time.A piece of paper for calligraphy practice, approval of letter drafts, two games of Go, and long talks with Muyou.Take an evening nap.Yegai plums and a letter manuscript.He feared the bandits would attack the Yellow River, and discussed with them repeatedly.Write a lot of zero characters, read "Wang Chuanshan Anthology" after the second watch.Go to bed at three. This diary has a huge amount of information. Pay attention to the book Zeng Guofan is reading, History of Ming Dynasty, Biography of Li Zicheng.Think about what Li Zicheng has done? Li Zicheng once dug up the Yellow River, and hundreds of thousands of people were drowned by him. He also completely corrupted the economy of the Ming Empire, leading to the downfall of the Ming Empire. At that time, the place where Li Zicheng dug the Yellow River was in Henan.But now, the giant who broke out of the siege has returned to the place where Li Zicheng fled back then. History intersects at this point, making Zeng Guofan's scalp numb and terrified. Will the Nianzi follow Li Zicheng's example and dig up the Yellow River?If such a thing happens, then the situation will be completely out of control. Not only will the death toll of the common people hit a new high, but the country's economy will also suffer heavy losses.Zeng Guofan was anxious about this issue, but he didn't dare to say anything. He could only squat in the military tent and whisper carefully to his confidant shogunate. The reason why you didn't dare to say anything was because you were worried that the Nianzi wouldn't think of this, but you reminded him instead.If this is the case, the consequences will be serious. In the early days of Ju Nian, Zhihe Ji Zhang Lexing was the leader. Although he was only a government servant, he could do both black and white.Moreover, according to local legend, Zhang Lexing is the reincarnation of Li Zicheng.Fortunately, this Zhang Lexing was caught by the monk king Seng Gelinqin, and he was hacked into pieces.And now Xin Nianzi is a newly grown barbaric young man, a stubborn person who hates reading books.They definitely don't study, so they don't know about Li Zicheng's excavation of the Yellow River, and if they don't know, they won't follow suit.But there are scholars among the fans, reminding them of this matter is equally terrifying. Fortunately, among the giants, Miao Peilin loves to read books the most, but Miao Peilin's upside-down has ruined Nianzi's reputation, which objectively strengthens Nianzi's hatred of scholars.Thanks to him, no one in Nianzi knew anything about Li Zicheng's story, so Zeng Guofan got through without any danger. Lesson, even if you are a hooligan, you will suffer a lot for not reading. Nianzi, who doesn't like reading, just lost their opportunities, and also saved countless residents on both sides of the Yellow River. On October 25th, I received an order from the court to enter Beijing Clean up files after breakfast.See guests four times, watch people four times, and watch people go two games.Read "Special Offerings".After lunch, I had a long chat with my friends.To meet a guest, one time for those who see them immediately, and one time for those who see them sitting down.Read "Special Offerings".After receiving the letter from the court, he was ordered to go to Beijing, and Shaoquan temporarily acted as an imperial envoy and guarded against it.Read "Yili", the end of the application.Review and approve the drafts, and have a long talk with the screen friends.Talk with Ji Hong'er at night, and review "Zhouyi Tun Gua" after the second watch.Going to bed at five o'clock, I can't sleep well at night. Although the Nianzi's brains were not bright enough to think of digging the Yellow River, which was a very sinister move, but Zeng Guofan's defense was weak, and it was indeed an extremely angry thing for the Nianzi to break through the siege and escape. The empress dowagers of the two palaces kept issuing decrees, scolding old man Zeng for being a joke and unreliable in his work.Old man Zeng, why are you so stupid, how did you let Nianzi escape? What did you do? The continuous strict questioning made Zeng Guofan anxious and angry, and suddenly became dizzy.At that time, Zeng Guofan was terrified, and said, "It's