king of ros

Chapter 157 Court Audience
Domhnall felt bored, mainly because he had been unlucky these days, and he had to stand here like a log, waiting for those Bulgars to come in.

The Gaelic, who had always been confident in his choice, was now wondering whether he had made the right choice to join Rostislav.

He was beaten just when he joined. Although it was said that it was the price he paid for petty theft on the battlefield, Domhnall absolutely refused to admit it.

Then he finally joined the personal army, but was tossed by that barbarian Guvalan every day. This bastard was definitely avenging his personal revenge. This made the fellow Gails who joined him miserable. They had long since left him.

Then the prince gave him the task very quickly, but the task only made him feel a headache, staying with a nobleman with his nostrils up all day long, waiting for the so-called Bulgar exile who didn't know when he would come.

Fortunately, the Bulgarians finally arrived and returned to Moscow, where he had longed for, but before he had time to rest, he was dragged into the audience room as a guard of honor.

Domhnall swears, it's definitely Gevalan's old bastard who is torturing him.

Damn, this old man has always used such innocuous tricks to disgust him. It can't do much harm to him, but it is extremely disgusting.

Domhnall was in front of the guard of honor on the one hand and his mind wandered to a blond girl he once saw outside the soldier's dormitory.

His appearance and figure made him extremely attractive, and the Gaelic warrior was now standing guard while thinking about the beautiful girl.

And before them, as the gates of audience opened, the entire princely court entered, and then stood beside the prince of Moscow.

The Gaels saw a large group of dignitaries headed by Leo, the governor of Moscow, and Gevalan, the captain of the personal army. Seeing this, Domhnall quickly became serious. The old man came, and it would be miserable for him to find out that he slipped away.

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Rostislav looked at the two Bulgar nobles, one tall and one short, dressed in silk and satin, thinking about their origins.

That Gaudrostislav knew, Aleph, he had gone to war against Ross, and he had fought against him on the battlefield himself, he was a very powerful fighter.

As for the short one, it must be Adam Dulu, a 12-year-old kid, this kid is very beautiful, if it weren't for the short hair, you might even think he was a girl.

The eyes of both of them were somewhat depressed. The prince was very satisfied when he saw this. These two knew their identities. They were just beggars. They were noble beggars who wore Chinese clothes and spoke diplomatic words.

But his wife's focus was completely on the other side. The cute child made her feel a little bit moved. Since she was pregnant with the child, Zoe began to have a lot of maternal instincts. Obviously, the beautiful boy in front of her now aroused Zoe's maternal instincts.

The prince just pressed his hand on his wife's wrist unobtrusively, and Zooey immediately realized that she is not a person who is immersed in emotions, and she also knows the occasion.

Compared with the cuteness that his wife cared more about, the prince cared more about the pendant on the child's chest, which was a cross.

He had heard the news that the heir of the Bulgar Kingdom was interested in Christianity. At first he thought it was a rumor, but now he really wanted to put it in front of him like this.

"Bulgarians, Moscow welcomes you."

Seeing the two standing still, Rostislav spoke the opening words, announcing the beginning of the audience, witnessed by the entire Moscow court.

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The meeting was brief.

Or, because everyone knows how the process works from the beginning, it feels like it's going very fast.

At the beginning, the exiles from Bulgar first expressed their plight, angrily denounced Akkad who had usurped the throne, emphasized their own legitimacy, and finally asked for asylum from Rus.

Rostislav naturally proceeded according to the script. He originally planned to keep this extremely powerful card against Bulgar. This card is very effective any time it is played.

Then the Bulgars who had obtained asylum began to ask the Prince of Moscow to help them send troops to drive away the usurper who occupied the Bulgar throne.

For this the Bulgars promised great rewards, but only after the son of their khan ascended the Bulgar throne.

The princes of Moscow explained the many difficulties they faced, saying that now is not the time to send troops to Bulgar, and in the end, as long as the strength allows, they will invade Bulgar to help establish an orthodox heir.

These were not diplomatic words, and Rostislav hesitated for a long time before answering.

This is indeed a good opportunity to intervene in Bulgar. Bulgar has just usurped the throne and the whole country is in turmoil.

If he seizes this opportunity, he can accomplish a feat greater than all his ancestors and conquer the great city of Volga.

For a moment, the great success seduced him, and for a moment made him forget those concerns.

But in the end he chose to give up, and the bad reality forced the prince to make this choice.

Northeast Ross was extremely exhausted after the war last month, and a lot of resources that should have been used to build this land were used on the battlefield.

The next topic should be construction. Rostislav is well aware that his power has not been implemented in this land, and the wilderness is full of people who are ready to move...

What's more, if there is a war with Bulgar, who will redeem the nearly [-] prisoners of war?Could it be that he was raised here?That was enough to overwhelm him.

And that Akkad didn't seem like an easy character to deal with. In order to calm people's hearts, he didn't just want to redeem all the Bulgar prisoners who had no money to redeem him.

And he generously distributed all the money to the Bulgar dignitaries, and his generosity was enough to make all dissatisfied people calm down.

And what do they have here?The exile team with a total of less than 12, including their [-]-year-old Khan, doesn't seem like a combination that can fight the kinslayer.

When the prince refused, the Bulgars were inevitably frustrated.

But for them, obtaining the asylum of the Queen of Moscow is enough, because the prince of Moscow is willing to take them in, which means that the prince will one day exalt Adam, the orthodox heir of the Dulu family, and return to the country of Bulgar.

As for now, all that needs to be done is to accumulate strength, which is easy to do, because after buying back those Bulgars, Akkad will inevitably set off a large-scale purge.

At that time, they only need to gather these people and wait for the moment when Rostislav is willing to send troops.

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(End of this chapter)