The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Antonio still wrote such a manuscript relatively quickly, so it didn't take long for him to finish the manuscript and read it to Pizarro as usual. After Pizarro listened, he asked Antonio to read it again before nodding in satisfaction. He took the manuscript in his hand, read it for a while, and then said to Antonio, "After you have dinner, go and inform Juan, asking him to secretly take the Inca King into custody in the dead of night tonight." To be held alone in the vault."
Antonio knew that the treasury was the stone house where the Inca king had been imprisoned. There are three stone doors in that stone house, which are very strong. Antonio nodded and asked, "Who is in charge of the guardianship there?"
Pizarro said, "All security is assigned to Juan's men, and each shift must be guarded by twenty-four people day and night."
By this time, it was getting dark. Antonio had been hungry for a long time, so he ate some food in the canteen of the military camp and rode towards Juan's mansion. Arriving at Juan's big house, it was pitch dark inside. He knocked on the door for a long time, and then the Indian guard opened the door and said that Mr. Juan had gone to bed. Antonio asked the gatekeeper to take him to Juan's residence and knocked on the door. Juan asked inside, "What's going on? Is someone dead?"
Antonio replied, "It's me, Antonio."
After a while, the lights in the room came on, and a young woman opened the door and let Antonio enter the room. Antonio found it inconvenient to enter the house, so he asked Juan to come out. Juan had no choice but to come out wearing a blanket.
Antonio called Juan to a place far away from the door of the house and whispered, "The Marquis has an order, asking me to take people to the temple with you tonight to secretly take the Inca King to the treasury and hold him in solitary confinement. The sentries of fourteen men are guarded day and night to ensure there is no mistake.”
Juan looked very irritated and confused and said, "What is wrong with my second brother? Is he crazy or neurotic? Why do you keep messing around like this?"
Antonio said, "Why don't you ask your second brother?"
Juan asked Antonio, "When are we going?"
Antonio said, "First send someone to clean up the cell. Since you are imprisoning people, at least there must be a place to sleep. Then set up the sentry post. Then, we will go to the temple to arrest the Inca King."
Juan thought for a while and said, "How about you sit in my room for a while, and I will find someone to arrange it. Then, we will go to the temple together." So Juan asked the already dressed The Inca princess took Antonio into the living room.
The Inca princess took Antonio into an exquisite small living room. After lighting the lamp, bright golden light shone from all around the room. Antonio walked close to the wall and looked at the shining golden objects. Only then did he realize that these shining golden objects were precious gold and silver ornaments. There are pure gold toads, small gold sculptures of naked women, gold plates and gold dishes, and some sculptures of flowers, plants and animals made of gold and silver. It's just like a small exhibition hall of gold and antiques.
The Inca princess brought a large glass of chicha for Antonio to drink. Antonio continued to admire the gold and silver ornaments in the living room while drinking wine. Among them was a very simple and exquisite gold statue that he admired very much. The gold statue was a small sculpture of a man, wearing a semicircular gold helmet and large earrings, but his body and limbs were surprisingly short. He held hands and stood barefoot. , much like the gods on some Indian stone sculptures.
At this time, the princess suddenly asked in a low voice, "Hasn't King Inca already raised enough gold? Why do you still escort him to that stone prison?"
Antonio was startled by these words. He turned his head and glanced at the princess. Seeing the worried and uneasy expression of the princess, he felt really uncomfortable. This immediately reminded him of the reason why Robert gave up everything and took Queen Anna Yama away. Although he wanted to tell the princess the truth, he thought that this was a military secret and could not be leaked, so he could only tell her, "This is the order of Marquis Pizarro."
The princess asked again, "Do you still want him to get gold for you?" Antonio shook his head and said, "The Marquis has already announced that the agreement to exchange gold for freedom is no longer in effect. Therefore, it is no longer necessary. The Incas raised gold.”
When the princess heard this, she sighed and said, "In this case, your Majesty, I'm afraid his fate is in danger."
He didn't answer, and couldn't answer. She may have sensed his acquiescence and cried softly, "Poor King."
After a while, Juan came over, sat on the chair next to him, and said to Antonio, "Okay, I have sent someone to notify Second Lieutenant Petya, and immediately led people to guard the vault and set up sentries; let him Lieutenant Navarro will lead someone to wait for us in front of the temple." After saying that, he asked the princess to bring more wine. The princess wiped her tears silently, then brought the wine on the table next to her and poured it for Antonio and Juan.
Antonio said to Juan, "Say, man, where did you get these treasures? It's like a collection of little gold treasures. It's a lot of fun!"
Juan smiled and said, "I am a rough person, how can I be so elegant? I saw these things from the Inca royal palace and palace. I thought they were good, so I kept them privately and brought them back. I usually see these things. It has taste and is worth some money, so just put it here. Firstly, it decorates the appearance, and secondly, it makes me happy to look at it."
Antonio said to Juan in a very knowledgeable tone, "These gold and silver ornaments can be said to be rare antiques and works of art from the Inca Empire. Not to mention that they cannot be seen in Spain, they are rare in the world. When they are brought back to China, , maybe it will become a thousand-year treasure.”
Juan said happily, "Really, that's great."
Juan drank another glass of wine and then asked, "What does the Marquis want to do with all this trouble?"
Antonio smiled and said, "Why don't you ask him?"
Juan said, "Although he is my second brother, I never care about what he thinks or does. I really can't understand him. He has nothing to do, even if he is playing with women or gambling for money. That’s fine, but he just thinks about this and that all day long, or just messing around, what’s the point?”
Antonio smiled and said, "We are all different. Otherwise, you can only be a captain, but I am a commander."
