Zeng Guofan was a famous politician and Confucianist in the late Qing Dynasty. His original name was Zeng Zicheng. He admired his teacher Mu Zhang'a very much because he received many suggestions from his teacher Mu Zhang'a. . Mu Zhang'a, the seat master, felt that Zeng Guofan's original name was not stylish enough, so he changed his name to Zeng Guofan. Since then, Zeng Guofan's official career has been prosperous, and he has become "the first famous minister of ZTE" in Wanqing.
Zeng Guofan was born as a Jinshi, and he was a master of Confucianism. Confucianism emphasizes self-cultivation, harmonizing the family, governing the country and the world, so Zeng Guofan had very high requirements for himself when he was young. It can be said that he was an elegant scholar with extremely high self-cultivation. His original name was Zeng Zicheng, and his nickname was Juwu, which means "Zengzi Juwu City". For Zeng Guofan, who was only in his twenties at that time, his official position and reputation were indeed a bit petty. The master Mu Zhang'a admired Zeng Guofan's articles and demeanor very much, so he changed his name to Zeng Guofan.
Since then, Zeng Guofan has moved all the way to the core position of the Qing Dynasty's rule. He is always vigilant to remember the profound meaning of Mu Zhang'a changing his name. Therefore, under the precarious rule of the Qing Dynasty at that time, Zeng Guofan worked hard to assist the Qing Dynasty, so as not to insult Mu Zhang'a's high hopes and support for him. The most important thing in Zeng Guofan's life was his reputation, so he had a very strict family discipline.
After Zeng Guofan changed his name to Jinshi, while Zeng Guofan rose rapidly, he also educated his disciples in Confucianism. Originally, Zeng Guofan's younger brothers were the descendants of the Zeng family, so his brothers' original names all had the character "chuan" in them. Later, after Zeng Guofan changed his name, he deeply felt that everyone was responsible for the rise and fall of the country, so he also changed the names of his four younger brothers to Guohua, Guohuang, Guobao and Guoquan. His intention was to hope that his younger brothers would be as loyal and patriotic as him. , can become a generation of wise ministers who protect the people of the Qing Dynasty.