Invincible urban management

[-]. The conspiracy of the Aztecs

In the middle of the night in the city of Tenochtitlan, everything is quiet, except for the bright moonlight in the night sky, which sprinkles a ray of silver light on the shadowy houses.

Today, in this wild new continent, there has not yet been a prosperous night market like Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty. Whether it is the Aztec citizens who have been busy all day, or the Spanish invaders who have been doing evil for a day, they are already hugging women and wrapping them in quilts. , snoring soundly into a dream.

However, the huge courtyard of a stone palace on the outskirts of Tenochtitlan was now brightly lit by torches.

Hundreds of Aztec officers wearing feather crowns, colorful gowns, sharp knives hanging from their waists, and fierce faces all gathered in this spacious courtyard respectfully and greeted a , The middle-aged man wearing a golden crown saluted.

The facial features and appearance of this middle-aged man are somewhat similar to those of Emperor Montezuma II, except that he looks a little younger, with a slightly pointed chin and no beard on his lips. He looks a little less kind and gentle, but A little more perseverance and cunning.

He is Kuitrahuac, the cousin of Emperor Montezuma II, a famous warrior with high martial arts skills, a member of the royal family of noble birth, a famous Aztec general with brilliant achievements, and a man who tried to seize A royal careerist for the throne.

In Kuytlahuac's view, first, he was incompetent when attacking the Tlaxcalans, causing the Aztec Empire to suffer an unprecedented defeat in decades; Montezuma II, who triggered the rebellion in Texcoco City; and finally provoked a full-scale confrontation between domestic warriors and priests, which led to the collapse of the entire empire from top to bottom, has long been ineligible to continue to sit on the throne.

Therefore, since the crisis of domination of the Aztec Empire broke out, Kuitrahuac has been fanning the flames, organizing the oppressed warriors to fight against the aristocratic priests as a vested interest class, and because of their origin and status , was unanimously elected as the representative of the warriors' rights protection.And he also took advantage of this very useful identity to accumulate his own prestige and influence in the political struggles that broke out again and again, while peeking at the throne under Emperor Montezuma II's ass.

Last year, this goal seemed elusive, but now, this goal is close at hand and within reach.

——Because of Montezuma II’s stupidity and incompetence, he was captured by the Spaniards at this time and became a prisoner in his own palace. He has not only lost the morale and morale of the entire country, but also basically ruined his throne .

As for Kuytrahuak, who is aiming to usurp the throne, he has seen the dawn of victory.

"...Great, brave, and invincible Kuylahuac, among the four legions in the city, three legions have sworn allegiance, and are willing to support you as the new emperor and serve as our military chief. The rest The next legion also stated that they would obey the decision of the Council of Elders. Emperor Montezuma’s guards are currently on the far east coast, and should not affect the political situation in Tenochtitlan for a while.”

As soon as Kuytrahuak took his seat at the venue, a senior officer dressed as a legion commander stepped forward and reported the latest progress, "...and most of the elders and chiefs also support you to take on the role One-term emperor, and has decided to grant you the post of imperial officer."

"...Well, military chief, military officer... So, I have already obtained two of the three components of the throne?"

Kuitrahuac nodded slightly to express his satisfaction, "...What did the priests say, did you agree to give me the title of high priest?"

——The emperor of the Aztec Empire was not like the emperor in ancient China who was ordered by heaven and had all the power, but was more similar to Caesar and Augustus in ancient Rome, and belonged to hereditary rulers wearing a republican cloak .Therefore, each Aztec emperor had three titles: military chief, magistrate, and high priest, representing the three powers of military, justice, and religion, and the combination of the three was the emperor.

The three titles that make up the throne, at least in terms of legal procedures, must be authorized from the corresponding institutions

After suffering a lot of disasters, no one in Tenochtitlan today would think that the Spaniards are the incarnations of benevolent Feathered Serpents, but at this time, even Emperor Montezuma, who led them, could not Kidnapped by despicable white people, it's too late to regret it.

——Unless there is a new leader, a more courageous and insightful new emperor who can lead them to expel the whites, to save the country.

The sons of Montezuma II were all underage at this time, and they had no convincing achievements.No matter in terms of bloodline, status, merit or prestige, Kuylahuak is the best candidate for the next emperor.

Therefore, not only the warriors in the army who had a good impression of Kuitlahuac immediately became his loyal supporters; even the noble elders who had been hesitant before were looted by the Spanish. After defiled his wife, daughter and sisters, he also abandoned the incompetent Montezuma, and instead supported Kuylahuac's ascension to the throne.

