On October 25, 1936, on both sides of the Yangtze River covered by clouds, the autumn wind was rustling, the drizzle was drizzling, and the weather was surprisingly cold. Yang Yongtai was invited by the Japanese Consulate in Hankou to attend the banquet. He was sent here by Jiang Ruiyuan to discuss diplomatic relations with Japanese peace-oriented politicians.

Before leaving, he was about to put on the bulletproof vest that he never left when he went out. The concubine found it. Unexpectedly, she shook it away, and with a scream, two rats jumped out of the bulletproof vest. Yang Yongtai felt disgusted. He waved his hand and said disgustingly, forget it, it would be better if he didn't wear it."

Seeing this, the concubine hurriedly advised him tactfully, as if there were signs of unluckyness, so she simply stopped going.

Yang Yongtai, who had always known the way of learning fate, thought of the prophecy on the streets of Hankou: Yang Zi is a political person for me, and he will never be able to do anything forever.

Suddenly he felt aback, but after hesitating for a while, he decided to go to the banquet. Yang Yongtai was originally a well-educated man with the style of a national scholar, so he refused to ignore such worries.

Although he has faded out of the core power circle on the surface, anyone is just Jiang Ruiyuan's expedient approach and cannot be truly done.

And now Yang Yongtai is not a white man, but has served as the head of the Hubei Provincial Government. He is loyal to his duties and has just attended a banquet held by the consulate of the Japanese Consulate in Hankou. Under the escort of 8 bodyguards in black uniforms and four provincial government guards in yellow uniforms, he is preparing to rush back to the Wuchang Provincial Government from the special ferry terminal of the Jianghanguan Provincial Government.

But at this moment, a tall policeman on duty trotted and raised his hand to Xiang Zhi, the director of the Hankou Police Bureau who was walking in front of Yang Yongtai to report to the commander. Someone asked me to kill Yang Yongtai, a traitor, to death!"

Such a grand assassination declaration made several of Yang Yongtai's accompanying guards fall into a brief daze.

"You said" the guard captain Xiang Zhi had not responded yet. The disguised policeman had quickly taken out his two guns and pointed them at Yang Yongtai behind Xiang Zhi, raising his gun and firing continuously.

Yang Yongtai, caught off guard, was shot and fell to the ground because of a close-range pistol shot.

At this time, Yang Yongtai's wife was so scared that she was stunned, and the guards accompanying her were at a loss. On the riverside, people on the dock ran around and the scene was in chaos.

"Catch the assassin! Don't let the assassin run away!" Xiang Zhi, who reacted, immediately shouted loudly, and as he looked at the deep Yang Yongtai lying in a pool of blood, his heart was as if he fell into an ice cave.

He was the guard arranged by Jiang Ruiyuan personally for Yang Yongtai. Even if he died, Yang Yongtai could not cause any damage. Now that the situation has worsened, he was completely disappointed. He could only catch this assassin and could even reduce the guilt slightly.

The gunshots immediately broke out on the dock. Hankou police, Yang Yongtai's accompanying bodyguards, and provincial government guards quickly chased the escaped assassin.

"Bow!" "Bow!" There were two more guns, and the muffled sound of bullets embedded in the slap came from the front, and blood could be scattered. One of the assassins was injured. The pursuit personnel behind increased their pace of pursuit, and it was necessary to capture the assassin.

But the assassin ran into an abandoned old box office beside the dock, where two accomplices who were receiving the assassin were ambushed inside, and the two sides immediately shot at each other again.

After a while, I could no longer hear the gunshots of the assassins fighting back. Xiang Zhi estimated that the assassins either had bullets or had been killed, so he gritted his teeth and called the police to encircle them and catch them alive!"

Then he went up with a gun in person. This was a good opportunity to make meritorious service. Even if it was dangerous, he had to rush forward.

Xiang Zhi rushed up and saw that a young assassin was beaten to death, and the other two were seriously injured in the leg. At the same time, Yang Yongtai, who was carried to the Han Hospital, died after failed rescue efforts.

Jiang Ruiyuan was in charge of Jinling. He was extremely angry after hearing the report that Yang Yongtai was shot and ordered Dai Li, director of the Military Affairs Bureau, to immediately solve the case.

Before Yang Yongtai was appointed chairman of the Hubei Provincial Government, he was the secretary-general of Jiang Ruiyuan's camp in Wuchang. He was an important adviser during the reunification of China by Jiang Ruiyuan and was praised by Jiang Ruiyuan as the "Water Dragon" of the times.

This time, Yang Yongtai secretly contacted the Japanese consul in Han Dynasty in accordance with Chiang Kai-shek's will, but he was shot and killed by someone as a traitor.

