Episode 28 recap: 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.
Wang Jingwei told her that Nanjing couldn't be taken and that Zhang Zuolin had interfered. His wife told him that although Jiang Jieshi was despicable, it wasn't his responsibility to stand up for the Communist Party. Jiang Xianyun was very saddened by Zhang Guotao's lack of trust in her and the death of Li Zixin.
Mao Zedong, Xia Minghan, and Jiang Xianyun went boating together. He told the two of them that he was going to join the battlefield. Xia Minghan felt that he didn't need to prove his innocence that way. He told Xia Minghan that he didn't want to be as patient as Mao Zedong and that he could only be himself when he wore military attire.
Upon hearing this, Xia Minghan told Mao Zedong his own thoughts. He had long wanted to abandon his pen and join the military. He wanted to pick up a real gun on the battlefield to fight for his country. Xia Minghan gave a red bead to his wife, Jia Jun, along with a letter.
Jia Jun felt that he was acting strangely today. Xia Minghan told her that they would be spending less time together in the future and that if she missed him, she could look at these things as if she were seeing him. Xia Minghan regretted not giving a gift to Li Zixin, who had already passed away.
Xia Minghan felt fortunate that he could at least give a gift to Zheng Jiajun. Mao Zedong woke up in the middle of the night thinking about Mao Zemin. Yang Kaihui told him not to worry, Mao Zemin would be fine. When Mao Zemin was about to leave, he realized that the printing factory's machinery had not arrived, so he decided to go and get it himself.
The situation was urgent, with people everywhere trying to catch and kill communists. However, Mao Zemin couldn't let the country's property fall into the hands of others. Jiang Jieshi was preparing to meet Song Meiling in Zhenjiang in two days, and he was very happy. Yang Kaihui looked at Mao Zedong discussing plans with enthusiasm recently and Mao Zedong told her that the Fifth Plenum was about to convene, and regardless of Chen Duxiu's attempts to stop it, he would definitely bring it up.
While the two were talking, Mao Anqing and Mao Anying shouted for Mao Zedong, telling him that their uncle had returned. Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui happily ran out and saw Mao Zetan and Zhou Wennan.
They were worried about Mao Zemin when suddenly someone knocked on the door. Mao Zetan went to see who it was for safety reasons. When the door opened, he saw Qian Xijun disguised as a beggar. Mao Zetan was about to send her away, but Mao Zemin stopped him.
Mao Zetan took a closer look and realized that the two beggars were Mao Zemin and Qian Xijun. The two of them gobbled up a bowl of noodles. Mao Zemin handed over the money he had earned over the years to Mao Zedong, which deeply moved him.
Mao Zedong felt that the two of them would rather dress as beggars than use a single penny from the organization. Mao Zemin told him that he didn't have any special abilities, but as long as the organization trusted him, he would be happy. Mao Zedong looked at Mao Zemin, deeply moved and happy. He felt that Mao Zemin had already become a true revolutionary.
Mao Zedong told Chen Duxiu that without mobilizing the peasants, they wouldn't have significant power. However, Chen Duxiu still didn't allow him to bring up this proposal for discussion at the Fifth Plenum. Mao Zedong believed that at this moment, they couldn't rely on Wang Jingwei, but on the countless peasants.
He told Chen Duxiu that compromise wouldn't bring dignity. Chen Duxiu slammed the table and told him that it wasn't his turn to teach him. Qu Qiubai and Cai Hesen agreed with Mao Zedong's words. They planned to print these ideas into booklets and distribute them to more people.
The Fifth Plenum was convened, and Mao Zedong's articles were widely recognized. They believed that the future of the Chinese revolution was the main topic of this assembly. Chen Duxiu asked Qu Qiubai what the meaning of distributing these booklets was and urged him to speak his mind directly.
Qu Qiubai told everyone that the future of the revolution was already clear, but some people were burying their heads in the sand pretending not to see it. There were two possibilities for the future of the Chinese revolution: either the bourgeoisie would seize leadership, and the peasants would continue to suffer, or the proletariat would achieve victory, and the revolution would succeed. Ren Bishi also agreed with his viewpoint, and Chen Duxiu asked him to speak up in front of him.
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