The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
As soon as Robert came out of Queen Anna's room and saw that his face was bruised and his nose was bleeding, Petya was shocked and shouted, "How can you change your mind after just such a short time?" Is it like this?"
Robert said angrily, "You have to ask Juan about that."
Petya said in a reproachful tone, "I can't even blame you. You don't even think about why we went through hardships and risked our lives to come here to get gold. With gold, we will have money in the future." You have become powerful, you have become a wealthy family, and you no longer have to suffer poverty. But why are you obsessed with a woman you can’t get at all, and why are you in such trouble with Juan? It’s not like you don’t know that our expedition The army belongs to Pizarro, even the Inca king is afraid of him, not to mention you are a weak scholar? If you offend Juan, why do you think you will stay here in the future?"
Robert said, "I'm not afraid. I don't think Juan can do anything to me."
Petya frowned and said, "Why are you literati so strong? It's like you were shot."
Because he was beaten like this by Juan in front of Queen Anna, Robert was very angry and lost face. He felt that he was really weak and incompetent, not like a real man. However, when he was pulled by Peter to the door of the temple, he turned back and looked over there, and saw Queen Anna standing in front of her house, gazing at him affectionately. This made his heart shake involuntarily, and the frustration and anger in his heart were suddenly blown away by a gust of wind. He knew that she was expressing her gratitude to him, and there was a silent affection in her gratitude. His heart began to feel relieved because he had done what he should do for the woman he loved.
Because the Marquis was in a hurry to find him, he hurried back to the Marquis's office. Seeing that there were injuries on his face, one side of his face was swollen, there were purple patches, and there was blood on his nose, the Marquis asked sharply, "What's wrong with you?"
Robert lowered his head and said, "I was walking accidentally and fell."
The Marquis was a soldier, so of course he could tell that this was not a fall while walking, so he said, "Who are you fighting with?"
Robert said, "No."
While the two were talking, Juan came in with an angry look on his face. When he saw Robert, he glared at him fiercely. And Roberto gritted his teeth at Juan. Of course the Marquis of Pizarro could tell, and asked Robert, "You two were fine when you went out just now, how come you have become enemies now?"
Robert said, "Ask him."
Marquis Pizarro's expression suddenly dropped, and he asked Juan, "Tell me, what is going on?"
Juan said, "Nothing, just a little thing."
Pizarro said, "Impossible. Roberto won't get angry with you over a trivial matter. Look at what you did to him."
Juan replied, "He asked for it."
Pizarro cursed, "Fart, it's not like I don't know your virtue. If you don't anger him, why would he want to trouble you?"
Juan had nothing to say, so he lowered his head and turned his face to the side. At this time, Pizarro shouted outside, "Guards!"
The guard came in from outside and said, "Here, Marquis."
cried the Marquis, "put Captain Juan in confinement for three days."
Juan immediately yelled, "He wiped my neck with a long sword, why don't you put him in confinement?"
However, the Marquis didn't even listen and yelled at the guard, "Take him away from me."
After the guards took Juan away, Pizarro showed the map on the table to Robert, and then said, "This map was drawn by the bishop. Some places are not very clear. You can find someone to take a closer look." Learn more about it and modify it.”
Robert said, "Yes, Monsieur Marquis."
Roberto stayed in the office for several days, revising the map based on Alonso's notes on the way to Cusco. The map mainly marks the route to Cusco in the south, as well as the villages, towns, mountains and rivers along the route, where there are Inca garrisons, and where there are Inca grain depots and inns for their march into Cusco.
The scars on his face gradually healed, but Robert's mood was still very low and depressed. In the past few days, he tried his best to avoid meeting Juan, and even if he did bump into each other, he would deliberately avoid it. Fortunately, Juan didn't bother him either. Later, for several days, exciting news continued to come from the Spanish military camp. First, Hernando brought people back from Pachacamac, bringing back a large amount of gold, and also went to Haoha. , brought Chalcuchima, the commander of the Inca army. A large amount of counting and registration work kept him busy day and night. Then, Alonso also came back from Cusco and brought back a large amount of gold and silver, so that the piled gold had long passed the threshold. The entire room was almost filled with marks made by Atahualpa's fingers. At the same time, people from the San Miguel colony reported that Almagro and more than 250 people had arrived in Santo Domingo from Panama after many twists and turns, and would soon reach Cajamarca.
As the military secretary, Marquis Pizarro not only asked him to consider guarding the treasury, but also asked him to strengthen the vigilance and guarding of Atahualpa, which seemed to make him feel something disturbing. It seemed like something big was about to happen, but he couldn't figure out what it was, because he was so busy all day that he didn't even have time to breathe, so he had no time to think about such a thing.
This afternoon, he had just finished counting a batch of gold shipped from Cusco, and wanted to take a breath, because there was no room in the room, and it was very stuffy. After a long time, it became suffocating. As soon as he went out, he saw Peter waving to him. He hurried up to Petera. Petya whispered to him, "Queen Anna said she has something to ask you and asked you to wait for her in the cypress forest after dark tonight."
