king of ros

Chapter 259 Chaos in the East
"Master Adam, I would like to ask you about the situation in the East, how is the internal dispute in Bulgar?"

Rostislav asked casually while putting the expensive walnuts in the small plate into his mouth.

Adam, facing Rostislav, seemed quite nervous, and subconsciously told everything he knew about Bulgar.

"The interior of Bulgar... can now be said to be full of various factions, but they can be roughly divided into three groups. One is firmly opposed to Akkad, and the other is Akkad's supporters. The neutrals and fencers in the chaotic situation, Suwar has been ambiguous so far, and seems to be up for sale."

The increase in Bulgarian chaos was not far behind, that is, shortly after Rostislav left Northeast Rus in 1060.

Although there were enough chaotic wars in Bulgar before, those chaotic wars have not yet developed to the extent of large-scale fighting.

Mostly, Akkad suppressed a brainless rebel to achieve the effect of killing chickens and monkeys, rather than the subsequent large-scale uprising of opponents, Akkad suppressed on a large scale.

"I'm asking about the ebb and flow of Bulgar's internal power balance, Mr. Adam, I know all about it."

There was a hint of displeasure in Rostislav's tone, and this irrelevant answer was not what he wanted to hear.

"Oh, yes, I'm very sorry, Lord Rostislav."

Adam wanted to slap himself in his heart, how could he make such a mistake.

"Akkad has been cleaning up his opponents over the years, and the situation of the opponents in this rebellion is not good. The opponents' power is indeed getting weaker and weaker. However, Suwar has recently stood up and provided some information to the opposition forces. Without protection, the war has now stopped, and it has returned to the small brain."

"Smart people who know when to intervene are better than most of the idiots I've seen."

Rostislav admired Suvar's move.

After all, if the staunch opposition was eliminated, it would be impossible to sit on the wall, which was unacceptable to Suval, who had always been ambitious.

Rostislav knew that Suvar was to Bulgar what Chernihiv was to Kyiv, a challenger whose economic status highly overlapped.

Such a challenger will not let go of any opportunity, just like Chernigov's support for his second uncle.

They don't mind pushing someone to help him get there, and they don't mind paying a price.

This includes many things, and religion is one of them. After all, how many devout people are there in this cold northern place?
"How is the contact with Suvar going? Are they willing to support you?"

The prince of Moscow asked him what he cared most about, whether the conquest of Bulgar can be successfully opened, and whether the Russian army can enter smoothly depends on this.

"It has been talked about many times, but Suwar said that they will only respond if they see Ross's army."

Adam talked about the result, which was neither good nor bad, and then looked at Rostislav nervously, waiting for his reaction.

The prince of Moscow just touched his chin indifferently, and muttered something in his mouth:
"If you don't see a rabbit, don't cast an eagle. Very good, this group of people is very wise, and they will definitely make a wise choice then."

The reason why the prince reacted like this is very simple, this is a smart person, and a smart person knows the corresponding general trend.

So after hearing this answer, Rostislav knew that everything was basically stable, and Suvar would definitely make the right choice by then.

And Adam remained silent, he had no idea what medicine was in the prince's gourd, let alone what was going on in his mind.

Then the correct way to respond at this time should be to keep silent, neither to accept nor to reject.

Rostislav also seemed to feel Adam's attitude. He didn't say anything about it, but felt a little bored, so he changed the topic very simply.

"By the way, how many people are there in your secret camp now?"

While Rostislav was speaking, the repertoire below had come to an end, and the cheers of the crowd rang out, covering the prince's voice for a while.

The secret camp that Rostislav said was where the Bulgar exiles were located. Since the internal conflicts in Bulgar began, people have been going to Ross to find Adam, and there are many warriors among these people.

At that time, Zoe was in power in Northeast Ross, and Zoe's arrangements for these exiles were also very correct. On the surface, it would definitely be inappropriate for the Ross people to accept these people too much to stimulate Bulgar, but they can accept them secretly.

So secret camps were built, and these secret camps housed the Bulgars who came to Rus either because of war or politics.

When the war ends in the future, many Bulgars will definitely leave here, and as soon as they leave, the Rus will immediately take over everything they left behind, and a small town just happened to be acquired like this.

Rostislav smiled and looked down at the enthusiasm, the actors are now leaving the curtain, and then go to prepare for the next performance.

And the empty space was soon filled with hawkers of all kinds hawking food and kvass, and their favorite time was the opening day of the theater, because they always made a lot of money at this time. .

"It's really warm, I like this scene."

Rostislav said that his tone was from the bottom of his heart. For the Prince of Moscow, nothing makes him happier than seeing the prosperity.

This was a mentality he had cultivated during construction. Seeing the prosperity and bustle of the territory, his satisfaction was almost overflowing.

In stark contrast to Rostislav's satisfaction, Adam didn't have the heart to look at the scene at all, he just felt that everything was extremely noisy.

Although the voice was loud just now, he still heard Rostislav's words clearly, and after Rostislav finished speaking, he immediately answered:
"There are nearly 1000 men at present. Akkad's persecution and plunder have forced many people to escape here. Thanks to your resources, I can support so many people, but most of them are not Soldiers are just civilians."

As the orthodox heir of the Du Lu family, Adam's identity brought him the greatest benefits of defection from exiles.

After all, even if he converts, he is still the real ruler of Bulgar, and there will always be people who are willing to defect.

What's more, the attitude of the Ross people behind him to conquer the Bulgar is so obvious, many people have the idea of ​​using this momentum to return the king, and they don't care whether this momentum is a heretic or not.

"It doesn't matter to civilians, as long as you pick up your weapons, stand in the queue, and kill a few more people, you will be soldiers. I will give you those after a while."

Rostislav said that it is easy to solve. In this era, all you need to be a soldier is a male. Throw them a spear and push it on the battlefield. Then see how many people are still alive. This came out.

The satisfaction in Rostislav's words made Adam heaved a sigh of relief, but he was also a little unhappy in his heart. It was Rostislav's attitude of treating people as consumables, but what Rostislav said next made Adam feel uncomfortable. My heart became tense again.

"However, how many of these thousand people have converted?"

This hit Adam's deathbed all at once. He didn't dare to tell Rostislav about conversion.

Although many people are in exile, it is still very difficult for them to give up their old beliefs for a while, and Adam does not dare to be too strong in this regard. After all, he needs manpower now, and needs more manpower.

But now that it is asked, there is no way.

"Only 200 people..."

"What? 200 people? Adam, my friend, even with the addition of your old subordinates, you only have more than 200 Christians in your hands. Are you sure you are only relying on such a force to convert your country? Christ? You know, I can help you in the early stage, and even send you a Christian garrison, but I can't help you for the rest of your life."

Rostislav's words made Adam feel very depressed, and at the same time he was depressed, there was another burst of cheers from the stage below, which formed a sharp contrast with Adam's depression.

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(End of this chapter)