terrible, I'm going to have a stroke, I'm asking for sick leave, let someone who understands this matter, okay?" Speaking of another understanding person, the only one who understands is Li Hongzhang.You know, this time when Zeng Guofan went north to suppress Nian, Qing Yishui was led by Li Hongzhang's Huai army.The so-called anti-blocking is not good, I am afraid that the Huai army deliberately released water, the purpose is to invite Li Hongzhang to come out and make his boss famous. Is it true?We don't have any evidence, and neither does the court.But everyone knows one thing well: if Li Hongzhang doesn't leave the mountain, there will be no way to calm down the chaos. Then let Zeng Guofan take sick leave and let Li Hongzhang come. So Li Hongzhang stepped onto the stage of history in high spirits, in high spirits, and since then he has played the leading role. Then the empress dowagers of the two palaces delivered a decree to Zeng Guofan: old man Zeng, come to Beijing, come to Beijing and let us see what you look like, curious, women are naturally curious. Enter Beijing and face St.Zeng Guofan was upset and was packing his luggage when the imperial decree came again: old man Zeng, don't come to Beijing in a hurry, um, go back and continue to be your governor of Liangjiang, let's talk about entering Beijing later? Why did the court change its mind again? Judging from the subsequent developments, the trust of the empress dowagers in Zeng Guofan is a bit close to the level of worship.They were very afraid that Li Hongzhang failed to annihilate Nianzi, but let Nianzi break through the siege and kill the city of Beijing.At this time, Beijing was too miserable. The two generals guarding Gyeonggi before, Shengbao, were killed by the court itself. Seng Gelinqin launched a suicide attack on Nianzi, and he had been dead for a long time.At this time, the gate of Gyeonggi is almost open. If you are not careful, you will be driven straight in by Nianzi, then GAME OVER will be over. Zeng Guofan was kept in Liangjiang, probably in case Li Hongzhang did not perform well enough, then let Zeng Guofan take the lead? Of course, we can also argue that if this is the case, then the imperial court will directly appoint Zeng Guofan as the governor of Zhili to guard the gate of Gyeonggi, wouldn't it be over? But if Zeng Guofan didn't completely disband the Hunan Army, and then wipe out Nianzi completely, the court would still be worried about him.Only when these two matters are completed, the imperial court will hand over all his wealth and life to him and appoint him as the governor of Zhili. (10) Why is he so difficult? On the 12th and 24th, Yu Chang dreamed of sailing in shallow water, knowing that it was a sign of difficulties in the world Clean up files after breakfast.One game of Go, another game of watching people.Meet the guest, sit and see the second time.Read "Drinking Rituals in the Township" until the beginning of Shen.Invite Jin Shixiong to have a light meal.Read today's documents after dinner.Shen engraved nine couplets.In the evening, I had a long talk with the shogunate.There are many manuscripts in Yehe's approval letter. After the second watch, Wen Xiaodu Qilu selected the poems of Su and Lu as couplets.Go to bed at three o'clock, fall asleep after three o'clock, and wake up at five o'clock.For decades, Chang Ye dreamed of boating in the shallow water of small rivers, and the ruts were shallow; sometimes boating in villages on land, each of them knew that it was a sign of difficulties in the world.Tonight, I dream of climbing the mountain by boat, which is more difficult than the previous one, so I don't worry about it. Here, Zeng Guofan talked about his dream. In fact, in the previous diary, Zeng Guofan made up for his shortcomings by making up for his shortcomings. He talked about his dreams every now and then. He once dreamed that his finger was cut by a knife, and he also dreamed that his younger brother Zeng Laojiu died in battle. In the end, Haotao woke up crying, and cried for a long time after waking up before realizing that he was dreaming. Zeng Guofan is still a person who believes in telepathy. He firmly believes that there is a mysterious connection between him and Zeng