Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 992 - 593: King of Kings, Aweit’s Grand Blueprint

Chapter 992: Chapter 593: King of Kings, Aweit’s Grand Blueprint

The mountain city stood tall, surrounded by copper armor. The mountain wind brushed against the brows of kings, the blazing sun shone on their faces, bringing the fierce intensity and somber mood of late summer and early autumn.

Xiulote’s eyes were clear, meeting Aweit’s gaze. He remained silent, feeling the fiery will and determination in the king’s eyes. After a long while, he nodded heavily, knelt on one knee, and solemnly promised.

"Honored King, I obey your royal decree! I will capture White Snake Hill City and besiege Cloud Serpent Mountain City, until the divine descendants of our old enemy, the Cloud Serpent, are eradicated from the world! No matter how long it takes..."

"Good! Very good!"

Seeing Xiulote’s obedient posture, Aweit nodded with satisfaction. He extended his hand, grasped Xiulote’s hair, and gently rubbed his forehead.

"Xiulote, my son-in-law. Half of the royal main force from the northern route has already retreated. Within half a month, I will bring the last two royal legions back to the Lake Capital City. Then, I will summon the new High Priesthood and hold a grand festival to celebrate the victory of the eastern campaign... As for the remnants of the mountain tribes in the Tlaxcala’s Four States, it’s up to you to pacify them!"

When mentioning the High Priesthood, the king paused slightly, using the word "summon." Xiulote did not have time to think deeply, he only tightened his expression and repeated it in his heart.

"A grand festival to celebrate the victory of the eastern campaign?!"

Endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood seemed to approach, making Xiulote smell the scent of blood at the tip of his nose. He tightly pressed his lips together, hesitated slightly, then spoke out to advise.

"Father-in-law, I’ve heard in the grand festival of the eastern campaign, there will be thirty-six thousand sacrifices. Among them, six thousand are Cloud Serpent divine descendants, and thirty thousand are men from various tribes!... Cloud Serpent divine descendants are sacrifices favored by the Chief Divine, and are the alliance’s most stubborn enemies. For the stability of the alliance’s conquest, they indeed should be thoroughly eradicated!... But, perhaps we could slightly reduce the number of ordinary men offered as sacrifices..."

"Hmm?"

Aweit’s eyes sharpened, he looked over at the sound. His gaze was as sharp as a hawk, making others dare not meet it directly. In an instant, the small hill was silent. After a moment, Aweit looked at Xiulote’s calm face and spoke plainly, reproaching in a calm voice.

"Xiulote, I heard about your sacrifices in Cholula’s Holy City before, and thought you might change... You need to know, what the current Mexica Alliance needs most is a major festival to appease people and suppress all directions!"

"...The Great Temple’s expansion needs divine sacrifices! Immortal ancestors going to the Divine Kingdom need sacrificial offerings! The revered High Priest was assassinated in Cholula City, requiring sacrificial revenge! Returning victorious from the eastern campaign requires celebratory sacrifices! And the alliance’s autumn harvest has just ended, also needing harvest sacrifices!..."

"Adding all these sacrifices together, a mere thirty thousand captured populations, all being lowly Tlaxcalan captives, is hardly significant!"

"Yes... Honored teacher, I follow your guidance!"

Hearing this, Xiulote slightly bowed his head, showing no sign of resistance at this time. His advice was entirely in line with his inner principles, not out of contention with the king. A true king naturally acts according to his own will, but must pay attention to strategy...

The young king pondered for a while to reorganize his thoughts, then advised the middle-aged king.

"Teacher, I’ve heard that when the Four States are stabilized, my brother-in-law Chimalpahin will be enfeoffed here, succeeding to the Cloud Serpent divine position?..."

The enfeoffment matter concerning the Four States involved numerous nobles, certainly creating leaks. Xiulote, as a royal branch and heir to the alliance, getting early news is unsurprising. In this matter, Aweit was open and had nothing to hide.

"Indeed! The eastern Tlaxcala Four States, besides these two serpent cities, have been completely conquered. According to the alliance’s convention, it should be enfeoffed with a prince to succeed the Cloud Serpent divine position! And after much thinking, although Little Chimalpahin is still young, he is a suitable choice."

