Aztec Eternals

Pure sunlight falls from the sky, full of curiosity about the bustling world. When it falls on the left side of the Great Temple, it becomes the gentle Mayan blue of the Temple of Rain, and when it falls on the right side of the Great Temple, it turns into the thick volcanic red of the Temple of War.

It continued to descend, flying in the gilded light spots of the nobles' palaces, condensed in the ancient black patterns of the samurai courtyard, scattered on the generous white stone walls of the commoners' houses, and then brilliance, into the long crown of the priest's green feathers, into the The gold and silver jewelry of the nobles, the long stick of the warrior Hei Yaoshi, and the robe of the commoner's white cloth, reflect the light again, fall into the black eyes of Shulot, and illuminate his brown pupils. The world of teenagers is so colorful!

Shulot walked in the solemn army, indulging in the beautiful scenery along the way. He walked along the white and wide bridge, crossed the sparkling water canal, entered the border of the main city, and came to the noble garden area, which was gorgeous and delicate in front of him.

The breeze is blowing, the faint sweetness of rushes drifts along the river, and the fragrance of Avivet pine and cypress beside the embankment. And when Shilot passed through the courtyard of the nobles, he always smelled different kinds of flowers, lingering in the hearts of passersby. His gaze crossed the low fence, and the magnificent tropical flowers were competing in the wall, hiding behind the flower wall, peeking at the fair lady of the warriors marching.

"The flowers fade and the red and green apricots are small. When the swallows fly, the green water circles around. There are few willows blowing on the branches, and there is no fragrant grass anywhere in the world!"

Sherlot took off his helmet and nodded to the lady with a smile. The lady returned the gift with a smile, revealing her pretty face without makeup, and her neck wearing a turquoise necklace. It is a symbol of wisdom, and it also represents aristocratic students between the ages of fifteen and twenty who studied in Kalmycak.

There are herbs in the road, and Lanzhi in the courtyard. Flowers were a symbol of the life of a samurai, gardens were a sign of aristocratic status, and flowers were gifts to gods and venerables. Tenochtitlan is the city on the lake, the city of white stones, the city of temples, and the city of flowers.

The messenger of the Great Temple has been waiting here for a long time. According to noble etiquette, the messenger respectfully presented Avit with a delicate wreath and a bouquet of bright feathers. The wreaths are plucked from the botanical gardens by the lake and woven by the virgins of the temple. The botanical garden houses various tribute flowers and plants, and it is also a favorite herb collection point for priests.

The feathers also come from the bird zoo in the city. It is located on the small island of Donghu Lake in the capital. There are egrets, cardinals, hummingbirds, crested pheasants, swifts, and many brightly colored birds that are attracted by food. On the west side of the main island in the heart of the capital lake, there is an exquisitely built animal zoo, which houses smart tamarin monkeys, dexterous roe deer, cute guinea pigs, burrowing armadillos and tree-climbing lynxes.

On the north side of the Beast Zoo, to the west of the center of the city, there is a lake in the city of nearly 100 acres. The surrounding area is carved with white stones and divided into different small pieces, where freshwater fish for ornamental consumption, colorful tropical fish, and exotic carnivorous fish from the far south are raised.

According to convention, Avet put on his feathers on his helmet, then put on a wreath, and led by the messenger, he went to the temple of the **** of fire, Quesartzin, not far to the south. The musicians of the royal family immediately played the loud conch shell, stretched the horn of the alto, and then struck the thick leather drum, singing the praises of the world from gods to kings to warriors.

On the way to the solution, Shulot saw many interesting community street signs, and Hugos explained it with a smile. Drawing of rushes, the community of "Tordenko" near the waterway; drawing of the reeds, near the lake of "Acartan"; drawing of the pond, the newly filled "Amanarco" community; also There is a community of "Ai Xiu Yi Dong Ke" in the center of the island with long grass.

These names represent what the land looked like when the community was first established. But now, as Shulot looked around, above the dirt and stones of the past, there were straight pines and cypresses, bright flowers, white stone bridges, painted houses, and crowds of people saluting. There are also temples that can be seen everywhere, the statues of gods carved in gold and silver in the temples, the rosin lingering in the distance, and the gorgeous singing of the community priests, offering blessings to the returning king.

