Lao Yuan already knew at this time that the Sichuan-Yunnan battle was very fierce, and he had just ascended the presidential throne, and it was very beneficial for him to immediately stop the war to establish his own image, and Lao Yuan also knew that the strength of Sichuan-Yunnan was relatively strong, the Sichuan army was deeper, the Yunnan army was stronger, and the two sides were basically evenly matched, so the tendency of his own president was still very important.

As soon as I Yuan someone makes a move in the provinces far away in the southwest border, I have to listen to my orders, do you dare not listen, after Qiao Yu received a telegram from Lao Yuan, he also immediately telegraphed to agree to the president's order, but asked the Dian army to withdraw from Sichuan, and at the same time depose Tang Jiyao and replace him with Yang Xincheng, the democratically elected governor, and govern Guizhou by the Guizhou people.

Cai Ye crossed the Yangtze River, and the pursuit of the Dian army rounded together, the southern Sichuan several county occupied all the county, but the people in these counties have been evacuated most of the people, although the Dian army occupied some territory, but did not get any benefits, but because of the two sides of the war killed and wounded many elite divisions, also lost the ability to continue fighting, so Cai Ye also telegraphed to agree to Yuan Shikai's proposal, but insisted that Tang Jiyao be the governor of Guizhou.

At this time, the war in Guizhou has also ended, the Yunnan-Guizhou coalition army took advantage of the night to attack the Sichuan army's position several times and was blocked by the Sichuan army, and with Cai Yi attacking Syria and occupying southern Sichuan, the Sichuan army and the Yunnan army across the river were opposed, Xiuwen's Sichuan army also took the initiative to retreat and returned to Zunyi, Tang Jiyao also had to deter Liu Xianshi at this time, so he did not catch up, the battle of Sichuan and Yunnan was preliminarily over, and he had to wait for the final results.

"In ancient times, there were two peaches that killed three soldiers, and now a Guizhou has also tied these two tigers together, congratulations to Gong Bao!" Yang Shiqi said with a smile.

"Xingcheng, what do you think I should do next?"

"Gong Bao, after this battle, it seems that Cai Yi is stronger, and the Yunnan army is far away from the frontier, unlike Sichuan, it can still be taken care of, and if you are not careful, it will be a big trouble in the future!"

"Xingcheng is right, but Qiao Yu also has to restrict it, I am ready to appoint Tang Jiyao as the governor of Guizhou, and Zhang Bailin as the guard of Qianxi Town!"

When Yang Shiqi heard this, he immediately slapped his palms and laughed: "Gong Bao is really scheming, and Tang Jiyao was made the governor because Cai Yi had the upper hand in this battle, but since Tang Jiyao sat as the governor, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have ambitions, this seed of division has been planted, and Zhang Bailin was arranged to guard Qianxi, so that Qiao Yu and Cai Yi have a reason to continue to pinch, what a clever plan!" ”

"Xiang Cheng must have a follow-up action, right?" Yang Du suddenly interjected, Yuan Shikai was slightly stunned, of course he still has the next step, cutting the feudal domain is the established policy of Lao Yuan, of course, it will not make the Yunnan system swell for no reason!

"What did the Lady teach me?"

"President, the situation in the southwest is very delicate, I can't be sure, but I also ask Xiang Cheng not to despise Qiao Yu, if you suppress Cai Ye too much and let Qiao Yu run up, it will not be good, in my opinion, Qiao Yu's threat is even greater."

Yang Shiqi smiled slightly: "It's too much to worry about, Qiao Yu is good at internal affairs and is good at calculation, but don't forget that he is just a prince, if he competes with political means Gong Bao occupies the position of righteousness in the central government, he can completely eliminate his influence little by little, but Cai Ye should not be restricted, and he can rebel against the central government at any time with the strength of the Dian army and geographical advantages." ”

Yuan Shikai also bowed slightly, it seems that he also agrees with this point of view, how many years has the old Yuan Huanhai been up and down, compared to Qiao Yu, a hairy child, he is much older, can he still be afraid of him, Yang Du has a trace of uneasiness in his heart, he has been to Sichuan, and Yang Du has always been unable to see through the depth of Qiao Yu, a young man, and was shocked in his heart to list him as the number one threat, but he can't convince Lao Yuan with intuition alone.

