Episode 32 recap: 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.
Mao Zedong believed that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and Qu Qiubai agreed with him. Chen Duxiu, exhausted, returned home and silently lay on his bed, bursting into tears. Borodin sensed the urgency of the situation and believed that the Communist Party should hold an emergency meeting. According to the decision to reorganize the central leadership, Chen Duxiu was suspended, and Zhou Enlai, Zhang Guotao, and three others were appointed as temporary members of the Central Executive Committee.
Chen Duxiu left on his own and arrived at the lakeside. As he walked, he recalled his time at Peking University Library when Mao Zedong asked him what the true salvation of the country was. Chen Duxiu told him that he and Deheheng believed that they had grasped the truth, which is subjective. He believed that everyone could find their own truth. Mao Zedong asked him how to seek the truth.
Mao Zedong found Chen Duxiu by the lake, and the two of them discussed the revolutionary situation in China today, which was a significant challenge. Mao Zedong told him that he and his comrades were all seeking this truth and would not give up, even if they faced difficulties. Chen Duxiu believed that Mao Zedong was truly deserving of the nickname "Thirteen Son" and that he was the toughest among them.
Now it seems that people like Mao Zedong are needed to lead them in the search for enlightenment. Chen Duxiu was invited to go to Moscow to discuss the issue of the Chinese revolution, but he felt that there was no need to discuss China's problems in Moscow and that he must stay in China. Mao Zedong told him that no matter where he was, Li Dazhao and he were the founders of the Chinese revolution.
Chen Duxiu told him that their generation's time had passed, and now it was up to Mao Zedong and his comrades. Chen Duxiu earnestly advised Mao Zedong to tread the path ahead carefully. Mao Zedong believed that Chen Duxiu would continue to contemplate the Chinese revolution. Chen Duxiu told him, of course, he was still a party member. Chen Duxiu said that he really liked the poem "Changsha" written by Mao Zedong, which questioned the fate of the vast land. Mao Zedong suggested that Chen Duxiu walk forward together with him, but Chen Duxiu told him that he was tired and would not accompany him any further.
Mao Zedong walked forward on his own, and Chen Duxiu watched his departing figure with great satisfaction. Wang Jingwei held a meeting for the members of the Kuomintang, where he proposed a vote on the issue of splitting with the Communists. Everyone agreed to this proposal. Song Qingling advised Wang Jingwei not to claim to be a student of Sun Yat-sen anymore, and Wang Jingwei believed that everything he had done was for the greater good.
Song Qingling stated that she and Chiang Kai-shek had betrayed Sun Yat-sen's aspirations, and this was the result of their considerations for the greater good. It was truly disheartening. Wang Jingwei initiated the Anti-Communist War, officially severing the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communists. In July 1927, Song Qingling issued the "Declaration of Protest Against the Violation of Sun Yat-sen's Revolutionary Principles and Policies."
She sternly denounced the betrayal of the revolution by Wang Jingwei and others, openly breaking ties with the traitors. Song Qingling began preparing to go to Moscow. She knew that Sun Yat-sen had always wanted to visit the Soviet Union, so she would go in his place.
Chiang Kai-shek had great affection for Song Meiling. Song Meiling asked him why he believed she would marry him, was it because he held military power? Chiang Kai-shek asked her why she refused to dance with him if she didn't want to marry him. Song Meiling told him it was because she and her sisters had made a bet that he would stand up and dance.
Yang Kaihui helped Mao Zedong pack his belongings, and her mother asked why Mao Zedong was leaving again just after returning. Yang Kaihui reassured her mother that everything was fine, as he had settled in Anyuan and was coming to pick her and their child up. Yang Kaihui tearfully packed Mao Zedong's things, finding it difficult to part with him.
Mao Anying also asked when Mao Zedong would return. Mao Zedong told Anying and Anqing that he would be back when it was time to harvest the rice. Anying asked if he was going to harvest the rice, and Anqing told Anying that their father, Mao Zedong, was going for the revolution. Mao Zedong then asked Anqing if he knew what the revolution was, and Anqing answered that it was to let good people live a good life.
From then on, Mao Zedong embarked on a new journey of exploration and pioneering in the revolution. Little did he know that this separation would also become a permanent farewell to Yang Kaihui. (The End)
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