Ask the Vast

Plot Synopsis
From 1921 to 1927, the young Mao Zedong ( played by Wang Renjun ) returned from the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China with a question about the direction of the Chinese nation. In the process of unswervingly practicing the Marxist belief, he grew from a follower to a pioneer and pioneer with the attitude of a "pathfinder" and "early walker", and explored the correct path of the Chinese revolution. From developing league members and party members to launching the workers' movement, from the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to resolutely fighting against the right-wing Kuomintang, to walking into the fields and measuring the significance of the peasant movement to the Chinese revolution with his footsteps, the young Mao Zedong always adhered to the essence of Marxism and Hunan culture, grew up, took root, dared to be the first, and integrated knowledge and action. "Ask the vast land, who is the master of the rise and fall" is the long question and exploration of the young Mao Zedong and his comrades, which opened up a vast new world for the Chinese revolution 
Episode 1: Mao Zedong decided to establish a self-study university
In China in the early 1920s, the Beiyang warlords controlled the central government in Beijing, and warlord factions were everywhere, making people's lives miserable. Sun Yat-sen established a regime in Guangzhou and struggled to compete with the Beiyang government. In July 1921, thirteen young men with an average age of 28 conspired in the Shanghai Concession and formally established the Communist Party of China. This new political party, which was determined to fundamentally change China, had only more than 50 members nationwide at the time. They had almost nothing but the truth in their hands. It was this group of people who, facing the precautions and hostility of various complex forces at home and abroad, embarked on the entrepreneurial journey of the country and the people to gain a new life. With a patriotic heart to save the country, Mao Zedong and his wife Yang Kaihui convened everyone at the Cultural Bookstore to discuss the establishment of a self-study university in order to find "true comrades" and develop and strengthen the party organization. However, the situation was turbulent, and although the idea was good, it was difficult to implement. It was not easy to establish a self-study university, mainly because of the lack of financial support. Despite this, Mao Zedong was still determined to run a school. In his view, the self-study university had more advantages than disadvantages, and if he wanted to succeed, he had to overcome difficulties. On the other hand, Mao's family was preparing a sumptuous meal to welcome Mao Zedong's return. At the dinner table were not only Mao Zemin and his wife, Mao Zetan, but also his cousin Mao Zejian.

Episode 2: Coal miners suffer exploitation and abuse
Mao Zedong, introduced by his uncle Mao Ziyun, met the long-heard-of director Niu. Mao Ziyun even set up a banquet and invited Captain Li of the Anyuan Coal Mine Police. Everyone was not interested in Mao Zedong's educational work, and they kept talking about the smell of copper coins. In the middle of the banquet, another leader of the Hong Gang, Hong Daddy, came and kept expressing his admiration for scholars, and they flattered each other in various ways. The people outside the town were starving, but the dogs raised by Hong Daddy could afford meat, which made Mao Zedong feel bad. The next morning, Mao Zedong entered the mine under the guidance of Dong Yazi and witnessed the difficult working conditions of the miners and the poor environment in which they lived and lived. Zhu Shaolian, a coal miner, had read many articles of Mao Zedong and admired him very much. He was also more far-sighted than other workers. Just when Mao Zedong was sad about the workers' experience, something happened that shocked him. It turned out that Ma Sao's husband died in a mine accident, but she did not receive any pension and relied on picking up rotten leaves to fill her stomach. In order to cover up the truth, the owner of the coal mine ordered that no one was allowed to approach Ma Sao and spread rumors that she was a female ghost. Eventually, Ma Sao committed suicide by lying on the railway tracks with her less than one-month-old child.

Episode 3: Huang and Pang organize a strike and are persecuted
The trip to Anyuan made Mao Zedong decide to ask the central government to send people to Anyuan as soon as possible to help them out of their predicament. After Mao Zedong returned to Changsha, he received a letter from his good friend Li Longzhi, and Yang Kaihui and her mother prepared a meal. Everyone gathered together to discuss the form of the domestic workers' movement. Mao Zedong heard about Li Longzhi's deeds of fighting against the French Army Department to help Chinese workers fight for freedom. Considering the current national conditions, Mao Zedong urgently needed to launch a nationwide workers' strike. Chen Duxiu accompanied his wife Gao Junman at home, making dumplings while discussing Li Longzhi. Zhang Guotao hurried over to inform Zhou Fohai that he had eloped to Japan with his lover, which disappointed Chen Duxiu. Huang Ai and Pang Renquan led the workers' strike in Changsha, which was so powerful that it caused great dissatisfaction among the managers of Huashi Company. The manager of Huashi found Zhao Hengti and said that the strike movement led to extremely poor efficiency of the factory. Under Zhao Hengti's manipulation, the workers' movement was severely suppressed. Mao Zedong was very angry when he knew about it. The failure of the strike made him deeply feel the difficulty of united labor practice. The representative of the Communist International, Marin, came to Changsha, and Mao Zedong invited him to go to the Labor Union to attend the anniversary celebration. Under the joint influence of Mao and Ma, Huang Ai and Pang Renquan actively applied to join the Communist Party of China and agreed to let the Labor Union accept the reorganization of Marxism. Marin was very happy that everyone had clear goals and common beliefs. In November 1921, Britain, the United States, France, Japan and other countries held the Pacific Conference in Washington, and the conference adopted the Nine-Power Treaty. In order to expose the essence of the Pacific Conference, the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China instructed local party organizations to mobilize all walks of life to hold demonstrations. On December 25, 1921, Huang Ai and Pang Renquan organized and led nearly 10,000 people to launch a massive march against the Pacific Conference and sent telegrams to various places. In order to eliminate the threat, Zhao Hengti decided to use Huashi Company to deal with Huang and Pang. That night, Huang Ai and Pang Renquan received news from Huashi Company that Manager Hua pretended to agree to negotiate, but he didn't know that he had sent himself on a "road of no return." Jiang Xianyun rushed from Hengyang to Changsha to meet Mao Zedong. The two talked about the importance of combining theory with practice. Mao Zedong decided to send Jiang Xianyun to Anyuan to assist Li Lisan. He Shuheng suddenly brought news that Huang and Pang had been killed.

Episode 4: People mourn Huang Pang and call for unity
After Huang and Pang were arrested, the Zhao Hengti government beheaded them without trial or evidence in just two hours. Even so, Huang and Pang still shouted "great sacrifice, great success" before they were executed. Zhao Hengti then sent people to post notices all over the streets to frame Huang and Pang, and wanted to block the news within the Hunan border. Mao Zedong and others were extremely angry when they heard the news. Zhou Enlai, Li Dazhao and Sun Yat-sen wrote articles to mourn and were heartbroken. Mao Zedong proposed to hold a memorial service in Shanghai to make all of Zhao Hengti's crimes public. Chen Duxiu was extremely angry and contacted reporters from major newspapers as soon as possible. In the following days, Mao Zedong, Chen Tanqiu, Tan Pingshan, Deng Zhongxia and a group of people held memorial services across the country to expose the true colors of capitalists and warlords who colluded with each other and drank blood and ate flesh, hoping that workers of all countries would unite. Soon the whole country knew that "the land of Hunan was flowing like a river of blood", and people angrily cursed Zhao Hengti as a tyrant and a traitor to the people who killed people without blinking an eye, and said that everyone should be able to kill him.