"Huizi, your worries are also reasonable, Kawabe doesn't seem to be calm, give this place to Qiao Yu completely, use this to tie his hands and feet, no matter good or bad, there is a way to deal with him!"

As soon as Lao Yuan's words came out, the two strategists immediately understood Lao Yuan's strategy, this first big stick still has to hit Cai Yi, and the problem of Sichuan is to dig a big hole for Qiao Yu, do a good job of promotion, transfer him from the Sichuan nest, if he can't do it well, he will be demoted on the spot, and take the position of Sichuan governor, how can Lao Yuan not suffer a loss, and the two strategists also deeply feel that Lao Yuan is unparalleled in calculation.

Soon, Lao Yuan gave advice on how to deal with the conflict in the southwest, first severely reprimanded Qiao Yu and Cai Yi for their behavior of going to war privately, and then appointed Tang Jiyao as the governor of Guizhou to restore order in Guizhou as soon as possible, and at the same time appointed Zhang Bailin as the envoy of Qianxi Town, responsible for public security in northwest Guizhou, Yang Xincheng was transferred to Yanjing by Lao Yuan, and the Dian army withdrew from Sichuan as soon as possible to end the state of war.

As soon as Lao Yuan's telegram came out, Qiao Yu, Cai Yi, Tang Jiyao and others telegraphed one after another to express their obedience, and the war in Sichuan and Yunnan was completely over, but Guizhou was divided, about three-quarters of the territory was under the control of Tang Jiyao, and Zhang Bailin only occupied a quarter, and he had to rely on the support of the Sichuan army to maintain the situation.

In the eyes of outsiders, Yunnan took a big advantage in the southwest war, and expanded the power of another province too much, bringing Guizhou into control, but Qiao Yu knew that his plan before the war had basically been achieved, and the Liupanshui region had been included in his sphere of influence, and the increasingly powerful Yunnan system would probably be taken care of by Lao Yuan.

Yuan Shikai easily ended the Southwest War, to a certain extent, it was also a demonstration to the princes of the world, the old Yuan was subdued by the world, commanding the heroes, for this effect Lao Yuan is also very satisfied, his main energy is still to be put on the organization of the cabinet, Tang Shaoyi was appointed by the old Yuan as the prime minister of the cabinet.

In fact, Lao Yuan intended to let Tao Chengzhang become the prime minister, but Tao Chengzhang refused, although he supported Lao Yuan's unification of the military and government, but what kind of character Lao Yuan is, Tao Chengzhang also knows very well that if he enters the cabinet like this, he is afraid that he will always be held hostage by Lao Yuan, so Tao Chengzhang is fully preparing for the construction of the unified party, ready to win in one fell swoop in the parliamentary election, and then he will be able to become the prime minister logically, and with the parliament as the backing, he can also be able to balance Lao Yuan with confidence.

After all, Tao Chengzhang and Yuan Shikai are still two people, Lao Yuan had no choice but to appoint Tang Shaoyi, and he formed a cabinet, after Qiao Yu ended the battle of Sichuan and Yunnan, on the one hand, he made every effort to restore the Syrian Mansion and other war-stricken places such as southern Sichuan, and on the other hand, he strengthened his support for Zhang Bailin, so that he could gain a foothold in Qianxi.

After dealing with these things, Qiao Yu returned to Chengdu, and another major event also reached the stage where he had to deal with it, that is, the problem of the Sichuan-Han Railway, Qiao Yu arrested Pu Dianjun, Luo Lun and others for three months, and the newspapers in Sichuan also spread the news of the Sichuan-Han Railway from time to time, in fact, this is also Qiao Yu's intention, he was also worried that the problem of the Sichuan-Han Railway Company would affect the morale of the people, so he slowly released some specious news, lest the people not accept it all at once, but now the Manchu Dynasty has been completely finished, It's time to give an explanation to the people.

After Qiao Yu returned to Chengdu, he immediately held a public trial of Pu Dianjun and other major shareholders, and made their embezzlement of shares of the Sichuan-Han Railway Company public, and a large number of detailed evidence irrefutably drove Pu Dianjun and others into the abyss, and the Sichuan-Han Railway Company still had a deficit of four million that was difficult to make up, Qiao Yu announced that it would be borne by the political axe, and at the same time, the Sichuan Investment Bank would come forward to re-establish the Sichuan Railway Company, responsible for the financing and construction of the Sichuan-Han Railway!