"The Fall of the Golden Empire" (Volume I) Blood Sunset (novel) Zhang Baotong

Usually, King Kabak rarely drinks and eats with his family. Because it is rare for the whole family to reunite today, the king drank three glasses www.biquge.info of wine with his family members in a row, and then said, "The main reason for calling all family members here today is that there is a major matter to discuss with you. ”

Hearing that the king had something to say, the family members put down the wine glasses in their hands, sat upright, and listened.

The king said, "In recent years, the army has fought and conquered the world, so that the northern tribes dare not rebel, so there is often the idea of returning home, but I am still worried that the people in the north will be barbaric, and the chiefs of the tribes seem to be obedient, but they are really anti-minded, so let me be vigilant all the time and dare not take it lightly." Don't dare to take the thought of returning home lightly. ”

At this, the king sighed and said, "However, I have been in Quito for many years, and I will continue to use this for a long time to threaten the northern tribes, so I want to establish a capital in Quito and build a large royal palace like the capital of Cusco.

Hearing this, Queen Rava Oakro's brow furrowed. As the biological mother of Ninan Kuyuch and Huascar, she certainly has to think about her son. At present, although Ninan Kuyucchi is a prince, he is seriously ill and has no medical treatment, and he will not live long. If Ninan Kuyuch dies, Huaskar will be the rightful heir to the throne. And Huascal has been in charge of the capital city of Cusco for nearly ten years, and if the king wants to build a new capital in Quido, it will be very unfavorable to Huascar.

However, in the Inca Empire, women were not allowed to participate in politics. In fact, she had heard the king say this, but she had never tried to dissuade her. Because although she is the queen, under one person and above ten thousand, she rarely has the opportunity to meet the king, and occasionally meets once, and it is not easy to say what the king doesn't like to hear, and sweep the king's interest. Although she had heard of this kind of thing in the past, she thought that the king was just talking casually, and she didn't want the king to really do it. Therefore, when I heard this, I felt very uncomfortable, but it was not good to express my position casually. She knew the king's temper, and no one could stop him from doing whatever he wanted.

Princess Paria's mood is certainly not the same as that of Queen Rava Oclet. Today, the king can say this as a family member, and it is also the result of her continuous fanning the flames for the king for a long time. It can be said that what the king said is what she said in her heart. However, she pretended to be very calm on the surface, and did not even dare to show the slightest smugness. Because her son Atahualpa, although he was also a prince, could not be the descendants of the king and his sisters like Vascal and Manco, and the ancestral rules and regulations of the Inca kingdom for hundreds of years indicated that the throne of the Inca king must be inherited by the prince of the king and his own sisters. So, she just quietly looked at Queen Rava Oakliu, who frowned slightly, and couldn't help but feel a hint of schadenfreude in her heart.

The simple and beautiful Princess Ana Maya was only sixteen years old. She was neither born to Queen Rava Oakroy nor to Princess Paria. It stands to reason that whether or not to build a capital in Quito didn't seem to have much of an impact on her, so she just looked at Queen Rava Oakliu and Prince Huascal with an uneasy look.

The king's words still made everyone feel a little sudden, and they didn't know how to answer for a while, so they all looked at each other, were silent, and thought quietly as if they were concentrating on drinking. The air in the room was somewhat uncalm. Although the king's words may displease some people, no one will dare to displease the king. A word from the king can make you ascend to heaven and also make you go to earth. So, soon, everyone was smiling and began to show their loyalty to the king with reverence and praise.

Prince Atahualpa had long known about his father's thoughts, and he and his mother strongly encouraged him to do so, so when he heard his father mention this, he said, "My father is the son of the sun, the king of the world, and he is worshipped, respected and admired by the people of the world, but the scale of the palace is too small, and the houses are simple, and it is difficult to reflect the grandeur and bearing of the king." Therefore, my father should have gathered the world's skilled craftsmen, collected the world's precious stones and strange trees, built a large number of buildings, and built a palace. Moreover, the royal palace of Quito had to be built to be more magnificent and magnificent than the royal palace of Cusco. Not only should the people of the world and the dignitaries of the provinces see the royal palace of Quito and know the authority of the king, but also consider moving the royal palace of Cusco to Quito. ”

Prince Huascal arrived here last night with Prince Manco and others from Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire, 1,500 kilometers away, and he didn't know anything about today's topic. Therefore, when I heard that my father was going to build a royal palace in Quito and establish a capital, I couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that this was just nonsense, how could a country have two capitals?