Episode 5: Workers' strike and demonstration were suppressed by force
Mao Zedong emphasized the importance of the workers' movement and said that the strike was not for personal vengeance, but for justice. Mao Ziyun suddenly brought news that workers were oppressed at Yuezhou Station, and the public was outraged. Guo Liang suggested that a strike be launched immediately. In this way, Mao Zedong, Jiang Xianyun and Zhu Shaolian discussed the plan for a new round of workers' movement in advance. Mao Zedong then wrote a letter to the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of China requesting a ruling on the Yuezhou Station incident, but there was no news. He wrote the letter to show the world that he would use courtesy before force, so that the strike movement would have a legitimate reason. Liu Shaoqi was worried that Zhao Hengti would join forces with the warlord Xiao Yaonan, and he was afraid that the workers would face the bayonets with their bare hands and there would be casualties. Fortunately, Mao Zedong had been prepared for a long time. He expected that Zhao Hengti would be too busy to do anything because of the war on the front line. The most urgent task was to expand the scope of the strike. He entrusted He Shuheng to go to Wuchang on his behalf to contact Lin Yunan of the Wuhan Branch of the Labor Union Secretariat, and to spread the flames of the strike throughout the Guangdong-Hankou Line. In the following days, the strike movement was carried out in an orderly manner in various places. Xinhe Station, Yuezhou Station and Xujiapeng Station of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway launched the movement at the same time. The massive Guangdong-Hankou Railway strike led them to a new situation, which also caused serious dissatisfaction among the old warlord forces

Episode 6 Qu Qiubai and Chen Duxiu return to China together
After the Fourth Congress of the Communist International, Chen Duxiu and Qu Qiubai agreed to return to China. Qu Qiubai bid farewell to his students outside Moscow. The Kuomintang elders gathered together and had great resistance to Chiang Kai-shek. Sun Yat-sen summoned Lin Sen, Xie Chi and others to discuss the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but was strongly opposed by the right-wing forces within the party. Sun Yat-sen had a deeper understanding through his experience during this period, and believed that he had to open up a special way to save the country. The most urgent task was to cooperate with the Soviet Union and the Communist Party. After Chen Duxiu returned to Shanghai, Zhang Guotao and Cai Hesen introduced him to the recent workers' movement. However, the Russian revolution displeased some Western countries, and was besieged and blockaded by imperialism such as Britain and France, and a great famine occurred. Chen Duxiu was not worried about this. Because Mao Zedong performed outstandingly in this movement, Chen Duxiu planned to send him to the Central Committee to participate in the preparations for the Third Congress. Zhang Guotao was full of confidence and suggested to Chen Duxiu to organize a general strike of railway workers, and drafted the draft constitution of the Beijing-Hankou Railway General Labor Union, and decided to set off a new revolutionary climax. Li Dazhao not only expressed his concerns about the strike, but also questioned the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. He was particularly dissatisfied with Marin's strategy of forcing everyone to accept "intra-party cooperation". Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao had a fierce dispute, and Li Dazhao decided to leave Shanghai and return to Hunan in a rage. The Shuikoushan strike was victorious, and Mao Zedong welcomed the organizer of the strike, Jiang Xianyun. The night school in Shuikoushan was established, and Jiang Xianyun applied to Mao Zedong to let Mao Zetan serve as a teacher, and Mao Zedong agreed. When discussing the situation in Shaoshan, Geng Wazi was angry that as a fellow villager of Zhao Hengti, the situation in the village was extremely bad. These words made Mao Zedong realize that the unity of farmers is particularly important in the great unity of the people. At the Xiaoximen Wharf in Changsha, Mao Zedong and others saw Geng Wazi and others off, and Jiang Xianyun also wanted to take Mao Zetan back to continue the next revolutionary work. Mao Zemin also wanted to do the revolution together, thinking that he had read too little, and reminisced with Mao Zedong. Mao Zejian asked Yang Kaihui to cut his hair and wanted to follow everyone to do the revolution. Yang Kaihui suggested that she read more and read good books for a better revolution in the future. Mao Zedong saw that Mao Zemin still wanted to go out and do something, so he encouraged him to take charge of the cooperative.

Episode 7: The Kuomintang and the Communist Party formally reach a new cooperation
Marin, Chen Duxiu and others went to discuss cooperation with Sun Yat-sen, and suddenly heard someone outside shouting that the Kuomintang was in danger and the Three Principles of the People were in danger. Despite this, Sun Yat-sen still reached a cooperation with the Communist Party. After Marin and others left, he directly called in the members of the Elders' Council. Sun Yat-sen scolded his son Sun Ke and warned the right-wing elders. These elders were just unwilling to accept the Communist Party, and they still had strong hostility and vigilance against the Communist Party. Even Chiang Kai-shek supported Sun Yat-sen on the surface, but in fact he was trying to cater to him and strive for a better position. On the other hand, Chen Duxiu took Marin, Li Dazhao, Qu Qiubai and others to eat at a roadside stall. Suddenly, he heard that Mao Zedong had arrived in Guangzhou. He immediately took Qu Qiubai to greet him and introduced him to Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong had heard of Qu Qiubai before, and he had read his articles to understand the situation in the Soviet Union. The two hit it off and had a good chat. At the Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong announced that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party would cooperate to jointly achieve the anti-feudal revolutionary goal, but some people opposed it. Zhang Guotao and Cai Hesen agreed that they should adopt the form of cooperation outside the party to ensure the independence of the Communist Party. Although the party members reached a consensus on the general direction of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, they disagreed on whether to cooperate within the party or outside the party.