By this time, Kuitrahuac's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor was almost a matter of course, leaving only the priests who had always been favored and favored by Montezuma II, still resisting in vain, even though their temples were also affected The reason why Montezuma II lost the morale of the army was because he always believed that he was a priest first. In the class struggle between warriors and priests, the emperor always stood firmly on the side of priests. On the one hand, he refused to make any compromises to the samurai, so that the samurai felt that they had been betrayed, and their loyalty was shaken.

In this situation where the class struggle has become fierce, the priests would rather endure the captivity of the Spaniards than allow themselves to be overwhelmed by the warriors.

"...I'm sorry, honorable Lord Cuitrahuac, those stubborn priests still refuse to recognize your throne, insisting that only His Majesty Montezuma is the real emperor, and they will not usurp the throne even if they die. kneels down, and is still trying to rescue His Majesty Montezuma..."

The confidant reported with some panic, "...the people we sent to persuade were actually killed by them to sacrifice to the gods! The [-] noble priests in the whole city have all been mobilized and plan to hold a grand ceremony in the square in front of the palace. A grandest curse ceremony to expel the white people!"

"...Bah! A group of incompetent and stubborn old bastards!" Kui Lahuak spat out angrily and contemptuously, "...if you can defeat a powerful enemy by cursing alone, you still need us warriors What are you doing? I haven’t seen them successfully cursing a single person to death yet!”

In fact, ever since the embarrassing kidnapping of Emperor Montezuma in the capital, the panicked Aztec priests, regardless of the low power of the gods this year, resorted to a large number of living sacrifices and a With a bloody heart, several curse ceremonies were held, in an attempt to kill or expel the Spaniards with witchcraft, and rescue His Majesty the Emperor.

But whether it is priests who serve the wizard god Tescatlipoca, the sun god Tonatiu, the war god Viclopochtli, or even the feathered snake god Quetzalcoatl, for those who believe in Catholicism, White people who worship Almighty God are equally powerless.Just like the high priest of the Feathered Serpent God of the Mayans, he couldn't help Wang Qiu at all, and was easily knocked over by him with a brick.

However, the stubborn stone-headed priests are still unwilling to admit defeat, let alone make concessions to the "lowly warriors" they have always looked down upon - if they shrink back at this most important juncture, the social status of the two parties may really be reversed in the future But the futile and useless sacrificial sacrificing and seance ceremony continued, almost to the point of madness: as the saying goes, "I would rather be with outsiders than with domestic slaves"!

Of course, the Aztec priests did not fail to sum up experience and lessons for the failure of a series of sacrificial activities in the past, and finally came to the conclusion that the place where the sacrificial ceremony was held was too far away from the Spaniards, and the power of the gods could not be conveyed.So, this time, they moved the altar to the palace occupied by the Spaniards, so that the gods could find the target without running a few steps after descending.

Kui Lahuak has also completely lost patience with these smelly and hard old stubborn-he can't wait to wear the crown!

"...Since they would rather die than honor me as emperor, then I have fulfilled their wish!"

Kui Lahuak just lowered his head and thought for a while, and then came up with a poisonous plan to kill two birds with one stone, "...you guys go outside immediately, find a way to release the news, and make sure the traitors in the palace who have taken refuge in the white people know In other words, the priests planned to sneak into the imperial palace in the name of celebrating the festival, and when the guards were negligent, they would rise up together and rescue the trapped emperor. Hmph, after getting the news, those arrogant and brutal white people will definitely attack first! And the last bit of trouble that prevented me from ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor has been solved like this..."

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In March 1520, a large number of Aztec priests declared that they would celebrate the festival in front of the emperor, and poured into the palace with bouquets and ritual utensils.Alvarado, the simple-minded commander of the remaining Spanish troops, was misled by the false information sent by Kuylahuac, and immediately set up a massacre trap.

He first pretended to agree to the request of the Aztec priests, allowing them to enter the square in front of the palace, and then immediately sent troops to block all the entrances and exits of the square, and started the massacre with his sword.Aristocratic priests and servants who did not have many weapons on their bodies were killed in large numbers by surprise. The few who tried to resist with obsidian daggers could not cut through the armor and helmet of the Spaniards, and were still chopped and killed in the end.

