The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
After the meeting, Pizarro kept Almagro, Juan, Gonzalo, Antonio and Martin. Then, he lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said to everyone present, "Just now , You have all seen that Letomundo and Petea are ignorant of current affairs and insist on insisting on justice. It is simply ridiculous. They don’t even know what they are here for. "
After listening to this, Almagro echoed Pizarro and said, "I don't know if they accepted any benefits from the Inca King. They are always fighting for the Inca King and complaining about their grievances. They were obviously given by the Inca King." Bought off.”
Antonio said, "It's not that they got any benefits from the Inca King. It may be that they stayed with the Inca King for a long time and had some friendship with each other. After all, humans are animals with emotions."
Pizarro glared at Antonio and said in a scolding tone, "If you have feelings and friendships like them, it's better to stay in Spain and not come out."
Seeing that everyone was quiet and stopped talking, Pizarro said in a very tough tone, "Since we are going to execute the Inca King, we must make preparations in all aspects. We must first complete the two tasks of trial and conviction. Let the Indians and the opposition feel that our approach is reasonable and well-documented; rather than being overbearing and bullying the superiors and subordinates. Therefore, we must do everything in a reasonable manner."
Juan didn't like Pizarro's hidden and showy style, so he said to Pizarro, "Just do whatever you think, we will all listen to you."
Pizarro saw that everyone was looking at him, waiting for him to express his opinion, so he felt that there was no need to hide some words and tease him, and there was no need to listen to and solicit everyone's opinions. So, he said, "Well, let me start by saying that first of all, to execute the Inca King, there should be a trial first, and there must be a judge in the trial. Almagro and I will be the presiding judges. The next step is The trial procedure requires a trial with accusations. Now, let’s list all the charges against the Inca king.” After that, Antonio was asked to take notes.
Huan Xian said, "He occupied many women by himself, and set up palaces in many places to raise concubines. These are not included, but he also married and had fornication with his sisters and even nieces. It is simply incest. Just because of that He should be sentenced to death."
Gonzalo said, "He gave the state and public property to his ministers and relatives casually, and sometimes to servants and outsiders. This kind of embezzlement and private distribution of state property is really abhorrent and should be punished He imposed the death penalty.”
Almagro said, "He incited an uprising in an attempt to destroy the Spanish expeditionary force. This can be said to be his biggest crime. For this alone, he should be executed."
Antonio also said, "He usurped the throne and assassinated his brother, Huascar, the real Inca king. This should be his great crime and felony. For this, he should be sentenced to death."
Pizarro added, "He also commanded the army to massacre the city. Not only did he kill tens of thousands of civilians, but he also carried out an extermination-style purge and massacre of the royal family members. He deserves special punishment."
Juan added, "He also engages in idol worship and regards the sun god as an object of worship instead of respecting Christianity. This is also an unforgivable crime."
Everyone listed twelve crimes for Atahualpa, and each one was considered a capital crime.
Once there is a charge, there must be testimony. In this regard, Pizarro said to everyone, "As for the testimony, Antonio, Juan and Martin will be responsible for it. The interrogation of the relevant witnesses will begin early tomorrow morning. What methods will be used? I don’t care what the witnesses are, I just want you to prepare your testimony for me tomorrow.”
It is not difficult for everyone to talk about these crimes casually, but finding witnesses to provide evidence is not only difficult, it can even be said to be very ridiculous. Therefore, Antonio seems to be very embarrassed. He asked, "How should I find witnesses?"
Seeing that he was embarrassed, Pizarro said to him, "Leave this matter to Juan." Because he knew that Juan was an expert in this field, whether it was an Inca noble or an Indian common man, Juan You can easily find dozens of them at once.
After hearing this, Antonio finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Antonio still had a concern. He said, "I'm afraid that if the witness's testimony is not enough to prove the guilt of the Inca King, he will even defend the Inca King. In such a case The situation is not easy to handle.”
Pizarro smiled disapprovingly and said, "Don't worry about this, Martin will find a way." He knew that Martin was passionately in love with a princess named Gina of the Inca king, and that princess was imprisoned by the Inca king. For this reason, Martin hated the Inca King to the bone and would definitely retaliate in this regard and wanted to kill the Inca King. However, he did not know that Martin had changed his view on the Inca King. Finally, Antonio was a little concerned that there wasn't enough time in the day. However, Juan immediately expressed his position and said, "Don't worry, one day is too long, I only need half a day."
In this case, Antonio has nothing to say. So, Pizarro said to him, "This work is very important and complicated. You must handle it carefully and make the testimony evidence well-founded. Then, this work will be more than half successful."
Antonio said, "Yes, Marquis, I will do my best."
Pizarro said correctingly, "Not your best, but your best."
Antonio said, "Yes, Marquis."
Things went surprisingly smoothly, and Antonio sent the testimony to the headquarters office at noon the next day. Pizarro sat Antonio down at the table and asked him about the interrogation of the witnesses. Antonio briefly reported on Juan's interrogation of the princes, nobles, some Indian soldiers and those imprisoned, and pointed out that except for a few Indian soldiers who had served in Huascar's army, the other princes Both ministers and servants believed that Atahualpa was innocent, but these testimonies were tampered with by Juan beyond recognition, and now this testimonial can be said to completely prove that the Inca king is guilty.