Episode 8 Mao Zedong suggests launching a peasant revolution
Zhang Jingjiang called Chiang Kai-shek and was puzzled and even opposed to their cooperation with the Soviet Union and the Communist Party. Mao Zedong visited Li Dazhao, and the two ate hot pot while recalling their first meeting in Beijing. Mao Zedong explained the reason for staying in Changsha, and Li Dazhao was very pleased to hear that. The Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held, and Mao Zedong emphasized to Marin that the situation in China and the Soviet Union was different. Mao Zedong said that land is something that farmers must protect with their lives. If this is used to mobilize farmers to protect the land, the total number of people will exceed that of workers by ten or even a hundred times. Led by Chen Duxiu and Qu Qiubai, they all expressed their support for Mao Zedong. In June 1923, the Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held. The congress accepted the resolution of the Communist International on the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, realizing the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. At the same time, the Third National Congress proposed that the party must maintain its independence in politics, ideology, and organization. Because Mao Zedong's work achievements in Hunan were recognized, he was elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee and a member of the Central Bureau, and entered the Central Bureau as a secretary to handle the daily affairs of the Party Central Committee. Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, and Xiang Jingyu were browsing in a bookstore. Mao Zedong was looking for "Zeng Hu's Quotations on Military Administration", which initially showed his emphasis on the barrel of the gun. Mao Zedong then visited his fellow Hunanese Tan Yanlu alone. Through Tan Yange, Mao Zedong strengthened his understanding of the internal situation of the Kuomintang and created conditions for the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China to adopt the strategy of "uniting Tan to overthrow Zhao". Doctor Jin examined Sun Yat-sen and revealed to Soong Ching Ling before leaving that the Prime Minister's condition was more serious than before and that he should try to keep his body and mind happy. Soong Ching Ling complained that Sun Yat-sen was disobedient. Sun Yat-sen smiled and comforted Soong Ching Ling, emphasizing that he had studied medical theory and knew that in order to prevent the disease from evolving from the skin to the terminal illness, it was necessary to treat the chronic disease with strong medicine. Even if it disrupted the reorganization of the Kuomintang, the alliance with Russia and the Communist Party and the assistance to farmers and workers must be carried out. Shortly after the end of the Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong returned to Changsha to prepare for the establishment of the Hunan Provincial Organization of the Kuomintang in accordance with the resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and entrusted by the Kuomintang. Mao Zedong told Chen Duxiu his true thoughts, believing that the establishment of the Communist Party was inseparable from Li Da's efforts, but Chen Duxiu could not persuade Li Da, so he simply stopped persuading him. In the Cultural Bookstore, Mao Zedong held a meeting with He Shuheng, Li Weihan and others to arrange the work of the Hunan branch, saying that launching a peasant revolution was the top priority and that a spark would start a prairie fire. At this time, Mao Zedong received news that his wife was about to give birth, and rushed back to Bancang. Seeing Yang Kaihui lying on the bed and the baby in the cradle, he was excited. Chiang Kai-shek had dinner with Zhang Jingjiang and unexpectedly learned that he was not among the people designated by Sun Yat-sen to attend the KMT-CPC meeting. Although Zhang Jingjiang found reasons to comfort him, he still did not calm Chiang Kai-shek's anger. He got up and rushed into the bathroom, holding his throat hard and picking out a fishbone from it, just like his current situation.

Episode 9 Jiang Xianyun enrolls in the Whampoa Military Academy
In the following period of time, Mao Zedong was very busy and had to sign various documents every day. Chen Duxiu told Mao Zedong that the documents within their party needed to be signed by both of them before they could be issued. Mao Zedong revealed that the Guangzhou Army Officers School officially enrolled students. Chen Duxiu attached great importance to this and asked Mao Zedong to be responsible for enrollment. On the other side, He Shuheng and others hosted the wedding for Jiang Xianyun. Jiang Xianyun was admitted to the military academy with the first place and would soon go to Shanghai. Everyone learned that Xia Minghan had met a girl he liked. Yang Kaihui encouraged Xia Minghan to bring the girl to meet him as soon as possible so that they could take care of each other in the future. This military academy enrollment attracted enthusiastic registration from young people across the country. Jiang Xianyun and Xu Xiangqian participated in the re-examination one after another. Mao Zedong was very happy to hear that Jiang Xianyun won the first place in the Hunan preliminary examination. After washing his face and brushing his teeth, he went to the registration point and finally found Jiang Xianyun in the crowd. The two hugged each other excitedly.

Episode 10: Mao Zedong's Party Discipline Reforms Are Hindered
After many years, Mao Zedong reunited with Jiang Xianyun and was pleased that he had achieved good results in the exam. While talking, Mao Zedong and Jiang Xianyun heard a quarrel next door. They looked and found that Hu Zongnan, a candidate from the same school, had his wallet stolen and could not pay for his meal. Jiang Xianyun wanted to help him out, but Mao Zedong asked him to wait and see. Sure enough, a Kuomintang candidate He Zhonghan helped to pay for his meal. Mao Zedong told Jiang Xianyun through this incident that the military academy would be a melting pot, and young people like them would definitely achieve great things. Because of the previous KMT-CCP ​​Congress, Chiang Kai-shek had some complaints about Sun Yat-sen in his heart, and he submitted his resignation with emotion and returned to his hometown. Zhang Jingjiang interceded for Chiang Kai-shek and explained his importance to Sun Yat-sen. In the end, Sun Yat-sen had to recall Chiang Kai-shek again. Three months later, the Army Officers School officially opened in Huangcheng, Lizhou, with Chiang Kai-shek as the principal and Liao Zhongkai as the party representative. On May 5, 1924, the Shanghai Executive Department celebrated the third anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's inauguration as the "Extraordinary President". Everyone took a group photo. The photographer suggested that Mao Zedong stand in the middle, but was stopped by the Kuomintang and others. Xiang Jingyu was preparing to return to Changsha. She wanted to bring a letter to Yang Kaihui for Mao Zedong, but Mao Zedong did not receive a reply from Yang Kaihui every time he wrote. Xiang Jingyu suggested that Mao Zedong arrange to bring Yang Kaihui to Shanghai as soon as possible to take care of the family. Hu Hanmin left the Shanghai Executive Department, and Ye Chucang took over the position of Minister. Because he was hostile to Mao Zedong, he tried to make things difficult. Chen Duxiu revealed to Mao Zedong that Sun Ke and others had just made a case to sanction the Communist Party, so they had to do a good job and not give people a chance to talk. During this period, Mao Zedong frequently wrote to Yang Kaihui, but in the letter he revealed that he was busy with work and could not let her live in Shanghai for the time being. Yang Kaihui was both aggrieved and dissatisfied. Under Xiang Jingyu's persuasion and invitation, Yang Kaihui gradually understood Mao Zedong's situation and decided to go to Shanghai with Xiang Jingyu. Veteran Xie Chi was quite dissatisfied with the newly issued Notice No. 1 and came to the Executive Department to argue with Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong explained that party member registration would never harm his status and emphasized Sun Yat-sen's intention. Not long after, Mao Zedong received news that Jiang Xianyun stood out with his outstanding performance of three consecutive top honors. In the Whampoa Military Academy, Jiang Xianyun participated in the sand table simulation with He Zhonghan, Chen Geng and others, and restored the scene of the Yongtai Battle. Both sides argued with reason. Chiang Kai-shek paid special attention to this outstanding talent. Seeing Jiang Xianyun's imposing manner, he suddenly came up with a plan and sternly warned him not to talk about war on paper. Then Mao Zedong personally visited Xie Chi, first to apologize to him, and second to insist on persuading him to fill out the form. Xie Chi had a slight change of mind about Mao Zedong, and was finally shaken by Mao Zedong's words, and took the pen and signed on the paper. That night, Mao Zedong was still busy with work. Seeing the sky gradually brighten, he simply followed Cai Hesen to the dock to welcome Xiang Jingyu, Yang Kaihui and her daughter to Shanghai. After returning home, everyone gathered together for dinner. Mao Zedong tried to talk to Yang Kaihui several times, but Yang Kaihui was still angry. Xiang Jingyu told everyone at the dinner table that this place was not only the residence of several families, but also the location of the secret agency of the Central Bureau. It used the customs donation bank as a cover, and if anyone asked, they would say it was a business that handled customs declarations.

