The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
It’s already noon to arrange things in the temple. Pizarro was about to go back to the military camp for dinner, but his younger brother Juan Pizarro suggested that the four brothers rarely get together, and since they finally met today, they should invite everyone to his house for a drink. Francisco Pizarro knew that in addition to having a home in the military camp, Juan also had a home at the Inca Hot Springs. He heard that he also had some Indian women, and he had always wanted to take time to visit; plus he did it again today. I felt happy about such a huge business that only made a profit, so I agreed to go have a drink with my brothers and have some fun together.
Everyone rode horses, talked and laughed, and arrived at a large, tall, spacious and grand courtyard not far from the Inca Baths. In the past, this was the residence of a royal family member. When Juan was inspecting the house, he took a fancy to it. He broke into the house, killed the prince, and took over the house and all the women. He became the new wife of this deep house. Owner.
Because he was the biological brother of the Marquis and the Commander, no one dared to sue him. Although the elder brother, the Marquis, had heard about it, he pretended not to know and refused to pursue it.
Entering the courtyard, the courtyard is about tens of meters deep. A two-meter-wide stone path stretches straight to the end of the compound. Both sides are covered with houses of various sizes. Seeing the master arriving with his guests, the male servants hurriedly bowed, led the horses and tied the ropes. Women curtsey to show respect for their hosts and guests. Juan took the three brothers to sit down in a large living room and asked the woman to pour tea to entertain the guests. Then, everyone was called to lecture.
After a while, the room was filled with a large number of people, at least thirty or forty men and women. At this time, the host Juan said to everyone, "Look, I have brought you several distinguished guests today. My eldest brother Hernando and third brother Gonzalo often come here, and you all know them." , and now I would like to solemnly introduce my second brother, Mr. Francisco Pizarro, Marquis of Spain and Commander of the Expeditionary Force. Everyone is welcome!" Suddenly, a burst of rapid and warm applause broke out among the people.
After Juan finished the introduction and let the people in the room disperse, Francisco Pizarro frowned and said to Juan in a reproachful tone, "Why have you raised so many people? It is simply more powerful than the Inca King." Is it still big?”
Seeing that his brother was unhappy and scolding him, Juan said dissatisfiedly, "Then why don't you talk about my eldest brother? He occupies the courtyard of the palace where the Inca king lived. There are probably a hundred men and women living in it, but There are at least seventy or eighty people.”
Seeing Juan pointing his finger at him, Hernando's face sank and he said rudely, "Why are you biting me? Originally, I was in charge of building the church and the Palace of the Virgins, but, you You fucking monopolized all the girls and women in the Virgin Palace of the Sun God, did I tell you?”
Juan said, "The building of the church is your responsibility, but it was my second brother who sent me to enter the Palace of the Virgin of the Sun. I won't lie. My second brother is here, so we can prove it."
Francisco was already very annoyed with their excessive approach of only focusing on themselves and not paying attention to the impact. When he heard the two of them quarreling again, he slammed his riding crop on the table and said, "If you keep arguing, I'll leave." , I’m not here to listen to your quarrel.”
When the Marquis lost his temper, the two brothers fell silent. Pizarro lectured them, "One of you is the elder brother and the other is the younger brother. What did you do to me? You did this so that others would know about it. When it comes to my face, you said that you let me What's your reply? That's not what you said. If one of you wasn't my brother and the other was my younger brother, I would have put you in solitary confinement and confiscated all your property."
Seeing that everyone was unhappy, Gonzalo persuaded him and said, "Forget it, it's all between brothers. The second brother did such a big thing today, it's not too late to be happy. Juan also wanted to do something for the second brother. Brother is celebrating, so I propose that our theme today is to drink and celebrate, and no one is allowed to mention things that make everyone unhappy. If anyone mentions things that make everyone unhappy again, I will fall out with him. "
After Gonzalo said this, everyone stopped talking. At this time, the people in the kitchen had brought over the fragrant and hot braised llama meat, and the woman next to him also filled the glass with spicy chicha wine. Juan asked everyone to pick up their glasses and toast together.
