从《讨粤匪檄》看曾国藩对太平天国的舆论反击

Zeng Guofan's Counterattack against the Taiping Kingdom of Heaven Seen fromA Denunciation to the Cantonese Gangs

《讨粤匪檄》是湘军统帅曾国藩针对太平军发布的《奉天讨胡檄布四方谕》等多篇檄文而进行的舆论反击之文。《讨粤匪檄》既是士大夫阶层试图捍卫纲常名教的战斗宣言,也是晚清理学经世派追求"内圣外王"的时代呼声。曾国藩在檄文中公开打出"卫道"的旗帜,力图全力攻击太平军的致命弱点,以争取社会舆论的支持,极具针对性和煽动性,达到了孤立、分化以及瓦解太平军的目的,为最终平定太平天国运动奠定了一定的社会舆论基础。

As a counterattack of Zeng Guofan against the Taiping Kingdom of Heaven,A Denunciation to the Cantonese Gangs is not only the declaration of the literati and officialdom to defend the feudal morals and doctrines,but the clamor of the School of Jingshi of the idealist philosophy in the Late Qing Dynasty for self-improvement and the ability to rule the world.In his denunciation,Zeng Guofan tries to attack the fatal flaws of the Taiping Army and gain support of public opinions.Highly targeted and provocative,the denunciation serves the purpose of isolating,dividing and overthrowing the Taiping Army and lays a foundation for the ultimate suppression of the Taiping rebellion.