king of ros

Chapter 391

In the eyes of later generations, the occurrence of the Kyiv riots was very normal.

A disgruntled city, a disgraced prince, and a horde of troublemakers who fear nothing but chaos, chaos is bound to come, no matter how you look at it.

But at the time, Izyaslav and his court could not have expected this at all. How could they suddenly rebel against this?
Even for the manager and the prince, they didn't expect that there would be a riot so early. They thought it would take a few days.

At first, Izyaslav thought it was some individual making trouble, but soon he found that half of the city had already started to make trouble.

The news that the city was out of control was raining down, the Grand Duke's soldiers and officials were being murdered by the Kyiv, and the nobles were also affected.

And the Vladimir Palace itself suffered several attacks, and it was only thanks to the desperate fighting of the Grand Duke's personal soldiers that the palace was saved.

Vecher quickly held a meeting. On Vecher, the news that the militiamen decided to overthrow Ijaslav became the last straw that broke the camel's back, because Vecher said so, which meant that his rule in the city had collapsed.

But what Ijaslav didn't know was that in fact, there were only a small number of real life-killers in the huge crowd, and most of them were essentially watching the fun, just to see if they could grab some things from the noble lords.

If he had the courage to rush out with the soldiers and nobles in the palace to fight the rebels, he might be able to turn the situation around, but in such a political game, the comparison between the two sides is the momentum.

And Ijaslav's aura was now suppressed to the bottom, and he and his court didn't have the courage to fight to the death.

So Izyaslav ran away, and he and the personal soldiers ran away with Kyiv's wealth, and if Izyaslav wanted to run, no one could stop him, and the militiamen had no time to stop them.

As for the Polovets outside the city, there was no need to worry at all. These guys could be said to be extremely loose. When Izyaslav broke through their siege, few people reacted.

Saru didn't know until several days later that the Grand Duke of Kyiv was running away with the entire city's wealth under his nose. He was very angry at the time, but he was helpless in the face of these rotten bastards under his command.

In the prison in Kyiv, the failed Vseslav was invited out of the prison and was framed by everyone to become the Grand Duke of Kyiv.

At first the Prince of Witchcraft was alarmed and thought he was coming to kill him, because he always thought that Izyaslav, who was always a hypocrite, would do it sooner or later.

But after seeing the old lunatic who called on the people, he immediately felt relieved.

For the old madman was his friend, a priest who had been a warlock.

Then the prince of witchcraft asked, "What's the matter?"

The answer from the opposite side was: "Congratulations, Mr. Vseslav, the throne of Kyiv is now in front of you, you just need to sit on it!"

And just like that, the prisoner became the Grand Duke.

Vsieslav, who suddenly became Grand Duke of Kyiv, did not dwell too long on the absurdity of his sudden transformation from prisoner to ruler, and immediately set about tightening his grip on the city.

Since Izyaslav had captured many Polotsk nobles and came to Kyiv to accompany him, Vseslav had a lot of people at his disposal.

He let Iva serve as the general manager of Kiev, let Constantine manage the Kyiv militia, and took control of the city's power. After mastering these two forces, he basically could sit back and relax.

And he also appeased the nobles and businessmen in Kyiv, expressed goodwill to them and promised to return to normal, and successfully won some support from them-at least they did not oppose his rule.

Then the Grand Duke summoned the old lunatic in private. The feats accomplished by his subordinates are really horrific. I have to understand how he did it.

It's just that the pastor told him something that surprised him.

He was deliberately placed here by Prince Chernihiv, and many of his subordinates also came to Kyiv one after another, and they made great efforts in spreading rumors and building momentum.

Vsieslav was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression returned to calm. I really didn't expect that the Yaroslavitches were so restless inside.

It's just that Svyatoslav probably didn't expect that his actions actually turned Vseslav, a prisoner, into the Grand Duke of Kyiv.

Just when Vseslav lamented the impermanence of fate, on the outskirts of Kyiv, an army of 3000 people also got the news of what happened suddenly in Kyiv. .

This is exactly the Chernigov army. Their original strength of 6000 people has been reduced by half.

Most of them fled directly to Chernigov, and it was with great difficulty that Svyatoslav managed to gather the 3000 men.

"I...it's like this."

Prince Svyatoslav of Chernihiv felt extremely absurd. That prisoner became the Grand Duke of Kyiv because of his leisure?

This... this, this, this is a scene that he did not expect at all, this is really too unexpected.

Sviatoslav felt like a fool. He had planned for so long, and in the end, the fruits of victory were taken by a guy who had never cared about Kyiv. This is too ridiculous.

Svyatoslav has done so many layouts in Kyiv, so many public opinions, why is this the result?
"Father, since this is the case, let's go back to Chernihiv."

Gleb came to his downtrodden father with his own advice.

They led their troops here because they had to rely on Kiev's cooperation. With Kyiv's troops, it would not be difficult to defeat the Polovets.

But now that Vseslav has become the Grand Duke of Kyiv, he will never cooperate with a Yaroslavich. If they fight alone, they will surely fail.

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

Svyatoslav's emotions suddenly became intense, he couldn't just admit defeat like this, Vseslav's success seemed like a joke to him!So many arrangements, the result is not as good as other people's opportunities, what is this?What is this?
Gleb and the other Sviatoslavitches were terrified, because they had never seen their father so out of control.

This loss of control made them feel scared again, because the father who was enveloped in anger made people feel that he could do anything!

"Send an envoy to tell that Khan Saru that I, Svyatoslav Yaroslavich Rurik, want to make an appointment with him, and that is today!"

"Yes!"

Subconsciously, Gleb wanted to persuade his father, because this was too crazy, but seeing his father's eyes, he dared not say a word.

"I look crazy to you, don't I, boys."

Sviatoslav said next, but his sons dared not answer, because he was too scary now, their father was always wise, how could he become like this now.

"Conspiracies are limited after all. I have always forgotten that we gained power by relying on blood and fire. If we want to wear the crown, we must bathe in blood. This is what Rostislav did, and my elder , actually forgot about this.”

Svyatoslav seemed to be talking to himself, but the sons felt the determination in their father's words, something they hadn't seen for a long time, and for some reason, these words dispelled their fear.

"If you want to recover the loss now, all you can do is fight for your life, so, my sons, are you willing to die with me?"

Svyatoslav's words did not arouse any fear, and his sons' morale increased.

Although my father has always been sensible, but now the words are in line with the tastes of their young people. As a prince, he should have a sharp sword in his hand. Facing a strong enemy, even death, is worth it.

And they felt that their usual wise and powerful father had returned. This was exactly what their father looked like. He was not crazy, but because if he wanted to make a profit in this dilapidated situation, he had to burn the boat.

"Very well, you are all willing to follow me." Prince Chernihiv smiled, he was very happy to see his sons like this, "Then let us, holding a sharp sword, go to death!"

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(End of this chapter)