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Part One Chapter 1542 Not Harmonious

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    Starting from the last few 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 a novelty in the Ming Empire, walked along Zhengyangmenwai Street in Yingtianfu, passed through Zhengyangmen, and entered the crowded Imperial City Square. There was no way to go forward.  opened.  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 the window and didn't wait.  He poked his head out to look around, and 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!" Next to the middle-aged man sat a young man wearing student clothes.  He was only six or seven years old, with a schoolbag slung over his shoulder. He had big eyes and looked extremely intelligent. He seemed to be attracted by the slogans outside.  "Dad, what are all the people outside doing?" "They are all fooling around! 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, "Sanyao, if you  If you don¡¯t study hard, you will be like them in the future. You won¡¯t have a good job or a good house to live in, so you will have to work hard in a factory!¡± ¡°I understand, my son must study hard and get top 10 in the final exam uh  , top 20! In the future, I will be successful like my great-grandfather, grandpa, and dad." Of course the young man didn't know what hard work meant, but he still promised his dad to study hard.  He was born into a military family, and his great-grandfather Mao Zhongmin was a founding hero.  My grandfather also fought in the First World War.  Now he is a lieutenant general in the Royal Army of the Ming Dynasty.  My father is also an elite member of the Ming Dynasty Army. He is currently a major officer in the Military Department of the Army Ministry. This is not a small official without a future, but the only way to advance to the army elite. They can only be held by top students from the Army University.  "Okay, father, I will remember your words, 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.  Come on, father" The young man's expression turned a little sad.  What he wanted to say was to be ranked 20th in the class - in a class with 40 students, not in the top 20 among the more than 400 first-year teenagers at Huangcheng Public School - Huangcheng Public School  There is no shortage of talented young people among them. Most of Zhu Jishi¡¯s descendants are good at reading. There are also many descendants of Xunchen who inherited the poetry and rituals family. They are also good at reading. If they want to be ranked in the top 20 among so many reading materials,  Not an easy task.  "Alas, someone is gathering here again! As the eldest brother, it seems we can only walk to school." At this moment, two teenagers in student uniforms got out of a tram that was blocked at Zhengyangmen.  walked down.  He glanced at the crowds of people in the Imperial City Square and let out a breath.  One of the teenagers with a Zhejiang accent said to another 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 not learn something and do some business? That is the right way!" The young man known as "You are the eldest brother" was wearing 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.  And the "Brother Zhiqing" next to him seemed much shabbier.  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 on his back.  "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 turns out that this young man  He is Chiang Chow Tai, son of the late Chairman of the Socialist Party and member of the House of Commons Chiang Siu Chung.  When he entered Huangcheng Public School, Jiang Zhaocong was still alive and his family was in a pretty good condition.  However, since Jiang Zhaocong's death, his family's financial situation has plummeted, and he can no longer even afford the tuition fees at the Imperial City Public School. It is all because of his hard work in studying and getting a scholarship that he can continue to study in the junior high school with the highest education level in the Ming Dynasty (the Imperial High School) without relying on other people's financial support.  City Public School Junior High School).  The rich man accompanying him was his classmate at Imperial City Public School, the young master of the Xu family in Guangzhou, named Xu Chongzhi.  Although he lost his father when he was young, the Gao Dixu family was one of the most wealthy families in Guangdong. Soon after Zhu Jishi captured Guangzhou, the whole family followed the dragon.  There were many big figures in the military, political and business circles of the Ming Dynasty, including Count Xu Yingxuan, founder of the Jishi Youth Party and former left prime minister.  "However, although the two people's 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, reputation and seniority in the Socialist Party are still there - of course the Chinese Socialist Party is following the path of the Ming Dynasty.In socialism, it is very common for socialist politicians to form master-student, ally-brother relationships.  The current Chairman of the Socialist Party, Kang Youwei, is Jiang Zhaocong¡¯s ¡°student¡± and is considered a brother to Jiang Zhoutai!  If nothing else happens, once Jiang Zhoutai graduates from university, he will immediately be able to use the political resources of the Socialist Party to enter politics.  First a trade union lawyer, then a trade union leader. Before the age of thirty, you can run for election as a member of parliament or for public office. Before the age of forty, you will have no problem walking into the hall of the Imperial Parliament and becoming a member of the House of Commons. If you are lucky, you can become a governor, chancellor, or even governor.  It's Prime Minister Zuo!  Therefore, this classmate Jiang Zhoutai has long attracted the attention of "prophetic" people. There are even several unsatisfactory marquises in the Ming 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.  When three young men who were destined to have an extraordinary life were rushing to go to Imperial City Public School.  At present, 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.  One party to the talks was Kang Youwei, Chairman of the Chinese Socialist Party, and several Socialist Party members.  On the other side are the grandsons of Liang Jingquan, the former chairman of the Jishi Youth Party who was just ousted by Kang Youwei's revelations, Liang Qichao, deputy minister of the imperial study, 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.  Instead of training a successor according to his own experience, Guoxiong sent him to the juvenile class of the Royal Military Academy.  The 34-year-old Crown Prince has passed the three important stages of "Army University", "Provincial Staff" (which is Mao Sanya's father's current position) and "Foreign Attach¨¦", and currently serves as the Royal Guards  The chief staff officer of the army, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, was talking to Kang Youwei and others in the name of the representative of the Guards responsible for defending the imperial city.  "Your Highness, the crowd outside wants to know your Majesty's answer, 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 was 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 content of the petition involves amending the law and should be proposed by the parliament in accordance with the procedures. This is the principle of the constitutional government of the Ming Dynasty." Tan Sitong also said: "Mr. Nanhai, this petition launched by your party has violated the Petition Law.  According to the Law on Processions and Assemblies, the cabinet and the Yingtian government have the right to use military police to clear the venue. "Liang Qichao was just kicking the ball, and Tan Sitong was 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 in power.  But if universal suffrage is implemented, the Socialist Party, which has huge influence among the working class, will receive 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, no one thinks that universal suffrage will be obtained through a few petitions.  The British Chartist movement struggled for more than ten years without success. Finally, a revolution gave the working people of Britain votes!  As for Donghua¡¯s universal suffrage, it was the people of Donghua who fought for it with their lives!  Therefore, Kang Youwei had already been mentally prepared for the failure of this petition - the interests involved behind universal suffrage were huge, and the game surrounding it would naturally not be easy to end.  As for further judicial sanctions, he is not worried at all.  The Socialist Party has no shortage of barristers who know how to exploit legal loopholes.  It is sheer wishful thinking to use the judiciary to suppress a major party with a broad social base under the constitutional system!  So Kang Youwei had nothing to be afraid of, but he didn't want to fall out with the authorities either.  "Did His Majesty issue an edict asking us to disperse?" Kang Youwei didn't wait for Liang Qichao's answer, so he asked and answered himself, "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.  ." 'This is to ask the emperor to issue an edict!  "Liang Qichao and Zhu Bangshi looked at each other. Liang Qichao said: "The emperor has left Beijing and sent the Emperor to go on a cruise." "Oh, the emperor can issue an edict even when he is not in Beijing." Kang Youwei smiled slightly, "Ren Fu, you might as well  Work hard and go to the emperor to ask for a clear edict. The petition will be completed before New Year's Eve, so that we can all have a good year." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better updates of the novel.  Faster!?¡­
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