Chapter 97: The Enthronement Ceremony: Ceremony and Tribute, the Five Clothing of Mexica
The golden sun rises to the center of the sky and shines with the most dazzling light. The original sun has returned to its place during the sacrifice, and what follows is the blessing of the sun god.
Sunlight falls from the ceiling of the Temple of War, and the four-meter-high solid gold sculpture of Huitzilopochtli shines brightly. Around his neck is a necklace of hundreds of turquoise and topaz, sparkling and sparkling.
In his right hand is a silver spear nearly three meters long, with a bright sapphire at the tip, symbolizing the power of lightning. In his left hand is a silver shield two meters in diameter, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, rubies and quetzal birds.
feather.
Witnessed by the God of War, the God of the Sun and the God of Guardians, Avit was wearing the bright red Sun King uniform, with the tall king's flag behind him. He had a feather shield on his left arm, with his hands free, standing majestically in front of the God of War.
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In front of him was the chief priest Kechar with the same divine attire and a solemn face. Kechar raised the topaz inheritance staff with both hands and loudly announced to the sky.
"In the name of Huitzilopochtli, god of war, god of the sun, god of the sun, a new sun has risen! Avit, grandson of the great Montezuma I, the great beast of Lake Texcoco,
Sauter ascends the throne as the new Tratoani! The sun of Mexica will shine on his people again, leading the brave and fearless Mexica people to execute the will of the patron saint, to defeat the evil darkness, and to conquer
this world!"
In the great temple, Kechar's chant was high and passionate, and then hundreds of priests repeated it loudly, and the gorgeous chant shook the world in an instant! At this moment, all the rituals in the temple area had stopped, and the nobles of Mexica
Standing together with the warriors, the foreign merchants and envoys looked pale. There was solemnity between heaven and earth, only the declaration of the gods.
Next, Avit knelt down on one knee and raised his hands in the air. Quetzal then handed the scepter of inheritance into his hands with a dignified movement. This symbolized that the gods had given the king authority to rule the world of the Mexica people.
Avit then stood up and raised the staff with his right hand. The topaz shone brightly in the sun. Kechar then knelt on his knees and fell to the ground. This was the priest's allegiance to the king and following the king's will!
The chief priests immediately fell to the ground as well, followed by feather-crested priests of all levels, then nobles in fine uniforms, warriors in cotton armor, foreign merchants and envoys, and slaves in the temple area.
The priest who conveyed the order ran all the way out of the temple area, shouting all the way: "The king has ascended the throne, everyone salutes!" The priests along the way heard the sound and also shouted and conveyed it, until they reached the edge of Lake Texcoco.
In Shulot's eyes, following the continuous shouting, the crowd fell to the ground in an instant, like a wave spreading from the center. Residents of the entire city stopped their movements one after another, knelt down towards the great temple, and crawled in front of them.
in the soil.
"Congratulations to the king!" Kechar chanted again.
"Congratulations to the king!" The waves of voices rose and fell, and hundreds of thousands of people shouted, scattering the clouds in the sky. From the golden statue, to the blue lake, to the distant sky!
Seeing this scene of prostrate people, Avitt's face quickly bloomed with a bright look, and his face was filled with red light. He stared at the capital city at his feet for a moment, and couldn't help but open his arms to embrace his country.
"In the past, there was Chengtang, and the Di and Qiang people came from there. No one dared not to come and enjoy it, and no one dared not to come to be king. It is said that Shang is the norm." Xiuluote sighed in his heart. In the past, Chengtang unified the world and gathered all the tribes in the Central Plains. This is what I think it is.
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The salute lasted for a full two-quarters of an hour before King Avit lifted the chief priest up. Then, the priests brought a huge brazier and placed it in front of the Temple of War. A priest who had already been arranged ran over, holding a high priest in his hand.
A torch. This is the holy fire that is carried all the way from the top of the Holy Mountain of Estela. It runs all the way from early morning until it arrives at noon.
