When Lin Han arrived at the hall, Wei Zheng was already waiting inside.
"Old Wei, what brings you here?”
Although he had only met Wei Zheng once, Lin Han felt that he was more straightforward.
Although this kind of person was not very considerate, he did not have any bad intentions.
"I passed by here for business, so I came to take a look at your place," Wei Zheng said.”
"Oh right, why are we building a city wall on the east side of the city?”
After Lin Han sat down in the hall, he poured himself a cup of tea and said,""After I returned, I heard that the Turkic army had appeared in the east, so I built a defensive wall.”
"Then did you see the Turkic army?”
"Not yet." Lin Han shook his head.”
Wei Zheng revealed a contemplative expression. The Turkic army hadn't even noticed and they were already building the city walls. The suspicion that they were bluffing was too great.
"By the way, when I came here, I noticed that there were soldiers training in the city center.”
Wei Zheng continued to ask.
"Just building the walls won't be enough to stop the Turkic army," Lin Han said."So I'm planning to train some soldiers and forge some weapons for defense."”
" I see." Wei Zheng said," However, your actions do not conform to the laws of the Great Tang. It's easy to be mistaken for rebellion."”
Lin Han didn't mind at all. He smiled and said," I'm open and aboveboard. I didn't hide these things. If anyone suspects that I want to rebel, just send someone to investigate."”
Wei Zheng laughed." Brother Lin, you're too straightforward. Even if you do something right, you can't do it if you break the rules."”
The rules that Wei Zheng was talking about were naturally the laws of the Great Tang.
Lin Han said that he was recruiting soldiers to guard against the Turkic army.
However, he did not obtain the permission of the current Emperor, which was equivalent to breaking the rules.
Just as Lin Han was about to speak, a bailiff suddenly walked in.
"Master, many commoners have gathered outside the manor. They've all joined the army to deal with the Turks.”
"How many people are there?" Lin Han asked.
"About ten thousand people."
"So many?"
Lin Han frowned, and so did Wei Zheng.
If tens of thousands of people joined the army, it would not be a small matter if there was a rebellion.
" Let them wait at home first," Lin Han said after a moment of contemplation." I'll decide whether to continue recruiting after I've planned everything."”
"Yes."
"Wait until everything is planned?"
Wei Zheng frowned and his heart was pounding. Was Lin Han really going to rebel?
Even if they didn't rebel, privately recruiting so many soldiers was a serious violation of the laws of the Great Tang.
"Brother Lin, do you really plan to continue recruiting?" he asked Lin Han.”
Wei Zheng had already decided that if Lin Han continued to recruit soldiers, he would have to go back and report to Li Shiming.
After all, tens of thousands of soldiers were not a small number. Once a rebellion broke out, it could pose a threat to the Imperial Court.
"I have this plan," Lin Han said.”
Lin Han didn't feel confident in defending Qinghe County with just 3,000 soldiers.
The soldiers he trained were capable of fighting ten people at once, so in his opinion, he needed to recruit at least five thousand soldiers.
With the addition of some formations and techniques, he would have no problem dealing with the Turkic army.
"Alright, since you insist, I won't persuade you anymore.”
Wei Zheng sighed and stood up.
If Lin Han gave up on recruiting, then he planned to let it go.
However, Lin Han insisted on continuing to recruit soldiers, so he could only report the matter to Li Shiming and wait for him to make a decision.
"Why? You're leaving as soon as you get here?" Lin Han asked when he saw him get up.”
Wei Zheng smiled." I was just passing by and came to see you. Since you have something on, I won't disturb you."”
"Alright, since that's the case, I won't send you off.”
After Wei Zheng and the other two left, the advisor asked suspiciously,"Old Master, is he really your friend? Why do I feel like he's speaking strangely?”
Lin Han looked at Wei Zheng's back as he left. He also felt that Wei Zheng's words were strange.
However, this was a critical period, so he did not think too much about it. He looked at the Grand Master and said,"Don't worry about him. Go and inform the people who want to join the army. Tell them to go to the training ground tomorrow and accept my test.”
"As long as they pass my test, they can join the army.”
"Alright."
Hearing this, the advisor turned around and left.
After Wei Zheng came out of the mansion, he sighed softly.
"Master, Magistrate Lin is still recruiting soldiers, and it seems that his number has already exceeded ten thousand. If he were to rebel, I'm afraid he would pose a threat to the imperial court.”
"Right. Even if he isn't truly rebelling, recruiting so many soldiers without permission is disregarding the laws of the Great Tang.”
Wei Zheng said," Let's go back. Since the matter has been clarified, we can only report it to the Emperor."”
He came here to confirm whether Lin Han really wanted to rebel.
Now that Lin Han had recruited so many soldiers, even if he did not have any intentions of rebellion, he had violated the laws of the Tang Empire.
Therefore, he could now go back and report his work.
As Wei Zheng spoke, the three of them left Qinghe County in a carriage.
As soon as the three of them left, a burly middle-aged man walked out from the alley beside them.
It was Cheng Yaojin, who had followed them.
"He went back so soon. What is Wei Zheng doing?”
Seeing Wei Zheng leave, Cheng Yaojin was confused.
At this moment, several young men walked over.
"Did you hear? County Magistrate Lin is recruiting soldiers at the training ground tomorrow.”
"Yes, I heard about it too."
"That's great. Let's hurry up and prepare.”
Cheng Yaojin frowned as he watched the youths leave.
"Recruiting soldiers? What is this Magistrate Lin doing? Doesn't he know that privately recruiting soldiers is against the laws of the Great Tang?”
"I heard that he's both wise and brave. There's no reason for him to do such a stupid thing.”
"Oh right, didn't he want to recruit soldiers? Tomorrow, I'll sneak in and see if he really wants to rebel.”
Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin found an inn nearby and stayed there temporarily.
The next morning.
Before dawn, tens of thousands of youths had already rushed toward the training ground in the center of the city.
Cheng Yaojin was among them.
When they arrived at the training ground, they saw 3,000 soldiers training.
Cheng Yaojin looked at the soldiers who were training. He was stunned at first, but then he was shocked.
"What kind of training method is this? Why have I never seen it before?”
"The county magistrate has arrived."
At this moment, a voice sounded from the crowd.
Then, Lin Han walked out of the crowd with more than ten doctors and went up to the podium.
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