The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
The Incas were often able to predict the disasters and good fortunes that would happen in the future decades or hundreds of years ago. They called this prophecy oracle. The eighth Inca king, Viracocha, received an oracle from the god Viracocha Inti. After quelling the rebellion of the Chanca people, he prophesied to future generations that after several generations of rule, the Inca Empire would surely People never seen before came here to seize their thrones and destroy their empires and idols. In this regard, he wanted all subsequent Inca kings to pass this message down from generation to generation and keep it in mind, but not to spread it among the people. This prophecy has been passed down for more than two hundred years, and the Inca kings of later generations have almost forgotten this prophecy.
However, all the recent omens seem to be sending a terrible message and crisis to Huayna Capac, the Inca king, that is, the disaster predicted by Emperor Viracocha seems to be coming. Originally, the Incas believed in superstition and worshiped celestial phenomena, and nervous people were particularly sensitive to abnormalities in celestial phenomena and what they saw in dreams.
For several days in a row, Emperor Wayna Capak had no delicious food and was restless. He was immersed in a sense of panic that the end was coming and that there was not much time to return. Prince Atahualpa saw that his father was depressed and in a bad mood all day, so he accompanied his father to the shore of Usuyak Lake for leisure and recuperation.
The city of Quito is located on the equatorial plateau, with spring-like weather all year round. The early autumn of Usuyak Lake is the season when the air is crisp and the sun is shining brightly. The golden sunshine shines on the clear and transparent lake, casting a layer of warm golden light. The high mountain slopes on the shore of the lake are covered with refreshing and eye-catching green trees and grass. Among the dense and green grass, there are patches of colorful flowers blooming. The breeze blows gently from the distant mountain pass, bringing with it an intoxicating coolness, ruffling layers of stretched and leisurely ripples on the lake.
The afternoon at Usuyak Lake is the warmest time of the day. The sky is blue and white clouds are blooming. The entire lake area looks particularly clear and peaceful under the rich golden light. This kind of clarity is so pure, this kind of tranquility is so deep, as if no one has been here since ancient times and has not been close to it.
To the east of the lakeshore is a flat open land. Not far from the lake is a row of two-room small stone houses. The small stone house is built with fine stones of exactly the same size, and each stone is so regular and smooth, making the small stone house look very simple, exquisite, comfortable and quiet. In front of the door of the stone house, two tall and powerful guards stood motionless with hatchets in their hands, like two stone sculptures decorating the facade solidified on the green grass under the blue sky and white clouds.
At the mountain pass area by the lake, about four to five hundred meters away from the small stone house, there are rows of neat and dense military camp tents. There are probably dozens or hundreds of these military camp tents, presenting a unique and spectacular scenery on the quiet shore of the lake. Among these neatly arranged tents, there was an extremely large tent. This tent is about 100 meters square, seven or eight meters high, with a pointed roof and a square bottom. Looking from a distance, the colorful brocade is in the sky and the walls are surrounded by golden lights. It is magnificent and magnificent. At first glance, people knew that this was the chamber of the extremely noble Inca King Huayna Capac. However, at this time, Emperor Wayna Capac was not in the tent. Instead, he was accompanied by his two concubines and lived in a row of small stone houses near the lake.
These two beloved concubines are a pair of young and beautiful sisters. The eldest one is named Yina. She is seventeen years old this year. She has a graceful and graceful figure. She wears a thin and elegant purple dress. Her delicate appearance is full of intelligence and wisdom. The youngest is called Wuga. She is only fifteen years old this year, but her figure appears to be very well-proportioned and fit. She wears an elegant and noble light yellow dress. She is born with a blurry and smiling face, and her charming innocence is slightly dreamlike. of intoxication. They were the daughters of a local dignitary in Quito.
At this time, two beautiful women were helping an old man come out of the small stone house on the shore. This old man is not tall, but very strong. He is barefoot and upper body. He wears a red tassel with a long feather crown on his head, and a red velvet hem made of camel hair on his lower body. This old man who looks nothing special from ordinary people is Huayna Capac the Great, the current king of the Inca Empire. I don’t know whether it was because he was too tired recently or because he often had nightmares at night. The king looked very tired, so he took his two princesses and the palace guards to the Usuyak Lake not far from the ancient city of Quito to relax. .
