The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
The Inca king left the council chamber and had nowhere to go, so he came to the house of his queen, Queen Ana Maya. The cabin is not big, with only one large bed and two boxes. Daughter Kaya is sitting on the bed playing with the little tabby cat. Seeing King Inca come in, the girl looked at him with a confused look and said, "Dad, are you crying? Who bullied you?"
Atahualpa quickly wiped his eyes, then picked up the girl and said, "I didn't cry. No one dared to bully the Inca King."
The girl shook her head and said, "I know it's Aunt Gina. She's been locked up in that cabin."
The Inca king was surprised and asked, "How do you know?"
The girl said, "Mom and other aunts said so, and Aunt Gina also asked me for water." Then, the girl begged and said, "Dad, please don't shut up Aunt Gina, okay? Aunt Gina is a good aunt." She always gives me something fun and delicious." In fact, Gina got these things from Martin.
The Inca King felt that there were some things that he could not tell his children, so he said, "Your Aunt Gina has committed a serious crime. According to the Inca King's law, she cannot be treated lightly. You are still young now, and you will know her when you grow up." What a huge mistake.”
At this time, Queen Anna Maya returned to the house. Seeing Atahualpa sitting in the house, she quickly bowed to him and said, "It is a great honor for your king to come here."
After not seeing each other for a few days, Atahualpa felt that his queen was getting more and more beautiful. He put down the child, pulled the queen into his arms, hugged her tightly for a while, and said, "These days, I am in jail. It also makes you and your children suffer.”
Anna shook her head and said, "It's just that my husband didn't listen to a word from me. Otherwise, how could we have ended up in this situation." Then she sighed deeply, "You two brothers are doing well, what are you doing?" Do we have to fight each other?" Because when Atahualpa sent troops south, Anna strongly advised him not to kill each other brutally among brothers, because no matter who wins or loses, the Inca Empire will be greatly weakened. However, Atahualpa couldn't listen to her words at all, thinking that she was thinking about Huascar, because she was also Huascar's biological sister. For this he gave her a stern reprimand. Now, hearing her say such words again, a cloud suddenly appeared on Atahualpa's face. He was most annoyed that she mentioned Huascar in front of him, because he and Huascar were not only enemies, but also mortal enemies.
However, this time, Atahualpa did not get angry, because it turned out that Anna's words were right. If he had listened to her and showed kindness and obedience to Huascar, it would not have caused the brothers to fight each other. Both sides suffered losses, the entire royal family suffered a disaster, and he would not be held under house arrest by foreigners in this small temple. However, he is the Inca King, and he cannot admit his mistakes even if he has done anything wrong, because the Inca King can make no mistakes.
He let go of the woman in his arms and felt that this woman was so smart and divine, she was smarter and wiser than him. She was simply a god, not a woman. As a man, especially as an Inca king, the most intolerable thing is that there is someone smarter and smarter than him, and she is also a woman. Since she was smart and clever, he asked her, "How do you think Gina's matter should be handled?"
The smart woman did not answer directly, but asked, "How do you plan to deal with it?"
Atahualpa shook his head and said, "I don't have much else to do."
Anna said, "Since you haven't figured out a way to deal with her, why are you talking about it in front of all your family and outsiders? Now everyone knows that Gina is having an affair with someone else, and you haven't punished her. If this method continues, can we guarantee that other concubines will not do such outrageous things?"
Atahualpa felt that Queen Anna's words were reasonable, and couldn't help but sigh and said, "When a person is unlucky, all unlucky things will follow."
Queen Anna said, "There is an old saying among the Inca people that when you are in power, others will love you, but when you are in ruins, others will leave you."
Atahualpa said, "But, I am still the king of the Incas. When I fill that house with gold, the Spaniards will let me go. At that time, I will still be the king of the Inca kingdom. At that time, those who owe Anyone who betrays me will be severely punished."
However, Queen Anna said, "My lord, don't be too happy too soon. I heard that you signed an agreement with the Marquis to exchange gold for freedom. Don't you think this is too childish and ridiculous?"
Atahualpa couldn't help but get angry and yelled, "What's so childish about this?"
