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I always wondered what would happen if Azula made Long Feng in charge of Ba Sing Se instead of Joo Dee. I wonder if a situation like this could reveal how Why Azula was scared of Long Feng betraying her.

The Situation (bit of an understanding)

As we know near the end of Season 2 during the Ba Sing Se Arc, Azula made an alliance with Long Feng who gave her control of the Dai Li to help her overthrow the Earth Kingdom Monarchy as a way of revenge on Kuei for arresting him and hoped Azula would restore him back to his position.

However as we know after season 2, Azula got paranoid of Long Feng betraying her so she played Long Feng like a fiddle and had him arrested and that was the last time we see of the cynical puppet master of Ba Sing Se.

What would have happened?

If Azula was not paranoid of Long Feng betraying her (which was the reason why she played him like a fiddle) , she would declare him as the Bureaucratic Administrator of Ba Sing Se. This in my opinion would be a wise choice since Long Feng would use his abilities as a dictator to prevent rebellions in Ba Sing Se and make occupation of the city easy for the Fire Nation.

Sadly Long Feng would more likely be a puppet ruler who only takes direct orders from the Fire Lord himself or the Military's leaders, not a 14 year old princess. He would only respect Azula as a royal.

What would a Long Feng Puppet Regime look like?

Long Feng as Bureaucratic Administrator of Ba Sing Se would most likely rule Ba Sing Se just like he did as Grand Secritariat of Ba Sing Se, as a tyrannical dictator who arrests anyone who does not respect him or the Fire Nation and to maintain order as a way to prevent any rebellions. The Rebellions in Ba Sing Se will be suppressed easily due to how Long Feng easily suppressed anyone who caused disorder in Ba Sing Se.

Long Feng as the Puppet Ruler of Ba Sing Se will have an allegiance to the Fire Nation which would be the same as Wang Jingwei's allegiance to the Japanese Empire.

Would the Long Feng Regime be the only Puppet State of the Fire Nation?

Turns out, it could be a yes unless the Fire Nation established other puppet states within it's Empire (like the real life Empire it was based off of). If the Fire Nation did do that, then they would make a wise choice in my opinion, because from what I know is that large Empires will not have good centralization unless they have Puppet States ruled by the established rulers of that state or appointing native collaborators or proxies in power over an existing state under their rule.

If the Fire Nation had a bunch of Puppet States (like the real life Empire it was based off of) then it would be easier for them to rule over their vast empire as they would have puppets rule over the already sovereign nations or autonomous regions instead of directly ruling them and having to deal with the problems of the people and helping the war effort.

If there were Puppet States other than Long Feng's dictatorship then these would be the Puppet States.

• Kingdom of Omashu - ruled by a random descendant of Bumi who is loyal to the Fire Nation as King. (most likely established after Ukano's failure to govern Omashu

• Unknown puppet state located in Jiqiang

• Unknown puppet state located in Wugou Dong

• Unknown puppet state located in the North Chuli and South Chuli Provinces.

• Confederacy of Whale Tail Island - Ruled by Businessmen and Privateers loyal to the Fire Lord.

• State of Yu Dao - Located in Yu Dao, ruled by Mayor of Yu Dao

• Unknown Puppet State located in Crane Fish Town.

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