Just when Emperor Yang instilled in his subjects the concept of rule of law, the French expeditionary fleet led by Admiral Gervais finally arrived in Singapore, where they were still welcomed by the British, and it can be seen that the British were sincerely courting the French at this time, and even the British fleet stationed in Changi Harbor sailed out to welcome them, not to mention the welcome ceremony on the pier, but there were many overseas Chinese holding banners protesting against the French invasion of Vietnam, which added a bit of disharmony to the scene.

Fortunately, there are Chinese who hold different views.

Mr. Sun, who had been living in exile in Singapore, stood up bravely at this time, and in the midst of a scolding, stood on a high platform to criticize Emperor Yang for his reckless military force and alliance with friends, and called on the righteous people in the country to stand up, overthrow the rule of this tyrant by force, and establish a real republic.

"Compatriots, wake up! Don't be deceived by the hypocrisy of that tyrant anymore, look at the hard-working workers in the factories at home who are paid a pittance, and think about the soldiers who died in the United States, what did they get by shedding their blood and sweat? It's just a pseudo-democracy in the guise of constitutionalism, a real dictatorship, no parliament, any parliamentarians, not all of them are his lackeys, he deceives you with lies, he buys you with money, and his real goal is only to make you his slaves to the army, ah, help! ”

Mr. Sun, who was holding a paper tube to give a speech, was directly hit by a stone, and had to cover his head, and fled in a hurry under the protection of several faithful believers, and there was a group of people chasing and beating him.

"Ma's, a salary of more than 100 yuan a month is still called less? Five years ago, you couldn't even eat, those workers themselves were happy, and it was your turn to talk nonsense here, what happened to the soldiers who died in battle, thousands of people died and earned hundreds of millions of dollars, you have the ability, you can buy it too? "One of them chased and hit. After throwing the stone, he said hatefully.

Of course, the purpose of Mr. Sun's performance was achieved, and less than an hour after this farce, the big bag on his head bore fruit, and he was invited by Admiral Gervais to the French Consulate, and in order to support his great ideal of establishing a republic, the French government donated him 100,000 francs of funds for his activities, and promised that as long as he was armed, all arms would be supplied by the French government.

"A free and democratic republic is China's future. The French people are very willing to support the great ideal of the Chinese people to overthrow the imperial system and establish a republic. Admiral Gervais said solemnly.

"Your Excellency, thank you so much, I don't know if I can help get in touch, I hope to borrow 100 million francs from France as the capital of my compatriots' actions to overthrow the imperial system, although I have nothing to pledge now, but I can promise that once the matter is completed, all the reforms in China. The army, including the army, was carried out under the guidance of French advisers, and at the same time the islands of Hainan and Taiwan, the Philippines and the colonies of Puerto Rico were ceded to France. Mr. Sun said solemnly.

"This. I'll get you in touch. Gervais said lightly.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Mr. Sun immediately took his leave with great interest.

"You know what? I really want to get that check back now and kick him out, Foreign Office guys. A hundred thousand francs of taxpayers were wasted. Looking at his back, Admiral Gervais said with emotion.

"It's just a clown, and now trying to make civil unrest in China is nothing short of a fantasy. He gave him money just to use him to disgust the emperor and show the evil anger of the guys in the cabinet, he also knows his position, what loan is just to make us understand his importance, he himself never thought that we would really give them a loan, I don't believe you follow him to see, this revolutionary will definitely take a group of believers to the brothel tonight. The French Consul General in Singapore next to him said with a smile.

"Also, at the English dinner tonight, you'd better be careful not to say anything that is not good for the Emperor." He then added.

"Don't the British want to get themselves in trouble?" Gervais asked with interest.

"No, I don't want you to get yourself in trouble, trust me, if you say bad things about that emperor, then you won't be welcomed by any lady again, and if you compliment our enemy on the artistic talent of the animated film Snow White, which DreamWorks just released, then you will definitely be in for a good night." The consul said with a smile.

"It's the same in Paris, the women don't care that he's our enemy." Gervais shrugged helplessly.

"Your Majesty, the French have arrived in Singapore." Xi'an Huaqingchi, Yuan Shikai immediately reported the news to His Majesty the Emperor.

"In addition, Sun Wen has made contact with the French, and has just received a grant of 100,000 francs from the French, and it seems that he also proposed to exchange Hainan Island, Taiwan Island, and colonies for loans from France." He then added.

"Oh, now I have money to find a Japanese woman again." Emperor Yang was more interested in this news.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's better to kill him, so as not to stay there and watch the disgusting." Yuan Shikai said that he had raised this question more than once.

