king of ros

Chapter 390 Street Politics
For the people of Kyiv, this defeat came too suddenly.

They are all still waiting at home for their children to return with the news of victory, thinking about how to celebrate these young people when the time comes, no one thinks that they may fail, they only look forward to their early return.

It turned out that the return was a return, but in a rout.

The first to escape was the personal army of the Grand Duke of Kyiv. They carried the Grand Duke into the Vladimir Palace, and then began to impose martial law on the city.

At that time, the citizens of Kyiv were quite at a loss. What's going on?Why did the Grand Duke come back in such a hurry?
Then the defeated soldiers came one after another. They threw away their helmets and armor, and they were in a panic. There were no injuries, but most of their equipment was gone.There are also many people who did not return to Kyiv at all, but fled to the countryside.

The defeat surprised the people of Kyiv, so why did a large army suddenly collapse?And it was even more incomprehensible when they learned that the armies of the three princes died together.

The Kyiv people really didn't understand this, but fortunately for them, although there was a really unexpected defeat, most of them ran back smoothly.

Although the scene of that chaotic night was chaotic, there were not many people who died, and most of them were trampled to death in the chaos. In addition to various non-combat losses along the way, there were only a few hundred people dead in total. That's all.

Moreover, the Polovets did not attack, and just let the Kyiv fled back to the city. After all, there were supplies everywhere in the camp. It is more important to control these supplies for whoever chases them.

Those who returned, especially the young ones, saw the command of Grand Duke Izyaslav of Kyiv as the source of their defeat, all because he was too harsh on the army.

After all, they can't say that they were frightened and collapsed. They have to find something to say in front of their families, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to throw all the blame on the Grand Duke. No one will speak for the Grand Duke.

They exaggerated the various actions of the Grand Duke of Kyiv, and threw all the responsibility on the Grand Duke, which aroused people's dissatisfaction. The news that the army suddenly collapsed before seeing the enemy made them feel ashamed, and they lost all reason. So a lot was evaporated.

In normal times, these citizens with more or less military experience can definitely see the problems in those remarks.But now, everyone's anger needs to be vented, so everyone pretends to be stupid.

However, this anger was temporarily interrupted by an incident, which was the arrival of the Polovts army.

After packing up the loot, the Polovite army marched towards Kyiv. No force could stop them along the way, so they looted all the villages and gathering places along the way, and finally came towards Kyiv.

The Kyiv people didn't care about their anger at this time, and they were busy joining the city's defense.

It's just that the Polovites only made a few tentative attacks, and then they looked like they wanted to stay here for a long time, and they didn't show any desire to fight.

Looting the coalition army camp has already made them a fortune, who will continue to take risks? Many people even plan to return to the grassland instead of continuing to take risks here.

But Saru Khan is very determined. It has always been the Khan's dream to win Kyiv, and it is hard for everyone to refuse Khan. He just led them to make a fortune, and the current situation happened as a result.

Occupying the outside of Kyiv could not do nothing, and then the Polovets began to loot around Kyiv.

The Polovets wore the armor dropped by the Rus, and ate the food of the Rus to show off their power under the city, but they just didn't attack. Under such circumstances, the anger of the city began to ignite again.

Those nomads are so weak, and the defeat is so ridiculous, this is really infuriating!

The citizens of Kyiv became restless. They demanded to attack and defeat the nomads outside the city.

They want the Grand Duke to give them weapons and let them fight, then the nomads will definitely fail in front of them!
Especially in several small-scale battles, the Polovites were almost defeated, which strengthened people's confidence.

But Izyaslav still refused without hesitation, and the refusal made the situation even more fueled. People still remembered that ridiculous defeat, and attributed all the responsibility to him!
Dissatisfaction began to accumulate, and this emotion was keenly captured by interested people and began to take advantage of it. Rumors spread among the crowd at a rapid speed.

And many people also thought of a series of problems of the Grand Duke, such as being too stingy, such as strengthening their taxes, now is the time to settle the general account, and these things should also be revealed.

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As the son of the Grand Duke of Kiev, Yaropolk rode his horse through the streets of Kyiv, inspecting the things here, observing the state of the people and soldiers.

Jaropolk was actually quite depressed during this time. He didn't expect his father to fail like that, and then the Polovts army came to the city and surrounded them.

