Because Hai Xiaoyun had gained the support of the slaves, her popularity had increased.
However, the Emperor wasn't idle either.
After Hai Xiaoyun gained the support of the slaves, the Emperor gathered the slave masters together.
These slave masters now fully supported the Emperor and began to brainwash the slaves under their name according to the Emperor's wishes.
Naturally, the slaves didn't dare to resist the slave masters. Under the oppression of the slave masters, they became even more miserable.
The entire society seemed to be shrouded in a fog of war.
A social upheaval was quietly gathering explosive power.
Causing the slaves to fight was actually part of the Emperor's plan.
This way, even if Hai Xiaoyun won the election and ascended to the throne, there would still be a bitter class war.
At that time, the whole country would fall into chaos and the Emperor would be able to rise again and make a comeback.
After all, the military was in the hands of the landowning households. Although Hai Xiaoyun had the support of the people, without the support of the military, the Emperor would be sitting on pins and needles.
It could be said that the Emperor had calculated everything. Facing his counterattack, Hai Xiaoyun might suffer an unprecedented impact.
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On Hai Xiaoyun's side, after receiving the news from the Imperial Palace, the entire venue fell into deep thought.
"The current situation is that because we are completely helping the slaves, our relationship with the landowning households has completely broken."
"Currently, many slave masters are suppressing the actions of the slaves. There are even many slave masters who have sold their slaves to other countries at a low price. "
"If this continues, when the day of the election comes, the slave votes we will get will be reduced by at least half."
Elder Pu informed everyone present of the situation.
Hai Xiaoyun angrily said.
"These bastards, don't they know that slaves also have the right to vote? What they are doing is violating human rights. "
"Selling slaves to other countries at a low price, only they can think of such a thing."
"The Emperor has broken the rules of the election, we must report this to Master Han."
The Master Han that Hai Xiaoyun mentioned was naturally Han Fei from the Severing Mountain.
Han Fei was ordered by his senior brother Zi Yang to come to the Sea King Dynasty to supervise the fairness of the election.
Hai Xiaoyun believed that the Emperor's method of selling slaves at a low price was unfair, so she planned to report it to Han Fei.
However, Zhou Peng who was sitting at the side said.
"The emperor's actions are not against the rules. He just roped in the slave owners. Selling slaves is the slave owners' personal behavior, so I don't think your report will have much effect. "
"Instead of thinking about letting Senior Han punish the Emperor, why don't you think about how to deal with the upcoming situation?"
"In my opinion, your awareness is not enough."
Zhou Peng had seen through the truth, and his words made Hai Xiaoyun somewhat puzzled.
"Awareness? What does Brother Zhou mean? "
Zhou Peng asked in return.
"Do you understand why the Emperor did this? Or rather, have you felt Emperor Hai Tu's awareness? "
"The Emperor's awareness?"
Hai Xiaoyun shook his head. He didn't think too much about it.
Zhou Peng could not help but shake his head.
"The emperor is already prepared to lose the election. That's why he came up with this method."
"His goal is that even if you win the election in the end and become the new emperor, you will still be the next emperor. But you have no choice but to face the war between the landowning households. At that time, he may use another name to regain the throne. "
"This is the Emperor's true goal."
When Zhou Peng said the Emperor's goal, Hai Xiaoyun immediately understood.
"So that's how it is, this is the Emperor's awareness?"
"That's right, since you want to compete with the Emperor for the throne, you should also have the same awareness. Are you prepared to lose the election? "
Hai Xiaoyun frowned after hearing this.
"Lose the election?"
His words didn't just make Hai Xiaoyun fall into deep thought, all of Hai Xiaoyun's subordinates also had difficult expressions on their faces.
They never thought about what would happen if they lost the election. Perhaps they were full of confidence from the beginning.
But now, even the Emperor was prepared to lose, how could they continue to be so confident and proud?
"Since it's an election, there will be winners and losers.
"As one of the candidates, you must be prepared for failure."
Zhou Peng's words made Hai Xiaoyun feel as if she had been enlightened.
Hai Xiaoyun hurriedly agreed after hearing this.
"Brother Zhou's words are extremely correct, we must also be prepared."
"Since the Emperor is prepared to lose the election, we can't let the disaster happen."
