Therefore, Liu Sangu's current actions are no different from treason.

However, Fan Zhongyan found a reasonable excuse for him, that is, his Han Chinese identity. This suddenly became a contradiction between ethnicity and the country, thus covering up his treasonous behavior from the perspective of national consciousness, which was considered to be a way for Liu Sangu to save face.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Wang Su realized the problem and quickly changed his words, saying, "If the Liu family can recognize their ancestors and return to their roots, it will be a great cause for generations to come."

“Hahahahahahaha.”

Fan Zhongyan laughed heartily and said, "The chancellor said that the Chinese nation should be united. We should not only have a broad mind, but also a heart that is open to all. Han people from all corners of the world are brothers and sisters. How can we not welcome our brothers and sisters home?"

Liu Sangu, tears streaming down his face, cupped his hands and said, "Your humble servant, your humble servant is deeply grateful. I am willing to serve the Song Dynasty with all my heart, even if it means going through fire and water."

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom, walked up to Fan Zhongyan, and respectfully handed it over, saying, "Sir, I previously sent a servant to secretly return to the Liao territory and went to the residence of my fourth brother Liu Siduan to deliver a letter. Later, my fourth brother wrote back, and this is written in his own handwriting."

"oh?"

Fan Zhongyan took the letter, opened it and started reading.

In addition to daily greetings, the most important thing about the letter is that it contains a lot of military secrets.

For example, while Liu Siduan was asking about Liu Sangu's recent situation, he told him in a caring tone that the Liao Kingdom had decided to fight a decisive battle with the Song Kingdom and asked him to be careful.

There was a lot of military information in the conversation and behavior. Although it was not said directly, it was actually no different from saying it openly.

However, Fan Zhongyan did not comment after reading it.

After all, we don’t know whether the content of the letter is true or not, and secondly, this alone is not enough.

If you really want to surrender to the Song Dynasty, you can't be two-faced and just think of revealing some military secrets as a token of your surrender?

How is that possible?

You still need to show actual sincerity.

Fan Zhongyan said calmly, "Well, that's good. However, we anticipated that Yelu Zong would fight to the death. We have already made preparations."

What this means is that the letter is not of great value, and this little information alone is not enough to exchange for the Liu family's status after they come over.

Liu Sangu naturally understood this and quickly said, "I think this is a good start. It proves that our Liu family is willing to return to our ancestral homeland, the Great Song. Please give me a little more time, and I will write again."

"That's good."

Fan Zhongyan smiled and said, "If the Liu family can instigate some generals to surrender, that would be the greatest achievement. Our Song Dynasty can avoid bloodshed and recapture Yanyun without bloodshed. You, the Liu family, should be credited with the greatest achievement."

"Thank you, my husband!"

Liu Sangu was very excited and full of energy.

If this were true, the Liu family's position would be as stable as Mount Tai after they defected to the Song Dynasty.

And he, Liu Sangu, will also be the greatest contributor to the family.

(End of this chapter)