Most of the people in this world, they are familiar with the big one next door, the big one opposite the door, and the two widows diagonally opposite. A big war related to the fate of the country, for the most ordinary people, is a few people who are familiar with themselves have not come back and will never come back. There are still a lot of people around him, everything is very lively, and he doesn't know what happened to the whole country.

It's not that they're stupid, it's that human eyes can only know that. Unlike Du Zhongxiao's previous life, whenever there is a big event, TV, movies and various newspapers are overwhelming, and everyone knows what to do.

This is the case with the current Khitan. Du Zhongxiao knew that the ministers and generals of the court knew that the Khitan was going to fail. But the Khitans themselves, as long as the Song army has not arrived there, they will not admit it, and they have to fight one battle at a time.

After chatting with Li Fugui for a while, and seeing that the time was about the same, Du Zhongxiao changed into his official clothes and went to the living room.

Yelu Hongji was already waiting there, and when he saw Du Zhongxiao coming in, he didn't get up. Just sat there and looked at Du Zhongxiao coldly. Cui Xiang on the side was anxious, and Raye Lu Hongji asked him to get up and salute at the middle of the night. Where is Yelu Hongji?

Du Zhongxiao sat down on the main seat and looked at Yelu Hongji. It didn't take much time, and it was like a different person. People have lost a lot of weight, their skin has darkened a lot, and they even have wrinkles on their faces, and they are no longer the radiant appearance they used to be.

After serving tea, Du Zhongxiao looked at Yelu Hongji and said, "Come to report today, you want to see me." What's the matter? ”

Yelu Hongji said: "I am the Khitan Emperor, even if I descend to you, you shouldn't treat me like this!" I didn't eat for a day yesterday, and I heard that I didn't eat today, how did I get it! If I had known this, how could I surrender to you that day! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't be so anxious to speak, say one by one." The first thing is the rule of the prison camp, there is food to eat when you work, and there is nothing to eat if you don't work. What is well done eats well, and what is not done well eats poorly. If you don't work, you won't have anything to eat—"

Yelu Hongji said: "How can I be a dignified son of heaven and do that kind of work like my subordinates!" How unreasonable! ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Now it's in Kaifeng Mansion, the Kaifeng Mansion of the Great Song Dynasty, not in Khitan." It doesn't matter what you are in Khitan, the important thing is that you are a prisoner of war here, and prisoners of war are such rules! ”

Yelu Hongji looked at Du Zhongxiao and said coldly: "If I don't work all the time, will I never give me food?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, that's the rule!" ”

"I don't believe it, you really dare to starve me to death! If I am the king of a country, if I am starved to death in the Great Song Dynasty, it will be a big joke to spread it! ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Yelu Hongji calmly, and said lightly: "What kind of joke?" Starve to death, starve to death, why would anyone laugh? You still don't understand, even if you die, you yourself starved yourself to death, what does it have to do with me? I'm just setting the rules for living and eating. The vast majority of people in this world are like this. If you don't work, who will farm the land? Where can you get food if you don't farm? ”

Yelu Hongji said: "The people are naturally like this, I am a dignified person-"

Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "I'll tell you again, this is the Great Song Kaifeng Mansion, not the Khitan!" Here, don't put on a stand for the Khitan lord, you're just a prisoner of war! I've told you many times, and I'll say it again. If you do a good job in the prison camp, you can be released in the future and become an ordinary person. If you don't do it well, you'll be locked up here. Do you understand? ”

Yelu Hongji sneered: "I don't believe it, you can really do this!" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "To be honest, I don't know what it will be like in the end." You can wait slowly and see the results. But now, if you want to live and wait for the result, you have to work honestly. ”

Yelu Hongji was silent and looked at Du Zhongxiao. After a long while, he said, "What should I do to stop working?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's simple. Surrender to the imperial court, and truly make meritorious contributions, and the imperial court will naturally reward you. You were captured together at that time, and some of you have already made meritorious contributions, and now you are doing a good job. They don't have to work, and they pay every month. ”

Yelu Hongji said, "How can I make a meritorious contribution?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Submit the surrender table to today, and then pass the order to the Khitan generals to let them surrender honestly." The court rules the world, and you are the hero, of course, it is different from now. There is no need to hide it from you, the imperial army has already surrounded Fengsheng Prefecture, and the generals of the state are still leading troops to resist stubbornly. As long as you can persuade the generals of several states to surrender, it will naturally be a great achievement. ”

Yelu Hongji smiled: "Sure enough! Khitan Erlang, how can he bow his knees to you because of a defeat! Delusion forces me to surrender to the states, what you think! Even if I starve to death, I won't let you get your wish! ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Yelu Hongji and said with a smile: "Lord, you think too much. It is naturally good to be able to take refuge in the imperial court and make meritorious contributions, but it is mainly a good thing for yourself. It doesn't matter if you don't do it, Song Jun never thought of using your name to fight. ”

After speaking, Du Zhongxiao sighed: "You don't understand after all, the Khitan was defeated in Youzhou, and the 400,000 army was wiped out, and in fact, it was no longer able to resist the imperial army. What if they don't descend? It's nothing more than a few more days. The Great Song Dynasty is different from your Khitan, the grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of troops, even if they surround it for ten years, there will be no shortage. The reason why I want them to surrender is because there are fewer killings and injuries. Also, over the years, the Khitan has been fighting continuously, and the people have worked hard enough. The sooner it ends, the people will suffer less, do you understand? ”

Yelu Hongji just sneered: "Let your tongue bloom lotus, in order not to think that my place will surrender without a fight?" Delusion! ”

Du Zhongxiao didn't speak. After a while, he shook his head, stood up and said, "Is there any way?" You were originally the lord of the Khitan country, but you didn't care about the lives of your people at all. I am the privy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, and I have to think about them all the time. You say, "How can you be undefeated?" Well, if you think so, it's useless to say more. Go back, if you want to eat, you have to work honestly, otherwise you won't have anything to eat. Let me be clear, even if you are starved to death, this rule will not change. You don't have to think you're important, you're just like everyone else here. ”

After speaking, Du Zhongxiao waved his hand and asked Cui Xiang to escort Yelu Hongji back.

Seeing a few people go out, Du Zhongxiao sighed. I really didn't think about what Yelu Hongji did, in the prison camp, he was really ordinary. However, Yelu Hongji thinks that he is not ordinary, and desperately wants to be different from others.

If Yelu Hongji really surrendered, he could make the remaining Khitan defenders surrender, and it would be much easier for the Song army to advance north. This is a fact, and there is no need to deny it. But without Yelu Hongji, the footsteps of the Song army would not stop. The current Khitan does not have the strength to resist the Song army at all. Wang Kai and others attacked Fengshengzhou, without considering the surrender of the Khitan at all, that is, they were ready to attack it hard.

That's how strange this world is. Some people are born nobler than others because of their identity, and they think that they are different and are born to be great people. Where would it actually be? It's just a good birth. Removed the identity of his birth, in fact, it is not worth a penny. Yelu Hongji is like this, and he can't accept that he is the same as the Khitans. Always think that you are special compared to others.