king of ros

Chapter 181 The Prince Converts
As the largest and most magnificent church in Northeast Ross, the residence of the Moscow bishop, and the embodiment of the power of Christ, the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Moscow has always been very lively.

There have always been pilgrims coming here from all over Northeast Ross, and citizens also come here to pay homage from time to time, and during various religious festivals, there are even more people coming here.

People come here to offer their repentance to the Most Great God for blessing and forgiveness.

Apart from the size of the church, the most important thing that attracts them is the various gorgeous icon paintings in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Moscow.

There are many exquisite icon paintings in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Moscow, and there are even works by the current Moscow bishop. If you are willing to spend a lot of money, you can even buy one.

As for icon paintings, the buying enthusiasm of the people is actually very strong. Many devout villages have to spend their hard-earned savings for a year to buy a pair and put them in the village for worship. As for the rich, they are even more generous. kind of.

There are only a few ways to buy icon paintings, and it is even more rare to appreciate icon paintings and pay homage to icon paintings. Many people believe that icon paintings have special effects, which naturally leads to an endless stream of pilgrims.

The idea of ​​selling icon paintings was proposed by Bishop Luca. In order to increase the funds for the activities of the Moscow Church, he painted icon paintings himself, and he also trained a group of apprentices.

Now that these apprentices have also become teachers, it is easy to make standard icon paintings, but there are only a few people who can make high-end products.

There has been a steady increase in the number of converts in Northeast Rus recently, and naturally some of the converts want to see the temple of Christianity.

As for these believers, the Hagia Sophia in Moscow makes it less far and the travel costs are acceptable.

The arrival of the pilgrims has supported many hotels in Moscow. Many such accommodations have been built near the Hagia Sophia in Moscow, and this is only one of the many positive effects of the arrival of the pilgrims.

But to attract pilgrims, the best way is to buy the remains of saints and place them in the church, but it's a pity that Rostislav doesn't have the means and resources, and he doesn't have enough money.

He can't and has no way to spend money on these things. Of course, the money he spends now can be doubled and earned back from the pilgrims in the future, but that's the future, and there are still more money in other places.

However, today's Hagia Sophia was blocked, and the prince's army stopped all civilians who wanted to enter. Today, a significant ceremony will be held here.

Conversion of the Bulgarian orthodox heir Adam Dulu.

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In front of the cross engraved with the crucifix of Christ, Adam Dulu was kneeling in the baptismal pool.

Most of his body was soaked in it, his upper body was naked, his lower body black pants were already wet, and there was only one person standing in front of him, Bishop of Moscow Luka Zygata.

On both sides of the bishop, there were rows of priests and choir members waiting in line, all dressed in serious black.

The 17-year-old Adam Dulu has grown into a beautiful boy. His face, eyes, and lips make people marvel at his beauty.

But if you look at it by the standards of a samurai, this person is a bit frail, both in face and body.

Many times looking at the child's overly pretty face, Rostislav couldn't help thinking maliciously, if he hadn't encountered all this and grew up as a believer in Allah, according to the popular love of beautiful boys among Allah believers, He certainly has many suitors.

However, none of the people present came here because of his beauty. On the contrary, this is the thing that no one cares about here. What everyone cares about is his identity, the identity of the orthodox heir of the Dulu family.

Sitting behind him were the nobles of Northeast Ross, while the ones at the front looked like the couple of the princes and princes of Moscow. All of them were dressed in serious and plain clothes. This hall of God is a place where everyone must be humble.

The roll-calling and all-prayer ceremony was over, and then Bishop Luca asked the kneeling young man:
"Brother Adam, are you willing to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour?"

"I am willing."

"Now I baptize you in the name of the Father, Amen, in the name of the Son, Amen, in the name of the Holy Spirit, Amen, the servant of God is now baptized."

As Bishop Luca spoke, he poured down the jug filled with holy water with ease, and the holy water was poured on his head to cleanse his soul.

Adam walked out of the baptism pool in some embarrassment, and the pastor who had been preparing for a long time immediately dried the body of the newly baptized with a towel and put on his robes, and the crowd watching the ceremony also burst into applause, which was a tribute to the convert. recognition.

The smile on Rostislav's face was very bright. Adam's conversion could announce the start of the plan, and then he only needed to wait for Bulgar's reaction before sending out troops.

Sending troops to Bulgar is something that Rostislav has been preparing for these years. The Bulgar under Akkad’s rule has become more and more undercurrent over the years. His gold and silver appease the Bulgar dignitaries for a while, but they cannot appease them forever.

In addition, more Bulgars fled to Ross. Most of them were members of the orthodox faction. Facing the persecution of Akkad, they could only choose to flee and gather under the orthodox heirs of the Dulu family.

Bulgar's internal situation is also getting worse. Akkad needs to make room for his supporters, and fighting and confrontation are indispensable to make room.

It seems that battles between various forces and ethnic groups have begun to appear over there. Although these battles are just some people taking the opportunity to settle personal grievances, since they dare to do so, it shows that the situation in Bulgar is chaotic. Even superficial political stability cannot be maintained.

It was this situation that made Rostislav more determined to intervene. Now what he has to wait for is the reaction of the Bulgar elite to Adam’s conversion. This may take several years. After all, they need time to accept it. There is a choice between money and profit, and Rostislav can afford to wait and waste.

As the form of struggle in Bulgar becomes more and more serious, and the civil war of the ruling class will become more intense in a few years, they will not care about heretics or not, not to mention, there will always be people in Bulgar who are dissatisfied with conversion. It's on.

The situation in Bulgar is bound to be rotten. This is the cause that was planted when Akkad usurped the throne, and the result has begun to manifest now, and this is the most beneficial for Rostislav.

When the prince was thinking about the situation in Bulgar, suddenly the bell of the church caught his attention, and the prince realized that it was time to receive communion.

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(End of this chapter)