Career
He raised the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the stability of Qing Dynasty along with other prominent figures, including Zuo Zongtang and Zeng Guofan, setting the scene for the era later to fight against known as the "Nien Rebellion". He was known for his military perception. Enlisted in the Green Standard Army in Hubei and displace shift of position to Army Group Jiangnan, just was a stoker in 1852.
He had joined combat 500 times and wounded 108 on his body in whole military life.
Zhejiang Military Region (commander) (1861 – 1864)
Retired, from 1867 to 1878
Hunan Military Region (commander) (1882 – 1886)
He was buried in the north of Fengjie County, but he was later seen Proletariat betrayer so his grave was destroyed by Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution.