Chapter 158 The Noble Council

Returning to Anvilmar City this time, Xu Yi was of course not just passing by. In fact, when he was still in Sewell City, he was summoned by the Kingdom’s Noble Council to attend an aristocratic council in Anvilmar City. , to comment on his noble status.

Being eligible to participate in the noble council is both good news and bad news for Xu Yi.

The good news is that the subject of the Council of Nobles requiring a noble to participate in the Council of Nobles is to evaluate the noble qualifications of the noble, and the reason for the evaluation is generally for the purpose of elevating the title of the noble. Things to do.

In other words, as long as Xu Yi gets a good evaluation in this evaluation, his title is very likely to be promoted after this evaluation.

He is now a Viscount of the Kingdom, and in less than two years, he has the opportunity to be promoted to an Earl, which is one of the few in the entire Lampari Kingdom.

Moreover, he was promoted from a commoner to a nobleman, but he was able to be promoted again in such a short period of time, and on the basis of no military achievements, it was even more rare.

$顶$点$小说 () And the bad news is... In this evaluation, Xu Yi's evaluation is most likely to be negative, rather than a positive evaluation that can promote his title.

After all, it is almost impossible for Xu Yi, who was originally a commoner, to continuously improve his title in such a short period of time.

So when he was still in Sewell City, Earl Summer firmly insisted that this time the aristocratic assembly summoned Xu Yi to participate in the aristocratic council, I am afraid it was uneasy and kind.

And came to Anweimar City. After seeing Viscount Leslie and Baron Haynes, both of them agreed with Earl Summer's judgment.

This time, the aristocratic council against Xu Yi may have come from bad people.

So early the next morning, when Xu Yi came to the door of the House of the Noble Council, which looked extremely magnificent from the outside, he looked at the big golden characters "Lampari Kingdom Noble Council" on it, and sighed involuntarily. tone.

He just wants to create and develop the magic industry system with peace of mind. Why do people always want to trouble him for various reasons?

After reporting his name, Xu Yi was quickly ushered into the council house by the guards at the gate of the noble council, and then waited patiently in a small reception hall.

A moment later, one looked to be in his thirties. A young man in the purple robe of a member of parliament walked in.

When I saw Xu Yi. He immediately showed a friendly smile and stretched out his hands.

"Xu Zijue, I've heard of your name for a long time, and I just had the chance to meet you today. I'm really honored."

Xu Yi reached out to shake hands with him. He smiled and said, "You are very polite. May I ask if you are..."

"Oh, let me introduce myself, my name is Sal Lim. Now I am a Viscount just like you."

"Viscount Lim, it's an honor to meet you too. Are you a member of the parliament? When will the council start?"

Viscount Lim laughed: "Viscount Xu, you really deserve to be a businessman who values ​​time very much, but the council still needs a while to prepare, so I'll let you know in advance, by the way... it's also a way to tell you about the council content. Viscount Xu, you have not participated in the noble council before, right?"

"Yes." Xu Yi nodded.

Whether he was promoted to baron or later promoted to viscount, they were all titles bestowed directly by His Majesty the King, and he did not participate in any noble council.

Because according to the relevant regulations of the Noble Council, His Majesty the King has the right to directly promote titles below the earl, without the need for the Noble Council to approve it again.

It's just that His Majesty the King rarely uses this right, because if the noble council disagrees and questions it, it will have a considerable impact on His Majesty's prestige, so His Majesty the King will rarely use this right to promote a nobleman. , not to mention using this right on the same person twice in a row.

Of course, generally speaking, there is no noble council and it will not really question His Majesty the king's use of this right.

And Xu Yi is now a viscount, not only if he wants to promote his title, but also if the noble council needs to evaluate his noble qualifications, he can convene a noble council to evaluate him.

"Then let me tell you about the process of the council in advance. Viscount Xu, you don't need to do anything in the council later, you just need to answer questions according to the members' questions." Viscount Lim smiled. "Of course, the answer must be honest. Otherwise, if you are judged as not honest enough by the congressmen, it will greatly affect your evaluation."

Xu Yi frowned slightly, thinking that only those councilors could ask questions, but he could only answer them. Isn't it similar to an interrogation?

"Generally speaking, every member of the council is likely to ask you questions, and the types of questions they ask may involve many aspects. I also hope that you, Viscount Xu, can be mentally prepared."

Xu Yi thought for a while, nodded, and did not raise any doubts in his heart.

