When he returned to Anvilmar City this time, of course Xu Yi was not just passing by. In fact, when he was still in Sewell City, he received a summons from the Kingdom's Noble Council, asking him to attend a noble council meeting in Anvilmar City. , commenting on his noble status.
Being able to qualify 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 Noble Council requiring a noble to participate in the Noble Council is to evaluate the noble's qualifications, and the reason for conducting the evaluation is generally when the noble is about to be promoted to a title. Things to do.
In other words, as long as Xu Yi gets a good evaluation in this evaluation, his title is likely to be improved after this evaluation.
He is now a viscount in the kingdom. In less than two years, he has the opportunity to be promoted to a count, which is one of the few in the entire Lampali Kingdom.
Moreover, he was promoted from a commoner to a noble, but he was able to be promoted again in such a short period of time, and this was even more rare because he had no military merit.
$Ding$Point$Novel() 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 knighthood.
After all, it is almost impossible for Xu Yi, a commoner, to continuously upgrade his title in such a short period of time.
Therefore, when he was still in Sewell City, Earl Satsuma insisted that Xu Yi was summoned by the Noble Council to join the Noble Council this time out of good intentions.
And came to Anvilmar City. After meeting Viscount Leslie and Baron Haynes, they both agreed with Earl Summer's judgment.
The noble council targeting Xu Yi this time may be coming from bad intentions.
So early the next morning, when Xu Yi came to the door of the House of Nobles, which looked extremely magnificent from the outside, he looked at the glittering golden characters "Lampali Kingdom Nobles' Council" and sighed involuntarily. tone.
He just wants to create and develop the magic industrial system with peace of mind. Why are there always people who want to cause trouble for him for various reasons
After announcing his name, Xu Yi was quickly ushered into the House of Parliament by the guards at the door of the Noble Council, and then waited patiently in a small reception hall.
After a while, a man appeared who looked to be in his thirties. A young man wearing the purple robe of a member of Parliament came in.
As soon as I saw Xu Yi. He immediately smiled kindly and stretched out his hands.
"Viscount Xu, I have heard your name for a long time, but today I have the opportunity to actually meet you. I am really honored."
Xu Yi reached out and shook hands with him. Smiling: "You are so polite. May I ask who you are..."
"Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Sal Lim. Now, like you, I have the title of Viscount."
"Viscount Lim, I am honored to meet you. Are you a member of the Parliament? When will the Council start?"
Viscount Lim laughed: "Viscount Xu, you are indeed a businessman who attaches great importance to time. However, the Council still needs a while to prepare, so I will give you a notice in advance. By the way... it can also be regarded as revealing to you the Council. Content. Viscount Xu, you have never participated in the Noble Council before, right?"
"Yes." Xu Yi nodded.
Whether he was promoted to baron or later to viscount, they were all titles given directly by His Majesty the King, and he had never participated in any noble council.
Because according to the relevant regulations of the Parliament of Nobles, His Majesty the King has the right to directly promote titles below the earl without the need for approval by the Parliament of Nobles.
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 rarely uses this right to promote a noble. , let alone using this right on the same person twice in a row.
Of course, generally speaking, no noble assembly will really question His Majesty the King's use of this right.
And Xu Yi is now a viscount. Not only if he wants to upgrade his title, but also if the noble council needs to evaluate his noble qualifications, it can convene a noble council to evaluate him.
"Then let me tell you some of the process of the council in advance. Viscount Xu, you don't need to do anything during the council meeting. You only need to answer questions according to the questions raised by the members." Viscount Lim smiled. "Of course, your answer must be honest. Otherwise, if you are judged as not being honest enough by the members, it will greatly affect your evaluation."
Xu Yi frowned slightly, thinking that only those congressmen could ask questions, but he could only answer questions. Isn't it similar to an interrogation
"Generally speaking, every member participating in the council is likely to ask you questions, and the types of questions raised may involve many aspects. I hope 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 we are here, there is nothing special to consider.
