The Russian princes entered the Hungarian palace with the cheers of the local residents, and here, King Bela of Hungary had prepared for them a splendid and grand dinner worthy of their status.
This banquet made Rostislav very comfortable. In order to show his legitimacy, King Bela was extremely luxurious in the banquet specifications and brought out everything of the highest level in the country.
In addition to local Hungarian dishes, he also served many Russian dishes, and the fine wines were given free of charge.
At the banquet, King Bela called on everyone present to raise a toast to the Russian princes, in order to praise their actions against the Pechenegs. Hungary was also troubled by those nomads.
This suddenly put the Russian people on a high position, but this was what the princes had expected, and they were listening to such praise all the way.
Every time like this, Rostislav is the proudest, because all this was his idea.
This banquet can be said to be a feast for the host and guest, and by chatting and bragging with people at the banquet, Rostislav learned that in fact King Boleslaw and Bishop Henry of Augsburg - the latter is now the empress dowager of the empire.
The beloved—has arrived in this city.
Now Andrew's son and his mother have not arrived, and now Edward is protecting Andrew's wife and children, who are said to be on their way.
Of course, King Bella expressed his willingness to win over him at the banquet, but the uncle didn't tell him a word of truth. If you want their position to waver, you have to show sincerity instead of just saying a few words here.
There was nothing to talk about in the days after the banquet. They, the Russians, were constantly being invited to banquets. The King of Poland invited them, and Bishop Henry of the Empire invited them.
In addition, there are many local nobles, businessmen and the like who are also inviting the princes of Rurik. Since they arrived here, the banquet has been non-stop.
The Yaroslavichs, on the other hand, did not reject anyone who came to the banquet and so on, and they all went to attend, but they did not say a word of truth.
Ijaslav has given everyone a unified voice, that is, in principle, they are all on Anastasia's side. As for the others, let's see what chips the Empire, Poland, and King Bella can bring.
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Ah, by the way, Anastasia's full name is Anastasia Yaroslavna Rurik. She is Solomon's mother, uncles' sister, and Rostislav's aunt. Of course they traveled so far.
Come to support your loved ones.
And through the banquet between Poles and Germans, Rostislav was able to take a good look at the King of Poland and Bishop Henry.
When he met Boleslaw, Rostislav found that he was indeed as talented as those evaluations said, and he was full of adventurous temperament. Just by looking at his unintentional movements, he knew that he had experienced many battles.
However, the King of Poland did not say much to his uncles at the banquet. After all, he did not need to win anything from Rurik.
He was the benefactor of Béla, the victor of the Hungarian Civil War. No matter what Béla lost at this meeting, he would make up for it and give him double gifts.
The king was very interested in him and took the initiative to talk to him. This surprised Rostislav, but the interaction with the king was quite peaceful. The king came to talk to him about something they were both good at - war.
After all, Boleslaw himself was a warrior king who had been active on the front line for a long time. Even at banquets, he wore chainmail - although it was lightweight ceremonial armor.
Rostislav mainly discussed the use of cavalry with the king, and the king greatly praised the use of cavalry by the Muscovite prince.
This surprised Rostislav. It seemed that the king had collected a lot of information about his battlefield - not the kind of useless bragging, but real battlefield performance.
This made Rostislav subconsciously wary of the King of Poland, but then he felt a little funny. Those battles happened five or six years ago. It was not strange that the King of Poland found a few witnesses of the battle to ask them to learn about the war.
Rostislav still underestimated his reputation, especially among the younger generation. In the eastern Christian world, young princes basically used Rostislav as their role model, and fathers also used him as a role model for their sons.
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Moreover, Rostislav's reputation has recently reached a higher level in this land. His actions against the Pechenegs were praised by the Magyars.
The Magyars were happy to see their feud being attacked and massacred, and the poems of Magyar poets praising Rostislav's martial arts were circulated in this land.
The rumors about his deeds became more and more outrageous and exaggerated. He could only say that he was very helpless.
Rostislav wanted to explain that it was his uncles who had accomplished the feat together with him, but others simply didn't believe it.
Fortunately, the Polish king did not mention any of this, they only talked about the real art of war.
Regarding military matters, Rostislav was very willing to communicate. This king was also a man who had been tested in battles for a long time. It was precious to exchange battlefield experience with such a senior commander.
However, the King of Poland disdained the matter of books. In his opinion, it was not what a warrior should do. It was just a matter of priests.
Seeing that the king despised the book so much, Rostislav changed the subject without leaving any trace. If the Polish king didn't want to talk about it, then let's not talk about it.
The relationship between Mieszko and him was indeed as good as he said. When they met, the two were as close as brothers.
However, they both maintain a bottom line with each other. They both understand their current identities and positions. In order to avoid embarrassing each other in the future, they naturally have to avoid appearing too intimate.
But even so, Rostislav internally had to place Mieszko on the fringes of his inner circle.
It was good for everyone. Rostislav could trust Mieszko, but would anyone else trust this close brother of the King of Poland, who might become an enemy in the future? And this matter was too easy to grasp in political struggles.
As for the meeting with Bishop Henry at the banquet with the Germans, there is nothing to say. This is just an ordinary bishop, but he seems to have some ambiguous rumors with the Queen Mother of the Empire.
And Rostislav didn't believe any of these rumors. The erotic stories in the palace were just like this. It was okay to pass the time, but they should never be taken seriously.
However, this bishop seems to be an opponent of church reform, which makes his reputation a bit complicated. At least Rostislav noticed that many imperial nobles at the banquet looked at the bishop with complicated eyes, and the Hungarian Church who attended the meeting
The person is even more distant.
The prince also heard some news about the political changes within the German Empire. Many German dignitaries seemed to be very dissatisfied with the bishop and the queen mother behind the bishop.
And Rostislav is too lazy to care about these things. What does the affairs of the Catholic world have to do with him, a little orthodox prince?
As for the internal strife in the empire, it has little to do with him. If it weren't for his cousin and aunt, he wouldn't even pay attention to these things.
Speaking of the internal strife in the empire, Rostislav remembered that there seemed to be an important change of power in the empire a few years later, but unfortunately he could not recall the specific content.
However, the uncle and the bishop had a lively discussion. After all, in a sense, they were on the same side. The Russians undoubtedly sided with their relatives, and the bishop wanted to support the Hungarian king who was pro-empire. It was these two people who discussed it in detail.
He didn't hear a word of it.
And the bishop was not interested in talking to a junior like him. At that banquet, Rostislav was completely eating meat and drinking wine.
Rostislav did not participate much in these subsequent banquets. After all, he was a junior. He could hide from the banquets by showing up, and then he could use the time freely.
In his spare time, he and Jan spent their time wandering around the streets of Fekhshvar, taking a good look at this ancient Magyar city. There were not many opportunities to go on such a long trip.