As Yaroslav's coffin was placed, the funeral came to an end.
The metropolitan made a final prayer for the soul of the Grand Duke of Ross in front of everyone, sent his sincere blessing, and declared the end of the funeral. The priests sang hymns again to declare the end of everything.
The people of Kiev sent their last prayers to their Grand Duke, and they dispersed accordingly. Life had to go on, and coming to see him off was the greatest affirmation of this ruler.
What remained were the dignitaries and respectable citizens of Kiev, as well as Rurik's descendants, and Yaroslav's personal soldiers.
The descendants of Rurik present felt much less sad in their hearts, followed by seriousness and expectation, because they knew that the moment would soon come to divide the territory of Russia.
However, Rostislav had some different emotions in his heart. Yaroslav died a full year earlier than in history. History has slightly deviated from its original trajectory. This is the history he knows has changed...
"Finally, we will read out Grand Duke Yaroslav's will, read out his warnings to his descendants, and...distribute the territory of Russia."
The metropolitan's words raised the hearts of everyone present, and everyone was looking forward to it. This was the moment to divide Ross.
Yaroslav's descendants are the most excited, this is the moment they have been waiting for.
In the sight of everyone, Metropolitan Hilarion took the initiative to retreat, and behind him appeared a figure wearing armor. Everyone present knew that person. He was the captain of the Grand Duke of Kiev's personal soldiers - Dika.
Everyone was not surprised that he came to read out the will. Tika had been following the Grand Duke since the day he raised troops in the city of Novo. He was Yaroslav's most trusted person, so it was natural for him to read out the will now.
Under the eyes of everyone, the captain of the janissary picked up a letter from the plate held by the waiter behind him and showed it to everyone. It had the seal of Rurik's trident on it.
"The next thing I will read is the will of Grand Prince Yaroslav."
Following the words of the guard captain, he tore the seal of the will, spread out the parchment inside, and began to read:
"My children! I am leaving this world. Live in peace, for you are brothers. If you live in peace with one another, God will be with you and help you conquer your enemies, and you will be at peace.
If you hate each other, have disputes and internal strife, you will destroy yourselves and the land left by your ancestors, which they have worked hard to obtain. Therefore, you must live in peace and harmony between brothers.
Be respectful to each other.
Now I entrust the throne of Kiev to my eldest son, your brother Izyaslav. Listen to him as you listen to mine, and let him succeed me. I give Chernigov to Svia
Toslav, give Pereyaslav to Vsevolod, and Rostov to my grandson Rostislav, may God bless your rule, and may you be kind to your subjects, Amen.”
After reading out the Grand Duke's will, Jika bowed and paid tribute to all the nobles present, and immediately stepped away. His role had been played, and the story would then be handed over to the Grand Duke's descendants.
With this will, after this moment, there will be four more independent princes in the territory of Russia. Today, the territory of Russia is divided into five (counting the Principality of Polotsk), and the five princes will stand here.
Everyone was surprised but not surprised by the Grand Duke's arrangement. It was natural for the uncle to take office in Kiev, and the second uncle and the third uncle had been operating in Checheng Peicheng for a long time, so it was natural for them to be sealed here.
As for Rostislav going to Rostov, everyone was stunned at first, but they soon realized that this was unexpected but reasonable. After all, it is impossible to hand over the city to him, and it must remain in the Kiev throne.
In the hands of the master, the place he can go is either Southwest Rus or Northeast Rus - this is something that everyone has known for a long time.
Many people's words include sighs about Rostislav. Letting such a child go to Northeastern Rus is really a waste of his achievements, and the land is so desolate, can he really live there?
Rostislav was in a daze, Northeastern Rus was actually the place of Northeastern Rus.
The so-called Northeastern Rus' was the center of Russia and the location of Moscow in the era when Rostislav had not yet traveled through it. However, in this era, it is an extremely wild area with river bends and woodlands densely covered in it.
Tribals and free peasants lived in scattered areas.
And there is no direct road to Northeastern Ross. The reason why Northeastern Ross is called the land behind the forest is because it is behind the huge dense forest. If you want to go to Northeastern Ross, you must first go north to the city of Si, and then you can go to that area.
land.
There are only a few Russian towns on this land that represent civilization and progress, and Rostov is the most prosperous city among them. When the Russians came to this land for the prosperous Volga trade, this was the first city they built. Now it is
Has become the largest city of Rus in Northeast Rus.
After a while, Rostislav recovered from his trance and began to weigh the pros and cons. In fact, he was not surprised at all about going to Northeastern Rus, and was even a little happy.
Knowing history, he knew very well that those wealthy lands would be handed over to his uncles, but he actually had only two choices, Northeastern Rus and Southwest Rus.
We have already talked about Northeastern Rus. As for Southwestern Rus, it is a vast land centered on Galicia and Volhynia. The two places are actually not very different. Although Northeastern Rus is wild, it is at least deep inland and still
It is protected by huge forests and protected from nomadic tribes.
Although Southwestern Rus' has better agricultural conditions in the south, it is close to Poland and Hungary. Historically, these two countries have always longed for Southwestern Rus', and later even invaded on a large scale.
It was too difficult for Rostislav to face two feudal kingdoms, and the land was also full of various dissatisfied tribes.
It can be said that the danger in southwestern Rus' is greater, and that in northeastern Rus' is safer. The biggest threat is Volga Bulgar, but Volga Bulgar has not started a war with Rus for hundreds of years.
However, if you want to develop this land, you will need more resources.
Rostislav thought this way, and at the same time he secretly made up his mind that his rumor plan must be implemented quickly, and he must use rumors to recruit enough people.