曾国藩与桐城文人

ZENG Guo-fan and Tongcheng Literati

出于文学情结和政治需要,曾国藩利用桐城派这面旗帜招揽天下英才,为其政治利益服务,表现出对桐城文人特别关爱和培养,赢得桐城文人对他的信任。与此同时,桐城文人要实现自己的政治抱负,振兴桐城派三祖的文学事业,也必须追随曾国藩,借助其声望,扩大桐城派的影响。曾国藩看重桐城文人,桐城文人愿为曾氏效力,成为历史的必然。

Out of his literary complex and political needs,ZENG Guo-fan employed Tongcheng School as a cover for gaining talents and political interests.He showed special care for the Tongcheng literati,which gained trust from them the other way round.Meanwhile,the Tongcheng literati must follow ZENG Guo-fan in order to broaden the influence of Tongcheng School,realize their political ambition and develop the literary cause of the three founders.That ZENG Guo-fan valued the Tongcheng literati and the latter was willing to render a service to the former was of historical necessity.