When being pulled by a servant through the streets to the Novgorod Castle, Rostislav looked extremely majestic on the surface, but in fact he was empty inside. The prince of Moscow was still trying to obtain Novgorod for him.
Shocked by the fact.
Since Rostislav pretended to be very similar on the outside, no one noticed the prince's wandering mind.
The people of Novgorod were also full of praise for Rostislav. After all, the military name of the Moscow prince had long been spread throughout Russia, and now that he saw him in person, he felt even more majestic.
The teenagers are extremely envious of the military name of the Prince of Moscow, and the prince's posture fascinates them. But what attracts them more now is the armored entourage behind the Prince of Moscow. No boy will refuse such an armored monster.
Many pregnant girls are attracted by the heroic appearance of the Moscow prince. The 28-year-old Rostislav is like a warrior in a warrior song.
And the most important thing is that the prince of Moscow is not only as strong as a strong man, but also much more handsome than these strong men who robbed homes and houses. His mature temperament is enough to seduce these unexperienced girls.
As for the middle-aged citizens and elders of Novgorod, their attitude towards Rostislav is entirely the same as towards younger generations.
This prince grew up in Novgorod. Many people had seen Rostislav running around when he was a child. For Rostislav, they felt more like watching a child grow up.
Everyone praised the Prince of Moscow and gave him numerous compliments. No one opposed his rule.
Even the pagans would rather have this war prince as their ruler than a pampered Kiev boy.
As for the Chude people, they supported Rostislav even more. Due to the existence of the Chude camp, the Chude people had a good sense of Prince Rurik, and many Chude people even sent their children to this team.
As for the Chud Battalion, they are now stationed in the new territory of Rus, that is, on the tribal lands from the Bulgars, to strengthen their control over the local tribes. After all, there is nothing more suitable for activities in the forest than this troop.
The entire city is very supportive of Rostislav. It can be said that the Moscow princes have established a firm foothold in Novgorod from the beginning of their rule, but it will definitely take time to practice power.
The Prince of Moscow's subordinates also aroused strong emotions for coming to Novgorod. Those personal soldiers who followed Rostislav to leave Novgorod looked at everything in front of them, and their eyes were uncontrollably moist.
Many of them were once a humble part of the city, and now, amid the warm welcome of their former neighbors, they return like heroes.
Among them, Gevalan's feelings are particularly strong. The former janitor captain originally thought that he would never be able to return to this city in his life, but now that he is back, he is still welcomed by the entire city.
These people were all old men under the command of the prince. They could not help but be moved to tears. They went home.
As for the soldiers from Northeastern Rus', they were more than amazed. They originally thought that Moscow was already the largest city in Northeastern Rus', but today they saw a city bigger than Moscow.
The immigrants from Kiev are better. They came to the north from the mother of cities. Is there any city in Russia that can be compared with Kiev?
In this way, Moscow came to the castle of Novgorod with a welcome, where Vitch held a ceremony to officially make Rostislav the prince of Novgorod.
The governor showed his loyalty to Rostislav, the bishop of Novgorod showed his loyalty to Rostislav, the nobles showed their loyalty to Rostislav, and the whole city now became a subject of the prince of Moscow.
No matter what tendencies these people had before, but now under the huge public opinion behind the Prince of Moscow, they can only choose to surrender to the Prince of Moscow. In Novgorod, public opinion rules the city.
Because if this was not done, the fanatical Novgorod crowd would help their prince smash the heads of all opponents without even having to take action from Rostislav.
While sitting on the throne of Novgorod, Rostislav still felt that everything was like a dream, and he even slapped himself several times to make sure he was not dreaming.
However, this did not affect his work. The Prince of Moscow and the Prince of Novgorod received the city dignitaries and businessmen one after another as a ruler, accepted their congratulations and gifts, and then sent comfort and promises.
When all this was completed, the Prince of Moscow immediately went to his father's grave, sat in front of his father and said these words. He needed to slow down.
Now Rostislav was holding back too many words in his heart, but the Prince of Moscow would not say these words to his subordinates.
But Zoe and her sons were still in Moscow, so Rostislav could only talk to his father in the coffin.
"But I think I should accept this fact. Father, I have more work to do next. I will say goodbye today. When Zoe and the sons come, I will show you my family."
After saying the last words to his father, he stood up. There were still many things to deal with.
Soon after, Rostislav was sitting in the room where his father and grandfather used to handle city affairs, and he was busy writing a letter.
This letter was written to his uncle, Grand Prince of Kiev Izyaslav Yaroslavich Rurik.
Such a big thing happened in Novgorod. Of course Rostislav had to write to his uncle to explain the situation. What if the uncle thought that he had driven away his son? So the letter had to be written and the situation had to be explained.
As for if the uncle asked Rostislav to give up his position as Prince of Novgorod...well, he would just pretend that he didn't see or hear it. Anyway, he was determined to be the Prince.
I act in a reasonable and legal manner and fully comply with the regulations. It is absolutely impossible for him to give in, no matter what I say.
Although he felt sorry for the uncle by doing this, he had to do it. At most, he could make some concessions to Kiev. It was the uncle's son who gave up Novgorod first and made him the prince of Novgorod.
So from this point of view, he has nothing to feel sorry for his uncle. This is all a matter of course, and no one in Ross will raise any objections to this point.
In addition, as compensation, Rostislav will send this year's taxes that his cousin Mstislav did not take away in Novgorod back to Kiev. This is a lot of money, and Rostislav will not be greedy for it.
money.
Of course, Rostislav also thought about what he should do if his uncle got angry because of this, but even if he got angry, he couldn't deal with Rostislav. There was only one thing that mattered most to them, the descendants of Yaroslav, at the moment.
Vseslav, who dealt with the Principality of Polotsk, actually dared to shake the peaceful environment established by Yaroslavich, and wanted to shake Yaroslavich's rule, so he must be punished, and all Yaroslav descendants must be punished.
You must focus on this matter.
The entire Rus must unite to punish the ruler of Polotsk. Come to think of it, my uncle never thought that Polotsk would be the first to attack, and he almost succeeded.
This is also the key to why Rostislav dared to write this letter. The uncle could not spare his hands to cause trouble for him, so all his energy must be focused on the unruly Vseseslav.
The Principality of Polotsk is not easy to deal with. After being run by Vseslav for three generations, this Principality has been built as powerful as an iron barrel. When the uncle finishes cleaning up Polotsk, he will find that something has happened in the south.
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In short, Rostislav's future is very bright, but he does not relax because of this, because his enemy is not his uncle, never has been, his enemy is the second uncle.
But it is a pity that even after bringing Novgorod under his rule, he still lacked the means to intervene in matters in Southern Russia and could only watch his second uncle do what he could.
Speaking of this, I really don’t know how my second uncle will react after learning that he captured Novgorod...