The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
When they arrived at the door of the council chamber, they saw Prince Ambato standing there respectfully with a very young and beautiful girl. Atahualpa waved his hand cordially and signaled to the minister guarding the door to invite the prince in. At this time, the Inca King was already sitting upright on the chair. Seeing Prince Ambato carrying a bundle of firewood borrowed from the gatekeeper and kneeling barefoot and barefoot, he said in a very cordial tone, "Dear Your Majesty, Ukumari, welcome, welcome to my palace.”
Prince Ambato said with tears, "In the Ambato formation, you commanded the army to defeat Chief Chamul. How noble and noble you were at that time! I didn't expect that the king would suffer like this today. It's so sad!" "
But the Inca King said to his subordinates in a comforting tone, "This is only temporary. As long as I fill the house with gold, the Spaniards will release me."
Prince Ukumari wiped away his tears and said, "That's it." Then he called the girl standing aside and said, "This is the supreme and noble King Inka, please go and bow quickly to see him."
The girl said timidly, "Long live the king." She bowed.
The girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old, with fair complexion, delicate appearance, slender figure, quiet temperament, and elegant manners. She looks like a girl from a noble family.
The Inca King kept looking at the girl with tempting eyes and asked, "But the prince's daughter is so beautiful and gorgeous."
Prince Ambato said, "It is Wei Chen's daughter, named Tutula. She has just turned sixteen this year. Many princes, chiefs and nobles came to propose marriage. But Wei Chen thought of the king's favor to Wei Chen in the past. Youjia is in crisis now, so I want to dedicate my daughter to the king, but I wonder if the king is willing to accept it."
After hearing this, the Inca King was greatly moved and said, "I am deeply surprised that your Majesty can dedicate his beloved daughter to me when I, Your Majesty, am in danger." After saying that, he quickly stood up and helped Anba up. Ask the prince to sit on a small stool next to him. This is the highest courtesy given by the Inca king to his guests or ministers. Then, he said, "After I get out of here, I will appoint you as a senior official in Ambato Province."
The prince knelt down and worshiped again and again, saying with great gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Then, Atahualpa called Uga and asked her to take Tutula to the restaurant for dinner, while asking Prince Ambato about the situation in Quito.
Prince Ambato said mysteriously, "After the king was arrested, I went to Quito and met Luminawi, the commander of the army stationed in Quito, and asked him how to rescue the king. But he said that there is no order from the king now. He didn't know much about the situation in Cajamarca, so he could only wait and see. I suggested that he lead an army to Cajamarca to force the Spaniards to release the king. However, he said no, and said that the king brought nearly eight people with him. Ten thousand people were defeated by the Spaniards and captured alive. He led 30,000 people all the way there, but he was not asking for his own destruction. Later, I went to see Gilabamba, the governor of Quito, and wanted him to persuade the commander to send troops. The governor said Ruminawi would not send troops to rescue the king because he wanted to separate the Kingdom of Quito from the Kingdom of Inca after the King was executed by the Spaniards. So, as soon as I heard this, I felt that the matter was serious, so I took my daughter with me I rushed here to report a message to the king."
In fact, King Atahualpa had already had this premonition and had heard some rumors, but he still did not believe that Ruminawi would really do this. Because Ruminawi is his most trusted subordinate and also his uncle. Otherwise, how could he let him guard Quito? But what he never expected was that Ruminawi wanted to betray him, hoping that after the Spanish executed him, he would declare the independence of the Kingdom of Quito and become the king of the Kingdom of Quito.
It's not that Atahualpa didn't believe what Prince Ukumari said, but he knew that at times like this, he couldn't express his opinion casually, because if he expressed dissatisfaction and anger against Luminawi, once the news spread, Ruminawi would know that Atahualpa would never spare him lightly, and would definitely embark on the path of independence and betrayal of him without any scruples. Therefore, he thought for a long time and said to Prince Ukumari, "Ruminawi is the person I trust the most and the person I feel most at ease with. He will never do anything to betray me. Please do whatever you can to this matter, Prince." Don’t worry. As for the rumors or rumors outside, you can listen to them, but don’t believe them casually.”
Seeing that Atahualpa did not believe what he said, Prince Ucumari knelt down again and shouted loudly, "My great king, I have received so many favors from you, and I can't thank you enough. Today I have traveled thousands of miles and trudged hard, and I am here to lead you." If you report such an important matter to your Majesty and you don’t believe it, then I, Ukumari, am lying to your Majesty.”
Atahualpa did not expect that the prince of Ucumari would be like this, so he immediately helped him up and explained with concern, "The prince was able to travel thousands of miles to come here when I was in the most critical moment, regardless of the distance. Not only did he bring his beloved My daughter dedicated herself to me and brought me such important news. I am extremely touched. How can I not believe the prince?"
Having said this, he took a breath and said, "It's just that although I am the Inca King now, I can't mobilize and control them, I can only appease them. I think the prince should understand my difficulties."
