Although Zhao Hanzhang didn't say anything, her relationship with Liu Kun quickly cooled down, with their honeymoon phase ending just as it began.
Even though Zhao Hanzhang still smiled at Liu Kun, her actions became much more assertive. After Liu Kun sent out the letter and arranged to meet Tuoba Yilu, she immediately set to work on the recruitment effort.
Neither Zhao Hanzhang nor Liu Kun expected that as soon as the recruitment announcement was posted, even before they could beat the drums to proclaim it, the young men of Jinyang were rushing to the military camp to enlist.
Not just men, but quite a few women aged sixteen to thirty also rushed to enlist in the army.
Zhao Hanzhang picked two children from the group and placed them next to a wheel for comparison. One was just taller than the wheel, and the other was short by a finger's width from the wheel.
