Zeng Guofan, who was clean all his life, why did he turn a blind eye to his brother's corruption?

Zeng Guofan created Xiang, but Xiang sacrificed a lot in dealing with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Zeng Guofan had to give a pension to those soldiers who died. This money is not a small sum. Zeng Guofan's life is clean and honest, and he may not be able to take it out. So when his younger brother Ceng Guoquan was corrupt, he could only turn a blind eye, and Zeng Guofan knew that the court didn't trust him, and he was inevitably suspected to be Gao Zhen's master, so corruption was also a kind of self-protection.

1. Corruption, and I don't want to mistreat my brother Zeng Guofan, a company founded by Xiang, which is famous for its strong fighting capacity. Of course, this is inseparable from Xiang's courage and fear of bloodshed, but it is useless to shout slogans every day. Soldiers follow the Zeng brothers, which is nothing more than making a living. If their families can live a good life, they can die on the battlefield.

Although Xiang made outstanding military achievements, he also sacrificed many brothers in the early battle against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. For these soldiers who died in battle, the court did not give them pensions, but the Tseng brothers had to do so, otherwise they would be sorry for themselves and it would be difficult to establish prestige in the Xiang army in the future. However, with the financial resources of the Tseng brothers, they want to send a large sum of money to every dead brother, even if they exhaust all their wealth, I am afraid they can't do it. Where did the money come from? Zeng Guofan cherished his reputation and didn't want to be corrupt. This can only be done by Ceng Guoquan.

Second, the court did not trust Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan allowed his younger brother to be corrupt, but he could protect himself. The item suddenly popped up. Many people advised Zeng Guofan to stand on his own feet, and Zeng Guofan did have the capital to stand on his own feet. So the court didn't trust Zeng Guofan at all. On the surface, I rely on Zeng Guofan everywhere, but I am wary behind my back. For example, the Qing court specially appointed officials to station in Changsha and sent heavy troops to station in Anhui, Hubei, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, just to guard against Zeng Guofan's rebellion.