"Moreover, I must also be prepared to lose. I won't admit defeat. "
Hai Xiaoyun also had a certain degree of attachment to the throne.
The reason why he was so persistent was because he must prove his true identity to the world.
Although Hai Xiaoyun was an illegitimate child, he did indeed have the blood of the Hai family.
Hearing Hai Xiaoyun's words, Elder Pu, who was standing behind him, stood up and said.
"Master, since things have reached this point, this old man thinks we should also take action."
"Since the slave masters want to sell all the slaves for cheap, we must use this opportunity. Then we must use this opportunity to start the slave uprising first. What do you think? "
Elder Pu proposed an idea, he planned to start the slave uprising now.
Once a civil war broke out, the Emperor would be unable to take care of himself and the election would still continue.
Hai Xiaoyun frowned after hearing this and said.
"In the end, things still came to this point? In fact, I don't want to start a war. "
Zhuo Bufan had already made it very clear before he left.
War wasn't the goal, it would only cause the entire country to fall into a long-lasting civil war.
This was also the reason why Zhuo Bufan chose to use the election method from the beginning.
Zhuo Bufan's goal was very clear, that was to use the election method to choose the true Emperor of the Hai family.
Whether the result was Hai Tu or Hai Xiaoyun, he didn't care.
However, people were all selfish, and Hai Xiaoyun was the same.
For the throne, he was willing to do anything.
Hai Xiaoyun looked at Zhou Peng and frowned.
"Brother Zhou, do you think this is appropriate?"
In fact, Hai Xiaoyun wanted to ask what Zhou Peng and the Severing Mountain behind him would do once a war was started.
Zhou Peng coldly replied after hearing this.
"The order I received was to ensure that the election in three months would go smoothly."
"Three months later, the Empire must choose a true Emperor. As for whether the Empire will prosper or perish, it has nothing to do with me or the Severing Mountain. "
"Whether you live or die, that is your own fate. If you want to start a war before then, I will also advise you. Let me give you a piece of advice. Do you really have the confidence to deal with the emperor and his army? "
Zhou Peng was actually looking at the battle for the throne as an outsider.
After all, when he received Zhuo Bufan's request, Zhuo Bufan clearly told him not to completely help Hai Xiaoyun. This kid wasn't simple.
Hai Xiaoyun nodded after hearing Zhou Peng's words.
"I understand. Brother Zhou, don't worry, I have my own plans. "
Zhou Peng didn't say anything else and left the meeting room with NaNa and Zhuo Yue.
After leaving the meeting room, NaNa asked Zhou Peng.
"Peng Peng, why didn't we stop him? If a war really breaks out, the people will be plunged into misery and suffering. Many people will die! "
Zhuo Yue also asked himself.
"That's right, Second Brother. Big Brother said that he doesn't support using war to fight for the throne."
Zhou Peng shook his head after hearing this.
"Little Yue, don't worry, this war won't break out for a while. I will make sure this election is completed before then. "
"But did your big brother tell you when he will be back?"
Zhuo Yue shook his head.
"Big Brother didn't say, but he said that he will definitely be back. He will witness the final victory of this battle for the throne. "
"For Big Brother, the Oceanic Dynasty is a very important memory."
Zhuo Yue had heard from Zhuo Bufan that the Oceanic Dynasty had a deep relationship with him.
The reason why he intervened in the battle for the throne was because he didn't want the empire to be ruled by an incompetent emperor.
Since he had to choose between Hai Xiaoyun and Hai Tu, Zhuo Bufan could only use this election method to choose a sage emperor.
Zhou Peng slowly nodded after hearing this.
"Next, let's wait and see what happens! Zhuo Bufan is right, Hai Xiaoyun is not simple. "
"Do you still remember the assassination attempt from before? I secretly investigated and found that the assassin was Hai Xiaoyun's secret guard. "
Zhou Peng's words stunned Zhuo Yue and NaNa.
"Peng Peng, did Hai Xiaoyun's secret guard betray him?"
NaNa asked in shock.
Zhou Peng shook his head after hearing this.
"Of course not, that assassination attempt was just a show directed and acted out by Hai Xiaoyun. I have to say, this show was really exquisite, even I was almost fooled."
