Aztec Eternals

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Elder Uger walked quickly, ignoring the traces of the war, came to the still fortified Hirotepek camp, and then walked straight into the commander's tent.

In the big tent, Ocello was discussing the follow-up reward with the officers. Seeing the old friend who came in directly, he shook his head helplessly and asked the officers to retreat first.

Soon, there were only two people left in the tent. Ugel took off the heavy stone crown, dragged the black bear skin treasured by the commander, spread it on the cold ground, and sat down opposite Ocello.

Seeing his old friend's unremarkable actions, Ocello's eyes twitched.

"Ugel, this is the trophy of my conquest of the northern dog. It is smooth and complete, fine and soft, don't break it for me."

Because of his name, Ocellol, unlike other commanders, did not like to collect jaguar pelts, but preferred northern bear and wolf pelts.

Uger tilted his body, felt the firm and soft touch, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, this leather is tougher than a jaguar, and it sits well..."

After admiring one sentence, the elder priest looked at his old friend and laughed.

"Ocello, are you still short of skins? The king and the high priest want to control the important northern town. You have to stay here for a long time, maybe you will directly seal it here... Then go directly to the north to hunt. !"

Hearing this sentence, Ocello's face became serious. He pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.

"This is where I hesitated. King Avit sent an envoy to ask me what I thought, but I haven't made up my mind yet... Uger, I haven't returned for two years, what is the situation in this capital now? These few months Really heard a lot of great things!"

Hearing this, Uger's fat face froze, and he shook his head and sighed.

"What's the situation in the capital now? I can't figure it out. In my opinion, it's a murder situation!"

Saying that, the elder priest stretched out his thick fingers and counted them one by one.

"Look, at the enthronement ceremony, thousands of Otomi people were sacrificed. This is not a problem. It looks quite exciting. Then on the day of the ceremony, the chief priest was poisoned to death. This is terrible. I haven't been for a month. sleep well!

Then in a few days, the Texcoco family was uprooted and sacrificed thousands of nobles. This is so miserable, most nobles have nightmares. And this is not over yet, when the New Year's ceremony is over, the remaining one or two thousand minor nobles and warriors will be converted to you, and people are panic..."

Hearing this, Ocello thought for two seconds before interjecting.

"This reform is actually very good! The 20,000 Mexica warriors will soon be disbanded, and most of the royal army will go south. Only 5,000 Mexica warriors and 4,000 Otto will remain in the city of Hilotepec. Mild soldiers. The important northern town is located on the frontier, and the number of Otomi in the state is 100,000. If I can add 2,000 more Mexica nobles and warriors, I will have the core strength to rule this place, and the situation will be more stable .

When these exiled noble warriors came here, rewarded mansions and fields, married wives and concubines, they would naturally be able to settle down. In the ocean of the Otomi people, they too can only rely on the Alliance! "

Ugel thought for a while and nodded.

"Yeah, the elders are always right... listen to me. Before I came, the High Priests had just promulgated the Noble Law, and then the Temple Guard dispatched a thousand men and arrested twenty in the city-state of Tracopan. A number of hereditary nobles will be sentenced to sacrifice for the reason of obstructing the alliance's tribute. When I **** the more than 1,000 Otomi nobles here, the New Year sacrifice will be another big sacrifice!"

"What? January has passed, and the New Year's ritual hasn't started yet?"

Ocello was visibly taken aback. Then, he pondered for a moment and then said.

"With the removal of the Texcoco royal family and the removal of the Tracopan lineage, the royal family has already ruled the Lake District?"

The elder priest was slightly emotional. He shook his huge head.

"Yes, the royal family has already ruled the lake area, and so has the high priests. Although there are still many nobles and nobles, there is no leader among the wolves. The immortal sun hangs high, the young jaguars are good at fighting, and now there is one more cunning. Old fox... even if these nobles are in chaos, they can't achieve anything major."

Afterwards, Ugel thought for a while, and continued talking.

"As for postponing the New Year's sacrifice, that's what the elders meant, not for the new religious reform. This time, many ceremonies have to be drastically changed, and the priests in the capital are all busy. Waiting for the sacrifices to be sent from the north as soon as possible...

Rather than being busy in the capital and worrying about it all day, I might as well take this errand and go north to relax and live a comfortable life... Who knew that this city fell so fast, and I received news on the way, Hurry up and hurry along the way, I just arrived here yesterday... but I'm exhausted! "

Ocello nodded, handed Ugel a wooden board full of graphics, and immediately fell into contemplation.