"Light the sacred fire and pay tribute to the sun god!" Kechar sang.
King Avit solemnly took the sacred fire and lit the brazier in front of him. The blue fire suddenly burst out, and the pungent smoke quickly dispersed. The nobles and warriors under the big temple once again screamed and fell to the ground. After a while, the fire light
It gradually became smaller and turned into a normal bright yellow color.
This is a new link added by the chief priests after witnessing the Tarascan people's sacrificial ceremony. A certain amount of sulfur is placed in the brazier to color it, and liquid grease is added to aid combustion.
Seeing the people's subdued performance, Kechar nodded slightly, the effect was indeed good.
"Cut off the flesh and blood and pay tribute to the God of War!" Kechar continued to sing.
Ugel held an ancient obsidian dagger in both hands. Avitt took the dagger, exposed his left arm, and the blade slowly penetrated his flesh. He secretly gritted his teeth, carefully controlled the depth of the dagger, and then slowly cut flat.
Within a few seconds, big beads of sweat were pouring down. Tens of seconds later, a large piece of flesh was cut off and thrown into the fire. Avitt threw away the dagger and once again raised the staff in salute.
The whole temple was filled with joy. Nobles and warriors praised the king's courage and determination! In the martial Mexica society, the king must be a true warrior. For two hundred years, every Mexica king must be on the throne before he ascends the throne.
Self-sacrifice during the ceremony. The more expressionless and unafraid of pain, the more respected the warriors will be!
The priest next to him quickly stepped forward and wrapped the wound tightly with cotton cloth soaked in concoction. The white cotton cloth was instantly dyed bright red.
Avitt gritted his teeth and was in so much pain that he couldn't speak at all. The chief priest once suggested drinking special holy water before the ceremony, but he refused. Now he regrets it.
"Let the hummingbirds fly and pay tribute to the patron saint!" Looking at the king's performance, Kechar looked serious and smiled in his heart. As time goes by, there will always be a chance for the king to drink holy water. And holy water is the best weapon to control the king.
This was the final step. The priests and elders handed a red hummingbird to the king's hand. Avit stretched out his right hand and gently released it. The hummingbird drew a red lightning bolt and flew from the bloody temple to the golden temple.
Sun. From death to the sun, this is the destination in Mexica belief.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The nobles and warriors cheered and saluted again. The sacred steps have been completed, and with the approval of the Lord God, King Avit has officially ascended the throne!
After everyone cheered, the envoys from each state went forward one by one to present their state's tribute. This enthronement ceremony was a little rushed, and a large number of tributes were being collected or transported to the capital. The envoys only presented symbolic tributes to the great temple.
Gift.
The Aztec Empire was a city-state alliance with three city capitals as its core. It was similar to the administrative organization of the Chinese Yin and Shang Dynasties, and was also in line with the "Five Services" theory of the Celestial Dynasty.
"The system of the husband's ancestor king: Dian clothes within the state, marquis clothes outside the state." The entire alliance can also be simply divided into: royal territory, within the state and outside the state.
The Texcoco Lake area in the three capital cities is the royal territory, and the remaining seven states of Mexica are within the state. Further outside, the surrendered Huastecs, Mixtecs, and Zapotecs are outside the state.
The neighboring Tarascos, Tlaxcalas, and Otomi are neighbors.
"One hundred li of tax will be collected from the general, two hundred li of grain will be collected, three hundred li of grain will be collected, straw will be collected, four hundred li of grain will be collected, and five hundred li of rice will be collected."
Similar to China's "Five Servers" era, in the Stone Age when productivity was low and there were no large livestock, long-distance transportation was extremely difficult. The alliance's collection of tributes had to change with the distance, and it also had a preference based on the city-state's products.
