king of ros

"So, they keep building towers in the city?"

Looking at the city in front of him that made him feel a little strange, Anton of the Sherikhov family said uncontrollably, his tone was full of astonishment.

His yelling attracted the attention of many people, but everyone just took a look and continued to be busy with their own affairs.

Tbilisi has changed a lot over the years. They can always see such surprised people from time to time, and they get used to it over time.

The reason why Anton was surprised was very simple, because Tbilisi now seems to be a city that is "growing" upwards!

"Yeah, it started from the Armenian-inhabited area first, and then everyone started to learn." The guide said in a flat tone. He saw such a scene every day, and he had long been familiar with it.

"So they build towers in their neighborhoods?"

Anton continued uncontrollably. He looked at the workers who were busy on the scaffolding and the tower being built in front of him, but the guide just shrugged, "How do I know what these big men think? My lord, let me go first." Come on, that one still wants to see you."

The guide's words drew Anton's attention back to the current task. The most important thing is to complete the task first. Master Monomacher entrusted him with such an important task this time, and he must complete it well. Under the leadership of the guide, we walked into the city of Tbilisi.

Tbilisi is a city with a variety of architectural styles. Those domes of different styles fill the sky of the city, presenting the beauty of various cultural fusions, giving the city a unique charm, but now the sky of Tbilisi But filled with something else - the tower.

Yes, tall towers, now Tbilisi is a big construction site, and there is only one thing being built on this construction site, those strong and tall towers.

The high towers destroyed the original beauty of the city and looked very abrupt, but people are still building more high towers. Today's Tbilisi is a city of a thousand towers.

On the way to the city of Tbilisi, Anton learned why the city became what it is now in the conversation with the guide.

Since Monomakh abandoned Tbilisi, the city has been taken over by the Georgian royal family and nobles, but what they have taken over is only a very limited part. In fact, most of the power in the city is still in the hands of local powerful people. .

One of the main reasons for this situation was Monomakh’s large wholesale of pottery rights, but the kings and nobles did not complain. Georgia has lost Tbilisi for so many years, and now this land can be returned to them His rule is enough capital to boast to future generations.

As for the expansion of power to control the entire city, it can be done slowly.

And then, all parties fought in the city for power and profit. During the time when Monomakh conquered the east and opened up his foundation, Tbilisi became a city full of conspiracies and assassinations, street vendettas and sabotage. It can be seen everywhere, and during this time, all factions in Tbilisi began to build towers. …

And as everyone built more and more towers, the whole city became a "city of a thousand towers". Residents were divided into identities and vigilant against each other, and the city became a quasi-war state.

Hearing what the guide said, Anton couldn't help but lamented that Monomacher's decision was correct. If he was tempted by this city and stayed here, he must have been hanged in this chaos. The cage of fighting won a piece of sky instead.

Just as the Ross and his Georgian guide were passing by an alley, a sudden noise attracted their attention. Without any reason, the guide grabbed Anton's hand and rushed into an old clothes store on the left.

The boss was an Arab wearing a big turban. He was busy closing the door at the moment. He didn't say anything when he saw someone coming in, but just let them in. Then he called them in Georgian to help seal the door together.

This old clothes shop is full of all kinds of clothes, and Anton has almost seen the costumes of all the ethnic groups he has seen since he came to this land, which shows how wide the audience of this boss is.

"It's those damned heretics! They must die! The Kuloshvili family must die!"

"It's the thugs of the Kapanadze family, boys, let's get rid of them!"

Then there was a sound of fighting, and the two teams fought cruelly and fiercely in this narrow alley. There were endless screams, but it could be judged from the sound that there was still an endless stream of people who came forward to fight.

"My lord Rose, come and have a cup of milk tea, they've been playing for a while."

Just as Anton was listening intently to the fighting outside, the guide and the Arab shopkeeper sat down in front of the small stove on the side. Milk tea was still boiling on the stove. The shopkeeper took out three cups and filled them all up.

"what happened?"

Anton sat with them in shock, took a few sips of the milk tea, warmth spread in his heart, and melted his nervousness, but the voice from outside the door still reminded him that there was a Intense fighting.

"What else is going on? The masters are killing each other again. Over the years, their struggle has become more and more excessive. Before, it was just assassination and poisoning, but now they are almost blatantly fighting in the city."

The shopkeeper drank the milk tea in the cup, and he was very angry. He was obviously very dissatisfied with everything outside the door, and the guide followed his words,
"This is the current situation in Tbilisi, a city ruled by street vendettas and towers, every day there are desperadoes fighting for those families, every day the city guards have to remove many corpses, everyone will rise if conditions permit If there is no condition, strengthen the houses or shops."

"Since the downfall of the Emir, our life has been getting worse day by day. At first we thought that the rule of the Ross people who drove away the Emir was already very bad. In the end, the king and his nobles showed us what is the lower limit. "

The old man said indignantly, but the guide smiled wryly and shook his head again and again. …

"Won't the king stop this?" Anton asked following the old man's words.

"The king only cares about how much money he can receive from our city, and the nobles are the same. As for the others, they don't care at all. Even if their poor power is emptied not long after entering the city, they are still showing generosity. Terrible, anyway, for those people, just get the money."

"Ah, the fighting outside has almost stopped."

Just when Anton was about to inquire further about the current situation of the city, the guide suddenly talked about the situation outside the store. Indeed, there was no sound of fighting now, only some intermittent wailing.

After waiting for a while, until the fighting stopped, the three got busy and removed the wooden boards that closed the shop. What they saw next was a scene of blood flowing into a river.

There were dead people wearing light armor everywhere on the ground. The corpses were scattered in a huge pool of blood like a lake. The smell of iron filled the nostrils of everyone present. There were also a few guys who fell on the ground struggling slightly, but that was all. , It is estimated that they will die in a short time.

"Hey, we have to clean this up. God, so many people have died. When will such a day end?"

The old Arab was muttering words, and Anton and the two also bid farewell to him. As a thank you, they gave the old man a few dirham silver coins, and the old man happily accepted it. He will definitely have no business in the next few days. Now With these silver coins, I can carry them through for a few days.

Anton and the guide continued to move forward. They didn't encounter those street vendettas, and soon arrived at their destination, a building built in the center of Tbilisi, but they set aside a large yard for themselves. mansion.

This is Anton's destination, the mansion of Amvrosi Bezekin, the home of a powerful person in Tbilisi. Anton took a lot of risks to come to the city of a thousand towers. To see him.

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