Ordering other officials to go out, Du Zhongxiao left Cui Xiang and said, "Go and call Yelu Xiantong, Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie to come and talk some gossip." ”

Cui promised to promise, and a few people came in after a short time to salute Du Zhongxiao.

Ordering a few people to sit down, Du Zhongxiao said: "How to deal with the prisoners of war in the First Battle of Youzhou, there are different opinions in the court. I'm not afraid to tell a few people, some people suggest raising it, some people suggest killing them all, it's a hundred-"

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao said casually, his expression was indifferent, and the three of them felt a chill in their necks. When they were defeated, they didn't think about this ending. After the war, the Song Dynasty, as many times in history, killed prisoners. It is only today that doubts are completely dispelled.

Du Zhongxiao continued: "War is a last resort. The Khitan has attacked, what should I do? You can only fight back. In this world, it's not that if you're strong, you have to be able to beat others. We always have to be reasonable, don't we? So what if you win? You can't do anything rashly. What to do with you prisoners of war? I insisted on building a prison camp and closing it so that everyone could figure it out and go out and live a normal life. ”

The three of Yelu Xiantong hurriedly surrendered their hands: "Taiwei is benevolent, I will not forget it!" ”

Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "Why are you locked up?" There is no way. The 1,500 people who have been locked up here have been full of resentment until now, and they feel that they have lost in vain. As a soldier, if you lose a battle, you don't know how to lose, what do people say! Including Yelu Hongji, when he was in Youzhou, he had to surrender, saying that it was for the sake of the lives of his subordinates. What about himself? At that time, he did not bow his head to the Holy One, and he still does. It's funny, if the Khitan soldiers are gone, he can still fly to the sky! ”

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao said harshly, Yelu Xiantong and the other three all closed their mouths tightly and did not dare to speak. Yelu Xiantong knew that Yeluhong was really unconvinced. His own army of 400,000 people, all dynasties and dynasties, was enough to turn the Southern Dynasty upside down, how could it have ended up with such a result. He always felt that he had done something wrong and had been deceived by the Song Dynasty, otherwise it would never have been so. Even if he surrenders, he will never bow to Zhao Zhen.

Du Zhongxiao said: "You were born in the grassland, and many people are not used to living in the Central Plains. Let them live in Kaifeng, the court will not send money and food, and many people will soon starve to death. Why don't you let you go back? There is no way. Since the pre-Qin period, the grassland peoples have continued to move south, causing endless trouble to the court of the Central Plains king. The Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, and the Xianbei, Uighurs, etc., I don't know how much happened. For the sake of the future, the Great Song Dynasty would not put the captives back. ”

Yelu Xiantong arched his hand: "Is the captain saying that not only us, but even the captured soldiers will not be put back?" ”

"No, it won't." Du Zhongxiao said categorically. "Most of them stayed on Hebei Road, building roads and bridges. This time, the Khitan went south, and the disaster of Youzhou was not good, the population was almost halved, and the people had no surplus food. Even this spring's grain seeds were sent by the imperial court, and you even ate the seeds of the people! Without the imperial court, the people of Youzhou, I don't know how many will survive this year! ”

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao's voice was violent, the three of them bowed their heads and did not speak. I didn't think there was anything when I did it, but now I said it from Du Zhongxiao's mouth, but it made people feel embarrassed. How can the people of their own country be justified by such oppression?

Looking at the three of them, Du Zhongxiao said: "The captured soldiers will be organized into a box army for the time being, and bridges and roads will be repaired." Youzhou has suffered the most, and this year try to build a railway to pass, and the disaster relief materials will be at least lucky. After the road in Youzhou is finished, go to other places to repair the road, or do other things, in short, they will not starve. You people, with different identities, are locked up in prison camps. Of course, a few of you woke up in time and could do something for the court, and the court would not treat you badly. Let you manage people directly in the prison camp, for fear that you won't be able to pull your face, so don't do it. Anyway, there are not many people, and things such as bookkeeping, purchasing, and arranging for crops to be planted can still be done. Thirty yuan per person per month, full cash, should be enough for you to spend. You must know that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty can get 30 yuan a month, but not much. ”

The three of them hurriedly thanked each other. Thirty times a month, three hundred and sixty times a year, it's really a lot. In the past, in the Khitan, how much did you earn a year as a king? Not to mention that now, in the Song Dynasty, he was still a prisoner of war. And he doesn't manage people directly, so he doesn't have the embarrassment when he meets, and this errand is a beautiful errand. Du Zhongxiao can think about them, and the three of them are happy in their hearts.

