The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Robert thought that it was impossible for Queen Anna to become a prostitute. She might be taken as a concubine, and every Spaniard had several or even more than a dozen such concubines. Therefore, Queen Anna's future life will be very miserable and sad. Therefore, this matter made him feel uneasy and in a dilemma.
It was another sleepless night of tossing and turning. When he got up, he felt dizzy and lethargic, as if he hadn't woken up. He had some breakfast and came to the headquarters office. By this time, Pizarro had arrived. Recently, he has almost regarded this place as his home, spending all his time here except when he goes back to eat and sleep.
Pizarro had never smoked before, and he didn't even like others smoking. However, he learned to smoke at some point, and he smoked harder than others, almost one cigarette after another. Pizarro called him over and said, "Give a rough estimate of the gold in the vault and see how much it is. When can the gold be cast into gold nuggets as soon as possible so that it can be divided up?"
Robert thought for a while and said, "But the gold in that house is not full yet." He did not want to divide the gold prematurely. Because when the gold is divided, it will be Queen Anna's unlucky day.
Pizarro said, "If the pile is not full, it will not affect the casting and carving up."
Robert asked knowingly, "So you don't have to abide by the agreement signed with the Inca King?"
Pizarro said, "It's not up to us to decide whether to comply or not."
So Robert opened the register and began to count and calculate carefully. However, while my hands were calculating, I was always thinking about Queen Anna: I didn’t know whether I should take the risk and leave the team with Queen Anna; I didn’t know whether I should tell Queen Anna the fate of King Inca, so , I calculated it several times but failed to get it right, so I had to recalculate it. However, the recalculation still didn't make it right, and even if it was correct, it was still very inaccurate. So, he simply took a coping approach and made a rough estimate of the gold in the vault, which was about 10,000 pounds.
When the Marquis of Pizarro heard this big number, he looked very surprised and said, "This is simply much more gold than the gold in the treasury of the Kingdom of Spain." In his excitement, he thought for a long time, as if talking to himself. He said to Robert, "Putting this much gold here is simply a place full of temptation and danger. We must continue to strengthen vigilance and guarding." After that, he asked Robert to inform Juan again. Twenty more men were added to strengthen the guard post.
Robert has been avoiding Juan these days, so when he heard that he was asked to inform Juan, he immediately said to Pizarro, "Marquis, I am busy, please send someone else."
However, Pizarro said, "This is a very important matter and you have to go." Moreover, Pizarro's tone was very tough and there was no room for negotiation at all.
Robert had no choice but to bite the bullet and go find Juan to inform him. Moreover, Juan was not in the military camp at all, but at home. Robert rode his horse towards Juan's house. After leaving the Plaza de Armas, as soon as I passed the Inca Barracks Square, I saw Juan coming over there with four or five cavalrymen.
Before he could salute and report, Juan spoke first. He said to Robert in a provocative manner and tone, "Hey, stop!"
Robert stopped his horse and looked up at Juan Pizarro. Juan patted his horse and took two steps forward and said, "The Inca King is not dead yet, and I heard that you have hooked up with someone else's little girl. You are so lucky!"
Robert felt he was insulted and replied sternly, "Please respect yourself, Captain."
Juan smiled contemptuously and said, "What is self-respect? Don't do this to me. I, Juan, have always done whatever I want. I don't know what self-respect is, and I don't want to have self-respect." Then he pointed at Robert. He said, "Listen, I have already set my sights on that serious and pretty little girl. Whoever dares to stop me or fight with me, my sword does not recognize anyone." As he said that, he held up his long sword. The sword was drawn out and waved several times in front of Robert.
Robert was furious, but he felt that he could not lose face in front of such rogues, because he knew the character and habits of the Pizarro brothers too well. If you asked them to surrender or suppress them, they would You act like an obedient lamb, bullying and humiliating you all day long, making you lose all dignity in front of them. So Robert retorted in an upright manner, "Your sword doesn't recognize people, and my sword doesn't recognize people either." As he said that, he also took out the long sword and held it tightly in his hand.
Seeing that Robert was not to be outdone, Juan also drew out his long sword. He couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, but he couldn't let a scholar and scholar be frightened. What would his subordinates think of him?
He burst out laughing and said, "What, you want to play with me? Don't regret it."
Robert said, "A knight may be killed, but not insulted; a knight may die by the sword, but not by the crotch."
Juan said, "Very well, then I will let you die by the sword." With that, he was about to rush over to duel with Robert.
However, before he could swing his sword to kill, a long sword was already in front of him. Captain Soto, who was originally standing behind Juan, saw that he was making trouble unreasonably, using his power to suppress others, and the fight was unfair, so he rode his horse to welcome Juan, and said to Juan in a warning tone, "If the captain wants to practice swordsmanship, I am willing to accompany him. A duel with a scholar is not considered a knightly hero."
