The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Emperor Wayna Kapak fell in love with Princess Palia's maid Xiu at first sight and became infatuated with her. He indulged in pleasure and love for three days and three nights in a row, and never left Princess Palia's room in the Ziyuan Pavilion. Princess Palia was very puzzled by this. She felt that it was incredible that a man over fifty years old and suffering from a terminal illness could have such great energy and energy.
So she called her son, Prince Atahualpa, to her right wing and asked, "Isn't it the plague that the king is suffering from?"
Prince Atahualpa said, "I have asked the Kachapa wizard to carefully examine my father's condition. The Kachapa wizard has confirmed that my father is suffering from the plague."
Princess Palia said, "Since the king is suffering from a real plague, how can he be so indulgent and unrestrained?"
Prince Atahualpa also frowned in confusion and said, "I also don't think what my father is suffering from is the plague. Look at Prince Ninan and his uncle, Prince Mayadika, who are also suffering from the plague. He was bedridden from the time he fell ill. If he was not cured for a long time, he would gradually die. However, not only could his father get out of bed and walk without losing his appetite, but he could also indulge in pleasure for three days and three nights in a row. This is simply incredible. imagine."
While the two were talking, they saw Xiuwei, wearing a very thin velvet embroidered dress, bursting into the door in shock. When she saw Princess Palia, she cried and said, "Auntie, it's not good, the king is ill." ”
Princess Parlia and her son, Prince Atahualpa, looked surprised at first, then winked at each other knowingly, and hurriedly walked towards the room where the king lived.
Entering the bedroom where the king lives, the golden light of afternoon shines into the room from outside the door. On the big golden bed, the king was sleeping soundly, but his expression showed extreme pain and discomfort. Princess Palia touched the king's forehead with her hand. The king's forehead was hot, as if he had a high fever. The princess asked Xiuwei to guard the king, and then left the dormitory with Prince Atahualpa.
The two returned to the princess's room, and the princess said to the prince, "It seems that the king is very ill this time, so we must find the Kachaba wizard immediately."
The prince nodded, but said, "If my father's condition worsens this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide his true condition."
The princess also agreed with the prince, but she didn't know what to do, so she asked the prince, "If this is the case, what should we do?"
The prince thought for a while and said, "How about calling uncle Chalkuchma to discuss it before we discuss it."
Charkuchma was quickly summoned, and was led by the princess and the prince into the princess's room to have a look at the king. Seeing that the king was in a drowsy state with a high fever, he didn't say anything. Then they came out together, returned to the princess's room, and sat down at a small table. Princess Palia said, "The king's condition has worsened, and I'm afraid he won't live long."
Chalkuchma nodded and said, "Looking at this, I'm afraid the king will die in front of Prince Ninan."
When Parya heard this, she said with concern, "If this is the case, if the king dies and Prince Ninan succeeds, it will be very detrimental to Prince Atahualpa!"
Chalkuchma nodded silently, but after thinking for a moment, he added, "Prince Ninan is seriously ill and his life is in danger. How can he be interested in the throne."
But Prince Atahualpa said, "Although Prince Ninan is seriously ill and unable to care for himself, there will definitely be someone in the direct family faction who will use him to seek power and usurp the throne."
Chalkuchma pondered for a while and said, "If this is the case, the prince must immediately send people to seal the prince's palace of Prince Ninan tightly and cut off the prince's connection with the outside world."
Prince Atahualpa said, "I will immediately send someone to take over Prince Ninan's escort."
Then, Princess Palia added, "If the king's condition worsens, and if he continues to conceal it and refuses to report it, if the king and the people in the palace know about it, I'm afraid he won't be guilty of deceiving the king, right?"
High Priest Chalkuchma pondered for a long time and said, "It is better to let the king know about the condition, and then seal the king in the Ziyuan Pavilion, and force the king to make Prince Atahualpa the King of the North. I don't know the princess and the prince. how about?"
Prince Atahualpa also felt that this plan was feasible, but he still said with concern, "This matter sounds very good, but will Huascar and Prince Manco agree, and will the assistant minister Prince Kiskis What’s your position? What will Princess Anna’s attitude be?”
The prince's words were not a momentary thought, but something he had considered over and over again for a long time. If these issues are not resolved, the outcome of the kingship in the north is unpredictable, and the consequences can be said to be unimaginable, and may even cause palace disputes and great turmoil. . Therefore, this matter must be carefully calculated and the action must be secretive. Therefore, the three of them plotted for a long time before finalizing what they wanted to do.
Later, Prince Atahualpa asked Haya to call Wizard Kachapa and said to Wizard Kachapa, "The king's condition has deteriorated. I'm afraid I can't hide it for a long time, so you go check on the king's illness later." At this time, you have to tell the truth to the king, do you know?"
Wizard Kachaba bowed and said hurriedly, "I don't dare. Even if the prince kills me, I don't dare."
