After Yegor said these words, the suppressed feelings burst out directly. They were the sadness for the death of his brother. He had been suppressing those feelings before, and the current outflow made his voice change.
"Dead? What's dead? Boris is dead?"
Rostislav was really shocked by this news. He had met Boris, the heir of old Ivan. In his words, he was a tough man. Moreover, this man also knew how to interact with the tribe. How could this man be so...
died?
Boris has completely inherited all the abilities of Old Ivan. There is no doubt that he will be able to inherit Old Ivan's business in the future, make their family stronger, and pass this industry on from generation to generation.
The position of mayor of Roslavl can belong to them.
But now that Boris is dead, everything has changed. This must have a huge impact on this rising family, and the future of the Shelikhov family is somewhat unstable.
After the initial surprise and a little sadness, Rostislav immediately realized some of the bad signs and the bad guesses based on them.
Boris's expansion is close to the Bulgar side, which can't help but make Rostislav a little wary. Are those guys on the opposite side causing trouble? Are the Bulgars who are fighting in a melee finally reacting to the expansion of the Russians?
Rostislav subconsciously thought of this. Being a ruler is like this. Sometimes you need to be extremely rational, even if this rationality makes you seem a bit cold-blooded.
At the same time, Yegor was thinking about his mental journey. On the day he received the news of his brother's death, he simply couldn't believe that his mountain-like brother was gone like this.
He is so strong, and during those days when he followed his father to explore the woods and streams, he shouldered the talents that a big brother and leader should have.
It was also because of this that Yegor decided to leave the family. After all, the ability shown by his eldest brother was sufficient, so he could only find other ways to prove himself, so he came to Moscow.
But reality is reality, and no matter how much he refuses to accept it, he can only compromise for it in the end.
And then he also realized that as the eldest child in the family, he should shoulder the responsibilities. He could not let his younger brother and older father bear these responsibilities. He now had to take over the responsibility of his eldest brother and bear this responsibility.
everything.
So Yegor took the initiative to contact the family, and the next request of the family was for him to express their plight to the prince of Moscow in order to seek help.
These thoughts flashed through Yegor's mind like a revolving lantern. Next, when he saw Rostislav thinking about Boris's death, he quickly lit another fire and told the specific story of what happened.
"Not just my brother, but the entire backbone of the Serikhov family were killed. Boris and several of the main stewards of the colony went to the east, where a tribe expressed their willingness to convert to Christianity, but in the end they never came back
."
When he said this, Yegor's body trembled obviously, and it was obvious that what happened next made him very sad.
He actually didn't want to say it, but he had to say it now, otherwise how could he ask for help from the prince.
"We sent people to that tribe the next day to look for my brother and them. In the end, all we found were corpses. Those corpses were all in pieces. Even the people in that tribe who were willing to convert were dead. And then many tribes that had cooperated turned against each other.
, began to attack us, killing our immigrants, burning trading posts, and even tribal troops came to our fortress."
"Tsk, it seems that six years have passed, and those tribes have forgotten some things, these rubbish."
Gevalan said angrily, there were many such tribesmen in the Bulgar army that conquered Russia five years ago.
At that time, this group of people were directly captured as slaves, and only a few people were able to return to their hometowns, bringing the terror of the Russians with them.
Rostislav said nothing about this. The area between Rus and Bulgar was so large that it was normal for some tribes to live and die.
Yegor's words made Rostislav close his eyes and rub the bridge of his nose. The prince of Moscow felt that there was trouble. The story behind this matter was definitely not simple.
The Serikhov family was the first person to expand Northeast Russia's eastward expansion. Now that this family has been hit like this, it feels like there is something wrong inside.
But maybe Rostislav was overthinking it, after all, such fires were never rare, and fighting was commonplace.
Was it a warning from the Bulgars to him, or was it the local tribes' war against the Russian immigrants? Rostislav couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Seeing that the Prince of Moscow was deep in thought, Yegor just waited quietly.
To a certain extent, he is here to beg for food. Now he has to express everything to the prince. His attitude must be respectful and he must wait respectfully for the prince's orders.
After thinking for a while, the prince suddenly realized that he left Yegor alone for a while, and Rostislav who reacted immediately asked Yegor:
"Does your family need anything? Materials or manpower?"
The prince's words were filled with urgency, because he knew that after losing so many backbone members, the situation of the Serikhov family was already in danger, so he must lend a helping hand.
The significance of Serikhov's pioneering was not only for his family, but also for the princes of Moscow.
This is his attempt to actually establish power in the east. He must stabilize this stronghold, and it will also be the starting point for sending troops to Bulgaria in the future. This is his chosen starting base.
"Soldier, we need more soldiers. There are too many tribesmen invading us now. We must defend our fortress. It must not fall."
Hearing Rostislav's slightly anxious voice, Yegor breathed a sigh of relief, and then spoke out the family's request, because this tone meant that things were basically stable.
"Then mobilize the Moscow Battalion, Yegor, you will serve as the commander of the Moscow Battalion and lead them there. In addition, I will also mobilize the Chude Battalion to advance nearby. The fortress must be under our control."
Rostislav's attitude was very resolute, and in his heart, he regarded this action as a show of force.
As for the appointment of Yegor as the commander of the Moscow Battalion, it will not affect anything. He is already one of the most senior officers in the standing army.
However, Yegor was not yet happy about the sudden arrival of power, and the voices of opposition continued to sound.
"Lord Rostislav, I will definitely object. I think this is very inappropriate. If we rashly mobilize troops to enter the border, then the Bulgars will know our intentions and they will start to prepare. Maybe the Bulgars will give up their relationship.
The disputes have begun against us together."
It was Leo who spoke, and he expressed his views in his usual concise and quick words, which was to mobilize troops to stimulate the Bulgar side.
"I don't think we should use such a direct method, at least we can't let the Bulgars feel that we are making a large-scale invasion and eroding their interests."
Leo went on to make his point.
"I think it is more appropriate to let mercenaries enter. I happen to have some ways to find a lot of suitable mercenaries. Anyway, it is not suitable to use the prince's army to go to the border. This will stimulate Bulgar too much, and it may make Bulgar
Many forces stopped fighting and allowed Aqad to control the situation."
Leo's words also made Rostislav ponder for a while. Everything Leo said was true and there were existing problems. There were indeed risks in mobilizing the standing army.
"Then use mercenaries, Leo, and find your way. As for the appointment of Yegor as the commander of the Moscow Battalion, the order remains unchanged. The Chude Battalion still has to go, but in a latent form, and cannot
Expose your own existence."
"yes."
Everyone in the hall agreed, but Yegor felt very regretful in his heart. Originally, his family could have been stabilized directly, but in the end, the Greek had to come out and say something.
This made him look at Leo with a bit of hatred, but Leo didn't see it at all. As an old bureaucrat, he never did such things as offending people.