Rostislav did not stay long in Kiev, and soon he was on his way again.
After all, with the arrival of Rostislav, the descendants of Yaroslav who are now in power have arrived, so it is time to go to the grand gathering of the nations.
When Rostislav left, he left behind all those successful immigrants. They will spread the news of the successful immigrants in Kiev and its surrounding areas to encourage these lower-class people in Kiev to go to Northeastern Rus'.
Of course, this got the approval from the uncle, and Ijaslav was happy to give some help to the younger generation.
The same is naturally true for Alexei's troupe. This is a powerful propaganda machine for Rostislav. Of course, it must stay in Kiev. There are several "happy immigrant lives in Northeastern Rus'" in their repertoire.
Well, as for whether you can be happy or not, you still have to look at yourself. Anyway, after working hard for several years, you will be better than before, at least you have a bit of a foundation.
This troupe's first performance in Kiev was a success. The venue was packed with people, and then they were invited by the uncle to perform at the Vladimir Palace for the Russian dignitaries.
After going to the Vladimir Palace, they became well-known in the Kiev area. They were invited to perform in many places near Kiev, and even invitation letters were sent to Checheng.
And just when Alexei's career was going smoothly, Rostislav also embarked on a journey.
The scene when Yaroslav's children and grandchildren traveled was extremely spectacular. Thousands of soldiers and soldiers formed the main body of this huge team. The sight of the endless armor shining golden in the sun left a deep impression on many people.
Influence.
This is a power that only the top dignitaries of Russia can achieve, and it is so dazzling that even the Lord in heaven can see it.
The nobles and their armies from all over Russia also followed their respective princes, and Rostislav was no exception.
Since he came to Kiev, all the Kiev nobles who had not followed him had come together and took refuge with him again.
They have lived a very difficult life in recent years. As their father's former confidants, they cannot be trusted by the current Grand Duke of Kiev. Their original positions have been basically deprived of them, which can be said to be extremely embarrassing.
Their only choice was to seek refuge with Rostislav. Back then, these people believed that Rostislav had no future and chose to reject it. However, the success of the Prince of Moscow now makes them regret their choice.
The Prince of Moscow also accepted these people. He would not care about their choices. He could understand their hesitation.
And the most important thing is that Northeastern Rus now needs people, a large number of people, local nobles need to govern, the land needs to be organized and cultivated, and people are needed everywhere. He will not let go of any opportunity to recruit people.
After the princes' soldiers, there were more soldiers and servants than the soldiers, and they escorted the supplies of the army.
Behind the military servants were businessmen who were also traveling to the West with the help of the army. Many of them were determined that the war in Hungary had just ended, and they were going to the war-torn land to dump goods and food.
Even including military servants, this army only numbered two thousand, but Yaroslav's children and grandchildren were not going to fight in the first place, they were going to show Rurik's authority.
Rostislav looked at this magnificent army, which reminded him of his grandfather's two thousand soldiers. He wondered when he would see - or rather have - such a powerful force.
Leaving Kiev, this army marched along the westward march path of the previous princes.
Along the way, you can see local residents who came to watch the army. The West has not used weapons for many years, and has never seen such a powerful team. Moreover, the rulers of Rus are all in this team, so powerful.
The posture naturally attracts people.
Every time they passed through a town, the army would be stationed to rest, and the locals would also bring out their best things to entertain the army. The opportunity to meet the top rulers of Rus did not come around all the time.
Of course, there are also people who offer gold and silver to ask the Grand Duke for privileges. After all, now everyone knows that the Grand Duke of Kiev loves gold and silver, and his uncle Izyaslav usually agrees generously after taking the money. The result is natural
The guests of honor enjoyed themselves.
Soon, the Russian army came to Turov, where Izyaslav used to be. He became the ruler of Turov at a very young age, and lived here most of the time until the death of his father (the protagonist's father).
He was then transferred to Kiev to serve his grandfather for a long time, waiting for his succession.
They received an overwhelming welcome when they entered Turov, which is the largest Rus' city in South-West Rus and the political and economic center of South-West Rus.
The uncle's governance here promoted the prosperity of the city, so the citizens liked the ruler very much, and the local Wicher even held a grand banquet.
That kind of joyful gesture made Rostislav very concerned. The welcome and love of the people did not seem to be fake at all. It seemed that the uncle was really popular in this land. It seemed that Southwestern Rus was more supportive of the uncle.
The grand banquet naturally caused the army to stay longer. During this period, almost all dignitaries from Southwestern Rus arrived one after another and made various demands to the Grand Duke.
The local nobles of Turov want more autonomy, the nobles of Volhynia and Galicia want a solution to the refugee problem, and the merchants of the Cerven cities want the privilege of trading with the West...
Of course, they all gave generous gifts, but the stakes here were too high and the gifts were not so easy to use, which meant that it was inevitable to lose face here.
However, the uncle is still able to solve these problems with ease. No matter how the discussion goes, the uncle tries to reduce the hostility of the other party as much as possible.
That skillful look couldn't help but make Rostislav have a different impression of him. After all, Ijaslav's image in history was, to put it bluntly, mediocre.
While his uncle was busy dealing with government affairs in the southwest, Rostislav was chatting about literature with his second and third uncles. After all, he was planning to write a novel recently, and both of them were well-read people. Here,
There are common topics above.
The third uncle is naturally very happy about this. For him, there is nothing better than this. However, the relationship between Rostislav and Svyatoslav is quite subtle. Both parties know something, and they also tacitly agree that the other party knows.
He knows some things, but he just pretends to be here.
Moreover, the second uncle's intention is God, not secular literature, and he is not very interested in this.
For Rosslav, the biggest result of this meeting was that he was able to confirm the cultural level of his second uncle. Svyatoslav was very strong in both quoting scriptures and cultural thinking.
Rostislav had to concentrate very carefully when chatting with him, otherwise God knows whether this uncle said something dirty.
Izyaslav handled government affairs very quickly. Within a few days, he basically dispatched all parties, and the army continued to move forward. Rostislav also breathed a sigh of relief, and finally no longer had to play word games with his difficult second uncle.
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After leaving Turov, they advanced not far and saw what the nobles of Volhynia and Galicia called refugees. They set up camp along the road and lived in crowds.
These refugees all fled here because of the Hungarian Civil War and set up camp in the wilderness. When the army passed by, they all put their hands on their weapons nervously. It seemed that the local nobles were not very friendly to these people.
The closer you get to the western border, the more such people there are. Not only Hungarian farmers, but also many Magyar nomadic tribes have also come to this land.
There is no doubt that these people are a potentially unstable factor in Southwestern Rus, because apart from some people being absorbed by the local nobles, most of them are still unemployed and have no fixed residence. They may disturb local public security. In the same way, local people
Nobles may also attack them for loot and slaves.
Ijaslav's countermeasure was very simple, that is, to deport these people back to Hungary as much as possible. As for those who could not be deported, they moved to the border area of the third uncle to live as a member of the border guard army, where manpower was always needed.
The uncle planned to do this after his trip to Hungary, and it would be convenient to take advantage of the return of the army.
Moving along the road filled with refugees, they were getting closer and closer to the border. Soon, the Arpad flag also appeared in front of everyone.