Prince Atahualpa roared, stood up from the table, and said, "You have to say it if you dare, but you have to say it if you dare not. If there is a mistake in what you say, you will be punished with the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Wizard Kachaba nodded quickly in confusion and said, "Yes, yes, my prince."
So, Prince Atahualpa brought Wizard Kachapa into the bedroom where the king lived. At this time, Palia, Yina, Princess Uga and Xiuwei were sitting around the bed of Emperor Huayna Kapac taking care of him. With the king. Seeing that the prince came with the Kachaba wizard, he made room for the Kachaba wizard to check and treat the disease.
Wizard Kachaba already knew about the king's illness, but he still looked very serious and meticulous, touched the king's forehead, checked the king's face, and then asked the king, "How does the king feel? But he is still in a hallucination." , feeling weak all over, body scalding and hot, weak and having night sweats?”
The king responded feebly. Wizard Kachaba sighed, then hugged his head and cried. Princess Palia hurriedly asked, "Can you tell me what disease the king is suffering from?"
It took a long time for Wizard Kachaba to stop crying. He hesitated and said to the princess in a low voice, "I'm afraid the king is suffering from the plague."
When everyone suddenly heard this, they looked at each other and couldn't believe it. Therefore, Prince Atahualpa said to the Cathaba wizard in a solemn tone, "This is diagnosing a disease for the supreme Inca king. You must make sure it is accurate and there must be no misdiagnosis."
Wizard Kachaba replied in a timid cry, "I was the one who went to see Prince Ninan for his illness at the beginning. Prince Jikawu, Prince Mayadikana and Prince Gulapavakar also suffered from the same disease. , their symptoms are exactly the same as those of the King, and they all have this dense rash on their bodies. Even if the slaves have ten thousand heads, they would not dare to misdiagnose the Inca King."
Everyone looked towards the king and saw that his face, hands and body were indeed covered with that kind of thick rash. Suddenly, the princesses burst into tears.
When Emperor Wayna Capac heard that he was suffering from the plague, he was already extremely pessimistic and depressed. When he heard that everyone was crying, he became even more irritable and shouted, "I'm not dead yet, you guys?" What are you crying for? Get out of here."
Seeing that the king was angry, Princess Paria stopped crying and waved her hands to let everyone else go out first, leaving Prince Atahualpa and the Kachapa wizard to quietly guard the king. She asked Wizard Kachaba to re-examine the king, and then asked Wizard Kachaba to treat the king with the best medicine. But Wizard Kachaba just shook his head helplessly and said to the prince and princess, "Let all the priests in the city offer sacrifices and pray for the king."
In order to treat the king, Princess Palia arranged for Wizard Kachaba to live in a small room next to the Ziyuan Pavilion sacrificial room, so that he could check and treat the king on call. Wizard Kachaba is also trying every possible means to heal the king. He first soaked the leaves and roots of some plants collected in the mountains, then pounded and boiled these herbs for the king to take. Then, he let the king lie in the sun so that the heat of the sun could help exert the power of the medicine.
After the king took the medicine and lay in the sun for more than an hour, he felt paralyzed and weak and could not stand up. So, Yina, Wuga and Xiuwei hurriedly helped him into the house and lay down. However, not long after, perhaps because the medicine took effect, the king felt dizzy and weak, and his internal organs seemed to be turbulent, as if a person was about to die. As a result, Prince Atahualpa and Princess Palia were so frightened that they hurried over to ask about the situation and loudly called the Cathaba wizard.
Wizard Kachaba ran over and saw that everyone was frightened by the king's condition, so he said to everyone, "I gave the king a heavy dose of medicine, which will make people feel very uncomfortable."
The prince asked, "Isn't there a better way than this?"
Wizard Kachaba said, "There is a way, but all the methods can only alleviate the condition, but cannot cure it."
The prince immediately said, "What can I do?"
The Kachaba wizard said, "It's bloodletting."
Bloodletting was a common healing method among the Incas. This method is very effective in reducing the patient's pain and condition. The site for bloodletting can be a nerve-dense site, such as the tips of fingers, arms or feet. If you have a headache, bloodletting will be done between the eyebrows above the nose. The sting will be very painful, and the effect on neuromodulation is also obvious.
Seeing that the king was very uncomfortable, the prince decided to let the wizard Kachaba perform bloodletting therapy on the king. Kachaba placed a large and bright lamp next to the king's hospital bed, and tied a very sharp stone tightly to a small wooden stick. Then let the princes and concubines press the king's arms and legs, put the stone tips on the blood vessels, and keep flicking the blood vessels with their fingers. Slowly, the blood vessels were scratched, and blood began to flow from the king's arms and legs. A drop of water flowed out from the toe and onto the plate placed below.
The king acted very strong, neither crying out in pain nor moving. After bleeding for a while, the king felt much better. The Kachaba wizard applied a herbal medicine to the wound, and the bleeding was stopped. The princesses used towels to clean the king's body. Wait for the concubine to finish wiping the king's body. The king has fallen asleep.