While drinking wine, Pizarro looked carefully at the glittering tableware on the dining table. I thought to myself, this guy Juan is really brave. I don’t know where he got so many gold items, but he dared not to hand them over. This is a serious violation of the discipline he imposed on all officers and soldiers: all gold items must be handed over to the public in order to accumulate more. It’s time to carve it up. He wanted to blame Juan for this matter, but Gonzalo had already spoken before and could not say anything that would make everyone unhappy. So, he held back, but he still held the big and heavy cup and kept looking at it, thinking that Bi Huan was a smart man and could understand what he meant.
Then, the servant brought another plate of braised rabbit and a plate of pigeon meat. Juan put a camel whip on his plate and said, "Second brother, try this. It is not only delicious but also aphrodisiac. In the past, it was only eaten by the Inca kings."
The second brother didn't say anything nice, "No wonder you have so many women here. So you eat this stuff all day long?"
Huan Dao was not angry, but he smiled and said, "Isn't life just about money and sex?"
Pizarro said, "Looking at your wealth and your many wives and concubines, I feel that it is really not worthy for me to be a marquis and commander."
Juan said with a smile, "There, there, the second brother is doing great things, and the younger brother, I am just a rough guy. I don't want to do anything but eat, drink and have fun."
Gonzalo on the side said in a persuasive tone, "Second brother, don't take it too seriously. The king and the country can only use it as a banner and shout, don't take it too seriously. Don't really think about all the good things." It’s about the king. You had no education or food in the past. Why didn’t the king tell you to care about you? Besides, although you are the leader, you can just show some concern for everyone’s affairs. Don’t take it too seriously. You can make your own money. If you are greedy, you have to work hard to get it for yourself. If you don't get it, you will give it to others, and they will not accept your favor and think it is what they deserve. Besides, who will share with you what others get? Don’t you see that everyone is fishing for themselves now, and the things they catch are hidden and tucked away from others.”
At this point, Gonzalo toasted his second brother with a glass of wine and said, "You should learn from Juan in this regard."
When Pizarro heard this, he asked, "What should I learn from him? Learn to gamble, learn to play with women, learn to enrich your own pockets?"
Hernando, who was the eldest brother, said, "Okay, stop talking, your second brother is not someone like you."
Because the brothers didn't talk to each other, the wine wasn't very satisfying, and the food wasn't very delicious, so the meal was finished quickly. Juan arranged for the brothers to take a hot spring bath together in the Inca Baths. The Marquis has been to this place twice before, but because he was too busy, he has not been here again for a month.
The natural hot spring known as the Inca Baths is right behind Juan's house and can be reached by horseback in just three to five minutes. Several brothers were riding horses, followed by two male servants and several beautiful young women. After walking for a while from the stone road and turning a corner, you can see the soaring hot spring steam covering half of the sky like mist.
Last month, the Marquis came twice. The area around the bathhouse was still wilderness, but now it was covered with Spanish-style houses. Those built early have already been occupied, while those built late are still under construction. He saw a soldier in the team directing dozens of Indians to move large stones to a wall as high as one person. There were also some craftsmen who were leveling up the stones and then using a kind of red clay to cover them. The stones are laid. These Indians are all skilled craftsmen. They have repaired the stones smoothly and built them tightly, and there is no trace of sticking. When he saw the soldiers greeting Juan or Gonzalo, he rode quickly past the door without turning his head.
Walking forward, there is a tall and elegant two-story compound that has been built. The courtyard gate is wide and tall, and there are two symmetrical tall buildings on both sides of the gate. This kind of building is almost impossible to see among the Indians. Only the Spaniards built this kind of building. Francisco was about to ask Juan who built this building. At this time, I saw Petya riding a horse and was about to enter the courtyard. There was also a very young and beautiful Inca girl sitting in front of him. When he saw the Marquis coming, he quickly saluted and said hello, "Marquis, good afternoon."
Pizarro waved his hand and said, "Hello, Second Lieutenant Petera. Where are you going?"
Peterya said, "Go home!" Then he pointed to the courtyard door and said, "This is my home. If you don't mind, Marquis, would you like to have a drink in my humble house?"
The Marquis smiled and said, "Your humble house is really much more luxurious than the Inca King's house!"
Petya said modestly, "How can I compare with the King of Inca? They live in a palace. I don't even dare to compare with Juan, and even more with Hernando. How can I dare to compare with him?" Inca King Bi?”