However, he could only accept his father's words, but he did not dare to have any objections. When Prince Atahualpa said that he would move the city of Cusco to Quito, he was even more puzzled and surprised, thinking that this was not a deliberate attempt to abolish his legal throne and continue him. Although he felt that his half-brother had always had ambitions for the throne of the Inca Empire, because his father favored him very much, he did not dare to casually reprimand and criticize him for such ulterior motives, because to accuse him was to accuse his father. Therefore, when his father asked, "What is the prince's objection to this?" he quickly nodded and replied, "Father is wise and far-sighted, and foolish is admired." ”

Since both princes have expressed their positions, the others also agree with one voice. The king thought that there would be objections, but he did not expect that everyone would agree and support, and he was naturally very happy, and while asking everyone to drink more, he slapped his hands and called some of the palace's kabuki dancers to start singing for everyone.

The old emperor walked out of the inner hall, and a group of concubines who were waiting outside helped him to the outer hall not far away. The outer hall is a hall for receiving many princes and ministers, and it is a circular room with more than 100 square meters. The walls of the entire room are made of gold leaf, and when sunlight shines through the small vent-like windows, the walls of the house are splendid. In addition, there are many beautiful women and animals made of gold.

When the king came to the door of the outer hall, the attendant Haya shouted, "The king has arrived." So the prince and the ministers, who had been waiting in the chamber for a long time, all fell to their knees, their foreheads pressed against the ground, and they did not dare to let out a breath. Because the king of the Inca was the son of the sun, except for his queen and those innumerable concubines, he dared to raise his eyes and face the king, and he would not be forgiven.

Wearing a red tassel that symbolized the king of the Incas, and holding a golden cane that symbolized supreme power, Kabak the Great walked to the center of the house and sat down on the golden chair, scanned the princes and ministers who were prostrate on the ground with infinite majesty, and said, "I want to rebuild a royal palace in Quito, which will be larger than the palace of the royal palace of Cusco." What do you think?"

The king's words were also a deep surprise to his princes and ministers, and they had to be cautious in answering the king's words, and they would never dare to be rash, because if they didn't answer well, they might cut off their heads. Therefore, it is natural to be cautious about such sudden and difficult questions.

Seeing that everyone had not answered for a long time, the king replied by name Prince Kiskis. Prince Kis is the younger brother of Vajna Kabak the Great, serving as the king's assistant minister and the commander of the Quito army, because he has been assisting the king's side for a long time, he knows the temper and thoughts of the king of Inca, so when he heard the king say this, he casually echoed, "The king has been fighting in the north for many years, and he has worked hard and made great achievements, and his reputation is famous all over the world. In addition, the king had lived here for many years and could not bear to leave, so the ministers felt that the king should build a large construction project in Quito and build the royal palace capital, which was not only majestic and noble, but also not in vain to work all his life for the Inca kingdom. ”

Another commander-in-chief, Prince Luminavi, echoed Kiskis's words, saying, "The magnificent palace is a symbol of the strength of the empire, and I think that the palace should not only be started as soon as possible, but also built more magnificent and magnificent than the palace of Cusco." In this way, the people of the world can know the nobility and wealth of our Inca kingdom. ”

Emperor Kabak nodded in satisfaction, and then, speaking to Prince Barbara Parca, who had long assisted Prince Huascal in the administration of the Cusco State, "Prince Barbara Parca, what do you want about the rebuilding of the royal palace in Quito?" He could never agree with such a ridiculous approach, but he could not object. Because to disobey the will of the king is to pay a heavy price. Since everyone was complimenting the king, he could not help but express it, so he said, "This is a wise decision of the king, and his ministers know the far-reaching significance of it." ”

The king then asked Prince Gilabamba, the head of the palace in Quito, "What is your opinion, brother?" Prince Gilabamba, who is over fifty years old, is the cousin of the king, and is a powerful man of the faction, who has followed the king for decades, and is not only wise, but also very prestigious, and has extraordinary talents in managing the wealth of the family and collecting food, so Emperor Vaina Capak is very important to him. However, when he heard that the king was going to rebuild the palace, and that it was to be built more noble and magnificent than the palace of Cusco, he could not help but show an uncontrollable melancholy and embarrassment.

