In the seventh year of Xianfeng's reign, Zeng Guofan's lifelong efforts were ruined. The emperor issued an edict to seize his military power, and he became an outcast of the Qing Dynasty.
> On the way back home, he burned half of his manuscripts and his upright old self.
> Everyone in the world laughs at "Zeng Shao", but they don't know that he read half of the "Tao Te Ching" in his hometown of Heye Pond.
> Two years later, he returned to the world. His methods were still as fast as ever, but his actions were now smoother.
> Destroy Jiangxi, encircle Anqing, and pacify the southeast... The "nine-character mantra" he realized became an invincible weapon to break the situation.
> This is a middle-aged breakthrough that started from a desperate situation. Let's see how Zeng Guofan went from a "human subject" to a "remarkable person" and carved a bloody path for himself and the world in a decadent dynasty.