Pizarro asked Antonio to read a few words to him. Therefore, Antonio selected a testimony from a former lieutenant in Huascar's army from the testimony record, and read, "After the death of Emperor Huayna Capac, Atahualpa tampered with the will, proclaimed himself king, and continued to They expanded their territory, recruited troops, and finally used force against Huascar. After the victory, they carried out a genocidal massacre of the southern royal family members, soldiers and slaves. If the Spanish army had not arrived in time to intervene, this massacre would have been impossible. We don’t know how long it will last.”
Then, Antonio read to Pizarro the testimony of Chalkuchma's interrogation, "When I was stationed in the small town of Haoha, King Atahualpa often sent me orders to lead the army to Caha. Macca went to rescue him and said that as long as he was rescued, he would lead the Inca Empire's hundreds of thousands of troops to kill all the Spaniards. At that time, I was timid about the bravery and strength of the Spaniards, so I hesitated to do so. It's offensive to send troops. But I know that King Atahualpa has sent his order to Quito, asking Ruminawi to immediately lead the army to besiege the Spaniards and kill them all."
Although Pizarro did not believe the authenticity of the testimony, he still nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Very good, call Martin here immediately, and let's go to the treasury to see Atahualpa." Soon, Martin He was called. Pizarro stood up from his chair and walked toward the treasury with Antonio and Martin.
The treasury itself is inside the military camp, so it only takes a few steps to get there. At this time, although there was no gold in the treasury, there were still more than 20 fully armed soldiers standing in front of the door. Seeing Pizarro and his companions coming, the soldiers stood at attention and saluted. Pizarro said to Petya, "Open the door, I want to see the Inca king."
Peterya opened three stone doors in a row, then entered the house first and lit the lamp in the house. At this time, Pizarro and the others entered the stone house.
Although the space in the stone house is relatively large, because it has not seen the sun all year round, the house is a bit cold and damp, and has a strong musty smell. Therefore, when you enter from the outside, you will feel very uncomfortable and uncomfortable. . Following the light, I looked into the room. In the dim corner of the room, there was a pile of hay that was not thick, and a person was lying on the hay. The man was awakened by the people coming in, so he sat up from the haystack and covered his eyes with his hands, as if he was afraid that the light would sting his eyes.
Seeing that the supreme and noble Inca king fell to such an end, Pizarro felt a little pity in his heart, but he knew that he must not show any mercy and pity at this time. So he walked up to the Inca king, and before he could get up from the ground, he said to the Inca king in a loud and stern tone, "Mr. Atahualpa, on behalf of the Spanish expeditionary force, I come to declare to you your crime. "
Atahualpa was stunned at the time, and before he could recover and ask what crime he had committed, Pizarro had already announced the twelve crimes to him one by one, and then, Let Antonio read the testimony to him. After hearing these charges and testimonies, Atahualpa was stunned. He could not figure out whether these charges and testimonies were right or wrong, true or false, but they knew that no matter whether these charges and testimonies were right, wrong, or true, False, he is destined to die. Because ever since the gold filled this stone house, he has been asking Hernando, Soto and Pietro to ask the Marquis of Pizarro for his unconditional release. He even made a request to the Marquis of Pizarro himself, but , this request has always turned a deaf ear to the Marquis of Pizarro and ignored it. This made him feel that something was wrong.
Especially when he saw shooting stars scattered across the sky at night, he truly had a premonition that his destiny was determined. Because his father, Emperor Wayna Capak, had this kind of sign of falling stars before his death. A few days ago, Juan led soldiers into his dormitory, tied him up, and insulted his two beloved concubines in front of him, once again indicating to him that his fate was at a critical juncture. And now this terrible moment has finally arrived.
He felt that he had done enough for the Spaniards, but instead of being grateful, they wanted to murder him. Therefore, the huge pressure and momentary anger made him suddenly lose control, and he shouted at Pizarro , "What crime have my family and I committed that makes you insist on putting me to death?"
As he spoke, tears welled up from his eyes like springs, and he confessed hoarsely, "What you get from me is all benefits. I let my people welcome you and receive you warmly. I give my The property will be distributed to you. Moreover, I gave you the gold and silver you asked for on time and in full. What else do you want?"
Having said this, he knelt down in front of Pizarro, pleading pitifully and miserably, "Please give me another chance, Mr. Marquis, I am willing to triple the ransom for me." . As long as you give me a certain amount of time, I can do it." As he said that, he hugged Pizarro's legs and begged with tears in his eyes. He knew that the gold that the Spaniards had taken so far was as insignificant to the Inca as taking a drop from a large jar of water or a small handful from a large basket of corn. The surviving royal family of the Inca later said that if all the things buried in the land of the Inca Empire were excavated, the basic value would be so huge that it cannot be calculated using figures. However, a large amount of treasures were buried in the ground. Where exactly they were buried, because some of the insiders were killed, and some were kept secret, so that even the descendants of the Inca could not know.
