Although the flames of war have been ignited, for many people, the war has not had much impact on their lives. Some people even know that they can simply stay out of it.
So they turned a blind eye to the war and even carried out a series of small actions behind their backs. But the problem was that their small actions were not as subtle as they thought...
“How can a cross-necked swan fly alone?
Who can I express my sincere heart to?
But who can mend a broken heart?
Give your heart to the wind and blow away Cui Wei.
The dense forest is full of gray fog and refuses to retreat.
The longing for love leaves no trace of sadness."
Domna played his lute and sang some sad poems. While he was singing, the little black cat poked its head out of the pocket hanging on his waist from time to time, but he pushed it back.
And the people who were about to march for a long time really needed some singing to soothe their fatigue, and everyone was fascinated by it. All the way, he played his poems before the march started to relieve everyone's fatigue.
"Okay, very good. I am truly worthy of being a poet for the Grand Duke. This poem is indeed very good."
Yang commented on the sidelines that although he didn't like things like music and culture, after following Rostislav, he still had some ability to identify cultural works, and he could still appreciate them.
"Thank you very much, my lord."
Although Domhnall speaks humbly, everyone can hear the complacency and arrogance in his words, which makes his companions a little worried. This guy never knows how to be humble when facing powerful people, even if he has such a pitiful character.
It happened to him several times.
However, Yang obviously didn't care about such things. He just said that if there was an opportunity in the future, he would recommend him to become a poet in the prince's court. Then he got on the horse. Now that they had listened to all the songs, everyone quickly prepared to set off.
The Gaels looked at the war horses with a bitter look on their faces. The Gaels led by Domhnall were also assigned army war horses after joining the team. Although the Gaelic warriors from the highlands were proficient in battlefield skills, they were not familiar with riding horses.
Good at.
Although it is not difficult to march on horseback, it is still very difficult for them.
"The next step is to enter the enemy's territory. The battle may start at any time, so be prepared."
Yang turned his horse's head and said to everyone, his face was extremely serious, and even Domhnall, who was joking just now, calmed down the expression on his face.
After these days of traveling together, Domhnall also knows what the goal of this team is.
Is a traitor.
In today's Northeastern Rus, even those who are not optimistic about the princes of Moscow rarely choose to take refuge with the Bulgars. Sitting on the sidelines is the safest way.
But there are always speculators, and Olaf, the most conspicuous among them and jumping up and down, is the target of their trip.
Olaf's family has a long history in Northeastern Rus'. The first generation of ancestors were close associates of Grand Duke Oleg. Their descendants made military exploits in the expansion of Rus' and maintained their superior status.
By the generation of his great-great-grandfather, this family was granted some village communities in the Suzdal area by the Grand Duke of Rus and became the head of the city.
The family quickly took root in the local area and expanded its power in an orderly manner. Every time Prince Rurik competed for the throne, they always stood on the right side. Therefore, their family's industry continued to develop and did not end due to political changes. It even continued to grow as a city.
As a village owner, he participated in the town's business, and now he has become a powerful land and business dignitary in Northeastern Rus.
Now the head of this family is Olaf. Like many Russian nobles, Olaf accepted bribes from Bulgar. However, he did not choose to sit back and watch. Instead, he planned to take this opportunity to stab Rostislav in the back to win more money.
political resources.
Yes, Rostislav knew all about the little things that he had done to the nobles. Thanks to the defection of the Kurkanta family, Rostislav originally thought he would be the most thorny existence, but he took the initiative to find him.
Tell them everything they know.
As the former overlord of Northeastern Rus', the Kurkantha family even bowed to Rostislav, everyone still regarded him as the biggest princely opponent of Northeastern Rus'. In addition, the Kurkantha family did not clearly reject those who came closer.
Gradually, they collected vast amounts of information about the opposition.
And then, Old Sarnia defied all opinions and handed all these things to Rostislav. Yes, Kurkanta also speculated, but the target of their options was Rostislav.
And because of this, Rostislav was able to know that there was such a careerist in Suzdal. In order to deal with this person, Rostislav sent his most powerful confidant, Jan, to deal with the problem, and gave him a team of elites who could solve the problem.
After understanding all this, Domhnall knew that this was a good opportunity, a good opportunity to stand out. If you seize this opportunity, it would be easy to become a noble.
Just when Domhnall was imagining a bright future, he suddenly saw a row of hanged corpses on the roadside. Crows gathered on the dead and devoured their flesh and blood. When he saw a large group of people arriving, they immediately shouted
And disperse.
Yang didn't even look at these scenes, he was already used to seeing dead people, while Domhnall looked at all this in a daze, but then returned to normal.
After passing through these days, he knew what happened to these corpses. They were all unlucky ones punished by Olaf and killed to intimidate the village community and force them to obey the rule.
Domhnall has long been accustomed to this. In those days in the Highlands, Highland nobles would kill you to death for the ownership of a broken tower or a few emaciated old cattle, let alone matters related to rule.
But then, they saw a fight.
The soldiers in armed uniforms advanced rapidly. With the warriors wrapped in iron armor as the core, they rushed into the farmers and fought mercilessly. Although the farmers who were not good at fighting were holding weapons, they were unable to fight against such an army. Everything was like
It was a massacre, and the farmers had no way to fight against these elite troops.
What they saw when they stopped was the scene of the farmer being defeated.
"It's the nobles who took refuge with Olaf. They are suppressing the peasants again."
Yang, who stopped his horse, looked at this scene and thought about the information he knew.
Judging from the information known, Olaf attracted many nobles and warriors who had newly arrived in Northeastern Rus to join his ranks. In order to meet these people's needs for real estate, there was more suppression of farmers.
Their method of bringing the village under their rule was very simple. A few heavily armed soldiers rushed in, killed the leader and all the villagers, and the rest naturally became obedient.
As for the villagers who dared to gather to resist, that's great. He gathered so many people just to suppress him. How could farm tools fight against weapons?
Rostislav was aware of these things, and he also knew that some nobles under his command were doing this, but he chose to ignore them. After all, he was the representative of the feudal lord.
But while this Olaf was doing this, he attracted more people under his command. These people were supposed to be the prince's strength, and he planned to use this strength to launch a rebellion. Rostislav couldn't bear it anymore.