Among the two assassins captured by "Fighting in the Nest", one of them died of serious gunshot wounds and could not withstand torture. The assassin who claimed to be Chen Xiechao confessed that the conscript behind the scenes was Liu Luyin, who had just retired from the position of Propaganda Minister of the Party Central Committee two years ago.

Liu Luyin is a general under the Party’s elder Hu Hanmin. Hu Hanmin and Jiang Ruiyuan have always been incompatible and have repeatedly instigated personnel from real power warlords in various places to fight against Jiang. Jiang Ruiyuan was furious at this time, and did not care much after receiving the report and immediately instructed Dai Li to secretly arrest Liu Luyin.

The spies sent by Shen Zui quickly found out that Liu Luyin married a concubine named Huakuo, who usually lives in the French Concession. The spies searched for two or three hours and found the car Liu Luyin was riding in the Yangtze Hotel. Liu Luyin and Huakuo were caught in Wuhan.

Liu Luyin couldn't stand the torture. The spy wanted him to say it, so he said it.

In the evening, Yang Yongtai was waiting for a boat at the special ferry terminal of the Jianghanguan Provincial Government in Hankou. He was shot four times in a row by an assassin and was shot and killed.

The next morning, newspapers everywhere were publishing this matter. With Yang Yongtai's sensitive identity and power status, he suddenly suffered such a sudden disaster, which was shocking.

Before his death, Yang Yongtai tried his best to say such intriguing words, I must have today. I have already dedicated it to the country. Is there anything I can hate? It’s a pity that my ambition has not been realized, but the disaster of the country is growing."

The news that Yang Yongtai was assassinated triggered a riot in the party and government circles, which shocked Jiang Ruiyuan. He urgently called the Hubei Provincial Government to manage public funerals and burials, and ordered the military and police to pursue the murderers and punish them severely according to law.

Since he followed Yu Jiang Ruiyuan to Wuhan to participate in the fourth "encirclement and suppression" of the Henan-Hubei-Anhui border region in 1932, he specifically explained the theory of "restoring the country first" and proposed that "restoring the country must be "three parts military and seven parts politics", which was appreciated by Jiang Ruiyuan.

Until now he was assassinated, he was the number one hero who helped Kang Ruiyuan ascend to the throne of supreme power.

After losing his confidant counselor, Jiang Ruiyuan also cried sadly and began to silently recall the past.

In the spring of 1928, the Northern Expedition won. On the political stage of China, except for Zhang Zuolin entrenched in the three eastern provinces and the Hualian occupying Guangdong and Guangxi, warlords of other factions had been completely defeated by the Northern Expedition Army.

However, Feng Yuxiang, Bai Chongxi, Li Jishen, and Yan Xishan, who were respectful, had long been trying to seize power and did not buy Jiang Ruiyuan's orders at all. For this reason, Jiang Ruiyuan was very worried.

At this time, Jiang Ruiyuan's ally, Huang Fu, then the head of diplomatic affairs, recommended Yang Yongtai, calling him a genius in the country and a genius of the country. If he was allowed to enter the curtain, he would definitely have a brilliant plan to stabilize the country.

At Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, Yang Yongtai met Jiang Ruiyuan under Huang Hui's leadership. He looked at Yang Yongtai, and a faint disappointment flashed through his heart. Although Yang's temperament was gentle, the takeaway looked quite vulgar and upset.

However, after sitting down, Yang Yongtai's words made Jiang Ruiyuan look at him with admiration. Yang Yongtai cut into Jiang Ruiyuan's thoughts straight to the point. The Northern Expedition had been victorious. The Prime Minister had passed away for three years, and the obstacles had been eradicated. Forgive Yang, someone bluntly said that although the commander-in-chief shouldered extraordinary responsibilities, he encountered a very difficult situation."

"Oh." Jiang Ruiyuan, who heard the old things, raised his eyebrows, immediately shone with his eyes and asked, "What's this?"

Yang Yongtai said calmly that the Commander-in-Chief was extremely meritorious and well-known to everyone. However, even if you look at the world, the heroes compete for their strengths, you may not be able to submit to him for a while. The Commander-in-Chief is the student of the Prime Minister first. Before his death, the Prime Minister entrusts state affairs to the Commander-in-Chief. Why not go to the Biyun Temple in Xiangshan to pay tribute to the Prime Minister in front of the spirit to sacrifice the spirit to achieve the goal of overwhelming the heroes?”

"Okay, OK" Jiang Ruiyuan couldn't help but nodded frequently when he heard this.

