The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
In fact, as analyzed by the Prince of Bescara, the Spanish Marquis Pizarro did not severely punish Atahualpa for Huascar's death, because they needed the Inca king to fill the treasury with gold for them. Moreover, in order to alleviate the anger of Marquis Pizarro, Atahualpa also sent all the princes around him to various places to supervise the transportation of gold. This also greatly reduced the Spaniards' resentment and anger towards the Inca king. Therefore, for several days, the Spaniards did not come to the temple to cause trouble to the Inca King. This naturally made the highly nervous Inca king slowly relax.
After all the princes and ministers were sent to Kussi and other places to supervise the collection and transportation of gold and silver, there was no one in the council room. There was no need to go to court every morning, and there was no one to chat and relax with the king. He comforted and comforted. Therefore, when the king entered the meeting room, he could only sit alone on the big chair, facing the small wooden table, and felt that the room was much deserted. At the moment, he can only wait for news from the princes and ministers traveling to various places, and wait for the gold and silver to be transported from Cusco and all over the country.
That morning, as soon as Petya took over, he divided the more than 20 soldiers into several groups, arranged for ten soldiers to stand in two rows outside the small courtyard door, and then arranged for six soldiers to stand in two rows inside the small courtyard, and then , and divided the other soldiers into two groups to conduct continuous inspections inside and outside the small courtyard.
After all the tasks were assigned and arranged, he entered Atahualpa's council room. At this time, the king had already eaten breakfast and was sitting on the chair in a daze. Petya said to the king, "Sir, please lend me the small table and four-piece chess set. I want to play a few games with Princess Ina."
The king immediately nodded and said, "Very good, you can take it." Although he didn't like letting his concubine be with other men, he was still happy to let his concubine play chess with Peter Ya, because Peter Ya He was the second lieutenant who was looking after them, and he should have a good relationship with him. Moreover, he also knew that Petya was playing chess with his concubine under the big tree in front of the door, and that nothing that he didn't want to see would happen.
Petya moved the small table outside the house and placed it under the big tree in front of the door. Then, he returned to the house and moved two small stools, and picked up the four-piece chess piece placed in the corner. This set of four-piece chess was given to the king by the prince. The chessboard is carved from a fine marble slab, and the chess pieces are made of gold and silver. This kind of four-piece chess is a game played by the Incas for entertainment. The way of playing chess is also very simple. As long as you sandwich one of the opponent's pieces with two of your own pieces, you can capture the opponent's piece. As long as you eat up all four of the opponent's words, you will be considered a winner.
Petya didn't really learn it, but he saw the king and his concubine playing chess, and he learned it after watching it two or three times. However, he always loses every time he plays chess with the king. He feels very unconvinced and always wants to surpass the king. But recently, the king stayed in the council room with the princes and ministers all day long, and Peterya had no choice but to play chess with the princess named Ina, because other than the king, no other princess could beat her. In fact, Petera knew very well that Princess Ina was giving way to the king. However, Princess Yina did not dare to be with other men for fear that the king would be angry and punish her severely. So, Peterya had no choice but to ask the king to ask Princess Ina to teach him how to play chess. The king was very happy to let Princess Ina play chess with Peterya, because he was willing to maintain a good relationship with Peterya. For Petera, his task is to take care of the Inca King, and playing chess with the King is a very good way to take care of him.
He set up the table and stools, and placed the chess pieces on the chessboard, and then went to the nearby hut to call Princess Ina. Ina was dressing up in the room when she heard someone calling her outside the door. She came out of the room and waved her hand towards Petera, meaning to ask him to wait a moment. So, Petya returned to the small table and sat waiting.
After a while, Princess Ina came. She went into the meeting room first to greet the king. In fact, she was also saying hello to the king. If the king looked unhappy, she would not play chess with Peterya because she did not want to let the king. Displeased. However, the king looked good today, so she came out of the meeting room and sat across from Peter.
Peterya looked at Princess Ina for a long time and said, "Princess Ina, you are so beautiful."
Although Princess Yina did not understand his words, she understood what he meant from his eyes. She couldn't help but feel a little fever on her face, so she smiled slightly at him, pointed at the chessboard and asked him to move first.
But Petya asked Ina to play chess first, because for him, women should take precedence in everything. However, Princess Ina believed in the custom of male supremacy and insisted on letting Peter go first. In the end, the two had to follow the rule of the loser going first. Because Peterya lost yesterday, he had to let him go first today.
