king of ros

Chapter 268

Now the meal is over, but the banquet is not over. As the servants swiftly removed the tables and chairs and cleaned up the messy environment due to the meal, the venue that can be used for the dance began.

This was Rostislav's idea, and of course no one interfered with it, and it had been practiced in Moscow for many years.

Following the shouts of the soldiers, the dancers who had been waiting for Xu came out from the side doors on both sides of the hall.

Young men and women, dressed in their best clothes, danced to the accompaniment of musicians who appeared at unknown times.

The most famous actress and singer in Moscow, Vionna, was also beside the band, singing cheerful ballads.

Many Baixi entertainers invited from the countryside did not know where to appear. They were breathing fire or juggling in every corner of the hall, performing their skills.

These dancers didn't dance any elegant dances. To put it bluntly, they were the kind of social dances that the villagers would dance, but they were very suitable for the current atmosphere.

There are no people who look at high art here, there may be some in those exiled Greek dilapidated houses, but now those decent things are in the past tense, and they also know that that set is not suitable for the present-the snowstorm along the way has turned these people's lives The arrogance is worn away.

Soon, those young people who are always full of energy jumped out.

These guys were members of the privileged class in Moscow, the sons of nobles or rich merchants, and they boldly invited girls of their own age.Faced with these, those shy girls were taken aback for a moment, then immediately greeted those invitations, and danced happily among them.

This is a trend initiated by Rostislav. The banquet should allow young people to have fun. As for the "old people" like them, they should either watch the performance or find a corner to talk about things.

Even many boys and girls from Greece were infected by the atmosphere and participated in it. They first looked at their parents with tentative eyes in awe, and then participated excitedly after obtaining approval.

These Greeks are still very knowledgeable, their vigor has long been worn away by the difficult journey to the north, and they clearly understand their identity as exiles. As for those who still have power in the imperial capital and can return to the imperial capital soon, those People basically stay in Kyiv.

They know that since they want to live here for a long time in the future and work in their system, they can only win a bright future for themselves by getting close to the local people and accepting their habits.

The elders are not as energetic as the young people. Most of them are sitting on those pre-prepared chairs, exchanging information they know and discussing various things with familiar or unfamiliar people around them.

Some people were either listening to music or watching the performances of Baixi artists, and a relaxed atmosphere spread in the air.

Rostislav was sitting on the main seat. He looked at the scene in front of him with happiness on his face. He liked this scene, and so did Zoe.

Such a grand banquet is rare, even in the capacity of Prince Rostislav of Moscow.

However, in this joyful banquet, someone is having a different kind of mind, a mind different from that joy.

Leo Pappas was such a man, and he was standing alone in a corner with a very sad face.

Many people approached this Moscow political officer before, but Leo blocked them all. He really didn't have the heart to talk about it.

The reason for Leo's melancholy is very simple. He always wanted to follow Rostislav's trend in the future and return to the imperial capital as a winner to take revenge on those who had persecuted him.

Especially those colleagues, he will never forget what happened to these people.

But now, those colleagues who persecuted him back then either died or were exiled to the north. Their lives are worse than his. Many people will have to work under him in the future. It seems that the military nobles who have been suppressed are Seized the opportunity to clean up a wave of civil servants.

Although it is said that these lives are now taken away, but looking at the situation, Leo really has no desire for revenge at all, he did nothing, and everything fell into his own hands, which really made him feel nothing.

Leo was really melancholy, doesn't it seem that everything he did was meaningless?
The Greek was very confused. He felt that he needed a goal to find the goal of his efforts, but he couldn't think of one, so he was melancholy.

And just when Leo was melancholy, he touched his nose inadvertently, and suddenly recalled some past events, which were almost forgotten.

At that time, he had just walked out of the University of Constantinople. At that time, he was full of self-confidence, so full of upward desire, and his whole body exuded extremely strong self-confidence, as if his whole body was shining like the sun.

At that time, Leo had indeed a bright future, and went to Antioch to serve as an official, but this was only gilded. As a graduate of the University of Constantinople, he could return to the imperial capital after a few years.

His tallness and handsomeness also added a lot of points to him, and he had many suitors at that time.

But he didn't choose any of them, because he knew that his marriage would definitely affect his future political life, so he must be cautious.

But, although you can't get married, you can still have fun.

At that time, Leo was working in Antioch, and his task was to inspect the border. He said it was an inspection, but in fact he was visiting those border heroes and those long-standing border guard families.

And following this opportunity, Leo hooked up with many women from these families, and the open atmosphere on the border gave him a lot of room to do so. After all, the relationship between many border nobles and Allah believers on the opposite side is to snatch their daughters from each other. Be your wife or your son.

During that time, Leo lived a very good life, there were entertainers and beauties everywhere, and he could return to the imperial capital when the time came.

But, but, he absolutely shouldn't have said that he would hook up with the daughter of a real military noble family, and afterward, the lady wanted Leo to be her husband after she became pregnant.

Leo resolutely refused this, because if he agreed to this marriage, then his future could only stay somewhere, and he would never be able to enter the center, which was impossible for him to accept.

But later, the woman had a miscarriage because of his plan, and it seemed that she couldn't bear children after that. At first, Leo thought it would have little effect. Isn't it just a woman, what else can I do?
It's just that Leo underestimated the power of the military nobles. Although they were suppressed by the bureaucratic group in the imperial capital, it was no problem to deal with a disobedient young man.

He was arrested and beaten first, and his nose was almost cut off. The nobles planned to kill him, but they didn't know why they didn't do it at that time. Leo later found out that they were trying to make himself more painful.

Next, Leo was thrown into the most dangerous ravine at the front line, where he faced many enemies: Jihadi Ghazi, aborigines of Asia Minor, and even border rebels and bandits, who clearly wanted Leo to die .

Leo struggled there for a few years, during which time he achieved many victories, and also walked on the verge of death a few times, but due to the influence of those military nobles, he didn't get any promotion, and he was still struggling at the grassroots level.

As for promotion or something, that is simply impossible, let alone returning to the imperial capital, it is all a dream.

Finally, Leo couldn't take it anymore, he resigned directly and ran to his hometown Pafragonia.

He originally planned to be a farmer there all his life because he was disheartened, but he met the head of the orphan, John, who returned to his hometown to recruit the township party.

Leo seized this opportunity, which made him successful. Since then, the imperial capital has gained a senior bureaucrat, and even participated in the emperor's abolition.

Cooperating with the headmaster of the orphan to call the wind and rain in the political arena of the imperial capital, there was no obstacle for him to enter the palace at that time.

It's just that he prospered because of the rise of the power of the orphan headmaster, so he would naturally perish because of the destruction of the power of the orphan headmaster.

Then he came to Rus, and became a little administrator of Moscow, and administrator of his little court for Rostislav.

"Dalasenos..."

Leo read the name of that family, and he knew that what happened back then was more due to his innocence, and he asked for these things himself.

But now, Leo needs a motivation for revenge and a goal, so the Dalasenos family, which has had such a major impact on him, is naturally the first choice.

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(End of this chapter)