On this day, I rode a whale to the west, leaving seven feet of grass and blood all over the open forest.
Ask who can sing wormwood songs, drum and pipa graves,
Hang the branches of the sword to relax the soul and inspire the future.
Teach loess to bury people, should call male ghosts;
If he returns to the East within this year, he will show his golden body in 10.
I want to go to Luyou for firewood and fishing from now on.
Book gulls unite with water, kill beautiful hearts, and live happily for the rest of your life.
I'm afraid that God will fail me. Try again.
Zuo was born smart, but he didn't have that big ambition. At the age of five, he went to Changsha, the provincial capital, to study with his father. 1827 (the seventh year of Daoguang) won the second place in Changsha government examination. He not only studied Confucian classics, but also applied what he had learned. He regarded those famous books concerning China's history, geography, military affairs, economy, water conservancy and other contents as treasures, which played a great role in leading troops to fight and managing finances. 1830, left into Changsha Chengnan Academy, and entered Changsha Xiangshui School founded by Hunan Governor Wu Rongguang the following year. He studied hard and got excellent grades. In this year's exam, he ranked first seven times. 1832 Participated in the rural examination held in Changsha, the provincial capital, and won the first place for Pursuit. However, in the following six years, he went to Beijing to take the exam three times and failed.
Zuo suffered many setbacks in the imperial examination, and could not enter the upper class along the "right path" and realize his ambition. However, Zuo's ambition and talent were appreciated and valued by many celebrities at that time. As early as 1830, Zuo, who was only 18 years old, was treated as a "national scholar" when he visited He Changling, a famous pragmatist in Changsha. His younger brother He Xiling was Zuo's teacher when he was studying in Chengnan College. He likes his disciples very much, saying that he "can stand on his own feet, but he certainly gains something by knocking on the school." Later, teachers and students also formed their children's in-laws. Tao Shu, a famous government official, also offered to marry his only son to Zuo's eldest daughter. What's more worth mentioning is that Lin Zexu, who enjoys a world-renowned reputation, attaches great importance to Zuo. They talked for a long night in Changsha, and they agreed on the fundamental plan of governing the country, especially on the military and political affairs in the northwest. Lin Zexu decided that he was the only person in the west who decided Xinjiang in the future, and deliberately handed over all the precious materials he had compiled in Xinjiang to Zuo. Later, Lin Zexu talked about this meeting many times and praised Zuo as an "extraordinary talent" and a "peerless wizard". Before he died, he ordered his second son to write a suicide note, and repeatedly recommended the left talents to be rare.
The left three attempts with strong self-esteem intended to "grow up to be a farmer without a world". However, with the Confucian culture and education he received since childhood, full of knowledge of "applying the world", upright and upright, and the great trust of Lin Zexu, the most respected person, it is impossible for Zuo to live in seclusion in the mountains for a long time under the condition of domestic and foreign troubles. 1852 (the second year of Xianfeng), when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom troops besieged Changsha and the provincial capital was in danger, Zuo finally failed to give up the encouragement of his old friend Guo Songtao and others, and was hired by Hunan Governor Zhang to join the Baoqing camp. Zuo entered the city in the days of heavy gunfire. Zhang was overjoyed and entrusted all military affairs to Zuo. Zuo's suggestions, such as "adjusting military provisions day and night, managing documents" and "guarding regional paintings", were all adopted and immediately put into practice, which eventually led the Taiping Army to besiege Changsha for three months and withdraw from the north. Zuo Yisheng's fame began at that time. 1March, 854, Zuo was invited by Hunan Governor Luo to assist the Hunan Governor's shogunate for the second time, which lasted for six years. At that time, the rule of the Qing Dynasty in Hunan was in jeopardy. Taiping troops galloped in the north of Hunan, and the surrounding cities of Changsha were occupied. Poor peasants in eastern Hunan, southern Hunan and western Hunan have raised their affairs one after another. Zuo made every effort to plan day and night, assisted Luo's "four areas in Inner Qing Dynasty" and "five provinces in aiding foreign countries", and coolly supported the overall situation. At the same time, we should eliminate disadvantages, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, stabilize the currency, and vigorously improve arms procurement: ordnance and ships. Luo Zhang Bing listened to his words. "Everything he writes will not be checked." Thanks to the careful assistance and planning of Zuo, not only the military and political situation in Hunan turned around, but also great achievements were made in other work.
Zuo's appearance in the curtain attracted the attention of the ruling and opposition parties. At that time, people said that "Hunan can't be without a day, and Hunan can't be without a day." Some senior officials and dignitaries competed to recommend it to the emperor, and Emperor Xianfeng also attached great importance to it. But it also caused some people's jealousy and slander, especially the collapse of the company commander in Shuizhou Town, Hunan Province, which almost killed Zuo. Thanks to the brave words of friends Hu Linyi and Guo Songtao, and the cover of ministers such as Pan Zuyin and Su Shun, an uproar was quelled.
