Inca Elegy (Novel) "The Fall of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) by Zhang Baotong
Just after Seville left, an Inca prince humbly came to Almagro and reported, "Dear commander, your soldiers broke into the house of our Inca prince privately and are carrying out a massive robbery. You Can you go over and take care of it?"
When Almagro heard this, he immediately replied, "My soldiers broke into people's houses and robbed them? This is absolutely impossible. Have you made a mistake?" The Inca prince said, "Dear commander, there is no way. Wrong, they all say you are their commander." Almagro called the guard over and said, "Go with him and see who is so bold and dares to do evil in my jurisdiction. .”
After a while, the guard came back and said, "Those soldiers under Francis are just like a group of bandits and robbers, robbing the Inca prince's residential area everywhere, making it a mess. I went over to tell them, but they didn't listen at all, and they said You have all been given gold and women, but they are empty-handed. How can they get rich without robbery?" When Almagro heard this, he said angrily, "Go and find Francis."
However, the guard came back and said, "Francis is not in the barracks office, nor at home. Some people say that he took some people to an unknown place." Almagro had no choice but to hold back his anger.
When he returned home in the evening, he told his beloved concubines, Curta and Maca, about being appointed Governor of Chile and Marshal of the Spanish Expeditionary Force by the king, and then asked the two beauties to drink with him to celebrate. The two beauties sat on his lap, one on each side, and kept pouring wine into his mouth. While drinking wine, Almagro kissed his beloved beauty, and even couldn't help singing the vulgar and lewd Spanish ditty "Beauty and Wine":
my little beauty,
sit in my arms,
Have a drink with me,
Make me drunk.
Not drunken,
But you are so beautiful,
Not wine but fragrant,
It's because you are too affectionate.
kissed your lips,
I drink the first ounce,
Kissed your breast,
I drink my second ounce.
Didn't drink the third ounce,
I was so drunk,
I want to sleep with you,
meet with you,
Being drunk with you,
This drunkenness is not that drunkenness,
This drunkenness is the most beautiful.
After singing a song, he asked Kutta to respond with a song. Kutta sang a song "To the King". However, Almagro found it unexciting and asked Coulta to sing a duet. Coulta was forced to have no choice but to sing an ancient and erotic Inca song "Give me my love and then my body":
On that summer evening,
I slept naked on the felt,
With legs spread and facing the open door,
How I wish a man would come soon.
You came to me naked,
Kissed my lips and my face,
Touch my breasts and touch my body.
I am full of passion and debauchery,
Have fun and revel with you,
Until late at night, people are still and flowers are sleeping under the full moon.
Give me my love and then my body,
I am yours if you sacrifice my body. ． ． ． ． ．
However, before the song was finished, the guard came and reported, "Commander, what's wrong, Francis' soldiers not only raped and gang-raped women in the Inca princely area, but also robbed other people's girls and women. King Manco asks you to come over. No matter what." Almagro immediately yelled, "These bastards are so outrageous." However, he was reluctant to leave his beloved beauty at this time, so he said, "I am busy and can't go, you Let’s go take a look first.”
After drinking, Almagro hugged the two girls and slept until the next morning. When he woke up, he suddenly remembered that he should summon the captains for a meeting and share with them the contents of Seville's report back from Spain. However, he felt that he was still a little tired because of last night's report. He and the two beauties were overindulging a bit and haven't recovered yet. Seeing that the two girls beside him were still sleeping soundly, he simply closed his eyes and wanted to sleep a little longer.
He didn't get up until noon when a servant knocked on the door and asked them to get up and eat. The two beauties helped him up from the felt, sat on the bed, and put on his clothes, shoes and socks before he got out of bed. While he was eating, he asked the guards to notify several captains to wait for him in the office to prepare for a meeting.
After he finished his meal, he came to the office in the barracks. Several captains were already waiting for him there. He sat on his chair, rolled a cigarette, and said to Captain Francis in a serious tone, "Did you lead your soldiers to rob the women and girls from the Inca prince's house yesterday afternoon?" Francis replied confidently, "Didn't you say that we should find a way to deal with our women and servants ourselves? We have no other choice but to rob them. Besides, we are occupiers and rulers. They They are the enslaved and the ruled. If we do not kill or hang them, we will treat them leniently. What does it mean to rob them of a few women?"
However, Almagro said to him very seriously, "Cusco is the territory under my jurisdiction. Don't let your soldiers do evil and do whatever they want. This will be used as a handle by others. Remember, as the military of Cusco Sir and your superiors, I will do everything possible to seek benefits for you, but you must also pay attention to the impact and don't let others think that there is chaos in the place under my jurisdiction." At this point, he asked in a very solemn tone, "You Can you remember it for me?" Everyone replied, "Remember it, sir." Almagro was still worried, and emphasized to Francis, "Especially you and your soldiers, I will remember what you did in the past. No further prosecution. From now on, you must take good care of yourself and the soldiers. Robbery, rape, and snatching of women must not happen again. If such incidents happen again, don’t blame me, Almagro, for being unreasonable. noodle."
Then, he asked Sevilla to give a brief report on his return to the country to meet with the king, and appointed Sevilla as the captain of the second cavalry team, and proposed to appoint his adjutant Saavedra as the captain of the city of Cusco. as deputy mayor, and appointed Francis and several other captains as municipal councilors. After everyone listened, they applauded warmly. Almagro asked Secretary Huelva to draw up the document of appointment so that it could be read and approved at a meeting of all the municipal and military officers in the afternoon.
However, at this moment, Juan Pizarro and Gonzalo Pizarro pushed the door open and came in, holding a letter in their hands. When Almagro saw the two mayors coming in, he said, "You two came at the right time. I have something to inform you." Juan asked, "What is it?" Almagro asked his secretary Ver. Val read the newly drafted appointment letter to Juan and Gonzalo.
But Juan said, "I have something important to inform you." With that, he asked Secretary Huelva to read the letter in his hand to the people present. Huelva took the letter and read it:
"The two brothers Juan Pizarro and Gonzalo Pizarro: After learning about General Almagro's actions and abuse of power when he was the military governor of Cuzco, they constantly made suggestions for themselves and their subordinates. "I am deeply disturbed by the continued large-scale rapes and robberies in Cusco."
"General Almagro spreads everywhere that he has no superiors and does not admit that he has superiors. Not only is it very detrimental to the unity and cooperation between the military and municipal officials, but it will also have a very serious divisive and divisive effect on the cooperation and unity of the two forces. , and he used his position as the highest military commander in Cusco to indulge his subordinates and soldiers in raping and robbing Indians, dividing public property, and constantly promoting and seeking profits for his subordinates. These practices are all in This illustrates a problem, that is, General Almagro has a very obvious personal purpose. Perhaps he is not satisfied with his current income and role, and wants to try to suppress us and serve as the country's top military and political officer. Or they want to split from us and form another faction to compete with us."
"I am deeply concerned and very uneasy about this. For this reason, I want you to immediately inform General Almagro and remove him from the post of supreme military governor of Cusco in my honor, and transfer the military and administrative affairs of Cusco to The power is given to the two of you, and you are ordered to make preparations immediately for the expedition to Chile. You two must be patient, careful, and persuasive in doing this work. You must not be blind, rough, and loyal to make the relationship between the two happen. Sudden changes or misunderstandings may occur, resulting in division and confusion. Please report the situation to me in a timely manner afterwards.
Brother: Francisco Pizarro
"June 2, 1535 at the City Hall of Lima"
After reading the letter, everyone present was silent, looking at each other, and finally turned their eyes towards Almagro. Although Almagro had been cooperating with Pizarro, it was only on the surface. Deep down in his heart, he had always hated Pizarro's actions, but he could not express them. Now, Pizarro was controlling him remotely through letters in Lima, which made him hate him even more. But Pizarro was not in Cusco after all, so he didn't have to listen to him. So, he said to Juan and Gonzalo in a very rude tone, "He obviously made such a very unwise decision after listening to the slander and instigation of some people."
Of course Juan and Gonzalo knew that Almagro was talking about them, so Juan said, "You also know that when the Marquis was in Cusco, any soldier would kill the locals without his consent. Every corn you eat will be punished. However, your people broke into the homes of city residents every two days, either robbing or ransacking their homes, or raping and robbing them. The Indians in the entire city were in trouble. Even at noon yesterday, Your subordinate Captain Francis also led people to publicly rape and rob people in the prince's residential area, and even the Inca King Manco's request was in vain." Then he asked Francis who was present. "I'm not wrong about that."
Francis retorted, "I robbed local women, but didn't you also lead soldiers into the Palace of Virgins of the Sun and rape and gang-rape the virgins? In comparison, didn't you do better than us?" It’s too much. Besides, didn’t you also lead soldiers into the prince’s house and steal a lot of gold and treasures? Why, you can do whatever you want, but when we do it again, it will become a sin. Is this fair?”
These words left Juan speechless and speechless. But Gonzalo said, "But at that time, the city management law had not been promulgated, but now, the city management law has long been promulgated. If you continue to do this, it will be illegal." Almagro said, "When General Pizarro comes, When we arrived in Cusco, we issued an order to kill anyone who broke into a house to rob or rape. However, you two brothers led soldiers around all day long to rape and rob, but who has punished you?"
Gonzalo was also speechless by Almagro, but he still said in a tone of announcing his decision, "We won't tell you that much. But in any case, the Marquis has made a decision. Go and assume the position of the highest military governor in Cusco. From today on, the military power in Cusco has been vested in the Cusco Municipal Council. Therefore, all the appointments you just made are invalid."
But Almagro said, "Pizarro and I are partners, and he is not my boss. Why did he fire me just because he said he was free?" Juan said, "Don't forget, your treasury He appointed the position of the highest military commander in Cusco. Without his appointment, why should we obey your commands and arrangements? Without his instructions and orders, I am afraid that even Cusco would not have you. A place to stay.”
When Almagro heard this, he couldn't help but became angry and said, "Before I conquered Alvarado, I had an agreement with the Marquis. As long as my expedition was successful, he would build a new capital in Lima and leave the library behind." Sco belongs to me." With that, he took out the agreement and showed it to Juan and Gonzalo. However, Juan and Gonzalo did not look at it and just said, "We don't care about anything. Now the Marquis has an order asking us to remove you from the position of supreme military commander of Cusco. We have to follow the order. What do you think? You can talk to the Marquis himself."
Almagro slammed the table and said angrily, "Is Cusco the Cusco of your family?" Juan said, "Even if it is not our Cusco, at least it belongs to the Cusco Municipal Council. If you feel unconvinced, we can go to the municipal committee to reason and make a decision."
With that said, Juan and Gonzalo turned and left Almagro's office.
