king of ros

Chapter 264 Asking for help from the imperial capital
Just when the managers of Moscow were having a headache, there was another person walking in the Rostislav Palace in the Red City with a bitter expression on his face.

This man is also an old acquaintance of ours, Domhnall Burns, the "poet" of the Moscow court.

As for why the title of "poet" is in quotation marks, it is because although Domhnall wrote a bunch of poems, he really didn't get popular, and he was basically talking about himself there.

In the circle of people who are familiar with him, there is a title for Domhnall, "bad poet", but no one dares to say this in front of him, because Domhnall treats these things very seriously.

As for why the Gaelic, who was always joking and joking, looked bitter, it was because he was scolded by Yang again.

Jan Vysadzic asked him to find evidence of Paganism in Rus, but he found nothing—none, exactly—and he got another scolding.

And this scolding made Domhnall also make up his mind. When the prince asked him to escort Alexei's theater troupe to various places in Northeast Ross, he would take a good look at the villages and listen to this shit at once. solve.

Regarding Yang's obsession with paganism, Domhnall is really puzzled. Since he came back, he has been trying to turn Northeast Ross upside down to see if the pagans are organized and have any conspiracy.

As far as he knew, Yang put on makeup and went to the village to investigate, and he didn't know what was wrong with him.

But now, it is more important to act as a background board in the upcoming meeting.

With that in mind, Domhnall opened a door under the watchful eyes of the guards, and walked quietly to his father-in-law.

Originally thought that his actions had not been discovered, but the old Gevalan glared at the son-in-law, and Domhnall could only smile awkwardly at this.

Fortunately, this father-in-law, who is always extremely strict on weekdays, didn't scold anything, he didn't show any expression on his face, and he didn't pull him out to clean up. He just continued to stand there like a statue, and Domhnall quickly Follow the example.

And there is only one person who makes the captain of the bodyguards, the top dignitaries in Moscow, so respectful, the ruler of Moscow, Rostislav Vladimirovich.

Different from the image of Rostislav, who is always full of confidence, wise and powerful in the rumors, at this moment, the ruler of Moscow is listening to the report of Bishop Luka—accurately speaking, a reprimand.

Bishop Luka was complaining about the lack of church manpower. Since Rostislav mobilized a large number of people to go to the Bulgars, the manpower that should have been liberated with the use of the printing press was gone.

So Bishop Luka is now complaining to Rostislav. Why are the people who agreed to disappear like this?

Bishop Luca was very angry, and Ilarion was also very angry. They all promised some villages with positive beliefs that the priest would come soon, but suddenly found that half of the people had been pulled back.

The reason why Ilarion didn't come back was that he needed to appease those villages. It seemed to the villages that this was not giving them face. This must be appeased, so the only way to blame (swear) Rostislav was his teacher.

And Rostislav could only listen, because there was nothing he could do other than listen. This matter was indeed his fault, and he cut off the staff who should have been given to the church.

What's more, Bishop Luca is still his teacher, so he can only listen obediently here.

However, Bishop Luca's sermons really bored him, since he was just chanting scriptures there.

He has heard these scriptures countless times since he was a child, and his ears are callused. He has memorized the names of the authors, and he has memorized many chapters in it.

So Rostislav used the trick he used often when he was a child, that is, he seemed to be listening humbly here, but in fact his mind was wandering away.

The prince of Moscow could not help thinking, after his declaration, how many troops he could gather on the day of the army?Ten thousand?Twenty thousand?Even thirty thousand?

Speaking of which, he has never commanded an army of more than [-]. I really don't know what it was like at that time.

Rostislav has always remembered a sentence, there are tens of thousands of people, and there is no limit. He has seen such a scene before, but it is a different feeling to lead this army by himself.

It's just that when Rostislav was enjoying the future, Bishop Luca seemed to have discovered that his student was wandering, so he increased his voice and forcibly broke Rostislav's enjoyment of the future.

At the same time, he felt very sorry, why is this student not interested in God?If he had devoted himself to the cause of God, he might have become a big shot in the imperial capital by now.

Rostislav, whose enjoyment was broken, looked annoyed, what's the matter?

But he could only adjust his expression and continue to act like a good student, because otherwise his teacher would only talk more.

How can I make this old man shut up.

Rostislav couldn't help thinking in his heart that he only dared to think about these words in his heart, and it would be absolutely courageous for him to say them out. After all, he still respected his teacher very much, but he was just impatient now.

The church, the church, the church's affairs are so bad, can't the imperial capital give some support?Let us work hard here.

Wait, support from the imperial capital?

Rostislav suddenly discovered the key information, and then he looked eagerly at his teacher.

And Luka also subconsciously stopped preaching because of the sudden eager eyes.

"Bishop Luka, can you tell me, if the news of Bulgar's conversion reaches the imperial capital, will the imperial capital support us?"

Facing Rostislav's sudden question, Luka also froze suddenly.

But then he realized what it meant, and then a look of eagerness appeared on his face.

"Yes, yes, if we can convert a country like Bulgar to the Orthodox Church, the Imperial Capital will definitely provide support. And I remember that the Imperial Capital broke up with Rome a few years ago, and I believe the Patriarch needs an example to prove the Orthodox Church. superiority."

Bishop Luca thinks more than Rostislav. As a member of the church, he knows many things, and his focus is different from that of secular princes. For example, he immediately thought of the impact of the Great Split between the Eastern and Western Churches. .

The Patriarch really needs an example to show off to the Pope, and they can just give this example.

"However, I am a little worried. What if the imperial capital thinks that this Volga Bulgar is made up by us?"

After the initial excitement, Rostislav went on to ask questions, and this one hit the point.

After all, the church in the imperial capital has seen a lot of things like using God knows where the country converts to deceive people.

But Luka just smiled indifferently. In his opinion, the question of Rostislav was a bit funny.

"Lord Rostislav, it seems that you haven't studied for a while and have forgotten a lot of things. Have you forgotten that there is also a Bulgarian in the north of the imperial capital?"

"Oh, those people in Bulgaria, how did I forget this."

Rostislav slapped his head. He was indeed an idiot who forgot about the Bulgarians.

"Before the Bulgars were separated and the descendants of Kurbut were not divided into five branches, the imperial capital was connected with the Great Bulgar Khanate. It is impossible for the Bulgar Emperor on the Volga River to know of its existence."

Luka continued to explain that the knowledge in the imperial capital was wider than Rostislav imagined.

"Then let's begin, teacher, and you will teach me how to write a letter."

Rostislav did what he said. He asked his teacher to teach him how to write a letter to the patriarch of the imperial capital to ask for help (begging for food). This is a technical job, and he must be guided by an old stick like his teacher.

Luca is also very enthusiastic about this. He hasn't written anything for many years, but his ability to write official documents has not fallen. Now he can finally perform this skill again

And when the two were planning to write these with great interest, Domhnall breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that today passed like this, but then he looked up, only to find that his father-in-law was looking at him sternly .

In this regard, Domhnall could only whine inwardly.

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(End of this chapter)