The Inca Lesson (Fiction) "The Demolition of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) Zhang Baotong

On the sixth day after the execution of Inca King Atavalpa, although the square of Amas had been cleaned up and the wooden stake used to bind and hang the Inca King had been removed, the whole square seemed to be able to clearly smell a cold blood. The scene of the Inca King hanging and executing the Inca King at that time was still fresh in memory for every Spanish soldier and Indians living in the town of Kajamaca, as if they would never forget it. Therefore, whenever the Spanish military horn was blown loudly in the square, people would tremble in fear. Because the execution of Inca King was so frightened that they were frightened and frightened.

This day was September 5, 1533, the sixth day of the execution of Inca King Atavalpa. At about 3 pm, the summer sun was shining fiercely on the town of Kajamaca. At this time, the familiar sound of warlock echoed over the Plaza Amas again. Then, more than 500 fully armed Spanish soldiers ran quickly to the square and gathered.

Judging from the time and place of the warrior ringing, something major happened. So, when Spanish soldiers lined up in the square, the Indians living in the town and nearby rushed over to see what new plays would be staged after the Inca king was executed.

Perhaps people's guess is correct. In the middle of the square, a larger rostrum built than when the Inca king was executed, and there were several red, purple and yellow bouquets that had just been picked from the mountains. The pillars on both sides of the rostrum were wrapped with bright rust velvet, and some bouquets of colored cloth were hung on the beams in the center of the rostrum. This kind of decoration, which was red and green, was too grand and gorgeous, can only be seen when the royal nobles married and married daughters. This occasion was made of Spanish deliberate arrangement, which was unconspicuous and curious.

When the Spanish soldiers lined up and sat cross-legged on the open space in front of the rostrum, a large group of Indian nobles, led by Antonio and several Spanish people, came to the rostrum. Among them were the chief of Kincha Province, Hakamaga, Chief of Tungula Province, Prince Beskara of Tungula Province, and Ukamayaka of Pastassa Province, as well as their families and adult children, as well as some concubines and relatives of Atavalpa, there were at least two hundred people. .They had no idea why and purpose of coming here at all. According to their impressions and observations, the Spanish were very abominable and abominable. They would only deceive and torture them in different ways, and would never do anything that would be good for them. Therefore, they were reluctant to be unhappy from the bottom of their hearts when they were coaxed and deceived by the Spanish, so they would bow their heads, complain, and shout to express their protest and dissatisfaction.

They came to the rostrum and didn't know whether to stand or sit down. Because they would block the soldiers sitting behind them when they stood, but they had no stools. They were not ordinary Indian farmers, they were all nobles, and they had to be particular about being nobles. At this time, Antonio shouted and waved his hands to let them sit down. They were slow and lazy, and it took a long time to sit down.

After a while, the people near the barracks began to stir up, which attracted the attention of the entire square. So everyone looked over there. An old man with a crutch was carried by a group of Spanish soldiers toward the rostrum. When the man walked into the square, someone suddenly shouted, "Look, that's General Chalkuccima, the ever-winning general of the Inca army." After hearing someone shouted like this, people focused their eyes on the Indian old man who limped on the way.

Then, someone shouted to him, "General Chalkuccima, hello!" Then, the onlookers shouted in unison, "General, hello!" Chalkuccima was infected by the spontaneous respect and enthusiasm of the people. He stopped and looked deep at the people around him with a very solemn expression. He wanted to say something, but did not speak, but just waved to the people, and then limped and walked towards the rostrum by the soldiers.

When he walked to the front of the rostrum, all the Inca nobles stood up and surrounded the Chalkuccima, shouting in a tragic tone, "General, General." While bowing to him. Obviously, many of these nobles were royal relatives that Chalkuccima knew, and even their own relatives. Therefore, Chalkuccima threw his body with a crutch and held his fists, and kept greeting the princes and ministers and nobles who came in front of him to greet him.

Seeing the order in the venue became chaotic and even a little out of control, Pizarro stood on the rostrum and shouted loudly to the soldiers escorting the Chalkuccima, "Dispel them quickly!" At this time, the soldiers tried their best to separate the Chalkuccima from the crowd and escort them to the stage.

