The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
After the Inca King Atahualpa was captured, he was imprisoned in a very strong room in the Spanish military camp. The cell had three doors, each door was locked, and was guarded day and night by more than 60 soldiers. After the Inca King signed an agreement with the Spanish Marquis to exchange gold for freedom, Atahualpa asked the Spanish to provide him with a larger residential environment, and asked that his concubines and children be brought to live with him, and He should also be provided with a room where he can summon princes and ministers. In response, Marquis Pizarro asked Lieutenant Petea to drive away all the people in the Cajamarca Temple so that the Inca King could be placed in the small courtyard.
That morning, Petya, a second lieutenant of the Spanish Expeditionary Force, brought more than a dozen soldiers to the temple in Cajamarca. There are four houses in the temple, and the house in the front row is the main hall where the priests worship. The other houses are for residential use. There are walls as high as two people around the courtyard. There is a courtyard gate directly in front of the wall. The soldiers entered the yard and fired a shot first, which shocked the people in the yard and they all ran out of the house to see what happened.
Lieutenant Petya shouted to the people coming out of the house, "You all come out and come quickly to gather."
Martin shouted to the people in the courtyard in Indian, "The Spanish ensign has ordered that all the people in the temple gather in front of the courtyard." Hearing the shout, the men and women in the courtyard came out of the house in fear and came to Gather in front of the courtyard.
There were more than thirty people gathered in front of the courtyard gate. These people were the priests of the temple and their women and children. Priests were a tool used by the Inca Empire to rule the people. They were the privileged class of the Inca Empire and had royal and princely backgrounds. Their land is cultivated and harvested by farmers, and what they do is pray and predict for the princes, nobles and common people. There are many ways to pray, but it is mainly to pray for someone's health, while prediction is to predict people's birth, old age, illness, death, good and bad luck based on celestial phenomena and omens. Priests were a profession that the Inca people revered very much, and no one dared to offend the priests at will. To offend the priest is to offend the god. Although they are members of the clergy, they can marry women and have children.
Petya said to the men, women, and children in front of him, "The Inca King is moving to live with you, so you must leave here immediately." Hearing that he wanted them to leave here immediately, many people immediately started crying, and some were pleading. Said, "We have lived here for generations. This is our home. If you ask us to leave here, where can we move to?"
Petera refused to listen and said very impatiently, "The Inca King wants to live here, and you still dare not to get out of the way? If the Inca King finds out, he will chop off your heads."
After hearing this, the people in the temple had no choice but to go back to their rooms and start packing their things. There was nothing superfluous in the Incas' houses, except what was on the bed and in the kitchen. So, after a while, people wrapped a roll in a big cloth, carried their things, took the women and children and left the temple, going somewhere unknown. Within half a day, everyone in the temple left.
Petya called some Inca soldiers to start clearing and cleaning the room. Then, he moved some bedding and items from the Inca warehouse and placed them in each room, which was almost done. Because there are still some things that need to be sorted out and arranged by the concubines and maids of the Inca King. By dusk, the entire courtyard had been cleaned and tidied.
The house facing the main entrance of the small courtyard has three rooms. The sacrificial hall in the middle is the largest room, with an area of about 30 square meters. It can be used as the living room where the Inca king summoned princes and ministers. There was only one chair and a small wooden table inside. There are two smaller rooms on both sides, one is the king's kitchen and the other is the king's bedroom. There is a stone pot stove, a large water tank, a large iron stove and some other cooking utensils in the kitchen. These were brought from Inca warehouses. The Inca King's bedroom only had a large bed and several large wooden boxes. There were some blankets and felts on the bed. The two houses next to it, each with three rooms, are the residences of the queen and concubines. There is also a house with six rooms at the back, which can accommodate some of the concubines and maids. The queen's room only had a small bed and a wooden box. There were some blankets and felts on the bed, and some clothes in the wooden box. The other concubines' rooms were equipped with two small beds and wooden boxes. The bedding on the beds and the clothes in the wooden boxes were exactly the same as those of the queen.
After everything was arranged, Petya reported to the commander. Pizarro asked Petya to lead people to tightly guard the temple. In addition to the arrangement of more than 20 sentries in front of the small courtyard, there were also mobile sentries patrolling the temple constantly. To ensure that the Inca King is infallible.
After dark, a small group of Spanish soldiers came to take over the guard of the temple from the Petian team. Petya handed over his shift and was ready to go home with the soldiers. At this time, the Marquis came to notify him and asked him to take a small group of soldiers back to the military camp and stand by. Peterya took a team of more than 20 soldiers to the military camp on the edge of the square. He asked the soldiers to wait in the barracks and went to the headquarters office. The office was filled with smoke and a room full of people. Peterya knew at a glance what urgent task he had to do.
Seeing Petya enter the house, Marquis Pizarro said to him, "I have seen the sentries and patrol units over the temple, they are not bad. Now you take your team and follow Captain Hernando to take down the Inca The king was secretly escorted to the temple. Moreover, in order to strengthen security, your team and another team will have to strengthen security at the temple tonight, just in case."
Petya had been on guard duty all day and wanted to go home. However, the Marquis asked them to stay on guard duty at night again. Naturally, he was very unhappy and said, "Sixty people are required to stand guard in one night. Isn't it necessary?"
