Episode 31 recap: 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.
Mao Zedong told them that there was only one task in Hunan, which was to mobilize the armed forces of workers and peasants. Mao Zedong's teacher, Xu Teli, came to find him and told Mao Zedong not to call him "teacher" anymore. From now on, he should call him "comrade," a true comrade. He officially joined the Party last month, and they were now true comrades. Mao Zedong wondered how he managed to come at a time when everyone was hunting down communists.
Xu Teli told him that he had seen the current situation clearly. He knew that there was a beacon that would never be extinguished, and that beacon was their Communist Party. Their Communist Party truly served the people and had a sincere commitment to the welfare of the nation and the world. Xu Teli said that from now on, Mao Zedong would be his teacher, and he would follow Mao Zedong faithfully.
Mao Zedong excitedly shook Xu Teli's hand, delighted that he could stand together with his teacher. Luo Yi, Zhou Enlai, and Chen Duxiu held a meeting, and they knew that Wang Jingwei's involvement in the Wuhan incident was just a show, a pretense. Zhou Enlai asked Chen Duxiu to send out this encrypted message. However, Chen Duxiu believed that he had just agreed to Wang Jingwei's request for mediation, so he couldn't act rashly now.
Zhou Enlai, on the other hand, believed that more people should be sent to Hunan to assist Mao Zedong's revolution. Luo Yi felt that Zhou Enlai's plan for rebellion was not yet mature. Zhou Enlai became angry, as Luo Yi had already made countless modifications to the plan. How many more times did he need to revise it to be satisfied?
Luo Yi warned Zhou Enlai about his attitude, which only made Zhou Enlai angrier. Wang Jingwei's wife, Chen Bijun, stormed into his office, and Wang Jingwei quickly asked her why she hadn't attended the gathering. Chen Bijun told him that she was annoyed by the gossiping of those officials' wives, and Wang Jingwei asked if she had heard something again.
Chen Bijun told him that she had no objections if Chiang Kai-shek wanted to win him over to fight against the Communist Party, but she would never agree if Wang Jingwei surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek. She believed that Chiang Kai-shek was a nobody, while Wang Jingwei was the true successor to the prime minister.
Wang Jingwei told her that Zhang Zuolin and the Communist Party were not their biggest enemies; it was the second Chiang Kai-shek. Chen Duxiu looked at the encrypted message in front of him and told Zhou Enlai that they couldn't proceed to this step yet. Zhou Enlai told him that Wang Jingwei's intentions were already well-known, but Chen Duxiu urged him not to jump to conclusions and to believe in the possibility of mediation.
Mao Zedong and his comrades knew that Wang Jingwei's offer of mediation was just a pretense. He told his comrades that they had to wait for the right moment to turn this false mediation into a real opportunity for them. Mao Zedong arrived in Hengshan and met with Jumeizi. He told Jumeizi that while she was engaged in revolution, she must also protect herself. Jumeizi asked about Yang Kaihui, mentioning that Yang Kaihui used to cut her hair, and she didn't like the scar on her forehead being visible.
Now she didn't mind anymore, realizing that women could also participate in the revolution. Mao Zedong smiled with satisfaction, feeling that Jumeizi had grown up. Mao Zedong gathered the Communists underground in Hunan and told them that they must unite and use their pens and guns to carry out the revolution. They had to confront the counterrevolutionary forces with the armed forces of the revolution. Their crucial task now was to arm the workers and peasants.
Mao Zedong instructed Xia Minghan to work on arming the workers and peasants in Anyuan. He arranged comrades to different places to start arming the workers and peasants and initiate uprisings. Mao Zedong told them that there was no savior in the world, and they had to rely on their own strength. Qu Qiubai and Zhou Enlai both advised Chen Duxiu that the situation could change at any moment and urged him to make a decision quickly.
After much contemplation, Chen Duxiu told the two of them to bring Mao Zedong back. Mao Zedong sat alone in the pouring rain, feeling deeply disappointed and sad. It turned out that the central leadership urgently recalled Mao Zedong and asked him to return, but the workers and peasants movement in Hunan had just begun and still needed Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong said at the meeting that they couldn't do without their own strength. He proposed going to the mountains or joining the army to ensure their armed power; otherwise, they would be at the mercy of others, subject to their attacks and killings. Chen Duxiu disagreed, feeling that Mao Zedong was too arrogant.
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