"Teacher, to ensure a stable enfeoffment to a foreign land, ample tribal populations are needed. If that’s the case, why not give these thirty thousand populations to Chimalpahin? With these populations, he could support two thousand samurai, stabilizing his position in the Four States much further!"

"Hmm? Give the thirty thousand populations to Little Chimalpahin?"

Upon hearing his son-in-law’s suggestion, Aweit expressed surprise for the first time. He wasn’t surprised by the proposal itself, in fact, Female Snake Gillim had once offered similar advice. What truly surprised the king was that such a suggestion came from his son-in-law!

"Hmm... Xiulote is the elder brother, Chimalpahin the younger brother... brotherly love, just like elder brother Asayacatl and me..."

Aweit lowered his gaze, recalling scenes from the past. His heart warmed slightly, his eyes softened. After a while, the supreme king smiled faintly and said calmly.

"Xiulote, your suggestion has merit. I will seriously consider it... As for Little Chimalpahin, he truly won’t be officially enfeoffed to the east until two years later. During these two years, the lake area directly controlled by the royal family needs further expansion, and the fiefs of great nobles within the capital’s two hundred li must be gradually reassigned..."

"The newly acquired Four States land will primarily be used for settling the alliance’s nobility, while migrating the populations they control, gradually absorbing the Tlaxcala tribes! Mexica’s fierce tiger must settle in the fertile valley to the east. And Little Chimalpahin will be nominally the Tiger King!"

At this point, Aweit pondered momentarily before continuing to add.

"Of course, Little Montezuma has completed five years of priest studies, becoming a priest of the Chief Divine. He is Asayacatl’s eldest son, over twenty, and already receives support from many nobles... Elder brother treated me very well during his life, and Little Montezuma is both brave and wise. In the near future, when I sweep away the southern Mistec people, I’ll enfeoff him three hundred li of valleys and forests in the south!"

"Sweep away the Mistec people and enfeoff Montezuma II?"

Hearing this, Xiulote was a bit surprised. But thinking it over, it seemed reasonable. According to the royal bloodline’s closeness, Montezuma II indeed was a nephew highly favored by the king, inheriting the political legacy of predecessor monarch Asayacatl.

"Haha! The Primordial God united Himself, creating four chief divines. The East is the white Cloud Serpent, the West is the red-tongued Black Wolf, the South is the emerald green Hummingbird, the North is the black Night Breeze, thus the world was born!"

Beneath the Cloud Serpent City, Aweit was enthused, gazing at the high sky, and sang an ancient sacrificial hymn. His ambition, like the Primordial God, was to redefine the boundaries, unite the world!

"The royal family’s direct domain is the Mexican Valley, located at the world center! And Xiulote you rule over the Western lake region, Little Chimalpahin over the Eastern Four States land, Little Montezuma over the Southern mountain forest lands... And when Little Xiu Hua grows up, he can rule either the Northern highland or the Eastern seaside. As for the rest of the royal branches, they will be enfeoffed far afield, occupying every fertile land..."

Listening to the king’s grand plan, Xiulote lowered his head, pressed his lips tightly. A myriad of thoughts surged in his mind, like witnessing the establishment of Huaxia by Zongzhou, the enthronement of myriad lords.

In this era of geographical isolation, without highways, before the spread of horses and fast ships, the distance of direct rule was always very limited, making highly centralized American Empire almost impossible. Therefore, in Aweit’s grand imagination, it was to unify the seas and grant enfeoffments to the world!

"Three thousand li north and south, two thousand li east and west, all must be enfeoffed to the Mexica royal family’s kings!... In this way, decades later, the entire world will belong to the Mexica royal family, gradually assimilated into one! And I, Ahuizotl, will personally sever the world’s divine descendants, unify all tribes, no longer be a mere alliance leader, but the ancestor of kings, the king of kings!"

The bold declaration sounded in the ancestral land of the Tlaxcala, rising into the high clouds. King Aweit spread his arms, gazed upward into the sky, like the Divine Bird flying to the Nine Heavens, becoming the Sun! Xiulote bowed slightly, standing behind the king, akin to the Divine Bird’s wings, steady and powerful.

"What kind of scene lies above the Nine Heavens?"

The skyward Aweit did not know the answer. He only resolved to become a burning bird, flying to the highest point! The downward Xiulote knew the answer. He patiently climbed the mountain, waiting for the summit to pierce the clouds.