After hearing this, Robert stared at Petya with suspicion and said, "Aren't you making fun of me, are you?"
Petya said seriously, "Do you think I would laugh at you about this kind of thing?"
"Really?" Robert was so happy that he almost jumped into the air.
Robert had been counting and registering the amount of gold and silver in the rescue room. By the time he came out of the room, it was already getting dark. He hurried back to the military camp, had some food, and then walked towards the temple. By the time he came to the cypress forest in front of the temple, it was completely dark. The torches in the hands of the guarding soldiers were shining brightly, illuminating the front of the temple. Under the bright light, you can see that there are many more soldiers guarding the temple than usual. Because there was more and more gold in the stone house called the treasury, and for fear of being robbed, the Marquis of Pizarro had used three times the number of soldiers to guard the treasury day and night. At the same time, for unknown reasons, the security on Atahualpa was doubled. In the past, there were twenty-four men in one shift day and night, but now there are more than forty men in one shift. Even soldiers who are not on duty must sleep in the military camp at night, and they are not allowed to take off their uniforms. It is completely uniform. The atmosphere is that the war is approaching.
Robert didn't want others to know about his date with the queen, so he kept hiding in the cypress forest. He knew that the queen would not come out until it was completely dark, because she was afraid of being seen by the king and the concubines. Not long after, Peter and Queen Anna were seen walking towards the forest, and Robert hurriedly greeted them.
When Peter saw Robert coming, he deliberately avoided it and returned to the monastery. Although it has become dark, and the forest is more quiet and dark. But both seemed to be able to see each other's faces and expressions. It was the first time for the two of them to stand face to face together in the dark, and they were so close to each other that they seemed to be able to hear each other's breathing, and they couldn't help but feel excited and excited.
From Queen Anna's nervous and excited reaction, Robert seemed to be able to feel Queen Anna's emotions and heartbeat, so he stepped forward, held Queen Anna's face with his hands, and called out very gently, " My princess, my queen, my little dove." Because he knew that the Incas generally called their lovers this way.
Queen Anna responded in a dreamy voice, and then fell into Robert's arms as if she was intoxicated. Robert took the princess in his arms and kissed her. The two kissed for a long time, and then Queen Anna suddenly pushed Robert away and said, "Okay, I want to ask you something."
Robert said, "You tell me."
Queen Anna said, "Are you Spaniards going to leave here and return to your own country by ship once you have enough gold?"
Robert felt that this was not a problem at all, so he said, "Of course it is. We go on expeditions and adventures with our lives, not just to get enough gold so that we can go back to enjoy the glory and wealth and live like a rich man." "
Queen Anna asked again, "Does this mean you will never come back after you leave?"
Robert had never thought about this question, but he replied, "It's hard to say. Maybe some of us may never come back after returning to China, and maybe some of us will stay here for the rest of our lives. Maybe we will." More people are coming here." At this point, Robert asked Anna, "Why do you ask this question?"
Queen Anna sighed and said in a sincere tone, "Because I want to know. It is very important to me."
Robert said, "Can you tell me why this is important to you?"
Queen Anna shook her head and said, "No, at least not for the time being."
Robert hugged the princess again, kissed her, and said, "What secret are you keeping from me?"
Queen Anna said, "Because you are not yet one of ours."
Rolbert said, "But I can be your man."
The princess shook her head and said, "Impossible."
Robert put his arms around the queen's neck and said, "But at least I can be yours."
Queen Anna touched Robert's face with her hand and said with great tenderness, "Really?"
Robert replied firmly, "Yes."
Queen Anna nodded, and then asked Robert in an extremely serious tone, "Do you think your Marquis will really release the King unconditionally after the gold is filled in that room?"
Although this question is often thought of by people, Robert has never thought about it carefully. In fact, Robert knew that only one person could answer this question, and that was the Marquis Francisco Pizarro. But who dares to ask him such a question? And, even if someone asked him a question, could he give you a real answer?
Of course Robert knew that this issue was extremely important to the princess, even to the Inca King or the Inca Empire. Therefore, Robert felt that he could not answer this extremely sensitive question casually, because if he did not answer it well, it would cause great turmoil and chaos to the Inca royal family and the Inca Empire. Moreover, if the Marquis and other Spaniards knew about it, they would think that he was betraying information or informing the enemy. He cannot bear this responsibility. However, facing his beloved, he felt that he had to answer, so he thought for a moment and asked, "Then what do you think?"
Seeing that Robert seemed a little embarrassed, Queen Anna whispered in a sad tone, "I think no matter how much gold is piled up, you marquis will never release the king. And the sooner the gold is piled up, the sooner the king will die." It will be sooner.”
Robert was very surprised by this answer and asked, "How could you see that?"
Queen Anna said, "I have a hunch."
Robert shook his head and said, "I don't believe people have premonitions."
Queen Anna said, "Forget it if you don't believe it." In order to confirm her hunch, Queen Anna said to Robert, "Do you know the hatred between Atahualpa and Huascar? My father had already expected this when he made Atahualpa king of Quito. However, I failed to dissuade him."
