Both Mingyi Waiting to be Interviewed and the Theory of Breaking Evil are both political monographs of Huang Zongxi. This time, the "e;Three Complete Editions"e; included these two books into one, which reflects Huang Zongxi's thoughts more clearly and deeply from their inherited relationship. Mingyi Waiting to be Interviewed includes: The Original Ruler, The Original Minister, The Original Law, The Position, The School, The Upper and Lower Scholars, The Capital, The Square Town, Field System One, Field System Two, Field System Three, Army System One, Army System Two, Army System Three, Financial Calculation One, Financial Calculation Two, Subordinate Staff, Eunuch Upper, Eunuch Lower, 21 pieces in total, which covers various fields such as politics, legal system, education, economy, military, talent selection, etc. Each article or several articles are conducted in-depth analysis on a problem, discussing the past and present, and puting forward corresponding reform suggestions at the end. Huang Zongxi was living in the overall situation of social changes in the late Ming and early Qing. He deeply felt the pain of the demise of the Ming Dynasty. He wanted to find the root cause of the Ming Dynasty's death under the autocratic monarchy. Therefore, through the analysis of the emperor, the minister, the equal status and the relationship between him, he explained his emperor's and minister's path, redefining the relationship between the emperor, the people, and the minister, and proposed that "e;the world is the master, the emperor is the guest"e; ( The Original Ruler), and bluntly stated that the world is not the world of one surname, "e;the world governs chaos without the rise and fall of one surname"e; ( The Original Ruler), etc. These arguments actually surpassed the traditional views of monarchs and ministers. At the time, they were actually "e;extremely bold creations"e; (Liang Qichao's Introduction to Qing Dynasty Academics), which strongly stimulated the world's eyes and ears and have extraordinary practical significance. There is one volume of The Theory of Breaking Evil, written 30 years after the completion of Mingyi Waiting to be Interviewed, divided into nine chapters: Congsi, God, Soul, Hell, Division, Book of Tang, Taxation, Imperial Examination and Crimination of Sages. Each article discusses different content. The nine essays are diverse in content and do not have a unified theme. Generally speaking, they can be regarded as a re-examination and supplement of Mingyi Waiting to be Interviewed. These two books have had a great influence since the day they were published, and Mingyi Waiting to be Interviewed was even more serious. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Liang Qichao and Tan Si equally advocated the republic of civil rights. "e;They printed tens of thousands of copies and distributed them secretly. They were extremely powerful in the sudden change of thought in the late Qing Dynasty"e; (Liang Qichao's Introduction to Qing Dynasty Academics).