After the Spanish leaders of all aspects of the Spanish were seated on the rostrum, the soldiers brought the Inca nobles, General Almager, Mr. Cullikelmet, and Father Vicente de Valverde to the rostrum, the soldiers also brought the Inca nobles General Chalkuchima, Prince Hakamaga, Prince Beskara and Prince Ukamayaca to the rostrum to sit with the leaders of all sides of Spain. The rostrum of the meeting was always Spanish, and the Indians always sat in the accused or judges. Therefore, people felt even more inexplicable and incredible.

The loud trumpet sounded again, announcing the beginning of this solemn and grand meeting. After the trumpet stopped, the crowded venue immediately became quiet. At this time, Marquis Pizarro walked to the podium, glanced at the eyes that looked at him for a while, then raised his voice and preached in a serious tone that usually issued orders, "The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the people cannot be unable to do so for a day. We did not kill the Inca king Atavalpa to abolish it.

The Inca king, in order to eliminate the evil Inca demon king, and to re-support the intelligent and kind Inca new monarch. Today we hold this solemn and grand meeting to crown the new monarch of the Inca Empire." Speaking of this, he said in an announcing tone, "Now, please invite our Spanish king's good friend, descendant of Vainakabak, brother of Atavalpa, and the young king of the Inca Empire Topalca to the stage to crown."

A weak and fair Indian young man was helped by several beautiful Indian girls and walked up from the backstage and stood in front of Pizarro. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be without any excitement or happiness, and he showed a very restrained and helpless look. Obviously, he seemed not mentally prepared for inheriting the throne, and seemed not so interested in this throne. Because he was so young that he seemed to have not yet figured out the meaning of being a king.

The scene was immediately in an uproar, but a burst of war horns suppressed the whispers and discussions of the people again. People had to calm down because the king was not determined by them, and they had to be loyal to the king and respect the king, and they could not talk about the king casually, because this was a crime of death.

Bishop Vicente de Valved came over and took a Bible. He asked the young Inca king to put a hand on the Bible and recited with him, "May God bless the Inca Empire." The young king just moved his mouth, but did not really recite it. At this time, Pizarro put a red "Pola" hat on Topalca's head.

Then, Pizarro asked the soldiers to bring the big golden chair that Atavalpa had once sat on, and let the young king sit on the chair. Generals Chalkuchima, Prince Hakamaga, Prince Beskara and Prince Ukamayaka who were sitting on the rostrum came to the young king to pay homage.

Although General Chalkuccima, Prince Hakamaga, Prince Beskara and Prince Ukamayaka were dissatisfied with the new king supported by the Spanish from the bottom of their hearts, they did not dare not to pay homage to the new king, because the Incas were inherently obedient and did not dare to disobey authority, especially they did not dare to despise or disrespect the Inca kings. Moreover, when the Indians in the north and south were seriously opposed, the new king was after all the Quito people and a king who could represent their interests, which made them feel a little relieved.

Several important officials came to the new king, fell to the ground, crawled down, and performed the highest etiquette in one move. After they finished their rituals, the princes, ministers and nobles and relatives in the audience came to the king in batches one after another to kneel down. The young king was very uncomfortable and impatient with the old, young and relatives and family members kneeling down like this. He wanted to leave here immediately several times, but they were all 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 performing martial arts and majestic expressions. Therefore, seeing that the Marquis Pizarro's face was wrong, he did not dare to move anymore, and sat until the aristocratic relatives were allowed to kneel down.

After the coronation ceremony, the young king Topalca was protected by a large group of Spanish soldiers and sent back to the king's residence in the Spanish barracks. Some palace singers and folk artists began to come on stage to sing or play Indian singing and dancing instruments.

First, an old artist played an Indian music with a flute made of several reeds, and several people accompanied it with ringtones and drums. The tone of this music has a kind of ancient Indian atmosphere, sometimes high and exciting, like the whimpering of the wind when it swept across the plateau; sometimes low and gentle, like the melancholy sadness of the Indians.

Then, several young and beautiful palace singers danced a palace dance in shorts with bare chest and belly-exposed shorts. The dance was cheerful and lively, with a wild and caring excitement and momentum. Then, a beautiful Inca princess sang an Inca tragedy. The lyrics were roughly as follows:

After the wind blows,

What happens to the plateau?

