Chapter 56

Cao Junming took the manuscript that Xu Junran handed over and began to read it carefully.

After a while, he raised his head, his expression becoming serious.

"Xiao Liux, do you know the risks involved if you publish what you've written?"

Cao Junming looked at Xu Junran, his expression very serious.

"Unwaveringly Adhering to the Center of Economic Construction and Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics."

Xu Junran's handwriting was quite good, thanks to the strict requirements of his mother and Mr. Yin Yue for practicing calligraphy since childhood. Although his calligraphy was not yet at a master level, it was definitely eye-catching. However, what Cao Junming was more concerned about was the content of the article.

Xu Junran clearly stated: "Our modernization must start from China's actual conditions. Whether in revolution or construction, we must pay attention to learning and drawing on foreign experience. However, simply copying and imitating the experiences and models of other countries has never led to success. We have had many lessons in this regard. Combining the universal truth of Marxism with China's specific realities, taking our own path, and building socialism with Chinese characteristics—this is the basic conclusion we have drawn from a long historical experience."

This kind of argument was not unfamiliar to Cao Junming. It was advocated by some reformists who believed that the country had already completed the arduous task of rectifying the guiding ideology and achieved significant victories in rectifying the actual work on various fronts, realizing a great historical transformation. Therefore, they advocated vigorously developing the economy and productivity. The special economic zones were one of the products of this ideology.

If this argument were to be placed twenty years later, it would undoubtedly be proven correct.

However, at this time, especially with the party congress about to be held, Cao Junming saw Xu Junran's article as a sure path to self-destruction.

"Brother, what do you mean?" Xu Junran looked at Cao Junming, feigning confusion.

Cao Junming shook his head with a bitter smile, pointed upwards with his finger, and said earnestly, "The top brass are still arguing about the special economic zones. Do you think it's appropriate to publish this article now?"

Xu Junran smiled, "Brother, which side are you on?"

Cao Junming's expression changed, and he finally sighed, "Old man and that old comrade who has risen and fallen several times are comrades-in-arms, so naturally, I have to stand with them. Where could I stand? Sometimes, there's no choice."

Although his words were somewhat reluctant, Xu Junran understood that his brother was somewhat conservative at heart. Given the current situation where the conservatives were in the ascendant and the reformists were suppressed, he did not actually have much hope. However, because his old man and that old comrade who had risen and fallen several times were close comrades, he had no choice but to become a reformist.

Moreover, Xu Junran knew that Cao Junming was one of the top figures in the reformist camp in terms of theory. Many of the theories reflected in Cao's old man's speeches were formulated into documents and released by this eldest son.

Xu Junran also knew that it was because of this that Cao Junming would eventually rise to a higher position in the future.

The Cao family had taken a risky but good step in this alignment.

"Brother, do you think I have a choice?" Xu Junran suddenly asked Cao Junming.

Cao Junming was taken aback, then he understood what Xu Junran meant. He was referring to Huang Zixuan from the Huang family. Offending such a person, Xu Junran would be destined to a life of mediocrity unless he had the ability to turn the tables. Or he might have a chance to make a comeback if the Huang family fell, but given the current trend, Xu Junran would likely never see Huang Zixuan's downfall in his lifetime.

This was the story of his adoptive father's previous life. Huang Zixuan had been prominent for half his life, and Xu Junran's adoptive father had been depressed for half his life. Until his death, he could not forget his hatred for Huang Zixuan. After all, his contemporaries had become useful talents in society, achieving great success in various fields, while he had spent his best years in loneliness and mediocrity, becoming just an ordinary official.

"Junran, listen to me. If you get involved in this..." Cao Junming hesitated, wanting to say more.

Xu Junran smiled, "Brother, since I've offended the Huang family, Huang Zixuan won't let me off easily. If nothing unexpected happens, even if I don't ask to return to Jiangnan, he will find a way to make it impossible for me to stay in the capital. So, if I want to stand up to him, I have to force him to be afraid of me!"

Cao Junming was silent, knowing that Xu Junran was right. The Huang family was currently very powerful in the capital, and the central government intended to set up an advisory committee to allow older cadres to step back to a secondary role. Huang's old man was the deputy director of the advisory committee, in charge of the work, and even more senior than Cao's old man.

With such a position, Huang Zixuan would not be afraid of anyone, which was why he dared to go against Xu Junran despite knowing the relationship between Cao Junming and Xu Junran. Clearly, there were top and ordinary officials among the sons of officials.

Huang Zixuan was the kind of top official who could look down on everyone.

Having said this much, Cao Junming understood Xu Junran's intention: to become famous, very famous, and attract the attention of the central leadership, making Huang Zixuan hesitant to act against him.

"But, this is really too rushed," Cao Junming said, looking at Xu Junran.

Xu Junran shook his head, "Huang Zixuan's brother, Huang Ziqi, is currently the deputy minister of the organization department in our Quanzhou City."

Cao Junming's expression changed, immediately understanding why Xu Junran was so eager to publish the article. He was worried that Huang Ziqi would secretly sabotage him.

After some thought, Cao Junming nodded, "Alright, I'll get someone to publish this article in the Capital Daily. We'll both sign it."

A warm feeling washed over Xu Junran. He knew that Cao Junming was worried about the impact on him and that the pressure of such a task was too much for one person to bear, so he offered to sign it with him. They had co-signed articles for newspapers before in college, and now it was to protect him.

After all, Cao Junming was from a family of reformist pioneers, and no one could say anything about it.

"I'll follow your lead, Brother," Xu Junran nodded gently. "By the way, if I'm not mistaken, Huang Zixuan is in the Central Propaganda Department, right?"

Cao Junming nodded, "That's right. Huang Zixuan is now a section chief in the Central Propaganda Department. Even if the article is sent to the Capital Daily, it will still need to pass the political review of the Central Propaganda Department."

Xu Junran's brows furrowed. He didn't know that Huang Zixuan had risen so quickly.

This matter required him to find a way to involve the Huangs.

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