The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
After the Spanish left, the Inca king lit an oil lamp in the house and lay on the bed without taking off his clothes. He felt that the Spaniards did not deceive him, and the Spaniards fulfilled all his requests. Thinking that tomorrow morning, his queen, concubines and children would be around him, he felt like he was really an Inca king again.
The Inca king's queen, concubines, and children were imprisoned in four or five larger rooms in the Spanish military camp. Their room was not far from the cell where the Inca King was imprisoned, but because they could not leave the room without permission, they did not know where the Inca King was locked up.
These concubines who followed the Inca King from Quito were all the King's favorite concubines. Here are the biological sisters Yina and Uga, the twin sisters Kuta and Maka, as well as Kajiana, Gina, Michalika, Shishi Viraj, Gutaya and the princes. Some new lovers, more than twenty people in total. In addition to the queen, Princess Anna Maya, who had a four or five-year-old girl, a concubine named Rashauta also had a girl, and the concubine of Chalakamaba had a boy.
These queens and concubines were usually the most beautiful and noble women in the Inca Empire. However, since they were locked up in these rooms in the Inca Apartments by the Spaniards, they seemed like golden pheasants that had fallen into the water. Not only do I no longer have the hobby of putting on makeup, I even no longer have the energy to do so. Because they usually put on makeup and dress up to please the Inca king. But after the Inca king was captured alive by Spain, they no longer wanted to dress up. Because they are afraid that dressing up will attract the attention of the Spaniards and bring trouble and disaster to themselves. However, the princess who no longer wears makeup sometimes looks just like an ordinary Inca woman.
It is said that they will soon move to the temple to live with their king. They are like dry flowers that suddenly become alive again when they meet the warm and humid spring rain. However, they wanted to put on makeup but had nothing, because everything they had was left in the room in the original palace courtyard, and that place no longer belonged to them. They can only wash their faces cleanly, comb their hair neatly, and put a charming smile on their faces like ordinary Inca women.
Queen Princess Anna Maya is looking at the glass. This piece of glass was hurriedly put in her pocket when she was taken away from the palace courtyard by the Spaniards. Although the glass did not allow her to see her appearance very clearly, it did allow her to see her appearance. Most Inca women looked at the water in the water tank to see how they looked. This is both inconvenient and unclear.
She looked a little tired and haggard in the glass, because these days, she had been worried about her husband and anxious about the entire Inca Empire. In the past six months or so, everything has seemed like a nightmare repeating itself. This nightmare started when her father, Emperor Huayna Capak, divided the entire empire between the two princes. Although she told her father about the outcome, he passed away before he could amend his will. Maybe this is God's will. The Incas could often predict the disasters and good fortunes that would happen in the future decades or hundreds of years ago. This kind of prediction is called an oracle. Viracocha, the eighth king of the Incas, received an oracle from the god Viracocha Inti. After quelling the rebellion of the Chanca people, he prophesied to future generations that after several generations of rule, the Inca Empire would surely People never seen before came here to seize their thrones and destroy their empires and idols. In this regard, he wanted all subsequent generations of Inca kings to pass this message down from generation to generation and keep it in mind, but not to spread it among the people. This prophecy has been passed down for more than a hundred years, and the Inca kings of later generations have almost forgotten this prophecy. Moreover, when his father was seriously ill during his lifetime, he also asked the palace priest Faldoka to watch the celestial phenomena. Mother Moon was said to indicate that worldly gods were threatening the Inca royal family and empire. A huge disaster will befall the relatives of the royal family. After his father, King Wayna Capac, goes to his father, the Sun God, to rest in peace, a cruel war will break out between the princes and his sons. The members of the royal family will kill each other and bleed like rivers of blood, and they will all be beheaded within a few years. Kill absolutely. thus leading to the destruction of religions and empires.
Looking back now, I feel that this tragedy is happening in the Inca Empire. Thinking of this, Queen Anna Maya couldn't help but shed tears of sadness. As an Inca princess or even a queen, although she could see the tragedy of the Inca Empire, she could not prevent its development and demise. This is the tragedy of the Inca Empire and her own tragedy.
Just as she was looking at herself crying in front of the glass, suddenly, the door was knocked open. The Spanish officer who brought some cavalry into the palace courtyard that day and escorted them all to the military camp took two A soldier and an Inca entered the room and saw Queen Anna sitting by the bed, holding a small piece of glass in her hand, with a few tears rolling down her face. She felt that this woman in front of her was really beautiful. generally.
