Northwest Years 西北岁月 Episode 2

Under the leadership of Wu Tingjun, Xi Zhongxun and other students of the Third Normal School actively participated in the patriotic movement. Traffic officer Qin Mulan came to convey the instructions of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee: Because the progressive teachers and students of Weibei Middle School expelled the reactionary principal Yang Shaonong some time ago, the provincial Party Committee asked them to A widespread student movement was launched to support the actions of teachers and students in Weibei and rekindle the flames of revolution.

That night, Wu Tingjun led everyone to publish and post slogans separately under the cover of darkness. Sure enough, early the next morning, the director of training, Wei Hai, took advantage of this incident to attack the progressive students. He questioned and warned the students in public. Xi Zhongxun couldn't stand his way of wronging a good person, so he spoke out. Others saw this and agreed, so Wei Hai couldn't take advantage and could only leave in anger. .

However, Wei Hai holds a list in his hand, which is a threat to the entire Third Division party organization and active youth. Xi Zhongxun, Song Wenmei and others feel that this enemy should be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Song Wenmei proposed to explode or set fire, but Wu Tingjun and Xi Zhongxun did not agree. Since Wei Hai was nearby, they had to stop talking.

Later, teachers from the same school drank Wei Hai's rice porridge and had diarrhea all afternoon. They suspected that Wei Hai had offended the students. Wei Hai made a big fuss out of the "Badou Incident" and threatened to launch a political struggle. He even invited Miyuan Deputy County Magistrate Liu Minqi to the school. It was precisely because of Liu Minqi's support that Wei Hai directly read out the names on the list, which led to the arrest of all nine patriotic students including Xi Zhongxun.

Liu Minqi personally interrogated Xi Zhongxun, trying to get clues about the Communists from him. During the period, he used threats and inducements, both soft and hard, but Xi Zhongxun insisted that he had no knowledge. At this time, Xi Zongde came over after hearing the news, hoping to see his son, but was beaten seriously. Seeing this scene, Xi Zhongxun was heartbroken, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to let go. Liu Minqi was so angry that there was nothing he could do.

In the Sanyuan County Detention Center, Xi Zhongxun saw the bruised Wu Tingjun and learned that he was arrested when he went to notify Cheng Jianwen of his transfer. Fortunately, both Cheng Jianwen and Song Wenmei had escaped. Wu Tingjun reminded Xi Zhongxun to be prepared to fight in prison for a long time. Xi Zhongxun was not afraid at all and was willing to unite the students for Wu Tingjun.

In this way, Wu Tingjun relied on Xi Zhongxun and said that his superiors had instructed them to establish a prison party organization and leave future actions to Xi Zhongxun to lead. Xi Zhongxun was extremely happy when he heard this and resolutely obeyed the organizational arrangements. Since the enemy currently has no conclusive evidence, Wu Tingjun decided to use this to fight for rights and interests. Everyone went on a collective hunger strike to demand improved conditions, read and study. As long as they read the newspaper, they could understand the situation outside and better fight the enemy.

On the other side, the third uncle Xi Zongren came to visit his elder brother Xi Zongde. Seeing that he was seriously injured and the situation became more and more serious, he tried to find a way to seek treatment from a doctor first. Chai Caihua was worried about her son's safety and hoped to rescue Xi Zhongxun, but Xi Zongren had no choice because Liu Minqi, the deputy county magistrate, was not a good person at all, and it would cost a lot of money to rescue him.

Soon, Xi Zhongxun called everyone together to fight against the enemy and responded with a hunger strike. Wu Tingjun saw that Xi Zhongxun had been working hard for the party, was fearless in the face of any coercion and inducement, and had withstood the most severe test, so he decided to serve as his introducer to join the party and let him officially become a communist. On the other hand, Liu Minqi was worried that the students' hunger strike would cause death. After listening to the suggestions of his subordinates, he immediately drafted a report to make it clear to the superiors and tried to find a way to shirk his responsibility.

In May 1928, Tang Shu summoned Liu Zhidan, Xie Zichang, Wang Taiji and others for a meeting. Everyone had different views on the Yu Weihua uprising instructions and expressed their opinions. Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, Tang Shu quickly stopped it and asked Liu Zhidan to express his opinion. Liu Zhidan believed that the uprising was a necessary step. No matter whether the time was ripe or not, only the sound of gunfire from the uprising could let the people of the country see their attitude. , firmly believe that the revolution will eventually succeed.

Not long after, Xi Zhongxun and other arrested students were sent to the Xi'an Military Tribunal. Their long-term hunger strike resulted in a very poor mental state. At this moment, everyone saw some people in military uniforms in the cell next door. After questioning, they found out that they were all from the insurrectionary troops. Some of them remained silent and iron-blooded good men even though they were tortured by the reactionaries.