Then came the Lindong Party, and Gu Xiancheng was dismissed by Emperor Wanli. He restored Donglin Academy, where Shi Yang gave lectures in the Song Dynasty, and gave lectures with Gao Panlong and Qian Yiben. Lindong satirizes state affairs and comments on officials. They demand a clean government, revitalize the management of officials, speak openly, eliminate the accumulated disadvantages of the ruling and opposition parties, and oppose corrupt officials bending the law. These thoughts of criticizing the current situation were widely sympathized and supported by the society at that time, and also strongly opposed by eunuchs and their dependent forces. The development and evolution of the political differences between them formed a fierce party struggle situation in the late Ming Dynasty. The opposition generally calls Lindong College "Lindong Party" because it holds lectures, and people in the government and the public who have relations with it or support sympathetic lectures.
Finally, the eunuch. During the apocalypse, eunuch Wei Zhongxian was favored by the emperor. Power poured over the world, forming the largest eunuch group since the Ming Dynasty. The whole society is under the dark rule of the eunuch party, and the atmosphere is deteriorating. In order to oppose the eunuch's autocracy, Lindong Party and the two factions launched a cruel party struggle. Eunuchs wantonly killed Lindong party member, when the Lindong Party armed forces in North Korea almost lost their lives. The factions represented by Zuo Guangdou, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui and Gu were martyred and called "six gentlemen". Later, Chongzhen acceded to the throne, killed Wei Zhongxian, decided to reverse his conviction and get rid of eunuchs, and Lindong Party made a comeback.
Party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty is really a very complicated matter, which can only be described simply. We can discuss it in private ... hope to adopt it. ...