Qi Xuansu was also thinking, who would be interested in such a girl? In addition to human traffickers, it is the legendary secret society that mainly consists of women. Qi Xuansu even had a hunch that the two cases might be merged in the end.
into a case.
As for Ziguang Society, although it has some unclear relationship with Zhengyi, it does not mean that Ziguang Society is a good person. "Tianting" is also related to Taiping Dao. Whether it is to kill the Yuan family or attack Zhenwu Temple, there is no such thing.
A little soft-hearted.
However, whether it is human traffickers or Ziguang Society, Mei Mei will not be in any danger in a short period of time.
Needless to say, Ziguang Society, they like to develop members, not engage in blood sacrifices. As for the human traffickers, they will not directly sell Mei Mei to a brothel to pick up customers.
Because Qi Xuansu saw the "portrait" that Ke Qingqing created based on Zhou Qingshu's description. She was a beautiful embryo. Given her age, it was not cost-effective to sell her directly to a brothel to receive customers. In the words of the brothel, it would ruin the good young lady; secondly, it was not cost-effective.
The risk is high. The court's supervision of child prostitutes is still relatively strict, and it is difficult to obtain a certificate. From the perspective of a trafficker, it is best to avoid the limelight before taking action; thirdly, not everyone can do this business, and training is required before that.
The process also sharpens a woman's temperament, just like boiling an eagle.
So it is more likely that it is hidden somewhere.
When Qi Xuansu traveled around the world, he heard about this kind of business. Some old prostitutes changed their profession to train new people after their beauty faded in old age. The process was to find the daughters of poor families and raise them as foster mothers. According to the rules of wealthy families,
The standard of concubinage is to cultivate talents, etiquette, speech and behavior, etc. Those with good qualifications and appearance can even live the life of a wealthy lady, with rich clothes and fine food, and are served by maids.
This is the so-called raising of thin horses. They can be sold to wealthy families as concubines in the future. Compared with many famous prostitutes, their appearance and talents are as good as those of many famous prostitutes, but they are also "innocent", which is in line with the moral obsessiveness of some poetry and ritual families. After all, they only have Taoist sects.
Concubines are not allowed, and outside the Taoist sect, the system of monogamy and multiple concubines is still practiced.
At this point, Li Qingnu is no different from many thin horses, except that Li Tianyue has greater ambitions. She only has one emperor in her eyes, and looks down on the so-called gentry and powerful people. Later, she found that this road was unavailable, and she could no longer
In addition, after years of getting along with each other, Li Tianyue considered letting Li Qingnu join the Li family as a foster daughter. Li Qingnu knew this very well, and there must be some resentment, otherwise he would not choose to give it to Qiniang.
Qi Niang is greedy for money, but she never has anything to say to her family.
Or selling it to a brothel is a similar process, no different from raising a thin horse. Of course, when it comes to tempering one's temper, women are indispensable.
You have to endure some hardships. At the beginning, you often suffer physical pain, receive extremely poor treatment, and add verbal humiliation, which is intended to destroy the woman's psychological defense line. Then, you can comfort her with kind words and use generous treatment and gentle methods. This is a slap in the face.
A sweet date. In the end, you pretend to be good for you, "tell it with emotion, move it with reason", and explain the pros and cons. In fact, there is only one way. Going against the brothel will only lead to suffering. If you obey, the brothel will treat you well, and
Here you can eat well and drink well, wear silks and satins, and interact with rich people. You may have the opportunity to be a good concubine of a rich man, which is far better than the wife of a poor man. In the end, the woman will compromise and bow her head.
As a woman's attitude changes from hard to soft, the brothel will gradually arrange various "courses", such as piano lessons and singing lessons. If the girl doesn't learn, or doesn't learn well, there will naturally be another round until the girl
Until it is completely gone.
This process will not be short, so Qi Xuansu did not rush to find someone in the middle of the night, but made a decision before taking action. Because Mei Mei's family lived in Beicheng, he checked Beicheng first.
What really gives Qi Xuansu a headache is that rabbits don’t eat grass from their nests. If Mei Mei is sold to a first- or second-class hospital in Nancheng or the inner city, it will be difficult to find her. After all, Shi Bingyun also said that the people behind these hospitals
They all have big backers and big backgrounds. For example, the famous first-class courtyard Wutong Garden, the boss behind it is Li Tianzhen's cousin Li Tianyue. They may not come forward to embarrass Qi Xuansu because of this trivial matter, but it is a tricky matter after all.
At this moment, Shi Bingyun came from the direction of the imperial city with a spring breeze on his face.
Qi Xuansu immediately knew that she was not at the Jade Palace last night - she also had a mansion in the imperial city. After all, she was a Taoist disciple and had quite a lot of confidence. It was precisely because of her existence that "Old Qin" was delayed
There was no renewal, and many times it was "Old Qin" who came to visit her on his own initiative, instead of her going to "Old Qin's" palace. This was not an outside chamber, it could only be said that it was a special situation, and the Taoist sect did not allow a real person to become a
Princess, the imperial court does not approve of members of the clan marrying high-quality Taoist priests, so the two of them lived together like this.