Following the loud announcement of the chief priest, dozens of city lords from the Mexican states stepped forward one after another with respectful expressions. Because of the short distance, the tributes within the state were generally larger in quantity and lower in unit price, and were more likely to be given to ordinary warriors and military nobles.
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The plains city-states provided a large amount of food, including corn, beans, pumpkins, vanilla, bell peppers, and cocoa. There were also a variety of meats, such as deer, turkey, rabbits, domestic dogs, wild ducks, quail, and honey.
, as well as river shrimp and ant eggs.
The forest city-state provides a variety of wood. There are sandalwood and rosin for burning, charcoal for heating, and wooden boards for construction. Xuluot paid attention to the hard sandalwood, ironwood and wood that the messengers mentioned.
Oak, these are very good bow materials and can be used to make high-quality longbows.
Mountain city-states provide a variety of stone materials. Obsidian for making stone tools, granite, volcanic rock for construction, and lime for engineering. Along with the stone materials, there are also cheap tin ore, daily mineral salt, and high-quality clay.
What all city-states will provide is a variety of cotton blankets. The size ranges from one meter to several meters, and they are magnificent and of different styles. The edges of the blankets are decorated with various silk threads and feathers, and the blankets are engraved with appropriate patterns.
Mexican aesthetic drawing.
Shulot observed carefully, and what appeared most was the skull symbolizing death, followed by the brave eagle and jaguar, then the great sun, and the long snake symbolizing Quetzalcoatl.
The blanket presented to the king by the riverside city-state was densely sewn with a layer of duck down, making it extra soft and comfortable. Avitt touched the feel and nodded with satisfaction. He wanted to take it back to his lovely daughter.
The northern city-state handicrafts inherited the craftsmanship of the Toltecs. They were able to weave all kinds of exquisite and gorgeous clothing. Usually, the front chest of the clothes would be connected with bright feathers, the back would be embroidered with exquisite flowers, and the shoulders and hem would be inlaid with glittering particles.
gold, silver and precious stones. These costumes will eventually be rewarded to the wives and concubines of kings and nobles.
Avitt specially reserved some small-sized women's costumes.
The southern city-state was close to the rainforest and sent a large number of novel fruits as tribute. These included pineapples, bananas, custard apples, sapodillas, guavas, avocados and plums. Along with the fruits, there were also various beautiful flowers, especially those with belts.
The roses at the roots are the most colorful. Some of them are purple, some are bright red, and some are as white as snow. Their fragrance is rich and elegant.
Avitt nodded and accepted. He wanted to open an additional rose garden in Montezuma Palace to facilitate Alyssa's visit.
The border city-states focus more on the production of military equipment. Their tributes are various cotton armors, shields and throwing spears. The cotton armor will be pressed into several layers, tight and thick, with hard crocodile skin inlaid on the front and decorated with feathers on the rear. Shields are mostly made of wood.
Weaving strips, or using more difficult-to-handle rattan. Skinned wooden shields are more expensive. The droop of the shield will be adhered to various feathers. Throwing spears are often made of wood, and the tips are grilled with charcoal fire. Advanced throwing spears
A sharp stone blade will be installed.
From these tribute equipments, Shulot could judge the degree of armament of the border city-states of the empire: slightly worse than the warriors directly under the capital, but obviously stronger than the inland city-states. The materials they used to make weapons were very flexible.
The chief priest Kechar announced again, and the envoys from abroad presented tributes in order of closeness.
The Huastecs were the most loyal subjects of the empire. They loved music, art and dance, and were not good at war. Because they settled in the warm plains of the tropics, they also had the habit of being naked. The Huastecs paid tribute to a hundred people who were good at singing and dancing.
Young girls. The girls wear simple clothes that make people blush, with tempting shell accessories hanging from their bodies, and they walk with the rhythm and rhythm of music.
The Mixtecs are somewhere between loyal and disloyal. They are people of the clouds, good at exquisite gold and silver jewelry, and are the best precious metal craftsmen. The tributes of the Mixtecs are pure gold headbands, pure silver
Earrings, gilt stoneware, and gold and silver necklaces inlaid with turquoise.
