He still remembered that when he left, his father was as serious as ever, his mother was unable to hide her sadness and worry, his grandfather was as encouraging as ever to his departure, and his grandmother was a little unhappy and seemed a little angry.
His younger brother Mikhail wanted to go with him, but unfortunately he was not old enough to travel, so he could only watch his brother leave.
As for himself, Yuri himself is very curious about the world outside of Ross. He has visited many places in Ross with his father and is very familiar with this land.
Especially for the target he is going to this time, Constantinople, the Queen of Cities. According to the arrangement of his father - actually his grandfather, he knew this very well - he will go to Constantinople in that city.
He studied at the University of Dimburg for a year, and also had to meet his fiancée, Anna Komnenos.
Yuri is very interested in the former. As Rostislav's grandson, he naturally inherited part of Rostislav's love for reading and learning. However, he is not too concerned about the latter. It is just a political marriage. According to the baton of his elders, Yuri is very interested in the former.
Just walk on.
Also leaving Rus with Yuri was his uncle, Prince Volorida of Novgorod, accompanied by three thousand troops, including many pilgrims. This team was nominally going to join the Crusades
, but Yuri knew that it was not for that at all. His father and grandfather seemed to have made some strategic plans for the Near East - this was what he knew when he eavesdropped on the conversation between the two, but it was a pity that he heard so much.
Leaving Kiev for the first time made Yuri excited, and getting along with Volorida made him even more happy. The Prince of Novgorod has always been the children's favorite elder, because he always indulges the children in having fun,
This time was no exception. Yuri was finally able to escape from the heavy daily reading for a period of time.
Yuri once asked Uncle Volorida why he wanted to join the Crusade. He knew very well that it took more than just an order from the Grand Duke to send this notoriously undisciplined prince to the south.
Volorida's answer was simple, "I want to participate in that expedition that will definitely leave a mark in history, to see the scene in the south. Alas, I now regret why I left Jun so early.
In Constantinople, it is obvious that the wars that we will experience will not be less at all if we stay there."
Yuri knew what Uncle Volorida was regretting. Uncle Volorida used to be the commander of the Varangian Guards. At that time, he felt that he could not experience much war in the Eastern Empire, so he left here. As a result, there was only one Denmark in the north.
Outside of the war, he spent most of his time managing Novgorod.
In contrast, Vasiliko fought one war after another in the Eastern Empire. It must be said that God's will is always unpredictable. Those who like war will govern, and those who like reading will fight.
Volorida's desire to go to the south to "create greater glory" has always been strong, especially after talking about the war in the south with some retired Varangian members, but the responsibility has always been there, and he has no choice.
, he couldn't abandon the Novgorod job like he abandoned the Varangian Guards.
Volorida is responsible for Rus' affairs in the entire northern world in Novgorod, including managing the Free Trade Alliance.
In fact, to be honest, Volorida also likes to have constant verbal confrontations with different ethnic groups and different forces. Diplomacy is also a fashionable and important game, but after all, it cannot be compared with galloping on the battlefield, even if she has three children.
He couldn't be reassured - even though the three children were one legitimate and two illegitimate.
The Russian team headed to Constantinople with ease. Their journey along the way was very smooth. This was a route that Russian merchants had traveled countless times.
When arriving in Constantinople, Yuri was surprised by the size of the city, while Volorida's attitude was - "I'm back again."
Constantinople officials cautiously and solemnly received these guests from Rus. Rus was an important ally of the empire, and standing here now were the two Ruriks.
Many people came to welcome Volorida, many of whom were uncle's friends in the past. Uncle Volorida has always been good at making friends. No matter where he is, as long as it is a place where his uncle has stayed, the local area can always do it.
Saw his friend's.
Volorida also brought a letter from her grandfather to Alexios, but unfortunately the emperor was still fighting Monomach in the east. This letter could only be handed over by the Greeks, and therefore, the audience that was supposed to be held was
And therefore put it on hold.
Since they could not see the emperor, the two went to visit Vasiliko's uncle's wife. Since Vasiliko had been working in the Eastern Empire for a long time, his wife also moved to Constantinople to get along with her husband.
The couple had a very good relationship, but they had the smallest number of children among the Rostislavs. They only had one boy, who was born only three years ago, so he was born late.
But after all, it is there, so Uncle Vasilko does not need to be urged by his grandparents every day.
After completing their visit, the two Rurikyas set out on their way, Volorida with his Rus' crusaders heading to the Holy Land, and Yuri studying at the University of Constantinople.
