Nguyen Ai Ai was still only a patriotic young man in his thirties, far from the comrade and brother with sparse beards in later generations, and now in Paris just in time for the peace conference, US President Wilson ran to Europe with idealism, with his 14-point peace principle to try to establish a new international order, the most incendiary for the colonies is the so-called principle of national self-determination.

As the only president in the history of the United States with a doctorate in philosophy, Wilson has absolutely no knowledge, but when it comes to the consciousness of a politician, he is somewhat lacking, he vigorously advocates the principle of national self-determination, the original Austro-Hungarian Empire, all the nations in the Ottoman Empire can determine their own future, one nation and one country, to establish a nation-state of reading, and at the same time to require the great powers to treat the people of the vast colonies equally.

There is no doubt that according to Wilson's method, the colonies of the world will read all the power in an instant, not to mention that Britain and France will not agree, even whether the United States can pass it is unknown, after all, the United States is also a country of immigrants, if some ethnic groups stand up and say that we read the power out of the United States according to the principle of national self-determination, can the United States agree?

Not only the United States, but also China, which has dozens of nationalities, would not collapse in an instant if it were to follow the standards of one nation and one country, so Wilson's idea can only be a beautiful dream, of course, as one of the most important countries, the President of the United States put forward this principle is a great encouragement to all the colonial people.

Nguyen Ai Patriot contacted some Vietnamese revolutionaries to write to the Paris Peace Conference, asking for the status of reading power in Vietnam, and the reply was only two words: play!

China has made such a great contribution to the Entente, and it has not completely become a colony, and it is difficult to regain power with its huge population and strength, and it is simply wishful thinking for a big colony to have such a sweet dream!

Ruan Aiguo and others finally saw the cruelty of reality, at this time the news of the Russian Revolution also spread throughout Europe, Ruan Aiguo and others decided to follow Russia's example of using violence to achieve the reading power of the country and the nation, but Russia is still too far away, Vietnam is backed by a huge China, so they are ready to get some help from China, and at this time Gu Weijun and others also attended the peace conference in Paris, and immediately got in touch and got Gu Weijun's help, and they came to China on a Chinese ship transporting laborers.

Originally, Ruan Aiguo hoped to get the support of Sun Wen's family, but when he arrived in China, he learned that Sun Wen had been sentenced to life imprisonment, and it was the young warlord Qiao Yu who controlled the southwest and Liangguang regions.

After Qiao Yu learned about the past, he smiled slightly, asked them to sit down, and poured fragrant tea for them, Ruan Aiguo was also the first time to see this kind of person with great power, and he looked a little scared.

Qiao Yu was the first to speak: "I understand your desire for national reading, and I am also very disappointed in the Paris Peace Conference. Although it has not yet reached the last moment, I can say for sure that it is difficult for China to take back its sovereignty from this peace conference, all the colonists are the same thing, don't expect them to be rewarded, if you want to read, you have to rely on blood to fight, only when the colonists are killed in fear and retreat, the enslaved people can stand up! ”

After Ruan Aiguo heard Qiao Yu's words, he was very excited, his face was flushed, Huo Ran stood up, and said loudly: "Mr. Patrol Envoy, your words are very reasonable, I am preparing to build Vietnam's own army this time, carry out a violent revolution like Russia, expel all colonial forces from Vietnam, and strive for the reading power of the country and the nation, but Vietnam is a small country, and there is no strength to achieve this, we urgently need the support of China, I hope that Mr. Patrol can support our just struggle, The Vietnamese people will always be grateful for China's kindness! ”

Kindness? Qiao Yu can't afford the kindness of Vietnam, as for whether there is a country like Vietnam in the future, Qiao Yu waved his hand slightly, and asked the excited revolutionary to sit down first, Ruan Aiguo also found that he had already stood up due to his emotion, and it was very impolite, so he had to sit down in a sneer.

"I understand your feelings, but the current situation in China is not able to directly send troops to help you, after all, we have too many problems of our own, and they all need to be solved urgently!"

"Mr. Patrol Envoy, we don't need China to send troops directly, as long as we can provide us with some weapons and equipment, and then provide us with some officers, we can recruit patriotic youths and train our own army as an armed force to liberate Vietnam and expel the colonizers!"

"Well, I am very pleased to see that you are full of confidence, China and Vietnam are both deeply oppressed by the Ming Dynasty, I understand the feelings of the Vietnamese side, I can choose a piece in the mountains of Guangxi, set up a secret base, for you to train the army, all the instructors and weapons are from China, but our funds are also very difficult, we can't help you train the army in vain, I think so, let's make an agreement, wait until you recover Vietnam, cede the area of 20 kilometers along the coast of the Beibu Gulf to China, all the way to Haiphong PortIn addition, the control of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway will be handed over to China, so that it will be able to compensate for China's military investment, do you think this is appropriate? ”

Ruan Aiguo's eyes suddenly widened, and a trace of anger flashed, although the time was very short, but it could not deceive Qiao Yu's keen eyes, Ruan Aiguo was silent for a while and said: "Mr. Patrol Envoy, China has helped us, we will return the money, we will definitely not be able to sell any national territory, China is very big, Vietnam is very small, without these territories, Vietnam will not be able to survive, please forgive me!" ”

Qiao Yu said this just to test him, Qiao Yu didn't want such a little territory, Qiao Yu wanted to put the whole of Vietnam in his pocket, Ruan Aiguo's reaction made Qiao Yu see through these Vietnamese, they definitely belong to the white-eyed wolves that can't be raised, no matter how much benefit they have, it's useless, in turn, they may bite you, like a beast.