Episode 11 Ye Chucang and others maliciously target the Communist Party
Chen Duxiu invited Mao Zedong to taste Shanghai's famous crab shells. The two discussed many issues of cooperation between the two parties. Although there were some frictions, they both knew that cooperation was the general trend. Chen Duxiu did not forget to remind Mao Zedong to pay attention to his attitude and method when communicating with Kuomintang staff. However, after Ye Chucang took office as the Minister of the Shanghai Executive Department, Mao Zedong's situation became more difficult. Headed by Ye Chucang, others gathered together to play mahjong and discuss how to deal with the Communist Party. Finally, under the planning of Shen Dequan, Ye Chucang acquiesced to the gangsters interfering with the founding meeting of the Shanghai Fourth District Party Committee held by the Communist Party. Everyone was busy preparing the venue and waiting for the meeting to begin. When Mao Zedong went out to pick up Luo Zhanglong, he was besieged by the gangster Qibao and others, and even wanted to beat him. Fortunately, Wang Hebo led the workers' picket team to arrive in time, stopped the gangsters' violence, and took them all away. However, Ye Chucang did not give up, and secretly united with Shao Yuanchong, Dai Jitao and others to try to defeat the Communist Party. Shao Yuanchong took the brunt of the attack and promised Ye Chucang that he would disintegrate Mao Zedong's group and would never let them take over. On the other side, Chen Duxiu called a meeting to discuss the matter. Mao Zedong deduced that the future situation of the Shanghai Executive Department would be more delicate.

Episode 12 Zhou Enlai serves as director of the Whampoa Military Academy
When Chiang Kai-shek and Zhou Enlai met for the first time, Zhou Enlai directly put forward the political situation and implementation plan of the Whampoa Army, which greatly appreciated Chiang Kai-shek and appointed him as the director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Army. In the same year, during the Second Zhi-Feng War, Feng Yuxiang returned to Beijing and quickly controlled the city of Beijing. He then imprisoned the bribed president Cao Kun, expelled the deposed emperor Puyi from the palace, and joined forces with Feng warlord Zhang Zuolin to push Duan Qirui to temporarily govern. At the same time, he telegraphed Sun Yat-sen to go north to discuss national affairs. This coup led to the defeat of the Zhili faction and brought about major changes in the political situation in the north. Mao Zedong's family was short of food. Yang Kaihui lied that she had eaten and gave him the only bowl of rice left, but he knew that a bowl of rice was divided into two portions, and his heart was full of guilt for his wife and children. Yang Kaihui persuaded Mao Zedong to get along with Ye Chucang more, because he needed a salary to live. Mao Zedong revealed that all the Communists working in the Shanghai Executive Department were suppressed from receiving their salaries. In order to seek justice for the Communist Party members, Mao Zedong and 16 other party members wrote a letter to Sun Yat-sen. Not long after, Sun Yat-sen summoned Mao Zedong and told him about his experiences in recent years. He encouraged Mao Zedong to overcome all difficulties and said that as long as they could achieve peaceful reunification, temporary grievances would not matter.

Episode 13 Mao Zedong bids farewell to the founding father and returns to Hunan
Sun Yat-sen took Mao Zedong to his study and showed him the railway map he had drawn himself. Although there were less than 10,000 miles at present, the revolution still needed efforts. Sun Yat-sen firmly believed that even if he could not see this day, his descendants would see this day. Mao Zedong saw that Sun Yat-sen was already terminally ill and still had to bear heavy pressure. He felt very uncomfortable and kept in mind the teacher's teachings and instructions to him. After this meeting, Mao Zedong's physical condition did not improve, and he even fell seriously ill. Cai Hesen and his wife, Qu Qiubai and others came to visit him. Mao Zedong considered again and again and decided to leave Shanghai and return to Hunan. In December 1924, Mao Zedong fell ill due to overwork. With the consent of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he returned to Hunan for recuperation. At the end of the year, he returned to Hunan with Yang Kaihui. As soon as Mao Zedong left, the Shanghai Executive Department was in chaos, and a serious rift appeared between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. In January 1925, the Fourth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai, and Mao Zedong was absent due to illness. After leaving Shanghai, Mao Zedong took his family to visit his parents' graves. Then Mao Zedong began to teach farmers at the local agricultural school. Wu Yazi told the landlord Cheng Xusheng everything about the agricultural school. Cheng Xusheng didn't want to confront Mao Zedong directly, so he focused his attention on the activists. Cheng Xusheng tied them up in the grove and asked them to promise not to go to the agricultural school again. Farmer Xiao Zhu refused to agree to Cheng Xusheng's request and was fatally shot in the chaos. At the same time, Mao Zedong stayed in the farmland and reminisced with fellow villagers, feeling mixed emotions. Yang Kaihui and others came to the fields with food. Mao Zedong distributed sweet potatoes to the villagers and smoked a pipe under the persuasion of his uncles, causing several people present to laugh. At this time, Pang Shukan hurried over and brought the bad news that Cheng Xusheng had beaten Zhu Sanmao to death. In the Whampoa Military Academy, Zhou Enlai directed the rehearsal of the newly established Blood Flower Drama Club. Chiang Kai-shek came and praised Zhou Enlai's work and introduced Ye Jianying to him. On the other hand, Sun Yat-sen was already unwell, but when he heard that Zhang Xueliang was coming to visit, he still forced himself to meet him. Zhang Xueliang expressed his father Zhang Zuolin's concern for him and asked him for advice on how to save the country. Not long after, the Guangdong warlord Chen Yongming took advantage of Sun Yat-sen's critical illness and, with the support of British imperialist forces, led 30,000 troops to attack Guangzhou. In early February of the same year, the East Expedition Army, with the Huangpu Military Academy student army and the Guangdong Army as the main force, and Yunnan and Guangxi as the left and middle routes, jointly attacked. This was the first time that the Huangpu student army really went to the battlefield.

Episode 14 Mao Zedong fights for rent reduction for farmers
A series of battles made the East Expedition Army of the Whampoa Military Academy famous. Wherever the troops went, the local people gave them vegetables and eggs to see them off enthusiastically. Although they had a rule that they would never take anything from the people, the people insisted on sending them over. Considering their kindness, Zhou Enlai told them to accept these things, and Chiang Kai-shek was very pleased to see this. Mao Zedong held a funeral for Zhu Sanmao and took everyone to Cheng Xusheng's house to ask for justice. Unexpectedly, Cheng Xusheng quibbled and shirked responsibility. Mao Zedong noticed that Guo Lubin, a member of the county government, was present, and he shouted that Cheng Xusheng must respond. In order to avoid making things worse, Cheng Xusheng had to invite Mao Zedong and others into his home to discuss. Because the drought this year caused a very poor harvest, Cheng Xusheng wanted to raise the rent, which forced the farmers into a desperate situation in disguise. So Mao Zedong came to talk to Cheng Xusheng as a representative, and used this opportunity to force Cheng Xusheng to explain what he had done. He not only won a rent reduction and interest reduction, but also exposed Cheng Xusheng's behavior of levying heavy taxes.

