Episode Guide
Episode 1: The Communist Party of China was founded.
In 1921, at Juzizhou in Changsha, Mao Zedong was swimming in the clear river water when he heard a fisherman singing a beautiful folk song. Mao praised the old man for his singing. However, the old man thought Mao Zedong was quite daring to swim in the river just after a heavy rain. Mao Zedong told him that even though the water may be fast-flowing, it also has its temper, and if you understand its temper, you can control it. >>read more
Episode 2: The Hunan branch has been officially established.
Xiangnan Self-Study University has been officially established. Chen Du Xiu is playing mahjong with his good friends. He wonders if Marlin, a foreigner, understands their country's situation and offers assistance to them. Gao Jun Man, while speaking, says that although it is true, he still maintains a better attitude when talking to others. >>read more
Episode 3: Mao Zedong's passionate speech at the labor union.
Mao Zedong, based on what he had heard and witnessed in Anyuan these past few days, felt that Anyuan was like a living hell. He told Zhu Shao to rest assured and discuss countermeasures with his colleagues, assuring them that he would return soon. As Mao Zedong was leaving, he held Zhu Shao's hand and made a request, urging him to ensure the survival of Ma Sao's two sons. >>read more
Episode 4: Two people, Huang Ai and Pang Renquan, were killed.
He Shu Heng informed Mao Zedong that Huang Ai and Pang Renquan had encountered trouble. The governor of Hunan, Zhao Hengti, without any interrogation or evidence, subjected both of them to brutal execution within two hours. Before their execution, they shouted sacrificial slogans and proclaimed their success. Zhao Hengti plastered the streets with notices defaming Huang Ai and Pang Renquan. >>read more
Episode 5: The workers' strike in Anyuan was successful.
Mao Zedong held a meeting with all comrades and told them to understand the significance of this strike. He emphasized the importance of unity within their ranks and making it clear that the strike was not a riot. He assigned Jiang Xianyun to carry out this task, instructing him to gain as much agreement and sympathy from others as possible to attract more people to join them. >>read more
Episode 6: Mao Zedong planned to establish the Workers and Peasants Association.
Chen Duxiu went to Moscow to meet Zhai Qiu Bai. Zhai Qiu Bai bid farewell to his students and informed them that he was returning to China, urging them to come back after completing their studies. Zhai Qiu Bai gave his classmates a poem he had just written upon arriving in Soviet Russia, telling them to reunite in China. Zhai Qiu Bai and Chen Duxiu boarded the carriage back to China, with his students waving goodbye to him. >>read more
Episode 7: The Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China have begun to cooperate.
A major event occurred shortly after the establishment of the Workers' and Peasants' Association, dealing a heavy blow to Mao Zedong and his associates. People gathered at the entrance of Sun Yat-sen's residence to protest against the cooperation between the two parties, shouting that the Premier must think twice. Sun Yat-sen told them that if they insisted on opposing, they could leave the party, and everyone fell silent upon hearing his words. >>read more
Episode 8: Mao Zedong aimed to develop the peasants.
During the Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong emphasized to Maring that the situation in China was different from that of the Soviet Union. China had fewer industrial workers and more peasants. However, some people believed that quantity did not necessarily mean usefulness. It was not a matter of numbers but rather a question of the advancement or backwardness of the class. The development of the peasants' qualities remained a question. >>read more
Episode 9: Mao Zedong became a member of the Nationalist Party's Executive Committee.
During the meetings between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, someone proposed that the Communist Party had to leave the party if they wanted to join the united front. Mao Zedong suggested stopping the discussion and immediately starting the voting process. Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) listened to Mao Zedong's words and realized that he was adept at reading the situation. >>read more
Episode 10: Mao Zedong encountered difficulties in his work.
Mao Zedong led a group of young teenagers to establish a military force, believing that these young people would achieve great things. Mao Zedong served as a teacher in a military school established by the Communist Party. Chen Duxiu informed Mao Zedong about the reorganization work of the Kuomintang, which faced strong resistance from the elders and resulted in many conflicts. >>read more
Episode 11: Yang Kai Hui came to Shanghai to work.
Yang Kai Hui and Xiang Jing Yu came to Shanghai together. She came to work with Xiang Jing Yu to support their parents. Xiang Jing Yu gathered many women together for a meeting, where she told everyone that as long as they have a united heart and work together, they will succeed.Someone mentioned that having a united heart is easier said than done. Xiang Jing Yu introduced Yang Kai Hui to them and told everyone about her excellent achievements in Changsha. The women seemed to see hope and listened attentively to Yang Kai Hui's lecture. >>read more
Episode 12: Mao Zedong was targeted by Ye Chusong.
