This is the famous honey trap in the 36 schemes. Throughout the ages, many heroes feel sorry for Beauty Pass. Therefore, there are many proverbs that advise people not to lust after beauty, such as a knife on the head of the color word and a steel knife scraping the bone.
In other words, Zeng Guofan, known as the semi-saint, was very lewd when he was young, but perhaps he only married one wife and one concubine in his life in order to restrain himself and stay away from beauty, which was very rare under monogamy in ancient times.
He often wants to do something unspeakable with his wife in broad daylight. Sometimes even seeing a friend's concubine can't help flirting. You asked me how I knew, but it was actually very simple. The master of science wrote all these embarrassing things in his diary.
Yes, this is his way of getting rid of lust. Every time he moved his lust or broke the precepts, he would keep a diary and scold himself, and he would satirize and humiliate himself. He was as evil as a demon before Lu and as holy as a Buddha after Lu, which is quite meaningful. In addition, Wen not only records, but also looks through it every day to warn himself to stay away from beauty forever.
In addition, Zeng Guofan's strong self-control and willpower played a role. While others were busy enjoying sleeping with three wives and four concubines, he also devoted a lot of energy to reading and eventually became an acting scientist of one of the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty. After he died, he was even more beautiful.
Zheng Wen: posthumous title, the best civil servant in posthumous title after the Song Dynasty, is the posthumous title that countless civil servants dream of. In 267 of the Qing Dynasty, only eight civil servants were awarded the posthumous title.