The crown prince who suddenly appeared caught Ding Yi off guard. What did the crown prince want? Does he want to restore imperial power, or is there some other purpose?

This Xiao Rui, maybe the previous Xiao family is not the same, maybe this is a careerist, Ding Yi instinctively repulsed.

The influence of the imperial power on the entire empire is very small, and the influence of the royal family on the people is very small. Although Ding Yi didn't care about politics, he also knew that if the royal family wanted to change the political situation and expand the influence of imperial power, this was not attractive to the people of the empire at all. It is even conceivable how many Xiuzhen sects will come forward to oppose the imperial power. It's a dead end.

Ding Yi is a little strange, with Lu Yuan's knowledge and foresight, he will not fail to see this reality, he befriended this His Royal Highness Xiao Rui, and did not hesitate to defy the law to go to prison for him, what happened between them?

Ding Yi was confused, like falling into the fog.

Crown Prince Xiao Rui asked, "You don't seem to understand, right?"

Ding Yi nodded.

Xiao Rui said: "Actually, it's very simple, only the royal family can really make puppetry popular in the world, and the parliament will not agree, let alone the cabinet." With the royal authority, this problem can be solved immediately. ”

Seeing that Ding Yi was still a little puzzled, Xiao Rui said: "Are you thinking about whether the royal family wants to expand the imperial power and want feudal restoration, I want to tell you that we don't have this kind of thought." The people of the world will not support the restoration of the royal family, we will not do this kind of thankless, or even bad, the people of the whole country will oppose it, and in the end we will be deposed, we are not so stupid!"

Ding Yi couldn't help but secretly sigh. If this royal family doesn't want power, then the rest is profit, money. If this is all there is to it, Ding Yi thinks that Luyuan's cooperation with the royal family this time will be a good opportunity.

However, Ding Yi doesn't know much about the royal family, and he still has no way of knowing whether the "Industrial Law" can really be fully lifted if the royal family comes forward, so that the puppet system can clear all layers of obstacles and truly appear in front of the world.

And Ding Yi didn't know what the specific content of Luyuan's cooperation with the royal family was. However, this is obviously a path that I never thought of, if it is really possible...... Ding Yi's heart was hot.

This is the best news I've heard in this time.

However, how could Lu Yuan cooperate with the royal family and play himself in prison? Ding Yi was still very curious.

Xiao Rui said: "The royal Xiao family should be regarded as the saddest family in the world." Unlike any dynasty in history, before the first emperor made 16 regulations restricting imperial power, restricting the emperor's various behaviors and rights, and at the same time, there were also many restrictions and regulations on the imperial family. ”

"In fact, the Xiao family's situation is very embarrassing, on the one hand, it is the first family recognized by the empire, and its pomp and decency make the Xiao family, even if it is strapped for money, to maintain a certain level of daily expenses. The laws of the empire also restricted the development of the Xiao clan, and the Xiao clan, like all clans, had to pay taxes and had no privileges. At the same time, it is also stipulated that the royal family is not allowed to engage in service industries such as transportation, restaurants, hotels, etc., because these are so-called lowly occupations, and at the same time, they are not allowed to engage in value-added industries that earn interest and lend money, such as opening money banks and lending money......

Up to now, the Xiao family has only a few Huangtian farms on the four continents, and then rents out the palace as a commercial one, and there is no other source of income at all......

Xiao Rui, as the crown prince, said with some embarrassment.

"The royal family attaches great importance to cooperation with the puppet system, and if it is really as Lu Yuan said, I think it is a win-win situation. ”

Ding Yi pretended to be stupid and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm just a little kid who doesn't know anything, you tell me this, I don't understand very much, I just have an appointment with Senior Brother Lu Yuan, and I just want to meet Senior Brother Lu in Tianjing City." ”

Xiao Rui laughed and said: "If you are just a little child who doesn't know anything, why would Qiu Shaoqing say that you led the "Industrial Law"? And Luyuan introduced you to me, do you think I didn't find someone to investigate you?"

Ding Yi was a little embarrassed, he didn't believe Lu Yuan's judgment, to be honest, this was a train of thought that he had never thought of, and it was very possible to operate.

It's just that he doesn't know anything about the royal family at all, and he needs to be more familiar with the royal family before he can make a judgment.