Queen Anna said, "Let's not talk about whether you can get that much gold in two months. Even if you really fill that room with gold in two months, will he let you out?" , Queen Anna added, "Commander Luminawi is stationed in Quito with 30,000 people, your uncle Chalkuchma is stationed in Haoha with 35,000 people, and your uncle Kiski is stationed in Quito." Si is stationed in Cusco with more than 30,000 people. Do you think that based on these, the Spaniards dare to let you go? Wouldn’t that mean letting the tiger go back to the mountains? "
But Atahualpa didn't listen at all. He waved his hand arrogantly and said, "Do you know what these Spaniards are here for? They are here for gold. Gold, gold, you know? A piece of gold is as big as a finger. How much gold can be exchanged for in their country? Let me tell you, it can be exchanged for three or four of the war horses they ride. So the people in that country are going crazy for gold. They carry muskets, ride war horses, and have sailing ships. , looking for and robbing gold everywhere.”
Having said this, the Inca King took a breath, drank some water, and said, "They said their kingdom was much better than here. They came out just to find gold. When they filled their ship's warehouse with gold, they would Leave here by boat and return to their hometown to eat, drink, have fun, and enjoy wealth and wealth in peace, because they will never be able to finish all the things they have gained in exchange for so much gold."
In order to more fully illustrate the correctness of his point of view, Atahualpa added, "For example, the Inca kings have been leading their armies to conquer the north and south for hundreds of years, surrendering and capturing villages and tribes one after another. The purpose is to make them Surrender to the Inca king, worship the sun as an idol, rule according to the Inca king's law, and then lead the army in triumph. I think the Spaniards will also leave here soon after getting enough gold."
Queen Anna was still worried when she heard Atahualpa's tough tone, but she said, "I hope so, but we still have to be prepared to be prepared for the Spaniards to cheat."
Atahualpa said, "Don't worry, I'm not a three- or four-year-old kid who just let them fool me."
After leaving the queen's house, there was Gina's cabin next to it. The door was locked tightly with a large lock. Atahualpa asked the minister guarding the door to open the door. He wanted to go in and reprimand the concubine who should be buried alive. He entered the hut, which was a little dark. When Gina, who was sitting on the bed, saw him come in, she immediately got off the bed, knelt on the ground and cried to him while begging for his forgiveness. However, the Inca King's heart was not easily softened. He grabbed Gina's head and shook it hard. Then, he suddenly let go and threw Gina heavily to the ground.
Gina screamed loudly in pain, trembling with fear, but did not dare to make a sound. But the Inca king still couldn't relieve his hatred and cursed, "You bitch that has been crawled by dogs, you are a fishy and smelly fly."
Gina hurriedly knelt on the ground again, feeling down, timidly lowering her head, and allowed herself to be scolded by the Inca King.
Atahualpa vented his anger and said, "I brought you into the palace as my favorite concubine, made your father the mayor of the town, and gave him the privilege of going to the Inca warehouse to get whatever he needed. . But you repay me in this way?"
The Inca king let out a breath and said, "Who is that scumbag of the Incas? He went to Spain and learned a few foreign words, but he didn't know that the world was high and the food was good. Tell me, how did you hook up with him? ?”
Gina trembled slightly and said, "He said that the Inca King would be hanged sooner or later. He also said that if I followed him, I would not be bullied. He also said that he would take me to Spain with him, where It is a very beautiful country, and as long as you have gold, you can live a life richer and more prosperous than the Incas."
King Inca kicked Gina on the forehead and cursed, "Shameful and abominable. You, a humble peasant girl, were born with humble and despicable bad habits in your bones. I was really blind and brought you to the palace. I regard you as my beloved concubine. If I had known that your bad habits were hard to change, I would have buried you alive long ago to save you from embarrassing me, the Inca King."
Gina cried in shame, "My noble king, please kill me, kill me." While kissing King Inca's shoes with her lips and tongue, she wanted to alleviate King Inca's anger and punishment towards her. . But the Inca King kicked her aside, but she still lay down in front of the King and continued to kiss the King's shoes.
At this time, the minister guarding the door outside opened the door and said to him, "Honorable King, the prince who came from far away Ambato has something urgent to meet with the King."
When the Inca King heard this, he said harshly to Gina who was lying on the ground, "Just wait, I will take care of you and your family when I return to Quito." After that, he left the hut. .
