Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

For Huo Xian, catching thieves is something he has a special liking for. It seems to be the thing he cares about most besides fighting.

Riding horses, hunting and so on are not worth mentioning. Those things are just minor matters to Huo Xian. What he should do is to build achievements and establish a career.

The intrigues in the court are not suitable for Huo Xian at this stage. Marquis Guanjun should do something exciting.

On the road leading to Yangling, a group of cavalrymen were galloping on their horses, and many people were frightened, mainly because this group of people looked like they had bad intentions.

Many wealthy businessmen, nobles, etc. in the world were relocated to Lingyi. Although they lost the glory and foundation of the local leaders, most of them still had some assets and were better off than ordinary people.

But Lingyi may not be so good now. Just look at the fluttering general's flag and you will know that the restless Marquis Guanjun is coming to arrest people again.

When they arrived at Yangling, Huo Xian spoke directly, "Where is the Yangling Wei? Hurry and ask him to come over!"

The Yangling Commander hurried over and immediately saluted politely, "Your Majesty, Yangling Commander, greets the Grand Marshal, the General of the Cavalry."

Huo Xian nodded slightly and said, "I was ordered to catch thieves. I heard that there are many powerful people and knights in Yangling. What's wrong with you, the Yangling Wei? Why can't you do anything well?"

The Yangling Wei needs to deal with it carefully, because this Champion Marquis himself has a great reputation. Some of his reputations are about his bad temper and his dandy style of doing things, etc., which is not necessarily a good reputation.

On the other hand, of course, there was the previous experience of Ba Ling Wei. If he obeyed the law, he might be killed by the generals in the army. Now facing the more powerful Guan Jun Hou, Yang Ling Wei seemed to be nothing.

Yangling Wei replied cautiously, "Reporting to the Grand Marshal, our subordinates are also dedicated to catching thieves, but some of the thieves are really cunning."

You can't say you did nothing, that would be the biggest sin. So now you can only talk about the abilities of some thieves. Sometimes it is really difficult to restrain those who break the law.

Huo Xian was not willing to be too serious about these things. After all, it was normal for such situations to occur. If there was a shortage of manpower or some things were difficult to prevent, he could only accept reality.

The Yangling Wei only needs to ensure that there is no major unrest in Yangling Town. If there really are knights who break the law by force, under normal circumstances, there is no need for him, the Yangling Wei, to be the first to take action.

What's more, in a place like Yangling County, some relationships are quite complicated, and some people are not willing to be too serious about certain things.

These things are all tacitly understood by everyone, otherwise even if one really puts in a lot of effort, some people who seem to have greater energy would not be able to withstand it.

For example, Huo Xian, in the eyes of many people, is someone that no one dares to touch even if he has the power. Even if he is a marquis or a county governor, who would be willing to fight with him unless it is a matter of life and death?
Huo Xian also asked directly, "What's the matter with this Zhu Anshi? The hero of Yangling, this is quite famous, I'm afraid he has caused a lot of trouble here, right?"

As expected, the Marquis of Guanjun came here to catch thieves, and this did not seem to make Yangling Wei feel strange at all.

Because this is really nothing new, and it is not the first time that Marquis Guanjun has come to catch thieves. This time is considered to be relatively good. Although the number of people he brought seems to be quite a lot, the number of real military personnel is limited.

It is obvious that the Champion Hou can't sit still and wants to meddle in other people's business again. This is the most correct guess, and this is one of the things that the Champion Hou liked to do in the past.

Yangling Wei told the truth, "Reporting to the Grand Marshal, I have also heard of this man. He is a tyrant and the villagers don't want to provoke him. However, he is very hateful and likes to associate with knights and evil young men, so the villagers dare not provoke him."

This is really a standard "hero" style. Cases like Zhu Anshi's are like bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and taking advantage of the strong to bully the weak. This is a typical case of breaking the law with force.

Seeing that Huo Xian looked unhappy, the Yangling officer continued, "After he killed someone for a trivial matter, the villagers were afraid to provoke him. There were also evil young men who attached themselves to him, and his reputation spread."

Huo Xian couldn't help cursing, "We really need to catch the thief. He didn't catch the murderer after committing the crime, but let those evil teenagers surround him. We need to find someone to talk to about this matter."

Yangling Wei didn't know what to say about Huo Xian, because normal people couldn't understand some of the ideas of these heroes, evil young men, etc.

The reality is that these people do not feel fear or panic after committing a crime, nor do they feel ashamed when their reputation becomes known. Instead, they are arrogant and complacent, and regard others' awe of them as "affirmation."