On July 6, 1928, Jiang Ruiyuan adopted Yang Yongtai's suggestion and led Bai Chongxi, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan and others to the front of Sun Yixianling, Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, to hold a ceremony for sacrifice. Jiang Ruiyuan made a full show during the ceremony. He stroked the coffin and cried, and tears were like a spring, which made others cry frequently.

In this way, Jiang Ruiyuan regarded himself as the commander who "victory in the Northern Expedition" and "the great cause of unification was completed" through the spirit sacrifice ceremony, and was above others.

The "Sacrifice and Crying Coffin" plan carefully designed for Jiang Ruiyuan pushed him to the highest position of the only heir behind Sun Yixian. Jiang Ruiyuan used this occasion to strengthen his position as the leader of the central party, government and military.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Yongtai presented Jiang Ruiyuan with his second trick to "slash the vassals and refusal to win the vassals", which was essentially to reduce the vassals with all their might and had no gratitude to be refused. This plan was the most thoughtful thing for Jiang Ruiyuan and it also took effect quickly.

What Jiang Ruiyuan feared most was the rapid expansion of local forces in the same camp, including Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, Li Jishen.

Yang Yongtai told him at that time that in the prosperous period of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, the people lived and worked in peace. By the time of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the "Anshi Rebellion" occurred, mainly due to the separatist rule of the vassal states. During the reign of Emperor Shunzong of Tang, Wang Shuwen and Liu Zongyuan offered advice to the emperor to "cut the vassal states". Shunzong also saw this, but could no longer be cut. In the end, the Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the vassal states.

Although the world is about to be settled, all sects, especially military forces, still dominate one side. The major forces include Yan Xishan in Shanxi, Feng Yuxiang in Henan, Li Jishen in Two Lakes, Liu's uncle and nephew in Sichuan, and Li Wansheng in Guangdong. If the flags change in the northeast, there is Zhang Hanqing.

At this time, Yang Yongtai suggested that Jiang Ruiyuan should transfer all these people to the central government to serve as officials, so that they can be separated from their nests, and at the same time, abolish local political branches and strengthen the centralization system. This is called "leaving the nest to destroy the nest", which is the first step.

The second step is to unify the entire ** team and dismiss the capital on which all powerful factions rely for survival and activities, so that the country will be stable.

"Your idea is good. But it's not good to me, I will bring it up. Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan will definitely object."

"What's the difficulty?" Yang Yongtai no longer had his initial concerns and said, "This matter should be raised by Finance Minister Song Ziwen, because he can make the excuse of the country's financial and material resources being tight and needs to be disarmament. He will propose a plan to request the government to disarmament, so that it will be more convincing."

Jiang Ruiyuan suddenly realized and said excitedly, and asked Ziwen to raise it, but it was not convenient for others to object."

Yang Yongtai took the opportunity to suggest to Jiang Ruiyuan that if he wanted to capture all the party and military power, he needed another power to get out of power, because this was a top-notch strategy of retreating to advancing.

As the current situation changed, Jiang Ruiyuan finally adopted these strategies and announced his first step in stepping down. However, his attachment to the wand of power made him unable to let go, and Gu Pan seemed worried about gains and losses while nostalgic.

At that time, Yang Yongtai was specially encouraged to the Commander-in-Chief. As you said, do not slacke in the completion of Yixian's unfinished career, and there is no way to slack off. Feng, Yan and Li were like fish swimming under a cauldron, and they could defeat each one. In the early Qing Dynasty, it would be like cutting the "Three Feudals" and cutting them back, and not cutting them back. In specific strategies, Yongtai still insisted on using military means to solve the Fourth Army, economic means to solve the Second Army, Feng Yuxiang's Second Army, political means to solve the Third Army, and diplomatic means to solve the Northeast Army. At present, no one in the party can replace the special status of the Commander-in-Chief."

Speaking of this, Yang Yongtai almost asserted in a decisive tone that resignation and reinstatement are just a trick, and the most urgent task is to disarmament and reduce the vassal states."

Jiang Ruiyuan thought it was so.

After the war between the Alliance of China into Hunan, the subsequent war between the Central Plains, and the change of flags from Zhang Hanqing in Northeast China, Yang Yongtai's "reducing the vassal states and refusing grace" strategy for Jiang Ruiyuan finally achieved a comprehensive victory, which made him ascend to the highest power as he wished.

After the game of fighting for the Central Plains, Jiang Ruiyuan turned his attention to the red bases under the leadership of the Red Gate, which was armed and separatist. He personally took charge of Nanchang and carried out large-scale military encirclement and suppression of the central Red Army bases in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian.

Yang Yongtai, who has already served as Jiang Ruiyuan's chief of staff, also participated in the military as the chief think tank.

