There was silence in the big tent, and even the wind had stopped making its sound. Only the king's anger is like a suppressed thundercloud, revealing its deep and terrifying power. This silence lasted for a long time before the captain of the guard, Eckart, lowered his head and softly persuaded.
"Master, please calm down! These two rumors must be someone... deliberately trying to instigate a relationship between you and the king..."
"I know."
Shulot was expressionless and nodded slowly. The anger on his face subsided slightly, but the killing intent in his eyes became stronger.
"The first rumor is to belittle the royal power of the central government, belittle King Avitt, and secretly sow discord between Avitt and me. The second rumor is even more sinister. It is to create discord between Avitt and me. The hidden contradiction between the kingdom in the lake and the royal family is exposed in front of everyone in the form of a prophecy!..."
Having said this, Shulot gritted his teeth and felt angry in his heart.
As for the first rumor, it was just based on rumors and creating some rumors. So the second rumor is blatantly promoting the idea that there will be a day in the sky. This hidden contradiction was originally limited to the upper echelons of the alliance and could be reconciled through political means. And now the purpose of the communicator is to cause a conflict between him and Avitt, and even to cause a civil war in the alliance!
"They are so cruel! They create rumors and sow discord...these damn alliance nobles!"
Shulot calmed down his anger, thought for a moment, and pinned the origin of the rumor on the great nobles of the alliance. The captain of the guard next to him, Eckart, heard this and opened his mouth, wanting to say something. But when he saw His Highness's angry face, he didn't speak for the time being.
"The Lord God witnesses! It seems that the blood of reform has not been shed enough..."
Shulot whispered to himself in a low voice, full of killing intent. He knew clearly that these rumors damaged the king's authority and created a confrontation between the two kings. Even if Chief Intelligence Officer Gillim wants to suppress the kingdom, he will never use such methods to hurt others and himself! Once these rumors take effect, those who benefit from them will definitely be the great nobles of the alliance states!
King Avit strictly centralized power, demanded city-state warriors, collected fiefdom tributes, and interfered with the inheritance of nobles. This was step by step to weaken the military, financial and judicial power of the alliance's great nobles! At the same time, the king took a huge step back and carried out a large-scale transfer of feudal states, moving the powerful nobles to the newly established feudal states, dividing the large and small nobles in the local city-states, and collapsing the resistance of the nobles! ...
After these two sets of combined punches, the nobles of the alliance were beaten so dizzy that they vomited three liters of blood. Their interests were greatly weakened, and their strength was also severely damaged in the battle.
In the Mexican Alliance that advocates force, the strongest King Avite has integrated the Texcoco Lake area and has 50,000 direct royal warriors under his control! The next strongest Prince Shulot also has seven legions and the strength of 50,000 kingdom warriors! As long as King Avit and Prince Shulot join forces, a hundred thousand warriors will be enough to suppress any rebellion in the world!
As for the Mexican nobles in the remaining eleven states, even if they were all put together and tried their best, they could only make up 50,000 city-state warriors... And these nobles, who have different thoughts and loyalties, simply can't They may unite completely and fight to the death with the royal family. The only way they can fight against 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 two kings to confront each other!
"Who is this cunning guy hiding behind? Or who are they?"
Shulot lowered his eyes and thought for a long time. In his mind, he carefully counted the powerful factions in the alliance states and thought about them one by one.
"In the traditional seven states of Mexico, the Yuyan family in Southwest Sun City is a branch of the royal family and has a succession dispute with Montezuma II. Mihoti, the leader of the Yuyan clan, is in the Eastern Expedition and should not cause any trouble. ..”
"The Shanluan family in Jinshan City in the west has been interfered with the inheritance rights. The old patriarch Tepeter died in the hands of the Holy City family in name. The new patriarch Yin Zeer is quite respectful to the king and me..."
"In Sourwood City in the northwest, the leader of the Sourwood clan, Yotiko, died in the Eastern Expedition, and the family was divided into four. The current legion leader is the Spruce clan leader, Huochikalo. I don't know about it. But Avitt can make him take the position. , naturally there is a tendency..."