Accompanied by singing and rosin, the team went southeast. The eyes gradually stretched out, and on the east bank of the capital, a long white embankment finally appeared in the eyes of Shulot.

This magnificent long embankment crossed north and south for more than ten kilometers, like a long whip swung by the patron saint, directly dividing Lake Texcoco into two halves. On the west side is a finely developed freshwater lake. The lake water is drawn from the Prepecha Heights along the 100-kilometer long canal, watering the Chinampa along the way, and also supplying hundreds of thousands of citizens of the capital.

On the east side is a saltwater lake with thousands of boats crisscrossing it. Merchant ships from all over the world go to and from the north and south, leading to the wider north-south water system, up to the Caribbean Sea. The long embankment regulates the salinity of the east and west lakes, and also protects the capital from floods in the rainy season.

On the east and west sides, light blue or dark blue, rippling with pulsating melody, at the same time flashing silver light in the sun, and then connecting with the distant sky, merging into the garden of the gods.

"Smoke and willow painted bridges, wind and green curtains, 100,000 homes. Clouds and trees wrap around the embankment and sand, raging waves roll frost and snow, and the sky is boundless!"

Facing the beauty and magnificence of this world, what can Shulot say? He just smiled unconsciously, chasing after Sanqiu Guizi and Shili Lotus in his memory. Then all the armies crowded around, waiting for one day to drink and get drunk, go to the drunk to listen to the flute and drums, and recite the haze!

After walking for more than an hour, I passed more than a dozen communities. The army finally came to the Temple of the God of Fire, Quesartzin, a flat-topped pyramid more than 20 meters high, and the temple is located on the top of the tower. Quessaltesin was the Mexican **** of fire, the lord of turquoise, and the oldest god. His other name is Wewet Otter, and the meaning of "Wewe" elders comes from this.

The Fire Temple is not tall, but it is extraordinarily wide. The wall is made of red volcanic rock, which is extremely strong and durable, like a small fortress. At the outer entrance of the core area of ​​the capital, there are four armouries, which protect the core area of ​​the Great Temple Temple, the Royal Palace, the Great Noble House and the Capital Market.

This is the northern armoury and a strong northern stronghold. The southern armoury is the Shroud of Death, the corresponding location, the western armoury is the Terpochcarli civilian military school, and the eastern armoury is the southern stellar temple in the southeast. The armory is usually stationed with several small teams of samurai, guarding the order and security of the capital, and also guarding the core of the ruling class. The temple and the military academy are tall and strong, and are natural megalithic fortresses.

However, since its establishment, in the half century, none of the four armouries has played the military function of a stronghold. Because with the establishment of the Aztec Empire, no enemy could invade the capital anymore. The wars in Mexica were always unilateral expansion, bringing back countless tributes and watering the blooming capital city in the lake.

Inside the temple is a statue of the God of Fire that is several meters high. Vulcan is a strong man carved in rock, wearing a gold headband marked with a flame symbol, a red and black face, silver teeth sticking out from both sides of his mouth, a naked upper body, and countless turquoise inlays on his chest. Butterfly ornament with a brightly colored long obsidian knife behind it.

Under the guidance of the temple priests, the crowd entered the temple and saluted the God of Fire in batches. The Vulcan priest presented Avit with a turquoise pectoral to tie the king around his chest. Shilot also saluted and made a wish, praying for the wisdom enlightened by turquoise.

Next is a group of directly subordinate samurai. They prayed in small groups, wishing the end of the war and a safe return. When the solemn prayers are completed, the warriors pay homage to Avit, and then temporarily disband to return to their communities. Next, the army will not enter the core of the capital.

According to the norms of the Mexica military society, the core temple area has the highest majesty, while the palace area is not open to ordinary warriors. This is the prestige of the royal family and the Great Temple, and should not be harmed at will.

After returning to the capital, Gilliam has contacted the intelligence department again, and determined that the elder Traka Eller does not object to Avit's ascension to the throne. Along the way, the welcome ceremony of the Great Temple is also the rank of the king. Therefore, after a simple negotiation, Avet disbanded the legion in the armory in accordance with political rules, leaving only the newly replenished 2,000 family warriors.

