The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Marry fifty or even two hundred young and beautiful girls at once. This is something that a soldier from a poor and hopeless peasant family dare not even think about. Even the Inca princes and nobles can only marry twenty or thirty wives at most, and a village chief can only marry seven wives. , but he was able to marry fifty or even two hundred young and beautiful girls. Which man in the world doesn’t want to have more wives and concubines? Because the more women there are, the more they will be envied and respected by others. This made the young soldier's heart suddenly start beating loudly, but he said, "It's good to marry so many girls, but how can I support them?"
The king said, "I can let you serve as the general manager of the Kingdom of Quito, which means that you will be in charge of the food, animal husbandry and treasures of the entire Quito. Think about it, how much land and treasure should you have, can you still enjoy it?"
The soldier shook his head and said, "How could I have such a good life!"
The king said, "This is the good life God has given you."
The soldier's heart was beating faster and faster, but he still had some concerns and said, "As soon as I let you go, my family and I will be caught and executed."
The king said, "As soon as you let me go, you have to run back and take your family to the palace of Quito to find me. I will give your whole family officials and land, and live the best life in Quito." A luxurious and luxurious high life.”
The soldier's heartbeat was so fast that he could no longer suppress it. He said, "Does your Majesty really mean what you say?"
The king promised with a very sure tone, "You saved my life, what else can't I give you? Is there anything in the world that is more precious than my life?"
The soldier plucked up his courage and said, "Okay, I'll risk it all." Then he asked the king to wait while he went to get the key from the officer on duty.
After a while, the soldier ran over in a panic and said to King Atahualpa, "I killed the officer on duty." As he said that, he gently opened the cell door with a bunch of keys. . Under the clear moonlight, you can see that his body and face are covered with blood.
As soon as the door opened, the soldier handed the king a set of uniforms for delivering military orders and urgent messages, and said, "Put on these clothes. There are sentries and patrols everywhere in the city and outside the city. If you don't put on these clothes, you will be fine." Can’t get out of the city.”
Atahualpa hurriedly took off his clothes and put on the uniform of a postman. Then, taking advantage of the moonlight, he followed the soldier out of the cell and came to the gate of the castle. The door has been closed, and there are neat rows of soldiers standing on both sides of the door. The soldier said to him, "My king, you go first. They won't stop you. I will go out and chase you later." After saying that, he hid in the darkness of the city wall.
King Atahualpa did not understand the soldier's behavior, thinking that he was hiding because he was afraid of being exposed, so he could only act alone. He has been to Meicheng many times and is quite familiar with the streets and roads of Meicheng. So, he walked from a relatively remote street, which was closest to the gate of Tucheng. It's just that the streets are dark and very quiet. He boldly walked quickly along the street towards the city gate.
Although he felt guilty, he acted calmly and confidently and walked to the city gate. The city gate is the only way out of the city. There were several torches lit with pine trees hanging in front of the city gate, illuminating the city gate both brightly and darkly. You could see two large rows of Inca soldiers standing in front of the city gate guarding the city gate. Seeing him coming over, an officer who looked like a sergeant asked him a question in a southern accent. He didn't understand what he said at all, so he just babbled a few words casually in the local dialect of Tumebamba, and then patted the cloth bag he was carrying, indicating that he belonged to General Kutachka. Postmaster. The officer probably didn't understand what he said, so he waved his hand to the soldiers and asked them to open the city gate.
Atahualpa hurriedly walked between the two rows of soldiers under the city gate, and then trotted along the royal marching road towards Quito in the north, fearing that the Incas would send people to quickly chase him after discovering his escape.
When he ran three to five miles away, he heard someone from behind shouting to him, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." As soon as he heard this, he knew it was the soldier chasing him.
He stopped, panting, and asked, "How did you escape from the city?"
The soldier said, "I waded here from the river near the city."
At this time, the king saw that the soldiers' clothes were soaked through, and asked, "Is it very cold?"
The soldier said, "It's not cold." Then he added, "We have to run quickly, otherwise, if they find out, they will chase us quickly." With that, the soldier took the king away from the marching road and went up to A narrow path leading up the mountain. The two of them walked quickly to the mountainside, and the king relaxed his tense heart.
The mountain path was much closer than the marching road. The soldier sent King Atahualpa to the inn closest to Tumebamba City. After changing his clothes, he said goodbye to the king, saying that he would hurry up and return home. , take your family and leave the place quickly.
