The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
When I came to the door of another house, I happened to see a man who had just returned from the mountains. However, this man was having an affair with a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old sitting under a tree in front of the door. Beside him lay a bow and arrow and a hare. Seeing the man doing that with the girl, Tashiguye felt uncomfortable going to disturb him. This is because the local tribesmen do not allow others to disturb them during an affair. Furthermore, he does not want to see this kind of thing happen in front of his eyes. Therefore, when the soldiers were about to arrest the man, Tashiguye raised his hands to them, and then led everyone in a hurry past the house.
The team leader said doubtfully, "That man is committing adultery with an unmarried girl and is committing a capital crime. Why not arrest him?"
Tashi Guye said, "When it comes to committing capital crimes, who of the people we see is not guilty of capital crimes? But if we kill them all, then who are we going to reform?" At this point, he sighed deeply. He took a breath and said, "I have to report this to King Quito and see if he has any good ideas."
Just at this time, someone came to report that the king would summon him immediately. He immediately took Gawo to the military camp outside the village. When he saw the king, he knelt down and bowed down. Then he recounted to the king what he had encountered in the past few days with great shame and uneasiness.
After hearing this, Atahualpa was silent for a long time, and he couldn't help sighing, "These ignorant and barbaric people, it seems that they are really unworthy of me being their king!" But he added, "But, the people over there in Quito The officials will arrive in the next two days, so you don't have to worry about educating these local tribesmen. I think they will find a way." Upon hearing this, Tashi Guye immediately let out a long breath and asked, " Then they are here, what do they want us to do?”
Atahualpa said, "I heard from spies that there is a very barbaric tribe two to three hundred miles away from here. They are not only extremely ignorant, but also ferocious and aggressive. Therefore, I want to send you to lead three thousand soldiers." Go to conquer."
When Tashi Guye heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Your Majesty, please give the order immediately. I can take the soldiers and set off tomorrow."
The king was still sitting upright in his chair, looking deep in thought, and said after a long time, "However, after we leave here and lead the army eastward, there will only be a small number of officials and soldiers left here. So, after we leave here Before that, the leader here must be sent to Quito. I want to give this task to you. I want you to escort the leader and his family, and set out early tomorrow morning."
Whenever a tribe or ethnic group was conquered, the Inca kings would keep their chiefs or leaders and their families in the capital as hostages, allowing them to live a life of wealth and leisure in case tribes or ethnic groups in these remote areas rebelled. Sometimes they would bring their chiefs and their children back to the capital, where they would be cared for and entertained hospitably. They would often visit the palace and learn not only Inca laws, customs, and language, but also Inca teachings, rituals, and superstitions. Then, King Inka restored his chiefs' original dignity and territory, allowed them to return to their original tribes or ethnic groups, and as king ordered the people to respect him as their lord and serve him. These chiefs and leaders will also bring the customs and habits learned from the Inca Empire back to their own ethnic groups and teach the people of their own ethnic groups to learn the Inca way of life. Therefore, after listening to King Quita's words, Tashiguye naturally understood the king's intention and immediately replied, "As you command, my king."
King Atahualpa added, "Go immediately and call the leader and his family, and tell them that I want to summon them."
Tashiguye said, "Yes, my great king."
Soon, Tashiguye brought the leader and his family over. The five members of their family followed Tashi Guye into the king's tent. When they saw the king, they knelt down and saluted. They were still naked, and their bodies were dark, dirty, and covered with dirt, which made King Quida feel very uncomfortable when he saw them. However, King Quito pretended to turn a blind eye and waved at them, asking them to get off the ground. He stood up and sat on the chair opposite.
At this time, the king asked his concubines to bring out a plate of alpaca meat, as well as some fresh grapes and pears. The leader and his family quickly finished the plate of alpaca meat, and then ate grapes and pears. There were not many grapes and pears, so they wiped them all out in just a few strokes.
At this time, Atahualpa asked the leader and his family, "Are these delicious?"
The headman’s family members all said, “It’s so delicious.”
The king said, "Do you want to be able to eat such delicious food every day?"
The headman’s family members said, “I really want to eat it!”
The king said, "We in Quito capital eat this kind of food every day. I wonder if the leader and his family want to go there?"
Everyone said eagerly, "I really want to go."
So, the king vividly told the leader and others about the prosperity and wealth of the capital of Quito, and introduced the famous places, famous food and beauties in Quito to the leader and others in detail. People were so obsessed that they chased Atahualpa and asked, "Can your Majesty take us to have a look?"
King Atahualpa nodded gently and said, "Of course. If the leader wants to go, I can ask Colonel Tashiguye to accompany you tomorrow morning and go together. I will also ask someone to give the leader Arrange a place with your family in Quito for your long-term stay."
After hearing this, the leader and his family quickly knelt down and worshiped again, thanking him profusely.
Afterwards, the two men and three women from the leader's family were separated by the soldiers and taken to five tents. They were coaxed and coaxed by the soldiers into washing their hair and bathing in the prepared wooden basin. This is a necessary means to transform the wild nature of those barbarians. Because only by keeping them clean and neatly dressed can they gradually understand face and shame, and gradually develop civilized and decent habits.
