The scholar said proudly, "Then listen carefully. According to the rumors, in the Eight Hundred Miles Ocean, Lun Trinling led the remaining Tubo army to find an oasis before Mo Jiazi and replenished the water. They also had ulterior motives, polluting the water source with horse feces and trying to use the method of the Xiongnu to deal with Huo Qubing to trick Mo Jiazi. The situation that was originally favorable to Mo Jiazi was immediately reversed. Otherwise, Mo Jiazi could have killed the remaining Tubo army and returned victorious long ago."
"Then what about Mo Jiazi and the Firearms Supervisor?"
"The remaining Tubo army is really despicable!"
"Mo Jiazi also drank the plague water?"
The surrounding commoners felt as if they were there, and they all scolded the remaining Tubo army.
The scholar said solemnly, "Mo Jiazi of course would not be fooled. He did not drink the plague water, and the entire army was severely lacking in water. After the Tubo army obtained the supplies, they actually tried to move the Firearms Supervisor to the depths of the desert and use the Eight Hundred Miles Ocean to kill Mo Jiazi. The relationship between the hunter and the prey in the desert was reversed. The remaining Tubo army became the giant lizard, and Mo Jiazi became the poisoned prey."
The story of Mo Jiazi being the giant lizard and the prey had already spread after Qu Zhisheng came to Chang 'an. The crowd easily understood the situation.
"Ah!"
Although the crowd knew that Meton had returned victorious and must have found a way to obtain water, they could not help but exclaim when they heard that Meton was in a desperate situation.
The scholar's tone changed, "Just as the Firearms Supervisor was about to collapse, Mo Jiazi thought hard and finally thought of the secret technique to obtain water from the desert."
"Could it be a well? The Mo Family Village is the best at digging wells. The drought in Guanzhong was solved by the Mo Family's secret technique. "
"In my opinion, he must have found an ant cave. There is a water source under the ant cave. That was how Duke Huan of Qi found the water source."
...
The crowd guessed.
The scholar shook his head and said, "No, Mo Jiazi did not let the soldiers dig for water in the desert. If it was so easy to find water in the desert, would it still be called a forbidden zone for life? Not to mention that there were pursuers behind the Firearms Supervisor. There was no time to dig for water. "
The western barbarian merchants who were listening attentively nodded in agreement. It was simply wishful thinking to think that one could find water in the desert.
"How did Mo Jiazi get water?" the crowd wondered.
"Could it be using urine? In an extremely thirsty environment, drinking urine can also save one's life." A doctor interjected.
"Eh!" The crowd was disgusted. Their impression of Mo Jiazi was greatly reduced. However, they understood that if it was an extreme situation, he would not have cared about this.
The scholar saw that the scholar was ruining the atmosphere and glared at him. Suddenly, he lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Mo Jiazi is talented and proficient in the Mo Family Technique. Naturally, he did not need to use such a desperate method. Mo Jiazi waved his hand and told the soldiers that they only needed to pull out their swords and put their helmets on a wooden stick. When they woke up, there would be water in their helmets. The soldiers did as they were told. The next day, when the sun rose, the soldiers woke up and found that their helmets were filled with water. They lifted their helmets and drank. The Firearms Supervisor's water shortage crisis was solved."
"Ah! Obtaining water from thin air? How is that possible? That is the Eight Hundred Li Ocean. "
"This is not the Mo Family Technique!"
The crowd was in an uproar. Mo Jiazi was not a deity. How could he produce water from thin air? Although the story was magical, it was definitely not Mo Jiazi's style. The crowd looked at the scholar suspiciously. Could it be that this person was making things up?
"Why can't water appear from thin air? Can you imagine that water would appear out of thin air at night and in the morning?" the scholar asked.
The crowd was moved and suddenly thought of a possibility. They slapped the table and exclaimed, "It's dew!"
"Dew!"
The crowd was enlightened. Indeed, when night fell, dew would condense on the trees and grass. There were no trees or grass in the desert, so Mo Jiazi used colder weapons to replace the grass and grass to collect the dew. In theory, this method was feasible.
"Obtaining water from thin air, what a magical technique!"
Immediately, the people of Chang 'an exclaimed. In their opinion, with this method of collecting dew, the Firearms Supervisor could continuously obtain water from the desert. It was enough to fill a full helmet, enough for men and horses to drink.
Moreover, this method was more in line with their expectations of Mo Jiazi. As for the Physician's method, they felt disgusted just thinking about it.
When the group of western barbarian merchants heard this news, they could not help but cry. How could they not think of this method of collecting dew? If they could collect so much dew in one night, then they would no longer have to worry about water on the Silk Road. They would no longer need to carry heavy water, and they could transport more goods and earn more profits.
"Since Mo Jiazi had this method of obtaining water from the desert, why didn't he use it when he was two thousand li away from the Gobi Desert on the Western Expedition?" someone frowned.
"Are you stupid? When the Western Expedition set out, it was winter. Dew only appeared in spring, summer, and early autumn. If the weather was too cold, it would be frost. How could he collect dew? "the scholar rebuked.
"Yes!" The crowd could not help but suddenly realize. Besides, perhaps Mo Jiazi had just thought of it!
That night! Many people were quite tempted and began to imitate Mo Jiazi's method of collecting dew. As the night deepened, they could clearly see round water droplets condensing on the iron tools. They immediately prostrated themselves in admiration of Mo Jiazi.
"Mo Jiazi! As expected of Mo Jiazi! "The crowd was convinced.
…
"Where's the water? Where's my water? "
The next day, just at dawn, Li Zhi's exasperated roar came from the palace.
"What's wrong? Why do you want water? Slave Zhi, are you thirsty? Come, serve the tea! "Empress Zhangsun was awakened and came out to ask.
Now Li Zhi had grown up. Although his body was thin and weak, he had become a teenager. When he saw Empress Zhangsun come out, he still acted like a child and said coquettishly, "It's not tea, it's dew!"
"Dew? Slave Zhi, why do you want dew? The medical school has already said that dew is not rootless water. It's useless for curing diseases! "Empress Zhangsun was puzzled.
Li Zhi said dejectedly, "I don't want dew to cure diseases. I want to imitate my brother-in-law and collect water in the desert. Unfortunately, after a night, I only collected a little water. How can it be enough to drink?"
Empress Zhangsun understood what had happened. She could not help but feel angry and amused, "You really believe those rumors! Moton collects dew in the desert. He has to use a cotton cloth to wipe the dew off his weapon for an entire night to collect some dew. Furthermore, the wind can't blow. Once it does, the dew will quickly evaporate. You've stored it for an entire night. It's already good that you have so little left. "
Empress Zhangsun naturally had already learned the process of Meton collecting water from Li Shimin. She explained to Li Zhi.
"So that's how it is?" Li Zhi suddenly understood. He nodded and praised, "Brother-in-law is so smart."
Empress Zhangsun could not help but sigh. Fortunately, it was Meton. If it were other people, they might not even be able to walk out of the Eight Hundred Li Immensity Sea. No, they might not even be able to survive the first wave of 5,000 Tubo cavalry.
"Mother, I haven't seen my little nephew yet. How about we go to sister Changle to see him today?" Li Zhi begged.
Yesterday, the news of Changle giving birth was too hurried. Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun hurried over and did not take Li Zhi with them. Li Zhi was naturally itching.
Empress Zhangsun was moved. Changle had just given birth. As a mother, she was naturally worried. She could not help but nod and agree. They all set off for the Mo Mansion.
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