Episode 15 Mao Zedong organizes farmers' associations for farmers
Mao Zedong emphasized that the purpose of establishing the Farmers' Association was to change the unfairness and irrationality, so that those who really worked could have enough food. His proposal received a warm response from the elders and villagers near and far. Mao Zedong continued to answer questions for everyone. The first step was to learn to read. If you don't even know the big characters, you will be easily deceived by the boss. It's obviously one, three, and five, but others say it's two, four, and six. One of the older people asked Mao Zedong if he wanted to lead everyone to rebel. Mao Zedong asked them if they were afraid of Cheng Xusheng, and even more afraid of the guns in the hands of the other party. But if everyone is twisted into a force, even bullets can't defeat it. At Mao Zedong's call, farmers responded and joined the Farmers' Association.

Episode 16: Xu Sheng sells grain at a high price to make huge profits
Luo Lao knew how rich Cheng Xusheng was, and he could give him more than 200 dan of grain, even 2,000 dan. But it was one thing for him to promise, and it was another thing for him to do it. As Luo Lao expected, Mao Fuxuan found the carriage in Shaoshan and hurriedly told Mao Zedong the news. Mao Zedong sent people to guard the only way out of Shaoshan, and once Cheng Xusheng transported the grain, they would intercept it immediately. That night, the carriage set out from Cheng's house and gradually headed out of Shaoshan. Xiao Leizi brought a large group of people to block the way, and even turned the carriage upside down, but there was still no trace of grain. Fortunately, Mao Zedong was as good as a god, and sent people to guard the riverside dock in advance, and indeed intercepted Cheng Xusheng who was about to transport grain. At first, Cheng Xusheng refused to admit it, and Mao Fuxuan had his own way. He said that if he denied that the grain was his, then the revenge society would confiscate all the grain of unknown origin and give it to the people. If he admitted that the grain was his, he would open the warehouse and release the grain early tomorrow morning according to the agreement.

Episode 17 Zhao Hengti issues an arrest warrant for Mao Zedong
Cheng Xusheng wrote a letter to Zhao Hengti, fabricating a lie that Mao Zedong rioted in Shaoshan. Zhao Hengti hated Mao Zedong to the core, and Mao Zedong's existence would inevitably threaten his position. Therefore, after receiving Cheng Xusheng's letter, he immediately ordered people to go to Shaoshan to arrest him. When the news reached Xiangtan, Guo Lubin was the first to know, and he sent a messenger to inform Mao Zedong and urged him to leave Shaoshan quickly. Mao Zedong had no choice but to say goodbye to his wife and children again. Before leaving, Mao Zedong looked at Mao Anying and Mao Anying lying on the bed, and was reluctant to leave. He also told Yang Kaihui to remember to brew wine for him. Even if he didn't like to drink, he could always carry it with him to relieve his homesickness. In the end, Mao Zedong fled in a hurry overnight under the cover of the villagers. When Zhao Hengti's men came to Mao Zedong's house, it was already empty. The assassination of Liao Zhongkai, a senior member of the Kuomintang, made Mao Zedong feel even more sad. He stayed at Li Dazhao's house for one night. He knew that there was no place for him in Changsha, so he prepared to go to Guangzhou early in the morning. The two talked all night, Mao Zedong discussed the power of the peasants, and concluded that the fundamental reason why China had not succeeded in the past was that it had not united well. Mao Zedong believed that the overall situation of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was not worth mentioning, but as a Communist Party member, he should consider clearly why they compromised and gave in, which class would be in charge of the Chinese revolution, and who would dominate the fate of China in the future. Only when the proletariat succeeded can it fight against imperialism. In September 1925, Mao Zedong left Changsha and went to Guangzhou. During the period, he looked into the distance and recited a poem with passion.

Episode 18 Mao Zedong founded the Farmers' Association
Mao Zedong emphasized that the purpose of establishing the Farmers' Association was to change the unfairness and irrationality, so that those who really worked could have enough food. His proposal received a warm response from the elders and villagers near and far. Mao Zedong continued to answer questions for everyone. The first step was to learn to read. If you don't even know the big characters, you will be easily deceived by the boss. It was clearly one, three, and five, but others said it was two, four, and six. One of the older people asked Mao Zedong if he wanted to lead everyone to rebel. Mao Zedong asked them if they were afraid of Cheng Xusheng, and even more afraid of the guns in the hands of the other party. But if everyone twisted into a force, even bullets could not defeat them. Under Mao Zedong's call, farmers responded to join the Farmers' Association. In Guangzhou, the Eastern Expedition Army defeated Chen Jiongming's forces and made them retreat into southern Fujian. Wang Jingwei and others held a special celebration banquet, but Chiang Kai-shek was late. Just as everyone was anxiously waiting, Chiang Kai-shek walked into the hall step by step with Sun Yat-sen's portrait in his arms, stood in front of Wang Jingwei, and shouted that the revolution had not yet succeeded and comrades still needed to work hard.

Episode 19: Problems between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party become more obvious
Shao Yuanchong, Shen Dequan and others were preparing for the preparatory meeting of the Kuomintang Central Party Committee in Shanghai. They were happy that their plan had succeeded and Wang Jingwei compromised again and again. However, they wanted to continue to build momentum and publicly express their opposition, but were rejected by many printing houses. On the contrary, the Guangzhou Political Weekly edited by Mao Zedong had already spread throughout Shanghai, and many newspapers expressed their support and denounced the Xishan faction. It was also because the propaganda was so hot and the workload gradually increased that Mao Zedong specially invited Xiao Chu'nu. Everyone was shocked that the famous and talented woman was not a charming woman, but a tall, dark-skinned and pockmarked man. Xiao Chu'nu's main job was to set up a propagandist training school to train excellent propagandists and not to be contaminated by the lazy habits of the old people. Zhang Jingjiang asked Chiang Kai-shek to meet in a dance hall. The decadent music made Chiang Kai-shek despised, but Zhang Jingjiang had a new explanation. Chiang Kai-shek wanted to oppose imperialism, but Zhang Jingjiang persuaded him to maneuver and not learn from the Xishan faction to not see the situation clearly. Moreover, the old men of the Xishan faction had nothing but qualifications and empty titles, but no money and no guns. How could they create power? On the other side, Mao Zedong met with Li Dazhao in person and mentioned recent events. Mao Zedong was dissatisfied with Wang Jingwei's weak character and his submissive behavior. Li Dazhao understood Mao Zedong's concerns about Wang Jingwei. He squeezed out Hu Hanmin and Xu Chongzhi by taking advantage of the assassination of Mr. Liao, and his power was somewhat unjust. The Xishan faction pointed its sword at the Communist Party, but in fact it was aimed at Wang Jingwei. They were all old men who were pushed to the bench after he became the chairman. Suddenly, their resentment turned into a sword hanging over his head, which really made him panic and uneasy.

