and Zeng Guofan and others also called Zuo Zongtang as the "Four Famous Ministers of Zhongxing in the Late Qing Dynasty", a politician, military strategist, and national hero in the late Qing Dynasty, and one of the representatives of Westernization faction . But such a character is actually a son-in-law, and is known as the strongest son-in-law in history.
About Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang's wife Zhou Yiduan is his nobleman. When Zuo Zongtang was 20 years old, he entered the family of Zuo Zhou due to poverty. Zhou Yiduan and Zuo Zongtang can be regarded as poor and humble husbands and confidantes. When Zongtang was not in the forefront, Zhou Yiduan would never nag about worldly wealth and wealth, and always wrote verses such as "Students report for the country, and they have not responded to the fishing and woods in this life" to comfort and encourage him. After Zongtang was more than 40 years old, his official career began to appear and even became a very popular court minister, but his wife's family was already poor and weak. However, his wife did not allow her natal family members to go and harass Zuo Zongtang.
Speaking of Zuo Zongtang and Zhou Yiduan's marriage, there is still a bit of legend. It is said that not long after Zuo Zongtang was born, his grandmother invited a famous local fortune teller to approve the fortune teller for him. Although I don't know whether this legend is correct, Zuo Zongtang was studying in the academy when the Zhou family wanted to "seek relatives from poetry" and find a good match for his daughters.
Zuo Zongtang sent his wife
As soon as the news came out, he was repeatedly advised by friends around him. Zuo Zongtang was not able to refuse, so he went to the recruitment scene with the mentality of giving it a try. This way, I won't marry a good wife and be a confidant for a lifetime. After Zuo Zongtang and Zhou Yiduan got married, the husband and wife were in harmony with each other. Zhou Yiduan was not only Zuo Zongtang’s wife, but also a rare confidant.
In 1843, Zuo Zongtang still used his salary accumulated over many years of teaching to buy 70 acres of land in his hometown of Liujiachong, and built a brick-wood house covering an area of 4.29 acres with 48 houses. Willow trees are planted around the house, so it is called "liu village". After Liuzhuang was built, Zuo Zongtang happily moved out of Zhou's house with his wife and children, ending his 13-year career as a door-to-door son-in-law. After that, he joined the Hunan army system, fought in the Quartet, especially regained Xinjiang, and finally became a generation of fierce men in the military history of China's late Qing Dynasty.
Zuo Zongtang regained Xinjiang
Many scholars believe that Zuo Zongtang’s merits are far greater.In the 1870s, they struggling with the argument of Li Hongzhang and other important ministers of coastal defense, carried the coffin westward and regained Xinjiang. In the 1880s, the Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau and the Gansu General Administration of Weaving were established by the Westernization and Westernization Administration, the latter being China's first machine textile factory. In June 1884, Zuo Zongtang entered Beijing as Minister of Military Aircraft. At the time of the Sino-French war , the French army lonely wiped out the Nanyang navy division stationed in Mawei, Fujian in the Mawei naval battle in August. The war situation was not good for China. In September, Zuo Zongtang was ordered to supervise Fujian's navy affairs as an imperial minister to save the war. Negative: In the suppression of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement , it was known as the "Left Butcher" among the common people at that time.
Zuo Zongtang, under the historical circumstances of the weak and incompetent Qing government and the imperialists carveing up China, set up a row of controversy and resolutely led his troops to conquer the west and regain Xinjiang. This is in the long-term interests of the Chinese nation and is a manifestation of patriotism. The patriotism of Zuo Gong is worthy of our descendants.
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