In fact, in addition to avoiding embarrassment, there is another reason for not letting them manage people, that is, they are afraid of being connected. The prison camp is for prisoners, and the prisoners are to be reformed through labor here, and once they are connected, things will not be easy to handle.

After everything was finished, Du Zhongxiao said: "I will stay here for a few days and do what needs to be done." You should also prepare, whether you want to live here or live in Kaifeng City, you must always make up your mind. Especially Yelu Renxian, you have a family, make plans early. ”

Yeluren gave up his hand first: "Taiwei, I still live here." Although Kaifeng City is good, it is not easy to live there. I think this Wansheng Town has everything, and it is cheaper than Kaifeng City, so it is a good place. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "That's fine." Go out and see if there is a suitable house, buy one or rent one, it shouldn't cost much. In the past few years, although you are ordinary people, if you travel daily, you must inform the local government. ”

Jereman said yes first. After all, it was the Khitans, and it was impossible for the Song Dynasty to ignore them and let them move freely. In fact, some of the punishment methods for officials in the Song Dynasty had to be reported to the local government for where to live.

Standing up, Du Zhongxiao said to Cui Xiang: "All the Khitans, no matter what their previous official positions, are all disrupted and rearranged. It's simple, just draw lots according to the name. All of them, including Yeluhonki, are the same. According to the army, the organization is carried out. All the officers are Han Chinese under your control, and each squad chooses a Khitan as his assistant. Whether this assistant is well chosen or not is very important for the future. If the officer does not choose his manpower carefully, he will have to do more things in the future. ”

Cui Xiang was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Tai Lieutenant, don't ask about your previous identity, grab the lots?" How does this work? Among these Khitans, some are high kings, some are just ordinary generals, and some are still royals, how can they be the same? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "That was their previous identity, but now of course it is different." In the prison camp, I don't care about the past, just see if I did well here. Even if it was Yelu Hongji, he didn't ask about his identity. General, this prison camp is under your control, but you must have this confidence and don't be confused by the previous identities of these Khitans. If your position is messed up, the people below will not know how to do it. ”

Cui Xiang hurriedly said yes, but he was worried in his heart. Du Zhongxiao said it easily, all people don't ask about their former identities, but what should they do? If you don't talk about others, you don't know what to do. With him, how dare the Khitans treat him like an ordinary person?

Du Zhongxiao said: "Let's go, let's take a look at the fields of the prison camp, what is going on." ”

Cui Xiang hurriedly said yes. followed Du Zhongxiao and went out together. Yelu Xiantong, Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie in the back were stunned, and they didn't know whether to follow or stay where they were.

Du Zhongxiao turned his head and said, "In the future, the three of you will be officials in the prison camp, so you should also know about this place, let's go together." Knowing what kind of place this is and how to prepare for it can do things well. ”

The three of them hurriedly said yes and followed. But I didn't understand what Du Zhongxiao meant. The three of them, obviously because there is no suitable position outside, are working in the prison camp and making some money, where do you need to know so much?

In fact, for Du Zhongxiao, the three Yelu Xiantong are also prisoners in the prison camp, but they are different from others. Just like the officials who dealt with crimes in the Song Dynasty, there were many names for a certain state, a certain state, and many names. The three of Yelu Xiantong are considered to live in the prison camp, relatively free, and have a lot of money. But once you leave here, and you need the government's consent, it's surveillance.

Although there are only a few people, it can't do anything big. But after all, they are Khitans, and then they are obedient, who knows what they think in their hearts. Moreover, in the Khitan, these people have a lot of family members, as well as protégés, and they have a lot of power. You can't just leave it alone, or you might get into trouble.