After Kosniyachik came to Vladimir Palace, he did try to convey the old general's words to Izyaslav.
It's just that the Grand Duke of Kiev was obviously not in the mood to listen, so he swallowed the words honestly. However, due to the power of old Twoly Milich, he still did not choose to forget it immediately, but planned to find another opportunity to watch it.
Can you tell the Grand Duke?
On the other hand, Izyaslav has been very happy recently, because within half a month of his recruitment, the entire Kiev and surrounding areas are actively joining the army. People think that the war can make them rich, and they all go to the front with weapons and armor.
Come.
You know, such active participation in the army was rare in the past. Even during the previous expedition to Polotsk, people were not so active. But this time, even the nomadic tribes living outside Kiev actively joined in.
At present, the Grand Duke of Kiev has gathered 8,000 people under his command. This is the number of troops that have been deployed in the city of Kiev and its suburbs. The troops in other areas have not yet arrived, and this army is enough to go out.
As soon as Chernigov's army arrives and joins forces with Pereyaslav, his army will immediately reach more than 20,000 people. He can command 20,000 people twice in a row in less than a year.
Army, this makes Izyaslav so happy.
There was also good news from Pereyaslav. Vsevolod defeated a nomadic army, which greatly curbed the advance of the nomadic army, and even several tribes were defeated.
This caused a cheer in Kiev. People always like to win, and some people called for it, fearing that the war would end early and lose the opportunity to fight.
The victory made people more optimistic about the prospects of the war, and the citizens of Kiev were as happy as their princes. Many people were even celebrating their children in advance and celebrating their victory in the war. In people's eyes, the war was absolutely impossible to fail, and these
The disciples also promised that they would come back with the loot.
With the arrival of Chernigov's 5,000 troops, the festive atmosphere immediately reached its peak. Currently, Kiev has assembled a total of 13,000 people.
After gathering with Pereyaslav, the number of troops is enough to reach more than 20,000. Such an army will definitely defeat those damn nomads!
Kosniyachik became completely busy. As the general manager of Kiev, he was completely responsible for the logistics. As for the remarks about the old general, he could only forget them. After all, he had to listen to countless words every day.
However, Svyatoslav even took Kosniyachik for a few drinks, but the Kiev governor kept a distance from the prince of Chernigov after that banquet. As an important minister of the Grand Duke of Kiev, he and other
It is undoubtedly very unwise to be too close to the prince.
Seeing this, Sviatoslav was not discouraged. Anyway, it was just an attempt. The best he could achieve could not be forgotten.
The next step is to prepare for the expedition. Now that a large army is setting off, how can it not be without a ceremony?
When that day came, Kiev was extremely prosperous, even more prosperous than when the four princes went out to war, because many children of Kiev people had joined the army this time, so the people who came to see him off were even more exaggerated than that time.
The band's music made the atmosphere lively.
Speaking of which, in fact, there are a lot of people accompanying the army this time. After all, there are previous examples of success with the coalition forces.
However, since we were facing a nomadic army this time, considering the size and mobility of the team, basically all the camp personnel were dismissed this time.
"Kiev is still so prosperous..."
Riding his horse in front of the army, Svyatoslav looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
What appeared in front of him was a welcoming queue composed of countless people, and behind the people were the buildings of Kiev. The metropolitan stood in front of the army, blessing the army.
There is only one person in front of Svyatoslav, and he is Ijaslav.
I don’t know why, but Prince Chernigov, who had just experienced this scene not long ago, felt a strong desire in his heart. He wanted to be at the forefront and wanted to make Kiev his city.
He couldn't help but imagine how wonderful it would be if he became the Grand Duke of Kiev and the Lord of all Russia.
For so many years since he arranged the Novgorod assassination, his various actions and arrangements have never stopped. Isn't this all for Kiev?
Now all he needs to do is kill Izyaslav, and Kiev will be his...Prince Chernigov's mind was racing.
But Sviatoslav was a man of firm will after all, and such desires were quickly controlled by him and curbed.
Just as Svyatoslav suppressed his thoughts and continued to follow his brother, a situation suddenly appeared in front of them.
For some reason, an old man in tattered clothes and with dirt on his face managed to break out of the Kiev militia and came to the front of the army. He stood in front of the army with his crutch.
This scene was too sudden, because everyone was stunned and looked at this man, wanting to know what he would do next.
And the man stretched out his hand, thinking only of Ijaslav, "Idiot! You will lead our children to death! You stupid and ignorant complacent person, God will punish you for your actions.
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What followed was a series of insults directed at Izyaslav, and this time it really surprised everyone. Kiev had seen everything in so many years, but this was really the first time he was insulted in the street.
"Take this beggar away! What's going on? Are you all fools? Why can't you even do such a job well?"
Angrily, Kosniyachik rode forward on his horse and ordered the militiamen to pull the beggar away. The panicked militiamen immediately stepped forward and were then beaten and dragged out by the militiamen.
However, he was still silent. The impact of what had just happened was too great, and everyone was immersed in the impact.
Moreover, many people thought that this person seemed to be the prophet who had recently come to Kiev. This identity immediately aroused reactions among the superstitious people, and people began to whisper about those words.
In Russian society, people who are crazy and utter prophecies are respected by people. No one dares to offend such beings, and they are also very convinced by their words.
No matter how disdainful people are of such lunatics, they will not kill them. After all, who knows whether it will be unlucky to use weapons against these soldiers, so we must avoid all risks as much as possible.
"Play music, play music!"
Kosniyachik immediately made the best response, which was to order the band to play music. As the happy music played, the atmosphere returned to the previous scene, but it was far less enthusiastic than before.
The steward of Kiev explained all this to the Grand Duke in a panic, for fear that the Grand Duke would blame him. However, although Izyaslav was in a bad mood, he obviously did not want to continue the prisoner matter. He waved to the steward, indicating that the matter was over.
, and the manager also left as if he was relieved.
Ijaslav mainly felt that he was unlucky. Damn it, it was really inexplicable how he met a madman doing things like this.
However, he did not intend to kill the man. It was not worth getting angry with a madman. Killing him would only increase his reputation and spread more nonsense among the people.
Cold treatment is the best treatment, and expressing disdain is what a ruler should do. It is really embarrassing for the Grand Duke of Kiev to end up arguing with a crazy beggar himself.
But after all, I felt a little unhappy in my heart. It was extremely unlucky to encounter such a thing while going on a good expedition.
Just when Ijaslav was depressed, he didn't notice at all that a smile appeared on the corner of Svyatoslav's mouth behind him, as if he was enjoying his brother's embarrassment, but that smile made people feel that there was something behind it.
There is also a profound meaning...
After this episode passed, the coalition forces that were reorganized continued to go on the expedition, and this story was also forgotten. If things continue to develop normally from now on, then this matter will soon be forgotten by everyone.