曾国藩身上确实有很多矛盾之处。第一个矛盾是既笨拙又精明。他从14岁起参加县试,前后考了7次,到23岁才考上秀才,而且还是个倒数第2名。左宗棠一向瞧不起曾国藩,屡屡不留情面地批评他“才短”“欠才略”。曾国藩自己也说自己读书做事,反应速度都很慢。但另一方面,曾国藩又是个极为“精明”的人。他是一个高明的军事家、战略家,以超人之胆识创立湘军。他善于审时度势,剿灭太平军之后,功名事业如日中天之际,他却在大盛之中察觉大衰的先机,毅然 There are indeed many contradictions in Zeng Guofan. The first contradiction is awkward and shrewd. He participated in the county test from the age of 14, before and after the test seven times, until 23 years old was admitted to the scholar, but also a penultimate. Zuo Zongtang has always looked down upon Zeng Guofan, often mercilessly criticized him “only short ” “owe talent”. Tseng Kuo-fan himself also said that he was studying and working, the reaction speed is very slow. But on the other hand, Tseng Kuo-fan is a very “smart” person. He is a brilliant military strategist who founded the Hunan army with his supernatural courage. He is good at judging the situation, after the destruction of the Taipings, fame career in the heyday of the sky, he was aware of the great decline in Sheng Sheng, resolute