Episode 12 recap: 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.
Mao Zedong sat back down again. Ye Chusong then read out recent fighting incidents, but there was no mention of any action taken against the ringleader, Shen Dequan. Dai Ji Tao asked Mao Zedong if he was satisfied with the handling of this matter. Mao Zedong believed that Shen Dequan, as the leader, violated the will of the central authority and disrupted the cooperation between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang. He suggested sending a confidential telegram to request the expulsion of the individuals involved in crossing party lines and forcing signatures, which led to the tragic incident of the physical altercation.
Currently, only the person who engaged in the physical altercation has been dealt with, and the instigator has not been punished. Is this fair? Ye Chusong said that Mao Zedong should not bring personal emotions into the matter. Mao Zedong told him that he was not representing himself personally but seeking justice for the person who was assaulted. Dai Ji Tao said he didn't know about the confidential telegram from Shen Dequan, but he currently had a confidential telegram accusing Ye Chusong of sheltering and condoning wrongdoing.
Mao Zedong admitted that he wrote the telegram, and Ye Chusong's protection of Shen Dequan and others amounted to turning a blind eye to these charges. Ye Chusong called for a vote to expel Mao Zedong from the party. Mao Zedong told him there was no need for that. From today, he would resign from his position in Shanghai. Dai Ji Tao urged him not to act impulsively. If he insisted on resigning, he could, but he should continue working as a secretary. After all, he still needed to support his family.
After hearing this, Mao Zedong angrily left, while Ye Chusong and others revealed satisfied expressions. Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) came to ask Sun Yat-sen how to handle the military supplies from Haverstock. Sun Yat-sen asked him if he still needed to be taught how to handle it himself.
Chen Duxiu addressed his comrades, saying that their party had officially existed for three years. The number of their party members had increased several-fold from the initial fifty-plus. Moreover, their recently established military school had achieved remarkable results. He told his comrades that whether it was their own work or cooperation with the Kuomintang, the results were very good.
Chen Duxiu believed that although some of their people worked in the Kuomintang, they must not forget that they were first and foremost members of the Communist Party.
Some things shouldn't be said by oneself but are rashly brought up in Guangzhou. Now he doesn't explicitly point out who it is, but it should serve as a lesson for the future. Mao Zedong knew that Chen Duxiu was referring to him, but he didn't say anything.
After the farewell, Chen Duxiu stopped Mao Zedong. He knew that Mao Zedong had been wronged, but in their current situation, he couldn't always vent his anger for Mao Zedong. Chen Duxiu told Mao Zedong that a real man should be able to bend and stretch. Mao Zedong told him that he wasn't feeling wronged.
Yang Kaihui accompanied Mao Zedong to see the doctor, who advised him to take good rest. Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) held a meeting with the personnel of the military academy. He questioned the purpose of maintaining an army without utilizing it and ordered the Whampoa Military Academy students to immediately launch an expedition to suppress the business associations.
Yang Kaihui suggested taking a family photo, and Mao Zedong agreed to her request. However, during the photoshoot, Mao Zedong left and only Yang Kaihui and their child remained. Zhou Enlai met with Jiang Jieshi, who asked if Zhou Enlai was accustomed to living in Guangzhou. Zhou Enlai told him that he was used to drifting around and had no problems with it. Jiang Jieshi heard that Zhou Enlai had also been to Japan. Zhou Enlai said that he had been to Japan, and it was through various experiences there that he developed the determination to devote himself to the revolution.
Mao Zedong gave a lot of his rice to Yang Kaihui, and she was worried that it wasn't enough. However, Mao Zedong assured her that they would eat together. He told Yang Kaihui that they hadn't received any salary for several months, and the family's expenses had to rely on her. Mao Zedong felt that having Yang Kaihui accompany him was causing her to go hungry, but Yang Kaihui believed that the family's livelihood shouldn't solely depend on him.
She asked Mao Zedong to interact more with Ye Chusong because they needed salaries to sustain their lives. Mao Zedong told her that it wasn't just him but all the Communist Party members working in the Kuomintang who faced the same treatment.
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