In the second half of 1926, Chen was ordered to leave Beijing to work in the south China. From April 27 to May 11, 1927, the 5th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Wuhan, he attended the meeting and was elected a member of the Central Committee. He was made deputy director of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. At the August 7th Meeting of the Communist Party of China, he seriously criticized his father Chen Duxiu's right opportunistic mistakes. Later, he was appointed director of the Organization Department of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee.