From Zhu Gaochi's words, although he did not explicitly say that Xu Miaojin kept slipping out of the Xu Mansion for his sake.

But Zhu Ying could also guess it easily.

"Guo Zhong, immediately send a message to the Five Cities Military Command to seal off all the city gates and forbid anyone from leaving."

"I obey your order."

"Song Zhong, immediately order the Jinyiwei to start a search from the Xu Mansion to the Prince of Yan's Mansion. Make sure to find Miss Xu's whereabouts in the shortest possible time."

"I obey your order."

Zhu Ying issued two orders in succession, the first of which was to block the city gate.

If you leave the city, it would be very difficult to search for someone in such an environment in ancient times, and it would be difficult to get any results.

For people like human traffickers, their channels are the most covert, and some even collude with officials, so they are well-informed.

Even with the technological means of later generations, there are still many loopholes, not to mention the current Ming Dynasty.

All I can say is, once you’re sneaked out of the city, everything depends on fate.

Zhu Gaochi finally felt relieved when he heard his elder brother's order to seal the city gates.

The reason why he rushed here so urgently was actually to find his eldest brother to block the city gate.

This is the capital city. Normally, only the emperor has the power to order the closure of the city gates, but Zhu Ying now can be said to have possessed some of the emperor's power.

Zhu Gaochi had never expected that his eldest brother could give orders directly. This made him, while constantly catching his breath, somewhat understand that his eldest brother was now almost half an emperor.

There is not much difference between him and my uncle before.

"You have come into contact with people from the Xu residence, right? Tell us in detail what happened at that time. These human traffickers are so bold that they even dared to touch people from the Xu residence."

Zhu Ying said.

In fact, in ancient times, human traffickers were considered the lowest rank in the underworld. Many of them did not resort to private plundering, but bought people with money.

They are all organized. From buying to selling people, there is a complete chain of interests in between. Many of them are people who can't make a living and have to sell their children.

These human traffickers mainly pick up people in poor areas and then resell them to big cities.

For example, many of the pawnshops in the capital city are resellers from other regions.

If a wealthy family needs maids and servants, they can choose them directly here.

This person is considered a Bailiu among the human traffickers. Even though it is shameful to say so, he is still a businessman after all.

There is also a black flow of trafficking. In fact, the black flow has a lower status than the white flow.

Most of them are exposed to the human trafficking business, but they have no capital, so they can only resort to kidnapping and robbery.

The business with no capital is the most profitable.

Of course, in human trafficking, the boundary between the black flow and the white flow is not clear and is quite muddy.

But in the capital, let alone trafficking, even the human trade is basically only in and not out.

Those who could live in the capital, even in the slums, generally had at least enough to eat.

As long as you have a household registration in the capital, you will never have to worry about having no food to eat.

Due to the restrictions of Zhu Yuanzhang's system, there was no way to attract wealthy businessmen and landlords outside the capital to come to Beijing. This is when the capital's household registration system came in handy.

Just marry a maid to the family, acknowledge her as your daughter and regard her as your son-in-law, and then there will be an opportunity to visit relatives.

Many things will be easier to operate later.

Therefore, it is rare to see people from the capital being abducted and sold, let alone the fourth young lady of the Xu family.

Compared with later generations, Xu Miaojin was a second-generation powerful man and one of the top nobles in the Ming Dynasty.

How could those human traffickers dare to provoke such a person? They are not on the same level at all.

"The person I came into contact with this morning was someone who left the Xu residence after nightfall yesterday. It's been almost ten hours now."

"Brother, there is still no news. What I am most worried about is that those kidnappers will find out my aunt's identity and directly..."

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but say.

He had thought about it in his mind long ago that the human trafficker who kidnapped his aunt was probably unaware of his aunt's identity and thought she was a girl from an ordinary wealthy family.

He must have known it by now, but the person hasn't come back, which means that the other party is hesitating, and it is even possible that he killed someone and buried the body.

"Although the capital is large, it is under the rule of the emperor. The Jinyiwei has many connections here, and these people know each other well."

"It shouldn't be long before there's news."

Zhu Ying said.

Zhu Ying was still very confident in the capabilities of the Jinyiwei in the capital. You know, even the lowest-level Jinyiwei had a lot of helpers under his command.

These helpers can be understood as informants. Every Jinyiwei has a large number of informants under him, just like surveillance.

Otherwise, relying on a few thousand Jinyiwei to monitor the capital would not have achieved the current level.

