He lives in an era of declining rivers and declining national strength. The historical period when the rule of the late Qing Dynasty was about to collapse. Imperialism stepped up its aggression against China and carved up China. Many people with lofty ideals in China have begun to explore ways to save the country and survive. Lin Zexu, Wei Yuan and Gong Zizhen appeared one after another, and the first group of people opened their eyes to the world. Then, with the Second Opium War, western capitalism deepened its aggression against China, which led to a large number of people with lofty ideals who transformed China in China. Early reformists began to appear, such as Wang Tao and Zheng. Reform has also begun within the landlord class. There is a huge Westernization Movement. Zuo is an outstanding representative in the Westernization Movement. Zuo's most famous industry is Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, which has made great contributions to China's national defense, promoted the development of China's modern military industry and played an important role in consolidating China's coastal defense.
1885, left to recover Xinjiang. It left a glorious page in the modern history of China. Since modern times, China has been repeatedly defeated in foreign aggression, which has seriously dampened the determination of the people of China. Left has played a certain role in strengthening people's self-esteem in recovering Xinjiang. This incident also shows that in China, a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, despite the decline of the country and the poverty of the people, the determination of the people of China to safeguard national unity and resist foreign aggression has not wavered for a day. Zuo's record fully illustrates this point.
Zuo's arrogance and conceit are true. But his unruly personality also made him a man. He is an honest official. It's hard to imagine that there was such a clean and honest official in his time. Li Hongzhang was contemporary with him, but it is said that he left a large legacy after his death. There is a folk saying that Hefei, the prime minister, is thinner than the world. There is a great contrast between them.
Zuo was very talented since he was a child, but he repeatedly failed in the examination room and came second in the exam, but he didn't give up. Although only a juren, compared with Li Hongzhang and others, there are still some gaps in academic qualifications. Li Hongzhang is a scholar. At the highest, he was called a scholar in Wenhua Hall. But compared with him, Li Hongzhang is inferior to the left in many places. I think education does not represent a person's ability, which requires us to constantly exercise and hone in practice!
In modern times, there have been different opinions on the evaluation of "Left". But one fact is beyond doubt. He promoted the development of China's modern history. Although he suppressed the peasant uprisings such as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising, the historical conditions and the background of the times at that time determined that he had to do so. Because, after all, he was a courtier of the Great Qing Dynasty. I think the word "loyalty" was very clear to every honest courtier at that time. Now we are in the background of new China, a developing socialist country. Are we disloyal? Don't we want to fight for our country? The answer is definitely no. Although in the left era, the country he saw was backward and he had certain limitations, his spirit of serving and contributing to the country is worth learning from our contemporary people.
We should not only study, but also really devote ourselves to work and study and strive for socialist modernization!
History will not repeat itself. In the left era, we can't understand it. Maybe we will enter the era when the country is ruined and the war is raging. Maybe we can meet Zuo, listen to his life feeling and serve our country. In short, Zuo is also a positive figure, at least I think so.
Hope to adopt! ! ! !