king of ros

Chapter 355 Uncle's Thoughts

October 1067, Kyiv.

As the mother of all cities in Rus, Kyiv has always been the most prosperous place in the whole of Rus, so every prince of Rurik wants to become the ruler of Kyiv.

And even if they cannot return to Kyiv, they will use Kyiv as a blueprint to build the city.

While they were doing this, the culture from Kyiv spread locally, and in this spread the Rus nation was formed.

It can be said that the spread of Ross culture is closely related to Prince Rurik. Ross itself is a nation that lacks culture and cultural groups. If you want to spread the culture of Kyiv, you can only grow up in Kiev with these. Kyiv served as a template for building the city's maharajas as a foundation.

A paradox arises here. If Prince Rurik is not entrusted to various places and a cultural and ideological union is not established, then the Ross nation cannot be formed, and a complete split is very easy to come.

And if Prince Rurik is entrusted to various places, it will of course lead to the political fragmentation of Ross, but an ideological and national community remains.

Regarding this problem, Rostislav was also very confused. Although he had a bureaucratic group, this group could not even fill Moscow and its surrounding areas, and he did not know how to solve this problem.

But the current focus is not this, but the current Kyiv.

As the ruler of Kyiv, Izyaslav Yaroslavich Rurik should have been the last person in Russia who should have no troubles.

The whole of Rus is subject to his authority, all the princes are paying tribute to Kyiv (through the caravan division), countless gold and silver enter his treasury every year, and his army is the most powerful in the whole of Rus .

But now, he is suffering in the Vladimir Palace, sitting on the throne of Yaroslav.

Yaroslav's palace has changed a lot over the years. If the former Vladimir Palace looked like the residence of a scholar-type ruler, where books and cultural relics could always be seen, it now looks like an ordinary ruler. The palace, the decoration is mediocre and uninteresting.

Since serving as the Grand Duke of Kyiv these years, Izyaslav's power has become stronger and stronger. The aura that once appeared only in his father Yaroslav is now quite a lot, and now he is more like the Grand Duke of Kyiv.

The reason for his distress is very simple. What happened in the north last month is too dazzling, and the relationship inside is intricate.

First Vseslav's army from Polotsk raided Novgorod, then his son fled the city, and then his nephew saved the city and was elected Prince of Novgorod.

Izyaslav had too many things he didn't expect. He didn't expect Vseslav to directly attack Novgorod, he didn't expect his son to abandon the city directly, and he didn't expect his nephew to react so quickly. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Novgorod was taken.

At first, Izyaslav wondered if there was some kind of conspiracy, but as the information increased, his thoughts disappeared, and then he felt a headache and embarrassment.

"So, what do you think?"

A meeting was held today for this matter. The court officials of the Grand Duke of Kyiv are all here now. They were still whispering secretly, but after the Grand Duke spoke, they immediately quieted down.

And the first to speak was Izyaslav's eldest son, Jaropolk.

"Father, we should ask Rostislav to cede Novgorod immediately. It should be the property of the Grand Duke of Kyiv. We are fully qualified to take back our property. After he cede, we will attack Polotsk. "

As the eldest son of the Grand Duke of Kiev, and the future Grand Duke of Kyiv, Yaropolk regards Kyiv and Novgorod as the natural property of his family, so it is natural to ask Rostislav for it, and they will give Rostislav some at most Remuneration, but the city must not give him.

Facing his answer, the Grand Duke of Kyiv shook his head in disappointment. If he didn't want to talk about these scenes, or if he didn't want to read the scriptures, according to the scriptures, all pagans should die. It seems that this child still needs to practice.

Noticing the disappointment of the Grand Duke, Kyiv's governor, Kosnijachik, immediately spoke. This is the most important figure in the Kyiv court, in charge of the city's military and administration, and is Izyaslav's most trusted subordinate.

"It is reasonable and legal for Rostislav to be the prince of Novgorod after all, and it is difficult for us to pick out the fault... Grand Duke, I suggest that the matter of Novgorod should be slowed down. The key now is not Novgorod. Gorod, but you should attack the rebels in Polotsk, it is time to use your authority to summon the army of all Rus, and let the rebels see your strength."

