It was late at night after the wine, and they all went back to rest. Du Zhongxiao lived in the residence of the former commander of Wansheng Army, and everything was convenient.

When he went out, he looked at the stars in the sky, and there was no moon. Yelu Xiantong grabbed Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie and said, "I can't fall asleep for a long night. There is nothing to do with me, so let's gossip."

When Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie heard this, they knew what Yelu Xiantong meant, so they naturally refused. The three of them lived in the same place, returned to the yard, moved a few chairs, and sat down under the stars.

Yelu Xiantong said: "I heard from Taiwei Du clearly explain the meaning of this prison camp today. What do you think?"

Yelu Ren pondered for a while and said, "If every sentence Du Taiwei said is true, this prison camp is not a bad place. If we go to Kaifeng City, we can't do anything. A few days ago, I went to my brother and asked me to run a restaurant with him. I thought about it and thought it was inappropriate. I said that we were ordinary people, but if we left the city, we had to report to the government."

Xiao Xulie shook his head: "What ordinary people are just talking about it. Ten years later, maybe it can, but it is impossible now. Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of troops captured by the Song army, there are still many places and many populations in the Khitan. How could they do whatever they want!"

Yelu Xiantong sighed: "Yes, I'm also thinking about what to do. The left-behind family is in Xijin Mansion, and my wealth is with you, but King Xiao is different from King Xiao. How can I live if I don't do things in the prison camp? And in my opinion, we are arranged in the prison camp and being an official is actually different from other Khitans. In other words, we are also locked up here."

Xiao Xulie said: "The king said it is right. We are being locked up here. But there is no need to do heavy work and salary. The Song Dynasty treated us well. In my opinion, there is no need to think about it so much, just do things and get money."

Yelu Xiantong said, "This is a good thing, but there is an embarrassing place. The emperor is also locked up here. What if there is something to ask us for help?"

Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie remained silent and fell silent for a moment.

In fact, the three of them knew that Du Zhongxiao said they would not let them manage people directly, but after all, they were in charge of the matter in the prison camp, and they had power. If they had power, there would be problems. What should other Khitans do if they asked for it? With the status of the three, the others could ignore them, and Yelu Hongqi could not ignore them.

After a long time, Xiao Xulie said, "There is no way, we try our best to hide. If we really can't hide, we can only pretend to be stupid. What the Song people are most afraid of is that prisoners are connected to each other and prevent them the most deeply, and try to avoid them."

Yelu Fairy Tong could only sigh. Before being captured, he was the Privy Council envoy of the Northern Court and one of the most important figures in the Khitan. If he didn't care, how could he be worthy of Yelu Hongji? But if he cares, once he is discovered by the Song people, he will be seeking death.

Khitan has two systems in one country. Han people, Bohai people use the Han system, and other ethnic groups use the Khitan system. Correspondingly, there are the North and South Privy Council and the North and South Prime Minister. Compared with the Song Dynasty, the power of the Khitan Privy Council and the Prime Minister is just the opposite, and the main power is in the Privy Council. The Northern Privy Council and the Northern Prime Minister are in charge of Khitan affairs, while the Southern Privy Council and the Southern Prime Minister are in charge of Han people and Bohai people. In fact, the power is mainly in the Northern Privy Council. The Privy Council is the commonly known king of the Northern Court, and is the first person in the Khitan government affairs except the emperor.

In fact, the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty was divided into two courtyards, but only its name was preserved, and there were official seals, but in fact there was only one courtyard. This was inherited from the late Tang and Five Dynasties, just like the Khitan, but its later development was different.

As the king of the North Court, Yelu Fairy Tong was with Yelu Hongji for the longest time and had a deep relationship. He felt that he would never be able to get rid of it.

Yelu Renxian said: "King, don't think about those things now. The emperor is in full swing in the spring and autumn, and his personality is normal. We just think that it doesn't know. Even if there is something to ask for it, try to avoid it."

Yelu Xiantong said, "Is it really that way to avoid it? Even if the emperor personally gave the order, he would ignore it?"

Yelu Renxian shook his head: "I know what you are thinking. If it is a small matter for ordinary people, there is no need for the Lord to ask for help. It is naturally helpful. What the Lord asks for in person must be a huge thing. King, we have already lost and some things cannot be done."

Yelu Fairy Tong said nothing, looking at the stars in the sky, his expression was gloomy. Yes, he had already been defeated, no matter how he accepted it, he would eventually lose. Yelu Fairy Tong had been with Yelu Hongji for a long time and knew that Yelu Hongji would never admit defeat, and he would inevitably cause trouble. The prison camp, after all, was a Khitan prisoner-of-war camp, what would happen then? Yelu Fairy Tong didn't know.

Seeing that Xiao Xulie didn't speak, Yelu Ren said first: "It's getting late, let's take a break earlier. There must be many things in the prison camp these days. If we perform poorly, we are afraid of making people gossip."

After saying that, he stood up and left with Xiao Xulie.

Halfway through the way, Xiao Xulie said, "Let's stay, look at the meaning of the King of the North Court. I'm afraid that something will happen later."

Yelu Ren sighed first: "He was with the Lord of God for the longest time, and in the end he was also the one who advised the Lord of God to surrender to the Song army. If the Lord of God did something wrong in the prison camp, how could he be able to escape? Let's just look at him more, remember not to mess with yourself, and also try to remind him as much as possible."

Xiao Xulie was silent for a while and said, "Although Youzhou is defeated, the strength of the Khitan is still there. You said, if the Song Dynasty attacked Zhongjing, can it be defended? As long as you defend Zhongjing, everything will be fine."

Yelu Ren looked at the dark night in the distance, and after a while, he said, "I advise you not to have any illusions. It is just a lie to yourself. The 400,000 army went south, and the young and strong people of this clan were basically here, and there was no battle. Taiwei Du said clearly that these people would not be released, but stayed in the Song Dynasty to build bridges and pave roads. If there is no one, how can you defend Zhongjing? I guess the Song Dynasty will launch a large-scale attack this autumn."

Xiao Xulie sighed: "Although I know this, I always think in my heart that one day it will be different. Our Khitan army can turn defeat into victory and regroup. Alas, how powerful the Khitan was once, how could it be like this!"

Yelu Renxian shook his head, feeling confused. He was even more unlucky than Xiao Xulie. On Hequ Road, Yelu Zongzhen was killed by Du Zhongxiao with cannons. He was the king of the North Court and led his army to voluntarily withdraw from Hequ Road. It was he who was on Shangjing Road that intimidated all the foreign tribes. Yelu Hongji and Yelu Chongyuan fought to death, but there was no foreign tribe rebellion. Finally, Yelu Hongji won, and he should have made a comeback. Unexpectedly, he encountered this great defeat. Yelu Renxian could see clearly that the current Khitan had a fundamental gap with the national strength of the Song Dynasty and could not be hostile to the original.

What will happen later? It’s just that the Song army continued to advance north and destroyed the Khitan. Compared with the strength of the two sides, the Khitan could not resist. Especially with the Song Dynasty, the distant road was no longer an obstacle. What else could the Khitan fight against the Song Dynasty?

The nomadic peoples in the northern grasslands and the farming peoples in the Central Plains have been fighting for thousands of years. This battle will have a result. But for the Khitans, this result is a bit unacceptable.
Chapter completed!