When Mao Zedong arrived to attend the meeting, Ye Chusong criticized him, saying that he really treated himself as one of them. Not only was he late, but he also took a seat on his own. Mao Zedong responded by saying that if they didn't want him to attend the meeting, he could leave. He stood up, ready to leave. Shao Yuan Chong thought that this young man had quite a temper. Dai Ji Tao advised him that this meeting was related to the Communist Party, and he couldn't leave. If he left, outsiders would say that the Communist Party and the Kuomintang were not united, which would have a negative impact. >>read more
Episode 13: Mao Zedong left Shanghai and returned to Shaoshan.
Sun Yat-sen asked Mao Zedong to look at something. He told him that they revolutionaries were practical individuals but dreamers before becoming practical. Sun Yat-sen took out a map he had drawn of the national railway lines, envisioning a development of one hundred thousand miles, although there were still very few at present. He didn't know if he would live to see that day, but even if he couldn't, Mao Zedong could, and if Mao Zedong couldn't, then their future generations would surely witness it. As Sun Yat-sen spoke, the blueprint in his hand fell to the ground, and he picked it up with great difficulty. >>read more
Episode 14: Sun Zhong Shan unfortunately passed away.
On their way back, Jiang Xian Yun and others were given some food and clothes by the local people. They didn't know what to do at first, but Director Zhou told them to accept it since it was food and clothes. Jiang Jie Shi saw Director Zhou and thought that the army had developed very well under his leadership. >>read more
Episode 15: Mao Zedong started mobilizing the peasants.
Mao Zedong arrived in time and saved all the women. Mao Zedong told Lao Luo that while they should uphold ancestral traditions, they should also consider compassion and righteousness. Finding the place too noisy, Mao Zedong asked Lao Luo to join him in a quiet location for a chat. Mao Zedong first paid a great tribute to Lao Luo, saying that the incident today happened suddenly, and his eagerness to save people led him to act recklessly. >>read more
Episode 16: Mao Zedong established a party branch in Shaoshan.
Mao Zemin told Mao Zedong that he wanted to divorce his wife, Wang Shulan, and Mao Zedong agreed. Yang Kaihui asked Mao Zedong why he agreed, as their child was only two years old. Mao Zedong told her that Zemin's current work was very dangerous, and he didn't want to involve Shulan and their child. >>read more
Episode 17: Mao Zedong came to Shanghai and became the Minister of Propaganda.
Jiang Jieshi and Zhang Jingjiang were having a conversation together, and Jiang Jieshi asked Zhang Jingjiang if he should keep some distance from the Communist Party. Zhang Jingjiang told him that there was no need and that it was fine to remain neutral, just like it is now. He told Jiang Jieshi that the reason Wang Jingwei tried to win him over was because he held military power and did not take sides. Zhang Jingjiang felt that Wang Jingwei was merely acting like a leader and that his position could be replaced. >>read more
Episode 18: Mao Zedong wanted to reform the Propaganda Department.
Li Dazhao told them that the foreign powers were acting arrogantly everywhere, and Jiang Jieshi told his soldiers that they would soon embark on an expedition to the east. The Communist International demanded that the National Revolution be led by the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party), and Jiang Xianyun told Mao Zedong that he often didn't know which direction the Communist Party should take. >>read more
Episode 19: Mao Zedong published an important article.
Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, and Qu Qiubai gathered together, reading the article written by Mao Zedong, their hearts filled with passion. Cai Hesen felt it was time to take action and urged Chen Duxiu to make arrangements quickly.Mao Zedong told them that those who do not work should not eat, which is a matter of course. Mao Zedong believed that they were still lacking firm determination when it came to the list of participants for the Second Congress. They didn't know who their true comrades were or who they could rally as their force. >>read more
Episode 20: The second national congress was held.
The second national congress was held.Jiang Jieshi asked Zhou Enlai to compile a list and select people from those who participated in the Second Eastern Expedition. Zhou Enlai informed Mao Zedong about this news, and Jiang Jieshi repeatedly asked him for a list of Communist Party members. >>read more
Episode 21: Mao Zedong began to pay attention to the peasants.
Mao Zedong believed that the real reason for Wang Jingwei's weakness was that he did not have control over the military power. Jiang Jieshi knew that there were people causing trouble for him everywhere and didn't want him to stay in Guangzhou anymore. Zhang Jingjiang brainwashed Jiang Jieshi and told him that there would be no place for him when he returned from Moscow. Mao Zedong and Chen Yannian were discussing the Second National Congress, and Zhang Guotao angrily walked in and threw his bag on the table. He told them that the central directive had already been issued, and they should have listened to it. He said that even Chen Duxiu had agreed not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kuomintang, but Chen Yannian argued that there was no longer someone like Sun Yat-sen in the central government, and they couldn't just comply with everything. >>read more
Episode 22: Chiang Kai-shek's power increased.
