The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Robert washed his face in the queen's basin and wiped it clean with a towel. At this time, Queen Anna Maya had also taken off the green skirt that was torn by Juan and changed into a light blue skirt. This dress makes Queen Anna look more solemn and elegant.
Robert looked at Queen Anna's still frightened look, so he took Queen Anna's hand and said, "Queen, don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, I won't let him use force or violence in front of you." .”
Queen Anna did not take her hand away, but lowered her head slightly and said, "But, you were beaten like this to protect me." As she said that, she raised her head and looked at him deeply.
Robert felt the queen's affection for him, kissed her hand, and asked, "Why didn't you go out on a date that night? You made me wait painfully for half the night."
However, the queen did not wait for an answer. Petya shouted outside the door, "Mr. Secretary, please come out."
Robert quickly picked up the long sword from the bedside, stuck it in the sheath, walked out of the house and walked towards Petya.
When Petya saw him, he shouted in surprise, "Why did you become like this in such a short time?"
Robert said, "You have to ask Juan about that."
Peterya said in a reproachful tone, "I can't even blame you. You don't even think about what we went through the hardships of life and death to come here for. It's to get gold. With gold, we will be rich and powerful in the future." Now you have become a wealthy family, and you will have endless pleasures in your life. But why are you obsessed with a woman who can't get it at all, and why are you in such trouble with Juan? It's not like you don't know that our expeditionary force is all In Pizarro's world, even the King of Inca is afraid of him, let alone a weak scholar like you? If you offend Juan, how can you stay here in the future?"
Robert said, "I'm not afraid. I don't think Juan can do anything to me."
Petya said, "Why are you men of letters so strong? It's like you were shot."
For several days, Robert had been daydreaming about seeing Queen Anna. Unexpectedly, he saw the Queen today on such an occasion. Not only did he not feel any joy, but he felt very disappointed and embarrassed. Before he could say anything to his beloved, Petya pulled him away. When he walked to the gate of the temple, he saw Queen Anna standing in front of her house staring at him, which gave him some comfort in his depressed mood.
Because the Marquis was eager to find him, he hurried back to the Marquis's office. The Marquis saw 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, so he asked him, "What's wrong with you?"
Robert said, "I was walking carelessly and fell."
The Marquis was a soldier, and of course he could tell that this was not a fall while walking, so he asked, "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 are 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 immediately replied, "He asked for it."
Pizarro scolded, "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."
The Marquis said, "Lock Captain Juan for three days."
Juan immediately yelled, "He touched my neck with the sword, why don't you put him in confinement?"
However, the Marquis didn't even listen and said to the guards, "Take him away quickly."
The scars on his face gradually healed, but Robert's mood remained very low and depressed for several days. In the past few days, he tried his best to avoid meeting Juan. Even if he did meet, 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 Joha. , 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 pile of gold had already exceeded the level of the road. 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 150 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.
(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 novella "Love Ladder" (14. First Descending the Mountain))