Zhu Gaochi nodded. He had no doubt about the capabilities of the Jinyiwei.

The Xu residence is now in chaos.

Xu Da had four sons and four daughters. Except for the third son who died young, the other three sons are all alive today.

There are only two younger sisters in the family. Faced with such things, the eldest son Xu Huizu has become furious.

"It's simply lawless, lawless. They even dare to touch people from my Xu family. I will tear these people into pieces!!!"

At this moment, the second son Xu Yingxu and the youngest Xu Zengshou hurried in.

Xu Yingxu said, "Brother, His Highness Gao Chi has entered the palace. The Five Cities Army has already taken control of the city gates. There is absolutely no chance that those human agents can escape."

"It's just that with such a big commotion, I'm a little worried that those people might do something desperate."

Xu Huizu forced himself to calm down and said, "These people have a close relationship with the pawnbrokers. Let's go and surround the pawnbrokers first."

Xu Yingxu replied, "Okay, I will immediately dispatch people to arrest all the people in the pawnshop and interrogate them strictly."

Xu Huizu shook his head and said, "No, second brother, you are the hereditary commander. It is taboo to transfer people without a transfer order."

"Take our family guards with you and contact the Royal Guards to go together. The Xu Mansion cannot be in chaos at this time."

Xu Huizu has been the Duke of Wei for many years now and has some political wisdom. If he were to mobilize troops privately, not only would the impact be too great, it would also be of little use.

These are people hiding in the dark, not in the open. The Five Cities Military Division has already begun to seal off the cities, which means that His Majesty has begun to intervene.

Now Xu Huizu doesn’t know that the order to seal off the city was issued directly by Zhu Ying.

Because Xu Huizu went to the morning court early in the morning, he did not receive the news from the Five Military Commandery until after noon.

"Jinyiwei? Brother, why should we go with them? Jinyiwei is notorious now. If we rely on them, it will tarnish the reputation of our Xu family."

"Even if I don't go, the palace has given the order and the Royal Guards will definitely do their best. I don't think it's necessary for me to go with them."

Xu Yingxu said somewhat reluctantly.

Although he was a hereditary commander and should have belonged to the military officer series, he was fond of poetry and songs, and was most fond of writing, and he often made friends with a group of literati.

Therefore, he had a strong resentment towards the Jinyiwei.

"madness!"

Xu Huizu opened his mouth and scolded, and then said: "Do you think that my little sister's matter is really that simple?"

"Even if my little sister sneaks out, no matter her temperament or clothes, who would dare to provoke her?"

"Not only my little sister, but also my little sister's maidservant, disappeared together. In this capital, which man has such courage?"

"From what I see, there may be someone secretly targeting my Xu family. The court seems calm now, but in fact it is in turmoil."

"The newly appeared His Royal Highness Chang Sun, and the His Royal Highness Yun Wen whose title has not yet been cancelled. Although His Majesty is in good health, he is already old."

"Among them, there may be some people with evil intentions."

When Xu Yingxu and Xu Zengshou heard this, they immediately quieted down.

The eldest brother's words really made them alert.

The appearance of His Royal Highness Chang Sun had already made many people feel suspicious. The resurrection of someone who had been dead for ten years seemed unreliable no matter how you looked at it.

However, when His Majesty was suppressing the Ming Dynasty, no one dared to say anything. Even the civil officials were all quiet.

Recently, the Duke of Liang returned to the capital and summoned his friends everywhere. The nobles of the Huaixi Military Generals Group began to become active.

The changes in the court left many people confused. No one stood up to question the existence of His Royal Highness Chang Sun, but no one knew what he was thinking.

Sometimes, all it takes is a chance to bring about huge changes.

The disappearance of my younger sister Xu Miaojin was most likely a test by someone.

In fact, everyone in the Xu Mansion knew that the younger sister had sneaked into Prince Yan's Mansion.

After all, the guards in the Xu Mansion were all Xu Da's personal soldiers. How could Xu Miaojin's actions be hidden from them?

The reason why I was able to go out was because of the tacit consent of Xu Huizu and others.

After all, he is the current Royal Highness the Grandson, no one can refuse, and everyone can see clearly what my little sister is thinking.

If it succeeds, the Xu family will have a queen, and they will live a hundred years of wealth and worry-free life.

Moreover, since it involves the royal family, Xu Huizu and others have no right to stop it. If they accidentally anger His Royal Highness Changsun, it would be a loss.

Under the order of their eldest brother Xu Huizu, the two of them quickly headed towards the Jinyiwei Yamen.

