Du Zhongxiao entered the inner city gate and looked at the shops on both sides of the street, and there were still open shops. He said to Liu Ji: "The Taizu Revolution was not easy to indulge in the city, which was unprecedented in the previous dynasty. Today, when we entered Dading Prefecture, there were still shops in business, which was also a temporary talk."

Liu Ji said: "The officials have given instructions to the army entering the city to strictly abide by military discipline and not to harass the people. If anyone violates the order, behead them! Yesterday we entered the outer city, and the people are safe. I think those who come to the inner city have heard of it."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said, "When this big change is the situation, what the people are thinking about is the general trend. In this way, the Khitan will perish. What we need to do now is not to seize credit, not to be irritated, and do things safely."

Liu Ji said it was. While talking, the two of them arrived at the left-behind mansion in the city.

When the soldiers guarding the gate saw the two of them coming, they hurriedly crossed their hands to salute. Peng Zun, the general guarding here, stepped forward quickly and crossed his hands and said, "Taiwei, all the Khitan soldiers have surrendered. Yelu Zongyun, who is currently in Zhongjing, is sitting in the yard and refuses to get up. The last general does not force him."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "The inner city has been down and the Khitan has surrendered. Why bother to force a bare general?"

As he said that, he entered the left-behind mansion with Liu Ji. When he entered the yard, he saw a Khitan general sitting under a paulownia tree in front of the main hall. Needless to ask, it must be Yelu Zongyun.

Du Zhongxiao stepped forward and bowed, "Du Zhongxiao, the envoy of Song Shumi, and the commander of the Northern Expedition this time. Are the ones sitting opposite Zhongjing left behind?"

Yelu Zongyun bowed and replied: "What the Taiwei said is Yelu Zongyun."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The Zhongjing has been broken. Except for the imperial palace, all the Khitan soldiers in other places surrendered. After the war, everyone was a little open and there was no need to cause any more fights. Please stay behind and stand up and obey the orders of the soldiers of this dynasty."

Yelu Zongyun was silent for a while, slowly stood up, looked at the sun in the sky, and then looked at Du Zhongxiao. He sighed: "Before noon, the Taiwei had already entered the left-behind mansion. The soldiers under his command were so useless, what do I have to say?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Last year, the Khitan ruler led an army of 400,000 invasions south and was completely wiped out in Youzhou. From that time on, the Khitan should actually perish. Until today, the army has only entered Zhongjing, so there is no need to blame yourself if you stay behind."

After saying that, he looked at the situation of the left-behind mansion. At this time, except for Yelu Zongyun, the rest of the Khitan soldiers were captured and imprisoned alone. All the left-behind mansions were soldiers of the Song army, and there were no Khitans.

Turning around and looking at Yelu Zongyun, Du Zhongxiao said, "I saw that all the Khitan soldiers and officials have been detained. The status of the left-behind is different. The soldiers do not want to use force, so they have always let you sit here. I will ask now, are you willing to surrender if you want to surrender? Killing prisoners is not good, and I have never killed prisoners for many years. I am unwilling to surrender, but I am just locking up the left-behind, just like other Khitans."

Yelu Zongyun lowered his head and thought for a while, and asked, "What if it was Yuanshou?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you want to surrender, it will naturally be another matter. If you do things for the court, the court will naturally not treat you unfairly. When you arrive in the capital, you will properly arrange official positions. Although it is not as good as when you were in the Khitan, you can be rich and prosperous for a lifetime."

Yelu Zongyun smiled: "I wonder what the Taiwei will arrange for me to do?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's nothing more than all the news to persuade the other Khitan generals to surrender. That's all."

Yelu Zongyun laughed: "Taiwei, I am the one who stayed at Zhongjing. I have not defended the city and have nothing to say. If I surrender again, how can I meet the ancestors and ancestors in the future? No need to say more, I will do what you want to give me."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Okay, staying behind is determined to do so, and he is a man. If he doesn't want to surrender, he has to lock him up. Send him back to the capital and put him in the prison camp. If you do work in the prison camp, you can eat. In fact, it's the life of ordinary people, so what's the matter?"

