Chapter 1167 Waiting for her to take the initiative
In Qing Mulan's view, letting Princess Lu Jie go back is tantamount to letting the tiger return to its mountain.
But Mr. Tian shook his head and said, "Miss Qing seems to have forgotten that Princess Lu Jie is a woman! This is the difference between her and Prince Jin!"
Qing Mulan just doesn't like to use her brain to think, but it doesn't mean she is stupid.
After Mr. Tian’s prompting, Qing Mulan immediately figured it out.
The living conditions in the grassland are difficult, and tribes often fight over grabbing pasture, so the patriarchal mentality is more serious in the grassland than in Dakang.
In the words of Jin Feng's previous life, Princess Lu Jie was the national daughter on the grassland. The herdsmen liked her and could pamper her as their daughter, but they may not be willing to accept her leadership.
Through the previous contact, Jin Feng, Mr. Tian, and Zheng Chiyuan were able to detect that Princess Lu Jie is a very enterprising woman.
This is very similar to the Ninth Princess.
But even the Ninth Princess had a narrow escape from death when she returned to the capital.
If Jin Feng hadn't rushed over in time for reinforcements, the Ninth Princess might have died in the capital.
Although the Eastern Barbarians suffered heavy casualties in this siege, those who died were basically cannon fodder from other tribes. The number of people who died in this tribe alone was not too many, and they were still the largest force on the grassland.
It would not be a good thing for Jin Feng if someone jumped out and successfully took over Shan Yu's position.
The document Jin Feng looked at just now was the information he asked Mr. Tian to summarize about the Yelu tribe of the Eastern Barbarians.
When Mr. Tian came in just now, he had just handed it to him.
When Princess Lu Jie was thinking just now, Jin Feng lowered his head to look at the documents, not deliberately ignoring her, but really looking at the information.
According to intelligence, after Yeluxiong was captured, there were three people who were most likely to succeed him as Shanyu.
The most powerful among them is King Youxian.
King Youxian had been outnumbered by King Yelvxiong of Zuo before, but later Yelvshu led the southern expedition army and was killed by Jin Feng. King Youxian's power quickly rose and became the largest group of forces under Yelvxiong, and also
The most powerful contender for the position of Shan Yu.
In fact, Jin Feng originally wanted to keep Princess Lu Jie, but later changed his mind temporarily because he saw intelligence that Princess Lu Jie had a close relationship with the new King Zuoxian.
Princess Lu Jie is influential, courageous, and very enterprising. With the successful example of the Ninth Princess, there is a high probability that she will compete for the position of Shan Yu after she returns.
Even if there is no fight, she will support King Xian of the Left and fight with King Xian of the Right.
That's why Mr. Tian said that letting go of Princess Lu Jie and letting go of Prince Jin are not the same concept.
No one can shake the position of King Jin in Jin land, and he holds all the power in his hands. After Princess Lu Jie returns, it will only make the situation in the Eastern Barbarians more chaotic, and it will take longer for Dakang to develop.
This is the situation Jin Feng wants to see.
After thinking about this, Qing Mulan couldn't help but raised her head and glanced at Jin Feng: "Sir, you don't want to support another female emperor in Dongman, do you?"
Hearing what Qing Mulan said, Meng Tianhai, Zheng Chiyuan and others present all took a deep breath, and then left with excuses.
Qing Mulan and Ninth Princess are cousins and have been close since childhood. She can ask, speak and listen to some things. If outsiders like them listen, trouble will not be far away.
Even Zuo Feifei consciously avoided it.
Liu Tie was slow to react and wanted to stay and listen, but was pulled away by Mr. Tian.
Jin Feng and Qing Mulan were soon left in the tent.
By the way, there was also Runniang who was hiding behind the inner curtain and eavesdropping.
In fact, when Zheng Chiyuan and Meng Tianhai made excuses to leave, Qing Mulan realized that she had asked the wrong question.
But now that everyone else has gone and she is the only one left, Qing Mulan can only wait for Jin Feng's answer.
However, Jin Feng did not answer, but frowned slightly, showing a thoughtful look.
He does not mean that.
In fact, Jin Feng really didn't think about it until Qing Mulan said it.
But now, Jin Feng couldn't help but ponder the feasibility of this matter in his mind.
The herdsmen are very xenophobic. Even if Dakang stabilizes in the future, it will be more troublesome to manage the Eastern Barbarians by sending troops to use force to defeat them.
We can't kill all the herdsmen, right?
Qing Mulan's suggestion is a good idea.
Princess Lu Jie already has influence on the grassland. If she secretly supports some supplies, expands her influence, and governs the Eastern Barbarians through her, it will be much better than using force directly.
Jin Feng is very confident in the ability to assimilate Chinese culture. As long as Princess Lu Jie allows him to do business and build schools on the grassland, for up to thirty years, Jin Feng will be sure that the Eastern Barbarians will be completely integrated into the new Dakang.
Jin Feng's eyes became brighter and brighter. He stood up and patted Qing Mulan on the shoulder: "Mu Lan, your idea is really great!"
"You don't really plan to support a new empress in the grassland, do you?"
Qing Mulan looked Jin Feng up and down and defended the Ninth Princess: "Aren't you satisfied even though you have Wuyang?"
She grew up in an aristocratic circle and had heard and seen too much of the nastiness in aristocratic circles.
There are many nobles who like to collect all kinds of maids, but this is the first time she has seen one who likes to collect the empress.
I also think Jin Feng is too greedy.
Isn't it enough to support one empress? You actually want to support another one?
"what are you thinking?"
Jin Feng hit Qing Mulan on the head with a bang.
"Isn't that what you think?" Qing Mulan asked, covering her head.
"of course not!"
No matter how straight Jin Feng is, he still knows how to answer at this time.
Besides, he really didn't think about it.
"The Eastern Barbarians are quite xenophobic. If they want to use force to suppress them, they will inevitably cause a bloody storm. Supporting Princess Lu Jie can avoid this situation as much as possible."
"It makes sense." When talking about business, Qing Mulan also showed a serious look: "Do you have a plan?"
"You mentioned it just now, and I just thought of this idea. What plan can you have?"
Jin Feng replied: "This matter is of great importance. I need to go back and discuss it with Wuyang. It is best to talk to Princess Lu Jie."
"She shouldn't have gone far yet. Do you want to call her back?" Qing Mulan asked.
"No," Jin Feng quickly waved his hand: "We can't take the initiative to bring up this kind of thing, otherwise the other party will raise the price or even refuse directly. We must let Princess Lu Jie come to beg us, then we can talk."
"Sir, do you think she will come?"
Qing Mulan looked at Jin Feng with suspicion.
You must know that Jin Feng plans to annex the Eastern Barbarians, and he also wants Princess Lu Jie to beg him.
What do you ask him for? Ask him to lead troops to annex his own territory?
Qing Mulan thought Jin Feng's idea was too beautiful.
"I believe she will come," Jin Feng stared at the map and slowly said, "And we shouldn't have to wait too long!"
Qing Mulan followed Jin Feng's gaze and found that Jin Feng was staring at the northern part of the Eastern Barbarians.