The disbanding of the Legion took several hours. Kuluka, Barda, and Bergere all said goodbye to Shilot in turn. They wanted to return to their long-separated home, embrace their loved ones, and thank the God of Death for leaving their lives, and the God of War for allowing them to return victoriously. Bertard, who was alone, was still with Shulot. The vicissitudes of life were imprinted on his quiet face, just like the volcanic rock that had been refined for thousands of years outside the temple.

When the two thousand warriors again surrounded the king's flag and went south, the sun had already set in the west. The further you go to the core of the city, the more open the terrain becomes, and the river gradually disappears. This is the center of the big island in the middle of the lake, where the capital of Mexica was originally established, and where the temple area is located.

The vast temple area is neatly surrounded by three-meter-high stone walls. These once tall stone walls, now too small to be worth mentioning, crawl at the foot of the Great Temple. It is worth mentioning that the stone wall is full of vivid serpentine reliefs, forming a neat square, and the length of each side is 365 meters. This is perhaps a surprising coincidence, symbolizing the 365 days of a year in the Mayan solar calendar.

The Temple District contains dozens of different temples. More important are the corners of the east and west, where there are two single pyramids with a height of 40 meters. One is dedicated to the Quetzalcoatl **** Quetzalcoatl. He has the incarnation of the **** of wind, the **** of the sky, and the **** of stars. He wears a mask in the shape of an eagle, a pendant with a curved shell on his ears, and a shining conch on his chest.

The other is dedicated to the primordial sun Tezcatlipoca, who is also the **** of night, magic, divination and fate, with a black face and body, a yellow headband, changing mirrors instead of feet, different weapons surrounded by him.

The center of the temple area, the center of the capital city in the lake, the center of the Aztec Empire, and even the center of the Mexica world, is the projection of the kingdom of God on the world, the sanctuary where people communicate with God. The Twin Pyramids, the unparalleled great temple!

Sherlot went through the wall. He tried his best to raise his head, letting the long feathers hang down on his head, then he opened his mouth and forgot to say anything, and could only quietly watch the wonders of this classical era, with turbulent emotions surging in his heart.

The majestic Great Temple is like a mountain, towering into the clouds, occupying all sight. The base of the Great Temple is 200 to 300 meters long and wide, and it is made of pure white boulders to support the towering upper platform. Above the base is the Twin Pyramid, which consists of four inclined steps, each about ten meters high, connected by a passage in the middle.

Climb up four steps along the passage, and you will reach the top of the pyramid, a huge platform. The platform is 100 meters long and 80 meters wide, just like bearing the throne of the gods. And above the flat roof, is the temple high in the sky.

The temple is 20 meters high, and on the left is the Maya Blue Rain Temple, dedicated to the **** of rain, the **** of agriculture, and the **** of storm Terraloc. On the right is the Volcanic Red Temple of War, dedicated to the **** of war, the **** of the sun, and the patron saint of Huitzilopochtli. The blue of the temple represents the rainy season and the summer solstice, and the red represents blood and war.

These are the two most important gods in the Mexica beliefs: Tlaloc bestows the harvest of the farmland and prevents the floods of the lakes, while Huizilopochtli bestows the victory of the war and brings light to the world. Along with the beliefs of the two gods, agriculture and warfare, like instincts in the body, inscribed in the flesh and bones of the Mexica, guided the empire's march forward.

There is a huge brazier in front of each temple, and the holy fire is constantly burning, all year round. The spark comes from the end of the last 52-year cycle, the doomsday ritual in 1455. On the last day of that year, the then High Priest climbed to the top of Mount Estella, awaiting the appearance of the Pleiades. He then ignited the flame on the bosom of the aquifer, and was escorted by the most elite warriors until the flame of the Great Temple was rekindled. This means the world will turn again for the next 52 years.

The warriors of the Empire always have a sense of urgency from their hearts. They will continue to wage wars to please the gods in the sky and avoid the end of the day. War thus became a part of the samurai's life, as death followed.

The entrance to the temple is guarded by hundreds of temple warriors. And among the warriors who are silent as sculptures are the real sculptures of the outstanding warriors of all dynasties. In the posture of Shen Yi, they held a banner several meters in length and width, and two gods in different postures were flying on the banner. This represents the allegiance and devotion of nobles and warriors to the gods.