Juan was afraid that Pizarro would be angry after hearing this, so he hurriedly said, "Lieutenant, don't make fun of me for being poor." Then he immediately changed the subject and said in an envious tone, "This girl is pretty good. Where did she come from?" Made it?"
Petya smiled and said, "This is my maid's sister. She just came from her hometown in the country to visit her sister."
Juan said, "You are so blessed."
Petya said, "How dare you compare with the captain? The captain doesn't even know how many virgins there are in the Sun Palace."
Juan shook his head and said, "I have some virgins from the Sun Palace, but they are not as good as you."
Peterya said, "Really? If you really like it, then I will give it to you."
Juan smiled and said, "Are you really willing to give up?"
Petya said, "I don't want to give up, but it depends on whether she is willing." After that, he whispered a few words into the girl's ear affectionately, and the girl shook her head quickly. So, Petya waved her hand to Juan and said, "No, she doesn't agree."
Just as he was talking, he saw dozens of men and women, carrying farm tools on their backs, driving large groups of camels and camels back from working in the fields, and entered the compound through the gate. The Marquis felt puzzled and asked Petya, "Did you hire these people?"
Peter said correctingly, "They are all my servants."
The Marquis asked, "Why do you keep so many servants?"
Petya said, "Farming and pasturing."
The Marquis said, "Don't we all take food directly from the Inca warehouses and grow it ourselves?"
Petya said, "The food in the granary will be exhausted one day. Besides, there are large tracts of land idle in the valleys and hillsides. It is better to let them cultivate and graze. We cannot let people like them work all day long. Take it easy."
The Marquis hurriedly said, "That's that, that's that", and then led the brothers towards the bath.
Entering the wooden door of the Inca bath, Juan asked two male servants to guard the door and entered the courtyard with his brothers and several maids. There is a bathing pool carved out of a huge stone in the courtyard. It is very large and can accommodate more than ten people. Not far away is a fountain with mist rising into the sky. The hot water has a temperature of about seventy degrees and keeps gushing all day long. At the same time, people also led a cold spring over, and connected two pipes under the hot spring, so that the hot water and cold water flowed together into the huge bath.
Everyone took off their clothes and entered the bath together. The four young and beautiful women also took off their clothes and went down to the bath to serve their master and several distinguished guests. Seeing this scene, Pizarro sighed and said to Juan, "You are really no worse than the Inca King!"
Juan came to the Marquis and said very sincerely, "Second brother, I won't hide something from you. You are a Marquis and a man of status. You are not like a rough guy like me, who is not afraid of anything and doesn't think about anything. There are some things. You want to do it, but you don’t dare to do it, and it’s not easy to do it, for fear of affecting your worth and reputation. Therefore, if it’s inconvenient for the second brother to do these things, don’t do them. But when I do it, the second brother just pretends that he doesn’t see it. I’m not just a light I'm fishing for myself, and I'm fishing for my second brother. Whether it's gold, silver, treasures, or beautiful women, as long as it belongs to me, Huan, my second brother can take whatever he wants. If I, Huan, dare to say no, I'll take it for granted. I, Juan, am ruthless and unjust."
After listening to Juan's words, the Marquis couldn't help but feel a little moved. He patted Juan on the shoulder and said, "Since the third brother said this, I understand as a brother. You do your best. When will you be a brother?" I won't treat you badly." As soon as the words were spoken, the two brothers became enthusiastic and whispered warmly and affectionately for a long time.
After taking a bath, someone had already brought the horse. Before the Marquis got on his horse, he was still a little nostalgic for the maid just now. Juan had already seen his brother's intention and asked his second brother to take the woman away. However, Pizarro seemed very hesitant, but finally shook his head and said, "Forget it, I am a marquis and commander, it is not good for the soldiers to see me."
Juan said, "Let's do this, just put her at my place. If you miss her one day, come over. She will be the second brother's from now on. If anyone dares to touch her, I will stab him with a knife." "
The Marquis nodded gratefully to his brother and said, "My third brother's kindness, I will repay you twice as much." After saying that, he got on his horse and walked towards the military camp accompanied by Hernando and Gonzalo.
