Chapter 34 Wei Zheng is dumbfounded

When Du He thought of this, he felt both surprised and impressed.

Du Ruhui nodded slightly, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "Yes, Xu Luo is young, but he is very talented. His miraculous hands that can bring people back to health are indeed unmatched by ordinary people."

"If we can bring that talent under the command of our Tang Dynasty in the future, it will be a blessing for the country and a fortune for the emperor!" Du He suggested with anticipation.

"Then Dad, why don't we petition the emperor to bring him back to the court as soon as possible, so that he won't become a helper to others in the future!" Du He asked anxiously.

Du Ruhui just smiled and shook his head, "Although the emperor is interested, now is not the best time. You should concentrate on your studies."

"Yes, Dad." Du He was a little disappointed, but still agreed.

As he was talking, the housekeeper rushed in, looking panicked, "Master, this is bad! The fortune teller Mr. Xu was captured by the people of Jingzhao Prefecture!"

Du Ruhui was stunned, "What's going on?"

"I'm not sure. I heard that Duke Qi has already rushed to the yamen." The housekeeper said breathlessly.

Du Ruhui frowned, "Humph, this Duke of Qi, is he trying to take advantage of the situation? Prepare the car, I'm going to Jingzhao Prefecture!"

At the same time, at Cheng Yaojin's home, a family martial arts competition is about to begin. Cheng Yaojin holds a horse lance and is ready to compete with his two sons.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang were ready to fight. Cheng Chumo said naively, "Dad, I won't show mercy today!"

At this moment, a guard stumbled in and reported in a panic: "General, it's bad. The fortune teller on the street has been arrested by the government!"

Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment, then asked with wide eyes: "Which one? Are you talking about Xu Luo?" The guard nodded hurriedly: "It is Mr. Xu Luo!" Cheng Yaojin's face instantly turned gloomy.

The two brothers Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang kept asking, "Dad, who is Xu Luo?" "Is he the fortune teller you keep mentioning recently?"

Cheng Yaojin replied angrily: "Who else could it be if not him? Fortunately, I, Cheng, was careful and sent people to protect him secretly, fearing that he would make any mistakes.

He is the future pillar of our Tang Dynasty! I didn't expect that someone would dare to attack him! "

As he said this, Cheng Yaojin rushed out, waving his lance and shouting, "Quick, prepare the horse for me, I'm going to Jingzhao Prefecture to make a scene!"

At this moment, Cheng Chuliang stepped forward and blocked his way: "Dad, you must not do this!" Cheng Yaojin stared at him and asked coldly: "Oh? What else do you think?"

Cheng Chuliang answered cautiously: "Dad, I don't dare to have any high opinions, but... have you ever thought about it? When you and His Majesty went to Mr. Xu for fortune-telling, you used pseudonyms. He didn't know your real identity."

"Father, if you lead the troops and cause a big commotion in Jingzhao Prefecture at this time, what would Mr. Xu think when he found out? Not to mention what he would think, even if it was His Majesty, wouldn't your actions make you the culprit that destroyed his grand plan?"

Cheng Chuliang persuaded with a hint of teasing on his face.

Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened, and he looked as if he wanted to eat someone, but after hearing what his son said, he slowly calmed down and spoke in a deep voice.

"What you said does make sense, kid. But Mr. Xu is now in the hands of the government. I can't just ignore it, right?"

"Of course we have to take care of it, and we have to leave for Jingzhao Prefecture immediately!" Cheng Chuliang said anxiously, "But you have to be careful not to reveal your identity, especially in front of Mr. Xu." Cheng Yaojin was stunned, and saw Cheng Chuliang smiled cunningly, leaned over and whispered something. Cheng Yaojin listened, and suddenly a big smile broke out on his face, slapping his thigh and laughing: "What a good plan! I'll do as you say!"

He gave an order and walked hurriedly out of the mansion.

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No one expected that the news of Xu Luo's arrest would cause such an uproar in Jingzhao Prefecture, moving the powerful officials in the court and even alarming the Emperor Li Shimin.

At this moment, in the court of Jingzhao Prefecture, Xu Luo stood calmly, and next to him, the two maids who had accompanied the young lady in fortune-telling yesterday also appeared here.

Of the two maids, one had a panicked look and kept biting her lips, while the other pretended to be calm, her chest heaving slightly, her skin as white as jade, it was obvious that she was forcing herself to remain calm.

Their presence added a touch of unexpected spring color to the court.

"Bang!" The sound of the gavel brought Xu Luo back to reality.

The prefect shot a cold look at Xu Luo like an arrow: "Who is standing in the hall?"

Xu Luo smiled slightly, looking calm, as if he did not feel the pressure from the prefect, and replied casually: "My surname is Xu, and my name is Xiu."

"Xu Luo!" the prefect shouted angrily, "How dare you! You actually dared to murder Miss Sun. Tell me, how did you commit the crime and where did you hide Miss Sun?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Luo could not help but frown and secretly slandered in his heart: Is this prefect drunk?
"You are such a brat!" The prefect was furious when he saw Xu Luo's innocent face. "Now that things have come to this, you still don't admit it? Come here, punish me severely!"

At the prefect's order, several yamen runners were ready to take action. Xu Luo's face darkened and he said seriously, "Sir, you said I killed someone, do you have any evidence?

If there is no evidence, you are being tortured into confessing, and I, Xu Luo, will not accept it! "

The prefect sneered and nodded: "You want evidence? Well, I'll give you evidence!" Then he pointed to the two maids next to him, "Do you know them?"

Xu Luo looked back and saw the two maids, one with a panicked look, and the other with a determined look. He nodded: "I recognize you!"

"Okay, let me ask you, Xu Luo, did the young lady from the Sun family come to you for fortune-telling yesterday?" the prefect asked seriously.

"Miss Sun?" Xu Luo smiled innocently. "How could I know any Miss Sun? But now that you mention it, I remember that a very pretty young lady did come here yesterday, accompanied by two maids."

"That's right. But do you know that the young lady of the Sun family disappeared that night after she had her fortune told by you?" The prefect slammed the table and stood up.

"You are the last outsider who has seen Miss Sun. If not you, who else could it be?" he asked with his eyes wide open.

After hearing this, Xu Luo couldn't help but laugh, thinking that this prefect was a fool. How could he regard him as a murderer just because he met him once?
He shook his head helplessly and was about to explain when the two maids jumped out and said, "Sir, it's him! Yesterday he told our young lady that there was a disaster and threatened that if she couldn't survive it, her life would be in danger!"

"Yes, yes, I heard it too. This charlatan actually cursed our young lady like this!" another maid echoed.

(End of this chapter)