Aztec Eternals

The big tent was silent, even the wind died down. Only the king's anger, like a suppressed thundercloud, reveals a deep and terrifying power. Such silence lasted for quite a while before the head of the guard, Eckart, lowered his head and persuaded softly.

"Patriarch, please calm down! These two rumors should be deliberately provoked, the relationship between you and the king."

"I know."

Xiulot nodded expressionlessly. The anger on his face subsided slightly, but the killing intent in his eyes became even stronger.

"The first rumor is to belittle the kingship of the central government, belittle King Avet, and secretly provoke the relationship between me and Avet. The second rumor is even more sinister. It is to create discord between me and Avet, and put The hidden contradictions between the Kingdom of the Lake and the royal family are revealed to everyone in the form of prophecy!"

Having said that, Xiulot gritted his teeth, his heart burning with anger.

If you talk about the first rumor, it's just catching wind and shadows and creating some rumors. Then the second rumor is blatantly proclaiming that there will be two days in the sky. This hidden conflict was originally limited to the upper echelons of the alliance and could be reconciled through political means. And the purpose of the communicator now is to trigger a conflict between him and Avitt, and even want to cause a civil war in the alliance!

"His heart can be punished! Create rumors, sow dissension. These damn alliance nobles!"

Shulot restrained his anger, thought for a while, and then locked the origin of the rumors on the great nobles of the alliance. The guard chief Eckart next to him opened his mouth, wanting to say something. But when he saw His Highness's angry face, he didn't speak for a while.

"The Lord God testifies! It seems that the blood of reform has not been shed enough."

Xiulot whispered to himself, full of killing intent. He clearly knew that these rumors damaged the authority of the king and created a confrontation between the two kings. Even the chief intelligence officer, Gilliam, would never use such a method of hurting others and himself if he wanted to suppress the kingdom! Once these rumors take effect, those who benefit from them must be the great nobles of the alliance states!

King Avet strictly centralized power, demanded city-state warriors, expropriated fiefdom tribute, and interfered with the succession of nobles. This is step by step, weakening the military power, financial power and judicial power of the alliance's great nobles! At the same time, the king drew his salary from the bottom of the pot and transferred the titles on a large scale, moving the nobles with real power to the newly established kingdoms, dividing the nobles and nobles in the local city-states, and disintegrating the resistance of the nobles! .

After these two sets of combined punches, the nobles of the alliance were beaten dizzy and vomited three liters of blood. Their interests have been greatly weakened, and their strength has also been severely damaged in the battle.

In the Mexica Alliance, which advocates force, the strongest King Avit has integrated the Texcoco Lake District and mastered 50,000 royal warriors directly under him! And the second strongest Prince Xiulot also has seven legions in his hands, the power of fifty thousand kingdom warriors! As long as King Avit and Prince Shulot join hands, a hundred thousand warriors will be enough to suppress any rebellion in the world!

As for the Mexican nobles of the remaining eleven states, even if they were all put together and tried their best, they could only gather 50,000 city-state warriors, and it was impossible for these great nobles with different ideas and loyalties to be completely united. , Fight to the death with the royal family. The only way they can resist the centralization of the royal family and preserve their own interests is to destroy the alliance between the king and the prince and provoke the confrontation between the two kings!

"Who is this cunning guy hiding behind? Or who are they?"

Shulot lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time. In his mind, he carefully counted the powerful factions of the states in the alliance, and thought about them one by one.

"The traditional seven states of Mexica, the Yuyan family in the southwest Sun City, is a branch of the royal family, and has a succession dispute with Montezuma II. The head of the Yuyan clan, Mihoti, is in the Eastern Expedition Army, so it should not cause trouble. "

"The Shanshan family in Jinshan City in the west has been interfered with the inheritance rights. The old patriarch Tepetl died in the hands of the Holy City in name, and the new patriarch Izel is quite obedient to the king and me."

"In the Northwest Acidwood City, the Acidwood Patriarch Yotico died in the Eastern Expedition, and the family was divided into four. The current legion chief is the Spruce Patriarch Hochkalo. I don't know. But Avette can let him take the position. , is naturally inclined."