Juan said, "What's the point of his commander? In addition to thinking about this and that, he just has meetings all day long. It's not like we can play with whichever woman we want, and grab whatever we want. That's what it means to live like this." It’s moisturizing.”
Antonio said, "That's because you are the brother of the Marquis. Who else would dare do this?"
After drinking for a while, Juan said to Antonio, "Let's go. I'm afraid Lieutenant Navarro and his people have been waiting for us for a long time."
Antonio put down his wine glass and followed Juan out of the small living room and walked to the door of the mansion. At this time, the Indian man guarding the gate had brought the horse and opened the courtyard gate.
The two of them walked towards the temple along the moonlit and quiet streets. In just over ten minutes, we arrived in front of the temple in a dense forest of ancient cypresses. At this time, Lieutenant Navarro and more than 20 people were standing in front of the temple waiting. More than ten torches illuminated the front of the temple brightly. Seeing Juan and Antonio coming over, Navarro saluted Juan and said, "Report to the captain that everything is in place according to your instructions."
Juan returned the salute and then said to the guard on night duty, "Open the door."
When the guards on guard saw that it was Juan who had brought so many cavalry, and Antonio was following him, they opened the temple gate without asking any questions. Juan dismounted and asked more than ten cavalrymen to guard the door. He led seven or eight cavalrymen into the temple. Then he ran straight towards the dormitory where Atahualpa lived.
The doors of Indian homes were unlocked during the day and closed at night, and the Marquis had issued an order in advance not to allow soldiers to intrude on the Inca King's life, otherwise he would be punished with death. Therefore, Atahualpa's dormitory was also open at night. Juan led the soldiers to the door of Atahualpa's dormitory, but was blocked by two concubines who were keeping vigil in front of the door. Juan shouted to the two concubines, "Get out of the way."
However, Kuta and Maka still blocked them with their bodies, preventing them from entering the house. Antonio pulled Juan away and said, "Wait at the door, and I'll tell them." Then he said to the concubine who was watching the night, "The Marquis has an order to take King Inca to another place."
Atahualpa was awakened by the sudden intrusion. When he saw Captain Juan leading a group of Spanish soldiers holding torches in front of the door to break into his dormitory, the fear he felt reached the extreme. Because this actually shows him that his situation is very bad. Therefore, without waiting for the concubines to enter the room to report to him, he said to the concubines in a very nervous tone, "Let them wait outside, I will get up soon."
However, Juan did not wait outside, but rushed into the house again with his soldiers. The light from the torches blinded the Inca king. The Inca king wanted to ask Juan why he broke in at night. However, before he could speak, Juan shouted to him in a commanding tone, "Get up and follow us."
Atahualpa asked timidly, "Where?"
Juan said, "Go where you belong."
"I'm supposed to be right here," Atahualpa said.
Juan became impatient and said, "Stop talking nonsense and get up quickly."
Atahualpa sat up from his sleeping blanket so that his concubine could dress him. Wu Gadao calmly wrapped his naked upper body in a sleeping blanket, knelt on the bed and began to dress the king. Sleeping on the other side of the Inca king was Tutula, the daughter of Prince Ucumari of Ambato. But she was frightened by the sudden scene, and she was trembling while holding the king's body.
Seeing Uga's beauty, Juan walked to the bed and lifted the sleeping blanket wrapped around her, exposing her entire body. Juan had no good intentions and caressed Wuga's face and breasts with his hands very wantonly, and said lustfully, "Beauty, beauty, you are so beautiful that I can't bear it." However, Wuga But he ignored Juan's teasing and continued to dress the king.
Seeing that Wu Ga ignored him and regarded him as a wooden person, Juan couldn't help but get angry and threw Wu Ga on the bed. Uga was struggling and shouting, "Your Majesty, save me, Your Majesty, save me." However, Atahualpa had been dragged off the bed by two soldiers, and he sat on the cold ground with his lower body naked. He just stood up in a hurry, found his pants, and put them on, not caring about his concubine.
At this time, Antonio couldn't stand it any longer, pushed Juan away suddenly, and shouted sternly, "Mr. Captain, please respect yourself, this is a mission, not your own home."
Juan was pushed and fell next to Uga. He was very annoyed. He climbed up from the bed and said through gritted teeth to Antonio, "What, you want to teach me a lesson?"
Antonio said calmly, "I'm not interfering with you, but I'm reminding you, don't forget why Roberto left us."
Juan stared at Antonio and said, "What, you also want to imitate Robert and take the Inca King's concubine away?"
Antonio said, "I won't do that, but I want you to know that you are the commander's brother, and you must maintain his dignity and face in everything. If you let him know about this, he will definitely put you in confinement."
Juan felt that Antonio's words were not hostile to him, so he said to a soldier, "Take these two beauties to me and take them home."
But Antonio blocked him again and said, "Captain Juan, the commander has an order. Nothing here is allowed to be used. Otherwise, military law will be engaged."
Only then did Juan dare not let his soldiers take away the two concubines.
At this time, the poor Inca king had already put on his trousers and was squatting in the corner by the door with his head hanging down. Moreover, his two arms were tightly tied with a very thick rope. After witnessing his favorite concubine almost being insulted, the king of the Inca Empire lowered his head. Not only did he not dare to be angry or cold-hearted, but he clearly felt that his end was imminent. Coming.
At this time, Juan waved to the soldiers and said, "Take the Inca King to the treasury." So, under the light of torches, the soldiers left the Inca King's chamber and joined forces with the soldiers guarding the door of the temple. One place, walking towards the Spanish military camp in the middle of the 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" (36. Aunt's death))