Fearing that the Incas would soon chase him, King Quita also changed his clothes and asked the postman to take him away quickly. So, the postman immediately took the king and left the post station in a star-filled sky and went up to the path in the mountains. The two of them walked quickly and silently towards the path under the stars.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sky finally dawned slowly. However, standing on the mountain and looking towards the marching road down the mountain, there was no movement at all on the road. The king couldn't help but wonder: Didn't the Incas realize that he had escaped? When they saw Yunling Station, the king said to the postman, "How about we go to Yunling Station to eat something. I'm really hungry."
The postman said, "Okay." With that, the two of them walked down the mountain. However, when they were about to go down to the edge of the marching road at the foot of the mountain, they heard a commotion coming from the south side of the road. The king immediately realized that the pursuers were coming, so he and the postman hurriedly hid behind a tree and looked down the mountain. Soon, I saw that a large group of pursuers had arrived in front of the Yunling Station. They stayed on the road in front of the station for a while, leaving some people behind, and then pursued them north along the road.
The king and the postman came to the mountain from the path again and looked helplessly down the mountain. The postman said disappointedly, "I can't go to the post station. I have to go hungry."
King Quida sat helplessly on the ground and sighed. After resting for a while, the king said to the postman, "Your Majesty, I escaped from Tumebamba this time. You helped me a lot. Now I have a very important thing that I need you to do. If you If you can complete this task, when I return to Quito, I will reward you heavily, make you a noble, and give you a large area of land and slaves. Let you live a noble life of splendor and wealth."
The postman hurriedly knelt down and knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness. Even if Your Majesty asks your slaves to go up mountains of swords and into seas of fire, they will still be obliged to do so."
The king nodded with great satisfaction and said in a very majestic tone, "The postman listens to the order. Your Majesty, I can't walk anymore. You have to take a small road as fast as possible and drive day and night to Quito and go to the Prince's Palace to find Kiski." Prince Si and Commander Chalkuchma asked him to lead an army to rescue me as soon as possible."
The postman said, "Yes, my king." But he immediately said in a very puzzled tone, "I'm leaving, what should you do, my king?"
The king said in a commanding tone, "Don't worry about me, I will find a way to walk slowly towards the north."
The postman was still uneasy and reminded him, "But the king is unfamiliar with the place here. He has no food and water, and there are blood blisters on his feet."
The king seemed a little impatient and said, "Don't worry about me. You can quickly go to Quito City to bring in reinforcements."
The postman knelt down to the king again, then got up and trotted towards the path leading to the distance.
Seeing that the postman had gone far away, King Quida looked towards the marching road at the foot of the mountain for a long time. Seeing that there were no more Inca troops approaching on the road, he went down to the foot of the mountain very carefully, bypassed the Yunling post station, and crossed the marching road. , walking quickly toward the mountains along the familiar trail. After walking through a forest, he descended into a mountain col. A small flowing stream led him to the people's homes deep in the mountain col.
After turning a corner and crossing a small stone bridge, you can see several small houses built along the hillside. Not only did the small room not change much, it actually became more dilapidated and shabby. He didn't quite understand. Ever since Gina followed him into the palace, her father had enjoyed a favorable status and treatment, including land and housing. How could he still live in such a dilapidated house?
When he was puzzled, a farmer emerged from the cornfield next to him. This man was about fifty years old, with a dark and thin body and wearing a cloth hat. When she saw him, she looked at him with very strange eyes. Atahualpa smiled at the farmer and asked, "Are you Gina's father, my father-in-law?"
The man shook his head and said, "I am not Gina's father, nor am I your father-in-law."
The King of Quito was startled for a moment, wondering if he had recognized the wrong person? Because the lights were dim that night, he couldn't see Gina's father's face clearly at all. So, he asked again, "Isn't this the land and house of Gina's family?"
The man said, "Yes, but I work for Gina's father." After that, he looked straight at King Quichi and said, "Who are you? Where do you seem to be a noble person from?"
Because Atahualpa was wearing the clothes of an ordinary mountain man, the farmer did not recognize him. King Quida said that he was a guest from afar, and he wanted to pass on information about Gina to Gina's father, and then asked, "Where does Gina's father live now?"
The farmer said, "After Gina entered the palace, Gina's father became the mayor of the town, married seven more girls, and moved to the town long ago."
The king asked, "How far is the town from here?"
The farmer said, "It's not far from the marching road. I heard it's already full of soldiers from Cusco."
When King Quida heard this, he was shocked and asked, "Can you find Gina's father?"
The farmer was very happy and took Atahualpa to the hut where Gina's house used to be. After pouring a glass of water, he went to find Gina's father.