"Paqiao, the leader of the Xiajin clan in the Northern Xiajin City, has a strong character and is good at fighting. But such a Machiavellian method, given his character... is at best a conspiracy..."
"Sintel, the leader of the Reed Clan in Northeast Reed City, has always been on good terms with the royal family. He has been fighting with the Tlaxcala people for many years and has a rather courageous character, but he is also very cunning..."
"Moyahualuo, the leader of Pan Python Clan in Southeast Gaoshan City, is stationed in Shuigu City. He is eager and a little greedy, but he probably doesn't have such big ambitions..."
"Hochicua, the leader of the Huashu clan in Salt Lake City in the south, is also in the Eastern Expedition. He is good at calculation and has considerable financial insight. He is not like the traditional Mexica nobles..."
Shulot's mind turned around and circled around the traditional nobles of the Seven Kingdoms. He had some vague suspicions, but he couldn't be sure.
After all, these great nobles of the alliance had fought bloody battles for God and for the alliance during the Western and Eastern Expeditions. If it weren't for the centralization reforms implemented by the king, they would all be praised as "devout descendants of the Lord God and loyal lords of the Alliance!"
"In addition to the traditional seven states, there are also four newly conquered states. More than 20 years ago, the first conquered state of Metztitlan was controlled by Metztika, the chief of the Prickly Pear Clan of Prickly Pear City. He was over 20 years old Fifty years old, he has been guarding the north, guarding against dog descendants, and is very low-key. Prickly Pear City is more than 400 miles away from the royal capital, and has not been affected much by the centralization reform..."
"Nine years ago, the northern city of Xilotepec, also known as Suiqiu City, was captured by the alliance. It was guarded by Jaguar Ocerol, a branch of the royal family. As a nobleman from the royal family, he has always been very cautious. Sitting in the north, he also Do not participate in the political situation of the kingdom..."
"Six years ago, in the land of Tuskara that was captured by the Western Expedition, Akambalo State enfeoffed Tepopolo, and the seat of the fiefdom was Longlansai. Tepopolo was not strong enough. Although he had ambitions, he was unable to display them. . He moved closer to the king, and his fiefdom was far away, so his interests were very little damaged in the reform..."
"Also after the Western Expedition, Sitacuaro State was entrusted with the final moon Yinskari, and the fiefdom was located in Qixisai. Yinskari is a member of the royal family and has always been loyal to the king...this time During the Eastern Expedition, he fought tooth and nail and personally attacked Oak City..."
There was silence in the tent, and the sky was getting dark. The captain of the guard, Ecate, lit a bonfire and unfolded an alliance map in front of His Highness.
Shulot looked at the alliance city-states and family names on the map with an expression of indifference and concentration. Each of these independent local states is the target of Avit's centralization of power and the object of the king's elimination. And this is also his goal!
"Unify the world, destroy all tribes. Abolish feudalism and establish counties and counties. Cars on the same track, books on the same page, and actions on the same line... This is the great cause of the First Emperor!..."
Shulot murmured, his eyes showing unwavering determination. Seeing it, the Mexican Union under centralized reform 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 with a royal center!
In this process, from the immortal and ruthless elder, to the high priest without hesitation, to the ambitious king, countless gods and nobles have been killed, and the blood of many nobles has been shed! And the entire Central American world, after nearly two thousand years of city-state era, has finally made difficult steps towards the path of a theocratic kingdom, or even a theocratic empire!
"Religious reform, external divine war! Centralization reform, domestic vassal reduction!..."
The bonfire shines, and the light and shadow change in the light and death. The stars are falling, and there seems to be destiny in the sky. Shulot looked at the vast twinkling starry sky, trying to figure out God's answer, but couldn't figure out anything. But the king's heart was clear at this moment. He already had answers to all the questions.
"The Lord God and the ancestors witness! The great changes that have not happened in two thousand years are just in these few years. The world will be unified and great achievements will be established. No matter who it is, no one can stop it!"
"If Avit is alive, I will take a step back and abide by the vow I made! But if he fails in the middle, I will take a step forward and let me continue the business!"
