Starting from the last days of the 19th century, demonstrators and petitioners organized by the Socialist Party once again gathered on the Imperial City Square in the center of Yingtianfu. The huge crowds of people blocked the Hongwu Gate, the main entrance of the Forbidden City.

A Tianma car, which is no longer considered a novelty in the Ming Empire, walked along Zhengyangmenwai Street in Yingtianfu, passed through Zhengyangmen, and entered the crowded Imperial City Square. Then there was no way to go forward.

It started. The driver could only turn around and said to a man in his thirties wearing a gray woolen military uniform in the back seat: "Sir, there is no way forward."

The middle-aged man rolled down his car window, and before he could even look out, a wave of angry slogans swept over him: "Long live dynastic socialism! Long live universal suffrage! Implement the eight-hour work system! Implement the minimum wage!"

Sitting next to the middle-aged man was a young man in student uniform. He was only six or seven years old. He had a schoolbag slung over his shoulder. He had big eyes and looked extremely smart. He seemed to be attracted by the slogans outside.

"Dad, what are all the people outside doing?"

"It's all nonsense! If you don't study hard and work hard, you will make trouble!" The middle-aged man said to his son with a straight face, "Sanyaozi, if you don't study hard, you will be like them in the future and won't have a good job.

, I don’t have a good house to live in, so I have to work hard in the factory!”

"I understand. My son must study hard and get in the top 10 in the final exam... er, the top 20! In the future, he will be as successful as his great-great-grandfather, grandpa and father." Of course the young man didn't know what hard work meant, but he still wanted to do it.

Dad promises to study hard. He was born in a military family, and his great-grandfather Mao Zhongmin was the founding father of the country.

Chen. My grandfather also participated in the First World War. He is now a lieutenant general in the Royal Army of the Ming Dynasty. My father is also an elite of the Ming Dynasty Army and is currently a major officer in the Military Section of the Ministry of War - this is not a small official without a future.

It is the only way to advance to the ranks of Army elites, and only top students from Army University can take up the position.

"Okay, dad, I will remember your words. I am ranked 20th in the whole grade!" The middle-aged officer looked at his son seriously, then opened the car door, "Get out of the car. Let's walk to the Imperial City."

"I know, father..." The young man's expression was a little sad. What he wanted to say was the 20th place in the class - in a class with 40 students in total, not in the first grade of Huangcheng Public School.

Ranked in the top 20 among more than 400 teenagers——Imperial City

There is no shortage of talented young people in public schools. Most of the descendants of Zhu Jishi are good at reading. There are also many descendants of honorary ministers who are heirs of poetry and etiquette. They are also good at reading. They want to be at the top among so many reading materials.

20, is not an easy thing.

"Oh, there are people gathering here again! As the eldest brother, it seems we can only walk to school."

At this moment, two teenagers in student uniforms got off a tram that was blocked at Zhengyangmen. They looked at the crowds of people in the Imperial City Square and sighed. One of them spoke with a Zhejiang accent.

The teenage boy said to the other person next to him with a wry smile.

"Brother Zhiqing, these poor people are the same. If you don't have the energy to protest, why don't you learn something and do some business? That's the right way!" The young man known as "You are the eldest brother" wore a well-made grass mud horse hair coat.

coat, and behind him was a tall and strong servant, who looked like a young master from a wealthy family.

The "Brother Zhiqing" next to him looked much shabby. He was only wearing a thin Imperial City Public School uniform, and there was no servant to follow him. He was carrying a canvas schoolbag.

"You are the eldest brother. In fact, it's not that these poor people don't work hard, but that the world is unfair. They are tired from working all day long without rest, and their income is not enough to support their families. That's why my father founded the Socialist Party and came out to speak for them."

It turned out that this young man was Chiang Chow Tai, the son of the late Chairman of the Socialist Party and member of the House of Commons Chiang Siu Chung. When he entered the Royal City Public School, Chiang Siu Cong was still alive and his family was in good financial condition. However, since Chiang Siu Cong's death, the family's financial situation has plummeted.

My husband, he couldn’t even pay the tuition of Huangcheng Public School. He had to study hard and get a scholarship so that he could continue to study in the junior high school with the highest education level in Ming Dynasty (Junior Department of Huangcheng Public School) without relying on other people’s financial support.

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The rich boy accompanying him was his classmate at Imperial City Public School, the young master of the Gaudi Xu family in Guangzhou, named Xu Chongzhi. Although he lost his father when he was young, the Gaudi Xu family is one of the most wealthy families in Guangdong.

, soon after Zhu Jishi captured Guangzhou, his family followed the dragon. There were many big figures in the military, political, and business circles of the Ming Dynasty, including Count Xu Yingxuan, the founder of the Jishi Youth Party and the former left prime minister.

However, although their current family backgrounds are quite different, their actual class is the same, otherwise Xu Chongzhi and Jiang Zhoutai would not have become good friends. Because although Jiang Zhaocong is dead, his connections and reputation in the Socialist Party

And the seniority is still there - the Chinese Socialist Party of course follows the socialism with Ming characteristics, and it is very common for the Socialist Party politicians to form a master-student, alliance-brother relationship.