Shulot looked carefully, the flag was vivid. Tlaloc has a mask that covers the eyes, a headdress of heron feathers, the fangs of a jaguar, and holds a golden stalk of corn or a symbolic lightning rod in one hand and a jug that bestows rain in the other. His background is a sacrificial jaguar.

Huitzilopochtelli wears a blue-green hummingbird helmet, feathers blooming like the sun in his hair, yellow and blue stripes on his face, and holds a scepter like a snake and a mirror in one hand, and the scepter also looks like a throw. A spear, with a shield of eagle feathers in one hand, is always ready for battle. His background is the sacrificial bipedal offering.

This is the most expensive paint used by the most outstanding painter, with the greatest reverence and fear, to depict the gods in the heart of the Mexica. As for what the real gods look like? But the decision is in the hands of immortals.

From the shrine to the plinth, the entire Great Temple is covered with thick black stripes and colorful paintings. The sinuous snake is the most common image, followed by the jaguar favored by the rain god, and the eagle favored by the war god. The side inclined towards the rain **** is dotted with simple corn, kidney beans, pumpkins and cacti, while the side of the **** of war is painted with various captured birds and beasts.

The Great Temple is like a sacred mountain that descends into the world in mythology, sitting high in the center of the capital city in the middle of the lake. Legend has it that Troloc, the rain god, came from the mountain of gods, and the **** of war conquered the other gods in the mountain of snakes. The mountain is the source of the image of the Great Temple. And generations of monarchs are constantly expanding the scale of the mountain.

Since it was first completed in 1325, the Great Temple has been expanded four times, each time re-establishing a larger megalithic outer layer outside the original temple. That is to say, within the twin pyramids in front of you, there are four levels of temples nested. And now, a fifth expansion is underway, and this one will continue to expand the outer walls of the pyramid, but keep the temple intact. Every time the expansion is completed, it means a large-scale sacrifice on an unprecedented scale. From the animals favored by the rain **** to the sacrifices necessary for the **** of war.

In front of the magnificent Great Temple, there is a long traversing canal, extending into several lanes, leading to neatly arranged cisterns. Under the golden light of the setting sun, the top of the Great Temple turned into a dazzling heaven, and the reflection of the temple flickered in the long canal, like a dazzling world!

An unparalleled solemnity and mystery descended upon the hearts of worshippers. The praying crowd just carried the sunset on their backs~www.readwn.com~ piously prostrate at the foot of the Great Temple, trembling, feeling the light of God. Among them were even hundreds of family samurai.

Shulot looked up at the great temple in front of him, and he really wanted to recite a couple of poems.

For example, "The red cloud in the palace holds the Purple Emperor, and the river Qingdian surrounds Xiuxiang."

Or, "The mountains are steep in the sea of ​​clouds, the buildings are high into the sky, I don't know where the palace is, and I look to the east." But I always feel that something is wrong.

After thinking for a moment, Shilot finally understood the reason. In Chinese culture, gods are not worshipped as supreme objects. And the so-called temples in this world, all the magnificence exists only for the gods, not the feelings of the human world.

So, the boy bowed his head slightly, facing the temple of the gods. His full of sentiments turned into an ancient eulogy:

"In the city of our God, on his holy mountain, be greatly praised!"

Beyond the cloud and the mountain. His gaze swept over the mountains.

At this time, not far away, on the east side of the Great Temple where the setting sun was dyed red, in the palace of the chief minister, there was an unusually old man. He was using the eyes of God, skimming the gate of the palace, and swept the king's flag not far away, without the slightest emotion.

Beside him is the gentle-looking chief priest Kechar, who wears an obsidian crown and the highest priest costume. Further back, it was the elder priest Ugel with a round face and a slightly chubby face, standing with his hands tied and accompanying him respectfully. In the end, there were dozens of elder guards, silent. The first is a samurai with a face like a sculpture, holding a small clay pot in his arms.

"Dear elder, please take a look." Kechar bowed his head and pointed to the center of the team. There was a handsome, unusually young boy looking at the temple in the sky in shock.

The chief priest then smiled slightly: "The death of the king should be caused by that child!"