"It's not a big problem, uncle. Novgorod is very obedient to my rule. After all, it was them, not me, who chose to sit in this position."
Rostislav finished speaking, but the Grand Duke of Kiev did not answer immediately. He just tapped his fingers on the armrest of the bench.
No one else spoke, but just watched silently. For a moment, there was only one voice in the fortress, and the atmosphere seemed quite tense, as if the next moment would be a bloody storm.
The Prince of Moscow's mind kept spinning, thinking about how to respond next, but in the end he found that he could only react based on his uncle's reaction, and now he could only wait.
"that's fine."
Finally, Izyaslav spoke, and after speaking, Rostislav breathed a sigh of relief. He could also clearly feel that the original solemn atmosphere suddenly disappeared.
Because Ijaslav's meaning was very obvious, he expressed his approval of the matter. In this case, the nature of the matter would change dramatically, and a fierce conflict would be basically impossible.
"Novgorod used to be your father's property. According to the rules, this place should belong to you. It's a pity that Grand Duke Yaroslav needs to keep this city under the control of Kiev. Now this city is back in your hands. It's not bad.
My second son is really incompetent. Since you have picked up what he threw away, naturally no one can say anything. Rule it well, my nephew."
Izyaslav said in a tone of resignation, obviously acknowledging Rostislav's control of Novgorod. He still knew what his son had done in Novgorod, and could only admit that the city was still
It would have been better in Rostislav's hands.
Rostislav, who was finally relaxed, naturally also noticed the reactions of the other two uncles. He saw that the second uncle was obviously disappointed for a moment, but was immediately controlled by him, while the expression of the third uncle turned into worry again.
Happy, because this potential Rurik conflict was nixed.
The second uncle must have evil intentions. As for the third uncle, he definitely doesn't want to see the civil war in Rurik. Rostislav still knows their uncles very well.
"Yes, I understand, Grand Duke. Thank you very much for your decision. In return for your generosity, I decided to give you the share of the loot I obtained from the Polotsk warehouse."
As a reciprocation, Rostislav gave his uncle some gifts. Anyway, they were not many, but he would definitely be happy if they were given to him.
Because his uncle has always been known for being stingy, these things from Rostislav can just make up for his severance fee - the prince will definitely have to pay him money after returning to Kiev.
This trick worked very well. A smile appeared on the uncle's face almost immediately. He was now having a headache for the money.
Moreover, Rostislav cannot only send this little thing. After returning to Novgorod, he will have to send many things to Kiev to close relations.
"Well, I wish you success in ruling Novgorod. By the way, there are quite a few pagans and Chuds in that land, so you have to be careful."
The last reminder from the Grand Duke of Kiev seemed a bit redundant to Rostislav. He grew up in Novgorod, so how could he not be clear about these things?
But Rostislav could not express this on his face and could only continue to smile.
After the four princes briefly chatted for a while, the meeting ended. The princes returned to their camps and started busy with their work.
After establishing strategies for dealing with this principality, everyone naturally had to implement these strategies, so for a while Polotsk was full of scenes of forced Latinization.
At the beginning, these actions were mainly targeted at the people belonging to the Prince of Polotsk. The nobles continued to fight their war peacefully, thinking that everything would pass as before.
And they need to supplement their losses. In the past, they received many benefits from the Prince of Polotsk, but now these benefits are about to disappear, so the only option to maintain their income is to expand their territory.
But soon, the princes began to deal with the nobles.
The nobles who were busy with the war suddenly discovered that the all-Russian coalition forces suddenly arrived at their city and asked them to open the city and surrender.
Those who surrender can at least get a sum of money and get out. As for those who don't surrender, then get out with their heads and bodies. No one can resist the demolition by the coalition forces anyway.
As for their replacements, they are the warriors in the coalition. As long as they perform well in the Battle of Minsk, they can be recruited by the Grand Duke of Kiev and become powerful nobles in one fell swoop.
This caused a lot of complaints from the other three princes, because this was a blatant poaching of people, dragging their warriors to serve as nobles for the Ijaslavi Principality, thereby increasing the power of the principality.
But considering that everyone is related, and it is normal for people to pursue a better future, then forget it.
Later, there are also problems with personnel migration. For example, when the Grand Duke calculates men and women for other people, he also includes the elderly and children.
The other three princes suffered a small loss, but everyone just let it go and would not fight over this trivial matter.
But after all, I still felt uncomfortable inside, which made everyone feel uncomfortable, and it was this discomfort that paved the way for some things in the future.
As a result, during these actions, drastic changes occurred in the Principality of Polotsk. Its ruling class was being replaced in an orderly manner, and the original ruling class found it difficult to resist.
Rostislav went to see his vassal Sogil, and after meeting this guy, Rostislav learned that this guy was occupying the Polotsk outpost as early as when the Russian army surrounded Minsk.
, greatly expanding Riga’s power.
When Rostislav told him about maintaining order in Polo, Thorgill had a bitter look on his face, obviously not wanting to take on this job.
This thing is profitable, but it is also difficult to do. With Riga's size, it is still too difficult to do such a thing.
The size of the Yomus Chapter is really not impressive enough.
But Rostislav had already decided that he had to take care of this matter. How could he just eat and not bleed?
And it is impossible for him not to accept it, because if he does not accept it, Riga will overthrow him. It is difficult for anyone to refuse this huge benefit.
Just between these incidents, the Polotsk incident came to an end, and the war that affected the entire Russia also ended.
And as it came to an end, the armies assembled by all parties were also disintegrating, escorting their trophies back to their hometowns, and the princes and princes also said goodbye to each other.
In this war, the Yaroslavichs won a great victory. They solved the only principality of Polotsk that did not belong to their group, and divided the resources of this principality. Everyone earned from the war.
A lot of profit and fame.
Ijaslav's prestige has reached a peak, and this is a scene he has been looking forward to for many years.
Everyone was happy, and the happy people parted in singing. The largest army in Russia in recent years disintegrated and returned to their hometowns with victory.