After a night of pondering, Liu Qi finally made up his mind. The next day, he found all the officials at the Chancellery and announced an important matter to them.

"I have decided to declare a full-scale war against the puppet emperor. The north will change its generals before the battle. I will dispatch available troops from Xiangyang and Changsha, including Shuzhong, Guanzhong, and Liangzhou, and go north to fully conquer the enemy bandits. As for the cavalry, let Liangzhou's troops

Fa Zheng dispatched good horses from the racecourse to the pass for use by the knights. This time, I want to overthrow the puppet dynasty and unify China!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was surprised.

In everyone's minds, Liu Qi's approach to Hebei has always been steady and step-by-step, and he has also arranged a lot of hidden tricks for future use.

For example, Yuan Tan who was returned to Hebei by him, Zhang Yan from Taihang Mountain, Gongsun Zan who was hidden in the army by Liu Qi, and Sun Ce who served for him in the Liangzhou army.

But now, Liu Qi suddenly wants to mobilize an overwhelming army to go to war with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, which is equivalent to breaking and negating all his original plans.

Liu Qi expressed his opinions to the young people under his command, and then asked: "What do you think you have?"

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu and others all lowered their heads and thought carefully, but no one answered for a while.

After a long while, Zhuge Liang was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I feel that this move is too risky."

"Why?"

"Your Majesty is determined to unify China and is eager to use troops against Yuan Cao. I can understand this mood. However, in order to deal with Hebei, Your Majesty has made a lot of arrangements in recent years. If a large-scale invasion of troops occurs, I am afraid that what your Majesty will do is

All the previous efforts have been wasted, and our dynasty still has an advantage over the north, and the advantage will gradually appear over time. I feel that at this time, I will mobilize an overwhelming force. If Yuan Shao and Cao Cao find an opening, the advantage will no longer exist.

It is really unfavorable to Your Majesty, so please investigate carefully."

Liu Qi nodded and said: "Kong Ming's words are reasonable. I originally thought so too... What about you, do you think the same as him?"

After saying that, Liu Qi looked at the other three people.

But Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, and Pang Tong stood up one by one and said to Liu Qi:

"Your Majesty, I agree with your Majesty's opinion."

Zhou Yu said: "I agree with your Majesty's opinion."

Sima Yi said: "Zhuge Lingjun's words are reasonable, but I still agree with your Majesty's idea... Sometimes, it is not beneficial for the big man to be too cautious if he dare not take risks. In my opinion, if our army can attack

If Yuan Shao declares war and concentrates his army to attack it, Hebei will inevitably change, and by then the chess pieces your Majesty has laid out in advance will all come into play."

Liu Qi gently rubbed his forehead, then looked at Zhou Yu and asked: "Gong Jin, why do you think it is better to raise troops in large numbers at this time?"

Zhou Yu said: "Your Majesty has lofty ambitions, intending to pacify the barbarians and promote the power of China, but Yuan Cao has always been your biggest obstacle. Now our army has strong soldiers and horses, and our soldiers are brave. Looking at the world, who can resist it? Besides, your Majesty is the world's orthodoxy.

, How can the pseudo-emperor of Hebei defeat His Majesty?"

Pang Tong added: "Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty is afraid that all his achievements will be accomplished in one battle. In case of failure, it will be difficult to recover, so he adopts a step-by-step strategy, hoping to win Hebei with certainty. But Your Majesty, in this world, there has never been anything like this."

Nothing is completely certain. According to me, as long as you are 70% certain about something, there is basically no problem."

Zhou Yu added: "Besides, your Majesty is the hero of the world and has a unique vision. Although we are not famous ministers in the world, we are not idle people either. Moreover, there are many talents in our court, and there are many heroes. I think that we will be the last."

We cannot defeat Yuan Shao, and we will definitely not be defeated. Please think again, Your Majesty."

Liu Qi felt quite at peace when he saw that Pang Tong, Sima Yi and Zhou Yu all had the same opinions as him.

He looked at Zhuge Liang again.

"Kong Ming, your opinion remains unchanged?"

Zhuge Liang calmly bowed his hands to Liu Qi and said: "What the wise men said all has their own truths, but I still think that some things are better to be more stable."

Liu Qi supported the table with his hands, stood up slowly, and said: "I have made up my mind. I will immediately issue an order to send people to Luoyang and ask Taifu Liu to arrange for someone to publish a letter against thieves. The words must be sharp and denounce hypocrisy."

The crimes of the emperor, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others will be announced to the world, saying that I will use all the strength of the country to destroy the thieves!"

"Here!"

Liu Qi turned to look at Zhuge Liang and said: "Kong Ming, no matter what the dispute was just now and how we agreed with each other, what we have to discuss next is how to destroy Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and unify the north. You still need to give me more

Just come up with ideas."

Zhuge Liang looked calm and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will naturally do my best."

"There is one more thing. I have to formulate a decree and change the generals in the front line."

…

When Liu Qi was in Runan, he overturned his original foreign policy and completely redone it overnight. While he sent people to Luoyang to see Liu Yu, he also sent envoys to the front line where Zhang Yun was.

The envoy traveled through the starry night and arrived at Zhang Yun's frontline position on the border of Hebei Province, where he stated Liu Qi's will to Zhang Yun.

What Liu Qi wanted to express was probably that he had re-adjusted his foreign strategy, changing from passive to proactive, and at the same time replaced Zhang Yun as the Protector-General, replacing Zhang Yun with Huang Zhong as the Protector-General, and replaced him with Xun You and Liu

Ye and others assisted him.

As the Grand Sima, Zhang Yun was transferred to Chang'an to be responsible for the transfer between Xiliang and Guanzhong to support Luoyang.

After listening to the envoy's explanation, the generals present thought that Zhang Yun would refuse to hand over power, and even if he handed over power, it would be a lot of trouble.

But what I never expected was that Zhang Yun was an extremely obedient person.

He showed no resistance to Liu Qi's decree. After the envoy announced the decree, Zhang Yun shouted without saying a word: "Bring me my seal!"

As Zhang Yun's voice fell, he saw his subordinates taking Zhang Yun's Great Sima Seal.

Zhang Yun took the Great Sima Yin and shouted: "Where is Han Sheng!"

As Zhang Yun's voice fell, he saw Huang Zhong striding up to him.

Zhang Yun proudly pointed the seal of Da Sima in front of him: "Han Sheng, the officers and soldiers of the three armies are entrusted to you today. You have rich experience and understand the art of war, so you can defeat me more. Your Majesty regards you as the protector."

, we will surely be able to conquer the North and regain our territory of the Han Dynasty. Zhang will go to Chang'an and the governor's rear to support you with grain, fodder and troops. I wish you great success!"

Huang Zhong felt a little embarrassed after hearing Zhang Yun's words.

"Da Sima, I feel ashamed in my heart..."
Chapter completed!