读曾国藩心腹幕僚赵烈文的《能静居日记》,发现他和曾国藩闲谈时,虽对胡林翼的英雄气概赞不绝口,但对胡好用权术也略有微词:“胡林翼颇得古人传统家法。金国琛因贫乞返,他立即送上一千两白银;鲍超母亲得了病,他时常送去参药;胡林翼为儿子娶了罗泽南的孙女,以封疆大吏之尊贵而甘当统将之晚辈;胡林翼开始厌恶刘蓉,后来对他毕恭毕敬……” Reading Zeng Guofan’s awe-inspiring aide ZHAO Lie-wen’s Diary of Diving, found that he chatted with Zeng Guofan, although full of praise for the heroic spirit of Hu Linyi, but also a slight deprecation of the right to use Hu: “Hu Linyi is quite an ancient tradition of the family law When Jin Guochen begged for help and went back to poverty, he immediately sent a thousand and two silver; Bao Chao’s mother got sick, and he often sent for reference. Hu Linyi married his son Luo Zenan’s granddaughter, Junior; Hu Linyi began to dislike Liu Rong, and later respect him ... ... ”