The next day, in front of the Imperial Horse Directorate.
All the civil and military officials had gathered. Even the princesses and princes had come to watch the fun. In the Imperial Horse Directorate, there were two large horse pens. One of them had over a hundred mares, and the other had over a hundred foals.
Everyone frowned when they saw the chaotic foals. These foals were of different colors. If people were to look at them, they would be able to tell that they were mother and son based on their appearance. However, when people looked at the foals, they would all look the same.
"Not only that, there are thirty red mares, forty white mares, twenty-five red foals, and thirty white foals. There are also many other horses with mixed fur. They could have been sired by red or white horses. Not to mention, there are horses of other colors. How can we tell?" One of the civil officials was very careful. He could tell at a glance that there were different numbers of horses of the same color. The palace naturally did not have such mixed fur horses. Clearly, Mo Jiazi had brought them from outside the palace to increase the difficulty.
It seemed that Mo Jiazi was determined to kill Lu Dongzan. Identifying horses with the naked eye was already extremely difficult. Mo Jiazi had even brought so many mixed fur horses, increasing the difficulty of the problem.
"Unless Lu Dongzan's luck is heaven-defying, it will be difficult for him to escape." Many people frowned. If they were in Lu Dongzan's position, they would have no choice but to give up.
The other officials also shook their heads. They were all intelligent people, but even after racking their brains, they still could not come up with a solution.
"Let's begin!"
Li Shimin said loudly. He also could not find a solution. When he asked Meton, he did not say anything. He was looking forward to the answer. He wanted to see if Lu Dongzan could continue his miraculous work.
Under everyone's gaze, Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and said, "Please send out a hundred people from the Imperial Horse Directorate to lead the mares. Then, open the pens."
The eunuch from the Imperial Horse Directorate did as he was told. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of guards led the mares into a line. Then, he opened the stables for the foals. The foals of various colors swarmed towards the mares. Strangely, there was a foal nestled in front of each of the mares.
Lu Dongzan said proudly, "Reporting to the Heavenly Khan, each of the mares and the foals beside them are mother and son."
"Ah! How is that possible? "Everyone was shocked.
However, the stableman of the Imperial Horse Directorate slowly nodded, confirming that Lu Dongzan was correct. Only then did the crowd burst into an uproar. They looked at Lu Dongzan in confusion, not understanding what method Lu Dongzan had used.
"The foal is hungry!" Li Zhi suddenly exclaimed as he pointed at the foal that was still sucking milk from the mare.
Everyone suddenly came to a realization. Lu Dongzan's suggestion to come one night earlier to recognize the foal was not his intention, but to let the foal starve for a night. Naturally, he would rush to his mother's side as soon as possible. This was the natural bond between mother and son.
"Lu Dongzan is truly extraordinary, to be able to solve Mo Jiazi's problems consecutively." For a moment, the officials looked at Lu Dongzan with an inexplicable sense of wariness.
These problems could be said to have stumped the officials who thought they were the elites of the Tang dynasty. However, Lu Dongzan had solved them one after another. His ability and wisdom alone were not inferior to the officials of the Imperial Court. Such a talent was actually wholeheartedly working for Tubo. In the future, he would definitely cause a lot of obstacles to the Tang dynasty.
Lu Dongzan could not help but sigh in his heart. He knew that he had attracted the attention of the Tang dynasty, but in order to survive, he had no choice but to do his best because he knew that if he made even the slightest mistake, Mo Jiazi would definitely not miss the opportunity to kill him.
"Meton, are you satisfied with Lu Dongzan's answer?" Li Shimin turned to Meton and asked.
Meton sneered and said, "You can be considered a talent to be able to think of the relationship between mother and son to solve this problem. However, you only saw the relationship between mother and son of a horse and neglected the relationship between mother and son of a person. Because of you, 5,000 mothers of Tubo lost their beloved son. How sad and lamentable."
Lu Dongzan's heart suddenly ached. Among the women who lost the relationship between mother and son was his wife. When it was confirmed that Mo Jiazi had returned and that Lun Trinling had been buried in the yellow sand, his wife washed her face with tears every day and became increasingly haggard.
My son is already dead. If I die in the Tang dynasty, not only will my wife be sad, but my entire family will also decline. Therefore, he must return alive. There was only one last obstacle left, and he could escape from Mo Jiazi's hands.
Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and said, "Reporting to the Heavenly Khan, in order to solve the second question, I have not slept for an entire night. I ask the Heavenly Khan to allow me to rest for a night and solve the third question tomorrow."
Although Li Shimin knew that this was Lu Dongzan's delaying tactic, he used it openly. He could only nod and say, "Okay!"
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"Wonderful!"
"Too wonderful!"
When the answer to the second problem was spread among the people, the whole of Chang 'an was in an uproar. No one thought that Lu Dongzan could create another miracle and solve the second problem. Since Mo Jiazi's rise and directly suppressed Chang' an, few people could withstand the second move of Mo Jiazi.
Now, Lu Dongzan had taken two moves of Mo Jiazi in succession, which was enough to make people look at him in a new light. People looked at Lu Dongzan with some inexplicable doubts. How could such a wise man be so foolish as to let his son steal the commander's seal to ambush Mo Jiazi? Perhaps Mo Jiazi was right. This man was the real mastermind behind the ambush in the firearms department.
"However, even if Lu Dongzan is wise, he can't escape this disaster. Even if he is full, he can't finish a sheep in a day, let alone a jar of strong liquor. This time, Lu Dongzan will either die from overeating or from drinking. "
The crowd of Chang 'an people said solemnly. The last test was a competition of appetite. According to common sense, a normal sheep weighed eighty pounds. Even if the innards, skin, hair, and bones were excluded, there would still be at least forty pounds of pure meat. It was impossible for a person to eat forty pounds of meat in a day.
"Lu Dongzan is smart, but he can't escape from Mo Jiazi's hands. This time, Mo Jiazi not only made Lu Dongzan admit that he was the mastermind behind the ambush in the firearms department, but also used the last question to kill him. It's very satisfying." The crowd of Chang 'an people finally saw the battle of wits behind the scenes and couldn't help but exclaim.
The third day finally came under the attention of tens of thousands of people.
When Lu Dongzan came out of the courier station with a hundred Tubo emissaries, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. The people along the way looked at Tubo emissaries with hatred.
"Mastermind! A life for a life! "
"Give me back the lives of the 180 soldiers in the firearms department!"
The people of Chang 'an shouted angrily. The anger of the people, which had gradually subsided, reappeared once again.
Lu Dongzan's face was ugly. He had solved two questions in a row and was only one step away from success. This was because he realized that he had fallen into Mo Jiazi's trap. The more he solved the questions, the more it proved that he was the mastermind behind the ambush in the firearms department.
However, he couldn't stop. He could only brace himself and continue. Otherwise, Mo Jiazi would kill him without hesitation.
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