king of ros

Chapter 210 Journey to the North
Under the leadership of the Wallachian guides, the Ross army marched north along the old road left by the Romans in the past. The existence of this road pointed out the direction for the Ross people to advance.

It is said that this road was built by Emperor Trajan to conquer the Kingdom of Dacia. The bricks and stones have also disappeared, but the location of the avenue can still be vaguely discerned.

This made Rostislav uncontrollably disappointed. Originally, he was quite curious about the old way of Rome, but what he saw was a scene of overgrown grass. The great engineering and national power symbols of the former empire had completely disappeared in the hands of the barbarians.

"This is true. No empire is eternal. The Roman empire passed away after all, and it will never return."

Looking at the neatly lined up Rus soldiers walking on the weedy and corrupt road, Rostislav could not help but imagine the scenery when they were still intact, imagine how the Imperial Legion advanced on such a road, imagine how they Conquer the Quartet.

"You're right, the residents of the imperial capital in the south don't think that way. If they hear it, they might jump up and scold you immediately."

When the prince of Moscow was feeling emotional, Vsevolod's voice intervened.

Rostislav's third uncle was riding a horse wearing a robe in the style of the imperial capital. Compared with the advancing Ross soldiers behind him, he looked like a Roman general leading a barbarian mercenary army.

Sviatoslav followed the third uncle on horseback. He was still dressed as a standard Russian prince, wearing a fur coat and a fur cap with a cuff. The second uncle obviously had his own views on the southern empire.

"Greeks, they just continue to play the role of the monarchs of the ancient empire in a piece of remnant mountains and rivers. The people who have come and gone on the throne of the imperial capital for a hundred years are nothing but sad Greek kings."

The second uncle's disdain for the majesty of the imperial capital was beyond words, his eyes shone with a light called ambition, he didn't take that ancient empire into his eyes at all
And what he said was one Greek at a time. The Greek king, the word that can step on the thunder of the Eastern Empire, is not a few hundred years later. In this era, a Greek name is enough to develop into a diplomatic accident.

"After all, the future belongs to us 'barbarians'. The fallen empire of the Greeks will collapse sooner or later. At that time, we will show the glory of God and let the eternal kingdom of the Lord come, not those Greeks who are good at conspiracy. Solve problems with money instead of fighting."

When he said these words, Svyatoslav's fanaticism became more and more obvious. Obviously, his uncle Messiah (savior) had a serious plot.

Rostislav couldn't help but look at his uncle differently. He didn't expect him to be so disdainful of the Eastern Empire, but his self-regarding of the Messiah fit his religious devotion.

In addition, considering the second uncle's admiration for Bulgarian Emperor Simon the Great and his love for Bulgarian priests and their articles, it is not surprising that he has such an attitude. Those Bulgarians and articles will not have a good face towards the empire of the imperial capital.

As for that point of view, it is a bit old-fashioned. About the Eastern Empire going to destruction due to corruption and degeneration, these things have been said for hundreds of years.

When the Arabs conquered it, they were talking about its demise, but the empire has persisted until now after it has been destroyed for hundreds of years.

But I believe that if the second uncle can see the current situation of the Eastern Empire 20 years later, he may think that he has been inspired by the apocalypse.

At that time, the Eastern Empire was almost on the verge of collapse, and these remarks were almost put into practice. The demise of this ancient country seemed to be in sight.

"Maybe, uncle, but I don't think the Southern Emperor will collapse so quickly, and its glory may last another hundred years."

Through the collapse of the Eastern Empire, Rostislav thought of the hero who saved the country from its downfall. The dynasty he created allowed this living fossil of ancient history to continue its glory for another hundred years.

"Uncles, I think we'd better go forward."

The Prince of Moscow shook his head and put his thoughts away from his mind. The Southern Empire was still too far away from him. He might not be able to intervene in things there until he became the Grand Duke of Kyiv. Next, let's focus on our feet.

Then Rostislav and his two uncles rode side by side, and the Prince of Moscow changed the subject to other things.

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Following the old Roman road, the Russian army soon passed through the southern Carpathian Mountains.

The mountains in this direction are obviously much lower than those in the north, and it is easier and faster for them to pass through the mountain pass, there is not so much snow, and the road is much easier to walk.

In addition, it was already 1061 when they passed, and finally, in the first week of 1061, the Rus reached the land of Hungary, the country of nomads.

After crossing the Carpathian Mountains, they arrived at the famous Transylvania, which is also a land closely connected with the symbol of vampire.

However, after passing through Wallachia, Rostislav had no interest in this land, but it was just another gloomy land, so he might as well continue to conceive novels.

This is a land where hills can be seen everywhere. If there is no road, it is quite troublesome to walk, but they are walking along the old road of the Romans. The situation of the old road here is not much better than that in the south, but at least a little It looks like, after all, the local residents still use this road to some extent, at least there is some maintenance.

The local population is poor and indifferent, just like the Wallachia side. These people are not Magyars, but conquered natives.

The land has not been ravaged by civil war, the local area is still mild and peaceful, and agricultural production is still running smoothly.

However, the impact of the war is still reflected, as evidenced by the soldiers running around collecting supplies.

In their mouths, the civil war seems to break out again in the next moment. It seems that even if the war is over, the local lords will have to take this opportunity to scratch the peasants.

This made Rostislav sigh again and again, he didn't expect to continue scratching like this.

The residents here are also very indifferent to the Ross army, as are the local lords. However, after learning about their defeat of the Pechenegs, the locals became more enthusiastic and rushed to send gifts.

This was Rostislav's idea. Hungary was also a land that was harassed by the Pechenegs. For the locals, there was nothing more exciting than the nomads being cleaned up.

So they spent a lot of money, hired local poets, and asked them to write poems to praise their achievements, but what Rostislav didn't expect was that the news spread faster than he imagined-this is a later story.

The local Magyar lords were even more enthusiastic. Rostislav and others traveled along the way, basically they had to enjoy a banquet when they met a Magyar lord, and the banquet at the level of the state governor was even more grand.

Bella ordered the Magyar lords to warmly entertain the Ross guests who came from afar, so that they could feel the enthusiasm of the Magyar kingdom and the power of the king.

And the lords did do this, even those who did not cooperate with Bella non-violently. After all, most of them warmly entertained those guests who came from afar, so it is not appropriate for you not to entertain them.

Rostislav can no longer remember how many Hungarian delicacies and fine wines he tasted during this period of time, and how many local dignitaries had a good time with them.

Many people's thanks are still sincere. The spread of the news of the Russ' crusade against the Pechenegs made many Magyar lords very happy.

In this farewell atmosphere, the Ross people also relaxed their vigilance, after all, this is a friendly land.

It is also here that many merchants parted from the prince's team, and now that they had reached Hungary, they were going to sell their goods.

The uncles were even more complacent in the face of those flattering Hungarian nobles. Rostislav still remembered that the uncle kept bragging about his prestige, and those nobles also launched bursts of flattery in good time.

And amidst such jubilation, they left Transylvania and entered the Pannonian Plain, the land where the Magyars were gathered.

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(End of this chapter)