At that time, Shen Lie's Dongchang teamed up with Zhang Jianxiu's Jinyi Guards.
Now the reputation is great!
On foot and on horseback, there were thousands of people and horses, armed with orders and help, setting off from the inner city shrouded in night, towards the famous Fireworks Willow Alley among the eight alleys in the outer city.
Pedestrians along the way changed their expressions.
Like avoiding snakes and scorpions.
It smells a bit like a factory guard hawk dog.
Shen Lie naturally disagreed. From the moment he became a member of the Dongchang Thousand Households, he was destined to become a court eagle dog hated by everyone.
Riding a horse.
Shen Lie and Zhang Jianxiu walked side by side, talking and laughing happily as they walked.
Speaking of the eight alleys in Beijing that everyone is familiar with in later generations, it is actually a general reference, and there are not really eight alleys dedicated to the flesh and blood business.
But say...
There are really many brothels and brothels in the alleys in this area.
Rouge Hutong, Baishun Hutong, Pipiao Hutong, and Liutiao Hutong where Shen Lie's old residence is located, there must be thousands of brothels, large and small.
In order to meet the different needs of literati, officials, or traders and lackeys, these large and small brothels are divided into several levels, even the shortest Rouge Alley.
There are more than a dozen first-class brothels!
If the eight alleys were put together, there would be hundreds of first- or second-class brothels, which shows the strong demand.
This has always been the case.
Except for brothels.
And because there were many shops here that manufactured and sold rouge and powder, mainly for the nearby fireworks ladies to apply, hence the name Rouge Alley.
When night falls.
A curfew has been imposed in the inner city, and the rich and exciting nightlife in the outer city has just begun. There is an endless stream of carriages, prostitutes are in full swing, and people are drinking and waiting for customers all night long.
Shen Lie rode a horse and walked slowly along the long street with Fourth Brother Zhang, looking at the pedestrians in front of him whose expressions changed drastically and they all gave way.
His mind couldn't help but have ups and downs, and he couldn't help but think of the days when he was making a living here and delivering express delivery in his previous life. He remembered...
Someone once told him.
There is a Ming Dynasty novel "A Warning to the World" and the widely circulated story of Wang Jinlong and Yu Tangchun in Peking Opera, which happened not far ahead in the "Su Family Courtyard Flower Garden" in Rouge Alley.
This is a three-in-a-siheyuan.
Yutangchun is Su San.
And the girls here are also divided into two types, one is called the South Class and the other is called the North Class.
The prostitutes in the Nan class are naturally women from the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. They are of high class. They are not only good-looking but also talented and knowledgeable. They are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
I can even write a few moral articles. Most of these prostitutes accompany high-ranking officials and dignitaries, such as the famous Eight Beauties of Qinhuai.
Although the prostitutes in the "Beiban" are good-looking, they have little education and can only accommodate some people from the market and traffickers.
During the conversation.
A vast army of soldiers and horses arrived at the entrance of the alley.
He reined in his horse.
Shen Lie looked at the entrance of the alley in front of him where people were coming and going, then looked back at Brother Zhang, and then said softly: "What does Mr. Zongxian mean...who among us will go in first?"
Zhang Jianxiu said with a smile: "It's okay, you make your decision."
Shen Lie smiled slightly and said hurriedly: "The factory guards are from the same family. If this is the case... then Shen has overstepped his bounds."
After asking his fourth uncle for instructions, Shen Lie straightened his expression and started thinking about how to fight against pornography, even if he had no experience.
But if I have never eaten pork, I have always seen pigs running away.
Think about it.
Shen Lie then shouted to his bosses and stall owners: "Go...block the front and rear passages of these alleys!"
The meaning of Shen Lie.
If you want to catch a prostitute, why don't you first block the door?
All you need to do is block the back road and rush in with a large group of people in front, ensuring that those pretentious literati and poets will have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth!
Think about it.
Shen Lie then said in a deep voice: "Be careful of those secret doors. They were all blocked tightly by this Qianhu, and they were let loose... You are the only one who is waiting to ask!"
The generals of Zhongdongchang under his command hurriedly promised: "I will obey your order!"
With this order from Master Qianhu, this joint operation of factory guards and prostitutes was destined to be extraordinary, and it will surely be recorded in the history of the glorious Ming Dynasty.
"Walk!"
"Come with me!"
There was a shout.
The people from Dongchang were in front, and the Jin Yiwei behind them, carrying swords and torches, began to block people and set up checkpoints around several alleys.
aside.
Zhang Jianxiu was riding on a tall horse, looking at the majestic Shen Lie, and suddenly said: "Shen Qianhu is so familiar with the roads, he even knows the secret door. It seems... Shen Qianhu is very familiar with the layout of this Fengyue Land. .”
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "My lord, I can see that some years ago, Shen..."
Suddenly woke up.
Shen Lie looked busy and changed his words: "Lord Zong Xian, you are overthinking. Shen... also listened to what others said and arranged all this in advance."
As he spoke, he broke out in cold sweat.
Shen Lie didn't dare to wipe it either.
I always felt that Mr. Zong Xian looked at me with a burning gaze, which also contained some criticality, and seemed to mean something else.
a long time.
Zhang Jianxiu smiled meaningfully: "Oh...really?"
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Yes... Sir, please wait here for a moment while Shen goes in to take a look."
Before my fourth uncle gets to the bottom of things.
Shen Lie quickly got off his horse, walked quickly into the deep alley, and walked towards the first three-entry courtyard building in the front.
This is a first-class brothel, with two red lanterns hanging outside the door. Several vicious guards have been taken down by gangsters with knives at their necks.
Weeping and begging for mercy.
"Master Jun, Master Jun... have mercy on me!"
Shen Lie ignored it.
I just led people into the courtyard, bypassing the screen wall with pictures of mandarin ducks playing in the water. As soon as I walked into the front yard, I smelled the strong smell of powder.
In each room.
Some drunken, red-faced scholars, and some disheveled girls were picked out by the soldiers, but the girls were fine.
When they saw the soldiers from the East Factory, they all walked out of the room obediently, with their heads lowered and not daring to say a word, but those soldiers were a little domineering.
Each and every Confucian scholar cursed angrily.
"do what?"
"You lackey...are you seeking death...don't you know my master's background?"
Cursing and cursing.
Looking at a few particularly arrogant prostitutes, the Dongchang fans were really a little bit weak. Even though they were furious, some of them didn't dare to take action.
Who knows who is standing behind these arrogant-looking scholars, maybe a minister, or a young master from the Shangshu family.
If this offends them...
I'm just afraid that life will not be easy in the future.
In this commotion.
Shen Lie was displeased, so he walked over with his hands behind his back and looked at the elegant scholar with the loudest voice with cold eyes, watching him jump up and down for a moment.
Shen Liecai asked in a deep voice: "What is your name?"
The scholar, who was only in his early twenties, straightened his Confucian shirt surrounded by fans, and said arrogantly: "I am the son of Qiu Tong from Shandong Province. My father... Qiu Li!"
Shen Lie frowned.
He bowed his head and said nothing.
He really didn't know who Qiu Li was.
At this time, one of his subordinates came over and said with some fear: "Sir... Mr. Qiu Liqiu is a member of the Criminal Division of the dynasty... He is unkind and has a reputation..."
Shen Lie was stunned.
knew.
It's true what he says.
And they are also the most vicious group of people in the officialdom.
During the Wanli period, there were too many things on this street. The so-called uprightness, coolness but ruthlessness, ruthless methods but not on the stage.