king of ros

"Okay ok ok, that's what I said, I really didn't expect this to happen. Monomacher, don't look at me like that, I didn't do that kind of thing, no matter what I do, I can't kill me Brothers, they are my brothers. Yes, I have made some messes for them and put some eye drops on them, but it is impossible for me to do such a thing."

In the tower of Temutorokan, Oleg tried desperately to explain himself against Monomakh's suspicious eyes and gloomy attitude.

The youngest - oh, it should be the biggest now - Sviatoslavich is really baffled, yes, he has bad intentions for his brothers, but it's really impossible to play tricks on matters of life and death , he didn't know to kill his brother!
"Don't be gloomy, how could I mobilize that Saru Khan, how can I have the capital to bribe that guy? I have no money or resources, and at most I have a few spies, Monomakh, don't doubt me, I No matter what, it is impossible to kill my brother!"

"Ugh."

Monomacher sighed, put away his suspicious eyes, and his demeanor changed accordingly.

"Oleg, I'm not so gloomy because of how they died, because they were dead anyway - but because of this death, there is not much credibility among the Temutorokan nobles - what I care about now is, A change in Saru Khan's attitude. I thought that this guy would be more or less on our side and provide us with some help. A complete Rose is not good for them after all, but it seems that he committed suicide After seeing my father, I made up my mind to become our enemy in exchange for peace with our cousin."

"...Yeah, the situation is difficult now, and we are standing on the edge of a cliff."

Oleg sat down, his upper body leaned forward, his arms rested on his thighs, and bitterness appeared on his face.

As long as Saru Khan wants to, he can advance his army to Temutorokan at any time. It can be said that the grassland that should have been the greatest refuge for the exiles has now become their greatest threat, the damn sword of Damocles Now it is hanging high above their heads, and it may fall at any time, and the nomadic army may arrive at any time.

Monomakh is actually the most uncomfortable person right now. For their future great cause, he even spoke soft words to the patricide Khan. It turned out that these soft words were useless, and all his patience was done to the air. .

But he still didn't lose his temper, because he knew it was useless. Monomacher knew this truth very early on. Instead of getting angry, he should think about what to do.

"Thanks to my brothers' recklessness, there are only 100 Temutorokan soldiers now, and there are about 1000 Temutorokan warriors who will follow us, plus various nomads and mountain people who are willing to send troops nearby , there must be [-] people, but I don't know how many people in there will be shaken by then. Alas, if it weren't for the stupid behavior of my brothers, we should have gathered more people, and they would be more determined behind the fort , This really killed us."

"The point is, what should we do next? We can't stick to Temutorokan. I expected that we could gather nomadic cavalry here, but we don't know because of Khan's hostility." …

Monomakh pointed out the center of the problem, and his eyebrows were almost wrinkled. It can be seen that his headache is so severe that he can't attack or defend. He didn't think of the three Svyatoslavians at the time. Qi was directly attacked by Saru Khan's troops, and then all died.

And their deaths caused many Rus people to leave, and now the available troops are even rarer. The only thing to be thankful for is that Kyiv has not yet shown any willingness to attack Temutorokan.

"Continuing to fight our cousin is out of the question, and we can only hope now that he has no interest in us. Regarding this, according to the information from my spies in Kyiv, Rostislav is currently not interested in us, he It even specifically ordered not to push Temutorokan too hard."

Monomacher's words were full of rejoicing, at least they had time to breathe.

"But we can't count on his kindness, Monomakh, don't forget the hatred between us!" Oleg emphasized, with hatred and anger in his tone, the relationship between them is endless, Oleg Greg couldn't forget that it was he who killed his father.

Monomakh sighed again. He was relatively rational in this matter, but he couldn't stop Oleg from getting angry, "I know, I know, but after all, it gave us some buffer time. But, there is really no Thinking about it, things actually developed like this..."

Monomacher's words were sad. He didn't expect that the situation had really developed to the point where it is now. This made him quite unacceptable, but the facts were there.

But he can't be depressed like this, and now he needs to make up his mind. Oleg has some cleverness, but he is not good at deciding the direction of the strategy.

Monomacher forced himself to calm down. After he calmed down, he shook his head, and then began to talk about his plan—this is the most fortunate thing for him now. Fortunately, he already had an idea before, otherwise he really wanted to do not go in.

