In the middle of the night, the city of Tenochtitlan is quiet, only the bright moonlight in the night sky casts a ray of silver light on the shadowy houses.

Nowadays, in this wild new continent, there has not yet developed a bustling night market like Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty, whether it is the Aztec citizens who have worked hard for a day, or the Spanish invaders who have done evil for a day, they are now holding women, wrapped in quilts, and snoring soundly asleep.

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

Hundreds of Aztec officers wearing feather crowns, colorful robes, and sharp blades at their waists, all gathered respectfully in the spacious courtyard to salute a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes and wearing a golden crown.

The middle-aged man's facial features and appearance were somewhat similar to those of Emperor Montezuma II, except that he looked slightly younger, with a slightly pointed chin and no beard on his lips, and looked a little less benevolent and gentle, but a little more resolute and cunning.

He was Kuytrahuak, the cousin of Emperor Montezuma II, a famous warrior of great martial arts, a member of the noble royal family, a famous Aztec general with brilliant achievements, and a royal careerist who wanted to seize the throne.

In Kuytrahuak's view, the lack of command during the attack on the Tlaxcalas caused the Aztec Empire to suffer an unprecedented defeat in decades; Then, for his own selfish desires, he rashly triggered the rebellion of Texcoco; Zuihou also provoked a full-scale confrontation between the samurai and priests in the country, and Montezuma II, who led to the collapse of the entire empire from top to bottom, was no longer qualified to continue to sit on the throne.

Thus, since the outbreak of the crisis of rule in the Aztec Empire, Kuytrahuak has been fanning the flames of the war, organizing the oppressed samurai to fight against the noble priests who have a vested interest, and because of their origin and status, they have been unanimously elected as the rights defenders of the samurai. And he also took advantage of this useful identity, in the midst of the political struggles that broke out again and again, while trying to accumulate his prestige and influence, while peeking at the throne under the ass of Emperor Montezuma II.

Last year, it seemed like a goal, but now, it's within reach.

-- Due to the stupidity and incompetence of Montezuma II, he was captured by the Spaniards at this time, and he was reduced to a prisoner in his own palace, not only had he lost the military and popular support of the whole country, but he had also basically lost his throne.

And for Kuytrahuak, who was determined to usurp the throne, he saw the dawn of victory.

“…… Great, brave, and invincible, three of the four legions in the city have already pledged allegiance to you as the new Emperor and our military chieftain. The remaining legions, on the other hand, also indicated that they would obey the decisions of the House of Elders. Emperor Montezuma's Praetorian Guard, which was now on the far eastern coast, should not have affected the political situation in the city of Tenochtitlan for a while. ”

As soon as Kuytrahuak took his seat at the meeting, a senior officer dressed as a regimental commander stepped forward and reported the latest developments, "...... Most of the elders and chiefs have also supported you as the next emperor, and have decided to grant you the position of chancellor. ”

“…… Well, the military chieftain, the Chancellor...... So, of the three components of the throne, I have already obtained two? ”

Kuytrahuak nodded slightly in satisfaction, "...... What did the priesthood say that they had promised to give me the title of High Priest? ”…,

-- The emperors of the Aztec Empire were not under the orders of heaven and monopolized power like the Son of Heaven in ancient China, but were more similar to Caesar and Augustus in ancient Rome, and belonged to hereditary rulers dressed in a republican cloak. Therefore, each Aztec emperor had three titles: military chieftain, chief judge, and high priest, representing the three powers of military, judicial, and religious, and the three together were emperors.

The three titles that make up the throne are, at least legally, authorized from the corresponding institutions

After suffering a lot of scourge, no one in the city of Tenochtitlan today would still think that the Spaniards were the embodiment of the benevolent Quetzalcoatl, but by this time, even the Emperor Montezuma, who led them, had been kidnapped by the despicable white men, and it was too late to regret it.

-- Unless there is a new leader, a new emperor who is more courageous and knowledgeable, and can lead them in expelling the whites, to save the country.

And the sons of Montezuma II were not yet adults at this time, and there were no convincing merits. In terms of blood, status, merit, and prestige, Kuytrahuak was the best candidate for the next emperor.

