The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Of course Queen Anna cannot become a prostitute, but even if she thinks better, she may only be used as a concubine, and every Spaniard has more than ten or even dozens of such concubines. Based on Queen Anna's intelligence and identity, her life will be very sad and miserable. Therefore, this matter made him feel dilemma and at a loss.
It was another sleepless night, so when he got up, he felt dizzy and sluggish, as if he hadn't woken up, and came to the headquarters office. This is the first thing he does every day. By this time, Pizarro had already 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 room is not full yet."
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 his 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 more gold than the gold in the treasury of the Kingdom of Spain." Excited, he pondered for a long time, as if talking to himself. Robert said, "This much gold is simply a place full of temptations and dangers. We must strengthen the vigilance and guarding." After that, Robert informed Juan to add twenty more people to strengthen it. Guard duty.
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 bargaining.
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 submit or subdue, they would You act like an obedient lamb, oppressing 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."
Soto's equestrian and sword skills were unparalleled in the entire Spanish expeditionary force. Juan seemed to be fierce, but he was just a lazy guy 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.
(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's signed work "Poetic Emotions", which includes short prose, life essays and short stories. Today's release is the novella "Love Ladder" (16. The Fierce Tiger))
