曾国藩的京官生涯,仅从升迁角度看,是一帆风顺的。在京期间,他十年七迁,傲视群曹,很快从一个普通进士成为副部级官员,这在道光年间是极为罕见的。传统时代,人生的全部价值似乎都浓缩在升官发财四字之中。刚刚步入政治高层之际,曾国藩十分兴奋。他写家信说,“由从四品骤升二品,超越四级,迁擢不次”。他不无自负地在书信中 Tseng Kuo-fan’s career as a ruler of Beijing government is only plain sailing from the perspective of promotion. During his tenure in Beijing, he became a member of the deputy ministerial level from an ordinary jinshi soon after he moved to the throne for seven years. This was extremely rare during the Daoguang period. In the traditional era, the full value of life seems to be concentrated in the words of the rich and powerful. Tseng Kuo-fan was very excited just after he stepped into the political top. He wrote a letter saying, “From the four products suddenly rose two products, beyond the four levels, move”. He is in the letter with no hesitation