Episode 20 Mao Zedong speaks domineeringly at the meeting
On January 1, 1926, the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang was held in Guangzhou. The main content of the meeting was to firmly implement the three major policies of alliance with Russia, alliance with the Communist Party, and assistance to farmers and workers, and to resolve the specific plans for implementing the three major policies. During the intermission, Mao Zedong talked with Wu Yuzhang, Deng Yingchao and others, and found that there were more leftists in the venue, and the situation was much better than they expected. In addition, Wu Yuzhang revealed to Mao Zedong that Wang Jingwei personally received Sun Ke, and the parliament advocated concessions, and the Communist Party representatives were really difficult to express their views. The situation in the north was volatile, Zhang Zuolin colluded with the Japanese, and Guo Songling and his wife were defeated and killed. After Li Dazhao knew about it, he hurried back to preside over the work. Everyone had their own difficult situation. The rightists and the neutral factions colluded with each other, and Sun Ke even made a guarantee. This meeting was nothing more than a formality. Sure enough, in the face of the resolution of the Xishan faction, Wang Jingwei made the decision to expel Lin Sen, Zou Lu and others from the party, but did not deal with other major members. Mao Zedong objected to this, insisting that the treatment was too lenient and that no one who escaped the sanctions should be let off, so he exposed the Xishan faction's scandal in public, leaving Sun Ke and others speechless. Wang Jingwei had to respond to this, and Sun Ke slammed the table in anger, saying that he would listen to the attitude of the Communist Party Central Committee.

Episode 21 Chiang Kai-shek suddenly launches a military coup
The Xishan Conference specifically named and denounced the Communists. Mao Zedong and Chen Yannian had joined forces to fight back against the rightists and counter-revolutionaries, and they would promote the Workers and Peasants Plan in the future. Sun Ke privately complained that Wang Jingwei did not speak for him. Wang Jingwei euphemistically expressed that his power was limited and he had the will but not the power. After this, Sun Ke reminded Wang Jingwei to see the situation clearly. In the auditorium of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chiang Kai-shek appeared in full dress and specially invited Wang Jingwei and the head of the Soviet Military Advisory Group, Ji Shangjia, Song Qingling, Mao Zedong and others to attend. Chiang Kai-shek praised the effectiveness of the Three Principles of the People, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Wang Jingwei and other forces. After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Jingwei announced the result of the impeachment resolution of the Xishan Conference. In the following election of the Central Executive Committee, a total of seven Communist comrades were elected to the Central Executive Committee. Chen Duxiu was very satisfied with the results of the Second Congress and felt that the KMT-CPC cooperation front was completely stable. Mao Zedong believed that the fundamental reason for Wang Jingwei's weakness was that the military power was in the hands of others. The contradiction between Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei deepened. Chiang Kai-shek returned home with a solemn look on his face. He realized that Wang Jingwei was ready to deal with him, so he decided to leave Guangzhou completely. After persuasion, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly realized that the foundation he had laid over the years could not be easily abandoned. After the Second National Congress, the Farmers' Association was formally established. Chen Yannian introduced Shen Yanbing to Mao Zedong to share the work of the Propaganda Department, while Mao Zedong continued to devote himself to the investigation of the peasant movement. That night, Chiang Kai-shek claimed that the Communist Party was going to launch a riot, and on the pretext of protecting Wang Jingwei's safety, he ordered troops to surround Wang Jingwei's mansion. Wang Jingwei did not believe that there would be a riot, and was stopped when he was about to go out. The leading officer said that he could not go out without orders. At the same time, Mao Zedong and others received news that Chiang Kai-shek had imprisoned Wang Jingwei and detained more than 200 Communist Party members from Huangpu and the First Army.

Episode 22: The situation of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has completely changed
Mao Zedong realized the seriousness of the matter and learned the ins and outs of the coup tonight. A few hours ago, Chiang Kai-shek arrested Li Zhilong without authorization, seized the Zhongshan warship, surrounded the Provincial and Hong Kong Strike Committee, seized the guns of the workers' pickets, and detained the Communist Party members of Huangpu and the First Army. On the other side, Zhou Enlai went to Chiang Kai-shek alone. Facing Chiang Kai-shek's harsh questioning, he bluntly pointed out that he was taking advantage of the issue to engage in mutiny. Zhou Enlai analyzed the serious consequences to Chiang Kai-shek, but Chiang Kai-shek could no longer listen to the advice and ordered him to be detained. After receiving the news, Mao Zedong wanted to rescue Zhou Enlai as soon as possible, thinking that he could use the power of Ye Ting's Independent Regiment, the workers' pickets, and the peasant movement to fight back. The Communist Party and Wang Jingwei had not taken any action, which made Chiang Kai-shek quite proud. The next morning, Chiang Kai-shek released Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai came to him angrily and found that he was no longer in the room. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek came to Tan Yankai's mansion, using the excuse of shirking responsibility to test the attitudes of Tan Yan and others in disguise, and asked them to remain neutral. After this incident, the situation of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party became more complicated. Zhou Enlai returned to the Soviet delegation and discussed Chiang Kai-shek's next plan with Mao Zedong and others. He was determined to fight back and never compromise. Wang Jingwei decided to bring an army to bear on Chiang Kai-shek and warned everyone not to tolerate the evil. But Chiang Kai-shek had already negotiated with the Soviets, and Moscow agreed to Chiang Kai-shek's three conditions. In March 1926, Wang Jingwei went abroad on vacation in anger, but in fact he escaped from the storm. Tan Yankai served as the acting chairman of the Guangzhou National Government. Soon, the purge began in the Huangpu Military Academy. Jiang Xianyun and Chen Geng and others angrily withdrew from the Kuomintang, which shocked Chiang Kai-shek. Through this incident, Chen Duxiu thoroughly saw the essence of the Kuomintang. Everyone gathered at the construction site of the Guangdong District Committee of the Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong and others denounced this unequal resolution and refused to sign the party affairs case. Zhang Guotao wanted to persuade Mao Zedong, but Mao knew that Chiang Kai-shek had won a lot and would never reveal the truth. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek burned his diary, which became an important turning point in the development of the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party during the Great Revolution.