The Marquis said non-negotiably, "What is necessary or not? Starting tomorrow, King Inca will send people out to collect gold. If we don't strengthen our vigilance, if his subjects bring a large army to rescue him, do we still want to let him go?" Did you help us find gold?"
Petya didn't say anything anymore. At this time, Captain Hernando said to him, "You take the team to the door of King Inca's cell and wait for me. Wait for me to check the sentries and patrols from the cell to the temple. Once, come and take King Inca there.”
Petya responded, left the office, came to the edge of the military camp square, and said to the soldiers in the team, "There is a major task tonight. You are all ready. Now come with me to the cell of the Inca King." The soldiers said They lined up and followed him into the military camp, and the cell where the Inca King was held was in the military camp.
Petya arrived in front of the cell, which was brightly lit by torches. At this time, the soldiers of Captain Hernando, who was responsible for guarding the Inca King, were standing guard in front of the house. Another second lieutenant asked Petya, "You have been laid off, so why are you here again?"
Petya said, "You don't know yet? You want to imprison the Inca King in the temple. You want us to help you escort the Inca King to the temple."
The second lieutenant said, "The temple is far away from our military camp. I'm afraid there will be more than 100 guards instead of 60 people."
Peterya said, "The Marquis said that from now on, there will no longer be three shifts of guard duty every day, but will be divided into two shifts, with each shift requiring sixty people."
The second lieutenant said, "Then we have to stand guard every day."
Petera said, "That's not the case. The Marquis said that from tomorrow onwards, the Inca King will start sending people to carry gold for us."
After a while, Captain Hernando came over with Martin. He asked the guarding soldiers to open the door of the prison where the Inca King was held. After the cell door opened, he took a torch from a soldier's hand and entered the dark room.
At this time, the Inca King was sitting on a chair. When he saw Captain Hernando leading the soldiers into the house, he stood up from the chair.
Hernando said to the Inca King, "Mr. Atahualpa, come on, we have prepared your new residence. From now on you are the Inca King again."
Atahualpa seemed pleased and said, "Really? Shall we leave now?"
Captain Hernando said, "Leave now, please."
Like a free bird, Atahualpa stepped out of the cell in a few steps. When he got outside, he looked at the quiet and peaceful sky full of stars, and breathed deeply the outdoor air, which he felt was cool and refreshing. Give him the joy of being reborn. However, this beautiful feeling was quickly broken by the scene in front of him.
Outside the cell, two small groups of soldiers lined up holding torches, waiting for him. Seeing him come out, two soldiers came over to him and tied him up with a rope. He was very annoyed and said to Hernando, "Sir, are you going to take me to my new house?"
Hernando said, "I'm sorry, in order to prevent you from escaping, we have to do this. Please be a little aggrieved."
After the Inca King was tied up, the soldiers handed the rope to Petera, who was held by Lieutenant Peteria. Petera let the Inca king walk in the middle of the team and asked two small groups of soldiers to surround him. They were afraid that he would suddenly fly away from them as soon as he grew wings.
As soon as the team escorting the Inca King left the military camp, they saw that the road from the military camp to the temple was under full martial law. The Spanish soldiers held torches in one hand and long swords in the other. Anyone walking around. Moreover, Captain Juan also came from other places with a cavalry detachment, following the team escorting the Inca King.
The Inca King said to Hernando, "Mr. Hernando, don't worry, I won't run away. Once I run away, your gold will be gone."
Hernando said, "Unless you really don't want to live anymore. For your safety, all of us are out."
The Inca King said, "Why don't you see Mr. Marquis?"
Hernando said, "He is leading a small team to patrol around the small town of Cajamarca to prevent your large army from attacking."
The Inca King said, "Without my order, they would not come here to attack you."
It's not very far from the military camp square to the temple courtyard, it only takes a few minutes. There are also lights in front of the small courtyard, and a small team is already on guard here. When Captain Hernando and Peter Yago brought a small team, the number of people in front of the courtyard reached ninety, and dozens of torches illuminated the door and the courtyard brightly.
Hernando asked Petya to lead four or five soldiers into the small courtyard holding torches. Then, he untied the Inca King and took the Inca King to look at all the rooms one room after another. Finally, they returned to the sacrificial hall. Hernando said to the Inca King, "Mr. Atahualpa, this largest room can be used for you to summon princes and ministers. The hut on the left is your kitchen, and the hut on the right is your bedroom." Then he took the king into the bedroom.
The dormitory is about fifteen or six square meters, with a large bed and several large wooden boxes. On the bed were some blankets and felts taken from the Inca warehouses for bedding. Several large wooden boxes were placed between the big bed and the wall. Hernando asked the king, "Are you satisfied, sir?"
Obviously the Inca king was not satisfied. He said, "This is as crude as when I used to fight." Then he asked Hernando, "When can my queen, concubines, and children come over?"
Hernando said, "I can come here early tomorrow morning."
The Inca king said, "Okay."
Hernando said, "We are leaving, so you can go to sleep. There is no need to worry about safety. We will have one hundred and twenty soldiers guarding the temple courtyard every day. If no one comes to attack, you will be very worried." Be safe, if an Inca army comes to attack us, your life will end soon."
The Inca King said, "Don't worry, no one will attack you without my order."