"Paqiao, the Patriarch of the Xiajin City in the northern Xiajin City, has a brave personality and is brave and good at fighting. But such a tricky method is at most an accomplice based on his personality."

"Sintel, the reed patriarch of Northeast Reed City, has always been friendly with the royal family. He has fought against the Tlaxcalans for many years, and his character is quite courageous, but he is not lacking in cunning."

"Mo Yahualuo, the leader of the pan python clan in Gaoshan City in the southeast, is stationed in Shuigu City. He is eager and a little greedy, but he probably doesn't have such big ambitions."

"Hochikua, the patriarch of Huashu in Salt Lake City in the south, is also in the Eastern Expeditionary Army. He is good at calculation and has financial insight. He is not like the traditional Mexica nobleman."

Xiu Luote's mind turned, turning around on the traditional nobles of the seven kingdoms. He was vaguely suspicious, but he couldn't be sure.

After all, the great nobles of these alliances fought bloody battles for the gods and for the alliance during the Western Expedition and Eastern Expedition. If it weren't for the centralized reforms carried out by the king, they would all be praised as "the pious descendants of the Lord God, the loyal lords of the alliance!"

"In addition to the traditional seven states, there are also four states that have been newly conquered one after another. More than 20 years ago, the first conquered state of Metzitlan was controlled by Metztica, the patriarch of the prickly pear city. He was over Fifty, has been guarding the north, guarding against dog descendants, and is very low-key. Cili City is more than 400 miles away from the royal capital, and it has not been affected much by the centralization reform."

"Nine years ago, the northern Hilotepec city captured by the Alliance, that is, Suiqiu City, was guarded by the royal branch, Jaguar Ocelor. As a nobleman born in the royal family, he has always been very cautious. Do not participate in the political situation of the kingdom."

"Six years ago, in the land of Tuscala captured by the Western Expedition, the Acambaro State subdivided Tepopolo, and the seat of the fief was Long Lansai. Tepopolo was not strong enough. Although he had ambitions, he couldn't use it. .He is close to the king, and the fiefdom is also very far away, so the interests of the reform are very small.”

"Similarly after the Western Expedition, Sita Kwarobang entrusted Iscari, the last moon, where the fief is located in Qixisai. Iscari is a member of the royal family and has always been loyal to the king. This Eastern Expedition , he put all his strength into attacking Oak City himself."

There was no sound in the tent, and the sky was getting dark. The head of the guard, Ekater, lit a bonfire, unfolded another map of the alliance, and laid it out in front of His Highness.

Shulot stared at the names of the city-states of the alliance and the names of the families on the map, with an indifferent and focused expression. Each of these independent local states was the target of Avit's centralization and the king's sweep. And this is also his goal!

"Unify the world, destroy all the ministries. Abolish the enfeoffments and establish prefectures and counties. The vehicles are in the same track, the books are in the same language, and the behavior is in the same way. This is the great cause of the first emperor!"

Shulot murmured, with unshakable determination in his eyes. Seeing that the centralized and reformed Mexica alliance is changing with each passing day, year by year, it is rapidly moving from a loose alliance of independent city-states to a centralized kingdom in the center of the royal family!

In this process, from the immortal and ruthless elder, to the relentless high priest, to the ambitious king, I have killed countless gods and nobles, and shed the blood of many nobles! And the entire world of Central America, after nearly two thousand years of city-state era, has finally taken a difficult step towards the road of a theocracy kingdom, or even a theocracy empire!

"Religious reform, external god war! Centralization reform, internal reduction of feudal clans!"

The bonfire flickered, and the lights and shadows changed as they flickered. Starlight falls, and there seems to be destiny in the sky. Xiulot looked at the vast and twinkling starry sky, trying to see the answer of the revelation, but he couldn't see anything. But the king's heart was completely clear at this moment. All questions, he already has the answer.

"The lord god and the ancestors witnessed! The great change that has not happened in two thousand years is just in the past few years. The world is unified, and the great cause will be established. No matter who it is, it can't stop it!"

"If Avit is alive one day, I will take a step back and obey my oath! And if he dies in the middle way, I will take a step forward and let me succeed!"

Note: The easter egg chapter is a map of the city-states of the Mexica Alliance, which is convenient for understanding the political structure within the alliance.