You may not know Zeng: Provocative man's wife, love join in the fun, good sleep late
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Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Xiangxiang, Hunan (now Loudi bimodal) who is one of the most compelling figures in China's modern history.
From the start backwater, in a non-family learning, nor the family background of the situation, Zeng made the rise of "ZTE first minister."
He was honored as the name of the first very scary: Kuang-generation phase holy, ancient and modern first one is perfect, and finally a saint traditional society ...... "History of Qing Dynasty Zeng Biography" will he and Zhuge Liang, Pei Du, Wang Yangming par.
If you think that such a cow certainly talented, very smart, then you do not know is not fake but really do not understand the Zeng.
In fact, most modern celebrity Zeng is not a talent, Tso, Liang Qichao, who have said his humble nature blunt. If you have to say he has a little bit of talent, then I can only say better than his father had a little book Lin.
Zeng Linshu test 17 times before the imperial scholar, Zeng only seven times.
There is a saying: Zeng meaning of existence is to prove that a qualified person flat, driven by willpower, what height can reach.
But in the eyes of the king favorite, regardless of his canonization Gods, he is always a mortal flesh and blood.
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The sixth boy try to participate, the interviewer on his papers approved a ten words: son of the city (formerly known as Zeng son of the city) Arts and due to pass, issued charge yi students.
Confucius was born yi with music and dance students. This statement will be hurt, equivalent to saying: you this little score, do a similar art students.
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Passing Suining, with the local magistrate's fellow do for Mei Yi borrowed 100 ounces of silver, to go to Nanjing bought a Niansan history. The result is not enough money, he had to carry extra clothes pawned make up the numbers.
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An officer in the Royal Park, and also dedicated to write home to parents: Do not look for life with painted painter Huang Second, I hate this man.
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He was for a long time wanted to become a good "word minister" in order to serve the country articles.
In his time, this is still an empty text reader, you can throw a stone hit two.
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Because without saying a word to together, he and fellow Hunan, Board of Punishments principal Zheng Xiaoshan public stand accused, all very ugly, I do not know there is no mention of genitalia, but certainly greet each other parents.
▲曾家三杰，从左至右依次为曾国荃、曾国藩、曾纪泽。
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曾国藩日记：
听说今天要公开斩首一名武将，我屁颠屁颠跟人跑去当典型的中国看客，结果发现上当了。
“讹言是日某武臣拟斩立决，人邀同往西市观，欣然乐从，仁心丧尽，此时悔之而不速反，徘徊良久，始归。”
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陈源衮新纳了个小妾，貌美如花。曾国藩获悉后，便假装有事去拜访，企图一睹芳颜，大快春心。
到了陈府，曾国藩先扯一些学问的事情，趁机夸奖陈源衮艳福不浅，要求让小妾出来给他瞧瞧。
陈源衮极不情愿，但还是碍于情面，让小妾出来见客。曾国藩大饱眼福，又趁机撩了人家几句，自己很过瘾，却令人很难堪。
当日，他在日记中反省：连朋友的小妾都意淫，我真特么禽兽不如啊。
“闻色而心艳羡，真禽兽矣。”
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曾国藩日记：
大中午的，脑子里尽想不可描述之事，我真特么禽兽啊。莫非应了那句话，青年也是危险的年龄：不是脑子太忙、精子太闲；就是精子太忙、脑子太闲。
“午初，人欲横炽，不复能制，真禽兽矣。”
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年轻时，在日记中刻了个“早”字。然后，就没有然后了，照常睡到天昏地暗（“宴起”如故）。
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曾国藩日记：
休假四十多天，写了几封家书，作了一篇祝寿文，其余时间全在喝酒、应酬、吹牛逼中度过。
“留馆后，本要用功，而日日玩仍，不觉过了四十余天。前写信去家，议接家眷。又发南中请信。比作季仙九师寿文一首。余皆怠忽，因循过日，故日日无可记录。”
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曾国藩日记：
某某的生日趴可去可不去，但我还是去了。我特么也是俗人一个。
“明知（何子敬生日）尽可不去，而心一散漫，便有世俗周旋的意思，又有姑且随流的意思。”
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曾国藩家书：
今年想弄个江西主考官当当，谁知被其他人弄走了，擦，当官真没意思。
“予今年考差，颇望得江西主考，冀家中亲属可就至江西一叙天伦之乐。昨田敬堂得放江西试差，而我私愿不遂。南望家山，远怀堂上，真不知仕宦之略有何味也。”
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听说理学大师唐鉴正在研究《易经》，他也买了《易经》。在带兵打仗时，每当军事上举棋不定，他都要翻开《易经》算上一卦。
▲曾国藩故居。
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李鸿章说曾国藩这个人反应好迟钝啊。曾国藩觉得这个短揭得好到位啊，所以默默记了下来：“少荃论余之短处，总是儒缓。”
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曾国藩日记：
妈蛋，又失眠了，起来作了一联：“养活一团春意思，撑起两根穷骨头。”更兴奋得睡不着觉了，等天亮。
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曾国藩日记：
晚上读了点《荀子》，然后就失眠了。这《荀子》比大烟还醒脑啊。反正睡不着，干脆起来写鸡汤文。
“夜阅《荀子》三篇，三更尽睡，四更即醒。又作一联云：‘天下无易境，天下无难境；终身有乐处，终身有忧处。’至五更，又改作二联，一云‘取人为善与人为善，乐以终身忧以终身’，一云‘天下断无易处之境遇，人间哪有空闲的光阴’。”
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曾国藩日记：
最近心弦绷得太紧了，做人很失败，以后做人要学会“木公”。
“近日之失，由于心弦太紧，无舒和之意。以后作人，当得一‘松’字意味。”
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曾国藩与左宗棠断交后，九弟曾国荃劝他写信与左修好。曾国藩答应了，但始终拉不下面子，所以两次三番跟曾国荃说，哥这次没空写，“下次决不食言”。后来，他终于写了，先寄给曾国荃：你看哥写得行不行，不行扔了咱再写。
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曾国藩家书：
46岁之前，我做事都是三分钟热度。现在，用力改，能够保持七八分。
“四十六岁以前作事无恒，近五年深以为戒，现在大小事均尚有恒。”
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曾国藩日记中写了他对湘军基层军官谈话做思想工作的情况，谈话期间，他偷偷用相人术对谈话对象进行观察，以确定其是否聪明可靠，然后通通写进了日记，不过，他的这些评价，跟最爱君老家的七大姑八大姨对子女相亲对象的评价相比，高明不到哪去。
“陈青云……眼圆而动，不甚可靠。语次作呕，眼似邹圣堂。”
“丁长胜……身文而笨，讷于言辞，目不妄动，为可靠。”
“刘湘南……眼黄有神光，鼻梁平沓，口圆有童心，腰板挺拔，面英发可爱。”
“唐顺利……目小，有精光，眉粗，笨人。”
注：以上双引号内文字均为曾国藩日记或家书原文，其余为最爱君意译。