And this city, the scene he saw was not good. Although Kyiv said that there was no shortage of food, due to the previous war, people's dissatisfaction was very strong.

Among the Kyiv militia, many people even openly vented their dissatisfaction with the Grand Duke.

The situation must be rectified...

Such words came to Jaropolk's mind. Even if he was not interested in politics, he knew that if the situation was allowed to go on, the result would be very bad.

The prince of Kyiv planned to return to the Vladimir Palace to advise his father, and when it came to his father, he was quite dissatisfied.

That humiliating defeat seemed to have taken a toll on his father, who now became timid, unable to take any decisive decisions other than the necessary defense.

Just as Prince Kyiv was contemplating the situation, suddenly, he heard a roar coming from in front of him.

"Look! Look! Citizens of Kyiv! Look at your plight! And you deserve it! You made that cowardly Grand Duke your ruler, and now? Now he Hiding in the castle in Kyiv, watching you deal with the Polovets. Does such a coward deserve to be a Grand Duke? Is he still a man?"

The old lunatic who stopped before everyone when the army set off was yelling hysterically in front of everyone. His clothes were still so tattered, and his body exuded a strong stench, which was of course disgusting.

But people all regard him as a prophet, and the old madman's insults on the day of the army's expedition undoubtedly proved that he is a capable person, not a ostentatious madman.

In Kyiv's current situation, he has naturally become the leader of Kiev's speech. Many of the speeches about dissatisfaction with the Grand Duke and encouraging Kyiv citizens to go out of the city to fight came from him.

The Grand Duke's people didn't dare to touch him. After all, such a character has such a strong popularity among Kyiv people. If he does something rashly, something will happen to him. This requires the Grand Duke's decision, but the Grand Duke has been dragging his feet.

The words of the old lunatic made Jaropolk feel his hands were cold. This is blatantly inciting rebellion!

Out of the responsibility of being a son, Jaropolk subconsciously wanted to arrest and kill the old lunatic, lest he continue to lie there to confuse the public.

But looking at the crowd in full armor and cheering for the old lunatic, Jaropolk knew he couldn't do this, and he would be the first to die.

"Let's throw the Grand Duke from his throne! He's not worthy to be our prince!"

"Yes, yes, that's how it should be, I've had enough of that coward!"

"Isn't there still a Prince Rurik in the dungeon? Let's go and release him. Whoever becomes the Grand Duke is better than the idiot we are now!"

"It's long overdue! That stingy bastard should roll off the Kyiv throne!"

Yaropolk felt that the situation was getting worse, this was blatantly inciting rebellion!He even felt a lot of hostile eyes looking at him, making him feel that he must not stay here for long.

If there is a fight, the force in his hand will definitely be wiped out immediately!

The Prince of Kyiv turned his horses and headed for the Vladimir Palace, and he had to bring the news to his father at once.

Yaropolk rode his horse and galloped on the Kyiv Avenue, knocking down several people on the way, causing the people to scold him, but it also made him quickly reach the Vladimir Palace.

Before the Grand Duke's palace in Kyiv, Yaropolk directly pushed away the guards and came to his father's room. He had just opened the door when he heard such a conversation.

"No, absolutely impossible, we can't kill my kin, I can't be a kinslayer!"

"Grand Duke, I beg you, make this decision quickly. As long as Vseslav is dead, no one can shake your position, and the mob in Kyiv will have no other choice. No matter how daring they are, they dare not leave The leadership of Prince Ke."

"Kosnijachik, let me say it again, this is absolutely impossible! This is not what I should do!"

The Grand Duke and the Chief are arguing, and the well-informed Chief tried to persuade the unstable factor in the Grand Duke's dungeon, but the Grand Duke was obviously unwilling.

As the manager of Kyiv for a long time, the manager is much more sensitive to the city's movements than the Grand Duke. It is precisely because of those trends that he made these suggestions, but the Grand Duke is obviously unwilling to accept and make that decision.

It wasn't until the prince opened the room that their quarrel stopped and they looked at the visitor together.

"Father, rebellion! They are openly inciting rebellion in the streets!"

As soon as Yaropolk finished speaking, there was a sound of shouting and fighting coming from outside the room. When hearing this sound, the faces of the prince and the steward in the room were very ugly.

The Grand Duke's face was full of disbelief at first, but then he could only accept this fact, and his face became ugly.

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(End of this chapter)