"God bless you! Etalik, my loyal family general...you don't need to worry about the situation of the alliance. Continue to follow the original plan and open up the southeast sea route! The first goal right now is to pacify the Fengyuan City of the Trapanics. Occupy the 600-mile coastline from Haenyeo Castle to Fengyuan Castle, and force the Bee Castle in the mountains to surrender..."
Shulot was sitting cross-legged in front of the desk, looking at the spread out map of the South while writing a reply to the veteran Etalik.
"The Bee City of the Trapanic people is located in the mountains south of the Tulsus River. The terrain is very dangerous and the roads are not clear... But according to the scouts' information, from the middle reaches of the Tulsas River, through Bee City to Fengyuan The city has a waterway that flows into the sea, which can be used as a thoroughfare for marching... This is also the waterway used by Trapanic merchants to trade, connecting the river and the sea..."
"There are about two to three hundred thousand people in the Trapanic tribes. In order to conquer them... Etalik, my loyal family general, I allow you to provide food from the royal capital and the smelting foundry of Black Rock Mountain according to the food supply of Zicao County. Replenish equipment and expand the Purple Grass Legion as much as possible! Whether they are Tlaxcala warriors, Tecos warriors, or even Trapanic warriors... you can recruit them into the legion to fight for the kingdom!"
After writing this, Shulot stopped writing, pondered for a while, and clearly wrote out the next arrangements.
"After the Eastern Expedition is completely over, I will return to the lake capital to participate in the victory ceremony... According to the wishes of God King Avit, I should stay in the lake capital for two years, or even longer... Therefore, I grant You have full power to conquer the south, you have to let your hands and feet go! The better you fight, the more legions you expand, the happier I will be in the capital in the lake... and the safer..."
Shulot picked up the letter, looked at the sun and read it carefully. Then, he copied it twice with his own hands, stamped each letter with a jade seal, and handed it to the captain of the guard with a solemn expression.
"Witnessed by the Lord God! This royal order is made in triplicate and delivered urgently by personal guards! One copy is given to the chief minister of the royal capital and the chief priest of the kingdom, Jatiri, to coordinate the food distribution and priest transfer in each county. One copy is handed over Give it to Talea, the director of the Divine Enlightenment Institute, to provide military supplies for various counties. The last part is given to the veteran Etalik and tells him..."
Shulot paused for a moment, his eyes became sharp, and then he spoke in a deep voice.
"From the day Wang Ling arrived, he was not only the county magistrate of Zicao County, but also the Kingdom's Zicao Jiedushi! That is, the Zicao chief who controls all military affairs and makes independent decisions on conquests!..."
"ah!"
Hearing this, the guard captain Ekart's expression suddenly changed. He widened his eyes and looked at Shulot, but all he saw was that unquestionable look of determination.
"Master of the house, witness the Lord God! ... Once you have given such power... it may not be so easy to take it back..."
“…”
Hearing this, Shulot remained silent. The kingdom's political system was originally born out of loose tribal alliances and retained great local autonomy. The relationship between the center of the kingdom and the local counties was more like the great khans and chiefs of the tribes on the grasslands, or the early system of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, rather than the centralized power formed after the Qin and Han dynasties.
Shulot is also very clear about his position. Although he has the ambition of the first emperor, he has a series of vassal tribes that are enfeoffed and controlled based on the political basis of the alliance of city-states and tribes in Central America... The characters he is getting closer to are actually the Xiongnu Maodun Shanyu, the Mongolian Genghis Khan, Khitan Emperor Abaoji...
"Eckart, after we go to the capital city in the lake, my royal order may not be able to go smoothly. Before that, I have to loosen all the ropes of the beasts under my command, so that they can find their prey on their own. Strengthen yourself!…”
"As for the veteran Etalik, he is old...and he has never had any ambitions. In fact, he is the one I feel most at ease with!"
Shulot smiled and shook his head, and the faces of several legion commanders quickly passed through his mind.
"Teacher Orosh, warrior chief Bertad, black wolf Toltec, monkey Kuruka, miner Ezpan, wolf-headed Hervé, and bodyguard Pap...well, monkey, monkey..."
Thinking of the monkey Kuruka, the matter of God King Avit sending the war priests and elders to canonize the monkey came to his mind again. Regarding this matter, he sent an envoy to the Alliance to once again express his loyalty. As for the interior of the kingdom, he did not issue any strict royal orders. He only promoted Sage Jatiri to the chief priest of the kingdom, with full responsibility for the kingdom's priests, above the two chief priests.
"Ekart, I haven't replied to the recent letter from Monkey Kuruka...give it to me! I have decided to respond to his request and give him a formal royal order, also in triplicate!..."