Qi Xuansu stepped forward and briefly explained the situation. Shi Bingyun was also startled. She didn't expect that someone would dare to use the name of Wanxiang Taoist Palace to cheat in the Imperial Capital. However, this was not the place to talk, so she didn't say anything more.
Ask Qi Xuansu to investigate first and let her know if he has any clues. Then she entered the Jade Palace gate with the salute of the gatekeeper.
Qi Xuansu sighed. In the past, it was clear who the enemy was. But when he arrived at the Imperial Capital, everything became blurry. It seemed that he had no strength but no idea where to hit.
In the evening, Song San came to see Qi Xuansu again.
Because the Jade Palace is a huge Taoist palace that occupies an area, there are many people coming in and out on weekdays. Song San has a public status, and the Taoist sect has many contacts with the court, so it is not very conspicuous. The gatekeeper is the official.
After reporting the matter, Song San was quickly led to Qi Xuansu's custody room.
By this time, Song San no longer had any doubts about Qi Xuansu's identity.
Qi Xuansu asked directly: "Any clues?"
"Replying to Master, we don't have much information about the thieves who defrauded people in the name of Wanxiang Taoist Palace, but about the brothel, we accidentally heard something." Song San replied respectfully.
Qi Xuansu said calmly: "What is it specifically?"
Song San said: "The abduction and trafficking of girls is nothing more than a few sales channels. The brothels are the top priority, especially the businesses with a few "ajar doors". I asked the brothers below to inquire about it, and I didn't expect that it really happened.
There has been some harvest, a business with a half-open door received a batch of young girls a few days ago."
Qi Xuansu thought about it. He happened to be responsible for monitoring the moral atmosphere. Since he encountered it, there was no reason to ignore it, so he nodded: "The specific location."
Song San had already prepared and handed over a simple map. The specific location had been marked by him, and he said with a hint of confusion: "Master, this family dares to act so boldly because they have a strong background, but I am not good at it."
Show up."
Qi Xuansu nodded: "I know, if you mark all the other 'ajar doors', I will search them all. In this way, they will not be able to guess that anyone has tipped off the information."
Song San breathed a sigh of relief and quickly marked the other stores. In fact, the specific locations of these "ajar doors" are not a secret. After all, if they want to open their doors for business, no one knows how to do business? The key is
The old people in the Imperial Palace were almost wiped out, and the newcomers who were added later would inevitably have a dark look in their eyes. It was precisely the cooperation of a local snake like Song San that was needed.
After Qi Xuansu looked at the map, he said: "Well done, keep asking. I have reported this case to the second deputy palace master. After the case is solved, I will ask the deputy palace master to give you two a Taoist priest from the same background."
The so-called "beginning with the same Taoist priests"
"The highest is the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and the lowest is the ninth-grade Taoist priest. They enjoy the treatment of the corresponding Taoist priests according to which grade they are. And because they are "from the same Taoist priests", they do not have to obey the instructions of the Taoist sect in name, and are not subject to the orders of high-grade Taoist priests.
Moderation has only advantages and no disadvantages.
Of course Song San knew the meaning of this. He was no longer flattered, but he was so grateful to Qi Xuansu that he almost knelt down to kowtow to Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu waved his hand to indicate that he did not need to be polite, and took out a secondary card under his token name: "You deserve this. You will leave from the southeast corner door later, where there are few people. You can take this waist badge."
, you don’t need to inform me when you come to see me again in the future.”
As the actual leader, Qi Xuansu has great power, far better than the empty-headed leader in the past.
Song San took the sign and left in a hurry.
Qi Xuansu opened the "sound transmission array" on the table again, and Wang Chongnian's voice came from inside: "Sir, please find me."
Qi Xuansu said: "Old Wang, please call the three spiritual officials to come to my place together. I have something to arrange."
"Okay, sir." Wang Chongnian said.
Not long after, Wang Chongnian and three spiritual officials came to Qi Xuansu's signing room.
Qi Xuansu did not let the four people sit down, but also stood up and said straight to the point: "The task given to us by Deputy Palace Master Shi is to rectify the atmosphere of the imperial capital and focus on rectifying gray industries such as brothels. We must eat one bite at a time and do things step by step.
I decided to start in Beicheng first."
Except for Qin Lingguan, who is a local, the other four people were transferred from outside and have nothing to do with the various monsters and ghosts in the Imperial Capital. However, Qin Lingguan has already led people to follow Ke Qingqing to investigate Mei Mei's affairs, so
Don’t worry about someone tipping you off in advance.
Qi Xuansu took out the simple map: "Specifically, there are four businesses commonly known as 'half-open doors'. Our troops are divided into four groups, Lao Wang all the way, Zeng Lingguan all the way, Gao Lingguan all the way, Zhou Lingguan and I all the way, at the same time
, acted in a unified manner to conduct raids on these four so-called "half-open" businesses, identify the clients, give them reprimands and punishments, and detain a group of people including ordinary maids, turtle slaves, and thugs. Be sure to find the account books and rosters, and strictly follow them.
Search whether there are secret rooms and dungeons inside and outside the brothel, and carefully check whether there are any other illegal affairs, do you understand?"
"Understood." The four of them responded in unison.
Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said: "Act immediately."
About a stick of incense later, more than 200 Ling officers and soldiers divided into four groups, left the Jade Palace and headed straight for the North City.