Laojiu.One day he was suddenly startled and confused, and immediately thought that something might have happened to Zeng Laojiu, so he wrote to inquire, and sure enough, he learned that Zeng Laojiu had injured his lip on the battlefield. How can it hurt the lips?Could it be that Zeng Laojiu did something bad and was bitten on his lip by a girl on the spot? Zeng Guofan didn't pursue this matter, he just said happily: I prove that there is a telepathy between me and Lao Jiu. People who believe in telepathy will focus on the analysis of their dreams.For example, Zeng Guofan, he solved his strange dream.He dreamed that he was boating in shallow water, and then dreamed that he was boating on land. That night he actually dreamed that he was climbing a mountain by boat.After running through several consecutive dreams, Zeng Guofan became a master of dream analysis. He concluded: My life has been really difficult, and it is getting more and more difficult.Boating in shallow water with shallow ruts is difficult enough, and boating on land is another level of difficulty. Now it is even more difficult to climb mountains by boat. Why is he so difficult? In fact, compared with the people at that time, he was already the easiest and easiest.At least he doesn't have to fight hard in the fierce battle between the two armies, at least he doesn't have to work hard in the fields and end up with nothing in the end, at least he doesn't use to be reduced to starving zombies in troubled times, at least he doesn't have to be anxious about what he wants. Zeng Guofan's difficulty lies in restraining the most basic desires of human beings. There are no beautiful women around him, no fancy clothes on his body, only clear water in the cup, and coarse rice in the bowl.Others, precisely because they couldn't give up these things, ended up being driven by their desires and ended up dying without a place. Zeng Guofan's life tells us such a basic law: the ultimate suffering of human beings comes from human desires.And human desires and longings are exactly human nature itself.Unless you can restrain the nuisance of human desire, you will not reach the pinnacle of human nature.But restraining desire is really too difficult, so difficult that it is as hard and difficult as climbing a mountain by boat. Nobody wants to go up a mountain by boat, it just seems so stupid. Only Zeng Guofan did this, so he is Zeng Guofan. (11) Supplements to events in this chapter Chronicle of Zeng Guofan involved in this chapter: In the fifth year of Tongzhi, in 1866 AD, Zeng Guofan was 56 years old. On the 14th day of the first lunar month (February 28th), Liu Bingzhang, a scholar in attendance and lecturer, came to the camp to assist in military affairs.On the same day, Li Zhaoqing's army was trained and ordered to drive to Zhoukou to prevent the Nian army from blocking the eastward route of Zhang Zongyu's troops. On the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month (March 12), Li Henian was transferred to be the governor of Henan, and Zeng Guoquan was transferred to be the governor of Hubei. On the ninth day of February (March 25), we departed from Xuzhou to Jining. On February 15th (March 31st), he was stationed in Zou County and made a pilgrimage to Mencius Temple. On February 16th (April 1st), I paid homage to Menglin on the way, went to Qufu, and paid homage to Confucius Temple and Yanhui Temple. On February 17th (April 2nd), pay homage to Confucius and Zhou Gong Temple. On February 19th (April 4th), he arrived in Jining and was stationed. On the fifth day of March (April 19th), Zou asked Ting to solve the problem of battalion wages, so please send Bao Chao to southern Henan and northern Hubei to suppress twisting. In March, Zeng Guoquan led 12,000 newly recruited Hunan Army to serve as governor of Hubei, known as the New Hunan Army in history. On the seventh day of April (May 20), the strategy for defending the canal and the Yellow River in sections was decided. From the seventh day to the ninth day of April (May 20th to May 22nd), we took a boat with Yan Jingming and Liu Changyou to survey the Yellow River and canals, and agreed to divide the defense areas of each army. On April 23 (June 5), Bao Chao's first army arrived