Inca Elegy (Novel) "The Fall of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) by Zhang Baotong
Pizarro took Antonio out of the barracks and took an exit by the wall of Plaza de Armas onto a path leading to Inca Street. The path passes through the original Inca barracks and church, and then enters Inca Street. Originally, he could have taken the path in front of the Inca Hot Springs, but Pizarro wanted to see who ran the brothel called "House of Fraternity". So, I took a long detour while leaving the near and seeking the far.
The Incas did not have the habit of being active at night. They began to sleep as soon as it got dark. Therefore, the mountain city is almost completely dark at night, and only some lights can be seen near the Spanish barracks. The two of them took advantage of the moonlight and walked from the path near the Inca Baths to the Inca Street. Inca Street was originally a gathering place for princes and nobles, with many deep mansions and courtyards built there. It was the Spanish who gave this place such a name.
At this time, the streets had quieted down, and only a few doors had lights on. You don’t need to look at the sign in front of the door to know that these are taverns and casinos run by Spanish soldiers. The street is not very deep, but it is winding. From the road, you can see scattered and idle soldiers walking on the street. Some have drunk too much, some have just finished playing cards, and some may have just come out of a brothel. They were either humming a sour ditty, holding a woman in their arms, or looking distracted and lost. Seeing the soldier's character and appearance, even he, the commander-in-chief, felt his face burning.
When we arrived at the northernmost street, we saw a brightly lit place. There was a huge wooden sign hanging in front of the door of a prince's mansion. The words "House of Fraternity" were particularly bright and eye-catching. There were people coming in and out of the door under the wooden sign. spanish soldier.
Pizarro asked Antonio, "I heard that the Fraternity House is a brothel. Do you know who runs this brothel?" Antonio asked, "Does the commander not even know about this?" This statement made Pizarro angry. Feeling puzzled, he said, "Why do I have to know this? If I knew, I wouldn't ask you." Antonio smiled and said, "If the commander wants to know, it's not difficult. You can find out once you get inside." ”
So, the two of them arrived at the door of the House of Fraternity. Before they got off their horses, they saw an Indian man coming out of the store and shouting respectfully to Pizarro, "Sir, you are here. Please come inside." When Salo saw that it was the housekeeper from Juan's mansion, he was very surprised and asked, "Why are you here to visit the brothel?" But the housekeeper smiled and said, "No, it was Mr. Juan who asked me to greet him here. Where are the guests?" Pizarro was even more surprised and said, "Is this a store owned by Juan?" The butler said, "Yes, sir, don't you know?"
Pizarro's face immediately became a little uncomfortable. He felt that he could not stay here for another minute. It would be embarrassing if other soldiers saw it, so he asked, "Where are the Juans?" The steward said, " Inside, please come in and have a cup of tea. I'll call you Sir Juan." However, Pizarro didn't want to go inside, so he said, "I won't go in. You go tell Juan that I'll go in." I went to his house and asked him to come back immediately, I have something to say to him." After saying that, he took Antonio out of the street and walked towards the big house where Juan lived.
After arriving at Juan's mansion and asking the Indian gatekeeper to open the door, Pizarro said to Antonio, "Go back, I may have to stay here for a while." Antonio asked, "When will I come to pick you up?" ?" Pizarro said, "You don't have to come to pick me up, but you need to check the sentries and patrols at night. If anything happens, come over and report it quickly." Antonio said, "Yes, Commander."
The gatekeeper led Pizarro into the small private living room, lit two oil lamps, asked Pizarro to sit down, then took out some dried vicuña meat for him, poured him a glass of Chicha wine, and then out. Pizarro drank wine and ate vicuña jerky while waiting for Juan.
Within a few minutes, Juan returned on horseback. When he saw Pizarro, he said, "It's rare for my second brother to have a leisurely day today." However, Pizarro asked rudely, "Did you open that philanthropic home on the corner of the street?" Upon hearing this, Juan said, "Yeah, what's the matter?" Pizarro said angrily, "Why can't you open a store like this? Why can't you open a store like this?" Juan asked in confusion, "Why can't I open a store like this?"
Pizarro said angrily, "Aren't you afraid of ruining the atmosphere here?" Juan tried his best to defend himself and said, "The Inca king was arrested, and many Inca princes were killed. Some Inca princesses and people in the Palace of the Sun were killed." The virgins and some of the princes' family members had no support and were homeless. In order to survive, they started prostitution on the streets. I think it is better to let them wander around like that and secretly engage in prostitution. They gather together and set up a brothel, so that they can have a stable life and meet the needs of the soldiers. This can be regarded as helping the commander maintain social order and stability, how can it be said to corrupt the morals? "
Pizarro said, "When we didn't come here, the folk customs here were still simple and the people were peaceful. However, not long after we came here, you turned the place into this. How do you want the locals to treat us?"
Juan replied, "When we didn't come, there were no Inca streets. The Incas didn't even know what money was. But don't they also use our currency now?"
Seeing that his second brother was speechless for a moment, Huan added, "As a commander, you don't understand the needs and wishes of the soldiers too much. Think about it, what are the soldiers doing after following us here after thousands of miles of journey?" ? Don’t they just want to get more gold and be more laissez-faire. If they don’t want to be happy and get rich, why don’t they stay in the country and come with us to endure hardships and adventures? Therefore, I opened this fraternity home for the purpose Let the soldiers have a place to relax and have fun, so that they can live happily and interestingly here, and they will no longer be homesick and think about returning home."
Pizarro felt that there was some truth in what Juan said. Although the officers and soldiers were all assigned some Inca women, many soldiers did not have women, especially those who followed General Almagro. They often ran to farmhouses or Local residents raped women in their homes. This kind of thing had a very bad impact on the local area. People often brought complaints to him. However, because most of them were soldiers under Almagro, he felt that it was difficult to investigate and deal with them. Therefore, he thought that maybe with the establishment of such brothels, soldiers would no longer need to go to residents and farmhouses to rape women.
