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These writings came to the attention of the Qing authorities in [[1728]], when Zeng wrote to the governor of [[Shaanxi province]], [[Yue Zhongqi]], inviting him to join in rising up against the Qing. Zeng and his compatriots were arrested and interrogated, and all the writings of Lu Liuliang ([[1626]]-[[1683]]), which Zeng drew upon extensively, were sought out and destroyed. Lu's body was even dug up from its grave and mutilated. Eventually, however, Zeng was freed and allowed to return to Hunan as a show of the emperor's magnanimity - an attempt by the Court to improve the emperor's image, and try to boost impressions of his legitimacy.

These writings came to the attention of the Qing authorities in [[1728]], when Zeng wrote to the governor of [[Shaanxi province]], [[Yue Zhongqi]], inviting him to join in rising up against the Qing. Zeng and his compatriots were arrested and interrogated, and all the writings of Lu Liuliang ([[1626]]-[[1683]]), which Zeng drew upon extensively, were sought out and destroyed. Lu's body was even dug up from its grave and mutilated. Eventually, however, Zeng was freed and allowed to return to Hunan as a show of the emperor's magnanimity - an attempt by the Court to improve the emperor's image, and try to boost impressions of his legitimacy.

Zeng's writings, and the emperor's thoughts on the matter, were recorded in a volume entitled ''Dayi juemi lu'' (大義覺迷錄), which was then printed in numerous copies and circulated among high and local officials, as well as in local schools, in an effort to teach the "truth" of the emperor's legitimacy.

Zeng's writings, and the emperor's thoughts on the matter, were recorded in a volume entitled ''[[Dayi juemi lu]]'' (大義覺迷錄), which was then printed in numerous copies and circulated among high and local officials, as well as in local schools, in an effort to teach the "truth" of the emperor's legitimacy.

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