The current Chairman of the Socialist Party, Kang Youwei, is Jiang Zhaocong's "student", and he and Jiang Zhoutai are brothers! If nothing else, once Jiang Zhoutai graduates from university, he will immediately be able to use the political resources of the Socialist Party to enter politics. First he became a trade union lawyer, then a trade union leader, and in his thirties

You can run for election as a member of parliament or for public office before you reach the age of 40. It is no problem to walk into the lower house of the Imperial Parliament and become a member of the imperial parliament before you turn 40. If you are lucky, you can become a governor, minister or even prime minister of the left!

Therefore, this classmate Jiang Zhoutai has long attracted the attention of "prophetic" people. There are even several unsatisfactory marquises in the Ming Dynasty royal family who are planning to betroth their daughters (Zhu Jishi's granddaughter) to this future parliamentarian and minister...

…Therefore, Jiang Zhoutai, a proletarian, would never be discriminated against in Huangcheng Public School.

While three young men who were destined to have an extraordinary life were rushing to the Imperial City Public School to attend school, several influential figures in the Ming Dynasty's political circles began to talk in a conference room under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Study Room in Hongwu Gate.

On one side of the talks was Kang Youwei, Chairman of the Chinese Socialist Party, and several Socialist Party members. On the other side were Liang Jingquan, the grandson of Liang Jingquan, the former chairman of the Jishi Youth Party who had just been ousted by Kang Youwei's revelations, and Liang Qichao, deputy minister of the imperial study, and Tan Sitong, secretary-general of the Cabinet Office.

and Zhu Bangshi, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Socialist Party's petition has been submitted to His Majesty the Emperor. Now you should end the petition immediately and end the occupation of the Imperial City Square!"

The speaker was Zhu Bangshi, who was dressed in military uniform. I don't know if he was envious of Zhu Juan's illustrious martial arts in his heart. Zhu Guoxiong did not train his successor according to his own experience, but sent him to the Royal Military Academy's juvenile class. This 34-year-old

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has passed the "Army University"

", "provincial staff" (which is Mao Sanyao's father's current position) and "foreign military attache" are three important points. He currently serves as the chief staff officer of the Royal Guards. His military rank is Army Lieutenant Colonel, and now he is

Representatives of the Guards responsible for defending the imperial city were talking to Kang Youwei and others.

"Your Highness, the crowd outside wants to know your Majesty's reply and will disperse on its own." Of course Kang Youwei, Chairman of the Socialist Party, recognized the Crown Prince. He was also a member of the lower house of parliament and was acquainted with the highest-ranking figures in the Ming Empire.

"Mr. Nanhai," it was Liang Qichao who answered this question. He is the deputy minister of the Imperial Study. The petition submitted to the emperor was accepted by the Imperial Study on behalf of the emperor, and the emperor's reply was naturally conveyed by the Imperial Study. "Your Majesty believes that the petition is valid.

The content involves amending the law, which should be proposed by the parliament in accordance with the procedures. This is the principle of our Ming Dynasty parliamentary constitutionalism."

Tan Sitong also said: "Mr. Nanhai, the petition launched by your party has violated the "Petition Law" and the "Procession and Assembly Law". The cabinet and Yingtian Mansion have the right to use military and police to clear the area."

Liang Qichao is playing ball, while Tan Sitong is trying to scare people - if the matter of universal suffrage is discussed in parliament, it will fail 100% of the time! Because according to the current election rules, the Jishi Youth Party and the Donglin Party can firmly control the power and take turns

to govern. But if universal suffrage is implemented,

The Socialist Party, which has huge influence among the working class, will get a large number of votes and is likely to become the largest party! As for using the military and police to clear the area... it is meaningless. If it is cleared this time, there will be another time. Anyway, who can

Nor do I think universal suffrage will be achieved with just a few petitions.

The British Chartist movement struggled for more than ten years without success. In the end, a revolution gave the working people of Britain votes! As for Donghua's universal suffrage, it was the people of Donghua who fought hard for it! So Kang Youwei responded to this petition

We have already been mentally prepared for the failure of the election - the interests involved behind universal suffrage are huge, and the game surrounding it will naturally not yield results easily.

As for further judicial sanctions, he is not worried at all. The Socialist Party has no shortage of barristers and knows how to exploit legal loopholes. It is completely wishful thinking to use justice to suppress a major party with a broad social base under the constitutional system! So Kang Youwei

There was nothing to be afraid of, but he didn't want to fall out with the authorities.

"Did His Majesty issue an edict asking us to disperse?" Kang Youwei didn't wait for Liang Qichao's answer, so he asked himself the question, "If it was Your Majesty who issued an edict, we would not dare to disobey it. If there had not been an edict from the Emperor, we would have continued to fight.

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"This is to ask the emperor to issue an edict!" Liang Qichao and Zhu Bangshi looked at each other, and Liang Qichao said: "The emperor has left Beijing and is sending the emperor off to the sea for a cruise."

"Oh, the emperor can issue an edict even when he is not in Beijing." Kang Youwei smiled slightly, "Ren Fu, why don't you work hard and go to the emperor to ask for a clear edict. The petition can be completed before New Year's Eve, so that all of us can

Then you can have a good year." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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