A group of hurried riders passed through the streets of Moscow in an orderly manner. They moved very fast, causing a lot of curses among the crowd.
But everyone can only curse, because those people have the Rurik Trident emblem on their bodies, indicating that they are members of the Rurik family, and they can't help what happens to these people.
And if you are knowledgeable, you will find out from their dress that they are Novgorod people.
"Really, I haven't seen such a scene for a long time. Not many local nobles in Moscow are so arrogant."
The Rostov battalion commander Dill, who was coughing constantly due to the dust raised by the horses, covered his mouth and said, his voice full of dissatisfaction, "These damn Novgorod bastards, ever since the prince took Novgorod
After that, these guys were everywhere around him, and this group of people became arrogant, as if no one would dare to rush randomly on the streets of Moscow."
Originally he came out to drink, but ended up being in a bad mood.
"Dil, be careful what you say, and didn't you also take people to Novgorod and show off your pride? I guess the locals looked at you that way at the time." Domnar, the captain of the personal soldiers, didn't have much emotion, just plain.
Warned, "And these people probably bring news from the south. You know, those who deliver news are privileged."
"Well? Do you have any news?"
Dill's ears immediately stood up. Domhnall was the captain of the prince's personal soldiers, and he was extremely well-informed.
"It's just some hearsay. I heard that some very bad things happened in the south, but I didn't dare to confirm... Oh, Dill, you almost tricked me into telling you."
Domhnall said subconsciously, but then he realized that he had been tricked, and he glared at his old friend angrily.
"Would you tell the truth if I didn't?"
Dill answered like this. According to his tone, it seemed that this was all natural, but it could indeed be said to be so, because this was their daily life.
"Old friend, stop asking, I guess it won't take long for the news to spread."
Domhnall looked at the towers of the Red City, muttered something, and then changed the subject.
"Okay, don't continue with this annoying matter, let's go drink."
When the two Russian officers were quarreling and going to drink, in the Rostislav Palace, the expression of the Prince of Moscow was very ugly, very, very ugly.
Because those rumors have now been confirmed by reliable news, that is, his uncle, Ijaslav Yaroslavich Rurik, was assassinated by Vseslav's assassin when he entered Kiev and died at the gate of Kiev.
Before.
Even his uncle and his two sons died together. Vseslav's remnant party dispatched a total of fifty assassins. Under the siege of everyone, the two Ijaslavic could not escape.
go out.
The strange thing is that the Poles moved very quickly, as if they had expected it. They first captured and executed the assassins, then took control of the Russian army and stationed them outside the city.
The fact that the Poles did not enter the city is interesting, but what happened next is even more interesting.
Rostislav's second uncle, Chernigov Svyatoslav, came to Kiev three days after the assassination and took control of the city.
During this period, Boleslaw of Poland maintained full cooperation and even sent an envoy immediately after the assassination to ask his father-in-law Sviatoslav to come to Kiev. No matter how you look at it, there are problems.
Then, witnessed by the King of Poland, Sviatoslav was crowned Grand Duke of Kiev. This was completely in line with the order of succession, completely reasonable and legal, and no one could find fault with it.
The people of Kiev also support Svyatoslav's succession. After defeating 12,000 with 3,000, Prince Chernigov's popularity has reached its peak, and everyone is happy to let him serve as prince.
In this barbaric era, it is the greatest luck to have a prince who is good at conquering and fighting. I wonder if Kiev has experienced so many things recently because of Izyaslav's poor military ability.
But speaking of criticism, Izyaslav's military ability is not bad, but under the current circumstances, it is either bad or bad.
So just like that, Svyatoslav became the Grand Duke of Kiev, and his third uncle Vsevolod immediately surrendered to him. Now the whole of Southern Rus is under the command of this prince.
There were three other people reading the letter with Rostislav, namely Jan, Leo and Polei, all of whom were close associates of the Prince of Moscow.
Rostislav gave them a look, wanting to know their opinion.
"Humph, does Svyatoslav think we are fools? This matter smells of disgusting conspiracy from beginning to end."
Yang commented disdainfully that, as he said, the conspiracy here was too obvious.
"The Poles seemed to have expected all this, and Chernigov's response was very quick. Lord Rostislav, it smells like a conspiracy in the imperial capital. But unfortunately, we don't have any evidence, and we can't make any accusations."
