Zeng Guofan recorded his daily "lewd" behavior in his diary and blamed himself: "What a beast!" Come back and urge yourself to repent and turn over a new leaf, and resolutely quit color.

2. Keep yourself busy, too busy to be used for lust

To this end, in his spare time, Zeng Guofan practiced calligraphy whenever he had time. On the one hand, cultivate yourself, on the other hand, divert attention. In this way, Zeng Guofan controlled his desire, and the "road of abstinence" succeeded! Later, because he devoted himself to reading and practicing calligraphy, he finally became a generation of sages.

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Zeng Guofan inherited the independent style of Tongcheng School Fang Bao and Yao Nai, and founded the "Xiangxiang School" in the late Qing Dynasty, which is an important representative of Huxiang culture. He talks about ancient Chinese, emphasizing the sonorous tone and doing everything he can. What he has done is profound and magnificent, which can convey the breath of Han Fu. Therefore, he has a magnificent artistic conception, which can get rid of the disadvantages of Tongcheng School and is praised by later generations.

The imperial clan of the Zeng family is Tongcheng, but it has changed and developed. As a text model, it has compiled a hundred miscellaneous notes on classics and history, which is not controlled by Tongcheng and is known as the Xiangxiang School in the world. Yan Fu, Lin Shu, Tan Sitong and Liang Qichao were all influenced by his writing style in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

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