"Witness the Lord God! I am the governor of the Hekou County of the Lake Kingdom, the commander of the legion personally promoted by His Highness! ... God King Avit is supremely respected. As a Mexica, I also kneel down and praise... But this time, please forgive me for the canonization. unacceptable!…"
The sacrificial platform is seven or eight meters high. The cheers and shouts under the altar were like a surging ocean tide! The stares and answers on the altar are like a big canoe floating on the tide, facing the fierce wind, rain and thunder, and may capsize at any time! …
Monkey Kuruka lowered his head, clutched the scepter given by His Highness with his fingers, and refused calmly and resolutely. He responded in a deep voice, and once again glanced at the chief priest of the lake, Marvelo, who was standing next to him, and gave a clear signal with his eyes.
This time, the chief priest of the lake, Marvelo, could not remain silent. He frowned deeply, looked up at the elder God of War, and protested.
"Dear God of War Elder! Kuruca is the general of the Lake Kingdom. It would not be appropriate to accept the canonization of the God King, right? The God King had an agreement with the High Priest Shuter, and also had an agreement with His Highness Shulot. We have made an oath... To the west of the old land of Tarasco, all areas west of the old land of Tarasco will be self-determined by the Holy City, and the central alliance will not interfere!... Are you coming this time to break the oath between the God King and His Highness?!"
"Haha! The God King did say that everything west of the old land of Tarasco will be determined by the Holy City. But the God King also said that the other part of this agreement is that everything east of the old land of Tarasco, including Tudor. The seaside of Tonak is all decided by the God-King!…”
War God Elder Yazar smiled slightly and nodded softly, without saying anything clearly. Then, with a sharp look in his eyes, he reprimanded Chief Priest Marvelo and gave a legitimate reason.
"According to the tradition of the alliance, the marshal of the divine war must have the blessing of the sun divinity! This was the case in the previous Western Expedition, Eastern Expedition, and several conquests! This is the law set by the elders during his lifetime. Even Shulot Your Highness also received the canonization of the God King before going on the expedition! And the Black Wolf King flag held high by His Highness was conferred by the God King Avit!..."
"Therefore! I came here this time to obey the laws of the elders, follow the will of the God King, and bring the high priests' recognition of the Holy Western March! Chief Priest Marvelo! As the distinguished chief priest of the alliance, don't you think Do you want to go against the elders, the God King, and the resolution of the High Priests?!..."
After hearing such severe reprimands and accusations, Chief Priest Marvelo's face froze. He clenched his fists and opened his mouth, wanting to respond harshly, but he slowly lost his courage and lowered his head silently.
Monkey Kuruka stared at the most respected chief priest of the Kingdom in the Lake with expectation. However, this expectation turned into disappointment when the other party slowly lowered his head.
In the face of the will of the God King and the High Priests, Chief Priest Marvelo finally chose to retreat. He pursed his lips, stood aside, and said no more.
"His Royal Highness is not in the Kingdom of the Lake. As the first person in the priesthood, Chief Priest Marvelo cannot stand up and act as the real mainstay to resist the pressure of theocratic power from the alliance!..."
"Hey! After the death of the high priest, the king of gods subdued the group of high priests. Such supreme authority of the gods and kings is indeed beyond his ability... Unfortunately, the truly responsible chief minister, Sage Jatiri, has already He is too old. His legs and feet are inconvenient and his body is ailing. He maintains government affairs in the royal capital and cannot travel far away here..."
Monkey Kuruka pursed his lips, closed his eyes, and sighed secretly in his heart. This result was actually not beyond his expectation.
In the absence of His Highness, can Chief Priest Marvelo from the Holy City of the Alliance be responsible enough to be an enemy of the supreme divine power from the center of the Alliance? Obviously not! Otherwise, during the sacrifice just now, as long as he stood up forcefully, represented the Kingdom of the Lake, took over the responsibility of sacrificing Paqiao, the leader of the Xiajin clan, and offended the nobles of the alliance, there would be no need for Kuruca to be in a dilemma.
"Chief Priest Marvelo, after all, came from the Alliance and respected the alliance's divine and royal authority... After the death of the high priest, he did not dare to take up the kingdom's religious interpretation power and truly organized an independent group of priests in the lake to face the alliance's high priest. Tuan Yu God King... He is already old! He respects wealth and glory, but he doesn't have the courage to die if he doesn't advance!..."
"Of course! He will not betray His Highness. He even has a close relationship with His Highness as he grew up in the priesthood of the Holy City. The relationship is very close! But because of this, he does not regard His Highness as the dominant king and puts himself Be a loyal minister. He has never completely sacrificed himself or the preparation and determination of the families in the alliance for His Highness!..."
"Hey!... When competing with the Mexica Alliance, the Mexica people, especially the Mexica nobles from the alliance, are probably far inferior to the Prepecha, Tecos, Otomi, and Gua The Kilians, and even the Totonaks... need to be reliable!"
Numerous thoughts flashed rapidly in Monkey Kuruka's mind. He also suddenly realized why King Avite came to canonize him. Because he was also an officer from the Mexican Union, and he once knelt at the feet of King Avit! The majesty of the King of Mexica, like a deep imprint, also left a mark in his heart! And the vast majority of the First Lancer Corps under him are also Mexicans...
"Respected Marshal Kuruka, please kneel down and accept the glorious feathered helmet of the God King, the Marshal's scepter, and the most respected divine flag!"
