Using the Chieftain to Command Bamboo Island

Niu Wei's proposal soon flew back onto Luo Chong's desk. When he opened it and read the contents, even he was left dumbfounded with shock.

Niu Wei's idea was simply too radical.

He actually wanted to organize a "friendly" large-scale diplomatic visit, lure Commander Xin into bringing most of the Elders to the Han Tribe for an inspection tour, and then have the Han Tribe seize them all and place them under house arrest. After that, the Han Tribe could issue orders to Bamboo Island "in Commander Xin's name," with Niu Wei acting as the intermediary and serving as Luo Chong's mouthpiece.

From then on, whenever the Han Tribe wanted to do something in Bamboo Island, it would simply give Niu Wei an order. Niu Wei would then return and claim that it was Commander Xin's arrangement, using the Great Leader's name to swiftly absorb and reform Bamboo Island in the hope of gaining actual control over it as quickly as possible.

It was simply audacious beyond belief.

What was this called again—holding the Son of Heaven hostage to command the feudal lords? No, no, holding the Commander hostage to command Bamboo Island?!

It had to be said that this idea was incredibly tempting. Compared with Luo Chong's plan of slowly boiling the frog in warm water, which required several years of continual investment, this would produce immediate results. However, it would not be easy, and Niu Wei had a little ulterior motive of his own mixed into it.

If Commander Xin and most of the Elders were really captured, and the Han Tribe revealed itself and forcibly controlled Bamboo Island in its own name, it would certainly trigger resistance to some extent. That would be disadvantageous to the Han Tribe's future rule over Bamboo Island. To maintain stability, it