king of ros

Chapter 585 Extra Story: The Last Years of the Grand Duke

When Rostislav returned to Rus in 1143, the situation in Europe was very different from when he left.

He left in 1125 and returned in 1143. He had been away for 18 years. When he came back, the whole Christian world was amazed.

In Rus, his grandsons had already sat on the princely throne, and as for his own sons and daughters, Rurik, Volorida, and Cosenia were dead, only Vasiliko remained.

Ross is walking along the path planned by Rostislav. The three-capital system combined with feudalization has yielded fruitful results. Even though Rostislav’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren are scattered all over Russia, Kyiv still maintains its influence on the country. force.

With Rurik princes spread all over the country, the Rusification is advancing rapidly. The things that Rostislav once conceived are now becoming a reality, and the land of Rus has appeared in the world.

But what Rostislav did not expect the most is that his grandchildren and great-grandchildren have already established a marriage relationship with almost the whole of Europe. In other words, his seniority in the Christian world is surprisingly high. Fame can be used on him.

On the day Rostislav returned to Kyiv, the streets and alleys of Kyiv were full of people, and people couldn’t wait to see Rostislav. The old people in the team were the most excited when they saw Rostislav, because they still Remember what Rostislav looked like, this is their Grand Duke.

Yuri is the current Grand Duke of Kyiv. Yuri was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped at the return of this grandfather. Yuri is also a mature and stable Grand Duke, so his expression shows the degree of surprise.

Anna was very happy with Rostislav's arrival, and she couldn't wait to show Rostislav her finished "The Life of Alexios" for review, hoping to get Rostislav's praise.

The reason for this trend is that Manuel has been fooled in the past three years. In the last years of John II, a large-scale rebellion broke out in the kingdom of Syria he conquered. If John II hadn’t died suddenly, he would have suppressed it immediately. But John II was gone, and Manuel took over.

Andronica can be said to be a good-looking talent now, both in appearance and ability. He is very prestigious in the Comnenos royal family and the Eastern Empire, but because of this, he has received a lot of suspicion from Manuel. It was not because of his relationship with Rostislav, nor could Manuel have sent him to Rose.

Along the way, Rostislav witnessed the prosperity of Ross today. The roads are developed and perfect, the villages are prosperous and rich, and the prestige of the Rurik family has covered this land.

And as Andronika passed, Rostislav took out a pamphlet that he had prepared for a long time. This pamphlet has no name, but later generations will call it "Discussion of Ancient Political Forms."

And Rostislav's conversation with him awakened his fighting spirit.

The new hope changed Yelu Dashi's once gloomy heart, so there was this expedition.

He came to Ross, where he got help from Yuri. Ross had long wanted to get rid of that stupid emperor. Because of him, there were many bankrupts in Ross, which brought displeasure to Rurik's rule. Don't bother, now you have to use the opportunity when it comes, and a Ross army is quickly formed-and this is what my grandfather ordered.

Andronica was finally sent out under the protection of the people. On the day he left Constantinople, watching the massacre of the Latins, he vowed that he would return with a large army, and vowed to make Manuel pay the price. Sworn to avenge the people.

Under the oppression of both sides, these nomadic tribes either took refuge in Yelu Dashi or fled to the desolate Siberia. Due to the nomadic khanate nature of the Liao Kingdom, each tribe was quickly annexed by them. (relatively) Nei fell into the hands of Yelu Dashi, and Dashi's troops even entered Wallachia, forcing the local nomadic tribes to surrender.

But Rostislav doesn't have much opinion on Manuel. Anyway, as long as he doesn't do a lot of things that damage Ross's interests, Rostislav won't care. Compared with the black man, Rostislav cares more. It was Andronica.

Rostislav did not intend to publish this pamphlet, because in human terms, it is a collection of stereotyped ideologies stitched together with ancient backgrounds, including absolutism, Dutch democracy, theocracy...of course , there is definitely nothing too advanced in it, even the most "advanced" things are within the scope of medieval people's understanding, although this understanding means that it looks very bewildered.

Rostislav did not like this man very much, because he had strong pro-Latin feelings and was very resistant to Ros.

Andronica has always been known for his strong anti-Latin stance. He advocated that the empire should deal with those land dignitaries and corrupt officials to reduce the burden on the people. Only in this way can the empire become great again.

The restored kingdom of Syria immediately surrendered to Manuel. Because of Manuel's arrogance and pro-Latin sentiments, the kingdom of Syria, which satisfied his vanity, was allowed to restore the country. Let's see, The rebellious barbarians succumbed as soon as I took over.

Rostislav talked a lot with Andronika, and this was also an investigation of Andronika, but the result made Rostislav very satisfied, and the child grew up completely according to his ideas.

