king of ros

Chapter 547 Towards the Holy Land
When meeting Monomakh, Vasilko became nervous uncontrollably, because he knew that what he was facing was the most powerful conqueror in these years, and this person had quite a lot of conflicts with his father.

But when he saw Monomacher, it was not the situation he imagined. Compared with the image of a mighty conqueror in his imagination, the actual Monomacher is very gentle, just like a gentle The ruler is like the wise old lord most mentioned in the heroic song.

But Vasilico will not be confused by this appearance. He has never been in contact with many people with two or even three faces, such as Bohemond in the Crusaders. He can sometimes play the role of fearless The sacrificed Crusaders can sometimes pretend to be a selfless lord who bears the burden of humiliation, but Vasilico knows that his background is, after all, the conqueror who only has money and land in his eyes.

The Monomakh in front of him is undoubtedly this kind of person, the temperament in him is too familiar, and Vasilico often feels this feeling in Bohemond.

Monomakh was also observing Vasilko. The third son of Rostislav was much more handsome than his father, and he was also very interesting. He was both a soldier and a literati. It was rare to see these two A temperament appears in a person.

After the observation, the next thing is to get down to business, but when Vasilko made Rostislav's request, Monomakh couldn't help being taken aback.

"Just this? Rostislav just wants to restore normal relations between our two countries."

"Yes, Your Majesty Monomakh." Vasilko said neither humble nor overbearing, "No matter what to do with the relationship between father and you, it is too difficult, so let's be more realistic and normalize the relationship now. Father for He expressed his willingness to normalize, so he sent me here, and Rostislav's son came to talk in person, and you have always felt the sincerity."

"Well... yes, I feel it." Monomacher thought for a while, but the time was very short, and then said directly, "It's not difficult, I can agree."

The normalization of relations between the two countries will not do any harm to Monomakh's kingdom, especially now that Monomakh does not intend to return to Ross in essence, and now he intends to focus on creating his own business in the hot southern land , comparable to Alexander's career.

So under such circumstances, Monomakh and Ross have no point of conflict of interest, and neither does his subordinates. Even Oleg, who has been shouting at Rostislav, has actually already stopped returning to the north. There's nothing wrong with being a lord in the south.

Due to the awkward relationship between Monomakh and Rostislav, the trade relationship between the two countries has always been very abnormal. Although a stable smuggling system has been formed, if the exchange can be directly hindered If the problem is solved, the profits that can be obtained are also very considerable.

"That's really great, Your Majesty Monomakh." Vasilico bowed to the self-proclaimed emperor, showing his respect, "In that case, I will leave and bring the news to my father."

Just when Vasilko was about to retreat, Monomakh stopped him, "Master Vasilko, what exactly is your father's plan?"

And Vasilko's answer is very simple, "There are only these now. As for the others, it has to be established after our two countries have established mutual trust. My father does have a lot of ideas, but that must be when we have established trust. Your Majesty, I think you think so too."

"Hmm..." Monomacher was a little annoyed when he was taken away, but he didn't show it on his face, and finally he just responded.

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When Vasilko met Monomakh, the Crusaders were trekking in the desert wasteland of the Holy Land, advancing towards their goal.

Since the departure from Antioch, the Crusaders advanced very smoothly. They first helped Bohemond expand a part of the southern territory of the Principality of Antioch, and then completely stepped into the territory of Muslims.

Although they were in the enemy's territory, the Crusaders did not encounter many troubles. The little emirs along the way sent supplies to the Crusaders one after another. For nothing else, they just begged these plague gods to leave their territory as soon as possible.

The emirs of Aleppo and Damascus were all defeated. How could these little emirs defeat the Crusaders.

Moreover, some emirs saw that the Turks had suffered a complete defeat in front of the Crusaders, so they hoped to use the power of the Crusaders to get rid of the rule of the Turks, and actively contacted the Crusaders.

So these people actively contacted the Crusaders and tried to let the Crusaders pass through their territories peacefully.

But even so, the Crusaders stopped shortly after advancing, and even with the tribute from those little emirs, their supplies were scarce.

The main reason for the lack of supplies for the Crusaders was that after the news that Bohemond became the lord of Antioch reached the imperial capital, Emperor Alexios, who was quite angry, cut off most of the supplies of the Crusaders. Let the crusaders go on.

However, Alexios' actions were not just out of anger at the Antioch incident. In fact, the emperor had already forgiven the Vasilko who falsely used his name in his heart. It's just that he is not so stingy.

The reason he really did this was that the Crusaders vigorously promoted the Catholic faith and Latin culture in Antioch. In the past, under the rule of Islam, although the Eastern Orthodox churches lost their dominant position, they still occupied an important position. The Crusaders have been playing Catholicism since then, which inevitably made the emperor worry, and then tried to limit the Crusaders.

The emperor was also wise not to fall out with the crusaders, so he kept some supplies instead of cutting them all.

The Crusaders could only find ways to raise supplies, but since they were already close to the holy city, no matter if they were lords or knights, they were very willing to spend their own money to raise supplies for the Crusaders.

Using the Muslim lords who colluded with the Crusaders, the Crusaders obtained the right to trade in cities such as Hama and Tripoli. The Crusaders used the Turkic cattle and sheep and huge amounts of gold and silver seized in their hands. Gather supplies at the market.

Moreover, the attitudes of those big emirs have also changed accordingly. During the Crusaders' defeat of the Turks, the army of the Fatimid Caliphate occupied the Holy Land, which made these Turkic emirs feel very threatened, so They began to consciously cooperate with the Crusaders and provide them with convenience.

So a very ridiculous scene appeared, a group of infidels gathered supplies in the city of Muslims to fight another wave of Muslims.

However, after all, the Crusaders had conflicts with some local pagan lords, which led to some intermittent battles. These battles were mainly led by Raymond, but the Crusaders all achieved great victories, so that the deterrence of this army still exists.

Raymond wanted the Crusaders to take down some emirs in the area where they were stationed. The previous war was mainly fought against them. These guys angered Raymond, but the Crusaders planned to go to the Holy Land with all their heart. So Raymond could only stop his thoughts in the end.

At the same time, Fatima has been actively contacting the Crusaders, hoping to reach peace with the Crusaders. Fatima is still quite afraid of the Crusaders' record in Syria. After all, the Turks who suppressed them for so long were defeated by the Crusaders. in the hands of the army.

It's just that the Crusaders were after all aimed at Jerusalem. They couldn't tolerate the Holy Land being in the hands of those Islamists, so they rejected all kinds of favorable conditions from Fatima and resolutely moved towards the Holy City.

In this way, the Crusaders embarked on their last road. Their goal, the holy city of Jerusalem, was in sight. As long as they reached there, they could achieve the goal of this campaign.

This made everyone extremely excited, eager to try, and eager to arrive under that city immediately.

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(End of this chapter)