Zhou Enlai asked Chiang Kai-shek why he arbitrarily detained a large number of Communist Party members and whether it was he who initiated the mutiny. Mao Zedong believed that the current situation was extremely serious and they could not remain passive. The decision they make now will impact the survival of the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek told the students at the military academy that they should withdraw from the Communist Party in two days and be treated equally in the future. >>read more
Episode 23: Mao Zedong taught at the Peasant Movement Training Institute.
In June 1926, the villagers shouted and went to watch the opera. The content of the opera was about organizing peasant self-defense forces. It was specially designed by Mao Zedong. He found someone to teach Wang Shoudao and others Cantonese so that all the farmers could understand the opera. While they were singing, some people came and started a fight with them, criticizing the content of their performance. >>read more
Episode 24: Mao Zedong had a third child.
Yang Kaihui told Mao Zedong that another remarkable woman had emerged in the Mao family. Mao Zedong took the paper from Yang Kaihui's hand and read it. The war had claimed many lives in Hunan and Hubei, and Jiang Jieshi had already sent a telegram from Guangzhou, inviting them to move the capital to Wuhan. >>read more
Episode 25: Mao Zedong started the Agricultural Movement Conference.
Mao Zedong wanted to mobilize the central farmers to reclaim their land. Jiang Xianyun took Mao Zedong to see the condition of the military district. He saw that there were many injured soldiers in the military district, and they were severely lacking in supplies. Zhang Jingjiang told Jiang Jieshi that he had guns in his hands but was afraid of lacking authority. >>read more
Episode 26: Mao Zedong's articles are not recognized.
Mao Zedong and Qu Qiubai came to the riverside, and Qu Qiubai felt that the days of meeting Mao Zedong were few and brief. They were either parting or on the way to parting. Mao Zedong told Qu Qiubai that he was going back to Hunan to see whether the peasant movement had gone too far or was doing well. He wanted to return to the countryside and find the answers himself. >>read more
Episode 27: Jiang Jieshi completely betrayed.
Jiang Jieshi has established Nanjing as the capital of the Nationalist government, which will undoubtedly cause distress in the Wuhan region. Song Qingling understands that Jiang Jieshi is completely going against Sun Yat-sen's wishes, and the reactionary forces have already begun plotting the assassination of the Communist Party. >>read more
Episode 28: Mao Zedong raised the issue of the peasants during the Fifth Plenum.
Jiang Jieshi was going to meet Song Meiling's sister, Song Qingling, in two days, and he was very happy. A woman disguised herself as a beggar to give money to Mao Zedong. Chen Duxiu told them that Jiang Jieshi was massacring their comrades.They were planning to kill Li Dazhao, but Mao Zedong and Chen Duxiu were shocked to hear that their plan had failed. Wang Jingwei's wife asked him if he wasn't going to punish Jiang Jieshi, how could he even handle Nanjing. >>read more
Episode 29: Rebellions have started in various places.
Li Da Zhao waited in the prison cell for someone to tell him that his time had come. He slowly stood up with heavy footsteps and started walking out. Chen Du Xiu found Wang Jing Wei and told him that the rebel army was less than fifty meters away from Wuhan. Wang Jing Wei told him that distant water cannot put out a nearby fire. Chen Du Xiu told him that the Communist Party also had soldiers. >>read more
Episode 30: The Kuomintang has started to deal with the Communist Party.
Wang Jingwei told He Yingqin that he would definitely inherit Sun Yat-sen's will and confront Jiang Jieshi until the end. He Yingqin told him that the Communist Party is ultimately an outsider, and if he aligns himself with them, those who oppose him in the future might not be Xia Doyin and Xu Kexiang anymore. >>read more
Episode 31: Mao Zedong carried out armed revolution in Hunan.
Wang Jingwei's wife told him that if Chiang Kai-shek wanted to win him over to fight against the Communist Party, it was not completely out of the question. Zhou Enlai told Chen Duxiu that Wang Jingwei's intentions were already well-known, but Chen Duxiu insisted on his own path, believing that they should have confidence in dealing with them. >>read more
Ending 32: Mao Zedong continued to explore revolution.
Chen Duxiu walked alone by the lake, feeling that he should figure out where the light truly lies. Wang Jingwei's subordinates came to inform him that they had already taken action. Song Qingling told Wang Jingwei that he and Chiang Kai-shek had betrayed the great revolution that Sun Yat-sen had placed high hopes upon. >>read more