"Keep it, it's good to keep it and occasionally pull it out to have fun, it's also an entertainment project, and besides, killing him is not good for our image, we have to be generous, we must have the bearing of accepting all rivers, and we must have the courage to accept a dissident, so as to reflect our spirit of freedom and democracy." Yang Feng said with a smile, of course, to put it bluntly, he would play as a clown himself, but he was very curious, wasn't he injured in an important position last time? Why does Brother Cannon seem to be more inseparable from Japanese brothels now than before?

"Kang Liang wants to come back." Yuan Shikai also said that this pair of dissidents has been wandering in the United States, after the fall of San Francisco, they had to run to the east, there was originally the US government funding, and now the US government finances have gone bankrupt, and they all rely on British loans to sustain themselves, how can they have spare money to reinvest in this kind of project that is destined to have no return, and no one among the overseas Chinese cares about them, and eating is about to become a problem during this time, but they still have a lot of old knowledge in China, so they transferred their wish to come back to Yuan Shikai.

"Just come back, and no one stopped them, and besides, their wanted warrant was issued by the previous dynasty, and now it has long been invalidated, why do you still have such a posture?" Emperor Yang said very casually that even if there was no wanted warrant and without his nod, the Chinese embassy in the United States would definitely not dare to issue them visas, and the ambassador to the United States still had a good idea of this.

After learning of the arrival of the French army in Singapore, the Chinese navy, which was originally blocked off the coast of Saigon, immediately separated, with Lin Taizeng as the commander and formed the second fleet, with the Missouri as the flagship, plus the two ships of Haining and Haihe, plus the entire Cheng Biguang fleet to continue to leave the French Far East Fleet blocking Cam Ranh Bay, and the remaining main fleet led by Liu Buyun set off south to intercept Gervais's expeditionary fleet.

Although separated, Liu Buchan's fleet still has nearly fifty warships, the huge fleet is headed by two perfect battleships on the sea, it looks mighty and imposing, the towering chimneys are spewing billowing smoke, the gray battleships ride the wind and waves, the huge muzzles are majestically pointing forward, and the yellow dragon flags on the mast are fluttering in the wind.

Emperor Yang did not change the national flag, the Yellow Dragon Flag is still the imperial flag, as for the national anthem, this is simpler, directly designated by him, that is, to take the later song of the Dragon Flag, but the lyrics changed the Yadong Empire to the Chinese Empire, in his opinion, this song is more suitable than Gong Jinou, who Yan zhòng lacks enterprising spirit.

"Commander, the Admiralty telegraphed, emphasizing once again that the interception line was not allowed to go beyond the line between Phu Quoc and Matak, and that the French fleet was left to their own devices west of this line." On the battleship Kunlun, Chief of Staff Zheng Donghan took a telegram and said to Fleet Commander Liu Buyun.

"What does the emperor want to do, do you want to let the French land in Khmer?" Liu Buyun frowned and said, these pure generals are not like Yuan's attendants, and it is undoubtedly extremely unwise to be able to comprehend the emperor's foresight at once, and it is undoubtedly extremely unwise to draw a line for his actions from a military point of view.

"Maybe His Majesty wants to put the French Army into Vietnam, and then eat it in one fell swoop, and teach the French an unforgettable lesson!" Zheng Donghan said with a smile, in fact, he didn't quite understand that cutting off the landing of the French might be the fastest way to end the war, and once the French army landed, it would definitely prolong the war.

"No matter, since there is an order, let's just do it, hasn't the French fleet in Cam Ranh Bay come out yet?" Liu Buyun said.

"No, they should be self-aware, although there are two first-class battleships, but if they really want to fight, they will be given for nothing." Zheng Donghan said that he was very confident in what he said, just the Harvey armor of the two old-fashioned steam engine battleships, not to mention the Missouri with the Kunlun-class 280 main gun and domestic armor, it was very difficult to fight with the Haining twin ships, wasn't the Alabama played to death by them in the first place? The two French battleships were even inferior to the Alabama, and although they had the same armor, the French battleships were much thinner.

"Regardless of them, let's fight ours, kill the French expeditionary fleet, play as much as you want on land, and what about landing, even if 100,000 French troops land, and if there is no ammunition supply, it's not just for us to handle." Liu Buchan said with a cruel smile.

Just as they reached the interception line, the Gervais fleet, which had been replenished in Singapore, also sailed out of the harbor in a mighty way, led by the Charlie Martel, with 34 warships escorting more than 30 troop transports behind, and slaughtered Saigon with great vigour. (To be continued......)