The scene of this massacre finally became extremely bloody, and the entire square became a sea of ​​blood. Most of the dead were chopped to pieces, and their bloody internal organs flowed on the ground.Among the 3000 people who entered the palace, more than [-] people were killed on the spot, and only a few survivors escaped over the wall, with stumbling intestines dragging on their legs...

This cruel massacre immediately aroused the anger of all the Aztecs. They couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately deposed Montezuma II, who was imprisoned by the Spanish, and elected Kuitlahuac as No. 11 Aztec emperors, leading them to expel the white invaders.

Emperor Kuitlahuac, who had succeeded in his conspiracy, mobilized tens of thousands of troops in the city immediately after he ascended the throne, and violently attacked the palace guarded by the Spaniards.Kuochtmok, who had just returned from the port of Veracruz with the captives, was shocked to learn of the changes that had taken place in the city, and found that the throne had changed, so he had to bring the guards to report to the new emperor Kuit Ravok took an oath of allegiance, and immediately joined the team that attacked the palace

It wasn't until this time that the arrogant and rude Alvarado finally realized that he had made a big mistake—the Aztecs who dominated Mexico were never weak cowards. The evil deeds of human beings are nothing more than, once it erupts completely at this moment, the boundless anger of hundreds of thousands of people like a tidal wave is enough to tear hundreds of arrogant Spaniards into pieces!

At this time, around Commander Alvarado, there were only more than 100 Spaniards and less than [-] Tlaxcala fighters, and only a dozen muskets were taken away by Cortes. The artillery has already lost all its glory in Cholula City.Currently in the center of the Aztec city, facing the siege of tens of thousands of Aztec troops, they have no chance of winning at all.

In desperation, Alvarado had no choice but to send a few Spaniards with good water quality to swim and escape from the river outside the palace, looking for Commander Cortez, who he didn't know where he was at the moment, to call for help. On the one hand, he ordered to drag out the trump card of Montezuma II, forcing him to stand up and speak in front of the palace gate, and to drive back the besieging Aztec army.

However, Montezuma II, who made a huge mistake, had been collectively abandoned by the Aztecs at this time. The common people did not listen to what he said, and some people threw stones with catapults and injured him on the spot. The head of the outdated emperor... Next, Alvarado, who became angry from embarrassment, strangled the useless Montezuma II to death, and threw the body into the crowd.

Next, since the Praetorians of Kuohtmok were generally equipped with steel weapons, the Spaniards without firearms had no advantage in ordnance, so after a day and night of fierce attack and defense, the palace was finally captured.

The remaining hundreds of Spaniards and Tlaxcalans were all captured, together with the Spanish soldiers captured by the Praetorian Guards in the port of Veracruz, they became the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan together a few days later. The living sacrifices on the table were cut open, their hearts were cut out, their heads were beheaded and their skins were cut alive.As for the highest-ranking Commander Alvarado, he was even made into a beautiful human skin drum for the emperor's use to commemorate this victory.

In addition, all the concubines and unmarried princesses of Montezuma II were also killed in the chaotic battle. As for which side did it, only God knows.

Foreign enemies have been expelled, political enemies have been purged, the throne has been obtained, and the hearts of the people and the army have returned after this victory. Amidst the cheers and praises of the soldiers and the people, Emperor Kuylahuak was very proud for a while. It seems to have reached the pinnacle of career and life.

It is a pity that certain things in this world will always undergo some shocking changes when it seems that everything is under control... Well, maybe there is only such a derailment and collapse , is the wonderful life that will accelerate the secretion of adrenaline!

In short, just as the proud Emperor Kuitrahuak beat the "Avalara Drum" with his own hands, he held a military parade on the most spacious street in Tenochtitlan to celebrate defeating the "white-skinned king". On the occasion of the great victory of the evil gods.Hernán Cortez, who received the emergency call for help, also brought nearly [-] new reinforcements from the Spanish colonies, as well as more Tlaxcala fighters, and tens of thousands of Aztec troops from Texcoco City. The rebels rushed aggressively to the outskirts of Tenochtitlan, which had just suffered a military disaster...

——In this ever-changing world, no one will always be a winner.

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ps: According to the survey opinions of readers, it seems that you are going to watch Fukushima Resident Evil first?Hmm, I originally planned to write the English chapter first, so let’s think about it and see if we can change the order.

Another: The main content of the British chapter is the labor outsourcing of the British Ministry of Magic, which fired all magicians, and hired Chinese urban management to suppress the riots launched by the magicians of the country and the Scottish Duli elements.