After saying that, he ordered the generals to take Yelu Zongyun into prison. Now the Song army has completely gained the upper hand, and whether the Khitan generals surrender or not will have little impact. Du Zhongxiao did not want to waste his words, and those who did not want to surrender would not persuade him.

After the Chanzhou alliance, the Khitan and the Song Dynasty made a brotherly country, and the royal families of both sides had always abide by the rules. It is strange that the monarchs of the two countries were of the same age. For example, the current emperor was not much different from Yelu Zongzhen who was shot dead by Du Zhongxiao, and he could be a brother. However, since the Khitan attacked Tanglong Town, this relationship was cut off, and there was no need to mention it again now.

The captured Khitan princes and princes were all deposed as common people and went to prison camps to work carefully. The Khitan was mainly royal family and queen family, and they were divided into many houses. There were very few who did not belong to these two major surnames. If the royal family was not deposed, the Song Dynasty would have too much burden to support them.

After Yelu Zongyun was blocked, Du Zhongxiao and Liu Ji entered the left-behind mansion and sat down. The soldiers came to tea and the two of them drank tea.

Du Zhongxiao said: "This Yelu Zongyun can't let go of his identity after all, and he wants to go to the prison camp. The Khitan is now in such a state of weakness and cannot be saved by human resources. Last year, Yelu Hongji sent hundreds of thousands of troops, and all the elite troops were destroyed, so how can he rely on to defend it?"

Liu Jidao: "Yelu Zongyun is a royal family. If he does not surrender at this time, he will retain his reputation after all. A hundred years later, when others talked about it, although they did not defend the Dading Mansion, they were still a hero."

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said with a smile: "Yes, you're right. If he surrenders, even if he can enjoy it for a while, he will lose his family for a lifetime. Although it's a little harder to enter the prison camp, he has left his name behind him. It's really hard to say about the world."

After chatting for a few gossips, Du Zhongxiao said, "I don't know what the Khitan ministers in the palace will end up. One hour later, I set up a cannon position outside the palace gate and opened the city gate. At that time, I don't know how many people are willing to surrender and how many people are willing to be prisoners."

Liu Ji shook his head: "When the city was broken, Yelu Zongyun would rather stay in the left-behind mansion alone than enter the palace. In his heart, it seems that he does not value the people in the palace very much. I am afraid that the people in the palace are not as good as Yelu Zongyun."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's good that they have surrendered. If they surrender, we will save countless efforts. If they don't surrender, there will be no trouble in the future. At this time, it doesn't matter whether they surrender or not. Now that the army has entered the city, let them do the rest."

At this moment, a soldier came in and said with his hands crossed his hands, "Report to the Taiwei, two people came out of the palace, saying that they were Xiao Tuguci, deputy envoy of the Northern Privy, and Han Yun, a Hanlin scholar, to meet the Taiwei."

Du Zhongxiao looked at Liu Ji and said, "It seems that the people in the palace are going to surrender."

After saying that, he ordered the soldiers to take the two of them to the left-behind mansion quickly, and he and Liu Ji waited here.

It was noon at this time, and the Song army pulled the cannons into the city and arranged them outside the gate of the imperial city. Xiao Tuguci and Han Yun left the palace and were meeting the busy Song army. Seeing each cannon was placed there, Xiao Tuguci said to Han Yun: "There are so many cannons in the Song army? How can we defend it?"

Han Yun sighed: "If I could defend, how could I be attacked by the Song army in less than half a day? King, Dading Prefecture is incredible."

Xiao Tuguci said helplessly: "Yes, it's so hard to defend. I thought I could defend for a few more days. But I thought that I would lose the outer city on the last day and the inner city in half a day. If this continues, how many hours can the palace be kept?"
Chapter completed!