After Gao Huan proposed to open up the party ban and allow the people to establish modern political parties, the whole of Nanjing immediately became lively.

At first, the officials thought Gao Huan was conducting a test and wanted to see the reactions of all officials, but later they saw Gao Huan formulate laws and norms for party politics. Some small parties appeared among the people, and many people were moved.

In fact, although the imperial court had banned the formation of gangs, the party was actually there.

One of the reasons given by Gao Huan when he opened up the party ban was that the purpose of forming gangs in the past was that the purpose of forming gangs for personal gain was often impure, and he had no ideals, such as the strict party in the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch party, and the later corrupt and degenerate Donglin Party.

Most of their formation of gangs are for their own interests and for making money, and these reasons are not allowed to be on the top. All of them end up with cliques, and forming cliques is itself a conspiracy.

Now Gao Huan’s request is put on the surface, and each party must have its own program and party constitution, put the political demands of the party on the surface, and use political propositions to absorb party members.

In this way, although it is impossible to completely eliminate the formation of a clique for personal gain, there is a program and party constitution. If you say you are making a fortune in forming a clique, you will undoubtedly not receive public support and cannot absorb any talents.

After discovering that the emperor was not a joke, and the emperor's reasons seemed to have some truth, the officials in Nanjing began to become active and began to blatantly form cliques.

It will be pushed back as soon as it is approaching. Originally, all parties were secretly connected, worried that they would be discovered by the National Security Department. Now they can openly form the party and run for election, and all the officials will become active.

For a time, in order to promote the situation, various forces organized their parties, and the political situation in Nanjing was active and chaotic.

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Nanjing Xuanwu Lake is one of the most beautiful scenery in the capital. However, because there are various government archives and confidential documents stored on the island in the middle of the lake, it is rare to visit and few people come to visit.

However, at the end of last year, a retired boss settled here.

This person was the chief minister of the previous dynasty. The former Councillor of the dynasty, Zhou Yanru, the former Minister of Personnel.

Since the Zhou family father and son case, Zhou Yanru has gradually faded out of the core circle of power and withdrawn from politics.

Gao Huan did not hold Zhou Yanru accountable for his past contributions, and gave him some false titles to support him in his hometown.

It was no surprise that Zhou Yanru would not have any more troubles in the rest of his life. He would have died of old age in the village and had a good end, but now he has been involved in the storm again.

This time the meeting was promoted. Gao Huan saw that Chen Zilong had a high reputation, so he called Zhou Yanru to Nanjing, bought a house for him, resettled his family, and asked him to divide the Jiangnan Division tickets.

After experiencing great ups and downs, Zhou Yanru has actually seen fame and fortune clearly. He is no longer keen on power and just wants to spend his old age. However, the emperor summoned him, which forced him to come again.

Because Zhou Yanru knew the emperor and was so kind to him when he was kind to you, he would be so good that he would be so good, but if he wanted to mess with you, it would definitely make you worse than death.

Therefore, although Zhou Yanru's family members advised Zhou Yanru not to come to Nanjing, Zhou Yanru did not dare to refuse.

Zhou Yanru knew that he had many handles, and he held them all in Gao Huan's hands. If he was disobedient and the emperor was unhappy, he would have to go to labor reform.

Zhou Yanru knew very well that the emperor asked him to come to Nanjing, and that he did not really make him come back. The emperor just used his prestige to divide up a portion of the votes that would have voted for Chen Zilong.

Therefore, after Zhou Yanru arrived in Nanjing, he was not very active and rarely participated in gatherings. Some of his disciples came to visit him, and he tried to be rare.

On that day, Zhou Yanru was creating a picture of the sequel in his study. An old servant said outside: "Master, Mr. Lizhou from Yuyao is asking for a meeting!"

Huang Zongxi and Zhou Yanru frowned when he heard the words.

Like him, Huang Zongxi was demoted from the court because of his mistakes. Unlike Zhou Yanru who saw through fame and fortune, Huang Zongxi was still keen on politics.

He has not been idle for the years in the wild, but has taught everywhere and held literary conferences, hoping to revive the grand occasion of Donglin that year.

When Zhou Yanru was in his hometown, he also heard some of Huang Zongxi's proposals, such as "the world is the main and the king is the guest", such as "the world is the main body, and the king is the guest", such as "the world's governance and chaos is not the rise and fall of a single surname, but the worries and happiness of the people", and even the "one family law" of replacing the emperor with the "law of the world".

Zhou Yanru avoided these opinions from him, and often told his family and students where Huang Zongxi could speak wildly. He had to thank his son for being kind today, and if he changed his mind, Huang Zongxi would have to be in trouble, and those who were close to him would be implicated.

At this time, when he heard that Huang Zongxi came to place it, Zhou Yanru frowned and said, "No! Send him away."

When the old servant heard the words, he hurriedly left, but soon after, he returned and reported: "Master, Mr. Lizhou must see the master. He said that the master would not see him, so he would not leave."

Zhou Yanru knew that Huang Zongxi was recently forming a party to help Chen Zilong win the election.

Based on Zhou Yanru's understanding of the emperor, the opening of the party ban this time will never be as simple as it seems.

As a former boss of the Jiangnan Group, Zhou Yanru and the Jiangnan Group had an extremely complex relationship.

During the Ming Dynasty, his second entry into the cabinet was entirely due to the Donglin Party's spending money. In the Xin Dynasty, he served as a political consultant, which also provided a lot of convenience for Jiangnan Capital, and finally he also invested himself in.

Now Huang Zongxi is standing outside the door, looking at his appearance, he will be entangled afterwards without seeing him.

Zhou Yanru stroked his beard and half of his body was buried. Just like Li Shanchang in the early Ming Dynasty, he didn't want to be involved in political turmoil.

Regarding the current undercurrents and the emerging bourgeoisie, Zhou Yanru could not wait to take control of the regime, so he just wanted to borrow Li Shanchang's words, "I am old, I die, you will do it yourself."

Zhou Yanru had never had any loyalty and righteousness in his heart. It was better for the emperor to be in power, and the emerging bourgeoisie to be in power, so he didn't care much. In that case, he would benefit himself and suffer a small loss to himself.

Now, for an old man in his seventies, what he hopes most is to land safely and to safely complete the rest of his days.

However, Huang Zongxi and others are restless now. Zhou Yanru is very worried that he will be involved in the political struggle and end up like Li Shanchang.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yanru felt that he should explain it clearly to Huang Zongxi to avoid him from continuing to get entangled, so he said in a deep voice: "Let him come in!"

Huang Zongxi actually had a high opinion of the emperor. He found that many of the emperor's ideas and reforms he made coincided with him.

This time the emperor opened up the party ban, and Huang Zongxi praised it even more. He said that the emperor was wise and wise, and that he was the Yao and Shun of the present.

In Huang Zongxi's view, Gao Huan was an extremely enlightened monarch who realized the disadvantages of monarchical autocracy over the years and worked hard to find solutions.

What he is doing now is actually helping the emperor and establishing a new political system.

In order to realize the ideal and correct the system of the court, Huang Zongxi responded to the emperor's call to form a political party, and hoped to gain power through elections and then carry out his reforms.

This time he came to Zhou Yanru's residence to persuade Zhou Yanru to join the party and support Chen Zilong as the leader of the political affairs, so that the more dynamic and efficient bourgeoisie would govern the country.

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Chapter completed!