The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Quito is the capital of Ecuador, which means "Equator" in Spanish. Therefore, Quito is a mountain city with an altitude of 2852 meters and only 27 kilometers from the equator. Although its altitude is very high, because it is very close to the equator, the temperature in Quito can be said to be like spring all year round. The temperature is almost 25 degrees throughout the year. The temperature difference between 12 months is only 0.6 degrees. People only feel that It's as warm as spring here, and you don't even feel that there are summer, autumn and winter at all. However, the temperature difference between day and night here is very large. During the day, the sun is bright and the sunshine is sufficient, but at night, the temperature drops sharply and the wind is howling.
Early the next morning, when the sun rose from Dongshan, it illuminated the entire mountain city. Quito, bathed in golden light, slowly began to feel warm. Perhaps it was the fulfillment of yesterday's sacrifice. King Wayna Capak felt that his condition had improved. Not only could he move around, but his appetite had increased significantly. As a result, his mood became much more relaxed and bright. After breakfast, I saw the sky was clear, the wind was gentle, the white clouds were floating, and the warm breeze was blowing. Thinking that this was the time when the flowers were blooming and the trees were green and the grass was green, King Inca wanted to take his concubines to the palace. Enjoy the flowers and scenery in the imperial garden and take a leisurely walk. Because at this time of year, the Inca King always liked to spend a wonderful time with his concubines in the palace garden after breakfast, so that he could be in a good mood throughout the day.
The Royal Garden of the Royal Palace is surrounded by the walls of the palace hall, and there are many flowers planted between the walls and the main hall, including calla lilies, carnations, chrysanthemums, baby's breath, orchids, roses and lilies. Quito is surrounded by volcanoes, and the volcanic ash is very suitable for growing flowers. In addition, Quito is located at the equator, with direct sunlight, sufficient light, large temperature differences, abundant rainfall, and pure water quality, which makes the flowers have large flower heads and good flower shapes. , with positive flower color and long flowering period. The colors of various flowers are even more colorful and dazzling.
Seeing the king coming, the palace servants who were repairing and weeding the garden withdrew from the garden and stood respectfully at the edge of the garden. The king and his concubines walked over from a path in the middle of the garden talking and laughing. The princesses walked through a field of flowers. Someone pointed at the flowers to the king and shouted in surprise, "Your Majesty, look at these small flowers full of stars, with thin branches, few leaves, and small flowers. They are clustered together, don't they?" Is there a sense of beauty like 'a sky full of stars'?"
The king said happily, "Yes, otherwise, people would call it Gypsophila."
After a while, someone else said to the king, "Your Majesty, look at these, these are your favorite carnations. They bloom cleanly and gracefully, softly and calmly, with elegant flower shapes and refreshing fragrance, especially those with double petals. The spring breeze turns into rain, but it moistens things silently, giving people a dignified and quiet beauty."
The king said with joy on his face, "I like carnations because they have a benevolent heart and a prosperous color."
But the most eye-catching thing is the pleasing to the eye, the roses blooming in the wind, in red, pink, purple and yellow, each one is dazzling in the sun. It can be said to be unrivaled, colorful, dazzling and stunning. , as if everything in the world is eclipsed. Therefore, the king and his concubines stopped in front of a large field of roses, watching them intently and commenting one after another.
While the concubines and the king were admiring the flowers and scenery, chatting and laughing, Haya hurried over and reported to the king, "Supreme king, someone from the Ziyuan Pavilion in the harem reported that Princess Palia was ill and in serious condition. , I have been bedridden for two days.”
After hearing this, the king and the concubines immediately stopped talking and laughing, showing a look of fear and worry. Because people have been sick and dying one after another recently, people are afraid when they hear that someone is sick.
King Wayna Capak frowned heavily. He had just been sick a few days ago. Not only was he very uncomfortable, he even felt like he might not be able to live. Now when he heard that Princess Palia was also seriously ill, he couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart. He felt that his beloved concubine had always been by his side during his illness. Now that his beloved concubine was ill, he should also visit her. . So, he said to Haya, "Let the guards prepare, I am going to Ziyuan Pavilion to see the princess." Then he waved to the concubines behind him and said, "Forget it, let's come and watch it tomorrow."
The king took the concubines back to the dormitory. Yuina and Uga were waiting on them and they had just changed clothes. At this time, the palace guards had already arrived in front of the door carrying the golden royal chair. The king asked his two beloved concubines to accompany him, and he walked towards the Ziyuan Pavilion in the harem on a golden royal chair, carried by eighty people. Going out from the stone door in the backyard of the palace is the deep and secret passage leading to the harem.
