曾国藩和胡雪岩之所以能取得成功，在于他们都拥有一套为人处世以及经商的绝学。这使得他们能从常人中脱颖而出，成就其丰功伟业，并开一代风气之先。这些绝学是他们历经官场、商场磨难之后精心提炼出来的，是他们对人生成败得失的一种深刻总结；同时也表达了他们对中国五千年传统智慧的独特应用，体现了他们对变化莫测的人生的深刻体悟。The success of Zeng Guofan and Hu Xueyan was attributed that both of them have a unique theory for doing business and dealing with the world. Such theory made them stand out from the crowd, brought about great achievements and led a wave. Such theory was extracted elaborately after they experienced hardships in government and business, deeply summarized success, failure, gain and loss, indicated their unique application of the conventional wisdom of the 5000-year civilization, and reflected their profound comprehension of the changeable life。