Zeng Guofan has the habit of keeping a diary. No matter what he did during the day, he will record these in his diary and make a profound review and reflection on his wrong behavior. Zeng Guofan mentioned many times in his diary that he couldn't sleep at night because of beriberi, especially during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, when he led the Xiang army to attack the Taiping Army, because of the excessive pressure, he often stayed up late, and his skin disease became more and more serious. In order to find someone to tease him, I thought of concubinage. However, some people questioned why tickling should bring a concubine. Just find someone. Seriously, you can't just look for someone, because his beriberi is in his private parts. I'm sure I can't find a maid at home, and I can't find a maid at home Men and women don't kiss, Zeng Guofan has lived with his wife Ouyang when he was 40 years old. So concubinage is the most feasible way to avoid all kinds of embarrassment.
Zeng Guofan, as the first of the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty, made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty. In fact, Zeng Guofan is not a lecherous. He worships Confucianism so much that he is even called the last Confucian saint in feudal times. If he really took a concubine because of lewdness, then he would not choose to take a concubine in middle age. Under the feudal system in China, it was very normal for officials to take concubinage.
However, Zeng Guofan's concubinage behavior was criticized by the DPRK ministers. Even Zuo, who has always respected Zeng Guofan, is very opposed. Because his concubinage happened to be the national mourning period of Emperor Xianfeng, in the Qing system, all entertainment and wedding activities were prohibited during the national mourning period. Zeng Guofan's choice of concubinage at this time is disrespectful to Emperor Xianfeng. However, Zeng Guofan, who was deeply troubled by ringworm, had already taken care of so much. He just disobeyed the ban and married a concubine named Chen without permission. No matter how much Zeng Guofan contributed to the Qing Dynasty, concubinage put his honor in jeopardy in his later years.