But that was a feudal society. The demise of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was as powerful as Zeng Guofan's, and what was more important was the corruption of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom itself. In such a short time, the leaders of the uprising were so corrupt. If the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom succeeds, what will happen to China? Therefore, Zeng Guofan's overthrow of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was beneficial to the country, so Zeng Guofan had merits and demerits in this respect.
When Zeng Guofan suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he slaughtered many innocent people in southeast provinces, totaling nearly 100 million people. Known by later generations as "Zeng shaved his head", his behavior of killing so many ordinary people should be reviled by thousands of people and remembered for thousands of years.
After Zeng Guofan took Tianjing, he plundered the treasures of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and then set fire to the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to cover up his crimes. This does not cause much damage to the cultural relics in China.
Compared with the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was still a progressive force. Zeng Guofan helped a foreigner's agent in China (Qing Dynasty) to suppress the peasant uprising in China. His behavior is obviously reactionary and does not conform to historical development.
He defended the old forces and stifled the progressives. The suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was far from a credit, but a big mistake in the history of China.
When Zeng Guofan led the attack on Nanjing, it was understandable to kill the athletes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but it was completely the rhythm of the city people denying and burning houses. Is this the exposure of human nature?