Episode 23 Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek set clear boundaries
In June 1926, a Cantonese opera "Down with the Local Tyrants and Evil Gentry" was staged at the Guangzhou Agricultural School, which caused a great response. The peasants and landlords fought fiercely and the scene was extremely chaotic. The Agricultural School welcomed a group of new students. Mao Zedong invited Jiang Xianyun to be the instructor and gave the students standard military training. The Northern Expedition was urgent. Tan Yanyan, Zhang Jingjiang and others nominated Chiang Kai-shek as the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, but Chiang Kai-shek deliberately declined. In the end, Chiang Kai-shek accepted the nomination under everyone's persuasion and went to meet with Soong Ching Ling in person. Soong Ching Ling reminded Chiang Kai-shek that the Northern Expedition was a Northern Expedition under the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Mao Zedong then gave a class to the students, saying that as long as the land was still in the hands of the landlord class, the nature of the exploitation and oppression of the peasants would not change. Therefore, Mao Zedong emphasized that it was necessary to implement Mr. Sun Yat-sen's proposition of equal land rights so that the people's livelihood could be achieved. Mao Zetan came to Mao Zedong to talk about his recent work and announced the news that he was going to marry Zhou Wennan. Mao Zedong was very happy. On the other hand, Mao Zemin met many bosses as Yang Jie, just to get funds for the Communist Party. Now the Mao brothers have their own development, which makes Mao Zedong and his wife very pleased. Inspired by Soong Ching Ling, Chiang Kai-shek invited Zhou Enlai and Yun Daiying, hoping that they could join him in the Northern Expedition. Zhou Enlai went to Shanghai with doubts and asked Chen Duxiu's opinion on how to treat Chiang Kai-shek in the Northern Expedition. Chen Duxiu's face was solemn when he heard this, and he cleverly changed the subject. On the other hand, Chiang Kai-shek insisted on the Northern Expedition, claiming that he was adhering to the will of Mr. Sun Yat-sen. Deng Yanda served as the director of the General Political Department of the whole army, and he still had doubts about Chiang Kai-shek's resolution to the Northern Expedition. Since Jiang Xianyun withdrew from the First Army, Chiang Kai-shek frequently wrote letters to lobby. Mao Zedong knew about this. Jiang Xianyun expressed his attitude that he would rather die than withdraw from the Communist Party, so he did not reply. After the temporary plenary meeting of the Second Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek met in the pavilion, and they each had their own thoughts. Chiang Kai-shek wanted to win over Mao Zedong, but Mao Zedong directly drew a clear line between them, and Jiang Xianyun became the adjutant of the commander-in-chief.

Episode 24: The Northern Expedition conquers Nanchang
The Northern Expedition troops were about to embark on a new journey. Chen Yannian summoned Mao Zedong, Yang Kaihui, Zhou Enlai, Deng Yingchao and others to practice for the Communist Party members who graduated from the first and second phases of the Whampoa Military Academy. Zhou Enlai told everyone that as Communists, they must stand faithfully on the front line, and the blood they shed was for the national revolution, and all revolutionary forces united. Mao Zedong encouraged morale and hoped that everyone would dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the world. Everyone was excited and sang "The Internationale" together, and their hearts were full of hope and strength. For a period of time afterwards, the Northern Expedition Army marched forward, and He Shuheng and others stood on the streets of Changsha, holding high flags to celebrate the victory of the war. Jiang Xianyun met his wife Li Zhixin, and the two talked to each other. However, after a brief reunion, Jiang Xianyun had to move on. He came to the Jibingtan Peasant Training Institute in Hengyang, met Mao Zejian, and handed over a letter from Mao Zedong.

Episode 25 Mao Zedong and Chen Duxiu quarrel
Mao Zedong came to say goodbye to Chen Yannian. Seeing Chen Yannian lying on the chair tiredly, he carefully covered him with clothes. Just as Mao Zedong was sitting at the table reading a newspaper, Zhou Enlai came in from outside the door, and Chen Yannian was awakened by his alarm clock. Because Mao Zedong was about to go to Wuhan to set up a peasant school, and Zhou Enlai was also going to prepare for the establishment of the Military Commission, the three of them talked about the future of the revolution when they parted, and were full of hope for the future. Song Qingling, Borodin, Sun Ke and others arrived in Nanchang, and Chiang Kai-shek personally hosted a banquet for them. At the dinner table, they returned to the topic and hoped that they could hold a special meeting of the Central Executive Committee in Nanchang. Sun Ke believed that Chiang Kai-shek's proposal to move the capital to Wuhan was a done deal, and there was no need to hold another meeting. However, Chiang Kai-shek changed his mind temporarily and moved the capital to Nanchang, so everyone left the table angrily. Mao Zedong came to the Nanchang camp and met with Guo Moruo. On the one hand, he asked Jiangxi for people and money for the Central Peasant School that was about to open, and on the other hand, he learned about the situation on the front line. Then Mao Zedong went to find Jiang Xianyun, through whom he witnessed the hardships of the soldiers.

Episode 26: Party publications stop publishing Mao Zedong's articles
Chiang Kai-shek watched the whole process from the sidelines, and only brought his troops to take over Shanghai after the end, snatching the fruits of victory without a single soldier. Xia Minghan and his wife came to visit Mao Zedong and discussed where to publish Mao Zedong's "Report on the Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan", which he had just written. Mao Zedong chose "The Guide" without hesitation. However, "The Guide" was suspended before it was fully published. Qu Qiubai brought Mao Zedong to the door, only to find out that the reason was that there were many incorrect wordings in the article. In short, it was not conducive to the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Although Qu Qiubai explained for Mao Zedong many times, he still could not change the situation of stopping publication, which made Mao Zedong somewhat discouraged. That night, Mao Zedong mentioned to Yang Kaihui that the Communist Party had been established for nearly seven years, and Yang Kaihui had been running around with him for seven years with her children. In these seven years, they moved four times and had no fixed place to live. So Mao Zedong still felt guilty and knew how difficult it was to bring his family to revolution. Yang Kaihui corrected Mao Zedong that he was not bringing his family to revolution, but that she wanted to share the same fate with him.

Episode 27 Chiang Kai-shek's true face is revealed
Chiang Kai-shek appeared on Time magazine and publicly stated that he would never use force to change the status quo of the concession, and he no longer concealed his collusion with imperialism. In addition, Chiang Kai-shek called a halt to the Shanghai workers-led municipal government and even instructed Bai Chongxi to confiscate the weapons of the workers' pickets, which caused dissatisfaction among party comrades. They reported the situation to Chen Duxiu, who wanted to directly fight Chiang Kai-shek. However, the Communist International, considering the victory of the Northern Expedition, opposed the Communist Party's counterattack against Chiang Kai-shek and asked them to do everything possible to avoid conflicts with the Shanghai National Army and its superiors, and hide their weapons as a last resort. For this reason, the comrades in the party were very angry. Chen Duxiu guessed that Stalin met with Wang Jingwei in Moscow, intending to use him to contain Chiang Kai-shek. At present, the only way was to use the contradiction between Wang and Chiang to support Wang and resist Chiang to resolve the crisis, and not to violate Moscow's attitude for the time being. On April 4, 1927, Mao Zedong's third son, Mao Anlong, was born, adding a lot of joy to this small family. On the other side, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Jingjiang discussed the upcoming "coup". Zhang Jingjiang was still worried about it, but Chiang Kai-shek said he was fully prepared and decisively hung up Soong Ching Ling's phone call. This move proved that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to completely violate Sun Yat-sen's original intention, and Soong Ching Ling's worries became stronger. Mao Zedong, Qu Qiubai and others analyzed the situation and pointed out that the National Government could not effectively suppress Chiang Kai-shek with decrees and proclamations alone. At present, the situation in Shanghai is worrying, and the situation in the north is not optimistic either.

