"The Fall of the Inca Empire" (Novel) (Volume 2) Inca Elegy Zhang Baotong
Since the Spaniards needed an Inca king, why did they execute Atahualpa and then establish a new king? This confused many Spaniards and Indians at that time. In fact, the Spaniards wanted to execute King Atahualva because they were eager to capture the capital city of Cusco and seize more gold and silver. If the Inca King was left behind, many soldiers would be sent to guard him. Because the Inca commander Quischis had 40,000 elite troops in Cusco, and Luminawi who guarded Quito also had 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Although Chalkuchma was imprisoned by the Spaniards, his Fifty thousand elite soldiers are stationed in the town of Haoha, which is not far from here. They will come at any moment to rescue their king.
The reason why the Spaniards did not kill the Inca King at that time was because they knew that once they killed the Inca King, the Incas would definitely attack them. And they only have 160 people. How can they deal with the Inca army of more than 100,000 people? Therefore, they took the king as a hostage and waited until General Almagro arrived with more than 250 reinforcements. They planned to march to Cusco to seize more gold and silver before deciding to execute Atahualpa. . Moreover, the Inca King had an agreement with the Spanish Marquis, that is, if the Inca King filled the stone house where he was imprisoned with gold, the Spaniards should redeem his freedom. However, the Inca king gave the Spaniards more gold than he promised, but the Spaniards did not want to release the king. Because once they release the king, they will set their most dangerous enemy free. As long as this man gives an order, he can summon all the strength of his people to resist the Spaniards, and he will definitely assemble all his troops to encircle and annihilate the Spaniards. This is why the Spaniards must execute the king.
However, after executing the Inca King, they soon discovered that with the King's death, the royal family was dispersed, the system collapsed, authority was gone, and the ancient and strict order and system of the entire Inca Empire also collapsed. The sharp sword suddenly disappeared. The inevitable consequences of such a situation then occurred. The beautiful order created by the ancient system is destroyed because the authority that maintains this order is shattered. Because the Inca King was not only the head of this country, but also the center and cornerstone of this country and system. Once the cornerstone is gone, the entire national organization begins to fall apart. Moreover, the death of the Inca King did not have any successor. His death announced that a person more powerful than the King had seized the kingship and throne, and the dynasty of the Son of the Sun God was gone forever.
While many Inca people felt sad and desperate, some people felt that they had been oppressed by the power of the Inca king in the past and had to obey without daring to struggle, let alone resist. Because any disrespect or violation of laws and disciplines will result in torture and death. But now they can suddenly be freed from the strong suppression that they had to obey before, and feel that no one can control them or force them anymore. Therefore, many people began to burst out their primitive and wild essence. They burned villages, raped women, robbed temples, broke into palaces, stole gold and silver, and hid them.
Gold and silver have always been ornaments used by countries or religions to decorate palaces and temples, or worn by princes and nobles as symbols of status. The possession of gold and silver by ordinary people was regarded as a capital crime. Therefore, gold and silver not only had no value to the Inca people, but would lead to death. However, since the Spaniards came here, they regarded gold and silver as precious as life, and searched and robbed them desperately, which also made the Incas begin to realize the preciousness of gold and silver. Therefore, they also began to steal openly and covertly, hiding the gold and silver they obtained in caves or burying them underground.
What made the Spaniards most uneasy was the Inca commander Luminawi who guarded Quito. During the imprisonment of the Inca king, he tried several times to lead an army of 40,000 people south to Cajamarca to rescue their king. However, the Inca King was worried that the Spanish would harm him, so he never agreed to his approach. However, after learning that their king had been executed, Commander Ruminawi declared that he would separate the provinces of Quito from the Inca Empire. And Kiskis, who was stationed in Cusco, also deliberately stayed in a corner and occupied the mountain as king. Pizarro was not afraid of their independence, but that they would unite and attack. Therefore, he felt that it was necessary to put a tight spell on the Incas and establish a king for them, so that they could continue to obey their king obediently. As long as they could control the new king like they controlled King Atahualpa, then they would control the entire empire. This was the purpose and reason why the Spaniards wanted to give the Inca this new king.
Except for a few princes and nobles, most Indians did not know that their king had such a younger brother. When the people saw that their new king was a fair and thin young man, they looked at him with that scrutinizing look. Whenever a new king succeeds, they always have to use this eye to examine and judge whether he is a wise and wise king or a brave and fearless king. If they hear or see that the king is indeed extremely smart, courageous, magnanimous or of good temperament, they will admire and worship him. Otherwise, they will be disappointed and feel that this person is not worthy of being their king. However, at the moment they do not see in this young new king the qualities and magnanimity that an Inca king should have. On the contrary, the young king was more like a puppet being chased by the Spaniards.