The God of War Elder Yazar’s eyes were as bright as fire and he urged again. After he sternly reprimanded Chief Priest Marvelo, he looked at Kuruca, and his tone became gentler.
"Marshal Kuruka, this is at the grand ceremony of the expedition, and tens of thousands of warriors are watching!...At this time, on behalf of the God King, I give you a token, how can you not accept it and openly violate the majesty of the God King? What? This is just an honorary canonization. The God King will not interfere with your command of the legion, nor will it affect the military administration of the Kingdom in the Lake!... And you are still His Highness’s loyal legion commander!”
"I assure you, apart from accepting these tokens, the God King has no other conditions... Nothing else will change!... If it doesn't work, after you accept it, except for the traditional sacred flag, everything else will be put away. No need to That’s it!”
"Ha! Nothing will change? Put it away and don't use it? Are you bullying me because I don't have a noble heritage and don't understand anything?..."
Hearing this, the monkey Kuruka opened his eyes and took a deep look at the seductive Elder God of War. He secretly mocked in his heart, but his face remained calm.
"If nothing will change, why must I be canonized? If I accept the king's canonization, then people's hearts will change! Your Highness regards me as a confidant. How do you think of me when you know this? The nobles and priests of the kingdom think of me. How do you, standing on the shore, see me falling into the water? As for the warriors, militia and flag troops of Hekou County, who have always obeyed my orders and regarded me as the commander of the regiment and the chief, what will they think?… "
"Over time, people's hearts have changed. If I accepted the canonization and was not tolerated by the nobles of the kingdom and His Highness, and sacrificed Pacho, and was not tolerated by the local nobles of the alliance...then in the end I would have no choice but to turn to the supreme God-King and take refuge in the God-King Under the authority of the Supreme Being, life and death are only a matter of a thought... This is forcing me to jump into the endless black abyss!..."
Thinking of this, Monkey Kuruka took a deep breath, lowered his eyes, and firmly refused again.
"Respected Elder God of War! The glorious feathered helmet, the marshal's scepter, and the divine flag given by the God King... I'm sorry I can't accept it!..."
"Huh?! The Lord God witnesses! Marshal Kuruka, are you going to disobey the will of the God King and the High Priests?!"
The God of War Elder Yazar's eyes were sharp, and his face showed cold majesty. He didn't know how many noble descendants he had sacrificed with his own hands. At this moment, his eyes were staring with a chilling murderous intent.
"You need to understand! The God King asked me to come to canonize and preside over the grand ceremony to make the alliance and the kingdom closer, regardless of each other!..."
"And canonizing you as the marshal of the Western Expedition and granting you the banner of divinity is not only the tradition of the alliance, but also the goodwill and expectation of the God King!"
"This is the brilliance of the sun, bright and warm! But if you refuse and refuse to pay tribute to the sun, then I can only leave with the token and let this grand ceremony of the Western Expedition be held in vain..."
Having said this, the God of War elder Yazar changed his tone and his expression became gloomy. He didn't want to make things too stiff. After all, he was just a messenger, so there was no need to offend the kingdom too much. But before coming, King Avit left a message that he would never allow the majesty of the God King to be damaged. Therefore, he had to say a few harsh words that he didn't want to say to show the real threat.
"Marshal Kuruka, according to the tradition of the alliance, the marshal who presides over the divine war cannot preside over a divine flag without the divine flag given by the king! ... Therefore, after I return to the alliance, the high priests can only hold another meeting A grand ceremony to select a new Marshal of the Western Expedition, take over the leadership of the Western Expedition, and conquer the Feather Prince!..."
"The new marshal of the Western Expedition will be selected from the army commanders in the center of the alliance! Then, five alliance legions of 8,000 people, and an alliance navy of 4,000 people, a total of 40,000 to 50,000 people, will come from Le Go down the Man River to conquer the Chapala Lake area in the west! And the two kingdom legions in Hekou County serve as subordinates of the alliance..."
"At that time, the Alliance's Western Expedition Army will recruit Prince Tepopolo's Longlan Fortress and set up a garrison camp there... The army will also pass by the Kingdom's Hekou County and recruit the Hekou Fortress as a second garrison camp. …”
"God bless you! After pacifying Prince Feather, the vast and prosperous Lake Chapala area can still confer several more royal princes... Well, the eldest son of the late monarch, Montezuma II, has already grown up and still lives in the capital. The second son of the late monarch, Kui Trawak, who happens to be fifteen years old... is a suitable candidate for enfeoffment!... After all, even the three-year-old Prince Xiuhua has already been entrusted with the land of Totonac..."
Hearing such a threat, Monkey Kuruka's heart contracted violently. He was covered in sweat, his back was completely soaked, and his knees were shaking.
Although, he did not believe that King Avet would really send five legions at this critical moment of centralization reform to intimidate the people along the Leman River, forcefully intervene in the kingdom's military affairs, and even fall out with His Highness Hulot...
but! It is indeed very possible for the alliance to send two or three powerful royal legions to seize the initiative in the western expedition to Lake Chapala! After the Western Expedition, the alliance can justifiably take over the ripe land of Chapala, canonize a few princes from the royal family, transfer a group of local nobles from the alliance to other places, and ease the conflicts within the alliance!
"O Lord God!...This...this...God King...I..."
Seeing the panic on Kuruca's face, War God Elder Yazar finally smiled. He took two steps forward, lowered his voice, and warned gently.
"Dear Marshal Kuruka, I know that you are loyal to His Highness, so naturally you don't want to see something like this happen, right?...Actually, I am the same!"
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