king of ros

Chapter 216
While Fechshwar was staged successive banquets, Andrew's wife and children also came to the city, and their arrival meant the beginning of the meeting.

Naturally, it was impossible for King Bella to receive the wife and daughter of his brother who was killed by him.

Then the welcome thing is naturally only done by the Ross and the Germans. One of them is relatives and friends, and the other is an ally.

Because of this, Rostislav had to drop everything and come to meet King Andrew's widow, his aunt.

For this reason, they practiced the ceremony for a long time last night, which made Rostislav so tired that he was not as tired as being stuck there like a log when he went to the battlefield.

So after the practice, Rostislav was not in the mood to investigate the old man's affairs, but he still remembered it, and immediately remembered it whenever he saw the pagan emblem.

But in any case, we will look into this matter later, and going to meet it is the top priority now.

Now Rostislav was standing on horseback at the city gate of Fekhshvar, with his three uncles in front of him, and Bishop Henry of the Empire on the other side, all dressed in their most splendid costumes.

The surrounding area is controlled by the Ross and the Germans, and there are heavily armed soldiers everywhere. This is to prevent any possible assassination. If Andrew's wife and children are assassinated, then this meeting is really meaningless.

Many Fechshwar citizens crowded behind the heavily armed soldiers. They wanted to see the son of King Andrew. After all, the king had ruled for so long, and many people still subconsciously respected his power. Naturally, they wanted to see him. What has become of his wife and children now?

Soon, with the sound of the horn, the team belonging to King Solomon appeared in front of everyone.

The young Hungarian King Solomon is in the arms of his mother, wearing a small crown that his father made for him before his death. He is a child with ignorant eyes, and even the fancy clothes can't change his innocence.

In Rostislav's view, the child was more like a sacrificial object held in his mother's arms than a child, but this was also the norm of the times.

As for his mother, Anastasia Yaroslavna Rurik, she was dressed in black, indicating that she was in mourning for her husband.

Therefore, her dress is also very simple, otherwise she will definitely dress up to show her orthodoxy with fine clothes and jewelry.

Anastasia's face is quite handsome, it can be seen that it is well maintained, and she exudes a mature charm in her gestures, and her status as a widow has brought her a different kind of charm.

Knights in red robes closely guarded them, and above their heads were the banners of the white cross on a red background and the ancient black eagle of the Arpad family, all of which showed Solomon's legitimacy.

It's just a pity that the guard of honor and legitimacy still depend on strength after all.

Solomon's team soon arrived in front of them. After the ceremony was completed, the uncles naturally stepped forward to comfort their sisters, and Bishop Henry was also on the side.

The scene immediately turned into a family show of the Rurik family. The three uncles talked to their sisters and said that they would try their best to fight for their nephew's due rights, and also comforted his bereaved husband.

As for Rostislav, since he was a junior, he couldn't talk at all after introducing himself, but he was also happy to do so. Did he really know the previous generation very well?

But he also hoped so, because then he could strike up a conversation with his old friend.

"Edward, I haven't seen you for a while, but you made a lot of noise. I've heard the rumors in Kyiv."

Rostislav hugged Edward who was wearing armor cordially. Both of them had joyful expressions on their faces. There is nothing more exciting than a reunion of friends.

The prince of Moscow admired his in-laws very much, and he led those people to persist until now when the main force was exhausted and the king died, and he also controlled a series of border strongholds, winning more bargaining chips for the negotiations.

Rostislav knew that if he were in the same situation, it would be difficult for him to achieve such an achievement.

"It's still thanks to your spearmen. The soldiers of the Moscow Battalion are excellent. If it weren't for this strength, I would have been finished."

Edward's words are very sincere. He was able to win all this because he relied on these spearmen. Even when the king was killed and the whole line collapsed, these spearmen still maintained the organization and successfully withdrew to save most of their strength.

And in the ensuing collapse, they also maintained their morale and organization. It was with this force as the core that Edward was able to gather other forces—in other words, this made him the leader of the remnants of the various factions. the most powerful.

"That also depends on your ability to use it well."

Rostislav immediately took over, and it was indeed as this sentence said, and it was Edward's ability that held up the situation.

Even in his most desperate moments Edward maintained morale and launched a series of frontier offensives to maintain the Solomonite presence in Hungary.

Although this is a drop in the bucket, it is already very powerful to have it.

During this period of time, Rostislav listened to the ballads of Magyar poets, and many of these ballads praised the martial arts of Edward, a distant nobleman——Andrew has ruled Hungary for so many years, and he still has many supporters in the country .

"Speaking of spearmen, how many of them are there?"

After some courteous conversation with Edward, Rostislav asked about his standing Moscow battalion.

Although this team is only tentative, it is his first regular team anyway, so he pays more attention to it.

"Haha, don't worry, the quota is still full! Even more than before."

Edward's answer made Rostislav really a little confused. How come the quota is still full after so much hard work?Still more than before?

"Don't fool me," said Rostislav with an expression of disbelief.

"Many Magyars joined the team."

Edward immediately confuses Rostislav.

"They are basically the subjects of King Andrew. After the death of the king, they are unwilling to be loyal to Solomon. However, in Hungary, their territories and identities have been deprived, and they are also wanted by King Bella, so they can only wander now. And I think it would be a waste to let these people leave, so I introduced them to join your army. Many people chose this. After all, they basically lost all their belongings due to defeat. Joining your Ross army is the fastest at the moment. It's time to work, and I'll go directly to Ross with you then."

"Well, let me think about it, there are probably hundreds of people joining, and many of them were knights, but they joined with a suit of armor."

Edward's answer made Rostislav smile again and again. He really didn't expect this Anglo-Saxon nobleman to be able to do this, so he couldn't help but pat Edward on the shoulder vigorously.

While the two were happily talking, after Bishop Henry of the Empire first blessed his aunt, the ceremony over there was considered to be over, and the next step was to enter the city gate, and the uncles and the bishop naturally took the lead to lead the way.

And it was at this moment that Rostislav noticed something. A young Magyar knight rode up to Anastasia and said something to the king's widow.

Obviously, what the knight said didn't make Anastasia very happy, and Anastasia even hit the knight on the helmet with a whip.

This was a very strong insult, and it was still in the public, but the knight didn't attack, just followed silently.

"That knight is..."

Rostislav was a little curious about that person's identity. His approach to the king's widow on such an occasion showed that his identity was not simple, but why was he treated so roughly.

"That person, oh..."

Edward obviously knew something, but before he could say anything more, the horn was sounded, calling the others to follow.

The large army also moved accordingly, and Rostislav immediately followed after seeing this. He was also considered the core figure of the ceremony, so there should be no delay for too long.

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(End of this chapter)