Now that you have come here, there is nothing special to consider.

The aristocratic council is different from the kingdom's council, at most it can only play tricks on his aristocratic status, but he just doesn't pay much attention to the noble status that countless people in this kingdom dream of and value, so naturally he doesn't have any pressure.

Viscount Lim seemed to be a little surprised by Xu Yi's calm performance. After he glanced at him in surprise, he didn't say much. After chatting with Xu Yi for a while, he led him out of the reception room and told him Walk to a side hall of the House of Council.

On the way, I met many staff members in the noble council. Seeing Viscount Lim and Xu Yi coming together, they looked at Xu Yi curiously.

From the looks of it, they should all know that the aristocratic council held a review meeting for Xu Yi today.

And it is indeed very rare for a kingdom noble like Xu Yi to be a nobleman and a businessman.

Coupled with the current reputation of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Lampari Kingdom, it is not surprising that most people are curious about Xu Yi.

After stepping into the side hall, I found that there is a circular space inside, surrounded by two rows of seats, and there is a space in the center of the circle. There is no chair, but a small fence.

Seeing this arrangement, Xu Yi couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling even more unhappy.

This appearance is exactly the same as interrogating a prisoner.

Xu Yi never believed that every conference hall in the noble council was set up like this, and he was assigned here when he participated in the noble council for the first time, and the other party's intentions were self-evident.

Thinking of the judgments of Earl Summer, Viscount Leslie, and Baron Haynes, Xu Yi snorted coldly in his heart, and looked up at the councilors sitting on high chairs.

This side hall is not too big, and there are only about fifty seats in the two rows of seats around it, and these seats are not full of people, but there are less than twenty councilors in purple robes. , seems a bit empty.

While Xu Yi was looking at these councilors, the councilors were also looking at Xu Yi.

Obviously, they were also somewhat curious about Xu Yi.

After the two sides looked at each other for a while, an old councilor sitting in the front row in the north who looked at least sixty years old coughed lightly and said loudly: "Since Viscount Xu Yi has arrived, the council will begin."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Xu Yi, and asked with a serious face: "Viscount Xu Yi, do you know why this council asked you to participate in the council?"

Xu Yi shook his head: "No one has told me the reason yet."

"Well...well, I'll tell you now. The reason why you are asked to participate in the council is because the council has received a lot of reports that Viscount Xu Yi, as a nobleman of the kingdom, has done a lot of things that are not in line with the noble status of the kingdom. Actions. In order to find out the truth, the parliament asked you to come to the council for deliberation. If you did make those actions, then the council will give you corresponding evaluation and punishment."

"Oh, are you only talking about punishment?" Xu Yi sneered in his heart.

This old member of parliament decided the nature of this review meeting as soon as he came up, and it was really a bad comer as expected.

Seeing that Xu Yi was silent, Earl Basa, who is 63 years old this year and has served as the deputy speaker of the Lampari Kingdom's noble council for more than 20 years, felt a little unhappy, and continued with a dark face: "Viscount Xu Yi, first of all, I would like to ask you The first question. Do you have another identity, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City?"

Xu Yi nodded: "Yes."

"Do you own the vast majority of the shares of this Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and have control over it?"

"yes."

"As the chairman of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, will you also participate in the business activities of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"

"yes."

"Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will get most of the benefits from doing business, and you will also get most of it."

"This statement is not accurate. Most of the income obtained by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is used for continuous investment. In fact, I don't get much personally."

"You just need to answer, have you benefited from the benefits obtained by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"

Xu Yi sneered slightly and nodded again: "Yes."

"Then Viscount Xu Yi, do you know that the Kingdom's Noble Council has relevant regulations on the kingdom's nobles. As a kingdom's nobles, they are not allowed to do business?"

"Know."

"Then why do you still choose to do business?" Earl Basa suddenly patted the table in front of him hard, his expression suddenly turned serious. "Do you know that by doing so, you not only violated the regulations of the kingdom's parliament, but also lost the face of all the nobles in the kingdom?"

Xu Yi glanced at him with some amusement: "It's true that you violated the regulations of the Kingdom Council, but when it comes to losing the face of all the nobles in the Kingdom...is this a bit too exaggerated?"

"No sophistry!" Earl Basa stared, "Viscount Xu Yi, in view of your intentional violation of the relevant regulations of the kingdom's noble council and your bad attitude, the council has now made the following decision to deprive Viscount Xu Yi of his noble status and demote him to a commoner! "(to be continued...)