After Cai Ye entered Kunming, he was not in a hurry to investigate the drug matter, in fact, there is no need to investigate, everything is obvious, everyone is clear, the only question is whether Tang Jiyao can be taken, whether the southwest will break out because of this, Cai Ye first began to discuss with the gentry of Kunming, and asked about the development of Yunnan.

Yunnan is a stomach of bitter water, Tang Jiyao in order to maintain the Yunnan army, had to scavenge the land, do everything, the people of Yunnan just dare to be angry and dare not speak, especially after the outbreak of the First World War, Sichuan is developing rapidly, the distance between Yunnan and Sichuan is the closest, Yucheng Xufu is not far from Yunnan, these people see Sichuan told the development, factories appear one by one, the road is better and better, even foreigners go to Sichuan to purchase materials, a lot of real money flows into Sichuan, Today's Sichuan businessmen speak a lot louder, as the so-called wealth is abundant.

Yunnan businessmen clearly feel this huge gap, although the conditions in Sichuan are better, but Yunnan is now making the people miserable, and it is not as good as the previous Qing Dynasty, so it is naturally to blame Tang Jiyao's problems.

After a few days of hard work, Cai Ye figured out the attitude of Yunnan, and saw that the time was ripe to fall down the Tang Dynasty, and decisively informed the Yunnan Assembly of Tang Jiyao's crimes, and at the same time, several senior officers of the Yunnan army also made a difficulty, Tang Jiyao was stunned, Cai Yi still cared about the old feelings, and did not kill Tang Jiyao, but allowed him to go to Hong Kong for refuge alone.

drove away Tang Jiyao, all walks of life in Yunnan recommended Cai Ye to take over as the governor of Yunnan, when Yuan Shikai was undecided, Cai Yi's teacher Liang Qichao began to actively exercise in Yanjing, assuring Lao Yuan that Cai Ye would be loyal to Yuan Shikai, and after getting Liang Qichao's assurance, Lao Yuan agreed to take over as the governor of Yunnan by Cai Yi.

In this way, Yunnan has achieved a smooth transition of power, although there are still some Tang Jiyao's cronies are not convinced, but as soon as Cai Yi took office, he relied on Sichuan's loan to send all the arrears of military salaries, this time it is all real money, there is no cloud and soil, and immediately took the Yunnan military heart, it is easy to do things if you have money, at this time the army is still mostly eating food as soldiers, who gives money to whom to sell their lives, and there is nothing wrong with being loyal to Cai Ye, the old governor.

After Cai Yi succeeded to office, he reached six business and trade cooperation agreements with Sichuan, introduced Sichuan funds to develop Yunnan's resources, accelerated the progress of building the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, and opened up the Zhaotong area for the trade of Sichuan merchants.

The changes in the southwest did not have much impact on Yanjing, Yang Du has been busy with the affairs of the Preparatory Security Council these days, and seeing that the officials everywhere have expressed their support for Junxian, Yang Du has also begun to be triumphant.

On this day, when the Preparatory Security Committee was in session, Yan Fu suddenly put forward his opinion: "Mr. Huizi, now the Preparatory Security Association seems to be prosperous, but it is also full of problems, Duan Qirui, the middle of the Beiyang veteran, has made it clear that he opposes the imperial system, and another veteran, Feng Guozhang, has also advised the president many times not to be the emperor, Cai Ye and Qiao Yu in the southwest have nothing to say, these two have heavy troops, especially if Qiao Yu is in trouble, I am afraid that it will be a big disaster!" ”

Yan Fu himself is a scholar, he is not very keen on Junxian's affairs, but he is forced to make up a number of them, which can be carried out with the activities of the Preparatory Security Association, Yan Fu instinctively smells a kind of ominous atmosphere, whether it is Beiyang, or local officials, no one who really has the final say really supports Junxian, even the Beiyang generals are extremely opposed, and what really shouts to Lao Yuan is a group of villains who tend to be inflammatory, political speculators, these people have no other use except for coaxing.

Without the consent of the powerful faction, this drama of the monarch will become a farce, in addition to the local powerful faction, even the attitude of the great powers is very ambiguous, only the book expressed support for Yuan Shikai, Europe and the United States have nothing to say, which also casts a shadow on Yan Fu.

"Mr. Yan, you are too worried, you can calculate how many local officials support us, and how many senior central officials support us, the number is at least more than ninety percent, what can that little person do, I think the biggest enemy now is Liang Shiyi, what kind of petition group he established, organized coachmen, farmers, workers, and even a female petition group, it is clear that he wants to snatch credit from us, it is tolerable, which is unbearable, Liang Shiyi is not worthy of picking peaches!" Li Xiehe also spoke at this time, he didn't have Yan Fu's sense of crisis, he focused his attention on another organization, that is, the petition group.

"What Brother Li said is not wrong, Mr. Huizi is planning in every possible way for the president, and it should be the choice of the prime minister in the future, and we are also a six-part scholar, not only do we have to be officials, but also our wives and sons, this glory and wealth must not be robbed by Liang Shiyi!" This time it was Liu Shipei who spoke.

