Zeng Guofan~

He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang Army

to aid the Qing military in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion and restoring the stability of the Qing Empire.

Filial mourning

Taiping Rebellion~

Christian millenarian??

Zeng Guoquan~ Ninth Brother to Guofan

He served in the Xiang Army

Zeng was notorious for condoning massacres of the city populace, which resulted in him being called "Zeng the Butcher"

Marquis Zeng Jize- Son of Zeng Guofan

one of China's earliest ministers to London, Paris and Saint Petersburg

played an important role in the diplomacy that preceded and accompanied the Sino-French War

Follow the families

Commies

Golden Child?

god bless Q