Xiao Rui's investigation of Ding Yi is very sufficient, especially about Ding Yi's assets, Xiao Rui's investigation is very detailed.

Although Ding Yi is happy to see that the "Industrial Law" can bypass the parliament and cabinet and be fully implemented throughout the empire, he also needs to know clearly what the royal family represented by Xiao Rui is having.

At the same time, he still hasn't figured out why Lu Yuan beat the son of the city lord of Yankai City and damaged the cultural relics for Xiao Rui...... Arrested and sent to jail.

It turned out that in the Giant Rock Continent, by chance, Lu Yuan met the crown prince. I have to say that the crown prince's situation was a little embarrassing, and he was being forced to repay his debts by Yankai City, the son of the city lord. After learning about the situation of His Royal Highness the crown prince, Lu Yuan took the initiative to contact him. said that as long as Xiao Rui could agree to the conditions he proposed, he would help repay the debts that Xiao owed to others......

It was at that time that Xiao Rui first heard the name Ding Yi and knew that Ding Yi was vigorously promoting the "Industrial Law......

However, Xiao Rui didn't believe Lu Yuan, because Lu Yuan was covered in his body, and there were not a few gold yuan, so Lu Yuan took the initiative to attack Yankai City, the son of the city lord, who was collecting debts.

It was precisely because of Lu Yuan's madness that Xiao Rui's temporary financial crisis was temporarily solved, and then Xiao Rui heard many stories about Ding Yi, which made him enthusiastic about cooperating with Ding Yi.

Xiao Rui looked at the young man in front of him and knew that this one was an out-and-out fortune boy, and he dared to spend a billion gold yuan to buy a head. According to preliminary estimates, Ding Yi has as much as 10 billion yuan at his disposal. Moreover, this one has a strong appeal and influence in the Liuhua Continent, and many families and sects are willing to follow in the footsteps of this little Yi brother in the Liuhua Continent......

In fact, this little Brother Yi does have a bit of a way to turn stone into gold. In less than two years, the two withered cities of the Liuhua Continent were completely revitalized......

Brother Xiaoyi, these three words are the guarantee of making money and confidence.

Ding Yi listened to Xiao Rui's story about Luyuan suspiciously. Being able to do such an emotional thing is indeed in line with Ding Yi's perception of Luyuan. As for whether Lu Yuan has other considerations for going to prison, Ding Yi has no way of knowing. But introducing yourself to the royal family is a great move.

Ding Yi thought quickly in his mind, and he even saw a little urgency in Xiao Rui's eyes.

This Shenwu Empire is also an outlier, and the dignified royal family, the Xiao family, is actually in debt outside, and their lives are so embarrassing.

Ding Yi thought for a while, and he finally made up his mind.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, since you have an agreement with my Senior Brother Lu in advance, this is no better, Senior Brother Lu Yuan is not wrong, we are very willing to cooperate with the royal family. This is of great significance to our puppet family, and the puppet family is also very willing to be able to listen to the royal family's dispatch under His Royal Highness, and it is our honor to be able to serve the Xiao royal family......"

Xiao Rui saw that Ding Yi agreed, and he was in a good mood. He, the poor acid crown prince, finally found a real owner this time.

The puppet line can be attached to the Xiao royal family, although this has no real power, the symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning of the Xiao royal family. It is not an optional existence in the political ecology.

Because after all, he represents the decency of the empire.

The parliament and the cabinet can restrict the business and business of ordinary people, but the cabinet and the parliament cannot arbitrarily decide on the business of the royal family. You must know that the production of puppets is not illegal, and the reason why car puppets and household puppets are subject to various restrictions is because the national teachers are worried that after this puppet system becomes popular on the mainland, it will change the existing form of cultivation in the Shenwu Empire......

In normal times, the parliamentary cabinet suppressed the imperial power, and many of the production activities of the Xiao family were not allowed, and the funds allocated to the imperial family every year were insufficient. It is very rare that the Xiao family of the royal family can survive until now.

You must know that the emperor holds the jade seal in his hand, and he usually cooperates with the cabinet and parliament. However, the emperor also had the final discretion, and if the emperor did not use the seal for a long time, even the legal documents passed by the parliament and the cabinet would not have legal effect.