"...Yes! I obey you, Master!..."
The captain of the guard, Eckart, nodded solemnly and took out a carefully collected letter. The king had already read the contents of the letter, but it was only today that he made up his mind.
"….King, you saved my life, promoted me from a humble position, and granted me a great responsibility... My loyalty to you will never change! Even if I am a Mexica, even if I face a Mexica The king of…”
"But I am often afraid, not for my own loyalty, but for the loyalty of my legion... You know, my spear legion is composed of warriors from Mexica... The God King of Mexica is in their hearts There will always be deep imprints of the impact. Just like a stone with gaps will flow into water... I think this is also the reason why the God King chose to canonize me. I know the possible choices in the future and can guarantee my loyalty, but Can’t vouch for the entire legion…”
"This western expedition to the Lake Chapala area is going very smoothly! The Lake Chapala area is like a ripe fruit. I, a greedy monkey, picked it off and presented it to you... At the end of February, it is also As I write this letter... the fortified ancient city of Chapala by the lake, the central city-state of the entire lake area, and the royal capital of Prince Feather, has just been destroyed by the thunder of mortars, and the east wall has just been destroyed!"
"At this moment, tens of thousands of kingdom warriors have entered the city! They will defeat the last stubborn feather warriors and blood sacrifice all the old nobles in the city...especially the Tlaxcala warriors of the Long Snake Legion, and the Prey of the Sky Family. The Pecha warriors are the most brave and fearless, and the most willing to sacrifice their lives!... In front of my eyes, the entire ancient city-state burst into flames, and the black walls were covered with dark red bloodstains... And the last Tarasco nobles and The priests of the three gods, all on the round pyramid of Akcata, lit the Stone of the Dead and walked towards the burning death!..."
"God bless you! I didn't go to see the siege in the city. It was the commander of the Hydra Legion, Hervé, who was in charge. After the autumn harvest, during the half-year expedition, after a three-way attack by the Lance Legion, Hydra Legion, and Guamar tribes... As of today, all the 200,000 Prepecha tribesmen in the entire Chapala Lake area have surrendered or will soon surrender at your feet! The tribes in this lake area are also dealt with according to your guidance, and most of them have established villages or flag corps. , Xiaoban was entrusted with slaves and enfeoffed..."
"Since most of the people here are from the Prepecha tribe, I gave priority to enfeoffing a group of senior warriors from Prepecha, and at the same time dispatched a group of chief priests from Prepecha. When you first conquered Tarasco westward, , the released prisoners of war who had converted and surrendered had already spread the seeds of the Lord God's faith... Lord God's blessing! After the military merits were awarded to the fields and slaves, the civilian camp flag team was established, and the Lord God's faith was spread, the situation in the entire lake area should be very good. You’ll be able to settle down soon!…”
"Witness the Lord God! Prince Feather, who is good at running, once again took 20,000 to 30,000 tribal warriors and men and fled westward to the Ameka Valley three hundred miles away. He took shelter with his father-in-law, a descendant of the city-state of Ameka. The city lord, under the wings of the Chief of Yingshan Kui Ying... I asked the Chief of Yingshan, but the other party stubbornly and arrogantly refused! And the next step is to continue the conquest, pacify the Ameka Valley in the west, and even conquer more The Northern Tekos tribes in the west fought all the way to Trois-Rivières on the coast..."
This letter from Monkey is very long and very detailed, running to dozens of pages! He gave a complete account of the Chapala Western Expedition in the past six months, including the rewards and considerations of each general, the disposal and management of each city-state... I don’t know how long Monkey wrote, but every page You can feel his seriousness and loyalty.
Shulot had read it once, and after reading it for the second time, he was still touched in his heart, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. It wasn't until he saw the last page that he looked solemn and thoughtful again, just like when he read it for the first time.
"Your Majesty! The Lake Chapala area has been peacefully settled, but the subsequent settlement and disposal are actually quite complicated. In the north are the Guamar tribes in the wilderness, in the west are the unruly Northern Tekos tribes, and the Feather Princes are still going on. Fleeing west. And the entire lake area is filled with newly surrendered Prepecha, Wasteland, and Tekos tribes, especially the lack of backbone and intermarriage Mexica warriors..."
"I have asked you once about the situation in Hekou County and the canonization of the God King. You have not punished me, but your monkey has been in fear... I have been thinking about it, thinking about the situation in Hekou County and the Chapala Lake area. , thinking about the Mexica's Lance Corps and the Tlaxcala's Long Snake Corps, I gradually came up with an ingenious idea like a 'spirit monkey'!..."
"Honored Lord God, bear witness to my loyalty! Your Majesty, I boldly request you!..."
(End of chapter)
