When Anle City was broken, Cao Ma's army immediately rushed towards Zhongjing, and Li Zhang also advanced with the army. At the same time, he also wrote a war report to Zhao Zhen behind him. Although Zhao Zhen could not come to the battle formation in person, it was good to read the war report and pass it.

However, what interested Li Zhang the most was that Yelu Renxian was arrested at the end of this war, and Hu Yan Shouxin personally arrested him. This was really a surprise. Although Li Zhang had always wanted to capture Yelu Renxian alive, with the other party's wisdom, the hope of capturing him alive was too small, but he did not expect that he would succeed in the end.

In fact, Yelu Renxian had already escaped from the city, but Hu Yan Shuixun's cavalry was fast. When they chased after him, the Liao army immediately divided up a cavalry to cut off the rear. In fact, this cavalry was equivalent to a suicide squad. They stayed and did not intend to go back. What was even more unexpected was that the cavalry that was cut off was actually led by Yelu Renxian himself. As a result, the Liao army ahead fled, but Yelu Renxian was captured alive.

Li Zhang followed the army to Zhongjing, but he did not walk with Cao Ma, but followed the baggage team behind him. These supplies were bulky and could not speed up. At the same time, they were very important, so the heavy troops on both sides were accompanied, so there was definitely no problem with safety.

Li Zhang took a few steps and quickly followed a special prison cart. It was said to be a prison cart, but it was actually a special horse cart with wooden boards all around and fur covered inside. A gray-haired man was sitting in the car with his eyes open and closed, but he didn't know what he was thinking?

"Brother Renxian can rest in the past few days?" Li Zhang came to the prison car and asked with a smile at Yelu Renxian in the car. When Yelu Renxian was just captured, Li Zhang wanted to talk to him, but Yelu Renxian was very depressed and unwilling to speak. Moreover, when Hu Yan kept his trust, the reason why Yelu Renxian left behind was that he seemed to be asking for death, so Li Zhang gave him a few days to calm down.

Hearing Li Zhang's voice, Yelu Renxian looked up at him and said, "Thank you for your care!"

Yelu Renxian knew that in his identity, even if he was captured and not killed, he would be sent to the rear for interrogation. He would definitely suffer a lot of torture at that time, but now he not only ate well and slept well, but also followed the army all the time. This must be Li Zhang's efforts.

"Brother Renxian, don't be polite. You should still remember what I said back then. As long as Brother Renxian is willing, my Song Dynasty will definitely attach great importance to talents like Brother Renxian!" Li Zhang said with a smile and said again.

When the Song and Liao alliance formed an alliance, Yelu Renxian personally served as an envoy, while Li Zhang was appointed by Zhao Zhen to receive the Liao envoy. At that time, he wanted to recruit Yelu Renxian, but was rejected by the other party. Now he mentioned the old things again, after all, he did appreciate Yelu Renxian very much.

"I'm afraid that the Marquis of Dingbei will be disappointed. Since his defeat, he has become determined to show his ambitions with death. But he didn't expect that General Huyan did not kill me. But as a Liao native, I will never betray Your Majesty! I betray the Khitan!" Yelu Renxian refused firmly at this time.

Li Zhang was not surprised by Yelu Renxian's rejection. He smiled calmly and said, "Brother Renxian, you are a smart man and an important official of the Liao Kingdom. I believe you are very clear about the current situation. In your opinion, is there any possibility of a turnaround in the Liao Kingdom now?"

As soon as Li Zhang said something, Yelu Renxian also showed a silent expression. In fact, he knew very well the current situation. Most of the elite troops of the Liao Kingdom had been concentrated in Anle City, but he still could not stop the Song army. Although Zhongjing also mobilized a large army, after personally feeling the offensive of the Song army, he no longer had any hope for Zhongjing. It can be said that the day of the destruction of the Liao Kingdom was not far away.

It was precisely because of the above that Yelu Renxian had already escaped from Anle City, but suddenly he resisted the opposition and led his troops to leave behind the rear. In fact, he was indeed determined to die at that time, because he really couldn't bear to watch the Daliao foundation that had been passed down for hundreds of years.

Li Zhang looked at Yelu Renxian who was silent and spoke again after a moment: "It seems that Brother Renxian, you also know that the Liao Kingdom is already doomed this time. Even if Yelu Zong really can escape, there is absolutely no hope for the Liao Kingdom that lost Zhongjing, unless you learn from Li Yuanhao of Dangxiang, you will immediately escape from the Western Regions and escape from the Song Dynasty as far away as you can."

"Rootless duckweed, a lost dog, what's the use of running away no matter how far?" Yelu Renxian sighed at this time, and said with a very sad expression.

"Since Brother Renxian also knows that the demise of the Liao Kingdom is already destined, have you ever thought about how the Khitans will deal with themselves after the destruction of the country?" Li Zhang suddenly threw out a big problem and said.

Sure enough, Yelu Ren was shocked when he heard this question. Before, he was determined to die. Although he had no courage to die after being captured alive, he was still living in a daze and was not willing to think about anything in his mind. But now Li Zhang's question is like a bolt of lightning, which suddenly made him wake up.

"I am not a barbarian from the grassland. Even if I destroy the Liao Kingdom, I will not kill all the Khitans. Of course, you Khitans will definitely lose all the privileges in Liao. Moreover, the Khitans will become citizens of my Song in the future. However, you Khitans are used to being the best people, and now you suddenly fall into ordinary people. You will definitely be very uncomfortable and may even cause trouble because of this. So we need someone to help us manage these Khitans!" Li Zhang stared at Yelu Renxian and said again.

As the saying goes, "It is easy to conquer the country, but it is difficult to sit in the country." Destroying the Liao Kingdom is just the beginning, and the real challenge of the Song Dynasty's attempt to rule the land of the Liao Kingdom was the real challenge. The first problem was to deal with the Khitans. In Li Zhang's vision, the best way was to use the Khitans to govern the Khitans, just like the Khitans ruled the Jurchens.

Of course, the Khitans are different from the Jurchens. They live with the Han people for many years, and many customs are no longer very different from those of the Han people. As long as they remove their privileges, treat them equally from the Han people, and do not make any ethnic differences, there will probably be no Khitan nation in a few decades.
Chapter completed!