"Your name is Pap? It means 'Messenger of the Moon' in Totonaknahua language?"
"Yes, yes! Your Highness, I am Pappu, the messenger of the moon, the servant of the sun, and even more so your servant!...Ah, the respected, supreme Death Temple! Praise you! You are the sun god of the sky, the... The giant serpent god of the seaside is also the dominant god of the jungle and the earth!…”
Black Wolf's royal flag flutters on the hill. Shulot was dressed in golden armor and stood in the middle of many personal guards with his head held high. Two steps in front of him, Pappu bowed to the ground respectfully with his hands bare. Although there were blood stains on the corners of his mouth, he chanted and chanted skillfully. Words of praise flowed out like poetry, even in standard Mexica!
"Praise the Lord God! Huitzilopochtli is immortal and rules the sea and the sky!... Praise the God of Death! Shulotel flows like a star in the night, from death to rebirth!..."
"Haha! Pap, you speak Mexican very fluently! You are worthy of being the only surviving senior feathered serpent priest in the ancient feathered serpent city, and he escaped thousands of miles away! ... Well, according to the inheritance of the ancient feathered serpent city, your grandfather Or maybe the father is also a high-level feathered serpent priest, and has received the canonization of the late king Montezuma I?..."
"Huh? Uh! This...I..."
Pappu lowered his head, his thoughts flowing rapidly, and sweat broke out on his forehead. After thinking for a moment, he kowtowed twice and responded with his head bent to the ground.
"No, no, no! Your Highness! The moment I listened to the Lord God's enlightenment and met you, as a priest of the false god, I was already dead!... But now, I am just a warrior of the Lord God and your follower, We must fight to the death for the Lord God and the Kingdom!…”
"Hahaha! Pap, you are so smart! No wonder Tikallo calls you the old fox..."
"Uh! Fox? This... Your Highness, I... I am your spiritual fox! I will sniff out the sacred herbs and vines in the East for you, and make offerings to the great Mexica sacred tree!..."
"Oh? Spirit fox? Sacred tree?...Haha! Interesting, really interesting!..."
The sun rose into the sky and the sacred fire was lit. The priests of the main god held their daggers high and sang sacrificial songs. The strict blood oath of conversion was carried out on the beach by the sea!
“Praise the Lord God!… God has come!…”
The army conquered and killed all the way and converted countless tribes. The main priests and temple guards who accompanied the army were already familiar with the conversion ceremony. Soon, groups of captured Totonac warriors, soldiers and sailors were escorted to the sacred fire, where they were forced to kneel down by the guards and had their hair cut off. Then, amid the high-pitched chants of the priests, the captives drank the blood wine in a daze, made a soul oath to the sun, and then used stone knives to carve the emblem of the Lord God on their foreheads!
As for those who were unwilling to convert, the priests of the main god never forced them, they just stretched out their hands and pointed to both sides. Then, the temple guards waved their sacrificial daggers coldly, sending the devout and stubborn souls away...
"Pap, you are lucky to be able to surrender to me directly! ...And these warriors of Hidden Snake City will undergo four rounds of rebirth and death before they have the opportunity to integrate into the upper echelons of the kingdom."
Shulot smiled lightly, pointed at the refuge and sacrifice in the distance, and spoke calmly.
"The first death is the battle on the battlefield and the sacrifice after the war. Generally speaking, we don't like those who are too influential among the prisoners. Therefore, team officers, nobles and gods who have too high status , will directly choose to execute!...Pap, do you know why we do this?"
"Well…"
Hearing His Highness's sudden inquiry, Papu started sweating again. He suddenly realized that the test for him under the Death Temple had quietly begun. And whether his answer satisfies His Highness will obviously determine his next fate!
"This... Your Highness... because you are the supreme sun god, snake god, and dominating god... You are extremely tall, with eyes like flames, and possess innate divinity. You are different from all the previous seaside chiefs!... You want to dominate every tribe. The warriors, who control the power of all tribes, naturally have to bypass these chiefs, leaders and team officers and take the warriors directly under their command..."
"Oh? Controlling power, controlling warriors?... Well, that can be understood..."
Hearing this, Shulot pondered for a moment and nodded slightly. With a calm expression, he looked at the fierce holy fire filled with green smoke and the Hidden Snake warriors whose faces were ashen, and continued to speak.
"The second death is a test of faith and a blood oath of conversion. After capturing the warriors of these tribes, the sacred conversion ceremony is indispensable! And the captives who are unwilling to make a blood oath and sacrifice their souls to the Lord God, Everyone will die during the ceremony... Pappu, why is the kingdom doing this?"