Perhaps because he had just come out of the hut, his eyes seemed not yet accustomed to the bright light on the lake. King Inca frowned and blinked, but his face remained gloomy and solemn. Seeing that the king's expression was still unrelieved, my sister said in a comforting tone, "Your Majesty, don't be too sad. Who doesn't have nightmares when sleeping? But nightmares are still dreams after all, not reality or a sign. Your Majesty, please don't be too sad." Don't take it personally." My sister Uga also said, "My great king, you are the most noble Inca king and the son of the sun. The father of the sun will protect you."
The Incas have regarded the sun as a god since ancient times, and even regarded the Inca King as the son of the sun. All the wishes and requirements of the Inca King will be fulfilled by the Father of the Sun. However, now the son of the sun and the king of the Inca Empire has begun to have doubts about what his beloved concubine Uga said: because his son Ninan Cuyuch, the heir to the Inca Kingdom, has been ill for many days, even though he mobilized Priests from all over the city prayed for him every day. However, instead of getting better, his condition became worse and worse. Could it be that the Father of the Sun didn't want to save Prince Ninan, or was the Father of the Sun helpless? And since he is the son of the sun, why does the father of the sun continue to send him evil and ominous omens?
This question has been turning over and over in his mind in recent days, but he has never said it out loud. Because in the minds of the Incas, the God of the Sun is an omnipresent and omnipotent God, and as the son of the Sun, the Inca King cannot doubt the vastness of the Father of the Sun. However, there was no one else in front of him, but the two concubines he loved and trusted the most. Who else could he say the words he was holding in his heart to except his beloved concubines?
So, he let out a long sigh and said to his two beloved concubines, "If the Father of the Sun could save Prince Ninan, Prince Ninan's illness would have been cured long ago. However, now Prince Ninan's condition is only one day old." He is heavier than a day. Even the Father of the Sun cannot save him. If I am really the son of the Father of the Sun, why does he send me ominous omens with celestial phenomena and nightmares?"
Hearing the king say such words, the two sisters were shocked, because whoever dared to so blatantly doubt and despise the God of the Sun would be beheaded, not to mention that these words came from the unparalleled Inca King Wa. The words spoken by Emperor Ina Capak made them even more stunned and astonished. However, they did not dare to offend the noble and sacred Inca King, and they did not feel the need to correct the King's words. So, the smart sister Yina said to King Inca in a considerate tone, "Your Majesty, we are here to relax with you. Look how bright the sky is and how beautiful the scenery is. Why don't you prepare some wine and let's get on the boat together? Playing for fun? It also makes the king feel more comfortable and open-minded."
After saying that, he called to the attendants who were following him, "Haya, quickly prepare the boat and load it with fine wine. We want to get drunk with the king and then rest." Haya behind him hurriedly replied, "Sister, The boat and wine have been prepared, please come on board, please your Majesty and your two sisters."
Haya is the king's attendant. He is young, handsome, and extremely smart. He is very popular with the king and his concubines. He is already eighteen years old, a little older than the two sisters, because the two sisters are the king's beloved concubines, and he must respect them more. He was wearing a thin jacket and a pair of baggy trousers. As he spoke, he ran to the lake, stabilized the boat, let the king and the two sisters get on the boat and sit firmly, and then began to slowly paddle towards the center of the lake. Cross out.
The boat is about five meters long and two meters wide, with a large center and pointed ends. It is made of alpaca skin and is very light and agile. The boat is covered with a purple alpaca carpet, and a small wooden table is placed in the middle of the carpet. There are some exquisite pottery on the table. The pottery contains the richest and sweetest wine from the Inca Kingdom.
The three of them drank wine and talked, and their emotions became high. The king also put all the troubles and worries behind him, and talked more and more. While talking, the topic turned to the eighth generation Inka King Viracocha. Speaking of King Viracocha, almost no one in the Incas knows him. So, the innocent, delicate and beautiful sister said, "My extremely noble king, please tell us the story of King Viracocha."
