Chapter 158: The Council of Nobles
This time when he returned to Anweimar City, of course, Xu Yi was not just passing by, in fact, when he was still in Sewell City, he was summoned by the royal council of the kingdom to attend a noble council in Anweimar City to discuss his noble status.
Being able to qualify for the Noble Council is both good news and bad news for Xu Yi.
The good news is that the Council of Nobles requires a nobleman to participate in the Council of Nobles to evaluate the nobleman's noissibility, and the reason for this is usually to do things that are about to be done when the nobleman is about to be promoted.
In other words, as long as Xu also receives a good evaluation in this evaluation, it is very likely that his title will be promoted after this evaluation.
He is now a viscount of the kingdom, and in less than two years, he has the opportunity to rise to the rank of count, 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 it was even more rare on the basis of no military merits.
And the bad news is ...... In this evaluation, Xu Yi's evaluation is likely to be negative, rather than positive, which can promote his knighthood.
In the final analysis, it is almost impossible for Xu Yi, the original commoner, to continuously upgrade his title in such a short period of time.
Therefore, when he was still in the city of Thurwell, the Earl of Satsuma insisted that this time the noble council summoned Xu Yi to participate in the noble council, I am afraid that it was uneasy and kind.
And came to the city of Anvimar. After meeting Viscount Leslie and Baron Haynas, both agreed with Count Satsuma's judgment.
This time, the aristocratic council against Xu Yi is probably not good.
So early the next morning, when Xu Yi came to the door of the Noble Council, which looked extremely magnificent from the outside, he looked at the golden words "Noble Council of the Lampari Kingdom" on it, and couldn't help but sigh.
He's just trying to create and develop the magic industry system with peace of mind, so why do people always want to trouble him for all sorts of reasons?
After announcing his name, Xu Yi was soon ushered into the council by the guards at the gate of the noble council, and then waited patiently in a small reception hall.
A moment later, one looked like he was in his thirties. A young man dressed in a parliamentarian's purple robe walked in.
As soon as I saw Xu Yi. He immediately smiled kindly and held out his hands.
"Viscount Xu, I have heard your name for a long time, and I only have the opportunity to see it today. I'm really honored. ”
Xu Yi reached out and shook hands with him. Smiled: "You are so polite. Pls are you ......"
"Oh, let me introduce myself, my name is Sal Limu. Now, like you, it's a viscount. ”
"Viscount Lim, I am also honored to meet you. Are you a member of Parliament, and when does 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 will give you a notice in advance now, by the way...... I would like to tell you about the contents of the council. Viscount Xu, you haven't been to the Noble Council before, have you?"
"Yes. Xu Yi nodded.
Whether he was promoted to baron or later to viscount, he was given a title directly by His Majesty the King and did not participate in any of the noble councils.
Because according to the relevant regulations of the noble council, the title of earl under the king has the right to be promoted directly without the need for the noble council to assess the title of re-pass guò.
It's just that this right is rarely used by His Majesty, because if the Council of Nobles disagrees and questions it, it will have a considerable impact on the prestige of His Majesty, so His Majesty rarely uses this right to promote a nobleman, let alone use this right on the same person twice in a row.
Of course, there is no noble council that would not really question the use of this power by His Majesty.
And Xu Yi is now a viscount, not only does he want to upgrade his title, but also the noble council needs to evaluate his noble qualifications, and the noble council can be convened to evaluate him.
"Then I'll tell you some of the council's processes in advance. Viscount Xu, you don't actually need to do anything in the council for a while, you just need to answer questions according to the questions of the councilors. Viscount Lim smiled. Of course, the answer must be honest. Otherwise, if you are judged by the councillors to be dishonest enough, it will greatly affect your evaluation. ”
Xu Yi frowned slightly, thinking that he could only ask questions from those parliamentarians, but he could only answer questions, wouldn't it be similar to interrogation?
"Generally speaking, every member of the council is likely to ask you questions, and the types of questions raised may also involve many aspects, and I hope that Viscount Xu can be mentally prepared. ”
Xu Yi thought about it, nodded, and did not raise the question in his heart.
Now that you're here, there's nothing special to think about.
