What kind of person is Zuo?

Zuo (1812165438+1October1September 5, 885), Han nationality, with high word season, simple word, andno. Xiangnong. Hunan Xiangyin people. In the late Qing Dynasty, he was an important minister, strategist, politician, famous soldier of Xiang Army and leader of Westernization School. Zuo studied at Chengnan College in Changsha. At the age of 20, he took the provincial examination, but since then, he has tried and failed in the examination. He pays attention to farming, reads a lot of books and studies geography and art of war. In his life, he experienced major historical events such as the Xiang Army's movement to pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Westernization Movement, the Shaanxi-Gansu Uprising, the recovery of Xinjiang, and the establishment of Xinjiang Province. Official to the East Pavilion University, Minister of Military Aircraft, sealed second-class but Hou Jing. During the Sino-French War, he invited himself to Fujian to supervise the division. In the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), he died in Fuzhou at the age of 73. As a posthumous gift to Tai Fu, posthumous title's "Wen Xiang" was included in Zhao Zhong and Xianliang Memorial Hall. He is the author of Chu Barracks System, and his script and literature are The Complete Works of Wen Zuo's "xianggong". Together with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, they are called "the four famous ministers of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty".

In the second year of Xianfeng (1852), the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom troops besieged Changsha, and the provincial capital was in danger. At the instigation of Guo Songtao and others, Zuo went out to defend the Qing Dynasty at the invitation of Hunan Governor Zhang. Zuo entered the city in the days of heavy gunfire. Zhang was overjoyed and entrusted all military affairs to Zuo. Zuo's suggestions of "regulating military provisions day and night, managing documents" and "guarding regional paintings" were adopted and immediately put into practice, which eventually led the Taiping Army to besiege Changsha for three months and withdraw from the north. Zuo Yisheng's fame began at that time.

In the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), Zuo died of illness in Fuzhou on July 27th (September 5th) at the age of 73. On his deathbed, he first thanked the imperial court for its gracious reception and said, "The strength of China was also a key to the Vietnam War. I have been to the south, but I haven't made a big attack yet. I am proud of my motherland. I hate my life, I can't close my eyes! " He further analyzed the crisis in China, put forward many strategies for prosperity, and advised the emperor to make his strength strong, so that "although I die, I will be indecisive for life". The imperial court posthumously awarded a teacher, posthumous title "Wen Xiang". He entered Shi Jing Zhao Zhong Temple and Xianliang Temple, and established special shrines in Hunan and other provinces, where he made meritorious service.