Thoughts on visiting Zuo's former residence

When friends got married, everyone came from all over the country to congratulate them. After lunch, they visited Zuo's former residence.

Zuo is no stranger to everyone. As a government official in the late Qing Dynasty, he was the only general in the history of the world who recovered his lost territory when the state sovereignty was broken (the area of Ili was over10.6 million square kilometers, accounting for about one-eighth of the total area of China), so he was also rated as one of the four unbeaten generals in the history of China, namely Han Xin in the Han Dynasty, Li Jing in the Tang Dynasty, Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty and Zuo in the Qing Dynasty.

Zuo, who is famous as a military commander, was indeed a real scholar in his early years. In his early years, he led his family from Xiangtan to Liu Zhuang, Xiangyin, where he bought 70 mu of land and built a farmhouse garden. He also personally went to plow the fields, made in-depth research, wrote down agricultural works represented by Park Cunge's agricultural books, and summarized the laws of farming techniques and farm tools manufacturing. Later, when I saw that some local children were idle, I took advantage of the empty hall on the right side of their home to persuade them to learn, and personally taught classic textbooks such as The Analects of Confucius, Four Books and Five Classics. Later, there was a flood in Xiangyin area, and many people got sick and were displaced. Zuo and his wife studied soup and medicine together, helped the people tide over the difficulties and accumulated certain influence in the local area.

This is the general life state of Zuo before he entered the officialdom. Of course, there is another period, that is, his long years as a teacher and a staff member in Lijiang Academy. Zuo went to Beijing for the exam three times, but all failed. This experience is a bit like Zeng Guofan, another ZTE minister in the late Qing Dynasty. Zeng Guofan's previous exams in Beijing were not very smooth, but Zeng Guofan repeatedly lost and fought, and finally tried to get the first place. Palace examination entered the top 42, won the Jinshi, and officially entered the official career. Comparatively speaking, Left is a late bloomer. From 1835, from 1850 to 15, the main experience is teaching and educating people and farming in rural areas. Until1850,65438+October (the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang in the lunar calendar), Lin Zexu returned to his hometown and met Zuo on a boat in Changsha. According to legend, they talked all night, involving the ancient and modern situation, the evaluation of the people, and "current politics in the western regions" (such as chariot politics and water conservancy). Later, Lin Zexu also talked about this meeting with others, praising Zuo as an "extraordinary talent" and "peerless wizard" with high expectations. Then, from cooperating with Zeng Guofan to recruit and organize the "Xiang Army" to suppress the Taiping Army, to pacify the twists and turns and recover the immortal road such as Yili!

Zuo's life is a life of thick accumulation and thin hair. During his ten years as a teacher, he didn't feel depressed, but read widely. He not only studied Confucian classics, but also dabbled in practical knowledge, and regarded those famous works involving 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 finance later.

In Zuo's former residence, many doorways are written with the words "Heaven and Earth are right". It is said that these four words are Zuo's favorite words in his life, and he gave them to his friends personally many times. The short sentence "Heaven and earth are upright" strongly conveys the noble protagonist's ambitious and brave attitude towards life when he was young.

In addition, in Zuo's former residence, there are also many opinions about "knowing people but being careful to make friends", such as "being careful to make friends, studying hard, sticking to basics and getting rid of glitz", "it is difficult to choose people, but it is difficult to be intimate" and "being skillful in creation is the most taboo, and all kinds of feelings are sincere". These cultural relics that can be seen everywhere in Zuo's former residence vividly illustrate Zuo's position and values on the issue of choosing friends.

Zuo didn't have much contact because of his integrity and quick temper, but the following four people were nothing more than the most important mentors and friends around him: Governor Liang Jiang, Hu Linyi's lifelong friend and national hero Lin Zexu, who loved Zeng Guofan to death. These people are the most important aristocrats in Zuo's life and the progressives around him. Without these confidants, there would be no such thing.

After visiting Zuo's former residence, I was quite touched. Everyone lives in the torrent of history, pushed by the torrent and pushed by the torrent. Only a few people can save the day in the rapids. In history, outstanding figures often appear in the form of groups, producing a series of admirable stories! Just like Zuo and his friends. My thinking is: how should we create a progressive body around us so that everyone can promote each other and forge ahead together!

People in this life are either influencing others or being influenced by others. The so-called near Zhu Zhechi, near Mexico is black, although there is no need to be true to what Confucius said: without friends, it is better to be yourself! But I really need to think about my most frequent friends. Although I don't insist on fame and wealth, if I can feel sincerity and encourage each other, won't it soon improve my integrity? !