Therefore, not only the samurai in the army, who had a good impression of Kuytrahuak, immediately became his loyal supporters; Even the aristocratic elders, who had been hesitant before, abandoned the incompetent Montezuma in favor of Kuitlahuak's ascension to the throne after the Spaniards had looted their mansions and raped their own wives and sisters.

By this time, Kuytrahuak's ascension to the throne was almost complete, and only the priests, who had always been favored and favored by Montezuma II, were still resisting in vain, even though their temples had also been sacked by the Spaniards - Montezuma II lost his military morale because he always considered himself a priest first and foremost, and in the class struggle between the warriors and the priests, the emperor had always stood firmly on the side of the priests and refused to make any compromises to the warriors. As a result, the samurai felt that they had been betrayed, and their loyalty was shaken.

In such a situation where the class struggle was already at a fever pitch, the priests preferred to endure the Spanish captivity rather than allow themselves to be overwhelmed by the samurai.

“…… I'm sorry, Venerable Lord Kuytrahuak, but those stubborn priests still refuse to recognize your throne, insisting that only Montezuma Bixia is the true Emperor, even if they die and kneel down to a usurper, and are still trying to save Montezuma Bixia......"

The cronie reported with some trepidation, "...... The people we sent to persuade were killed by them and sacrificed to the gods! The two thousand noble priests of the whole city have all been mobilized to perform a most cursing ceremony in the square in front of the palace to expel the whites! ”

“…… Bah! A bunch of incompetent and stubborn old bastards! Kuytrahuak spat in anger and contempt, "...... If we can defeat a powerful enemy with a curse alone, what else do we samurai do? I haven't seen them ever curse a single person! ”

In fact, since the Emperor Montezuma was kidnapped in the capital in great disgrace, the panicked Aztec priests, despite the fact that they were at a low point of the gods Liliang this year, insisted on holding several curse rituals with the help of a large number of human sacrifices and bloody hearts, in an attempt to kill or expel the Spaniards with witchcraft and rescue Emperor Bixia.

But whether it is the priests who serve the sorcerer god Tescatlipoca, the sun god Tonatiu, the god of war Vecchilopochtri, or even the priests of the feathered serpent god Kuezalkoatl, there is nothing to be done about these white people who believe in Catholicism and worship God Almighty. Just as the high priest of the Quetzalcoatl God of the Mayans couldn't help Wang Qiu's classmate at all, he easily knocked over with a brick. …,

However, the stubborn priests of the stone heads still refused to admit defeat, and refused to give in to the "lowly samurai" they had always looked down on—if they shrank at this most important juncture, the social status of both sides would have to be reversed in the future—but continued to carry out futile séances, to the point of madness: as the saying goes, "I would rather be with outsiders than domestic slaves"!

Of course, the Aztec priests did not fail to learn from the failures of the past series of sacrifices, and Zuihou came to the conclusion that the place where the sacrifices were held was too far away from the Spaniards for the liliang of the gods to convey. Therefore, this time they moved the altar to the palace where the Spaniards were entrenched, so that the gods could find their target directly after they came down to earth without running a few steps.

Kuytrahuak has lost patience with these stinky, hard-nosed old stubborns - he can't wait to put on the crown!

“…… Since they would rather die than honor me as emperor, then I will fulfill their wish! ”

Kuytrahuak just looked down and thought about it for a while, and then came up with a certain poisonous plan that kills two birds with one stone," ...... A few of you will go outside at once, find a way to spread the word, and make sure that the traitors in the palace who have taken refuge with the white people will know, that the priests plan to infiltrate the palace in the name of celebrating the festival, and then wait until the guards are negligent, and then they will revolt together to rescue the trapped emperor, and at the same time skin all the whites and sacrifice them to the gods...... Hmph, after getting the news, those arrogant and brutal whites will definitely take the lead! And the trouble that prevented me from ascending the throne and becoming emperor was solved......"

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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 of flowers and ritual vessels. And the commander of the Spanish garrison, Avalado, who had always been simple-minded, was misled by the false information sent by Cuytrahuak, and immediately set a slaughter trap.