He pondered for a moment, and then said in a calm and solemn tone, "The rebuilding of the palace is a very grand project, which will take two or three years of work by 100,000 laborers and thousands of craftsmen. Moreover, the project to rebuild the palace was huge, not to mention the need for engineering materials, and the gold and silver ornaments needed alone were far from sufficient. Since the king wanted to make the royal palace of Quito more magnificent than the royal palace of Cusco, at least the royal palace had more gold and silver ornaments than the royal palace of Cusco. Presumably, the king and the commanders are very familiar with the palace of Cusco, which is paved with gold and full of golden light. Although we in Quito also have countless gold and silver, compared to the palace of Cusco, it is the ratio of ants to alpacas. Because the royal palace of Cusco has accumulated the treasures of many generations of emperors, and the war in Quito has just subsided, how can there be so many treasures? If there are not enough gold and silver items, how much significance does it make for the palace to be built larger than the royal palace of Cusco?"

In the kingdom of the Inca kingdom, which worshiped the sun, the amount of gold and silver was the most basic measure of the strength and wealth of a person or a nation. Emperor Kabak and his ministers listened to Prince Jilabamba's words, and no one said anything for a long time. As the king of the Incas, Kabak always had the impression that the kingdom of Quito was full of treasures, gold and silver, because the Indian army fought for decades, and every time they conquered a castle or conquered a foreign race, they could not only grab countless women and treasures, but also receive a large amount of tribute from the recipients. After thinking that over the years, countless gold and silver treasures that had been looted and tributed should have filled the warehouse, but he didn't want to hear what Prince Jilabamba said, which made him puzzled and disappointed. So he asked Prince Gilabamba, "Is it true that the hundreds of thousands of troops of the famous Inca Empire have not acquired as much treasure over the years as Cusco?"

Prince Gilabamba replied in a sincere and unquestioning tone, "Cusco has always been the capital of the Inca Empire, and has accumulated the wealth and treasures of the Inca Empire for hundreds of years, and even the gains of these decades of warfare have been transported to the capital of Cusco. Because almost all the families of nobles and soldiers lived there, it was not until the middle of the year, when the first kings conquered the kingdom of Quito and began to settle in Quito, that the wealth of the conquests began to accumulate in Quito. Therefore, the wealth and treasures of the Kingdom of Quito cannot be compared with Cusco in any way. ”

The words of the governor of Quito convinced everyone present, but also made everyone very depressed, regretting that they should not have transported all the treasures they had found to Cusco at that time. Prince Quisis even suggested to the king, "Why can't the king transfer the gold and silver from the palace of Cusco to Quito?"

The king did not know how to answer this question, so he said to Prince Jilabamba, "What is the plan, brother, prince?" Prince Jilabamba said in a very serious tone, "Your Excellency, in the opinion of your ministers, you must not do it. Because Cusco is the place where the sun god inserted his scepter and bestowed on the patriarch Manco Kabak the Great with supreme divine authority. Therefore, the choice of Cusco as the center of the Inca Empire was not only the divine will of the sun god, but also the choice of the Inca ancestor Manco Kabac and the previous kings, and it was also the place where the souls of the previous kings were placed. ”

The Inca Empire was a country with a strong sense of superstition, and superstitions and celestial phenomena were used as harbingers of good fortune and misfortune. Therefore, it is generally forbidden to do anything that is contrary to superstition, mythology, and celestial phenomena. Since Prince Jilabamba had already warned everyone with the oracle of the sun god, the king sighed and said, "Don't mention the transfer of gold from the palace of Cusco again." Then he got up from his chair and prepared to leave. But Prince Khisis asked, "Is the palace of Quito still rebuilt?" said the king, as he walked out, "wait until you have enough gold for me." With that, he hurried out of the room.

After the king had been gone for a while, the ministers in the council hall dared to lift their foreheads off the ground, and slowly got up and walked out in turn. (To be continued.) )