"Uh!.. Your Highness, because the main god is supreme and the most powerful true god in the world!... The tribes on the seaside have been trapped in the quagmire of whispers of false gods since they were young, and were deceived by the priests of false gods... Therefore, only blood oaths can be Only with death can the believers who are worthy of saving be led to the true path of light, and the lost who cannot be saved can die!..."
Pappu carefully looked at Shulot's unchanged expression. He tried hard to recall the "Ali Sutra" that he had read carefully, and used his experience and experience as a senior priest to constantly try to figure out His Highness's thoughts.
"Praise the Lord God! Only the Lord God's faith is carried out in every tribe on the seaside and falls into the hearts of every tribesman... This is the first time that countless scattered and independent tribes in this jungle and coast that stretch for thousands of miles have been The sacred giant snakes are connected together!…”
"Oh? Faith and tribe, connection and surrounding..."
Hearing such words, Shulot was refreshed. He took a deep look at Papp, without making any comments, and just continued to speak.
"The third death is when the converted captives are incorporated into the vanguard camp. They have to transport supplies and food, suppress other tribes, experience fighting again and again, and even participate in the most brutal siege battles... before they can become true warriors again. Incorporate it into the kingdom’s military system!…”
"And only the best among them, who have made outstanding military exploits, can accept the fourth death and join the official legion of the kingdom! From then on, military merits are conferred on fields and slaves, and they obtain the title of the kingdom and receive corresponding status and treatment, just like the Mexica warriors Same!…"
"Pap, do you know what these two tests are?"
"Ah! Your kind and generous Highness! These two tests are the vines climbing the sacred tree, the heavenly road to the clouds, and the test for you to select your followers!..."
Pappu's thoughts changed rapidly, stimulating the wisdom and literary talent of the first half of his life. He raised his head, showed a smile with two missing teeth, and answered impassionedly.
"Blessed by the Lord God!...Only warriors who have shed blood and sacrificed their lives for the kingdom are worthy of being granted the power of the sacred tree! And they stepped on the numerous bones and climbed out of this road with difficulty. No matter where they were born or what they experienced, They are all the upstarts of the kingdom in the eyes of others... They will cherish this hard-earned power and become the vines and roots of the kingdom's sacred tree rule!..."
"Your Highness, you are the sacred tree that covers the world, weaving a net with broad leaves! And all the falcons, tigers and leopards in the world will be under your command, and they will bite into the wider distance!..."
"Haha!... Are all the heroes in the world falling into my trap? As long as they keep biting and biting, as long as the war continues?..."
Shulot's eyes flashed, and then he laughed. He reached out his hand, and under Papu's surprised gaze, he firmly shook the other person's hair.
"Very good! What a smart fox!..."
"Ah! Your Highness! I am willing to swear allegiance to the death and fight in armor for you..."
"Papu, don't worry! Hidden Snake City can't hold on for long. Your value is not just in fighting... The entire seaside land, the vast majority of the Totonak tribe, will soon be under the control of the kingdom! Come up The millions of Totonak tribes will also be ruled by a great chief for the first time..."
Shulot turned his palm over and rubbed Pap's head. Well, the hair is very thick, and the feel is very different from Ti Carlo. It is a furry old fox. For old foxes, they always only look at the current situation and situation, which changes with the times. As for the oath of loyalty, it is naturally meaningless. However, the old foxes are very smart. If they are used well, they are more useful than the samurai wolves who can only just fight!
"Facing the first unified seaside, I still have an unanswered question that needs you to answer... If you answer well, you will have a chance to choose your future!... And if you answer No, I won't punish you, I'll just let you go to the wilderness to preach and be blown by the wind and sand for thirty years..."
"Ah? Answer a question?...What! Go to the wilderness to preach and blow sand for thirty years!..."
Hearing such a terrible punishment, Papp was shocked and his knees suddenly weakened. His heart was beating violently, as if he had a premonition of hardship.
"Your Highness! I...please..."
"That's right! Pap, you answered the previous three questions very well. You must have understood my intentions... What I want is never just a short-term conquest of the army, but a long-term unity of the hearts of the people!..."
Shulot smiled, patted the old fox's head gently, and gave an order that could not be refused.
"The Lord God witnesses! Pap, come! Use the wisdom of your Quetzalcoatl priest to think about it for me! ...Give me a brand new proposal and tell me what I should do to speed up the integration of the seaside tribes and make them feel at ease. one!"
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