Nor can the Cabinet and the Diet completely ignore the existence of His Majesty the Emperor. Ding Yi can be imagined. If the royal family cooperates with Ding Yi, the parliament, the parliament, and the cabinet will really not be able to stop them. Senior Brother Lu Yuan's move is really high.

The Xiao royal family has no followers, as long as there is a cultivator with a little brain, they all know that it is not appropriate to follow the royal family, and it is not suitable to be promoted, and they cannot make a fortune. So more than 400 years have passed, and the followers of the Xiao royal family have run away by now.

But now, there is finally a powerful and very wealthy follower.

Ding Yi agreed to Xiao Rui, but Ding Yi wouldn't be so fast. Make an alliance with the royal family. Because he still has a lot of things to think through, and at the same time, the puppet department is in Tianjing City, and there are Li Yu and Zhang Kejiang, these great grandmasters are here, and the opinions of these great grandmasters are very important at this level of cooperation and exchange.

This meeting is just a preliminary contact, to see if there is any possibility of cooperation between the two sides, it seems that this time they are very satisfied with each other.

Ding Yi personally sent the crown prince out of heaven, looking at the crown prince's reliance on the chariot, Ding Yi pursed his lips, no wonder the crown prince is crying poor, just this golden dragon pulling the car, the consumption of one hundred and ten gold yuan a day, and other such as the coachman's wages, the maintenance cost of the chariot, just this travel dependence, a month to five or six thousand gold yuan, just relying on that bit of rent, ground rent, can survive to this day, it is really remarkable.

Xue Ren and Kang Rengui discussed this strange matter with Ding Yi after Xiao Rui left.

Ding Yi did not hide it from them, and told them his analysis, along with their conversations and deliberations.

Although Xue Ren is a person who came out of Zong Xiao's side, after going through so many stories, all he thinks about now is Ding Yi's interests.

Kang Rengui now wants to atone for his sins, and naturally puts Ding Yi's interests first.

Zhou Wenhai has no role, he is responsible for all kinds of chores on Ding Yi's side. Kang Rengui went out to collect all kinds of information about the royal family. Ding Yi agrees to cooperate with the royal family in principle, but he always has to understand the specific situation of the partner before he can cooperate, right?

The Xiao family should have a lot of debts, the specific amount, and who the main creditors are, these information must be clearly understood, right? Another crown prince is the crown prince, the emperor is the emperor, Ding Yi They also have to find out whether it is Xiao Rui's personal cooperation with them, or Xiao Rui's representative, from the emperor to every other member of the imperial family.

Although Yuan Zhen had some trouble with him, Ding Yi still found him over and told his friends about the royal family's desire to cooperate with him.

"Of course, cooperation is good, but dominance is very important, otherwise as long as the royal family survives the current economic crisis, they will not work as hard as we do in principle and position. "Almost all of them are worried that if they release the debts of the royal family, the royal family will turn around and refuse to admit it.

But if you don't help the royal family bear these debts, why should the royal family cooperate with Ding Yi?

Xue Ren said: "Childe, if you refine all these debts into specific tasks and use tasks to stimulate the royal family, otherwise, they can regret it at any time, they are royalty, and we can't do anything about them." ”

Everyone spoke enthusiastically, and it could be seen that cultivators generally had no feelings for the royal family, and it seemed that the imperial power of the Shenwu Empire had no influence.

The news that Kang Rengui brought back made Ding Yi and them a little surprised, this Xiao royal family has a foreign debt of more than 2 billion, it seems that for more than 400 years, the life of the royal family has not been very happy, and such a huge debt is likely to be caused by accumulation. It is no wonder that the son of a second-tier city lord in the subcontinent can make His Royal Highness the crown prince feel so aggrieved that he is dying. Since the attitude of the two sides is the same, then this can really be a good cooperation. As the party that pays the money, Ding Yi and they certainly have to take the lead, but how to dominate the issue and cooperate with the puppet system to carry out work on the mainland also requires some professionals.

With this matter as a foundation, Ding Yi's mood is much better. But now these are secondary, and the main thing is the Purple Hall competition two days later.

Ding Yi irresponsibly threw the work of investigating the debts of the royal family and drawing up exchanges and cooperation with the royal family to Xue Ren and Kang Rengui. He himself mysteriously spent his days in his apartment to conduct the final test of this Xuan-level car puppet.