Regarding Feng Yong's speculation, Tang Jiyao still agrees. Although he is the biggest beneficiary of this matter, he is also the most doubted person, and if he is pushed by someone with a heart, he is definitely the best scapegoat. It is based on this idea that Tang Jiyao is ready to strike first.

He quickly summoned Lei Biao, the commander of the First Division, and all the officers above the company level in the First Division. Inform the investigation of this matter, although Tang Jiyao has no real evidence, but he doesn't need evidence now, he just needs to tell the officer that this matter is the hand of Brother Pao and those big families.

Sure enough, the officers blew up as soon as they heard it. They all asked Tang Jiyao to send troops to clarify the Pao Brother Association and these families to avenge Governor Cai Yi.

"Lei Biao, you must be quick in this operation, I have informed the counties to stabilize the people's hearts. Brother Pao will be deeply entrenched in the southwest, and don't leak the news until you start an action. Tang Jiyao said in a deep voice.

"Rest assured, Lieutenant Governor. With our first division here, there will be chaos in the southwest. Lei Biao said confidently. The level of firepower and equipment of the First Division was higher than that of the entire New Army before, and after returning to the southwest, a group of new recruits were added to the First Division, so that the size of the First Division was restored to 30,000 people, and weapons and ammunition were distributed. Tang Jiyao's order undoubtedly gave them the opportunity to train their troops.

"Vice-Governor, is he alright, General?" Lei Biao asked.

"No one can tell, although the assassin's bullet did not hit the heart, it did penetrate the chest, causing some damage to the lobes of the lungs, and the hemorrhage caused a very weak body. The general's health is not very good, this time it is a big disaster! Tang Jiyao sighed and said.

"It's all our people who are too comfortable. The safety of the general was neglected. Lieutenant Governor, why don't I send a wing to the Governor's Mansion to protect the security of the Governor's Palace? Lei Biao said.

"No need, there are guards in the Governor's Palace, and the assassination of the Governor this time must have made them more vigilant, and the Governor has left the southwest, even if anyone wants to do it, they will target me. You don't have to worry about my safety. Tang Jiyao said.

"Yes!" Lei Biao nodded.

After sending off the generals of the New Army, the government personnel who General Tang Jiyao was working in the Governor's Mansion were also gathered. Discuss the issue of stability in the southwest. Tang Jiyao didn't know how many of the government officials were from the Pao Brothers' Association and how many were from big families, but he had to show up to stabilize the current situation and buy time for the upcoming counterattack.

As the largest underground force in the southwest, after the Xinhai Revolution, the Pao Gehui has turned from dark to light, as the so-called tree big move, they have gained huge power at the same time, but also lost their secrecy, many Pao Ge Hall entrances are placed in the open, these have been recorded in the Governor's Palace. This time, Tang Jiyao wanted to clean up these robe brothers at one time, arrest the robe brother congregation, and then clean up the big families with industries in Sichuan. Then concentrate on cleaning up the rebellion in other provinces.

Liu Yunfeng is the main person in the government. Liu Yunfeng was Cai Yi's old subordinate, who once held the post of chief of staff when the New Army was established, but later after the establishment of the Southwest Governor's Palace, he transferred to the government and presided over the work of the government. It has great prestige in the government of the Southwest. Now that the southwest is about to come in a storm, he naturally has a lot of feelings in his identity, which makes him even more nervous.

"Vice-Governor, is there any concern about the Governor?" Liu Yunfeng asked.

"It's still investigating, what you have to do now is to concentrate on stabilizing the situation in the southwest, and you must not cause a big mess in the absence of the governor." Tang Jiyao said in a deep voice. Because he couldn't be sure whether there were any spies in the government, Tang Jiyao simply chose to hide everyone.

"Lieutenant Governor, there are some rumors among the people." Liu Yunfeng thought for a while and said.

"Rumors?" Tang Jiyao's face sank. Sure enough, it still came.

"Let's talk about it!"

"Yes! There are three rumors, first, this matter is the work of the lieutenant governor, because the governor was assassinated, and the lieutenant governor is the biggest beneficiary, and there are enough reasons to do it. Moreover, the Vice-Governor has been operating in the Southwest for many years, and has presided over the Southwest Governor's Mansion for a long time, so he is fully capable of achieving all this. Liu Yunfeng said in a low voice. Then he looked at Cai Ye with burning eyes, wanting to see the clue from Tang Jiyao's face. However, Tang Jiyao had no other additional expressions except for his gloomy face.

"What else?" Tang Jiyao opened his mouth, not angry, as if he had already expected this rumor.

"The second rumor is that the assassin who assassinated the governor was a dead soldier secretly cultivated by the Pao Brothers, so he was able to approach Cai Ye so easily, and his identity was silent." Liu Yunfeng said.

Tang Jiyao nodded, the first news should have come from someone from the Pao Brothers' Association. The second piece of news is likely to come from the Northeast, which can be regarded as a way to muddy the waters, after all, one more rumor makes the rumor less credible.

"What about the third?" Tang Jiyao asked.

"The third article states that the Assassins were sent by the Northeast, and that the Northeast used a means to control the Southwest. Because without the governor, the combat effectiveness of the new army in the southwest was half gone, and it was no longer able to resist the army in the northeast. Liu Yunfeng said.