The old official's answer was extraordinary, and he grasped the key point of the question as soon as he opened his mouth. The answer from the Kyiv chief made the Grand Duke nod in satisfaction. This is what he wanted to hear.

Originally, he thought his son could say these things, but he recited scriptures there, and he had to ask his court officials to come here to smooth things over, lest he end up in the situation of explaining himself.

Thinking about it, Ijaslav couldn't help but cast a disappointed glance at his son. If the manager hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been ashamed in front of everyone.

Jaropolk still looked ignorant, and his face was full of displeasure because his father ignored him.

This made the Grand Duke feel even more headache, why can't this boy be like Rostislav, obviously the prince of Moscow is not a few years older than him, why his nephew is so powerful, but his son is still like this.

"Then do as Kosnijachik said, sir, you go and issue the order first, to my brothers, there is no need for Rostislav, the kid must be ready. Alright, then All but Yaropolk can retire."

The chief executive of Kyiv left immediately after taking the order, followed by other people in the room, and everyone moved very quickly, because everyone could see what the Grand Duke was going to say to his son.

"Father, I don't understand, why don't you go and take back Novgorod? It's obviously our family property! Didn't grandfather give us all of it?"

As soon as the court members left, Jaropolk confronted his father. Why did his father ignore him? He hadn't done this before.

Ijaslav had a toothache expression on this, why does this kid not understand anything, why is he still saying these meaningless words here?
Yaropolk was also inexplicable. His father first ignored his own suggestion, and then agreed to the manager's suggestion that was contrary to his. This was really inexplicable, so he also became angry, and directly got angry at his father. .

"Enough, haven't you figured out what's going on?"

Izyaslav, who was always good-tempered, finally broke out and yelled at his son.

After being yelled at like this, Yaropolk finally became honest. No matter how old he is, a child is still a child, and he will subconsciously cringe in the face of his father's anger.

And he knew that his father's temper had always been very good, and if he got angry, it meant that he was really angry, and he had better keep his head down honestly.

"It is completely reasonable for your cousin to take Novgorod. This time, your brother is too useless to put us in such a predicament. Now we can only recognize the throne of Rostislav. And this is not The most important thing now, the most important thing, is to suppress the rebels in Polotsk!"

The Grand Duke of Kyiv rubbed his temples to relieve his head that felt big because of anger. He didn't want to do this to his children, but when would he do it if he didn't do it now? Could it be that their mother who always defended them would do it?
"The blatant war in Polotsk is the number one problem. As the Grand Duke of Kyiv and the defender of the order of Russia, what I should do is to lead the army to encircle and suppress this guy as soon as possible. Do you understand? This is related to the family in Russia. Authority, if we can't even do this, then don't be the Grand Duke of Kyiv. So do you still think that Novgorod is important? Don't be stupid! The important thing now is to wipe out Polotsk! How can you even You don't realize this!"

Under Izyaslav's series of reprimands, the dissatisfaction on Yaropolk's face disappeared, and the Kyiv prince realized that his father was right, although he was reluctant to admit it.

"And Mstislav's performance was too shameful, which greatly damaged the family's prestige. Now go to your brother and get him ready to fight. I am very dissatisfied with his performance in Novgorod, very dissatisfied, I hope that he can perform in the next battle, understand?"

The Grand Duke of Kyiv said this at last, and this time Yaropolk did not have any aura of arrogance. He then promised his father and agreed with him like his father's subordinates.

Then Izyaslav asked his son to leave. This time his son obediently obeyed the order, and watching his son leave, the Grand Duke of Kyiv did not feel any relaxation because of his obedience. His adult two The son's behavior is so...sad, what should we do in the future.

In contrast, the son of Vladimir (referring to the protagonist’s father) is so outstanding. Izyaslav really wants to cry without tears. I can only hope that this kid can grow up in the future, otherwise they will continue in their current state. In his own position, Izyaslav couldn't even imagine what would happen.

But his depression didn't last long. Izyaslav was not someone who was immersed in emotions for a long time. After he cleared up his emotions, he started working again. The war was about to start, and things would increase immediately.

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