At night, Yeluhongji lay in his tent, listening to the snoring of the people around him, and could not fall asleep. I haven't eaten for a day, and it's false to say that I'm not hungry, but I don't show it. In the dead of night, I couldn't help it.

Getting up, Jeluhonki came to the door, and saw two soldiers sitting around the fire. There was some hesitation for a moment, not knowing what to do. He looked at the door for a while, and when he was really hungry, he walked out of the door.

A soldier turned around, looked at Yelu Hongji, and said, "It's dark at night, what are you doing when you don't sleep?" ”

Yelu Hongji said, "I am hungry, so you can get some food." I was full and slept naturally. ”

Another soldier laughed and said, "If you don't work, you will naturally have nothing to eat, this is very clear." Do you think that punishing you during the day is a joke on you? Go back quickly, don't talk nonsense here! ”

Yelu Hongji said angrily: "You are not allowed to eat during the day, because you are afraid of breaking the rules and making others dissatisfied." Now they're all asleep, I'm eating, and no one knows. What rules? Dare not let me eat! ”

The two soldiers looked Yelu Hongji up and down, and said with a smile: "This guy is really interesting, I even thought that the rules were used to scare him." You turned out to be the lord of the Khitan country, and I punished you, and others happened to be convinced. Don't mess around, get back to sleep. If not, it's not just that there is no food to eat. ”

Yelu Hongji looked at the two of them and couldn't understand for a while. Could it be that Song Jun really has this rule, if he doesn't work, he won't have anything to eat? The dignified Khitan Emperor, even if he was a prisoner, was different from others, how could he work? is dignified, there is no reason why you can't even afford to raise yourself. These days, I have been escorted here, like everyone else, and there is no trouble, which is enough. Still let yourself work, are the officials here crazy?

There was no moon in the sky, and the sky was full of stars blinking. Yelu Hongji looked up at the sky and felt a magical feeling. The emperor of a country is treated like this, and there is no such thing in this world. If it had been before, I wouldn't have thought about it.

After a long while, Yelu Hongji said, "Do you really want to do this to me? Tomorrow I'll go see the officials in charge of this place and see what the team says! ”

The soldiers shook their heads together: "Why do you bother to suffer for yourself? It just so happens that Taiwei Du is here, and I will go up tomorrow to see if Taiwei sees you! ”

Early the next morning, Du Zhongxiao had just gotten up, and Cui Xiang came in and said, "Taiwei, Yelu Hongji wants to see the officials here." ”

Du Zhongxiao asked, "What to do?" He has always refused to bow his head, so why should he come to see us? ”

Cui Xiang said: "I asked the officials below, and Yelu Hongji refused to work yesterday and was deprived of food. He didn't eat for a day, he couldn't stay up at night, and he wanted to go out and find something to eat. was blocked, only to know that if you don't joke with him, if you don't work, you really won't have anything to eat. So this morning, he will see the captain. Xia Guan wanted to come, but he still didn't want to be with others. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Normal." was originally the emperor of a country, but now he is working with prisoners, how can he pull his face? Moreover, Yelu Hongji is young after all, and it is inevitable that he will be a little more vigorous. Send and bring him, an hour, to me in the drawing-room. ”

Cui Xiang agreed, turned around and went out. Du Zhongxiao sat down in his seat, and the soldier brought tea and drank tea there.

The Khitans were brought here, and in addition to Yelu Hongji, there were actually several important people who were not so honest. It's just that Yelu Hongji is here, so naturally everything is his head, and others look at him. If Yeluhongji's affairs are not handled well, others will follow and make trouble.

Not long after, Li Fugui came in and gossiped with Du Zhongxiao. Knowing that Du Zhongxiao now wants to avoid the hustle and bustle of the court, Li Fugui no longer mentions the government and only talks about some daily interesting things.

After a while, Du Zhongxiao said: "Yelu Hongji didn't do anything yesterday and was detained by the guards, so he wants to come to see me today." ”

Li Fugui listened and hurriedly said, "Taiwei, what does he mean?" This is the Khitan Emperor, if he makes trouble, many people will respond. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't worry. On the battlefield, his hundreds of thousands of troops couldn't make trouble, and now what can he do. The tiger falls to Pingyang, unless you surrender sincerely, you can only work hard. In the prison camp, it is most fair to eat as much work as you do, and if you don't work, you will have to eat. ”

Li Fugui said: "I'm afraid that he will be ruthless and would rather starve to death than work, what should I do?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "If that's the case, I really admire him." However, the rules cannot be changed. He would rather starve than work, and he would have to starve to death. Don't think that he was once a Khitan emperor, so don't dare to starve him here. ”

Li Fugui couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "If the Khitan Emperor starves to death, will there be any gossip?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What if there is gossip? Can gossip still kill? It is to tell the Khitans that if they are prisoners, they will honestly abide by the rules. Their previous identities were given to them by the Khitan, and they were useless in the Great Song Dynasty. Only by doing things for the Great Song Dynasty can there be rewards. ”

Li Fugui listened, shook his head, and said no more. When I think about it, there are things that have different views because of different identities. I don't think it's appropriate for such a thing, but with Du Zhongxiao's identity, it's appropriate.

The construction of a prison camp is actually unconventional, but Du Zhongxiao proposed it, and no one has opposed it until now, including Emperor Zhao Zhen. It's not that they agree with this, it's that they respect Du Zhongxiao. According to traditional customs, Khitan captives were either killed or sealed as officials and raised well. A decade or two later, will anyone remember who they are?

At the beginning of the Great Song Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty and Later Shu did not know how many emperors and high-ranking officials and dignitaries were taken prisoner. Some were killed, but most were raised. The emperor was crowned a prince, and the minister entered the Song Dynasty as an official. Until now, except for a few exceptions such as the Qian family, how many people still remember them? Even like Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was killed by Song Taizong by means, and everything happened without a trace.

Du Zhongxiao's insistence on building a prison camp is actually good for these Khitans. The Khitan was defeated, and these Khitan captives actually begged to be ordinary people. After entering the prison camp, at least after coming out, you can be an ordinary person. It's just that the Khitan people don't appreciate this thought.

After a good meeting, Li Fugui said: "Taiwei is benevolent, I'm afraid that the Khitans won't recognize him." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Why do they need to recognize? We don't do things to gain approval or even gratitude, but because we should. The Khitan and the Song are brotherly states, and there will be no major war after Lanzhou, so they should not be treated too harshly. But if these Khitan ministers are allowed to be officials, not to mention how much money it will cost the imperial court, it will be a trouble in the future. They have no rights, what about their descendants? After a long time, something will eventually happen. It's better to just stay in the prison camp, lock up for a few years, and go out to be an ordinary person. As long as they don't make trouble, decades later, the matter will pass silently. ”

Li Fugui said: "Silent? I'm afraid it's not easy. Wang Kai and others have besieged Fengxian Prefecture, and it is rumored that the Khitans will organize reinforcements. The current Khitan is no longer a reality, and he is still unconvinced. ”

"Once a big country, how can it be so easy to obey?" Du Zhongxiao shook his head. "Knowing that in the battle of Youzhou, the main force of the Khitan has been completely wiped out, in fact, how many people are there? In the eyes of many people, it is incomprehensible. The more low-level people are, the more they can't understand it. Thinking that after the first battle of Youzhou, the Khitans were willing to surrender, that is thinking too much. If you want to completely eliminate the Khitan, there should be several more big battles. ”