Chapter 14 Makeup before death

For a long time, Spaniards lined up in groups at the gate of an abandoned palace for a long time.After finally putting in a batch, they walked through the weeds and rubble to find mysterious courtyards.Later, Europeans also came to line up, and Americans also came to line up, and some famous writers tried their best to live in it for a while, not afraid of the moonless night. . Year after year, the relevant authorities finally made up their minds and invested a long time and a large amount of money to clean up the palace.Once it was cleaned up, it was immediately recognized as the world's first-class scenic spot. Mr. Kang Youwei traveled to Europe and went to the south of Spain to see it. He wrote poems and marveled at its civil and architectural standards.

This is Al Khan Rabla Palace. When we came here today, we were first amazed at its huge size.Going in layer by layer, I have lost confidence in whether I can finish it in one day.Time and time again, I sat at the base of the wall next to the watchtower and rested for a while, first looking at the foggy gray city under the cliffs outside the palace wall, and then turning around to look at the lost travelers from all over the world in the bushes.It is strange that the cobweb-like streets of the modern city do not get lost in the decadence of this hilltop old palace after hundreds of years. I carried several maps of the estate so that I would not get lost in the route but confused by its historical imagery.

The Moor dynasty has ruled this land for more than 700 years, and their blood and languages ​​have long been mixed. They have never doubted the rationality of their rule.Only the early historical records tell them how their ancestors drifted from North Africa.However, the Spaniards did not forget that they had been brewing a movement to recover lost land from the beginning, and it was this movement that reminded the Moors that things were a bit troublesome.At that time, the Moors were stronger than the Spaniards in every aspect, so they were confident, but the seeds buried deep in the ground had time.One hundred years and one hundred years passed quietly. The political forces in the north came and went one after another. The movement to recover lost land gradually gained its own leaders and strongholds. Finally, it turned into a massive military action. The Moors finally found that they were surrounded. The encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, and there is no way to break through.

The people here have to settle the old accounts of hundreds of years ago, and the most tolerant solution is to leave automatically.But it’s not that we have just been here for decades and can still find the place to start, but that we have taken root here for generations, and we don’t know where to go back under the sun.Therefore, the vigorous ancestors who are not limited by the region have created a group of descendants who have no place to settle down. It is really pitiful and sad. The most astonishing thing is that the Spaniards conquered most of the south, leaving only Granada, an isolated city, and the siege lasted for more than two hundred years!Historians have put forward many reasons to explain why the siege lasted so long, but what I am interested in is the cultural and psychological trends in two aspects during the past two hundred years.

Of course, the Moors held many meetings, used a lot of brains, and thought about many ways to survive, but after countless failures, they had to admit that this was the last dynasty of the Moors on the Iberian Peninsula.This kind of despair is sad and angry at the beginning, but after too long, it gradually calms down, and the calm in despair is beautiful. The Alhambra Palace is exquisitely carved in the calm of despair.Therefore, all its exquisiteness is not for the purpose of passing on to the next generation, let alone showing off, but has entered a state of no real purpose. I think the most accurate metaphor should be fine makeup before death.Knowing that the time of death is approaching, but there is still a little time, I am still full of energy, hearing and eyesight, so I make up carefully.I don't care about tomorrow, the viewer, or the comments. I only see everything for myself, so I project the most subtle thoughts into it meticulously.There are no tears or smiles on the face, since there is no utility, there is no emotion, only the most feminine operation techniques are left.

When will the encircling enemy burn it up, smash it up, and even spray our blood on it?This time is likely to be tomorrow, or it may be another hundred years.No matter, just build a little bit, sculpt a little bit.I have never experienced this kind of mood in various palaces in the world, but only here. An outpouring of life without a material purpose, an aesthetic creation that does not consider the logic of time, is a specialty of southern Spain, and I think it is closely related to these two hundred years. Let's take a look outside the city. The tragedy of the movement to recover the lost land for hundreds of years, and the history of the pioneers throwing their lives, made the besiegers have a potential awe for the city of Granada.In fact, it is already very easy to capture, but it is still a long-term plan, sending tens of thousands of troops, and even the imperial conquest.

The personal conscripts were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel. Their marriage promoted the unification of Spain, and now Granada is the last obstacle to unification.In this event, Isabel fully demonstrated her amazing courage and intelligence. On the one hand, she took advantage of the internal contradictions of the ruling group of the Kingdom of Granada to defeat them one by one. jewelry.What is even more admirable is that in such a busy front-line camp, she also received an Italian who hoped to get support for the voyage, and he was Columbus. Isabel has obviously foreseen the inevitable unification of Spain after the city is broken, so she is worrying about the next step after a goal that has been pursued for many years is achieved.It was in this context that she saw great promise in Columbus's eloquent statements.She gave the navigator who had nowhere to ask for help a kind of trusting look and tone. When the navigator walked out of the camp, he looked around and knew where he belonged.

At this time, in the city of Granada, a young emperor named Abdilla was surrounded by painted buildings with carved railings.His father was deposed because he fell in love with a Christian, and he faced such a crisis after he came to the throne.The absurdity of the father is that he betrayed politics with love, and the people in the city wanted him to raise the banner of religion to fight against the outside of the city, because there is no other banner to raise, but he gave his love to the religion outside the city .Abdilla didn't know whether his father's actions were reconciliation, a breakout, or a surrender, and he felt sorry for himself for being a scapegoat for no apparent reason.But now that he has such a father, he can no longer take his duties seriously.If he has more knowledge, he will further know that even his father's lack of seriousness comes from historical necessity, not accidental personality.History has left too many gaps of integration, making all high-sounding confrontations all superficial articles of self-deception.

All this actually determined Abdilla's final choice: abandoning the city and surrendering.Therefore, the densely packed camp of Ferdinand and Isabel instantly failed.The Spaniards believed that it was a miracle bestowed by God. Tens of thousands of people knelt down to thank the city immediately after hearing the news. In fact, it was the wise young king who really needed to thank him.He can't turn the tide, but if his mind is not clear, or if he wants to play with a few heroic figures, it is entirely possible to cause a large number of deaths on both sides of the confrontation. The young emperor found a side door to leave the palace, walked to a hill in the distance and looked back, he couldn't help weeping secretly.It is said that his mother said at the side: "Cry, child, a man can't keep his achievements, he should shed a little tears!"

A dynasty, a period of history, ended so peacefully that even the tiniest patterns in the Alhambra Palace are still smiling intact to this day. That day was January 2, 1492. Half a year later, Columbus's voyage fleet set off.Spain began to seek a new image of itself. There is a saying in history that when the young emperor Abdira abandoned the city and left the city, he made a condition to the winner, that is, the side door through which he left was immediately sealed with bricks.I searched carefully around the palace wall, trying to find the sealed door, but the palace wall was too long, and I lacked clues, and I didn't even find any suspicious traces.