The imperial system has not yet succeeded, these people have begun to fight for power, looking at the chaotic venue, Yang Du also had a trace of doubt in his heart, whether these profit-hungry people can help Yuan Shikai govern the world.

Yanjing City is a lively scene, the whole country is also stirred up by this tide of persuasion, people with heads and faces in various places have sent telegrams, the wave of persuasion is higher and higher, but Sichuan has no movement at this time, and does not express any opinions, as if they do not know about this at all.

Han Yong, Zhu Qinglan, Wu Tong, Jiang Baili, Shi Yi, Wang Huai, Liu Yunhong, Su Ding, Li Tie, Deng Xihou, Yang Sen, Liu Cunhou, Wang Zhanxu, including Qiao Zhen, Liu Xiang, and others who rushed back from Tibetan Province were all on the spot.

Qiao Yu personally presided over the meeting, Qiao Yu majestically swept over the people present, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the trend of persuasion is becoming more and more popular, although Lao Yuan did not nod on his face, but I think it is just a desire to capture the old and indulge, President Yuan is about to become Emperor Yuan, we in Sichuan must have a coping attitude in the future, you can speak freely, this is an opportunity for Sichuan, it depends on how we take advantage of it!" ”

After Qiao Yu finished speaking, Su Ding continued to speak, "As the marshal said, Yuan Shikai's claim to be emperor has become inevitable, this is perverse, foolish dreams, not only the people of the world will not agree, even the generals of Beiyang will not agree, I think this drama of the emperor is just a farce, we in Sichuan should show a resolute attitude against Yuan Shikai to be the emperor, and at the same time be ready to fight, as long as Yuan Shikai dares to be the emperor, the 100,000 Sichuan army will go out of Sichuan to fight and fight for the republican system!" ”

Su Ding's words to some extent said Qiao Yu's thoughts, that is, Sichuan would definitely oppose Yuan Shikai as emperor, but Qiao Yu would not jump out recklessly to be this up-and-coming bird.

"Marshal, I don't think this is an opportunity for the Sichuan army to make a big move, we must be clear about the strength of Sichuan, and we must also know what Sichuan can do, and it is useless to covet what to recreate the false name of the republic, but to figure out what we want to achieve!" Liu Xiang spoke at this time, and after the exercise in Tibet, Liu Xiang was obviously more capable and his mind was clearer.

Qiao Yu nodded slightly, "Fu Cheng, can you tell me how far Sichuan can go this time?" ”

"Yes! Dashuai, I agree with the judgment of Master Su, Yuan Shikai is the emperor is asking for his own death, and the Beiyang will abandon this leader, but Beiyang also occupies a huge territory and has a strong heritage, and we rashly go out of Sichuan, which will make Beiyang feel in crisis, thinking that we are competing with them for the world, which will inevitably promote their union, and once the war drags on for a long time, it will affect the industrial development of Sichuan, and the gains outweigh the losses, so I suggest that the marshal set his sights on the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, as long as Yuan Shikai ascends the throne, The world will be in turmoil, and when the time comes, the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou will be in their hands, and they will be able to dominate the southwest, and they can seize the world when they advance, and they can protect themselves when they retreat! ”

After Liu Xiang finished speaking, Qiao Yu slapped his face, "Fu Cheng said very well, as a Chinese [***] person, I don't want Yuan Shikai to destroy the hard-won republican system, but since we are powerless to reverse it, we can only try to use this opportunity to seek greater interests, as long as the power in our hands is strong enough to change the face of China!" ”

Qiao Yu made a final decision, these senior officers present are also ambitious figures, who doesn't want to take a step higher, there is the best opportunity in front of them, Wu Tong also interjected on the side, "Everyone, I want to tell you a good news, the Sichuan Arsenal has been able to produce one hundred and twenty mm cannons, as well as one hundred and fifty-five mm howitzers, and the production line we imported from the United States has been able to produce trucks, which can be used to tow cannons, and the heavy artillery units of the Sichuan army will soon be able to equip the troops on a large scale, In addition to the increase in artillery strength, our air force has expanded to 100 aircraft, capable of bombing and reconnaissance missions, with these powerful weapons as a backing, the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army will increase exponentially! ”

The rapid development of the military industry has given the Sichuan army enough confidence, even in the face of any army in China, the Sichuan army has the certainty of hard work.

Qiao Yu said: "Now that the five main divisions of the Sichuan Army have been choreographed, Wang Huai, Shi Yi, Su Ding, Wang Zan Xu, and Liu Xiang are the commanders of the five divisions, Liu Yunhong is the commander of the cavalry division, and Yang Sen takes over as the commander of the mountain brigade. ”

The Sichuan army secretly prepared for the war, and also began to plan in other aspects, Qiao Yu sent Li Zongru to represent himself, went north directly, and expressed his support for Yuan Shikai's attitude of supporting his accession to the throne, Qiao Yu is now afraid that Yuan Shikai will wake up and give up the idea of ascending the throne, but Qiao Yu's worry is obviously unnecessary, Yuan Shikai is now looking at a newspaper, with a happy smile on his face!