He walked up to Queen Anna and touched the queen's face with his hand. However, the queen shook her head and gave him a back view. When Captain Juan saw that the young woman was so rude to him, he suddenly threw her down on the bed and went to kiss her. However, the woman spat in his face. He slapped the woman twice in anger, then let her go, wiped the spittle on his face with his hands, and cursed, "You don't know how to behave, and don't you know who I am?"
Queen Anna got up from the bed and covered her face. This was the first time in her life that she was bullied by others. But she held back the tears and wanted to look strong and unyielding in front of the Spaniards.
The Inca Martin came over to comfort Juan and said, "Captain, don't be angry about women. They don't know you at all."
Juan wiped his face and said to Martin, "Tell her to pack up immediately and move to the temple."
Martin said, "Yes, Captain." Then he said to Queen Anna in Indian language, "Queen Anna, don't feel bad. He is the younger brother of the commander of the Spanish army. No one dares to provoke him. Don't worry about it. Now the Inca The king has signed an agreement with the commander to exchange gold for freedom. The king has moved to the temple. You take the children to prepare, gather in front of the door, and go to the temple together."
Queen Anna frowned and asked, "Did the king really sign such an agreement with the Spaniards?"
Martin said, "It's absolutely true, I was the translator for the Inca King. It seems that you will be able to live freely soon."
Queen Anna did not appear happy, but said, "Do you think the Spaniards will let the king go free?"
Martin was stunned for a moment, and then said, "But this is signed by many of them. The Spaniards always do things according to this written agreement."
Queen Anna shook her head sadly and said, "I hope so." After saying that, she went to the room where Princess Rashuta lived next door to take care of the child. Because the child is playing with other children in the next room.
After Queen Anna left, Martin said to Juan, "The captain has dozens of young and beautiful women in his family, and he still cares about the Inca King's woman?"
Juan sighed and said, "But none of my dozens of women can compare to this one. This woman is so noble and beautiful." Then he asked Martin, "How did you get the Inca King's concubine?" Got it? You’re really fucking capable.”
Martin said, "Do you know who this woman is? She is Keya and Queen of the Inca King. She is Princess Ana Maya, who we Inca people call the goddess of wisdom."
Juan nodded and said, "No wonder this woman is so arrogant. However, the more such a woman is, the more I like her. One day I will get her and tame her."
After a while, more than 20 women and several children gathered in front of Inca's apartment. At this time, Juan led a cavalry squad and escorted them to the temple. It was very different from the situation when escorting the Inca King last night. There were no sentries or patrols deployed by the Spanish along the way. If these twenty-odd women really start running, the cavalry squad may not be able to capture them all. However, the Inca people have a nature of obedience, especially women. Therefore, the Spaniards did not worry at all that they would escape. And even if they escaped, they would not cause much loss or harm to the Spaniards.
The women and children of the Inca king were escorted into the temple courtyard. The Inca king reunited and met with his family in the big house. Originally it was a happy thing for family members to meet, but as soon as the concubines entered the room and saw the king sitting blankly on the chair, they gathered around him and started crying. I don’t know if they are crying for the king or for themselves. Maybe there are reasons for both. The king said to the concubines, "Don't cry, am I not good?"
After listening to the king's words, the concubines smiled reluctantly on their crying faces. Uga said, "We thought we would never see the king again."
Atahualpa said, "We will be free soon. I have signed an agreement with the Spaniards. When I have people fill the cell where I am locked up with gold, they will let me out. There Then we can be free.”
Saying this, he glanced at his queen, Anna Maya. Queen Anna Maya was standing in the corner of the room with her daughter, watching the concubines crying around the king, so she stood aside and waited. However, seeing that the concubines were all happy when they heard what the king said, she did not show any expression or reaction. At this time, the king got up from the chair, walked to Queen Anna, stroked her beautiful face with his hand, and said, "How are you these days?"
Queen Anna shook her head and said, "You have become like this, how can I be okay?"
The king picked up his daughter, kissed her, and said, "My precious daughter, daddy misses you so much."
The daughter said, “Dad, did you let the big white man capture you alive?”
The king suddenly turned pale and looked at Queen Anna. Queen Anna immediately scolded her daughter, "What are you talking about?"
The daughter said, "Aunt Gina said it."
The king and queen both looked towards Concubine Gina. However, Princess Gina stood aside coldly, completely different from the other princesses who were crying and laughing, which made the king feel a little strange and indifferent.
Suddenly, Queen Anna asked the king, "Do you really believe in the agreement that the Spaniards signed with you to exchange gold for freedom?"
The king was startled and asked, "What's wrong?"
Queen Anna stared at the king with worried eyes and said, "Do you believe they will really let you go?"
The king said, "The purpose of their coming here is to find gold. If they have enough gold, they will leave here with the gold. Because this is not their home after all."