Ziyuan Pavilion is the residential compound of Princess Palia. The houses in the courtyard are exquisite, small and well-organized; the front door is decorated with gold and silver and brocade velvet; the open space in the courtyard is full of strange rocks, trees and rare flowers and plants. Looking around, the courtyard has bright windows, a clean floor, and white walls. But the most eye-catching thing is the woman in the hospital. The women here are not only young and beautiful, but also well-dressed and embroidered. Any woman will make you happy if you close your eyes and touch her.
The royal chair stopped in the courtyard of Ziyuan Pavilion. Xiuwei and Ji Yalina were waiting here with more than a dozen beautiful women. When King Wayna Capak got down from the royal chair, the young maids gathered around the royal dynasty. The princess walked to the main door of the house. Entering the princess's room, the room is spacious and bright. There is a gold round table in the main hall, with four gold square stools beside the table. On the other side of the screen is a large golden bed. Princess Palia was lying on the bed at this time, moaning in pain. Prince Atahualpa sat by the bed with a sad look on his face and wept silently.
Seeing his father arriving, the prince immediately wiped his tears with his hands, stood up and saluted his father. Princess Palia also wanted to stand up and salute, but the king blocked her with her hands.
The king took the princess's hand and asked with concern, "How is my concubine's condition?"
Princess Palia smiled feebly and said, "I am weak and occasionally get cold. I don't want the king to ignore my illness and come to visit me. I am really honored and comforted."
The king caressed the concubine's face with his hand and said worriedly, "My beloved concubine is suddenly ill and bedridden. Her whole body is weak and she has difficulty breathing. Do you think she is suffering from severe pain?" After that, he asked her. Prince Tahuallpa, "Why don't you ask a wizard to diagnose the disease, so that you can get the right medicine as soon as possible."
Prince Atahualpa whispered respectfully into his father's ear, "The Cathaba wizard has diagnosed my mother and said that she may be suffering from the plague."
When King Wayna Kapac heard this, he couldn't help being surprised and said, "It is impossible for the princess to suffer from this terminal disease. After all, the doctor Kachaba made a mistake in diagnosing the disease."
Prince Atahualpa said, "The Cathaba wizard just said that my mother's symptoms are very similar to the plague, but he has not made a decision yet. It may take two or three days before the diagnosis can be confirmed."
Princess Paria said, "I am of a humble nature and cannot be taken care of. I know that my days are numbered. As long as the king is healthy and lives a long life, that will be the blessing of the Inca Empire."
The King looked at Concubine Palia affectionately and comforted, "My concubine, please don't be pessimistic. Your Majesty, I will ask the priests in the city to pray for you, and let the Kachaba wizard use the best medicine to diagnose and treat you."
Princess Palia held the king's hand tightly with her hand and said with emotion, "I know very well that suffering from this disease means that my life is not guaranteed. I am a meager person, but I have been favored by the king for many years. I have been I feel deeply satisfied and satisfied. It is just the great kindness of the king that I can only remember in my heart, but I am unable to repay it, and I feel guilty in my heart. But when I go to the underworld, even if I become a slave and a concubine, I will try my best to repay it."
King Wayna Capak also held Princess Palia's hand tightly and said with infinite sadness, "I will not let you go. Once you leave, what's the point of living in this world for me?" Then, he said to the prince next to him in a serious tone, "Your mother's condition is very serious. You take her to the palace sacrifice room tomorrow morning and let the palace priest make a sacrifice for her."
The prince immediately said, "Thank you, father."
The king said to the princess again, "Don't be sad. Let the palace priest make a sacrifice, and maybe you can get better." At this point, the king's eyes were filled with tears, but he blinked and did not let the tears roll down. After falling down, he still said to his beloved concubine in a comforting tone, "You are still young, so live well." In order to prevent the surging tears from rolling down, he wiped his face with his hands, and then turned around and hurriedly He walked quickly outside the house.
After walking out of the courtyard, the king realized that tears were streaming down his face uncontrollably. He let out a long breath, wiped his tears with his sleeves, and without waiting for Yina, Wuga and others to catch up from behind and help him get into the sedan, he hurriedly sat on the royal chair, and then walked towards the escort sedan. The husbands shouted, "Get up the sedan."
Sitting on the stable royal chair, King Wayna Capak was in an extremely bad mood. First, Prince Ninan was suffering from the plague and would not recover for a long time; he himself had been suffering from nightmares and bad omens recently, and was plagued by illness; and now his beloved concubine Palia was suffering from a terminal illness. All of this seems to indicate a very unlucky omen. Could it be that as the celestial phenomena in Tumbes show, a catastrophe is about to come to the Inca Empire or the Inca royal family!
After passing through a solid stone gate guarded by guards, we returned to the palace. The royal chair stopped in front of the palace hall. Yina and Wuga helped him get out of the sedan chair. Then, with the help of the two sisters, he returned to his room. As soon as he got on the bed, he felt that he had no strength at all, and fell onto the bed, gasping for air. After lying on the bed for a while, I felt a little better, so I asked Yina to call Haya to find the Kachaba wizard.