Prince Ambato is a smart man. When he heard what the king said, he nodded quickly and said, "I understand what the king is thinking. There is no need to say anything else. I will leave for Ambato soon. I wonder if there is any news from the king. Quito?”
Atahualpa thought for a while and said, "You rush to Quito immediately and say that there is already a lot of gold shipped from Cusco and all over the country. As soon as the gold fills that hut, the Spaniards will Release the king unconditionally." Then he added, "Go back and tell Ruminawi that I am very satisfied with his guarding Quito and ask him to strengthen the defense to prevent the Spanish from invading. Once I return to Quito, I will Reward him generously.”
Prince Ambato said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured." Atahualpa helped the prince up and said, "Your Majesty is so kind. I will never forget it. Once I return to Quito, I will entrust the prince with Ambato." I express my deep gratitude for the post of provincial governor." Upon hearing this, Ukumari immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed with gratitude. Atahualpa helped the prince up again and asked the gatekeeper to take him to the restaurant for dinner.
Although he got a beautiful girl, Atahualpa was not happy at all. Because Luminavi's incident added a lot of worries to his already chaotic mood. He really couldn't understand how people could be so unbelievable. The princes and ministers who usually obeyed orders and remained loyal could quickly betray you at a critical moment? Not to mention that bitch Gina, even Luminawi is making plans in this regard. If Ruminawi declares independence and establishes himself as king, what will happen to Kiskis and Chalkuchma? The two of them will definitely fight for the Inca King, and then fight with Luminawi. He could easily imagine this outcome.
Betrayal, betrayal, all betrayal. The more he thought about it, the more disturbed he became, and the more he felt that no one in this world was worthy of trust. Even his own uncles, concubines and brothers cannot believe it. However, he cannot live without them. Without them, he becomes a loner, nothing, and unable to accomplish anything. This relationship of interdependence and exclusion was really confusing to him.
Another day passed unconsciously. Every day that passed, Atahualpa's heart felt like an extra stone was weighing on him, and his mood became heavier and heavier. For the quantity of gold brought from Cusco and other places was pitiful. Why doesn't this make him worried?
Not long after dinner, it got dark. Although he was upset, he couldn't wait to spend the night in the new girl Tutula's house. When he came to the door of the house, the priest who was guarding the door opened the door and let him in. The house was not big, but two oil lamps were lit, which illuminated the hut brightly.
The girl changed into bright brocade clothes and sat by the bed, as if waiting for him. The flickering light of the oil lamp shone brightly or darkly on the girl's face, adding a bit of mystery and confusion to the girl's delicate face, making her look even more glorious, beautiful and pitiful. The Inca king walked up to the girl and held her face in his hands. A blushing smile appeared on the girl's beautiful face. She gasped for breath and whispered, "My king." Then she lowered her eyes shyly. Atahualpa felt that the girl's appearance was extremely beautiful, so he held the girl's face and shouted without emotion, "My little dove, my dear little dove." Then he held the girl in his arms and kept kissing her. With. After kissing her, he put the girl on the bed and began to take off her clothes.
That night, Atahualpa was overjoyed with his new love, like an Inca who drank chicha and refused to give up until he was drunk. He embraced the young and beautiful Tutula with all kinds of affection and indulgence, until he exhausted all his strength and threw all the troubles and worries in his heart out of the sky, and then he made a long fight with the enemy like on the battlefield. After a fierce struggle, he finally fell down unconscious as the enemy's javelin was inserted into his heart, and entered a mysterious world with thunderous snores.
However, this wonderful and intoxicating time is always too short. Before he could wake up from his trance, the dream was already over. He heard someone knocking on the door, and when he looked around, he saw that it was already bright. He knew that it was the priest calling him to get up for dinner, because other princes were already waiting for him to go to court. He really didn't want to get up, because the beauty around him made him so infatuated, and those annoying morning sessions were just a show for others to see. Therefore, he asked his new favorite concubine Tutula to tell the priest that he was ill and could not perform morning court, and asked the princes who were waiting for morning court to go back. Then, he hugged his new love and became enthusiastic again. After the orgy, he fell asleep again. After an unknown amount of time, someone knocked on the door again. He felt that the priest was really unreasonable, so he cursed, "Is it haunted? I wonder if the king is sleeping?"
However, the priest outside said cowardly, "Your Majesty, the palace guard Usaka wants to see you urgently."
As soon as he heard that Usaka, the palace guard, was asking for an urgent meeting, Atahualpa immediately let go of his beloved concubine Xin Huan in his arms, lifted the quilt and sat up, asking Tutula to quickly dress him, and hurriedly got down to the ground and dragged him. He put on his shoes and opened the door.
(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's signed work "Poetic Emotions", which includes short prose, life essays and short and medium-length novels. Today's release is "The Harem of the Ming Dynasty (3)")
