The priest's hall shone with gold, and the volcanic ceiling reflected blood. The sun-hummingbird sculpture of the main god stands tall, as if benevolent, but also looks down on all living beings ruthlessly.
The high priest's low words fell gently on Shulot's ears, causing him to tremble all over. Shulot raised his head and made a sound of surprise.
"Grandpa, you..."
"We'll talk about it later when we get back!"
The high priest waved his hand, his expression unchanged. Then, he patted Shulott's shoulder affectionately.
"My child, be calm and accompany me to finish today's matters."
Seeing this, Shulot nodded silently and stood beside him, waiting patiently. He has too many confusions and puzzles about everything that happened today, and he hopes to get answers.
Dignity and solemnity returned to the priest's hall. Soon, the senior priest returned to the hall and got busy with daily matters. Under the order of the high priest, volumes of newly compiled books and reporting documents were moved to the main hall for review by the high priest and Shulot.
"Xulot, sit here and take a good look at the books and documents of the High Priesthood."
The high priest smiled and gave gentle instructions.
"In the book, the first two volumes are a comparison of graphic characters and square characters, the middle volumes are the compiled myths and legends of the world, and the last few volumes are the teachings of the Lord God so far. Among the documents, the first few volumes are the tributes from the villages and towns of the alliance last year. The middle ones are about the religious situation within the alliance, and the last ones are about missionary matters outside the alliance...you should read them carefully and be aware of them."
"yes."
Shulot nodded respectfully and looked forward to it.
The books are the cultural treasure of the High Priesthood, and the documents are important secrets of the Alliance. The huge priest group was busy day and night, reaching out to all parts of the alliance like tentacles to get the details of these alliances. And only here, in this supreme temple, with the permission of the high priest, could he access such secrets.
Shulot first opened the book and hurriedly checked it.
The alliance's text creation has been going on for many years and has become increasingly complete. Within the Chinese character framework of "divine enlightenment", there are not only copied Chinese characters, but also many Mexica kana that represent sounds. The priests of the alliance reshaped a self-consistent language and writing system based on daily grammatical habits, and extended it to a preliminary simplified form.
Seeing this, Shulot was silent. Writing and language need to complement each other. On the basis of retaining the main body of Chinese characters, localized kana is the general trend. The final Mexican writing system will be similar to Japanese and Korean. The priests who have mastered the culture can read chapters in Chinese characters, but they speak in the reorganized Nahua language.
Later, Shulot read through the compiled myths and legends of the world. The Mexican Union is located in the world, and the drawings and stone carvings of the surrounding ministries are included. According to the newly born unified thought of the Lake Kingdom, not only the origin history of the Mexica people was completely revised, but the myths and legends of various tribes were also re-edited.
"The world has the same origin, originating from the Jiao people... Ao, Te, Tuo, Te, inheritance alliance... The Lord God promised, God bless the royal family... The sun shines, the war is raging... All the tribes in the world are reunited... .”
When Shulot saw this, his heart surged. The world originated from the Jiao people, passed through the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Tepanec, and was passed down to the Mexica Alliance... The main god promised the alliance to use the Mexica Valley, and the gods blessed the royal family. The world is supreme... The alliance obeys the will of the Sun God and the God of War, launches a divine war, brings peace to all the tribes in the world, and reunites them... This is the mythical epic of the alliance!
He pondered for a while, couldn't help but pick up his pen, and added another sentence at the end of the mythological epic.
"...Manifest Destiny has no end!"
The high priest glanced at it, with a slight smile on his lips.
"how?"
"Very good! It should be spread widely throughout the world!"
"Yes, then print out tens of thousands of copies. Distribute them throughout the alliance, let children and teenagers learn them, and use them as the basis for the selection of priests and warriors; spread them to all countries in the world, even if the most distant Mayan merchants want to Anyone who wants to trade must understand this article.”
The high priest smiled and nodded, making a decision.
"The other books will be treated similarly. If you have time these days, you can help me review and revise them."
"How dare you disobey your orders!"
Xiuluo nodded in agreement, looking excited.
The Alliance mastered printing and paper, had a well-established writing system, and had an absolute advantage in the cultural dissemination of various Mesoamerican tribes. As long as these revised myths and epics spread and are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, a unified ideology will gradually take root, and a unified national concept will accelerate its cohesion.
Of course, cultural integration takes years and is by no means accomplished in a day. If you want to rule the world, what really brings quick results is the belief in one god.
Shulot calmed down and opened the final teachings of the Lord God.
Over the past five years, with reference to the ideas proposed by Shulot and traditional belief myths, and with the efforts of hundreds of high-ranking priests, the teachings of the Lord God have been roughly formed, and are initially logically self-consistent. Of course, the current theocratic religion has not yet been vigorously challenged, and there is no need to go further in religious philosophy.
Generally speaking, the belief in the main god was born out of the Nahua polytheism, and still retains many remnants of the subordinate gods. It can be called the Nava monotheism, or the Nava main religion. In religious doctrines, the five most important parts are God's uniqueness, God's creation, God's choice of people, reincarnation of God's kingdom, and destruction in the last days.
The first thing to emphasize is the uniqueness of God, or the conceptualization of eternity, which is also the core of one God. In the Mexica mythology, the original main god was born in the arms of the Mother Goddess. He reached adulthood after birth and fought against the chasing moon gods and many star gods... This part of the myth should be deleted entirely, and the model of the cross doctrine should be referred to. Redefine and create.
In other words, the Lord God "eternally exists, is unique, omniscient and omnipotent, incorruptible, and invisible..."
Next, God created the world. The Mesoamerican creation myth roughly consists of four parts. First, the original god gave birth to the four main gods: Ares, Quetzalcoatl, the original sun and the god of death. Then the four main gods killed the original sea monster Sipactli and created land. Subsequently, the four main gods became the sun in turn, created four eras and failed to destroy them. Finally, the four main gods joined forces to create the Fifth Age, which is this era.
Shulot knows these myths and legends, and also knows that in the original mythology, the ancient god of war and the main god of Mexica were not the same god.
In the new monotheistic doctrine, the Lord God becomes the only Creator God. He killed the original sea monster and created the land. He then tried to create the world four times, but was destroyed each time due to dissatisfaction. It wasn't until the last time that He personally walked into the raging fire and used his divine body to maintain the entire world that this mortal era existed.
Seeing this, Shulot frowned slightly. This part of the creation myth is a high degree of integration of old myths, but it fails to reflect the omnipotence of the Lord God. He pondered for a while and then added an ambiguous and profound teaching.
"The Lord God is omnipotent and can create everything. However, mortal life is fragile after all and cannot bear too much great power. The Lord God is benevolent. For the survival of the mortal world, He restrained His own great power and bestowed divinity on the world. Fall into the depths of mortal souls!”
"Lord God of love...the power of restraint...the divinity of mortals..."
The high priest tilted his head slightly. After seeing this teaching, he thought about it for a while and became noncommittal.
