In the eyes of later generations, the occurrence of the Kiev riots was very normal.
A city that is extremely dissatisfied, a prince whose reputation has been completely ruined, and a group of troublemakers who are afraid of chaos in the world. No matter how you look at it, chaos is bound to come.
But at that time, Izyaslav and his court could not have expected this at all, so why did they suddenly rebel?
Even the steward and the prince did not expect that there would be a riot so early. They thought it would still be a few days away.
At first, Ijaslav thought it was just a few individuals making trouble, but soon he discovered that half of the city had begun to make trouble.
News that the city was out of control came like raindrops. The prince's soldiers and officials were being murdered by the Kiev people, and the nobles were also affected.
The Vladimir Palace itself also encountered several attacks, and it was only thanks to the desperate fighting of the Grand Duke's soldiers that the palace was saved.
Vicher quickly convened a meeting. At the meeting, the news that the militiamen decided to overthrow Izyaslav became the last straw that broke the camel's back, because Vicher said that it meant that his rule in the city had collapsed.
But what Ijaslav didn't know was that in fact, there were only a very small number of real risk-takers in the huge crowd. Most of them just came to watch the fun and see if they could grab something belonging to the noble lord.
If he had the courage to rush out with the soldiers and nobles in the palace to fight the rebels, he might be able to reverse the situation, but in such a political game, the two sides only compete in terms of momentum.
And Izyaslav's momentum has now been suppressed to a low point, and he and his court do not have the courage to defeat him to the death.
So Izyaslav ran away, and he and the Janissaries ran away with Kiev's wealth. If Izyaslav wanted to run away, no one could stop him, and the militiamen had no time to stop them.
As for the Polovets outside the city, there is no need to worry at all. These guys can be said to be extremely loose. When Izyaslav broke through their siege, few people reacted.
It took several days for Saru to find out that the Grand Duke of Kiev had fled under his nose with the entire city's wealth. He was very angry at that time, but he was also helpless in the face of these bastards who were under his command.
In the prison in Kiev, the defeated Vseslav was invited out of the prison and became the Grand Duke of Kiev.
At first, the wizard prince was very panicked, thinking that this was coming to kill him, because he always thought that Ijaslav, a hypocritical guy, would do it sooner or later.
But after seeing the old madman calling on the people, he immediately felt relieved.
Because the old madman was his friend, a priest who was once a warlock.
At that time the wizarding prince asked: "What is going on?"
The answer from the other side was: "Congratulations, Lord Vseslav, the throne of Kiev is now in front of you, you just need to sit on it!"
In this way, the prisoner became the Grand Duke.
Vseslav, who suddenly became the Grand Duke of Kiev, did not indulge in the absurd feeling of suddenly transforming from a prisoner to a ruler for too long, and immediately began to strengthen his control over the city.
Since Izyaslav captured many Polotsk nobles and came to Kiev to keep him company, Vseslav had a lot of people at his disposal.
He made Ivar the general manager of Kiev, and let Constantine manage the Kiev militia to control the city's power. Once he mastered these two forces, he basically had nothing to worry about.
And he also appeased the nobles and businessmen of Kiev, expressed goodwill to them and promised to restore normalcy, and successfully won their certain support-at least they did not oppose his rule.
Then the Grand Duke privately summoned the old lunatic. The feats accomplished by his subordinate were truly terrifying. He had to understand how he did it.
But the pastor told him something that surprised him very much.
He was deliberately put here by Prince Chernigov, and many of his men also came to Kiev one after another, and they played a big role in spreading rumors and building momentum.
Vseslav was startled for a moment, and then his expression returned to calm. I really didn't expect that Yaroslavich and his friends were so restless.
It's just that Svyatoslav probably didn't expect that these actions of his would actually make Vseslav, a prisoner, the Grand Duke of Kiev.
Just when Vseslav was lamenting the uncertainty of fate, on the outskirts of Kiev, an army of 3,000 men also received news of the sudden incident in Kiev. The blockade of the Polovets was not strict, and the news was very well-informed.
of.
This is the Chernigov army. Their original strength of 6,000 people was directly reduced by half.
Most of the people fled directly to Chernihiv, and Svyatoslav spent a lot of effort to gather these three thousand people.
"I...that's actually the case."
Prince Svyatoslav of Chernigov felt extremely ridiculous. That prisoner became the Grand Duke of Kiev because of his idleness?
This...this, this, this was a sight that he didn't expect at all. This was really unexpected.
Svyatoslav felt like a fool. He planned for so long, but in the end, the fruits of victory were absorbed by a guy who didn't care about Kiev. This is too ridiculous.
Svyatoslav made so many plans and public opinions in Kiev, why is the result like this?
"Father, since this is the case, let's return to Chernihiv."
Gleb came to his depressed father and gave his advice.
They came with their troops because they relied on Kiev's cooperation. With Kiev's troops, it would not be difficult to defeat the Polovets.
But now that Vseslav has become the Grand Duke of Kiev, he will never cooperate with Yaroslavich. If they fight alone, they will definitely fail.
"No, no! Absolutely not!"
Svyatoslav's mood suddenly became intense. He could not just admit defeat. Vseseslav's success seemed like a joke! So many arrangements, but the result was not as good as other people's opportunities. What was this? What was this?
Gleb and the other Sviatoslavichs were frightened because they had never seen their father so out of control.
This loss of control frightened them, because the father, shrouded in anger, felt like he could do anything!
"Send a messenger and tell that Saru Khan that I, Svyatoslav Yaroslavich Rurik, want to make a fight with him, today!"
"yes!"
Subconsciously, Gleb wanted to persuade his father because this was really crazy, but when he saw his father's eyes, he did not dare to say a word.
"I look crazy to you, don't I, kids?"
Svyatoslav said next, but his sons did not dare to answer because he was too scary now. Their father had always been wise, how could he become like this now.
"The conspiracy is limited after all. All this time, I have forgotten that we relied on blood and fire to gain power. If you want to wear the crown, you must bathe in blood. This is what Rostislav did, and as an elder, I
, actually forgot this.”
Svyatoslav seemed to be talking to himself, but the sons all felt the determination in their father's words, which was something they had not seen for a long time. For some reason, these words dispelled the fear.
"To recover the losses now, all we can do is risk our lives. So, my sons, are you willing to go to death with me?"
These words of Svyatoslav did not inspire any fear, but rather the morale of his sons increased.
Although my father has always been sensible, his words now suit the taste of their young people. As a prince, you should have a sharp sword in your hand. Facing a strong enemy, even if it means death, is worth it.
And they feel that their usually wise and powerful father is back. This is exactly what their father is like. He is not crazy, but because he wants to make a profit in this dilapidated situation, he must break the boat.
"Very good, you are all willing to follow me." Prince Chernigov smiled, he was very happy to see his sons like this, "Then let us, holding swords, go to death!"