Vasilico also learned from his father and began to write articles, and he wrote his own journey to the Crusades, called "The Road to the Crusades". He would often discuss with his father how to write, Many times they would sit on a bench in the Moscow garden and talk. If you are a newcomer to this city, it is difficult to realize that one of the two old people here is the former Grand Duke of Russia and the other is the Prince of Moscow.

It was a day of blood. The Latins massacred wildly in the capital of the Greeks, and the streets of the imperial capital were covered with blood. Among these massacres, one person stood out, and he was Andronica.

However, this did not affect his printing and publishing of "The War between Song and Jin Dynasties" and "Journey to the East", and then distributed them on a large scale, making Zhao Laojiu's reputation stink in that distant land.

Since Manuel is the fourth son, John II has never explained to him the necessity of maintaining a gentle relationship with Ross. As a result, Manuel felt that it was okay to turn against the Ross.

He was sent by Manuel to meet Rostislav. Since Manuel is the prisoner brother, he cares a lot about Rostislav's views. This is related to the legitimacy of his rule. After all, if Ross If a fleet comes to the city of Constantinople, then Constantinople, the city of conspiracy, will definitely have to fluctuate.

This army can be said to be rampaging on the grassland. No grassland tribe dares to fight against such a large army, and Yelu Dashi, which is pressing from the east, also has [-] troops.

And apart from those troops and the Latins who participated in the massacre in Constantinople, Manuel suddenly found himself alone. The other imperial troops chose to sit on the sidelines because of the massacre, waiting for the outcome of their struggle.

It will become a hub-level existence in the history of human political development, and at the same time it will become a notorious banned book, which is called by the world to be written by Satan. Just looking at it will lead to degeneration, until modern times. Freedom from such a stigma makes for an important research book.

Time continued to move, and Rostislav later went to Moscow, where his only son Vasilyko lived and where he started his business, and declared that he would no longer interfere in political affairs.

On the day when Andronica attacked, the people of the capital revolted again. They killed the Latins defending the city, and the army entered the city. I don’t know if it was God’s will. It was the same day in Constantinople, and now someone once again opened the gates of Constantinople to the Ross Greek coalition forces approaching the city.

In addition, Rostislav also met some foreign envoys. Many people are very concerned about what this grandfather-level political figure thinks about the current Christian world, so there are always many people who come to see him.

The reason why Rostislav made this booklet is very simple. He wanted to do some small social experiments, and the means of the experiment was through this booklet. Rostislav gave this booklet to Andronika, hoping to read it. Seeing the Greeks he brought up could make his ideas bear fruit.

But because of Manuel's trade embargo, the first ones to call out were not the Ross people, but the handicraftsmen of Constantinople.

When Rostislav was returning, he passed Husigan ears of Yelu Dashi, and he met Yelu Dashi. At that time, the conqueror who rebuilt the Liao Kingdom in the distance was depressed all day long, and he looked like a classic old man. Not long before he had to die, it was hard to recall that he was the mighty conqueror who drove the Abbasid forces out of the river.

Anna was very happy about this, happy about the severance of John II's bloodline, and she was also very persistent about it.

Going back to the present, Rostislav did not participate in the grassland campaign. He has been sitting in Kyiv for a while, and since returning home, he feels that his physical fitness is declining, and he can no longer be as profligate as usual. up.

Yelu Dashi passed away soon after the failure of the restoration of the country. He was originally relying on the breath of restoration to the present, but Rostislav could not see that time because he had already died before that.

Although the black man (really black this time) hadn't done anything yet, Rostislav's subconscious told him that this man would definitely do something like that.

The last expedition was so embarrassing. In the final analysis, the grassland tribes either fell to the Kingdom of Jin or became independent. If they had provided supplies along the way, it was impossible for me to end up in the embarrassing situation of being forced to retreat due to insufficient supplies.

Because of these propositions, he can be said to be very famous in the capital. Now that he watched the Latins massacre the people of the capital, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up.

However, compared to the Roman emperor in the distance, Rostislav now has important matters in his hands. Compared with that matter, everything else has to come later.This matter is to cooperate with Yelu Dashi to launch a big attack on the nomads in South Russia.

This is a good ending for everyone. Yelu Dashi has the strength to try to restore the country again, and a large number of tribes are brought to the east by him. Ross can guarantee that he will not be disturbed by nomads for at least five or six years-due to the distance Because of this reason, the Liao Kingdom's control over this side will only last for five or six years, but it is very worthwhile for Ross, who has been harassed by nomads every year.

Manuel was overthrown by Andronica.

For a long time, Manuel was very disliked by Ross, and was very confused why his grandfather and father continued to trade with Ross when they knew that the Ross people were doing all kinds of things, and all kinds of punishments were not painful. The empire can obviously give the Ross people a hard time.

