If a gentleman wants to become a great weapon, he should not do anything that will benefit him for a long time, and he should not go to a place where everyone is fighting for it. From the "Family Letters of Zeng Guofan". There are two very important sentences in Zeng Guofan's letter to his family: Don't do anything that is of immediate benefit, and don't go to a place where everyone is fighting for it. Because he conveyed his foresight and foresight about the family's long-term livelihood. Let’s look at the first sentence first: Don’t do anything that is of great benefit. The literal meaning is not to do things that are beneficial in the long run.

Zeng Guofan:

Zeng Guofan (November 26, 1811 - March 12, 1872), originally named Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan, nicknamed Disheng, Zongsheng Ziqi Ten generations of grandchildren. Chinese statesman, strategist, Neo-Confucianist, litterateur, calligrapher, founder and commander of the Hunan Army in the late Qing Dynasty. Zeng Guofan was born in an ordinary farming and studying family. He was diligent and studious since he was a child, and entered a private school at the age of 6. At the age of 8, he can read the Four Books and recite the Five Classics. At the age of 14, he can read "Zhou Rites", "Historical Records" and "Selected Works". In the eighteenth year of Daoguang's reign (1838), he became a Jinshi and entered the Hanlin Academy, where he was a student of Mu Zhang'amen, Minister of Military and Aircraft.