There is a difference between the capital and the local areas. There is no county magistrate in the capital itself, but it is under the jurisdiction of the Five Cities Military Command.

Whether it is catching thieves or other aspects, the Wucheng Bingmasi is responsible.

The Wucheng Bingmasi was not a single government office, but was divided into five government offices.

The government office mainly responsible for this incident was the Zhongcheng Bingmasi.

This was a serious case, and all the commanders-in-chief of the Five Cities Military Affairs Office gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

"This time, the Zhongshan King's family is involved. Although the Zhongcheng Military Division is responsible for it, if something goes wrong, none of you here can escape responsibility."

"After all, this person is alive and will not just stay in one place. His Majesty is paying attention to this case and the gates of the capital are sealed."

"I hope all my colleagues will put aside their past grudges and work together this time to solve this case in the shortest possible time. Miss Xu's safety is of utmost importance."

The commander of Zhongchengdu spoke.

The boundaries between the various government offices in the capital are very vague. There is often friction between colleagues, and many of them do bad things in secret.

That’s why the commander of Central City said this.

After he said this, the commanders-in-chief and deputy commanders present all nodded. They all understood the seriousness of the matter. If they tried to do something bad about it, they would probably lose their heads fast enough.

"It's been almost two hours since this happened. If you have any findings, feel free to tell us. Let's work together and don't keep anything to ourselves."

The commander of Zhongchengdu asked.

Two hours is enough time to investigate many things.

However, after these words were spoken, all the commanders present fell silent.

"Could it be that at this point, you still want to hide? Or do you want to take all the credit? But you should know that blessings and disasters go hand in hand, so don't shoot yourself in the foot."

Seeing that no one responded, the Central City Commander said somewhat unhappily.

Hearing this, the commander of the Southern City Military Division snorted coldly: "Commander Zhang, please don't say that. If we have any news, how can we hide it from everyone?"

"We are all in the capital, and we basically know the situation of the brothers below. Besides, who would dare to hide such a big thing?"

"Or maybe your brothers in the Central City Military Division have some connections and got some clues."

"Since the case came, I have mobilized all my brothers. Apart from other things, at least in Nancheng, we have dug deep into the ground but have not received any relevant news."

The South City Commander-in-Chief obviously doesn't get along well with the Central City Commander-in-Chief.

Although the Zhongcheng Bingmasi is half a level higher than the other four cities, it is not considered a superior and has no jurisdiction.

After the commander of Nanchengdu said this, many commanders began to respond.

"No, all our brothers in the East City have also been mobilized. There is no news at the moment. Anyone who has anything to do with the human traffickers has basically been arrested and taken to the prison for interrogation."

"It's the same in our West City. Several human traffickers have been interrogated to death, and they didn't reveal any information. I think this group of people may not be from the capital. They are probably refugees."

"It's similar in North City."

Everyone said.

Commander Zhang of Zhongcheng frowned and said, "If they are from other places, it will be difficult to deal with. Who knows what kind of connections they have in the capital."

"But the palace has sent a message, asking me to wait until dark to get any useful information I find and report it to the palace."

"Should I tell His Majesty that our Five Cities Military Department is incompetent and has not found any useful information so far?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

"It's less than an hour until dark, so don't be afraid. Anyone in the capital who has any connection with human traffickers will be severely punished."

"You must get useful information from the interrogation before dark. Otherwise, if I can't complete my mission, you won't be able to have a good life either."

Commander Zhang said gloomily.

If we tell His Majesty in the palace that there is no clue at all, we will probably go in vertically and come out horizontally.

At this critical point, Commander Zhang could not care less. He had to capture all the human traffickers and related personnel, even if a large number of them died, and get some clues.

In the Ming Palace.

Zhu Yinggang and the old man had just finished dinner.

"Regarding the disappearance of the King of Zhongshan's daughter, is there any news now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Grandpa, there is no news yet, but I have already put pressure on the Five Cities Army to report the clues to the palace before dark."

"The people in Bingmasi are familiar with the grassroots. Under such pressure, I think we can gain something."

Zhu Ying replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said, "These people are so bold now that they even dare to do this to the imperial city. It seems that we have to use some ruthless medicine in this regard."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying said, "Grandpa, I want to add a new sentence to the Ming Dynasty law regarding the punishment for human traffickers."

"There is a buyer before there is a seller. My grandson suggested that in the case of trafficking, both the buyer and the seller should be held equally guilty."