king of ros

Chapter 266 Exile Team
"It turns out that you know Russian. I thought I had to speak Greek to you. I haven't spoken Greek for a while, and my spoken language has probably deteriorated a lot."

Although the emphasis on the Russian language on the opposite side was a bit weird, it was still understandable. Rostislav was very happy about this, and he didn't want to speak other languages.

"If my Russian language is not good enough, then I will not be appointed as the leader of this team, Lord Rostislav."

The man touched Rostislav's chest and bowed respectfully, then he looked at Adam, and spoke Bulgarian, and Rostislav also learned Bulgarian some time ago, so he knew the meaning of this sentence and what he just said That's similar.

A surprise flashed across Adam's face, and then he said a Bulgarian greeting, and the man also met very plainly.

Although this is just a small greeting, it sends out a very important message, that is, the person in front of him has an understanding of Bulgar culture, and Rostislav is very clear about how rare this is.

Seeing this scene, Rostislav was very happy. It seems that the emperor didn't just send someone here. They really sent an expert here, which is really great.

The reason why Rostislav thought this way was because it was like this in many times in history, many people who were sent to develop faith, of course there were many people who dedicated themselves to the Lord.

But most of them are the marginalized people of the church who were squeezed out for various reasons. Because they were marginalized or even made mistakes, they were sent out.

"My lords, my name is Tiberius. You can call me that in the future. As for my surname, I am already very proud of it, so I completely gave it up the moment I entered the church. According to the pastor According to the command of the leader, I will lead the team to participate in the conquest of Bulgar with Lord Rostislav, and when the prince who believes in Christ sits on the throne of his ancestors, I will also become the bishop of Bulgar."

Rostislav was very comfortable with Tiberius' words. He was a real Christian, not some swindler.

This makes him very happy, very happy, very happy, what he needs now is this kind of believer, not just a fake person.

Adam was also very happy. What he lacked was such a person. At first glance, he was a Christian with solid theoretical knowledge. If there was no such person, how could he argue with the Islamic scholars to prove the superiority of Christ.

In this regard, it is not enough to rely on the young people sent by Rostislav. These people can't even argue with the exiles who came to join him. How can they face greater difficulties? An important reason why it is difficult for people to convert.

And Tiberius, who came from a distant imperial capital, was also very happy. Although he is a pious person and never afraid of any hardships and tiredness for the tasks of the church, this time, in his opinion, this matter is too similar. What the outlying Christian princes did to scam aid.

But the patriarch was completely immersed in how to defeat the Catholic Church and deal with the losers from the many political struggles within the church and the imperial capital, so he was sent over to lead this large but resentful team.

This team is very bloated, because there are many rich people among the people who went north, and they brought a large number of servants. For this, Tiberius can only comfort himself that they at least make the team look stronger.

Then his team crossed the sea, crossed the grassland, crossed the great river, and came to Northeast Ross. Tiberius prayed to God every day, thanking the team for not having any problems.

When he arrived in Northeast Ross, what he saw was indeed a scene of a large-scale conquest.

Farmers discussing the war can be seen everywhere on the road, and passers-by are also talking about future expeditions. Everything shows that there is no problem with the news that the Ross people brought the imperial capital, and they are not doing any small tricks.

This made his uneasy heart calm down for a while, and made him sure that he didn't come in vain.

This kind of war is exactly what Tiberius longed for, because he had long realized that in the vortex of struggle in the imperial capital, a person like him who had no backer could only make contributions in a distant place.

He prepared for this for a long time, at first he thought he would be sent to the Church of Ross, where he wanted to make a career, but he did not expect to be appointed bishop of Bulgar.

But for this Christian, after Rostislav was happy, he also had some worries in his heart. A true Christian is naturally good, but what if this person's faith is too strong?
If it is too strong, many things will not be easy to do. The things of faith can never be achieved by blindly compulsive and fanatical will. Many times, compromises and cooperation are required.

Blind imposition, of course, can be suppressed for a while, but then it will inevitably get a crazy counterattack.

So Rostislav decided to give this person a try. His question was a bit risky, so he made everyone around him turn pale.

"Then, Lord Tiberius, can you tell me why so many people came to the north this time? You know, generally speaking, the troops sent by the imperial capital to deal with such things are not so... grandiose."

Rostislav's words were already very euphemistic, but it still caused a drastic change in everyone's face. His words were on the line and said that they were attacking the church.

It would be fun if the visitor from the imperial capital in front of him used this as an excuse to say that the Ross people were disrespectful, and then took them back.

However, the protagonist of the matter, Tiberius’s face did not fluctuate because of these offensive words—just as Rostislav expected—still had that gentle smile on his face, and then he spoke:

"My lord Rostislav, I know what you are worried about. I can tell you clearly that as a chaplain, I understand what the attitude should be in the new conversion area, especially the conversion area forced by fire and sword. To save the souls of pagans, there is only respect and integration."

Rostislav heaved a sigh of relief at Tiberius' words. Since the future bishop dared to say this, it meant that he was well aware of some things and knew how to do it.

"As for why this team is so large, Lord Rostislav, do you know that the blood of the Macedonians has been cut off?"

A Macedonian, this refers to the monarch who became the emperor of the Eastern Empire as a groom. Of course Rostislav knew this person, and he naturally knew about the Macedonian family.

Then Rostislav did not interrupt the man, but continued to listen.

"After the Macedonian family was cut off, the situation in Constantinople was very chaotic. First, the bureaucrats elected an emperor, but the emperor was quickly overthrown by the military nobles he despised, and they became the imperial capital. They elected Komnenene as their ruler, and with Komnenene's death now the rulers of the imperial capital have changed again, and the Dukas family has taken over... Lord Rostislav, I think you understand what I mean. "

When he said this, Tiberius smiled slyly, and Rostislav vaguely seemed to see a fox smiling instead of a priest.

And what he meant, how could the prince of Moscow not understand, that is, the political struggles in the imperial capital over the years have been very fierce, and the political situation is very turbulent, and the imperial capital church is closely connected with this.

Political turmoil must produce a large number of losers, and the change of rulers will also bring about many personnel changes. They come from the political arena and the church respectively, and there are a lot of them.

For these losers, it is necessary to find a way out. After all, it is impossible to kill people on a large scale. The political tacit understanding of the empire has not been corrupted to that extent.

It was at this time when the patriarch was troubled, a letter came from Ross in the north, a letter that allowed the patriarch to help the emperor solve the immediate crowd problem and gain an advantage in the struggle with the Catholic Church.

Then the patriarch's response to this is naturally self-evident, so then Tiberius, a well-known person in the church who intends to go to the frontier, was pulled out, and then he was given such a huge team.

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