Ugel looked at the wooden board. On the top were twenty large boxes. Inside were all kinds of brightly colored gold and silver gems, feather costumes, herbs and spices. Below were twenty little people with obvious female characteristics.

Seeing this, the elder priest smiled and patted his old friend's shoulder with a big hand.

Ocello smiled slightly, then asked.

"Religious Reformation? What's the specific idea? I think the priests you brought this time are quite useful. After a ceremony, the Ortomi warriors are a little relieved. How about leaving me more priests?"

Ugel thought for a while, this question is quite difficult.

"Religious reform, that is, God is omnipotent, and priests are omnipotent! The high priesthood is much more rigorous than before. The division of the priesthood is very clear, the powers of the grassroots have been increased, the temple guards have been added, and new doctrines have been proposed. Change the ritual ceremony... From the upper-class nobles to the lower-class people, the control power of the priesthood is increasing, and it may surpass the royal family in the future.

These priests can keep half of them for you, originally to help you stabilize the north. But the other half hasn't completed the basic literacy yet, so they have to go back and complete a thousand words... By the way, you'd better learn to write. In the future, writing in words will be much faster than drawing, although I'm still not used to it.. . There is also writing paper, which is better than wood, it is very convenient to write on, and it is also very comfortable to use in certain places. "

Ocello pondered for a while and shook his head slightly. Immediately, he leaned forward and lowered his voice.

"I heard that the death of the chief priest Kechar was related to the religious reform?... The elders met with His Highness, and the high priest then took the throne and presided over the religious reform..."

Ugel shuddered subconsciously. He looked left and right, then looked behind the cloth curtain, then turned to look at Ocelot, his eyes widened.

"Where did you hear the nonsense? The chief priest was the funeral that I personally presided over, and it must have been poisoned by the Texcoco people, yay. You can say these words here, go out and mess around. Said it was going to kill people!"

Seeing the reaction of the sacrificial elders, Ocello smiled and nodded knowingly. He continued to probe.

"Ugel, my old friend. The high priest is dead. The high priest is from the holy city and is old. Have you ever thought about taking over the position of high priest in the future? I can support you."

The sacrificial elder was stunned for a moment, his eyes showed a moment of heartbeat and greed, and then he thought of the tragic state of Kechar's death, and his heart became cold again.

"Don't, don't! What's so good about that position? The undead elders are on the top, the extraordinary kings are next to them, and the disaffected nobles are on the bottom. It is necessary to hold power, preside over great sacrifices, and religious reform, coordinate all parties, and also Carrying out the teachings, offending the nobles. I was so busy all day that I didn't have a spare time, I didn't eat well, I couldn't sleep well, and at the end I couldn't tell when, my head fell...

I don't want that position, how can a high priest be so good? Shuter is old and has a good life in a few years. Now he is ruthless and ruthless, and he is not afraid of offending people. I still want to live for another ten or twenty years. When can I release one party, that will be a joy! "

Ocello carefully captured the details in Uger's words and thought quickly.

"Kings, priests, nobles, kingship, priesthood, self-government..."

After a while, the commander spoke cautiously.

"So, the capital is now a pot of hot soup? The top is the lid of the elders, and the bottom is the firewood for various new policies. The religious reform, the implementation of the religious law, the reduction of noble privileges, and the struggle between royal factions, these firewood are burning brightly. And in the middle, in the gradually boiling soup, are the king, priests, royal nobles, local nobles?"

Uger was stunned for a while. He chewed it carefully for a while, and felt that he had heard something very good, so he secretly wrote it down in his heart.

"Oceello, you are really smart, this metaphor is indeed appropriate! I am in this soup, and I can't get a chance to come up with it. By the way, you have forgotten one person, Your Highness."

The commander pondered slightly.

"You mean His Royal Highness, who killed the king and invented the trebuchet, longbow, writing, and paper? What important things has His Highness done recently?"

"It must only be him." Ugel shook his head. "His Royal Highness has invented many gadgets recently. These are not important, the most important thing is that he applied to the king to create a new army!"

Ocello was a little taken aback. He didn't know much about religion, but he was familiar with military matters.

"The new legion? One Hikipeli needs a full 8,000 people, at least half of them are elite warriors. After a series of battles, where can the alliance gather thousands of warriors now?"

Ugel shook his head again.

"I actually don't understand this. I just heard that most of the new army are just militiamen, some are shooting arrows, some are carrying spears. Now the workers in the mines and salt fields around the capital have been recruited by His Royal Highness. The masonry is a bit lacking. So this time, I have another mission to recruit thousands of Otomi people from you and bring them back to work as laborers...

