▁White ▁T error , ▁Ren ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee , ▁while ▁retain ing ▁his ▁secret ariat ▁in ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Youth ▁League . ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First - Un ited ▁Front ▁Ren ▁s ided ▁with ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁against ▁Chen ▁D ux iu ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁initi ating ▁a ▁pe asant - based ▁revolution ▁in ▁China . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Ren ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gain ▁temporary ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Polit b uro . ▁ ▁First ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 1 9 2 7 - 1 9 3 6 ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Ren ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁war l ord ▁in ▁Nan ling ▁County , ▁An hui ▁Province ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁meeting ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Youth ▁League . ▁Although ▁Ren ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁his ▁son ▁caught ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁died . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁C CP ▁Central ▁Committee ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁propag anda ▁in ▁the ▁Ji ang xi ▁Soviet . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁temporary ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Ji ang xi ▁Soviet , ▁task ed ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁Today ▁News , ▁Education ▁Week ▁and ▁Shang hai ▁Daily . ▁He ▁was ▁det ained ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁when ▁att ending ▁a