Kapitel 126: Chapter 83: The Empire's Past

In the history of the Aztec Empire, if one were to choose the most significant figure, it would neither be the "Obsidian Serpent", the creator of the Empire and the first leader, the fourth Mexica predecessor monarch Itzcoatl, nor the "King with the Wrathful Frown", the second leader of the Empire who expanded its territory, Montezuma I. The true historical shaper of the Aztec Empire was the immortal Sun, the Empire's chief architect, Trakel Er.

In the process of following in his ancestors' footsteps, Xiulote habitually brought these great figures of the Empire into the familiar context of Huaxia history. In an era similar in economics and politics, he looked for the future of Mexica history within Huaxia's past.

If one were to compare Itzcoatl, who rose from a vassal city-state to establish the Triple Alliance of the Aztec and overthrow the dominion of the Tepanec Kingdom, to King Wen of Zhou who raised arms against the tyrant Zhou of Shang,