king of ros

Chapter 192
In Ross, far northeast of Hungary, a team is advancing on a dirt road.

The total number of this team is no more than ten, and the clothes are no different from ordinary farmers or forest residents.

However, these people's hands are always subconsciously placed on the weapons pinned to their waists, as if they will be pulled out in the next moment, which shows how vigilant these people are.

These people were walking scattered on the road, and what they faced was a very loose attitude, and they were bragging and talking while walking, which was also the most common sight on this road.

What they talk about is basically the rumors on the road, the news nearby, and the war in the distance, which is also the most mentioned thing when people pass the time on weekdays.

As for those weapons, this is a very normal scene. If you travel in the wild without weapons, it is irresponsible for your own life.

But if an expert sees it, they will find that these people have all kinds of little habits that only veterans have, especially when holding weapons.

Through this detail, it is enough to confirm that this is a team of elite fighters who have hidden their identities.

And they dressed up like this to investigate some things in the wilderness countryside.

As for what the investigation was about, we knew it at a glance when we saw its leader, who was Jan Vyshadich, who was supposed to investigate the pagan organization.

The mayor of Suzdal is currently dressed as a nomad in the forest, wrapped in some sloppy fur, with a rusty logging ax on his back, and his arms are strong and powerful. Anyone who looks at it will subconsciously think that this Is a lumberjack.

Compared to five years ago, he was much taller and stronger, and now he was wearing armor or costumes, which was completely the image of a brave Ross warrior, but at this moment he was walking on the road in ragged clothes.

Yang's expression was very ugly, as if he had swallowed a fly. He made a promise to Mr. Rostislav to investigate the pagan organizations operating in the countryside, but in the end nothing was found.

Although after five years, Yang has a good understanding of the folk culture of Northeast Ross, and the disguise of civilians is also very good, but after entering the villages that are said to be densely populated by pagans, he always gets nothing.

Yang couldn't help but feel extremely distressed that he couldn't see the rumored pagan warlock, nor could he see the people in the villages connected with each other. No matter which village he went to, he saw the same scene.

This made Yang feel that something was wrong. It was normal to find nothing in some villages, but nothing could be found in all of them. Everything was very normal, so there was a problem.

So Yang decided to spend it. The mayor of Suzdal wandered in the countryside of Northeast Ross for half a month, but found nothing. He had that patience, but obviously the other party was more patient than him.

Occasionally, Yang would see pagan warlocks, but the investigations after the excitement gave him a huge blow. The investigations proved that these people were all single-minded men, and it was impossible for them to be members of some pagan organization.

So Yang was very disappointed. In order to lurk, he suffered a lot, even went to eat the leftover food of the farmers, and made himself dirty, just to pretend to be a farmer, but the result of these efforts was nothing. Only got lost.

But the loss could not change the situation, so the mayor of Suzdal had to admit the failure, and returned to Moscow to return the order to the prince.

The road where Yang and others are now leads to Moscow, and the closer it is to Moscow, the more obvious the traces of the road are.

As they got closer to Moscow, the flow of people on the road increased. Merchants driving horses and horses walked with farmers carrying large bags and small bags to the city to sell, and immigrants with empty pockets but full of hope went with citizens traveling home.

From time to time, vendors’ stalls can be seen on the side of the road. Since the establishment of the guild system of the princes of Moscow, some artisans who cannot join the guild sell their goods to people on the roadside outside the city, while others are proud of their talents, or Masters who just want to be alone, they disdain to join the guild and sell his works directly in the countryside.

It can be said that there are products of any quality on this kind of small street vendor. It takes an equally good pair of eyes to pick out good things, so there are always many people here to pick up the leaks. If you are lucky, you can find more than the same price in the city. Low-priced stuff, and bad luck can cost you money.

As far as these vendors are farther away, you can see farmland and huts, some farmers are working in them, and some farmers stand up from time to time to look at the prosperous scene on the road, and then continue their work.

Now it is approaching the harvest season, and the crops in the farmland are full of abundant fruits. This is the happiest moment for the farmers, and nothing can excite them more than a good harvest.

The waterwheel mill by the Moscow River is being debugged by several workers. They are about to grind wheat. They have to maintain and inspect it to ensure that there will be no problems until now.

The suburbs of Moscow are becoming more and more lively now. Yang still remembers the desolate scene when they first came here. Compared with the desolation at that time, the current prosperity is really amazing.

But Yang didn't care about that now, bypassing a convoy full of red bricks in front of him, he led his subordinates through these scenes of life quickly, and came to the gate of the city.

The city gate was guarded by a personal entourage of Rostislav. As the prince's personal entourage to the former commander, this man naturally recognized the old captain and let him in very simply.

In order to prevent their identities from being exposed, the two sides communicated through a few glances. This is the habit between Yang and his old subordinates, and these habits are still preserved even if the commander is changed.

Now the commander of the entourage is Vasily Ivanovich Hronsky, the son of a powerful man from Suzdal who succeeded in becoming the commander of the entourage on Jan's suggestion, and he took this The team is indeed very good, but the traces of the past still exist.

After entering the city, Yang first went to his mansion in Moscow, and changed into clothes in line with his subordinates. When they reappeared, they were already wearing luxurious clothes and riding tall horses.

Even those who have seen them enter the mansion through the back door can hardly connect them with those peasants dressed like beggars. After all, how could nobles in Moscow be equated with beggars.

After a while, Jan came to the inner city where Rostislav was located, but he was pulled straight to the palace just as he got off his horse and before he could explain why he came.

The man was tall and powerful, and he was recognizable as a warrior at a glance. He was wearing a blue cloak, and he said sorry to Yang.

And Yang took a closer look, only to find that the person pulling him was a personal soldier, and this personal soldier was also a relative of the personal soldier captain Gevalan, the Domhnall Burns who liked to write poetry.

Yang also recruited this person back then, but he rejected the invitation and joined the prince instead. Now it seems that this person is indeed capable, so he will soon become the son-in-law of the personal soldier captain, let him be his subordinate It is indeed a bit of talent.

But what Yang didn't see was how much pain Domhnall had to suffer and how much scolding he had received in order to achieve this result.

And on their way, Domhnall explained exactly what the meeting was about:

Dramatic changes took place in Hungary. King Andrew and Duke Bella had a bloody battle on the border meadow. In the end, King Andrew was beheaded and Bella won.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Rostislav. Although they were relatives of the prince, they were too far away geographically, but the following two incidents made it all related to the prince, and the relationship was very important. .

First of all, the prince's vassal, Edward Wessex, went to participate in the meadow death fight. After the war, he protected King Andrew's son and retreated to the empire, and assembled the defeated army of the Kingdom of Andrew.

Next, Rostislav's uncle in Kyiv sent him a letter requesting his nephew to go to Kyiv with a detachment of his elite, who were going to Hungary to interfere in what was happening.

That's why Rostislav convened the meeting, but it was not so much a meeting as an explanation from the prince, explaining what everyone should pay attention to after he left.

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(End of this chapter)