The powerful Han minister
The famous minister of the late Qing Dynasty Zeng Guofan , with soldiers in his hands and high positions and powerful positions. Not only did he take charge of military affairs, he successfully suppressed the uprising of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but he also actively introduced Western technology, set up ordnances, and made new weapons.
Taiping Army came in full force back then. If Zeng Guofan had not been Zeng Guofan, the Qing court would have been trampled under the feet of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Zeng Guofan played a great role in all aspects of in the Qing Dynasty, and his rise also led a wave of Han officials to take power. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, almost all the people who were appointed to key positions in the court were Han people. At the critical moment when , a large number of talents needed to save the country, the Han people stood up.
So someone advised Zeng Guofan to leave, establish his own business, continue to serve the Qing court, and die together in the future. When the Taiping Army general Li Xiucheng was defeated and imprisoned, he made suggestions to Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan was so scared that he quickly killed him to silence him.
Do you dare to raise an army?
Did Zeng Guofan think about this? There must be, his younger brother Zeng Guoquan also suggested this, and Zuo Zongtang also asked him tentatively, but Zeng Guofan never took any action.
Rebellion is a big deal, must have a considerable layout and sufficient confidence . The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom responded to the support of so many people, but it was still defeated. If he rebelled, he might not be able to win the hearts of the people.
Zeng Guofan is such a smart person, and it is impossible for him to have not analyzed it carefully. Then he chose to continue to serve the Qing court, not wanting to be with him. He knew that if he rebelled, he would inevitably fail, and the most important thing in at that time was to save the country, not to satisfy personal desires.
If he succeeds in his rebellion, he will drive the royal family of Qing from Beijing. There are many royal families of Qing . They can change places to continue to establish a regime. . The princes of the Qing dynasty may also follow suit and act independently. will destroy the Qing Dynasty.
The remnants of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would take the opportunity to counterattack . Zeng Guofan had no support from the court at that time, and he would probably lose against the Taiping Army with his own strength;
The Qing Dynasty wanted to fight against Zeng Guofan, and they would strive for the support of the great powers and , and at the cost of being a puppet, they would go to war against Zeng Guofan.
Furthermore, in the late Qing Dynasty, there were many people's grievances. If the people saw a Han minister rebelling, the civil rebellion would surge in , and there were separatist forces with self-respecting troops everywhere, and Zeng Guofan had no power to call them.
The Qing court spent many years to calm these places and took a lot of troops. Zeng Guofan was the only one, and he could not suppress anyone. In this world chaos, the court that nominally unified the world was gone, and the country was completely finished.
Zeng Guofan was not a Taiping Army who was ignorant of his big words and lacked education. He was brave but not wise and wanted to dominate and seek some privileges.
A perceptive person first considers the righteousness of the country. If he can save the country and drive the invaders out, he has no choice but to do so. But after thinking about it a little, there are already so many problems.
The division is unknown and unpopular
In addition to these external problems, let’s see how confident Zeng Guofan is. During the Daoguang period, Zeng Guofan began to recruit soldiers in Hunan and conduct group training. He founded , Hunan Army . The Hunan Army was the main force in the entire process of suppressing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The military strength is not a problem, what about the hearts of the people around you? The answer is no. Rebellion made the army famous, but no one would support it if it was not justified.
What is the reason for Zeng Guofan to raise his army? Drive foreign devils out of the Qing Dynasty? The Qing court was doing this. Because the Qing court is incompetent and incompetent, it needs to rebuild its regime?
This is what the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did, but it was wiped out by his Hunan Army. Everyone is Han people. Zeng Guofan helped the Qing court destroy the Taiping Army, and it is impossible for him to be the leader of the uprising peasants.
And the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom failed in such a grand situation. Zeng Guofan raised his army, but no one believed in his ability.And he is no longer young. If he dies in the rebellion, what should he do if the person who follows him rebels?
Since ancient times, people who rebeled have basically ended up in a miserable way, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang revolted and became emperor. Li Zicheng , Wu Sangui , one died and the other surrendered, and they were unable to change the dynasty. The risk of an uprising is too great, it is not that you have made enough preparations and do not plan things easily.
So if Zeng Guofan rebelled, almost no one responded, and He was an old minister of the Qing court for many years. If he suddenly rebelled, he would be scolded and resisted by many colleagues.
Zeng Guofan highly admires Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism . He is a moral person who always uses the style of a great saint to demand himself and his subordinates.
overthrows himself, he can't do it. , and he is also a very face-saving person. If you are defeated by Yang Xiuqing and you will jump into the river to commit suicide. If you lack a tough personality, you will not achieve great things.
Although Zuo Zongtang asked him about the uprising, Zeng Guofan knew that Zuo Zongtang was just a test. If he really rebelled, Zuo Zongtang would be the first to come and ask for punishment . Li Hongzhang has Huai Jun in hand, and is against the Hunan Army, which is no problem.
And within the Hunan Army, it was not all Han people. and have , and some of them even made contributions and were granted official positions by the court. To raise an army, the Hunan Army will first have internal strife.
. The right time, place, people and people do not take up any account. Why does Zeng Guofan have to do a vote to make himself an uprising that has been infamous for thousands of years?
