When Xizhen returned to the study and spread out the paper to write a letter, her heartbeat unconsciously accelerated, and she picked up the pen but did not dare to put it down for a long time. The letter that King Qingping wrote to her was full of enthusiastic sentences, but her personality was not good at expressing feelings, and she did not know what to write to him.

Because of her special status, because of that mission, she had already learned to hide her thoughts, and she clearly remembered that she hadn't laughed out loud since she crossed here.

She knew very well that she was going to go back eventually, to another time and space.

However, the feelings in her heart for him were real, so real that as long as she thought about it, she couldn't control her heart, and she knew that as long as she was willing to give his hand to him, he would definitely use everything to make her happy. And because of this, she knows that in the end, he will be the one who hurts the most. Suddenly, the corners of her eyes moistened, as if a knife had pierced her, and she felt a sharp pain, and then, bean-sized tears rolled down.

She hurriedly wiped it with her sleeve, and her left hand unconsciously clenched his letter.

She knew that the next things she faced were all related to bloodshed and power changes, and she was not afraid to face them, but she was afraid that they would affect him.

He, if he finds a gentle, beautiful and graceful woman as his wife, it will be easier to get a peaceful and happy life, right?

And a peaceful life is destined to be impossible for her who has traveled to this dynasty.

She sighed softly, put her pen down, and stared out the window at the night sky.

Suddenly, she realized that some things wouldn't change, and that no matter how much she tried to escape, they would still happen.

She sat back on the stool, picked up the brush and wrote: I am afraid that I will not be able to bear the weight of the words, I am afraid that I will not be able to give you the same enthusiasm. Every time I feel happy, I feel uneasy, as if I am in danger of being plundered and hurt at any time, so I have to be stronger than myself, or put on hard armor. If I were just a passing visitor in this world, if our future was a road full of thorns, would you still be willing to walk with me?

When she had finished writing, she folded the letter, sealed it, and looked at it deeply a few times before lying down to rest.

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This is the second time that Shen Xizhen has been announced to the court, so there is not the slightest nervousness.

She was dressed in a formal suit, with a fluttering skirt, and walked slowly under the gaze of civil and military officials, like a beautiful butterfly flying into the deep palace.

Once again, the civil and military officials were shocked by this woman's peerless demeanor, and they knew that this woman was going to make a big move again!

"It has been more than a month since the war in northern Xinjiang was calmed down, and new weapons are also being mass-produced, and in the face of a country whose comprehensive national strength is not strong, the invasion of that day is still clearly haunting my mind, and I am always thinking about how to act comprehensively and strengthen my national strength. As the saying goes, the country is strong when the army is strong, now we have advanced weapons, and next, it is time to rectify the military system, about the reform of the military system, it was Miss Shen who put forward it, and she proposed the proposal that I think is very valuable for reference, so today I want to take out this plan and discuss it with all the Aiqing. Emperor Guangzhao looked at the civil and military officials and said loudly.

Reform again? Hearing this news, the ministers' expressions couldn't help but be nervous.

"Miss Shen, please tell us about your implementation plan." Emperor Guangzhao cast his trust on Shen Xizhen, who had just been announced into the palace.

Xi Zhen then opened the plan and told everyone her plan.

"We can draw 10,000 people from the central army and 35,000 people from the local army, and when the elite soldiers are in place, we will select a group of young and strong young men from among them and train them to become field soldiers..."

The ministers were dumbfounded, but her plan was so sophisticated that it was impossible to refute it lightly, but the more conservative ministers offered their opinions.

She was prepared and could give convincing explanations in the face of the doubts of a small number of ministers, so after nearly two hours of discussion, the opinions of the ministers gradually converged and finally reached an agreement.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Emperor Guangzhao immediately granted the Taiwei and the generals the tiger talismans, and asked them to draw the corresponding numbers from the central army and the local army as planned, and posted advertisements in the center of each city to recruit troops and horses to make up for the shortage of the number of soldiers in the central and local regions.

For a time, there was a sensation throughout the country, and people came to apply.

The response from the people was much more enthusiastic than Xi Zhen expected, so the recruiting staff were so busy these days that they didn't even bother to eat when they were very busy.

Seeing this battle, Xi Zhen changed into men's clothes to help at the recruitment site while teaching and playing the piano for Emperor Guangzhao, and by the way, he learned about the people's views on this initiative.

Except for the few people at the recruiting desk who knew her true identity, the rest of the people didn't know that she was the person behind this series of reforms.

Xi Zhen, who was dressed in pure white men's clothes, stood in front of the recruiting desk and warmly greeted the people who came to sign up, and did not forget to chat with them for a few days while helping to register. Often by the time the sun was over, the recruiters and she were so tired that they were about to collapse.

But they all felt happy and satisfied.

Fifteen days later, all localities had recruited enough soldiers, and the recruiters began to pack up the scene and prepare to return to their lives.

Just as everyone was about to leave the scene, a man rushed in the crowd and shouted, "Wait, wait, I'm going to sign up for the army." ”

Everyone looked at the voice, and saw that it was a young man of about sixteen or seventeen years of age, but they saw that he was tall and large, with dark skin, and his hair was scattered haphazardly, showing a bit of unruliness that was out of place with his surroundings. Because of the concealment of the messy hair, it is impossible to see his face clearly, but those eyes are extremely transparent and smart, which makes people believe that he will not be a fool.

He came to Xizhen with a big grin, and looked at her intently, which made her suddenly feel that her identity was recognized, and she couldn't help but secretly get nervous.

After staring at her for a moment, a seductive smile on his face that was extremely incommensurate with his wild appearance, he asked Xizhen, "Are you still recruiting?" At the same time, he tried to make himself look good.

Looking at this young man full of wild atmosphere, Xizhen felt inexplicably close, this feeling even surprised herself, and she said calmly: "I just recruited it, I'm sorry!" ”

"Oh?" There was a slight look of disappointment on the face of the visitor, but he didn't walk away, but looked at Xi Zhen with blazing eyes, for a long time, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Waving a feather fan, a whole scarf, a young saddle horse dust." This son is so grooming, but it's a pity that he is a little less manly. ”

I didn't expect him to be able to recite poetry, Xizhen was secretly taken aback, smiled, and didn't make a sound.

"I want to go to the border as a field soldier." The person who came said that although the voice was soft, it was extremely deterrent.

"The soldiers on the border are full, and we can't increase the number of them at will, but we are going to start recruiting a standing army in the autumn, if you want, come and enlist in the standing army." Xi Zhen replied.

"Standing Army? Can you go to the battlefield and fight the enemy? Although the visitor was slightly disappointed, he was not desperate, so he asked again.

"It's a new unit, as a reserve force for the battle, of course, it can fight the enemy, if necessary."

"Okay, then I'll come here to find you in the autumn."

"Okay, tell me your name first, I have an impression."

"My name is Pepper, I'm sixteen years old, and I'm from a barren mountainous area."

The barren mountainous area is in the westernmost part of the Xi Kingdom, where the people make a living by herding sheep and horses, no wonder he looks so burly.

Hee-jin smiled and nodded, making a mental note of it.

"The name Pepper goes well with your *rolling personality." Xi Zhen said with a smile again.

"What about you? What is your name? Pepper suddenly reached out and patted her on the shoulder, which scared her very much.

"My name is Shen Ji." Xi Zhen's eyes rolled and he panicked.

"Okay, Shen Ji, let's see you then, don't miss the appointment!" Pepper waved at her and pulled through the crowd and walked out.