The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
He originally wanted to call all the concubines together and lose his temper, but after thinking about it, he suppressed his anger. Now that Queen Anna is gone, there is no point in getting angry. He knew that Queen Anna really loved Huascar, not Atahualpa. Ever since he killed Huascar, Queen Anna has been in a bad mood and has never smiled again. Especially that time she asked him not to help Spain collect gold. She also said that the faster and more gold could be collected, the sooner his end would come. However, instead of listening to her, he scolded her severely. From then on, she seemed to be completely disappointed in him and even stopped seeing him.
He was the most intolerant of others betraying him, but he still felt willing to forgive her. She had persuaded him many times not to let him expand his territory, not to make him angry with Huascar, not to let him and Huascar turn against each other and kill each other. If he had listened to her, he wouldn't have ended up like this. In the past, his father always called her the "goddess of wisdom", but he always felt that she was saying goodbye to him. Now, he truly realized that she was indeed the goddess of wisdom in the Inca kingdom. However, he was never willing to listen to her advice. This is his tragedy, her tragedy, and even the tragedy of the entire Inca kingdom.
Princess Yina asked him, "Your Majesty, what should we do about this matter?"
Atahualpa asked Ina, "What do you think we should do?"
Princess Ina said, "This matter is decided by the king."
But what decision can he make? Atahualpa thought for a while and said very dejectedly, "Go and release Princess Gina. Let her follow that Inca scum."
Yina and the concubines around her were all shocked and said, "Does the king want to tolerate others and humiliate himself?"
The king waved his hand and said, "My time on earth is short, let them go, and you all go too."
The concubines all knelt down and cried, "Even if we die in front of the king, we will not leave him."
At this time, Spanish Captain Hernando came with Martin and waited outside the door of the meeting room. The king hurriedly washed up, had some food, came to the meeting room, sat on a chair next to the small table, and asked the prince guarding the door to let Hernando and Martin in.
Before Hernando could speak, the Inca King said in a very sad tone, "I decided to let Princess Gina go and let her go with the person she loves."
Hernando and Martin were sitting on the small stool next to them, and they were both surprised when they heard what the Inca King said. Especially Martin, some couldn't believe their ears.
However, Hernando said sadly, "I'm not here to hear what you said about Princess Gina. I'm here to tell you that your queen Anna Maya escaped last night with the Marquis's secretary Robert. Until now we We haven’t caught them yet.”
The Inca King asked in a very serious tone, "Why did she run away with your secretary?"
Hernando said, "You have to ask Queen Ana Maya about this. I heard that she is in love with Mr. Roberto."
The Inca King shook his head and said, "It's impossible, she won't fall in love with you. It's your behavior that makes her feel desperate."
Hernando said, "How do you say this?"
King Inca said, "The gold in the treasury has been full for a long time, even more than the gold I want to give you. However, you have refused to abide by the agreement and fulfill your promise. You are still unwilling to let me leave here. And , your reinforcements are coming soon. She felt that not only would you not let me go, but you would kill me quickly. So, she left me." After that, he asked again, "Who is the Marquis? Will you let me out at this time? Mr. Hernando, you vouched for me at that time."
Hernando said, "Please don't worry, Your Majesty. I will go back to persuade the Marquis to let you go."
The Inca King asked Haya to bring an exquisite gold plate from the kitchen, handed it to the captain, and said, "Mr. Hernando, please speak kindly in front of the Marquis."
Hernando took the gold plate and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will find a way to persuade the Marquis to let you go free." With that, he took Martin and left.
(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" (21 Going down the mountain to meet the parents-in-law))