"What do you think? Although I, Tang Jiyao, am not a hero, I still disdain to use such indiscriminate methods. And now that the Governor has had an accident, I have gained the most on the surface, but I am also the object of the most suspicion. This is not worth the loss, and you also know that when the governor was there, the southwest government was not basically presided over by me Tang Jiyao. Killing the Governor will do me no good. Like you said, without the governor, half of the southwest's combat power is gone, and if I make a profit, how can I resist the attack from the northeast? Tang Jiyao said with a clear conscience. Although Cai Ye did not discuss the future of the southwest and northeast with Liu Yunfeng and others, everyone can generally guess Cai Ye's attitude towards the northeast from Cai Yi's actions. Moreover, the new army in the southwest fought in conjunction with the Northeast Army, and the staggering amount of weapons and equipment brought back by the first division, all of which showed that the northeast and southwest seemed to have reached an agreement. It is even possible that the southwest will be merged into the northeast. If the southwest really decides to merge into the northeast, then there is no need for the northeast to meddle in the southwest's affairs now.

"Lieutenant Governor, you misunderstood. I will say it in public because I believe that you, the Lieutenant Governor, have nothing to do with this matter. Now that the eyes of the whole country are focused on our southwest, I can't be so indifferent. Liu Yunfeng said. Now that Cai Ye is not dead, there is still room for redemption.

"The Governor's affairs, the government does not have to meddle for the time being. The only thing you have to do now is to stabilize the situation everywhere, and we can't let the southwest go into chaos while the Governor is away. Tang Jiyao said loudly.

Everyone nodded helplessly, after all, Tang Jiyao is the deputy governor, and the current governor's mansion should be his final say. Of course, it's not that no one doubts Tang Jiyao, it's just that Tang Jiyao has a lot of authority in the government, and many people don't dare to raise it even if they doubt it at this time. After all, the first division of the New Army is stationed in Chengdu now, and the predecessor of the first division is the Dian Army established by Tang Jiyao. If this matter is really related to Tang Jiyao, then Tang Jiyao, who stayed in the First Division before, may have completely controlled the troops, and with the combat effectiveness of the First Division in the southwest now, there is no force that can be fought against in the entire Sichuan Province.

Tang Jiyao's actions were not unpleasant, but he still underestimated the intelligence ability of the Pao Ge Guild in Chengdu, and by the time the New Army soldiers smashed open the halls of the Pao Ge Guild in various places in Chengdu, except for some small minions, those senior cadres at the hall master level had already fled. When he got the news, Tang Jiyao knew that it was not good. Immediately order the troops to blockade Chengdu, and then let the troops of the big family of surveillance go into action. In this operation, the elder brother met the plane early and successfully escaped. But those big families whose ancestral properties are in Sichuan can't escape. Soon the descendants of these families were locked up. The whole of Sichuan Province was in turmoil because of the actions of the Governor's Palace.

On the same day, in Chongqing, the Southwest Business Alliance, an organization headed by the Pao Gehui and gathering fifteen big families in the southwest, was officially announced. He also telegraphed the whole country to declare Tang Jiyao in the southwest a reactionary regime. and exposed Tang Jiyao's rule of shooting the governor to seize power and reactionary surrender. At the same time, the newly established Southwest Business League accused Tang Jiyao of being the murderer of General Cai Yi, and for a while, the people of other provinces who did not know the situation were filled with righteous indignation. Tang Jiyao's reputation has become extremely bad under the hype of the Southwest Business Alliance. Even local governments in Sichuan are panicking. After all, what the Southwest Business Alliance said was well-founded, but the rebuttal of the Governor's Mansion pale in comparison.

Northeast Marshal's Mansion.

"I didn't expect these people to move so fast!" Feng Yong said a little depressed.

"Young Marshal, the secret assassin has just sent a request for a report, the whole province of Guizhou Province, the first part of Yunnan Province and the first part of Sichuan Province have been controlled in the hands of the newly established Southwest Business Alliance. The strength of the new army in the hands of the Southwest Business Alliance has reached 100,000 on the surface, which has exceeded the number of new troops mastered by Tang Jiyao. Moreover, the Southwest Business Alliance promoted Liu Xianshi, the general of Guizhou, as the commander of the new army, with Yuan Zuming as the general, and the army was reorganized for war, and the war in the southwest was about to break out. Li Yang said worriedly. In just two days, the situation in the southwest has eroded to such a state, which is really shocking.

"It's fast! It seems that I still underestimated the determination of these people in the Pao Brothers. Feng Yong sighed and said. To be honest, his estimate of the Southwestern form is somewhat one-sided. I did not expect that the southwest would turn into a situation of all-out confrontation by force so quickly.

"Young marshal, what should we do?" Li Yang asked.

"You go and publish a telegram to support Tang Jiyao's rebellion in the southwest." Feng Yong thought for a while and said. Now that the Northeast has finally truceed war with Japan, there are many ruins waiting to be built within the control area, and the rapid expansion of the Northeast before has produced many problems, and if it is not digested in a short period of time, I am afraid that there will be big problems. Compared with the current south-south southwest, consolidating the existing dominance is the most important thing for the northeast.

(To be continued)