By the way, before the disbanding of the northern army, you still need to go to the Vastek people to coerce, one is to collect this year's tribute, and the other is to force a group of craftsmen and laborers. "

The commander nodded in approval and smiled fiercely.

"That's natural! You can take the Otomi people in and out of the city as much as possible. The various labors of the alliance always need new firewood. Now the food is limited, and there is not much food to feed the warriors. The next time I go back, you have to help me get more food. The Otomi people are in a great famine. With food in hand, we can not only appease the civilians, but also absorb the Otomi people from outside the state...

As for the Vasteks in the northeast, I'm about to send out samurai to gather food and forage, and take some artisans as well. With a stronghold here, the Alliance's control over the Vasteks will be further strengthened. I will also send a legion to repeatedly sweep the northern dogs, capture and bring back viable captives, and eliminate the menace of men! "

Hearing this, the elder priest nodded in satisfaction and laughed in approval.

"Ocellol, the Vastec people have always been good at dance and music. Remember to bring me a group of dancers and musicians back, and I'll give you another batch of southern spices and gems later."

The commander laughed loudly and patted his old friend on the shoulder kindly.

"Ugel, we've known each other for decades, so you don't have to be so polite. You might as well leave me two literate priests, teach me writing, and teach me new teachings. In addition, I heard that the capital is making longbows on a large scale. , is there any way you can get me a batch of them? Bow and arrow are the best way to hunt those ferocious dogs!"

The elder priest pondered for a moment, then thought for an answer.

"There is no problem with the priest. When I return to the capital, I will also give you a first copy of all the compiled books. The food can also help you get more batches. But the longbow is a little troublesome, and the king and His Royal Highness are watching. It is very tight, and each one has to be engraved and numbered. Now all the bowmakers in the capital are recruited into the crafting center, and there are no extra people to make them privately. However, I should get you a batch of Tlaxcala bows to deal with. The commoner canine is enough...

Ocello, looking at your plans and plans, it seems that you will be in business for a long time. Could it be that you are going to accept the appointment and become the city lord here and take root in this frontier land? "

Ugel looked at his friend carefully, and his expression became serious again.

Ocello nodded solemnly.

"Ugel, I just heard you talk about the situation in the capital, so I decided to stay in Hirotpe State and accept the appointment of the king. I will try to meet the king in a few years to see if I can hand over the land of the capital. The closest relatives who moved in were changed to be enfeoffed here.

At the enthronement ceremony, the elder was as mighty as a thunderbolt, with boundless blood. The religious reformation, the expansion of the power of the king and the high priest, the suppression of the nobles one after another, and the turmoil. This is already boiling soup~www.readwn.com~ people dare not approach.

Today, the High Priest holds the religious power, expands the Temple Guard, and His Highness is famous again, forming a large number of new troops. These make me even more uneasy, lest there will be another wave between the two royal families, and the soup will be overturned.

You all know my situation, although it belongs to the royal family, it is only a remote side branch. When the king ascended the throne, he was not brought back to the capital as a confidant, and he had nothing to do with the line of high priests. After thinking about it, it is the safest to stay in the frontier!

Although there is no prosperous capital here, it is not difficult and simple. The Northeastern Vastec are weak and rich. The Chichimeks in the north are loose and weak, the Otomi people in the northwest have just been hit hard, and the Tlaxcala people in the southwest are still far away. Wouldn't it be much more enjoyable to be stationed here and in charge of hundreds of thousands of lives and deaths than to return to the capital?

How is it, Uger, do you want to come and help me, serve as the priest leader here, and let us operate in the north together? "

Uger hesitated for a while, quite fascinated. Then, he sighed slightly.

"Ocello, it's really good to stay here, but the elders probably won't allow it. I'll take a chance and test my mind. Ocello, I haven't seen you for two years, hurry up and have some good wine. Meat, let's have a drink!"

Ocello nodded with a smile, he called the guards, brought wine and food, and opened the skylight. The stars fell from the ceiling, and the two no longer mentioned their troubles.

At noon the next day, Ugel called the priests, leaving some of the staff behind to form the Hirotepec priesthood. Then, he took dozens of priests, under the **** of two thousand Mexican warriors, and escorted more than one thousand Otomi nobles captives, boarded the southbound boat, and went straight to the capital city in the lake.

Under the witness of the Lord God, the new year is about to officially begin.