There was an uproar in the audience, as if people were expressing their disapproval of the king the Spaniards had chosen for them. But the sound of bugles once again suppressed the whispers and discussions. People had to be quiet, because the king was not determined by them, and they must be loyal to the king and respect the king. They cannot talk about the king casually, because it is a capital crime.
Bishop Vicente de Valverde came over, holding a Bible, and asked the young Inca king to place one hand on the Bible and read after him, "May God bless the Inca Empire." The young king just moved his mouth and did not actually say it out loud. Then, Pizarro put a red "pola" hat on Vaipalcon's head. A bora hat is a crown woven from string. The prince wears a yellow bora hat, and the king wears this red bora hat. At the coronation ceremony of the real Inca king, in addition to the red bora hat given to the king, the king was also given a pure gold scepter. Holding a scepter indicates that the Inca King has supreme power. However, the Spaniards did not grant the new king a scepter because they did not need the new king to have much power.
Pizarro asked the soldiers to bring the big golden chair that Atahualpa had sat on, place it in the center of the rostrum, and let the young king sit down. Then, Chalkucci wanted to sit on the rostrum. General Ma, Prince Hakamaga, Prince Beskara and Prince Ukamayaka came to pay homage to the young king.
General Chalkuchma, Prince Hakamaga, Prince Beskara and Prince Ukamayaka are all close confidants and important ministers around King Atahualpa, and they all have very deep admiration and respect for the King. However, Now they were asked to pay homage to the new king who was supported by the Spaniards. Naturally, they were very unhappy and dissatisfied, but they did not dare not to pay homage to the new king because the Inca people's innate sense of obedience made them They did not dare to defy authority, especially did not dare to have the slightest contempt or disrespect for the Inca King. The Inca King had any absolute power. As long as he said a word, the Inca people would jump to the bottom of the cliff together. Especially when the civil war in the Inca Empire had just ended and the North and South Indians were in serious conflict, the new king was after all a Quito and a king who could represent their interests. This made them feel somewhat relieved.
Several important ministers came to the new king, fell to the ground, knelt down, with their faces on the ground, and performed the highest courtesy every move. After they finished the ceremony, the princes, ministers, nobles and clansmen in the audience came one after another to kneel before the king. The young king was very uncomfortable and impatient with these old people, children and relatives kneeling down and saluting like this. He wanted to leave several times, but was held down by Pizarro next to him. It can be said that this young man who was too weak and timid was still a little afraid of the Spanish commander who was dressed in martial arts and had a majestic expression. Therefore, seeing that the expression on Marquis Pizarro's face was wrong, he did not dare to move anymore and kept sitting. Until all the nobles and clansmen kneel down and worship.
After the coronation ceremony, the young king Vaipalcon was surrounded by many girls, protected by a large group of Spanish soldiers, and returned to the king's residence in the Spanish barracks. Some palace singers and folk artists began to go on stage to sing or play Indian songs and dance instruments.
First, an old artist played an Indian music on a flute or other instrument made of several reeds, and several people accompanied it with bells and drums. The tone of this music has an ancient Indian atmosphere. Sometimes it is high and exciting, like the whine of the wind passing over the plateau; sometimes it is low and slow, like the melancholy sadness of the Indians.
Then, several young and beautiful palace singers danced a palace dance wearing topless shorts and shorts. The dance is cheerful and lively, wild and rough, but it has the excitement and style of Inca singing and dancing. Then, there was a beautiful Inca princess singing an Inca lament. The lyrics are roughly like this:
After the wind blows,
What will happen to the plateau?
After it rains,
What will happen to the forest?
After the death of the king,
What will happen to the Empire?
Then all the Incas present stood up and answered in unison:
After the wind blows,
It will be colder on the plateau;
After it rains,
Forests will be wetter;
After the death of the king,
The empire would be lonelier.
A sad song came to this point, and all the Inca people burst into tears. Seeing this situation, Pizarro waved his hand to Antonio and said, "Let these Indians leave immediately." Then Antonio shouted to the people waiting for the performance behind the stage, "The following shows will not be performed. You all should go." So, those waiting for the performance dispersed and left the backstage. At the same time, Pizarro had already walked to the front of the rostrum and said to the thousands of viewers in the square, "Okay, today's coronation ceremony is over. Everyone, please go back." The Indians did not leave immediately. They watched the Spanish soldiers march out of the square, enter the barracks, and then slowly disperse from the square.