The Parliament of Nobles is different from the Parliament of the Kingdom. At best, it can only manipulate his status as a noble. However, he does not pay any attention to the status of aristocrat, which is coveted by countless people in the kingdom and is highly valued. Naturally, there is no pressure at all.
Viscount Lim seemed a little surprised by Xu Yi's calm performance. After giving him a slightly surprised look, he didn't say much. After chatting with Xu Yi for a few more words, he led him out of the reception room and greeted Xu Yi. Go to a side hall of the Parliament House.
On the way, I met many staff members of the Noble Council. When they saw Viscount Lim and Xu Yi coming together, they all looked at Xu Yi curiously.
Apparently, they should all know about the review meeting held by the Noble Council on Xu Yi today.
And it is indeed very rare for a nobleman of the kingdom like Xu Yi to combine the identities of aristocrat and businessman.
Coupled with the current reputation of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Lampali 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 with two rows of seats surrounding it, and there was an empty space in the center of the circle. There were no chairs, just a small fence.
Seeing this arrangement, Xu Yi couldn't help but frown slightly, and felt even more unhappy.
This appearance is really 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 for the first time he participated in the Noble Council. The other party's intentions were self-evident.
Thinking of the judgments of Earl Satsuma, Viscount Leslie and Baron Haynes, Xu Yi snorted in his heart and raised his head to look at the members sitting on high chairs around him.
This side hall is not too big. The two rows of seats around it only have about fifty seats in total. And now these seats are not full, but there are less than twenty MPs wearing purple robes. , seems a bit empty.
While Xu Yi was sizing up these congressmen, the congressmen were also sizing up Xu Yi.
Obviously, they are also somewhat curious about Xu Yi.
After the two sides looked at each other for a while, an old congressman who looked to be at least sixty years old sitting in the front row due north coughed lightly and said loudly: "Since Viscount Xu Yi has arrived, the review meeting will begin."
After saying that, he glanced at Xu Yi and asked with a serious face: "Viscount Xu Yi, do you know why the council asked you to participate in the council this time?"
Xu Yi shook his head: "No one has told me the reason yet."
"Hmm... Well, let me tell you now. The reason why you are asked to attend the council is because the council received many reports that Viscount Xu Yi, as a noble of the kingdom, has made many actions that are not in line with the status of a noble of the kingdom. . In order to find out the truth, the council requires you to come to the council for review. If you do do those things, the council will give you corresponding assessments and punishments.”
"Oh, are you just talking about punishment?" Xu Yi sneered in his heart.
This old congressman determined the nature of this review meeting as soon as he came up. As expected, the person who came was unkind.
Seeing that Xu Yi was silent, Count Basa, who was sixty-three years old and had served as the deputy speaker of the Lampali Kingdom's Noble Council for more than 20 years, felt a little unhappy. He lowered his face and continued: "Viscount Xu Yi, first of all, I want to ask you The first question. Do you have another identity, the president of Bangta City Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? "
Xu Yi nodded: "Yes."
"Do you own the majority of the shares in 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."
"Do you also get most of the income that Xinfei Chamber of Commerce gets from doing business?"
"This statement is not accurate. Most of the income obtained by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is used for continued investment. In fact, I personally receive not much."
"You only need to answer, have you benefited from the profits obtained by the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce?"
Xu Yi sneered slightly and nodded again: "Yes."
"Then Viscount Xu Yi, do you know that the Kingdom's Nobles' Council has relevant regulations on the Kingdom's nobles? As members of the Kingdom's nobles, they are not allowed to engage in business?"
"Know."
"Then why do you still choose to go into business?" Count Basa suddenly slapped the table in front of him hard, and his expression suddenly turned serious. "Do you know that by doing this you not only violated the rules of the Kingdom Council, but also lost the face of all the nobles in the kingdom?"
Xu Yi gave him a funny look: "It's true that you violated the rules 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 Barcelona stared: "Viscount Xu Yi, in view of your deliberate 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...)