king of ros

Chapter 555 Religious Mobilization
After the first day of Rostislav's absence, Rurik sat where his father had been the day before, and suddenly a strong sense of absurdity came over him.

Although it is said that he is a regent in the eyes of the public, in fact he is very clear that his father has actually handed over power to him, and his father also hinted that Monomakh will definitely die within ten years. Give Rurik the title of Grand Duke as well, and let him be completely justified.

As for himself?Then leave Ross and travel abroad.

"I'm finally sitting here, but why don't I feel joy at all."

Rurik was talking to himself, with a very flat tone, as if he was describing the facts of a matter.

He recalled his past, the bloody fight during the Battle of Buda, the transformation from a rookie who knew nothing to a skilled ruler today, and how his two sons grew from babies to young men... He felt A wave of exhaustion hit.

Deep down in his heart, Rurik never wanted these things, he didn't want the power of all Ross, but under the influence of his identity and the surrounding environment, he became wanting these things, and although this was a pretense, it was like Ross Tislav pretended to be a Christian for so many years and made it his habit, so he also pretended to make it his habit.

Even his father had been deceived by this, and his mother was well aware of this, but her mother never just pretended not to know, as the eldest son of a prince, this was his responsibility.

But now that goal has finally been achieved, he only has endless emptiness, especially when he sees his father leaving Kyiv leisurely and planning to travel around the country.

But he will not throw away the responsibility given by his father because of this, because it has become his habit to be unwilling to take responsibility anymore.

Rurik intends to continue working, even if his father doesn't give him a title, it doesn't matter. When he can't do it anymore, or when he feels that his son can take over, he will throw all these things away and learn from it. My father went abroad to find a place to retire, such as Constantinople, which is quite good.

As for now, of course I have to work hard. Now the workload is getting heavier and heavier. There are so many things to do every day, and I can't relax for a moment.

In his spare time, Rurik would think about his eldest son Yuri, who was married to the Komnenenian princess and wondered how his life was in the south.

But if he knew the situation over there, he might be even more irritable in his heart.

Compared with Rurik's reluctant "succession", Yuri's newlywed life is extremely happy. What Rostislav and Zoe were like back then, what Yuri and Anna are now, and this couple still has them own happiness.

Due to the fulfilling nightlife, Anna's irascible temper has been restrained a lot compared to before, and she is rarely as unreasonable as before, which makes Yuri more and more obsessed with Anna.

But at this time, Yuri began to deliberately think of ways to "excite" the arrogant and impatient Anna before, because at this time he found that "taming" Anna was something that gave him a great sense of accomplishment.

And Anna actually enjoys it too. Although the eldest princess sometimes has no brains, why doesn't she understand her husband's thoughts? But she cooperates with her husband on purpose, because she also likes such games, and even deliberately Act like that in front of your husband.

Just as the first and third generations of Rostislavs were enjoying their happy lives, and the second generation was working hard, the crusade trend in the Christian world became more and more obvious. Several large crusaders were forming normally, and a storm It is being formed, and the east will usher in another wave of strong winds.

The Italian nobles headed by Archbishop Anselm of Milan formed the Lombard Crusade, and a large number of northern Italian poor joined the army. These people wanted to settle in the rich East. The only way out of the predicament.

They had at the command of Étienne, Count of Blois, a deserter from the First Crusade, who had fled home during the siege of Antioch to the displeasure of his wife, William the Conqueror. Daughter, has always been very strong in the relationship between husband and wife, especially after seeing her brother Robert's glorious return, she became even more angry. This directly made Étienne unable to stay at home, and could only pull those who were also deserters from the Crusades People who were despised by the whole society came to join the crusade again.

William, Earl of Neville, that is, the famous mad earl, also formed a large-scale crusade. Although the earl is said to be crazy, he can always say some philosophical words from time to time, and this man's informality also makes people He was very close to him, so a lot of people came to join the team of the mad earl.

The next crusade will be a bit huge, including top European dignitaries such as William, Duke of Aquitaine, Count Vermandois and Prince Hugh of France, and Welf, Duke of Bavaria. The Crusaders voted, and Huge had to retreat because the Crusaders were seriously injured last time, so he has always been very regretful, so now he has to make up for this regret.

In Norway, the new king of Norway is also summoning the devout believers in the north to prepare to go to the Holy Land to participate in the war. The northerners are happy to fight for the cross.

As for England, there is also a crusade there. After thinking about it, Edgar decided to go back to his hometown to gather a crusade.

At present, the number of troops in his hands is less than 2000 after rounds of battles. Although they are absolutely loyal to Edgar, this number is too small, so Edgar finally decided to go back with his father. England, formed the English Crusaders as crusaders and Anglo-Saxon kings.

The Norman king of England could not stop their actions. No ruler could bear the big hat of "blocking the Crusades", and even ordered his lords not to stop anyone from joining the Crusades.

Edgar's recruitment in England went very well, the people were already excited about the victory of the Holy War, they received a very warm welcome, and the Anglo-Saxons never liked these Norman conquerors who killed and killed them, they all remembered the Normans How to deprive them of their power, I still remember the bloody northern massacre.

Now the last two Anglo-Saxon kings are calling in front of them, and one of them once led them to rebel against the Normans, making the islanders who were originally indifferent to the situation on the mainland happy to join the Crusades, go to the Holy Land to win the New World, and establish new england.

Many warriors from Wales and Ireland also came, and many nobles in Scotland decided to participate in the Crusades. This is thanks to Edgar's sister who is now the Queen of Scotland, and compared to the Norman conquerors, the Scots also want to fight Old friends the Anglo-Saxons act together.

The last crusade was in southern Italy. As a brother who was more miserable than Edgar, Tancred had less than a thousand soldiers in his hands, so he also decided to return to his hometown to recruit troops under Edgar's suggestion.

Although when he left, Tancred could only be regarded as an inconspicuous knight, but now he is a hero in the Christian world. Although he does not have the blessing of a former king like Edgar, it is enough to have a huge impact.

A steady stream of southern Italians gathered under his command. They either wanted new adventures, settled in the Holy Land, or simply made a pilgrimage. In short, huge crowds also gathered under his command.

The world of Christendom is undergoing huge fluctuations. According to the rough estimate of the church, the total number of the Crusades this time is likely to surpass the first Crusades, that is, a huge number of more than 12. Among them, there are four or five people who can fight Ten thousand, if so many jihadists arrive, the entire situation in the east will be reversed.

This does not count the small and medium-sized crusaders who have already sailed to the Holy Land by themselves. The number can only be more, not less.

This is the picture of a religious society being mobilized in numbers that have not been seen for many, many years, and all Christians firmly believe that if such a large army reaches the Holy Land, the Crusaders will sweep through Syria, and then Then control Egypt in your hands, and then launch further attacks on the lair of heretics.

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