Yuri cherished the opportunity to study at the University of Constantinople, especially after he experienced the educational and academic standards here. This is the highest institution of higher learning in the entire Christian world. The educational standards here are much better than Vladimir Putin in Kiev.
I don’t know how much better I am at Mill College.
As for the University of Constantinople, Yuri's favorite thing is the library here. In his eyes, even his father's library cannot compare with this. This library is filled with rich historical heritage.
It's not that my father's library is not good, it's just that compared to this, the nouveau riche feeling is too strong.
The so-called feeling of nouveau riche means that his father's library is too new. Whether it is the books or the library itself, the library in Yuri's mind should be quaint and full of sedimentation. Reading ancient books in such a library is a joy.
It's like exploring lost knowledge.
At the University of Constantinople, Yuri would stay in this ancient library for at least two hours after completing his daily classes, and then go to practice swordsmanship and socialize.
Yuri is not a person like his brother-in-law who is obsessed with reading. He is more like the kind of person Rostislav expects to be good at everything. This is the descendant Rostislav wants most, for
So Rostislav thought a lot about his grandson's education.
But just when Yuri was studying and making friends at the University of Constantinople, getting more and more accustomed to life in the imperial capital, and thinking that this year would just pass by like this, a man came to the door.
Yuri was studying in the library again that day. He was reading Cicero's works at that time, and then he heard a noise coming from the door of the library, as if someone was trying to stop something.
Yuri frowned and became curious at the same time. This is the University of Constantinople. Who would make trouble here?
But seeing that person, Yuri was not surprised at all why there was such a big commotion.
A girl walked in. She was a little short, a bit like a little girl. This girl was very beautiful, with very charming black eyes and some baby fat on her face. She looked very cute.
But this is not important. What is important is that she is wearing a gorgeous purple dress. In the imperial capital, only members of the royal family dress like this. And considering the age of this girl, her identity is self-evident.
Anna Komnenos.
Seeing the arrival of the emperor's eldest princess, everyone else in the library bowed and left in a hurry. They were all smart people, and they were afraid that this would be related to some political struggle in the empire, so they all left.
However, there are still those who are not afraid of death and are very interested in what will happen next.
Anna's beautiful eyes scanned the library, and next, she saw the person she was looking for, that damn barbarian Yuri.
Anna has always been very dissatisfied with her father for promising herself to a Russian barbarian. She complained to her father several times about this. She did not want to go to that barbaric land like the Bulgarian butcher's sister.
But the emperor's orders were orders, and she could only obey them. But Anna's resentment did exist after all. As time passed, it became deeper and deeper. Naturally, the target of these resentments was Yuri, the northern barbarian.
But after Yuri came to the imperial capital, Anna became even more angry. She originally thought that this northern barbarian would come to see his fiancée, and she had already thought about how to mock this damn northern barbarian for his ignorance.
So she kept waiting in the palace, but she didn't wait. Then when she inquired, she found out that this guy didn't care about her! He actually went to study in the library of Constantinople University!
In Anna's opinion, this was a complete contempt for herself. The eldest princess of the empire had always had a high self-esteem. She had been reading under the guidance of her mother since she was a child. She did not want to just be a princess like a vase. As her studies progressed, Anna's
The arrogance naturally becomes stronger and stronger.
So Anna, who was so angry, ran directly to her fiancé. She took it upon herself, and no one could stop her. She wanted to talk to this barbarian about how he ignored etiquette, and she wanted to vent her anger.
Anna walked up to Yuri and stared at the northern visitor. She subconsciously wanted to scold Yuri, but she suddenly got stuck, and her face turned red visibly.
The reason for being stuck is very simple, because it would be too rude if she really scolded Yuri here. If she was just an ordinary girl, if she was not old, then it would be okay to make such unreasonable troubles, but she is the head of the empire.
Princess, she is already 14 years old this year. She has had her menarche and is now an adult.
So Anna was stuck, standing there speechless, and her face was getting redder and redder. As for Yuri, his face was incomprehensible. What did his fiancée do here?
What's even more inexplicable is what's behind. Anna stood here for a while, unable to hold back her words, and then suddenly turned around and walked away, as if running away, leaving only Yuri who was extremely confused.
Yuri really couldn't understand what was going on. Why was the girl so angry and then left so angry? It was simply inexplicable.
But thinking of Anna's blushing face, Yuri couldn't help but smile, it was quite cute.