The Incas did not have writing yet, so their history and stories were passed down orally from generation to generation. Therefore, each Inca has a strong memory and recitation ability, and everyone loves to tell and listen to stories. The King is certainly no exception. When his beloved concubine asked him to tell a story, the king drank a large glass of wine and, drunkenly, told the story of the Inca King Viracocha.
He said that Viracocha was the eldest son and heir to the throne of the seventh Inca king Yawar Huacac, named Atau. When he was a child, he had a rough and unruly temperament. He often bullied his playing companions and often showed signs of cruelty and violence. His father had tried his best to persuade him to change his ways, but all methods had been exhausted. Not only had no results, but his temper became increasingly vicious and cruel, to the point of being hopeless. My father knew very well that all the Inca kings were based on gentleness and benevolence and won the hearts of the people, but his own prince did the opposite of gentleness and benevolence. If he handed over the power of the empire to him in the future, he might not know what would happen. The country was destroyed and in chaos. Therefore, Emperor Yawar Wakak exiled the 19-year-old Prince Atau to the Qita Ranch more than ten miles east of the city, letting him graze with the herdsmen all day long. If Prince Atau still cannot abandon his old ways and make new plans, his right to inherit the throne will be revoked, and another sage with a similar temperament to his ancestors will be selected as the heir to the kingdom.
Prince Atau stayed at the ranch for three years. One day, while taking a nap on a boulder in the ranch, he received a message from the god Viracocha. God Viracocha said to him, "Good nephew, I am the son of the sun, that is, God Viracocha Inti, the brother of the first Inca king Manco Capac and his sister Queen Oculo. I am now worshiped as the sun god. The order comes with a warning to your father: The Chanka people in Chinchasuyu Province have rebelled. They are gathering heavy troops to invade the city of Cusco in an attempt to overthrow your father's throne and destroy the empire's homeland. You must help your father quell the rebellion without hesitation and help your father quell the rebellion."
Therefore, Prince Atau rushed back to the palace to truthfully report God Viracocha's instructions to his father. But my father didn't believe that anyone dared to raise an army to rebel, so he angrily shouted at him with deep hatred, "You are an arrogant person, how dare you make up lies to fool me." He immediately ordered Atavu to be driven out of the palace and ordered to Never come see him again.
Three months later, rebellion broke out in the northern provinces of the Kipchak region. It was the chiefs of the three provinces of the Chanka tribe who planned and organized the rebellion. The leader was named Ancovalliu and two brothers named Toumai and Astu. They did not want to obey and comply with the rule of the Inca emperors, but were frightened by the empire's prestigious reputation and powerful force, so they had no choice but to temporarily submit to the Inca Empire. Now that they saw that the time was right, they launched a rebellion, attracted and induced neighboring tribes to form a rebel alliance, raised 40,000 troops, and marched towards the city of Cusco in a mighty manner.
At first, Yawar Huacac didn't believe it, until the brutal and ferocious rebels were invincible and marched straight in. Until they reached the city of Cusco, the unsuspecting Inca king had no time to mobilize his troops to return to defense. Moreover, the city of Cusco There is no city defense fortress that can be defended. In order to save the royal family and his own life, King Yawar Wakak ordered to retreat to the Muina Valley, thirty miles south of the city, to set up camp, while scouting for the rebel offensive and waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.
Prince Atawu felt very sad when he heard that his father had abandoned the city and fled before the rebels came. He returned to his father's camp in the name of the heir to the throne, mobilized the princes, ministers and the guards of the capital who had fled the capital, and He called on and organized the people fleeing along the way to take up arms and follow him to fight against the rebellion. Subsequently, more than 20,000 Quechua reinforcements arrived to reinforce. As a result, tens of thousands of people from both armies fought in a decisive battle formation under the city of Cusco. As a result, the rebels were defeated and fled. Prince Atawu led his army to pursue the victory and persuaded the rebel soldiers to surrender.
After the rebellion subsided, Inca King Yaval Huacac felt that as a king, he fled in front of a powerful enemy and the country was in danger. The king's position was given to Prince Atawu, and he hid in a palace that the prince had chosen for him and enjoyed himself leisurely.