"Mr. Nguyen, it seems that I have misunderstood, I have no plan to annex Vietnamese territory, but there are a large number of overseas Chinese in Vietnam, and they are also suffering unfair treatment, I hope to be able to demarcate a piece of territory after studying in Vietnam, preferably bordering China, as a living area for overseas Chinese, just for the safety of these overseas Chinese!"

"Mr. Patrol Envoy, don't worry, we will definitely treat all overseas Chinese well, there is no need to separate at all, the Chinese develop Vietnam like us, and they should also enjoy all kinds of rights, you don't have to worry at all, there is no need to artificially isolate us, we are brothers, China is the big brother!"

Qiao Yu has been in the political arena for a few years, and he has long stopped taking this kind of empty check seriously, Ruan Aiguo, who doesn't have much experience in struggle, actually wants to fool Qiao Yu, it is definitely a miscalculation, but Qiao Yu didn't expose him, but said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then I can rest assured, I will help you arrange a training base now, you expand the organization as soon as possible and recruit personnel!" After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he took out another check, filled in the amount, signed his name, and sent it to Ruan Aiguo.

Qiao Yu has always been generous, and this time is no exception, he directly gave him 500,000 yuan of activity funds, which can definitely be regarded as a huge amount of money, especially Ruan Aiguo and others have no reputation, and no strength, just a few hairy young men, but Qiao Yu was able to come up with so much money, and promised to help them train the army, it was too unexpected, and it also made them very excited, and they hurried to act after taking the money.

After sending Ruan Aiguo away, Qiao Yu found Wang Tianhe, who would definitely anger Britain and France on the issue of expansion in Southeast Asia, so the more concealed the better, so Qiao Yu handed over all the tasks to Wang Tianhe without using too much of the power of the Investigation Bureau.

"Tianhe, what do you think of Ruan Aiguo's boys?"

"Junzuo, these boys are probably similar to when Sun Wen ran to Yuben to ask for help, but these people are much stronger than Sun Wen, and they know that the territory cannot be betrayed!"

"Tianhe, let them move, the army will also help them train, as long as they can make trouble for the French, they can say anything, your people will also secretly mix in it, and use them to send intelligence personnel deep into the three Indochinese countries, and the Burmese side will also strengthen infiltration, once we have initially digested the results of the European war, we will set off a revolutionary wave in Southeast Asia and completely shake the colonial order of Britain and France!"

Qiao Yu lowered his head and thought about it again: "These people are still unreliable, I listen to their words, it seems that they admire the Russian Revolution very much, once the majority party takes power and has the energy to the outside world, they will pull the majority party's power into Southeast Asia, and we must not grow other people's crops in our own fields, I think we still have to pull the Chinese in Nanyang to our side, and a group of Chinese troops from the training department will come as a backup means at any time!" ”

Wang Tianhe wrote down Qiao Yu's instructions and went to implement them.

It was now April 1919, and the Paris Peace Conference had been held for more than three months, but the situation was not optimistic, Lu Zhengxiang, Gu Weijun and others arrived in Europe and joined Li Zongwu, who had been in Europe, and Gu Weijun immediately introduced all the conditions they wanted to put forward to the peace conference this time.

There are 10 articles listed, all of which are major issues related to China's sovereignty: the abolition of spheres of influence of various countries; withdrawal of garrisons, police; withdrawal of foreign post offices, wireless cable telegraph agencies; revocation of concessions; abolish consular jurisdiction; return of the concession; the return of tariff powers to all of China; Abolish the Gengzi indemnity in its entirety; support China in recovering the territories illegally occupied by Russia; The return also includes the return of Hong Kong, Luda, Weihaiwei, Guangzhou Bay, Macao and other occupied territories to China.

If the great powers agree to these ten points, it is tantamount to a complete negation of their achievements in colonizing China over the years, especially the cession of territory, which involves the colonial interests of Britain and France, Li Zongwu shook his head slightly after looking at these ten points.

"Several, I think it is more difficult to realize these ten articles than to ascend to the sky, not to mention snatching meat from the mouths of Britain and France, even Qingdao and other places have to be transferred to the capital, Britain and France have now developed a jealous mood towards China, and want to use the book to restrict China's development, how can we easily return the power to us!"

After a few years of mixing in Europe, Li Zongwu also saw the virtues of these powers clearly, and they only respected their fists, especially after China gave great support to the victory of the Entente this time, Britain and France were not grateful to Dade, but on the contrary, they were ready to suppress China's development, they knew very well that this was just an island country, and its development was at best a vicious dog, and China was a living dragon, so it must be controlled, so that China would remain divided forever, It is best to be a public colony of the Great Powers forever.

(To be continued)