After the rain,

What happens to the forest?

After the king's death,

What will happen to the Empire?

Then all the Incas present stood up and replied in a sing together:

After the wind blows,

The plateau will be colder;

After the rain,

The forest will be more humid;

After the king's death,

The Empire will be even more lonely.

As a sad song came to this point, all the Incas were filled with tears. Seeing this, Pizarro waved his hand to Antonio and said, "Let all these Indians go back." So Antonio shouted to the people waiting for the performance behind the stage, "There is no need to be performed for the later program, you can go back." So, the people waiting for the performance scattered 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. Let's go back." The Indians did not leave immediately. They watched the Spanish soldiers lined out of the square and entered the barracks, and then slowly separated from the square.

At this time, it was already afternoon. Marquis Pizarro, the commander of the Spanish Expeditionary Force, returned home. The Inca princess had prepared dinner for him. The supper was tortillas and braised potatoes, as well as dried llama meat and a large glass of chica wine. Braised potatoes were cooked by the Spanish because the Indians only cooked potatoes. The dried llama meat was authentic Indian. Pizarro liked to eat dried llama meat very much. This dried llama meat was slaughtered by the llama, cut into pieces or strips, cooked with spices and salt water, and placed it in a ventilated mountain pass outside the town to dry. Then, it tasted particularly chewy, and it could be said that it had a full aroma and had endless aftertaste. Therefore, the Spanish especially liked to eat dried llama meat. In the past, this food was only enjoyed by the Inca kings and a very small number of princes and nobles.

As soon as he ate the meal, Pizarro turned around and asked the Inca Princess, "Did those children eat?" The Inca Princess said, "They must wait until you finish eating. This is the rule, Master." Pizarro quickly put down his knife and fork and wine glass and said, "I have never been married or have children in my life. Although they are all children of Atavalpa, they are now my children. Let them eat with me in the future." The Inca Princess hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, Master."

Pizarro said, "Call them here to have dinner together." So the Inca princess called two boys and two girls from a room next to her. The girl named Casara was the oldest, twelve or thirteen years old, and was a very beautiful and sensible princess. The second child was a boy named Kata Uba, about ten years old, and was a shy boy. The third child was a girl named Kaya, only six or seven years old. She was not only handsome, but also lively and cute. She was the biological daughter of the queen Princess Anna Maya. The youngest boy was Bachaliva, only three or four years old, and was still a sensible child.

The four children entered the house and looked at Pizarro with a very unfamiliar and restrained look. Pizarro said to them, "Sit down and have dinner?" However, none of the children dared to sit in front of him. This made Pizarro feel a little overwhelmed. He asked, "Why, don't you want to eat with me?" The big girl Casarra said timidly, "We must wait until the master finishes eating before we eat. This is the rule." Pizarro realized that the Inca king never ate with his family, so the children did not have the habit of eating with their fathers. Moreover, the Incas were very particular about the rules, because not following the rules would be a serious violation of the law.

Pizarro smiled at the children and said, "But, I am not the King of Inca, nor am I the Master. If you want, you can call me dad or uncle. As long as you want, you can do whatever you want." But Kakaya replied in a very angry tone, "You are not our father, our father has hanged you." Princess Inca was frightened and her face turned pale when she heard this. She scolded loudly, "You crow's mouth, close it quickly." This indeed made Pizarro look a little embarrassed, but not only did he not angry, he thought the girl was very cute.

He walked up to the girl, held the girl in his arms, and then sat at the dining table, saying to the girl with great pain, "Uncle and your father have always been good friends, but those soldiers insisted on doing this, and if they don't do this, they will rebel. Do you know what treason is?" The girl thought for a while and said, "I heard from my father that treason is betrayal. What dad hates the most is betrayal. Aunt Gina betrayed his father." Then the girl asked again, "Why do they want to hang my father?

?” Pizarro felt that this question was difficult to answer, but he had to answer, and said, “They said your father had committed treason and planned the Inca army to attack the Spaniards, and then killed them all.” The girl lowered her head and said nothing. Pizarro then said to the girl, “Before your father died, he would entrust all four of you to me. So, I will follow his last wish and feed you as my own children. So, I will be your father or uncle in the future.”
Chapter completed!