Huo Xian was relatively open-minded about these things, mainly because these active social elements were difficult to understand using common sense.

And from a social perspective, there are indeed various reasons for the existence of such groups.

These heroes who seem to be showing off their might at ordinary times might be the thugs of some rich or powerful people. They might be arranged to do some shady things. This is very possible.

Huo Xian sat on horseback and asked directly, "Since Zhu Anshi has committed so many crimes, he is still so free. So he has not been brought to justice for a long time. Someone must be protecting him." Yangling Wei did not dare to hide it and said, "Reporting to the Grand Marshal, it is true. The court has wanted to arrest him several times before, but he is cunning and always manages to evade capture in advance."

As expected, it was just as guessed, this somewhat famous hero actually did have a complex network of forces behind him, which was why he could not be brought to justice time and time again.

This does not necessarily mean that someone is so powerful and influential who is protecting him. It could be that some official tipped off the person, or some knights or bad boys helped to cover it up in advance.

Sometimes it is just like this, not necessarily the so-called big shots can get things done, some seemingly insignificant little people can also accomplish things, and can even easily destroy so-called big things.

Huo Xian asked directly, "Since this man has been able to escape capture so many times, do you know who is protecting him?"

Yangling Wei didn't want to offend anyone, so he said awkwardly, "Replying to the Grand Marshal, I don't know. The matter of arresting thieves is not under my jurisdiction, so I don't know about many things."

Huo Xian stared at the Yangling Wei, wanting to see whether he was telling the truth or was holding back. Or, to be more extreme, he might have been the one protecting Zhu Anshi.

Facing Huo Xian's sharp gaze, although Yangling Wei was under tremendous pressure, he was not afraid. It seemed that some extreme situations did not occur, which was obviously a good situation.

Although the Yangling Wei was rather slippery, he was not involved in this case, which saved me a lot of worries.

In Huo Xian's opinion, capturing Zhu Anshi was not an impossible task. It was just a matter of effort and manpower. He would definitely be able to be captured.

In history, Zhu Anshi was captured by Gongsun He and Gongsun Jingsheng, father and son, who became serious. The so-called more than ten years of escape was not worth mentioning. Nothing in the world is difficult for those who are determined.

If you take this matter seriously, you will always succeed. Huo Xian is still optimistic about this.

Some of the preliminary intelligence did not seem to be any particularly significant discoveries to Huo Xian, but he was not annoyed by it, at least no undesirable situations occurred.

Even if these are just some preliminary judgments, there may be some disappointments, or some reversals later, but that won’t be a big problem.

For Huo Xian, the biggest advantage is naturally his high position and power, and he has enough resources at his disposal. Unless the emperor gives a strong order, no one will stop the willful Marquis Guanjun.

So sometimes having a bad reputation is not a bad thing. Willful, rebellious, etc., these are the characteristics of Huo Xian, and this is the impression he left on many people.

Under such circumstances, it naturally means that no one will take him seriously.

This quick-tempered fool doesn't do things as carefully thought out as some experienced people. He might just fight to the death with others on impulse.

It is better to stay away from such a champion, and these seem to be the most effective ways.

A team of cavalry arrived in Yangling, which in itself was a matter of concern, because most people did not dare to come here in a swagger, let alone bring troops with them.

However, when they saw the leading knight on his tall horse and in bright armor, many people knew who the protagonist was at once, and they were no longer surprised.

Some wealthy and powerful people were naturally worried, because Marquis Guanjun was ruthless and they could not find any way to ask for mercy even if they wanted to.

But more people seem to think that there is nothing wrong with this. The reason is naturally that as long as they don't commit any crime, this domineering champion marquis will not cause trouble for them. This can be regarded as a case of a person with a clear conscience fearing no evil.

Maybe some people will be secretly happy in their hearts, thinking that the Champion Marquis has come and will definitely arrest those tyrannical and lawless people.

No matter if they have been bullied in the past, or they think that if those heroes are suppressed they will have the opportunity to replace them, there are still people who are secretly happy or just watching the fun without fear of trouble, and there are quite a few of them.

Huo Xian doesn't care about so many things. He just wants to continue doing what he should do.

Since we feel that Yangling Wei is somewhat unreliable and can hardly provide valuable clues, then we should look for other officials who can provide clues.

It would be useless if he couldn't provide any clues by then, because this time Huo Xian needed to find some responsible persons so that he could take over the responsibility and help catch people.

But it definitely does not mean that some officials can just sit there and do nothing. (End of this chapter)