Episode 28 Qu Qiubai criticizes Chen Duxiu in public
While Mao Zedong and Chen Duxiu were arguing fiercely, they suddenly received news that Beijing had failed to rescue Li Dazhao, and both of them were quite worried. Zhang Xueliang was also persuading his father to release Li Dazhao, saying that killing Li Dazhao would have an extremely bad impact, but Zhang Zuolin did not listen to his advice at all. At the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chen Duxiu still refused to admit that there were problems with the revolutionary line. Instead, he made a six-hour "Political and Organizational Report", making excuses for the previous "Zhongshan Ship Incident" and "Party Affairs Arrangement Case", which made Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen and Qu Qiubai extremely dissatisfied. Qu Qiubai distributed a pamphlet "Controversial Issues in the Chinese Revolution" before the meeting, taking the lead in questioning Chen Duxiu, saying that the future of the revolution for everyone is very clear, but there are still people who bury their heads in the sand and pretend not to see it. There are two futures for the current revolution. The bourgeoisie will take the lead and the peasants will continue to be in dire straits; the second is that the proletariat will win and the revolution will win.

Episode 29 Mao Zedong led students to defend Wuhan
Xia Douyin, the commander of the 14th Independent Division of the Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, saw the current situation clearly and launched a rebellion under the instigation of Chiang Kai-shek. Taking advantage of the lack of troops in Wuhan, he led the rebels to attack Wuhan. Chen Duxiu came to Wang Jingwei in person and repeatedly emphasized that he must not go to Wuhan. Although Wang Jingwei knew the truth that the lips and teeth are cold, he could not solve the close battle with distant troops. At present, Wang Jingwei can still mobilize more than 3,000 people, but the rebels are as many as 10,000. Chen Duxiu thought about it and said frankly that there are still troops. The Agricultural School developed by Mao Zedong played a key role at this time. They had soldiers and weapons. Under the call of Mao Zedong, they took up guns to cooperate with Ye Ting's troops to defend Wuhan and quickly defeated Xia Douyin's rebels. However, this victory not only did not make Wang Jingwei pay attention to the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but even caused Wang Jingwei's fear, especially Mao Zedong could let the students of the Agricultural School carry guns to fight, which was undoubtedly cultivating an army full of threats to himself. Mao Zedong came to take care of the sick Cai Hesen and mentioned Wang Jingwei's previous promise, which was always delayed again and again. On May 21 of the same year, the May 21st Incident broke out. With the tacit approval of He Jian and others, Xu Kexiang brazenly launched a counter-revolutionary rebellion, confiscated workers' weapons, and killed more than 100 Communist Party members and workers and peasants. Chiang Kai-shek was very happy to hear the news and ordered people to introduce French plane trees to plant all over Nanjing, just to please Soong May-ling.

Episode 30: Wang Jingwei is wary of the Communist Party
Luo Yi, the representative of the Communist International, took the initiative to privately hand over the "May Telegram" of the Communist International to Wang Jingwei, but the result was counterproductive, and this telegram became an excuse for Wang Jingwei to launch the purge of the Communist Party. Because the content of this secret telegram meant that the Communist Party wanted to establish its own team. In Wang Jingwei's view, the Communist Party was ambitious and wanted to seize the leadership. Chen Duxiu was very angry when he knew Luo Yi's private actions. He angrily accused them of not letting Wang Jingwei see the contents of the secret telegram, otherwise it would cause misunderstandings about the Communist Party and bring disastrous consequences. The two sides had a big quarrel over this. At the same time, Wang Jingwei convened a meeting of the upper echelons of the Kuomintang in Wuhan and showed the secret telegram that demanded "carrying out land revolution and establishing a workers' and peasants' army", indicating that they would continue to maintain relations on the surface on the issue of the Communist Party, and when the time was right, they would strike with thunder. The May Day Incident made the situation in Hunan very bad. Yi Lirong, Guo Liang and others found Mao Zedong and bluntly said that the party branch was dead or scattered, and more than 10,000 compatriots were killed. Now many local party organizations have lost contact, He Shuheng has moved underground, even if Li Da has left the party, these rebels still won't let him go. Mao Zedong was depressed when he heard this, and he climbed the Yellow Crane Tower alone and wrote the poem "Bodhisattva Man

Episode 31 Chen Duxiu recalls Mao Zedong to Wuhan
Tang Shengzhi was furious when he learned about this, and he sent a telegram to Wang Jingwei and Chen Duxiu to complain. The Communist International also came to Chen Duxiu to question him and asked him to transfer Mao Zedong back to Wuhan. Qu Qiubai and Zhou Enlai persuaded Chen Duxiu to think twice before acting, and the current situation could change at any time. In the end, Chen Duxiu ignored their opposition and ordered to recall Mao Zedong immediately. Because of this, Mao Zedong sat alone in the heavy rain, feeling extremely disappointed and sad. At the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Chen Duxiu named Mao Zedong to speak, and Mao Zedong bluntly pointed out that in the current situation, only armed revolution could guarantee the power of the revolution. The meeting hall fell into silence, Chen Duxiu angrily accused Mao Zedong of being self-righteous, and the two fell into a fierce debate. At this time, the staff hurried in from outside, but Chen Duxiu ignored it. Instead, Qu Qiubai took the secret telegram sent to Chen Duxiu and announced a bad news in shock and grief. On June 26, 1927, Chen Duxiu's eldest son Chen Yannian was arrested by Kuomintang military police and tortured in prison. On July 4 of the same year, he was heroically executed in Longhua, Shanghai. Before his death, he shouted, "I would rather die standing than live on my knees." He was 29 years old.

Episode 32 Mao Zedong and Chen Duxiu bid farewell by the river
Not long after, Stalin transferred Borodin and Roy back to Moscow, and appointed a new representative to China, Rominaz, to guide the work in China. Since then, Chen Duxiu no longer participated in the party's top leadership and left the core position of the CPC Central Committee. When they parted, Mao Zedong and Chen Duxiu gathered by the river and recalled the years when they met at Peking University. At that time, Mao Zedong asked Chen Duxiu what the truth of saving the country was. Chen Duxiu said that truth was with a strong subjective consciousness, and guided him that if he wanted to seek and verify the truth, he had to know and do, and integrate knowledge and action, and take those difficult and arduous roads that his predecessors had not walked. Now Chen Duxiu and Mao Zedong have known each other for nearly ten years, and Mao Zedong is still continuing to seek the truth. Even if there are Gobi deserts and dangerous rapids ahead, they will not give up. It is for this reason that Chen