The leader did not want the soldiers to wash his hair and bathe him. He struggled and yelled, but the soldiers could not understand him and did not listen to him at all. They just let him struggle and yell. Two people went over and held down his arms. , a person took off the accessories on his head and threw them aside, then spread out their long hair and washed them in hot water. As soon as his hair was put into the water, a large basin of clear water immediately turned into black water, with a layer of lice and dirt floating on it. The soldiers changed three basins of water before washing his hair. Then, he went to wash his face. Because the four colors painted on his face were the symbols of his ethnic group, the leader refused to let the soldiers wash him. But the soldiers still forcibly washed his face. Then, give him a bath. His body was covered with dirt and grease, black and slippery, and there was a lot of black ash when he wiped it with his hands. I don't know how many basins of water it took to wash the headman's body clean.
After the soldiers washed the leader, they wiped it clean with a towel, threw it on a piece of camel skin spread on the ground, let him lie on it, and put a set of prepared Inca noble clothes on him. Although the leader was unwilling to wear clothes, he knew that the soldiers would force him whether he wanted to or not. Therefore, there is no more struggle. However, after taking a shower and lying on the bed, I felt an indescribable sense of comfort. At this time, he sighed and felt that the living habits of the Inca people were good.
The young woman named Maori did not show any resistance to washing her hair and taking a bath. This was not because she lacked the will and strength to resist, but because she found bathing very interesting. She obediently allowed the soldiers to wash her hair and take a bath for her, and teased the two soldiers with her cheerful appearance, and even sprinkled water on the soldiers. The soldier also liked the young woman, so he bathed her while playing with her. After giving the young woman a bath, she puts on the clothes of an Inca woman. The woman suddenly became much more beautiful.
As for the little girl named Mama, she was completely obedient, letting the two soldiers wash her hair and bathe her, and wear clean clothes. The leader's son and the leader's sister were also manipulated by the soldiers honestly. Because they knew that this matter had nothing to do with their will, but had to obey the arrangements of King Geda. However, as long as the Inca soldiers did not pose a threat to their lives and livelihoods, they did not care about washing their bodies and hair and wearing the same clothes as the Incas.
They were isolated by the Inca soldiers all night, but slept in the camp on camel pelts and covered with felt. They are much more comfortable than they are in their own home. There were a lot of fleas in their straw nest, and there were a lot of lice in their hair. However, after the Inca soldiers washed their heads and bodies like this, they no longer felt itchy on their heads and bodies.
The next morning, the Inca King held a farewell ceremony for the five members of the Xishan Village leader's family. The farewell ceremony was held on a grassy field at the entrance of the village. All the people in the village came to watch and see him off. Different from the naked men and women in the whole village, the headman's family of five seemed to have completely changed their appearance. Their faces were white and fresh, and their hair was neat and spotless. Wearing beautiful and neat Inca costumes, they sat at the dining table in the middle of the grass like distinguished guests. On the dining table were plates of wolf meat, pig's trotters, rabbit meat, fish, shrimp and alpaca meat, as well as fresh pears. , grapes and some food they had never seen before.
Tashi Guye shouted loudly to the onlookers, "Your leader and his family are going to Quito at the invitation of King Quito to observe the way of life in the Kingdom of Quito. For this reason, King Quito specially invited The headman's family went to the banquet, and they were asked to wash their hair, bathe, and wear Inca clothes. The king hopes that you can respect the Inca way of life like the headman's family and change your own barbarian lifestyle."
After that, let the headman and his family enjoy the banquet. The leader's family devoured the food like hungry wolves, scrambling to eat it, and wiping their oily hands on their luxurious and clean clothes. Before the meal was finished, their clothes and trousers were already stained A greasy mess. This sight made the Inca soldiers on guard frown. However, it made the onlookers salivate, drool, and widen their eyes. If it were not for the isolation of two layers of soldiers, they would have wanted to rush in. Come and grab a piece of the delicious meat on your dinner plate.
After the food on the table was all gone, the leader and his family members lifted up their clothes, burped while stroking their highly protruding bellies, and then waved to the tribesmen, while facing the two hundred people. The escort chair walked away. They came to the middle of a team composed of five sedan chairs. They sat down on the sedan chairs one by one. With the sound of horns, the soldiers lifted up the sedan chairs and walked towards the entrance of the village to the distant Quito. .
On the streamside path leading to the outside of the village, the roadside was full of tribesmen watching and seeing off. They were naked, showing a look of great envy and reverence, watching the leader of their own tribe sitting on a sedan chair carried by Inca soldiers, going to the capital of the distant Kingdom of Quito to observe. The leader and his family looked very proud. They kept waving to their tribesmen, asking them to accept the teachings and transformation of the Incas, and told their tribesmen that they would be back soon. However, they didn't know when they would be able to return to their familiar hometown once they left their own territory and arrived in Quito.