Captain Soto's equestrianism and swordsmanship were unparalleled in the entire Spanish Expeditionary Force. He was also decent, generous, capable of both civil and military skills, and intelligent. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the Marquis of Pizarro looked at him with special regard. Juan seemed to be fierce, but he was just an idle gangster before. He could scare the Inca and Robert with a long sword, but he was too imitative in front of Soto.
Of course Juan didn't want to compete with Soto, so he smiled at Soto and said, "The captain's swordsmanship is superhuman. How dare I compete with the captain in a sparring match." After saying that, he inserted the long sword into the scabbard, then waved his hand, He led several other cavalrymen towards the Spanish military camp.
Soto came over and patted Robert on the shoulder, comforting him and saying, "Don't be afraid of him. If he dares to bully you in the future, just tell me, don't look at the fact that all the Spanish Expeditionary Forces belong to his Pizarro brothers." I’m not afraid of him in the world.”
Robert said sheepishly, "Thank you, for letting me cause discord between you."
Captain Soto said, "I'm a person who likes to fight against injustice. I can't see their brothers bullying others casually because of their numbers and power, especially bullying a decent scholar like you."
Robert couldn't help but lamented, "The weak preys on the strong, and the literati are of no use."
Soto said, "Who said that men of letters are useless? If nothing else, can the Marquis leave you? Don't belittle yourself."
With that said, Soto was about to ride his horse to catch up with Juan and the others. Robert asked Soto to convey the Marquis' orders to Juan. Soto said, "You have to do this kind of thing yourself. You are giving an order on behalf of the Marquis. You must show some courage and posture in front of Juan."
Robert felt that what Soto said was reasonable, so he said to Soto, "Captain, go over and ask Juan to stop. Just say that I have an order."
Soto said, "Yes, Mr. Secretary." He rode after him on horseback.
After a while, Juan came over on horseback with the group of people and stopped in front of Robert. Robert rode over calmly and said to Juan, "The Marquis has an order, ordering you to immediately send twenty people to strengthen the defense of the treasury. If there is any violation, military law will be dealt with." The next two sentences are naturally Roman. Albert added it himself.
Juan looked disapproving and replied, "I know." Then he led his men and horses straight towards the treasury.
After Juan left, Robert rode towards the military camp. He thought that he had not seen Queen Anna for several days and missed her very much. To be honest, he missed her so much that he often thought about her. I couldn't sleep at night.
Along the way, the scene of his encounter with Juan just kept playing over and over in his mind, making him feel very gloomy and melancholy. He knew that if Soto hadn't helped him deal with it, he might really have fallen to Juan's sword. Although Soto fought for him, he couldn't always rely on others, because only the weak always rely on others for help. He was already distraught at being bullied himself, but it was Queen Anna who worried him the most. Juan had already expressed to him his intention and determination to occupy Queen Anna. Moreover, his attempt and determination are very likely to succeed, because he knows that there is almost nothing Juan can't do if he wants to do it. Whether it is his own ability and position, or his own character and character, he cannot compare with Juan when it comes to competing for Queen Anna. Moreover, in the face of Queen Anna's prayers and his own dignity, he would probably have a life-and-death showdown or a head-on conflict with Juan, and the result of the conflict would be tragic anyway, and something he didn't want to see at all. .
The situation in front of us has become clear. The stone house where Atahualpa was imprisoned in the past is already filled with gold, and has even exceeded the red line drawn by Atahualpa with his finger. Moreover, Marquis Pizarro has made up his mind to cast all the gold into gold ingots and divide them up before the arrival of the Spanish reinforcements led by General Almagro, and then kill the Inca King Atahualpa and fight with the former Almagro's team came for reinforcements and marched into Cusco to look for more gold.
Robert had been wondering what would happen to Queen Ana Maya after the Inca King Atahualpa was killed. Captain Juan Pizarro had openly declared to him that he would do whatever it took to obtain Queen Anna. If he wanted to compete with Captain Juan, he would definitely have to have a duel or a head-on conflict with him, but this was something he didn't want to really face anyway. However, there are only two options to avoid a duel or head-on conflict with Juan: one is that he must give up Queen Anna Maya; the other is to take Queen Anna away and leave forever this place full of insidiousness and cunning and the strong predators.
In the past, he was always full of ideals and fantasies, and regarded expeditions and adventures as a life experience that broadened his horizons and was full of novelties. However, when he actually experienced this series of expeditions and adventures, he discovered that expeditions and adventures were Adventure is just for plunder and conquest, for massacre and enslavement, which is far away from his ideals and aspirations and is incompatible with him. It even made him feel disloyal and disappointed, especially after meeting Queen Anna, which changed his mood and willingness greatly. He felt that he could live in seclusion with Queen Anna in a place far away from the hustle and bustle, and live a simple, sincere and happy life. A peaceful life is his greatest wish in life.