"I have an idea now. We must take away as much power as possible. Temutorokan is gone. After all, this is only a place for us to stay temporarily."

"Oh? Do you have an idea?"

Oleg's dark eyes finally lit up. No matter what it was, it was better to have an idea than to have no idea.

"The emperor of the imperial capital has been recruiting mercenaries these days. They are preparing for a big battle with the Turks. Let's go join the emperor's army first. No matter what, we have to leave here as soon as possible and fight for the emperor first. Right. Only by earning gold and silver can we maintain the troops in hand, and only if we have troops in hand can we have a future."

This is Monomacher's idea. It is very simple, but it is also very effective. It is indeed a good choice to serve the emperor of the imperial capital, allowing them to immediately get rid of the current predicament.

However, in the original plan of Prince Pereyaslav, they were only a part of going to the imperial capital to start a business, and Temutorokan still had to hold on, but in the current situation of internal swaying and serious external threats, don't worry about Temutor Rokan is gone. …

Thinking of this, Monomacher really felt extremely sad. In just a few months, they changed from the heirs of the great Ross fiefdom to rootless wanderers. It can only be said that God's will is really too elusive up.

"It's a good idea to fight for the emperor of Constantinople... well, it's a good idea. The emperor of the imperial capital wants to be mercenary. The Greeks always like to let people from other nations fight for them. But Monomakh, you Does this mean that we will have to be mercenaries next, and then we will be like this for the rest of our lives?"

There was sadness in Oleg's words. He understood the meaning of Monomakh's words. They had to leave Ross completely from now on, and they could only be a humble mercenary captain from now on.

Monomakh was also touched by this, so he was silent for a while, but soon he said firmly, "Temporary, only temporary, Oleg, we can return to Ross sooner or later, and even if we can't Ross, we can make a difference in foreign lands, too."

"Okay, I understand, let's get to work then."

Monomakh's promise made Oleg laugh. He is not afraid of giving in for a while, but he is afraid of sinking. But now it seems that Monomakh's heart is still full of ambition.

Oleg is full of trust in Monomakh, because he knows that he is not the one who makes up his mind. Regarding Monomakh, Oleg firmly believes that even if he can't bring them back to his hometown, he can also start a business in a foreign country.

Everyone can see Monomakh's ability. As long as he is there, Oleg still believes that they can achieve something in the future.

"Oleg, you go and sell all the things in your father's warehouse. There are a lot of things in there, but most of them are sundries, and they are all dealt with at the lowest price. Then go find a ship, and the people who will take it away will not be there. There will be less, there are many boats on the dock, you can mobilize some. I will talk to the nobles and chiefs I know, some people will be interested in the emperor. The more people you have, the better."

Monomacher arranged the work with ease. During this period of time, he has basically figured out Temutorokan. He has already known what resources are here, who should be mobilized, and who should be visited. Next, Just execute it.

He has to hurry up and work. He really doesn't want to stay in Temutorokan any longer. If he leaves as soon as possible, he will pay it back to everyone. Monomakh doesn't want to quarrel with the local nobles, so we can see each other later.

"Monomacher, it seems that you have really figured out this place in such a short period of time."

After stopping Prince Pereyaslav's arrangement, Oleg couldn't help sighing that his cousin was still as good as ever, which made him feel a lot more optimistic about what he thought was extremely gloomy.

"After all, we need to clarify our own situation. Speaking of which, are we embarking on a legendary road? The princes in many stories are in our situation."

After analyzing the situation, Monomacher's tone became a little more relaxed, and he even started joking.

"Really? I think we are now more like heroes who went to other lands to establish a country. Remember our ancestors? The great Rurik, didn't he come to Ross from afar, and he has today's city-states. country."

Monomakh couldn't help laughing at Oleg's words. In any case, such words are always happy, "Okay, okay, it's great that we are heroes who went to other lands to build a country. But to be honest, I feel more It's an odyssey."

The emotions of young people are always changeable. After such words, the emotions of the two of them obviously rose, and it was obviously not as gloomy as before.

"Odyssey, what a good intention."

Of course Oleg had read the famous "Odyssey", and of course he understood the meaning, but he didn't stay in such emotions for too long, because there was still a lot of work to do.

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