The Nanchang Base Camp established by Jiang Ruiyuan is a centralized command organization that is like a top-level command, taking charge of the power of the Party, government and military. Every day, documents collected from all parties are piled up, and various documents are filled with documents.

Seeing this, Yang Yongtai, like the foreman of the Qing Dynasty Military Affairs Office, first read various communications, summarized the key points in 10 to 100 words, and then formulated three plans above the upper, middle and lower to the official documents for Jiang Ruiyuan to choose. This not only reduced Jiang Ruiyuan's burden, but also provided many military and political plans, which greatly satisfied the other party.

The hard work has brought rewards. In 1932, Yang Yongtai was appointed as the secretary-general of the Nanchang Camp by Jiang Ruiyuan. He was one person and one person above ten thousand people, and was very popular for a while.

At that time, all the important military, political and cultural information of the Party had to be reviewed by Yang Yongtai first, and then he was transferred to Jiang Ruiyuan as the "second setter". Even some military and political experts came to Nanchang to meet the commander-in-chief, but they had to be decided by Yang Yongtai.

When Jiang Ruiyuan "encircled and suppressed" the Red Army in various Soviet areas, he often took his anger at his subordinates because of the smallest results. The minor ones were punished and the serious ones were shot. Yang Yongtai often persuaded Jiang Ruiyuan, and sometimes he secretly deducted some "warrants" sentenced to death, and then saved them after Jiang Ruiyuan's anger faded.

Despite this, many victims still suspected that Yang Yongtai was instigating Jiang Ruiyuan, so they hated him even more.

Yang Yongtai was unaware of his verbal argument. He would rather be wronged than let Jiang Ruiyuan's dignity be damaged. He can be said to have fulfilled his duties as a minister. Sometimes, in order to defend Yang Yongtai, his secretary Chen Fang had to show Jiang Ruiyuan's "warrant" to the officers to show the truth.

After Yang Yongtai learned about it, he told Chen seriously that he would let them hate me. It has nothing to do with China without Yang, but he cannot be without a chairman. He is the leader of the country and his prestige cannot be damaged. Being the chief of staff means working hard for the superiors, and not being able to make contributions will make a claim to himself, and being a mistake will shirke the blame."

Jiang Ruiyuan knew Yang Yongtai's loyalty very well. But he did not want to arouse dissatisfaction from many other confidants because of Yang Yongtai. Therefore, when the Nanchang Party, Government and Military Joint Office was established, Jiang Ruiyuan hinted to Yang Yongtai and asked him to resign from the position of secretary-general.

Yang Yongtai was unaware of the situation and openly stated that he could not leave the chairman's side at this time. Jiang Ruiyuan had no choice but to let him continue to stay.

When the news came back to Guangzhou, Hualian was also shocked. He felt sorry for Yang Yongtai's death, but was happy. Once this person was eliminated, the army would lose its brain. Ordinary things could be used to help each other, but if there was an opportunity to make a big deal, it would inevitably lead to losses.

But Jiang Ruiyuan's mistake is a good thing to do with Hualian, so there is no need to worry about it.

However, this trend cannot last long. Assassination is not the right way, and it is inevitable that people will feel sad about the death of a rabbit and the fox. They may have political disagreements. If they blindly resort to assassination and other means, it will be too despicable and will cause panic and unnecessary casualties.

Even the party that started with assassination has become much more restrained within the country and will not use this method to the people on the table.

Not only was the government paying attention to the background of the assassination, but Zhong Yang also asked Zhou Hua to investigate thoroughly. Soon after, the truth gradually emerged.

Various internal assassinations within the party have become a habit. After Wang Zhaoming was assassinated, on December 24, 1935, Tang Youren, deputy director of the Jinling Government's Foreign Minister, was assassinated outside the back door of his residence.

Now, the "soul" of the Department of Political Science and Technology, Hubei Provincial Chairman Yang Yongtai was assassinated at the Jianghan Pass Wharf of Hankou. These were two assassinations that shocked the country and abroad at this time. There was no consensus on who organized these two assassinations. Although Wang Zhaoming was assassinated, he was lucky enough to die, so he could not compare with these two assassinations.

Since the open and secret struggle between the Department of Political Science and the Department of CPC has attracted the attention of the world, it is generally rumored that the Department of CPC is responsible for it. In fact, these two successful assassinations have nothing to do with the Department of CPC, but are the work of a small group with a short existence and a secret action, "Chinese Youth Anti-Japanese Wildness Elimination Group".

As the investigation of the underground intelligence personnel deepened, many similar black underground organizations with fanatical beliefs derived from the Party and the State education system have continued to appear in front of Zhong Yang.
Chapter completed!