咸丰二年八月十三日,曾国藩走到武昌,湖北巡抚常大醇来吊唁,告诉他长沙正被太平军围攻,这才知道大乱蔓延到湖南了。次日赶程回湘,又走了十天,从湘阴下宁乡,绕道抵家。他离家乡十几年,祖父母的坟上“已有宿草”了。这时湘乡正在谣言四处,人心惶惶,都 Xianfeng two years August 13, Zeng Guofan went to Wuchang, Hubei governor often alcohol to condolence, told him that the Taiping army was besieged by the Taiping, which I know the chaos spread to Hunan. The next day hurried back to Hunan, and walked ten days, from Xiangyin Ningxiang, detour arrived home. He had been away from his hometown for more than ten years and had “a sleeping grass” on the grave of his grandparents. At this time Xiangxiang is rumor around, people panic, all