The Zapotecs were the furthest away and had the lowest loyalty. They also claimed to be elves in the clouds, but they were influenced by Mayan culture and used words similar to those of the Mayans. The Zapotecs paid tribute by grinding and shaping several loads.
The cochineal comes from cochineal beetles or cochineal trees. They also bring tropical flowers.
It was the turn of the neighboring tribes to make the final announcement. Their gifts called themselves congratulatory gifts and declared them tribute gifts.
Cholula State is the holy city of Nahuatl religion and has a special status, so it is ranked first. Their envoys also represent the Tlaxcala people who are unwilling to bow their heads to send envoys. The gift from the city-state of Cholula is the exquisite jade of the God of War.
Sculptures, as well as Tlaxcala bows and arrows, are wrapped with silk threads to create exquisite patterns.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The messenger of the Tarascans was incompatible with the Mexican tribes. He held his head high and presented a sharp bronze battle axe, a strong bronze
Helmets, and even solid bronze armor. Avitt weighed the weight of the bronze armor with both hands and smiled. This kind of armor technology is not yet mature and is too heavy to be used in large-scale wars.
The Totonac people merged some of the Toltec people and inherited the ruins of the Olmec civilization. Their dress is quite simple, wearing solid-colored robes. The Totonac people's gift is a face that has been around for hundreds of years.
There are Olmec masks in front of you, as well as beautiful shells, conches, corals and bags of pearls on the beach.
Avit carefully stroked the mask of the ancient civilization, and then handed it to the priest for collection. This kind of treasure can connect the Mexicans with the ancient civilization and increase the legitimacy of the alliance to conquer the world.
Then came the envoys of the Otomi people, from the city of Otopan where the contract was signed. Although the city of Xilotepec is still under siege, this does not prevent the city of Otopan from carefully maintaining its connection with the empire. As for today's sacrifice
For the Otomi nobles, the sacred sacrificial ceremony is a compliment to the noble blood, and in the eyes of the Nahuatl tribes in Mexico, it is not insulting.
The Otomi people's gifts were much simpler, just some blankets woven with agave thread, and some novel animals, such as northern hawks, kestrels, eagles, crows, wild cats, snakes, and even centipedes and
Scorpion. If the Otomi can cross the desert where the Chichimec roam, they can capture another much-needed tribute to the Alliance: bison.
Finally, there were the Mayan merchants. As always, they brought tobacco, spices, shells, and oriental plants and flowers. Xiulote vaguely saw a familiar figure, but he couldn't be too sure. After all, the Mayans had slender heads and fighting cocks.
The eyes and strange facial accessories seriously affected the recognition of their appearance.
These are the "five servers" of the Mexica City-State Alliance. As for the other city-state forces, they are either too scattered and can only contribute some bright feathers, or they are too far away and there is no time to arrive.
The tribute ceremony finally came to an end. Avit held up the staff and greeted all the city-state envoys. The envoys also knelt down respectfully and returned the gift. Under the slightly west-slanting sunlight, he walked down the high platform of the great temple, where the king's
The flag shone brightly in the sun. Behind him, the family warriors were fully armed and following him.
The samurai's city tour has ended, and next is the new king's grand and majestic city tour. This allows all the people in the capital to have the opportunity to pay tribute to the great king.
At the great temple, the name of sacrifice rang out again, but it was replaced by Ugel's voice. The chief priests once again opened the way to the Sun God Kingdom and sent the blue sacrifices home one by one.
In the chief palace, the elder watched the enthronement ceremony calmly. He finally turned his head and looked at Shulot calmly.
"My child, are you ready?"
Behind the elder, the guard captain who looked like a sculpture was watching silently. He held the pottery pot in his arms tightly with his left hand, and held down the sharp copper ax with his right hand.