Although Peterya learned chess very quickly, there was still a clear gap between him and a master like Yina. In fact, he also knew that Princess Yina did not use any clever tricks against him, and she often made him regret his moves. In this way, he still lost two games in a row.
At this time, Princess Uga, Princess Kuta, and Princess Maca all came over to join in the fun and gathered around to help Petya play chess. Because when there were more people, the chatter and laughter became brighter in the small courtyard, making the small courtyard that had been silent for many days burst into laughter and joy.
Hearing the concubines talking and laughing in front of the door, Atahualpa couldn't sit still in the room. He really wanted to come out and play a few games with Petya and let the concubines see how he defeated the Spaniards. However, he couldn't, because he was the Inca king and he couldn't bring his concubines outside to play chess with the Spaniards like this. This would be too disrespectful to the king's status. So he called the gatekeeper, Prince Bachemo, and told him to ask Peter to bring the small table into the room, and he wanted to play a few games with Peter.
Bachemo came under the tree and said to the princesses, "The king wants Petya to come into the council room. He wants to play chess with him. You all have to watch the game."
So Bacchimo and Petya moved the small table and stool, and the princesses entered the house together with the chessboard and chess pieces. The king and Petya sat across from each other and started playing chess, while the concubines stood nearby and watched the game. Because the king had never lost against Peterya in the past, he seemed to underestimate his opponent. As a result, he lost the first game. This made the Inca king look very bad, feeling that he had lost face in front of his concubine. Therefore, I played more cautiously in the second set. As a result, the two shook hands and made peace. But shaking hands and making peace meant losing the game to the Inca king. Atahualpa asked Ina, "How did you teach him that he could beat me?"
Princess Ina said, "I have neither taught him nor spoken to him. He learned it by himself."
In the third game, the Inca king became more cautious, often thinking three or four steps for the next step, which gradually made his advantage more obvious, and he was about to win a complete victory. At this time, Prince Bachemo started from He came in from outside the house and whispered to him, "My king, the Spanish captain Hernando has brought people to see the king."
Atahualpa immediately said to Petya, "We can continue when we have time. I have some important things to do now."
When Petya and the concubines heard this, they quickly got up and dispersed outside the house.
Hernando entered the meeting room with his translator Martin, and when he saw the king, he said, "Mr. Atahualpa, on the order of the Marquis of Spain, I am taking people to Bambamarca to investigate the murder of Huascar. , you immediately send Prince Beskara to take us with him.”
Atahualpa immediately said, "I have sent him out to supervise the collection and transportation of gold and silver." Because he did not want the Spaniards to go to Bambamarca to investigate the murder of Huascar. He looked a little embarrassed and said, "All the princes have been sent out." He wanted to use this method to prevent the Spaniards from going to Bambamarca.
But Hernando said, "That won't work. You have to find a way no matter what. We have to go somewhere to investigate the matter. If you don't want to cooperate, it means you have something secret in your heart and are afraid that we will find out the truth."
Seeing the Spanish's resolute attitude, the Inca King said, "I will give you a road. With this road, you will receive the warmest welcome and the warmest reception no matter where you go."
The Inca Empire stipulated that people must work diligently in the fields on weekdays and were not allowed to leave the place casually. If you need to leave the local area for something, you must have a road sign issued by the local leader, otherwise you will be treated as a fugitive. The road signs are made of knotted ropes, which indicate the purpose, number of people, area and days of the trip or business trip. In this way, no matter where you go, there will be someone to help you. Otherwise, you will be unable to move or even have nowhere to go, and you will be arrested as a fugitive.
Hernando thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
The Inca King said, "Come here early tomorrow morning and I will prepare the road for you."
Hernando said, "Okay, I'll come here early tomorrow morning to pick up the route." With that, he took Martin out of the Inca King's meeting room.
After the Spaniards left, Atahualpa called his attendant Haya over and said, "The Spaniards are going to Bambamaka tomorrow to investigate the murder of Huascar. You rush there immediately and let Usaka and the others do a good job." Prepare. Ask them to entertain the Spaniards in the most hospitable way, and ask them to tell the Spaniards that they killed Huascar because they heard that Huascar's men were preparing to stage a riot and wanted to rescue him from the castle. In short, let them I had no idea when the Spaniards believed they killed Huascar."
Haya said, "I understand, Your Majesty, don't worry, I will rush to Bambamaka now."