He first feigned agreement with the Aztec priests' request to allow them to enter the square in front of the palace, and then immediately sent troops to block all entrances and exits to the square, brandished his sword and began the massacre. The noble priests and retinue servants, who did not have many weapons on them, were killed in large numbers by surprise, and the few who tried to resist with obsidian daggers could not cut through the armor and helmets of the Spaniards, and Zuihou was still slashed and slashed.

The scene of this massacre eventually became extremely bloody, and the entire square became a sea of blood, most of the dead were cut to the stomach, and bloody internal organs flowed on the ground. Of the 3,000 people who entered the palace, more than 2,600 were killed on the spot, and only a few survivors escaped over the wall, still dragging their stumbling intestines on their legs......

This brutal massacre immediately aroused the anger of all the Aztecs, who could no longer bear it any longer, and immediately deposed Montezuma II, who had been imprisoned by the Spaniards, and elected Kuitlahuak as the eleventh Aztec emperor, leading them to expel the white invaders.

Emperor Kuytrahuak, who succeeded in his conspiracy, immediately mobilized tens of thousands of troops throughout the city after ascending the throne and fiercely attacked the palace guarded by the Spaniards. Kuohetmok, who had just returned from Veracruz with a captive, was shocked to learn of the changes that had happened in the city and found that the throne had changed, so he had to take the Praetorian Guard to swear allegiance to the new emperor Kuitlahuak, and immediately joined the attack on the palace

It was only at 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, and they had only barely endured the evil deeds of the Spaniards for various reasons, and once they completely broke out at this moment, the infinite anger of hundreds of thousands of people was surging like a tidal wave, enough to tear hundreds of arrogant Spaniards to pieces! …,

At this time, there were only more than a hundred Spaniards and less than a thousand Tlaxcala warriors on the side of Commander Avalardo, and the only dozen muskets were taken away by Cortés, and all the artillery had already been lost in the city of Giorula. Right now, in the middle 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 water-based Haode Spaniards to swim and abscond from the river outside the palace to find the commander Cortés, who he did not know where he was at the moment, to ask for help, and at the same time 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 retreat the besieging Aztec army.

However, Montezuma II, who had made a terrible mistake, had been abandoned by the Aztecs at this time, and the common people did not listen to what he said, and some people threw stones with catapults, and wounded the head of the outrageous emperor on the spot...... Next, an enraged Alvarado took matters into his own hands and strangled the useless Montezuma II alive, and threw his body into the crowd.

Then, after a day and a night of fierce attack and defense, the palace finally fell because the Praetorian Guards at Cuauchtmoc were generally armed with steel weapons, and the Spaniards without firearms had no advantage in armaments.

The hundreds of remaining Spaniards and Tlaxcalas were captured, along with the Spanish soldiers captured by the Janissaries at Puerto Veracruz, and a few days later became living sacrifices to the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan, disemboweled, beheaded, and skinned. As for the highest-ranking commander of Avarado, it was made into a beautiful human skin drum for the emperor's royal use to commemorate this victory.

In addition, all of Montezuma's concubines and unmarried princesses were also killed in the chaotic battle, and only God knows which side made the move.

The foreign enemies have been expelled, the political enemies have been purged, the throne has been obtained, the hearts of the people and the army have been attached after this victory, and in the cheers and praises of the soldiers and the people, Emperor Kuytrahuak was really proud for a while, as if he had reached the pinnacle of his career and life.

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

In short, the complacent Emperor Kuytrahuak, beating the "Avalado Drum" with his own hands, held a military parade on the most spacious street in the city of Tenochtitlan to celebrate the great victory over the "white-skinned evil god". Hanan who received an urgent report for help. Cortés, along with nearly 4,000 new reinforcements from the Spanish colonies, as well as more Tlaxcala warriors, as well as tens of thousands of Aztec rebels in the city of Texcoco, slaughtered the outskirts of Tenochtitlan, which had just suffered a military disaster......

――In this unpredictable shijie, no one will ever be the eternal victor.

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PS: According to the survey opinions of readers, it seems that they are going to watch Fukushima Resident Evil first? Well, I originally planned to write the English chapter first, so let's see if we can change the order.

In addition, the main content of the British chapter is that the British Ministry of Magic, which dismissed all magicians, outsourced labor, and hired Chinese chengguan to suppress the riots caused by its own magicians and Scottish independence.