The noble council is different from the kingdom council, at most he can only do things about his aristocratic status, and he doesn't pay attention to the aristocratic status that countless people in this kingdom dream of and value very much, so naturally there is no pressure.
Viscount Lim seemed to be a little surprised by Xu Yi's calm expression, and after glancing at him in a little surprise, he didn't say anything, and after chatting with Xu Yi for a few more words, he led him out of this reception room and walked towards a side hall of the House of Parliament.
On the way, I met many staff members in the courtyard of the noble council, and when I saw Viscount Lim and Xu Yi coming together, they all looked at Xu Yi with curious eyes.
It seems that they should all know that the noble council has a council on Xu Yi today.
And a nobleman of the kingdom like Xu Yi, who combines the identities of a nobleman and a businessman, is indeed very rare.
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 entering the side hall, I found that it was a circular space, around which two rows of seats were placed, and in the center of the circle there was a vacant space, and there were no chairs, just a small fence.
Seeing this arrangement, Xu Yi couldn't help frowning slightly, and his heart was even more unhappy.
This appearance is really exactly the same as interrogating a prisoner.
Xu Yi never believed that every meeting hall in the courtyard of the noble council was set up like this, and he was assigned here the first time he participated in the noble council, and the other party's intentions were self-evident.
Thinking of the judgment of Count Satsuma and Viscount Leslie and Baron Hainas, Xu Yi snorted coldly in his heart, raised his head and looked at the councilors sitting on high chairs around him.
This side hall is not too big, and there are only about fifty seats in the two rows of seats around it, and now these seats are not full, but there are less than twenty members in purple robes, which seems a little empty.
While Xu Yi was looking at these councilors, the parliamentarians were also looking at Xu Yi.
Obviously, they were also a little curious about Xu Yi.
After the two sides looked at each other for a while, an old councilor who was sitting in the front row due north, who looked at least sixty years old from the outside, coughed lightly and said loudly: "Since Viscount Xu Yi has arrived, let's start the council." ”
After that, he glanced at Xu Yi and asked with a stern expression: "Viscount Xu Yi, do you know why the council asked you to come to the council this time?"
Xu Yi shook his head: "No one has told me the reason yet." ”
"Hmm...... Well, I'll sue you now. The reason why I asked you to come to the council is because the council has received many reports that Viscount Xu Yi, as a nobleman of the kingdom, has done a lot of actions that are not in line with the status of the nobleman of the kingdom. In order to find out the truth, the council asks you to come to the council for deliberations. If you do do do that, then the council will give you a rating and punishment accordingly. ”
"Heh, do you just talk about punishment?" Xu Yi sneered in his heart.
As soon as the old councillor came up, he set the character of this council, and it was not surprising that the person who came was not good.
Seeing that Xu Yi was silent, he was sixty-three years old this year, and Count Barcelona, who had served as the deputy speaker of the noble council of the Lampari Kingdom for more than 20 years, was a little unhappy in his heart, and continued with a sinking face: "Viscount Xu Yi, first of all, I want to ask you the first question. Do you have another identity, the president of the Bangta City Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
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 president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, will you also participate in the business activities of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
"Yes. ”
"The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has gained most of the income from doing business, and you have also obtained most of it. ”
This statement is not accurate. Most of the proceeds from the new flying chamber will be used for continuous investment, and in fact, I don't get much privately. ”
"You just need to answer, have you benefited from the proceeds of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce?"
Xu Yi sneered slightly and nodded again: "Yes." ”
"Then Viscount Xu Yi, do you know that the Council of Nobles of the Kingdom has relevant regulations for the nobles of the Kingdom, and as a nobleman of the Kingdom, you are not allowed to do business?"
"Yes. ”
"Then why do you choose to do business?" Count Barcelona suddenly slapped the table in front of him hard, and his expression suddenly changed. "Did you know that by doing so, you not only violated the rules of the kingdom's council, but also disgraced all the nobles in the kingdom?"
Xu Yi glanced at him with some amusement: "It's right to violate the rules of the kingdom council, but when it comes to this, it will lose the face of all the nobles in the kingdom...... That's a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?"
"Don't quibble!" Count Barcelona's eyes widened: "Viscount Xu Yi, in view of your deliberate violation of the relevant regulations of the Noble Council of the Kingdom 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......)