Because Zeng Guofan is so famous, the author mainly introduces Ceng Guoquan. Ceng Guoquan has four brothers, except his eldest brother Zeng Guofan. Although the other three brothers have made achievements, they are not as good as Ceng Guoquan. Ceng Guoquan, with the support of his eldest brother, was once the governor of Liangjiang and the prince of Taibao, and was a valiant soldier of the Zeng family. When the Xiang army fought against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Ceng Guoquan spared no effort and fought bravely, setting an example for the Xiang generals. Nanjing, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was captured and rushed to the forefront of the Xiang army. The first person to break through the city gate was Ceng Guoquan. Therefore, Emperor Xianfeng once named Ceng Guoquan "Batulu" (meaning Manchu warrior).
Ceng Guoquan is younger than Zeng Guofan 13 years old. Because of his honest and frank personality, he has been reckless since he was a child and has caused many troubles. In officialdom, Ceng Guoquan is still a troublemaker. So Zeng Guofan didn't clean up the mess for his brother. Have a deep hatred with another general of Xiang. When Xiang attacked the Taiping Army and captured Anqing, he led troops to burn, kill and plunder all the way, causing numerous casualties. Peng Yulin didn't like it and led many soldiers to protest against Zeng Guofan, demanding that Zeng Guofan kill Ceng Guoquan, but Zeng Guofan was mindful of brotherhood and didn't do so. This incident made Zeng Guofan criticized.
In June of the fourth year of Tongzhi, after the Taiping Army was killed, Zeng Guofan was terrified by the court because of his great contribution. Zeng Guofan admitted that he was ill and went home. Ceng Guoquan became the envy of many Manchu ministers. Ceng Guoquan was recommended as the governor of Hubei, and Cixi immediately appointed Ceng Guoquan as the governor of Hubei. In the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, the governor of Hubei was a "curse", because from Daoguang to Tongzhi, the governor of Hubei changed 12 officials, each of whom served for less than three years, and then all kinds of bad luck.
For example, in Xianfeng four years, Chonglun, the governor of Hubei Province, was timid and dismissed in the process of fighting bandits. In the fifth year of Xianfeng, the new governor of Hubei was killed because of rebellion, and later governor Tao died in battle, and later governor Hu Linyi also died in office ... In short, whoever becomes the governor of Hubei after more than ten years will die a natural death. Therefore, some Manchu ministers took advantage of Zeng Guofan's absence from North Korea to recommend Ceng Guoquan as governor of Hubei. The purpose is obvious, that is to make Ceng Guoquan unlucky and even want to kill him.
Zeng Guofan was surprised when he heard that his younger brother took over as governor of Hubei in his hometown in Hunan, but it was too late. Ancient officialdom, pay attention to feng shui, Zeng Guofan was the first to think that 12 consecutive princes did not end well, and there must be something wrong with feng shui. Zeng Guofan sent his confidant to Hubei and painted the governor's yamen and the surrounding houses, rivers and hillsides to his home. After careful study, Zeng Guofan wrote to Ceng Guoquan, telling him that there was something wrong with the geomantic omen in Hubei Governor's Office, and told him never to live in the Governor's Office.
Ceng Guoquan, who was born as a military commander, didn't believe this at all and sneered at his brother's letter. Seeing that Ceng Guoquan is about to take office, it is useless for Zeng Guofan to write. Finally, Zeng Guofan simply sent a confidant and followed Ceng Guoquan silently. When Ceng Guoquan first came, he secretly set a fire and burned the governor's yamen. Ceng Guoquan knew that his brother sent someone to set the fire, and the fire flew into a rage, but he couldn't tell anyone, so he had to stay in the hospital in Hiram for the time being.
Ceng Guoquan wrote to ask Zeng Guofan, who told Ceng Guoquan, "Brother, this is to save you. Gongyuan has excellent feng shui. You change Hiram's Hospital into the Governor's Office to ensure that you have no worries in Hubei! " Ceng Guoquan can't, so he has to. In the next few years, everything went smoothly in Ceng Guoquan. In the second year, Tongzhi invited Ceng Guoquan to assist Hubei military affairs, and then led the troops to pacify the Nian Army. In recent years, as the governor of Hubei, Ceng Guoquan has not only been safe, but also made many achievements.