The handicraftsmen immediately rioted, and other anti-Latin forces also became active, and Manuel's solution was simple. He let his Latin guards run over the crowd.

Manuel proposed the merger of the churches to the church in Rome, and called the release of the Syrian Kingdom his sincerity, expressing his willingness to let the patriarch of Constantinople submit to the Pope of Rome, and then Manuel began to appoint a large number of Latins to the key position.

This has aroused strong opposition within the Eastern Empire. Do you want to let go of the country that Emperor John spent so much energy conquering?But if Manuel only did this one thing, then everyone would just complain, but he did a series of things next, which made everyone explode.

This directly caused Constantinople to explode, one after another, who could bear it, and then Manuel continued to operate magically, and he imposed a trade embargo on Ross.

Compared with the "Biography of Alexios" in history, Anna's writing method obviously belongs to his genre, that is, it pays attention to the influence of society, but she still blacked out John II, which shows that she has great respect for herself. How disgusted my brother is.

The Russian army soon came to Constantinople, and several Roman troops contacted by Andronica also staged an uprising and stood on his side.

Among the many forces that met with Rostislav, there was one person that he cared about very much. This person was Andronika Komnenos, the Komnenos royal family that Rostislav brought up.

Now Moscow has become a city with a population of 4, and it is still the city of Russian armor. Here, Rostislav feels as if he has returned to the time when he first came to this land.

Yelu Dashi soon started his new attempt, and this attempt was successful, and Dashi's army was able to reach his homeland, but the war still ended in failure, and the entire expeditionary army suffered heavy casualties.

However, because of this, Dashi brought nearly [-] Khitan, Xi and Han people from his homeland. The nation under the oppression of the real people knew that the Liao Kingdom still had an inheritance in the distance, and some people began to flee to the west.

In 1146, Andronica became the new monarch of the empire. As for Manuel, he was caught by the Rus after killing his brother, and then he was pushed to the square of Constantinople, angry The populace tore the deposed emperor to pieces.

As for the Ross fleet approaching the city, he was only worried when his rule was not stable before, but now that his rule is so stable, the Ross people will never pose a threat to him, absolutely!

While Rostislav was living his leisurely retirement in Moscow, in the South, something big happened.

However, the return of Rostislav stopped Manuel's actions. If this European grandfather wanted to attack, it would be difficult for him to resist even if he was the monarch of the Eastern Empire. However, seeing that Rostislav didn't care about him, and still Announced retirement, so he's active again.

For a long time, factories in Constantinople needed cheap raw materials from Ross. Now that Manuel has cut off the imports, everyone immediately felt that the cost was rising and business was not easy.

As for Rostislav's order, Ross naturally obeyed in a hurry, and also took advantage of Ross's marriage relationship to attract the help of many allies, and finally assembled a grassland expedition force of 7 people.

In this pamphlet, Rostislav listed the forms and developments of all regimes he knew, conducted a lot of theoretical discussions, and made a series of assumptions.

Speaking of John II, the emperor passed away when Rostislav returned to Ross, and now he is succeeded by his grandson Manuel, who staged a coup to imprison his elder brother Hasak and crowned himself.

For Yelu Dashi, he is so depressed now because there is no hope of returning home from the east. The last expedition was forced to return due to lack of supplies, but if he can unite a large number of nomads to drive himself, he can conquer the lost grassland again and march forward.

In this way, Constantinople became a battlefield. Although under the leadership and command of Andronica, the people once suppressed the Latins, but the army was loyal to the emperor after all. As the troops outside the city entered, The failure of the people is inevitable.

As the former Grand Duke of Russia, Rostislav's proposal to conquer the nomads in southern Russia was very much in line with Yelu Dashi's wishes. Of course, it was mainly because Rostislav promised to fully cooperate, which made Yelu Dashi see a very strong possibility of success.

But Rostislav felt that he might not be able to see that day, but it didn't matter. It might be better for him not to watch it, and more importantly, it was hard to say whether he would be able to do so.

Although Rostislav knew that if he stayed in Ross, he would definitely cause trouble for Yuri in the future, but he felt that he didn't have a good life for a few years, so he didn't leave at all, and stayed in Kyiv to wait for his last day .

But the next thing that happened soon attracted everyone's attention, because it was more important than the coup in the Eastern Empire, because Rostislav passed away.

On December 1146, 12, Rostislav died in his sleep at the age of 13. After his death, the most grand funeral in history was held. Due to the huge marriage network of the Rurik family, a dozen kings and two emperors personally At the scene, hundreds of powerful dukes and counts came to see him off. Countless people recorded the grandeur of this funeral, and they all believed that such a funeral would never happen again.

But Rostislav's story is over, and the far-reaching consequences of his actions are not over yet.

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