king of ros

Chapter 83 Land Distribution
With the placement of Yaroslav's coffin, the funeral came to an end.

The metropolitan prayed the last prayer for the soul of the Grand Duke Ross in front of the crowd, sent his sincere blessing, and announced the end of the funeral, and the priests sang hymns again, announcing the end of everything.

The people of Kyiv sent their last prayers for their grand duke, and they also dispersed. Life must go on, and coming to see him off is the greatest affirmation of the ruler.

What remained were the dignitaries and respectable citizens of Kyiv, the descendants of Rurik, and Yaroslav's personal soldiers.

The descendants of Rurik who were present felt much less sad in their hearts, followed by seriousness and anticipation, because they knew that the moment to divide the land of Ross was about to come.

But Rostislav had some different emotions in his heart. Yaroslav died a whole year earlier than in history, and history has deviated from its original track. This is the history he knows has changed...

"Finally, we will read the will of Grand Duke Yaroslav, the admonition to his descendants, and... the distribution of the land of Rus."

The metropolitan's words raised the hearts of everyone present, and everyone was looking forward to it. This is the moment to divide Rose.

Yaroslav's descendants were most excited, this was the moment they had been waiting for.

In the eyes of everyone, the metropolitan of Ilarion took the initiative to retreat, and behind him appeared a figure in armor, who was recognized by everyone present, and he was the captain of the Grand Duke of Kyiv - Jika.

Everyone was not surprised that he came to read the will. Tika had been following the Grand Duke since the day the army started in Nuocheng. He was Yaroslav's most trusted person, so it was only natural to read the will now.

Under the eyes of everyone, the personal captain picked up a letter from the plate held by the waiter behind him, and showed it to everyone, with the seal of Rurik's trident on it.

"What I am going to read next is the will of Grand Duke Yaroslav."

Following the captain's words, he tore open the seal of the will, spread out the parchment inside, and began to read aloud:

"My children! I am leaving this world, live in peace, for you are brothers. If you live in peace with each other, God will be with you and help you conquer your enemies, so you will be at peace live in peace; if you enmity one another, and quarrel and strife, you will destroy yourselves, and the land left by your ancestors, which they have paid so much to gain. Therefore live in peace, brothers Respect each other.

I now entrust my throne of Kyiv to my eldest son, your elder brother Izyaslav.You have to listen to his words as you listen to mine, so let him replace me.I give Chernihiv to Sviatoslav, Pereyaslav to Vsevolod, Rostov to my grandson Rostislav, God favor your rule, may you be merciful Own subjects, Amen. "

After reading the grand duke's will, Ji Ka bowed to all the nobles present, and immediately stepped back. His role has been played, and the next story will be handed over to the grand duke's descendants.

With this will, after this moment, there will be four more independent princes on the land of Ross. Today, the land of Ross is divided into five (including the Principality of Polotsk), and the five princes will stand here.

Everyone was surprised by the grand duke's arrangement, but not surprised. It was only natural for the uncle to take office in Kyiv, and the second and third uncles had been operating in Qiecheng and Peicheng for a long time, so it was only natural that they should be sealed here.

As for Rostislav going to Rostov, everyone was taken aback at first, but soon realized that it was unexpected but reasonable. After all, it is impossible for the city to be handed over to him, and it must stay on the throne of Kyiv. In the hands of the master, the places he can go are either Southwest Ross or Northeast Ross-this is something that everyone has known for a long time.

Many people's words were full of sighs towards Rostislav. Letting such a child go to Northeast Ross really ruined his achievements, and the land is so desolate, can he really live there?

Rostislav was in a daze. Northeast Ross is actually the place in Northeast Ross.

The so-called Northeast Russia was the center of Russia and the location of Moscow in the era when Rostislav had not traveled through it. However, in this era, it was an extremely wild area, densely covered with river bends and woodlands. Tribes and free farmers live scattered.

Moreover, there is no direct road to Northeast Ross. The reason why Northeast Ross is called the Land of the Forest is because it is located behind the huge dense forest. land.

There are only a few Ross towns in this land that represent civilization and progress, and Rostov is the most prosperous city among them. When the Ross people came to this land for the prosperous Volga trade, this is the first city they built. Now it is It has become the largest city of Ross in Northeast Ross.

After a while, Rostislav recovered from his trance and began to weigh the pros and cons. In fact, he was not surprised at all about going to Northeast Ross, and was even a little happy.

Knowing the history, he knows that those rich lands will be handed over to his uncles, but he actually has only two choices, Northeast Ross and Southwest Ross.

We have already talked about Northeast Ross. As for Southwest Ross, this is a vast land centered on Galicia and Volhynia.The two places are actually not much different. Although Northeast Ross is wild, it is at least deep inland and protected by a huge forest, free from the intrusion of nomads.

Although Southwest Ross has better agricultural conditions in the south, it is close to Poland and Hungary. Historically, these two countries have longed for Southwest Ross, and later invaded on a large scale.

It was too difficult for Rostislav to face the two feudal kingdoms, and the land was also full of various disobedient tribes.

It can be said that the danger of Southwest Ross is greater, and Northeast Ross is safer. The biggest threat is the Volga Bulgar, but the Volga Bulgar has not started a war with Ross for hundreds of years.

But if you want to develop this piece of land, you need more resources.

Rostislav thought this way, and at the same time he secretly made up his mind that his rumor plan must come quickly, and he must use rumors to recruit enough people for himself.

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(End of this chapter)