In the 12th year of Daoguang (1832) and the first year of Xianfeng (185 1), after the Taiping Rebellion broke out, under the sponsorship of his good friend Hu Linyi, he successively entered the background of Zhang and Hunan Governor Luo and planned to resist the Taiping Army. 1856, Zeng Guofan's salary contributed to the capture of Wuchang occupied by the Taiping Army and was used by the Ministry of War. 1860, after the Taiping army breached the Jiangnan camp, Zeng Guofan, an imperial envoy and governor of Liangjiang, was in charge of military affairs. He once recruited 5000 people in Hunan to form the "Chu Army" and went to Jiangxi and Anhui to fight the Taiping Army. 186 1 After the Taiping Army conquered Hangzhou, Zeng Guofan was recommended as the governor of Zhejiang to supervise military affairs. In the first year of Tongzhi (1862), the Sino-French mixed army was formed, called "Chang Jie Army", and the Sino-British mixed army was expanded, and Jinhua, Shaoxing and other places were successively captured and promoted to the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. 1March 864 captured Hangzhou and controlled the whole territory of Zhejiang. Reward people for their merits, and award them the first class. Xuan was ordered to lead his troops into Jiangxi and Fujian to pursue Li Shixian, the Taiping Army. On February 1866, Jiaying Prefecture (now Meixian County) in Guangdong Province was attacked and destroyed. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was suppressed, it was proposed to reduce the number of soldiers and increase their salaries for training. 1866, Shanghai Bookstore invited a certain bureau to supervise the shipbuilding and was approved for trial operation, that is, set up a shipyard in Mawei, Fuzhou, sent personnel abroad to buy machines and ship troughs, and set up a realistic hall art bureau (also known as ship administration school) to cultivate shipbuilding technology and naval talents. When something happened in the northwest, he was appointed governor of Shaanxi but Gansu, and recommended Shen Baozhen, the former governor of Jiangxi, as prime minister and minister of shipping administration. A year later, Fuzhou Shipping Bureau (also known as Mawei Shipping Bureau) officially started construction, becoming the first new shipyard in China. 1867, he was ordered to be an imperial envoy, supervise the military affairs in Shaanxi and Gansu, lead the army into Shaanxi, attack and suppress the xi Nian army and the anti-Qing Hui army in the northwest, and brutally suppress the uprising of the Hui people in Shaanxi and Gansu. During his tenure in Shaanxi and Gansu, he continued to engage in westernization and founded Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau (also known as Gansu Manufacturing Bureau) and Gansu Weaving Bureau (also known as Lanzhou Machine Weaving Bureau), which was the first machine textile factory in China.
1In June, 864, a peasant uprising broke out in Kuqa, Xinjiang, and the regime of Rexiding was established. In July, Hotan established the Pasha regime; In June 5438+10, Yili established the Sudanese regime; 1865 65438+ 10, Hao Hanguo (located in present-day Hao Han, Uzbekistan) officially invaded Xinjiang; In March, Urumqi established the Muslim king regime; 1871July, Russian troops occupied Ili; 1June, 872, Agubo hoisted the flag of Ottoman Turkish Empire and issued currency in Kashgar, Yengisar, shache, Hotan, Aksu, Wushi and Kuqa, Xinjiang. 1874, Japanese invaded Taiwan Province province. In this situation, the dispute between "coastal defense" and "blockade defense" broke out in the Qing court. Li Hongzhang and others thought that the two men were "difficult to take care of both armies" and advocated abandoning the blockade and defense. "The reward for stopping the retreat should be used as a reward for coastal defense." Zuo resolutely disagreed, pointing out that in the northwest, "if you withdraw from the encirclement, you will retreat, and you will push your luck", which especially attracted the infiltration of Britain and Russia. In May of the same year, 64-year-old Zuo was appointed as an imperial envoy to supervise military affairs in Xinjiang. In April of the following year, Zuo sat in Jiuquan, Gansu, and the campaign to recover Xinjiang began. 1876, commanding the Qing army to crusade against Agubai. In June of the following year 1, he occupied Hotan (now Hotan) and recovered all the territory of Xinjiang except Yili. Agubai committed suicide by taking poison in despair. Zuo immediately suggested that Xinjiang set up provinces to achieve long-term stability. 1879 When China and Russia negotiated in Yili, they attacked Chonghou's previous Russian demands, rashly made a contract, lost power and lost land, and advocated "discussion first" and "decisive battle". /kloc-in the spring of 0/880, he deployed military affairs in Xinjiang, left Suzhou to sit in Hami, and ordered the three armed forces to go hand in hand, completely defeating the remnants of Agubai and recovering a large area of land. 188 1 At the beginning of the year, the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty was signed, and China recovered the territories on both sides of the Ili and the upper reaches of the Tex River (the area west of the Horgos River and the area east of Lake Zasang in the north were forcibly cut off by Russia). Zuo was called into Beijing as a minister of military affairs, walking in the yamen of the Prime Minister and managing the affairs of the Ministry of War. During Zuo's stay in Xinjiang, his achievements have been passed down to this day in order to ensure the supply of military grain, develop local economy and vigorously set up reclamation.
188 1 summer, he was transferred to the position of Governor of Liangjiang and Minister of Trade and Industry of Nanyang. /kloc-0 was called to Beijing in June, 884, and later served as Minister of Military Aircraft. During the Sino-French War, the French fleet launched a surprise attack in Mawei, Fuzhou, and the Fujian Navy was completely annihilated. Zuo was ordered to supervise Fujian military affairs. /kloc-After arriving in Fuzhou in October/October, 1 1 actively dispatched troops and set up "Jing Ke Aid Taiwan Army" to cross the sea to Taiwan Province Province. 1885 died in Fuzhou. He is the author of Chu Barracks System (with attached rules), and his series of scripts and documents are The Complete Works of "xianggong".