in Hubei. On May 22 (July 4), it was decided to garrison the four towns with weak troops, draw out strong troops to form a guerrilla division, and divide into four groups to follow the strategy of the Nian army. From the seventh day to the eighth day of June (July 18th to July 19th), I went to Jiaxiang to pay homage to Zengzi Temple and Zengzi Tomb, and connected with Zeng Can's descendants. On June 14th (July 25th), Liu Mingchuan's suggestion was adopted, and a strategy for defending Jialu River and Shahe River was decided. On June 15th (July 26th), boarded a boat from Jining to Zhoukou, inspecting the embankment of the canal along the way. On July 28 (August 8), it was reported that the entire army of Lai Wenguang's Department of the Nian Army crossed the Jialu River to the west, and urgently dispatched Liu Mingchuan, Zhang Shushan, Pan Dingxin and other troops to the front line of the Shahe River to build the Jialu River and Shahe River Defense Project, and The troops of Liu Songshan and Zhang Shiri were transferred across the Jialu River to the west, and cooperated with the troops of Zeng Guoquan and Bao Chao in an attempt to annihilate the Nian army in western Henan and eastern Hubei. On the ninth day of August (September 17), he arrived in Zhoukou and stationed. On August 12th (September 20th), I took a one-month leave due to illness and recuperated in the camp. On August 16th (September 24th), Lai Wenguang and Zhang Zongyu led the Nian army to break through the Henan defense area by night, from the south of Kaifeng City to the east, and rushed to Shandong.Zeng Guofan's defense of the Jialu River and Shahe River was defeated, and he hurriedly dispatched the troops from Hunan and Huaihe Rivers to Shandong to pursue them. The strategy of defending the river was severely frustrated. On August 23rd (October 1st), please order Li Hongzhang to be stationed in Xuzhou as soon as possible, and go to the East Road with the Governor of Shandong, and Zeng Guoquan to move to Nanyang, and to go to the West with the Governor of Henan.Zeng Guofan was still stationed in Zhoukou and dispatched in the middle. August: Yang Yuebin (i.e. Yang Zaifu), the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Liu Rong, the governor of Shaanxi, were dismissed due to illness (still staying in Shaanxi to rule the army), Zuo Zongtang was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Qiao Songnian was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi, and Ying Han was awarded the governor of Anhui. On September 12th (October 20th), the Nian Army was divided into two branches in Chenliu and Qixian County, Henan Province. One was led by Lai Wenguang and Ren Huabang, and was still active in Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hubei, and Anhui , known as the East Nian Army in history.One, led by Zhang Zongyu, moved to Shaanxi and was known as the West Nian Army in history. On September 13th (October 21st), Zuo asked for a one-month leave to wait and see the situation to decide whether to stay or not. September: Li Hongzhang was stationed in Xuzhou, and Zeng Guoquan moved to Xiangyang.Zeng Guoquan has sparsely participated in the impeachment of Huguang Governor's official document. On October 13th (November 29th), due to the imperial censor's impeachment, the Qing government repeatedly issued decrees to cut the blame. Zeng Guofan, on the grounds that the illness was difficult to recover quickly, invited the co-organizer and the governor of Liangjiang to be absent, and the imperial envoy was also requested Taking over the military affairs, he stayed in the camp as a scattered member to serve, and attached a piece of paper requesting that the title be canceled temporarily to show self-deprecation. On October 25th (December 1st), I received the imperial edict, granted a one-month leave, and was recuperated in the camp. The imperial envoy was temporarily acted by Li Hongzhang. October: The Eastern Nien Army moved from Shandong to Chenzhou, Henan, and Zeng Guoquan moved to the Yellow River. 十一月初六日（12月12日），接奉上谕，曾国藩回两江总督本任，暂缓来京陛见，江苏巡抚李鸿章授为钦差大臣，专办剿捻事宜。湖广总督官文奉旨开缺，入都供职。 十一月十九日（12月25日），派员赴徐州，将钦差大臣关防送交李鸿章。 十二月初六日（1867年1月11日），新湘军郭松林在湖北安陆府被东捻军击溃，郭松林重伤被俘，复被人救走。 十二月二十一日（1867年1月26日），淮军张树珊部在湖北德安府被歼，张树珊死。