Zhou Peng's words made NaNa and Zhuo Yue even more confused.
"Peng Peng, are you saying that Hai Xiaoyun deliberately sent someone to assassinate him? Is he crazy? "
In NaNa's view, only a crazy person would send someone to assassinate him.
One had to know that those assassins didn't have eyes, what if they took his life?
Zhou Peng laughed after hearing this.
"He is indeed a little crazy, otherwise he wouldn't be able to arrange such an exquisite plan."
"Hai Xiaoyun only did this to frame the emperor."
Zhou Peng was a smart person, so he only needed to use his brain a little to guess Hai Xiaoyun's goal.
"Frame the emperor?" Zhuo Yue wasn't as smart as Zhou Peng, so he didn't react for a while.
Zhou Peng laughed after hearing this.
"That's right, during the assassination attempt, Hai Xiaoyun had just made a declaration of freedom."
"At that time, Hai Xiaoyun needed to gain the approval of the slaves, so he had to let the slaves know that he was on the same side as them."
"So, for this, he planned this self-directed assassination. Think about it, who is most likely to want to assassinate Hai Xiaoyun? "
NaNa immediately replied after hearing Zhou Peng's question.
"The emperor!"
"And the slave masters." Zhuo Yue added.
"That's right, regardless of whether this assassination was successful or not, the suspects will definitely be the emperor and the slave masters."
"Think about it again. If the slaves knew about this, how would they react?"
NaNa continued after hearing this.
"They will think that Hai Xiaoyun was assassinated for the sake of the slaves. I understand Peng Peng, this way, the slaves will trust Hai Xiaoyun even more. Not only that, but they will also be suspicious of the emperor and the others. "
"For the other commoners, this method is very shameless. It will only leave a bad impression in their hearts, right Peng Peng? "
NaNa told her analysis to Zhou Peng.
Zhou Peng nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.
"That's right, NaNa, you are getting smarter and smarter."
"Hai Xiaoyun did this as a trick to gain the enemy's confidence. Moreover, it was a trick to kill many birds with one stone. "
"And the facts have proven that after this incident, this matter became a hot topic in the streets. Basically, everyone thinks that the emperor sent someone to assassinate Hai Xiaoyun. "
"It can be said that the support for Hai Xiaoyun among the commoners is now much higher than the emperor."
"Later on, you also know what happened in the heavenly king's residence. Hai Xiaoyun suddenly launched a campaign to liberate the slaves. He didn't even tell me about this. "
"Later on, he said that it was a sudden decision. He couldn't bear to see the slaves suffer, so he suddenly decided to launch a war to liberate the slaves."
"But that war went too smoothly, so smoothly that it was like a liberation movement that had been prepared for a long time."
"If I'm not wrong. The eighth prince of the heavenly king's residence is probably Hai Xiaoyun's trump card in the palace. "
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When Zhou Peng told his guess to NaNa and Zhuo Yue, they were both dumbfounded.
"It can't be, Peng Peng, you're saying that annoying fatty is Hai Xiaoyun's man? He is the biggest slave owner in the country. If Hai Xiaoyun wants to liberate the slaves, wouldn't that harm his interests? "
NaNa was a bit confused.
Zhou Peng replied after hearing this.
"This is Hai Xiaoyun's method. Although I don't know how he got the eighth prince to become his man. But one thing is certain. Hai Xiaoyun's liberation movement in the heavenly king's residence must be a play that he and the eighth prince put on for the emperor. "
"If I'm not wrong, then everything Hai Xiaoyun said in the meeting just now was for me to hear."
"This guy is preparing to launch a real counterattack. He wants me to continue watching on the sidelines. "
"This guy has calculated everything. I'm afraid we are already his chess pieces. "
"Although I don't want to admit it, but in terms of strategy, Hai Xiaoyun is better than the emperor."
"This guy looks like a pig on the outside, but he's a tiger on the inside. This is the so-called pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. "
Zhou Peng wasn't an idiot. Although Hai Xiaoyun has been doing some shameful things behind his back.
But he had to admit that Hai Xiaoyun succeeded.
For the throne, Hai Xiaoyun could be said to be astute and astute, advancing step by step.
Now, everyone had entered his game of chess. His game of death had come back to life.
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