本书深入归纳了曾国藩的用人方略，概述了以曾国藩及其幕府为核心的政治集团的形成、发展、分化和主要特征、作用；同时，历史科学、实事求是地总结评价了曾国藩的历史功过和历史作用："承往古衰朽之续，开近代风气之先。"(This book further summarizes the strategies of choose and employ persons of zeng guofan, summarizes the zeng guofan and shogun as the core of political group formation, development, differentiation, and main characteristics, role; At the same time, the history of science, practically summarizes the evaluation of the history of zeng guofan merits and historical role: "to renew ancient decadence, open modern trend.")