Zeng Guofan is known as a mentor and friend, and there is almost no controversy. Left arrogance, cockiness, self-identity is just Wu Dalang, also willing to admit that zeng guofan "know people and be good at their duties". According to the Chronicle of Zeng Gong, in the 24th year of Daoguang (1844), Zeng Guofan first met Jiang Zhongyuan.
"Jiang Gongsu and Ren Xia complacent, don't ask for inspection. The public and language are trivial, and the jokes are moving. Jiang Gong watched it when he went out. Looking back at Guo Songtao, he said,' The capital needs such people.' Then he said,' A man must contribute to the world, but he should die honestly.' When it lasts for a long time, it is very shocking to hear it. "
This passage should come from the end of "Jiang Zhonglie's Way of Being an Official" written by Zuo, and the text is slightly different. Jiang Zhongyuan's lust for gambling does not hinder Zeng Guofan's rational judgment. A few years later, Jiang Zhongyuan fought in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, died for his country, and posthumously awarded the governor as a martyr. Zeng Guofan's prediction is like a symbolic festival.
Zeng Guofan looked at people, first looking at boldness of vision, spirit and personality, and second looking at words, posture and gestures.
Dignity and massiness are your faces, and humility and tolerance are your faces.
It is rich to give something back, and it is rich to help.
In what he said, "dignified and heavy" and "humble and tolerant" are easier to understand. As for "returning things to their original owners", it means doing things with induction, landing, knowing how to advance and retreat, letting go and receiving, and starting from the beginning to the end. "Being charitable" means being charitable, actively helping the disadvantaged groups, sponsoring public welfare undertakings and giving back to society. Give up, give up, give up more people will get more, so they have money. Zeng Guofan has a more specific statement about your photograph, which is worthy of reference:
"Cautious consultation, god tired, eyebrow Yang, waist heavy, everywhere. These people who speak four languages are also very expensive and talented. "
What is "exhausted"? Good spirit, full of energy. What is "long eyebrows and long nose"? The eyebrows are towering and the nose is straight. What is "feet heavy and waist long"? Steady pace, straight back. What is "proportionality everywhere"? The five senses and four bodies are well matched. This kind of physical appearance, your talent.
He also said: "The smart one is called killing, the eager one is called killing, and the stingy one is called killing. Filial piety is auspicious, diligence is auspicious, and forgiveness is auspicious. "
Capable people are deceptive, scheming and scheming; People who care are jealous and can't tolerate people and things; A miser is stingy, turns a blind eye to money and doesn't know the general idea. The three are prone to disasters. Honor your parents, be diligent and dedicated, and be generous to others, and you will easily get good luck.
Zeng Guofan's evaluation of characters is based on those who are taciturn and cautious, and those who are kind, talkative and boastful. Liu Songshan, the famous Xiang Army, is "good at fighting without words." Straight and clear ",listed as excellent. Li Yin, a famous soldier of Xiang Army, was listed as an excellent student. Xiao Fusi, a famous Hunan soldier, was also listed as an outstanding student. They have won the trust and esteem of Zeng Guofan.
Zeng Guofan's identification of characters is based on "quietness", "conscience", "filial piety", "floating" and "sliding". As the saying goes, the eyes are the windows to the soul. Zeng Guofan paid special attention to each other's eyes. Those with round eyes, flickering eyes and only staring at their toes, "ruthless eyes", "eloquent eyes" and "dull eyes" are all bad reviews in his diary. He thinks that people who "keep their eyes open" and "keep their eyes open" are reliable.
Zeng Guofan likes people who are "quiet and understand", "simple and understand" and "understand all beings". In his diary, there are many quotations. People who get such comments are either excellent or excellent. Soldiers must go into battle to destroy the enemy. It is important to be tall, strong and brave. In Zeng Guofan's diary, everyone who is "upright and upright" and "upright and upright" has been well evaluated. On the contrary, a sissy who is "not heroic" and "not masculine" is hard to get a good evaluation.
On the eighth day of March in the ninth year of Xianfeng (1859), Zeng Guofan wrote in his diary: "The method of thinking about others at night is defined as twelve characters, six beauties and six evils, beautiful, yellow, proud, tight, stable and balanced; The wicked say it's a village, faint, sleepy, moving, angry and fleeing. "
How to explain six kinds of beauty? "Long" means tall and straight, "yellow" means maroon with eyes, "Ang" means handsome, "tight" means tight, "steady" means steady behavior, and "heavy" means symmetrical four-body facial features. How to explain the six evils? "Village" refers to rude words and deeds, "faint" refers to being covered in paste, "sleepy" refers to a sad face, "moving" refers to fidgeting, "angry" refers to losing your temper, and "hiding" refers to avoiding your eyes.
On the 4th year of Tongzhi (1865),1month13rd, Zeng Guofan recalled the "method of observing people" he had explored in his diary and wrote down a formula:
Evil is looking at the eyes and nose, and true and false look at the lips;
Fame depends on spirit, wealth depends on spirit;
The mind depends on the fingers and claws, and the storm depends on the ribs;
If you want to see order, everything is in the text.
The meaning of this formula is not difficult to understand, but it is difficult to grasp and measure the main points, and a small deviation will cause great mistakes. What's more, there are many acting masters that can be installed, but there are very few great sages who know the pearls. Zhuge Liang was not sure about Ma Su, and he even staggered. Knowing people and making good use of them is easier said than done.