king of ros

Chapter 78
"I have read your book, my grandson."

After the celebration banquet that night, this was the first time that Rostislav was so close to his grandfather, and he was surprised to observe how old his grandfather was at a close distance.

Grandfather was lying on a chaise longue, with a blanket over his knees and wearing a long gray robe.In his impression, although his grandfather was old, he was also full of energy, but now Yaroslav had tiredness written all over his face. The Ross Red Sun, which once radiated infinite light and heat, was now weak like an ordinary old man. Only the cunning that flashed in those eyes from time to time showed his extraordinaryness.

The decoration of the Grand Duke's room was much simpler than Rostislav expected. There were no exaggerated gold and silver ornaments, and no servants waiting at any time. Instead, there were many handwritten books. Judging from the appearance of those books, they were definitely not decorations, but It was often read by the grandfather.

Yaroslav likes to read and immerse himself in the world of Christ, and now he likes to sit quietly in the sun and recall the past, remembering the people he fought with when he was young, remembering his achievements and sins when he sat down, calling Nagail from time to time The poet sang the poems of the past, which made him shed tears of emotion.

"I think this book is very good. You kid said a lot of good things for me. I can't see that you are so good at playing with words. The few scholars from the imperial capital are probably not as good at playing with words as you are. I appreciate this. Got it."

Yaroslav held up the book written by Prince Ross, and Rostislav noticed that next to his "Biography of Yaroslav" was a "Six Day Talk", which recorded Christian expositions, and it was full of annotations made by his grandfather .

This is the work of a Bulgarian author. Back then, Bishop Luca forced himself to read this stuff. Rostislav only felt tortured when he read it. He has no interest in these Christian theories, but seeing his grandfather like this, this book seems to him Read it with gusto.

Prince Ross was not surprised. Yaroslav was known as a wise man. Only a few people could compare his research on Christian philosophy. Even those scholars in the imperial capital may not be able to compare with Yaroslav in terms of knowledge.

The Grand Duke's words made Prince Ross very happy, because this was his grandfather's approval of him, and this was the result he wanted, but Yaroslav's next words made the situation take a turn for the worse.

"However, there is no need to play word games like this. Go back and change it. I don't have to cover up this matter and leave a reputation of not being good at fighting. Let me leave it. My battle career is indeed very ugly. You The boy took the book back and revised it, and then asked those monks to copy it down, this book is worth passing down to future generations."

"what?"

Rostislav couldn't help but make a voice of doubt, why is it still like this, doesn't grandpa want to leave his name as a perfect man in the world?

"I have fought so many battles in my life, and the world will soon forget these small conflicts after I die. The worldly battles will not be remembered, but my service to God will live forever, and my wisdom will always be with me. It will be passed on, and holy Sophia will witness all this greatness."

Yaroslav's words were full of melancholy. He no longer cared much about worldly glory and reputation, and writing about those battles had little effect on his glory.

"Yes."

After his grandfather had said so, Rostislav could only nod in agreement.

"Speaking of which, you kid is so good at playing with words, how about this, I will give you all my private books, including my annotations, you can read them all, reading and writing is a good habit, but you must keep it up , which is the only way that will lead us to true glory."

There was a kind smile on the grandfather's face, and his words were full of expectations for his children and grandchildren. He is proficient in writing and has read a lot of scriptures. Naturally, he hopes that his children and grandchildren will develop in this direction. The Rick family goes to civilization.

And Prince Ross also agrees with this very much. In his opinion, even if he can lead Kievan Rus in the future, he is just a famous person who spreads in the whole place. Become a world-class figure.

Rostislav thought so, with an uncontrollable smug expression on his face. As a visitor from later generations, he was full of confidence in his work.

As Yaroslav looked at his grandson, he couldn't help but think of his youth, how he fought against his father, how he failed, how he counterattacked, and how he was forced to share Ross with his brother...everything It was like a revolving lantern flashed through Yaroslav's mind, reminding him that he was once so young, and had infinite possibilities and future like his grandson.

"Thank you very much, great...grandfather."

Rostislav, who returned to the real world from his beautiful imagination, immediately thanked his grandfather. He wanted to use the honorific title at first, but in the end he chose the more affectionate title, and this made the kindness in Yaroslav's eyes even more, he had no intention The glory of those positions, at this moment, he is more likely to hear those kind names.

But the things that came to his mind made his eyes dim again, thinking of the reports of Ji Ka, some things... are all excellent descendants, but... But fortunately, he is leaving soon, so there is no need to see the blood The step of killing each other is a kind of escape, but now he can only escape.

Yaroslav saw this as God's last mercy to him, to prevent him from seeing the struggles and tragedies... like those that happened between him and his brother.

And there is also the change in the Principality of Polotsk. During this period of time, the wise men have also found out where the heretics came from. Polotsk's actions this time are really disgusting, but now this problem is obviously beyond his control. The solution can only be left to future generations...

But there is still sadness in his heart. The Principality of Polotsk is ruled by the descendants of his brothers. Although he doesn't like them, he still regards them as family members. Now that he goes with him, Kyiv and Minsk will completely change Be an unrelated stranger...

"Okay, okay, okay, let's go like this."

Concealing those sorrows, Yaroslav handed over the biography written by his grandson to the author, and the moment Rostislav took the book, he spit out the following sentence:

"Be careful of your second uncle in the future, let's go."

When Rostislav heard this, he froze for a moment, then nodded slightly, bowed to the Grand Duke, and walked out of the room.

"Ugh."

Yaroslav sighed full of emotion. His feelings for every son and grandson are the same. Therefore, he asked Zika to destroy those reports, and what he said to Rostislav now is his greatest partiality. .

And remembering that the child will go to the difficult land behind the forest in the future, Yaroslav can't help feeling distressed. The land behind the forest is far away from the vortex of the storm, but it is too desolate, but this is already the best he can do. choose.

"What about the poet? Let him come in again, and I want to listen to that poem again."

Yaroslav called out to the poet. This Gaelic from Scotland has a good voice. Although he is a little out of tune at times, he is always very serious when facing the Grand Duke. When he sings poems, he can make people Yaroslav was relieved.

"As you order, Grand Duke."

Captain Jika immediately responded, and after a while, melodious singing sounded again in the Vladimir Palace, and the owner of the palace was also immersed in the rich emotions.

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(End of this chapter)