However, he still scolded in a very serious tone, "The troops will be preparing to march to Cusco in two days. How are your team's preparations doing?" Juan said, "What can you prepare for? Just ride your horse, sling your gun, and follow the commander." Pizarro said, "I just inspected all the barracks, and your barracks are almost empty. I didn't know yours until I asked. The soldiers have all gone to visit the brothel. If the Inca army really comes at this time, what do you think we should do?" Juan said, "No way, if the Inca army really comes, we have sentries in the canyons and mountain passes. If we call the police, Soldiers can quickly return to their barracks and fight."
Then, Juan said calmly, "Second brother, in fact, I am also preparing to march into Cusco. The road you want to march to Cusco is thousands of miles away, and the march alone will take nearly a month. You If you don't let the soldiers relax for a few days, why can't they poke some holes in you on the way? Besides, only if you keep these soldiers well fed and entertained can they be willing to sacrifice their lives for you at the critical moment. Otherwise, if a war really breaks out, he will feel that his death is not worth it."
These words left Pizarro speechless. Seeing that the night was getting dark, Pizarro yawned and said, "Okay, not only is it right for you to open a brothel, but it has actually been successful. However, I pretend not to know about it, but you can't cause me any trouble." If there is trouble, I will shut down your brothel." Juan said, "No."
Pizarro asked Juan again, "This time we march into Cusco, Gonzalo will stay behind. What should we do with your family's huge family property and property?" Juan said, "I have entrusted this to the steward. I also told Gonzalo to come over often if he has nothing to do." Pizarro asked again, "What to do with your brothel and tobacco shop?" Juan said, "I have also entrusted it to the housekeeper. However, I also asked Gonzalo to help me supervise it." Pizarro thought for a while and said, "Come to my place tomorrow and bring me the large basket of gold that your elder brother has not taken away. , find a place to bury it for me." Juan said, "Yes, second brother, I will go there in person early tomorrow morning, use a horse to carry your gold, and I will definitely help you bury it."
Pizarro nodded reassuringly and said, "Well, it's already late, and I won't go back. I'll sleep here with you." Of course Juan understood what his second brother meant, so he shouted, "Come on." Man." A maid came over in response and asked, "Sir, what can I do?" Juan said, "Take me to Tutula's house." The maid said, "Yes, sir." Then she took pizza with her. Luo left the small living room and came to the door of a larger room in the mansion. He opened the door, entered the room and lit the oil lamp. Then, he came out and said to Pizarro, "Come in, sir." Pizarro entered the house and saw a very young and beautiful girl wrapped in a blanket and sitting on the bed waiting for him.
Looking at this girl, his heart suddenly jumped out of his throat. He had never seen such a delicate, beautiful and fair girl. Although he often went to the Inca King, he had never seen his beloved concubines. If he hadn't heard from others, he wouldn't have known that Juan hid one of the Inca King's favorite concubines for him in this big mansion.
He pulled the young woman into his arms and wanted to touch the girl with his hands, but he was afraid that his palms were too rough and would hurt the girl, so he rubbed his hands, held the girl's face with his hands, and touched her with his hands. Asking in very blunt Quechua, "My little dove, what is your name?"
The girl timidly replied, "My name is Tutula." She was taken away from the temple by Juan on the second night after the Inca king was escorted to the treasury stone house by Juan and others. Arriving at this deep house compound. These days, she has been staying in the Juan family's mansion, feeling lonely and helpless like a motherless child. She has no contact with anyone, knows nothing, and is worried about the king's situation and safety. It wasn't until one day that she saw the maid beside her crying silently, and when she asked, she learned that the Inca King had been executed. She was so sad that she really wanted to find a rope and hang herself on the tree in front of the door, and follow the king to see her father, the sun god.
However, that afternoon, Princess Gina came to visit her and told her that after the death of the king, Kuta, Maka and Princess Gutaya all followed the king to rest in peace with their father, the Sun God. They were buried in the church with the king. And Princess Cajiana and Princess Michalika have been with the treasurer Mr. Riquelme, who is the head of the Spanish royal family. Princess Ina was with Mr. Welsh Tu, a member of the royal family, who is an expert in identifying the fineness of gold. Princess Uga is with another member of the royal family, Deberio, who is an expert in navigation. Princess Gina also persuaded her that our destiny in the past was determined by our father, but now our destiny will be determined by the Spaniards. No matter who decides, we have to survive. After hearing this, she gave up the idea of committing suicide. Because Gina betrayed the king and had an affair with the Indian translator, she had always been resentful of Princess Gina and despised her from the bottom of her heart. However, now that she felt that she could understand her, there was nothing she could do. Because the king can't even protect himself, let alone protect her.
Over the past few days, she had been waiting quietly with a fear that she was about to be sentenced to death. However, what puzzled her was that the abominable and abominable Captain Juan never came to harass her. However, today, this terrible moment has finally arrived. But this person is not Captain Juan, but another person. Looking at the light, she saw that the man was sixty years old, tall, with a knife mark on his face, a high nose, and a mustache, with a stern and cold appearance. He was wearing a Spanish military uniform and a military hat. hat, and a long sword on his waist. But she could feel that this was the man who killed the Inca King, and could be said to be her most hated enemy and mortal enemy.
The Marquis kissed her and continued to ask, "My girl, how old are you?" Tutula whispered, "Seventeen years old." Pizarro made a sound and said, "My little dove, you are It’s so beautiful, so beautiful that my heart is intoxicated.” As he said that, he took the girl out of the blanket.