, the succession of Sviatoslav Yaroslavich is undoubtedly reasonable and legal."
Leo, the actual manager of Moscow, commented that the Greek bureaucrat was very interested in this matter. After so many years in Russia, it was really interesting to finally see an incident that reminded him of the conspiracies in the imperial capital.
"Svyatoslav... I really didn't expect that this kid would be so decisive. He is also good at fighting, and he is not afraid to get his hands dirty. This is the stuff for a career. This Yaroslavich reminds me of
He beat Yaroslav from back then, but he was not as good at fighting."
Poley thought of some things in previous years, some things about Yaroslav, and he saw some shadow of Yaroslav in his descendant.
"My lord Bolei! What are you implying? Are you trying to attack Lord Yaroslav's reputation?"
However, his mention of those things immediately aroused a reaction, and Jan immediately accused Polei of ruining the reputation of Grand Prince Yaroslav.
Poley was not angry because of being scolded. He glanced at Yang's eyes, saw the underlying color in his eyes, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Vishatta's son, you don't have to be so sensitive. There are people here who can be trusted. We all know these things well. I know what to say on any occasion."
Poley's words made Leo's eyes light up. What? That Grand Duke of Kiev was also a man proficient in conspiracy? Young's subsequent silence undoubtedly intensified this view.
"Okay, today we are not here to discuss what my grandfather did!" The silent Rostislav finally spoke, "What is important now is what should we do? What should we do?"
"There is no doubt that we should surrender to Kiev."
Leo answered directly without thinking, while the other two remained silent and then nodded.
"Yes, now is not the time to fall out with Kiev. We don't even have real control over the areas under the jurisdiction of Novgorod. How can we have the strength to face my second uncle?"
Rostislav sighed. Although the moment he saw the news, the prince of Moscow subconsciously wanted to send troops to Kiev to drive his second uncle from the throne of Kiev, but in the end he suppressed such thoughts because this
Not reliable at all.
Although the second uncle did not really control Kiev, he also did not control Novgorod. If a war were to start rashly, Rostislav was not optimistic about the situation. After all, Southern Rus had a population advantage.
The second uncle also has his Polish son-in-law. With Boleslaw's character, he will definitely come to join in Ross's fun.
More importantly, this puts him at a comprehensive legal disadvantage, and the legal disadvantage will cause Rostislav to lose many supporters, which is not something he can accept.
If he wants to go to war with the South, he must keep the entire North supporting him.
Facing the prince's depressing words, the people below said nothing was appropriate, so they could only remain silent and wait for what the prince would say next.
"Master Bolei, I have to trouble you this time. I need you to go to Kiev and tell my second uncle about the surrender of the north."
There is a reason for arranging for Poley to go. This nobleman belongs to the Kiev aristocratic circle. Even after leaving Kiev for so many years, his reputation still exists, so it is most appropriate for him to go.
"Yes, Lord Rostislav."
Of course, Poley agreed with ease, and it was not a difficult task. He just happened to go to Kiev to see his old friends.
"Yang, go and tell your father immediately that we must speed up the construction of fortifications facing the south. Sooner or later there will be a war."
Yang nodded. No one thought it was strange that Rostislav interpreted this way. Everyone here knew about the grudges between the prince and Prince Chernigov. Even if Rostislav did not attack Svyatoslav, Svyatoslav would not
Sooner or later he will attack Rostislav.
"Leo, the work in Novgorod must be accelerated, that area must be under control as soon as possible, we only have one or two years to go... No, it may even be only one year, Svyatoslav has the situation under control
They will definitely declare war on us later!"
"Your will, Lord Rostislav, I will work hard to fulfill your request."
Leo replied very seriously that he was well aware of the seriousness of the situation. It can be said that the most difficult moment facing the Moscow regime has come.
"Everyone, the situation is too serious. We must concentrate all our efforts on preparing for war. Do you understand?"
Rostislav's meaning is clear, from now on efforts must be concentrated on development.
"Yes, Lord Rostislav!"
Everyone gave categorical answers. Everyone here is an important figure in the Moscow regime, and everyone’s interests are with Rostislav. Of course they understand the seriousness of this.