Mao Zhengqing said a strange thing, which made Zhang Fan and them feel puzzled, Zhang Fan had been wondering why the city gate was opened so unprovoked, but he had never had a way to explain what was going on in this matter, in Zhang Fan's mind, this must be the ghost of the people in the city, either those people sent into the city in advance, or there was a spy in the city, and the outside should be together, and the city gate was opened at that time.

Thinking like this, it is not Zhang Fan's arbitrary, after all, this is the only reason why the city gate is opened at such a time, and for Zhang Fan, compared to the people sent in, they feel that it is more reasonable for someone in the city to cooperate with the outside.

However, who is this or these people who should be inside and outside, Zhang Fan and they don't have an idea about it, speaking of which, there are too many suspects, and there is no way to accurately locate them, after all, this kind of thing, up to the prefect of Sipin, down to a small city gate guard, is capable of doing this kind of thing, so it is very difficult to take it seriously and point to which person he did it.

However, when Zhang Fan and they arrived at Yongning Mansion and met Mao Zhengqing, Zhang Fan's first thought was that this person might be Mao Zhengqing, or the few people headed by Mao Zhengqing. These people must be the culprits of this matter.

Zhang Fan was naturally no exception, he thought so at the time, but at that time, Zhang Fan could have immediately ordered Mao Zhengqing and a few people to be arrested immediately, and then slowly reviewed, but Zhang Fan didn't do that, not that he was soft-hearted or anything, for this kind of person, Zhang Fan naturally couldn't have any soft-hearted emotions, Zhang Fan did this, just because he didn't want to do it too early, he wanted to expose Mao Zhengqing's affairs more, and then arrest him, although it was not necessary to do so, But Zhang Fan did this, but it was nothing.

But what happened next, let Zhang Fan feel that his decision was too correct, if he didn't do it, it was likely to become an unjust, false and wrongful case, maybe in the short time of contact with Mao Zhengqing, Zhang Fan found that his understanding of Mao Zhengqing's first impression was very wrong, it seems that the truth that the saying "people can't look good" is indeed right, people really can't look good, if you have this kind of thought, whether you will suffer or regret it at that time, It's going to be you, there's no doubt about that.

Mao Zhengqing is not as thief-eyed as he seems on the surface, he is not a good official at first glance, perhaps, his appearance looks really problematic, but after Zhang Fan contacted him, he found that it was not like that, and now, although the investigation of Mao Zhengqing has not yet begun, Zhang Fan has also expected something.

I'm afraid that Mao Zhengqing is such a typical example inside and out, and he doesn't look like a good person, but after he really understands it, he can find that he is not so bad.

It's just that now is not the time to discuss what kind of person Mao Zhengqing is, the most important thing now is that Zhang Fan wants to understand how the gate of Yongning Mansion was opened.

After talking about this incident, Zhang Fan heard Mao Zhengqing's description of the scene at that time, which made Zhang Fan feel puzzled at the same time, but also heard Mao Zhengqing's doubts about this matter.

Moreover, the last sentence he said made Zhang Fan very concerned.

"Lord Mao," Zhang Fan looked at Mao Zhengqing and asked, "What is it that makes Lord Mao care so much?"

"Lord Zhang still remembers one thing," Mao Zhengqing did not answer Zhang Fan's words immediately, but asked, "Just today, when Lord Zhang just came, at the city gate, why were there only five lower officials who greeted the adults at the city gate, if there were no officials or the like, it would be okay, but the other officials were not there,"

"That's right, there is indeed this matter," Zhang Fan nodded, and said, Zhang Fan naturally remembered this matter clearly, at the beginning, Zhang Fan had been thinking about this matter, and according to what he thought, it must be because of those people who were not present, because they were excluded by Mao Zhengqing, and in what Zhang Fan planned before, he was the first to find these people and learn from them about the real situation of this Yongning Mansion.

In fact, until now, Zhang Fan has been thinking about this matter in his heart, but now Zhang Fan's thoughts on this matter have also changed with the change of his opinion on Mao Zhengqing.

Those people, no matter who they are, since they didn't come to the city gate to greet them, but Mao Zhengqing and they came, obviously, these people must be hostile to Mao Zhengqing, although this conclusion is really a bit too radical, but this is not the palace in the palace of the capital, this is just a palace, here, there are not too many things that can't distinguish between right and wrong, only the difference in position, the door is honest, or it is a traitor, that is to say, If Mao Zhengqing is a traitor, then those who are excluded by them are also incorruptible.

However, these words can also be said on the contrary, if Mao Zhengqing and his group are incorruptible, or at least, they are not bad people, that is, those who are hostile to them have become bad people.

And now, even if Mao Zhengqing's position is not clear, he already knows a rough idea, and in this case, those who did not show up will become more suspicious.

What's more, now that Mao Zhengqing mentioned the doubtful incident about the city gate, this makes Zhang Fan feel that these things are worth studying.

"Actually......" Mao Zhengqing said, "Speaking of those who didn't come, in fact, there is only one person, and the others don't need to be said, but there is only one, the official of this mansion, Zheng Yang, even if the others go to greet the adults, it doesn't matter, but this Zheng Yang, as a pusher, is in charge of the criminal law, how can he not go to greet the adults,"

For Mao Zhengqing's words, Zhang Fan was silent, not to say anything else, but Zhang Fan thought of one thing, in the past, like where the minister of the Qin mission goes, someone will inevitably come to greet him, and the people who come to greet him are often those who have ghosts in their hearts and unclean hands and feet, and want to take advantage of this opportunity to sue the wicked people first, or have a good relationship with the minister of the Qin mission or something, and those who should be honest and honest officials are always excluded by people. It wasn't until later that I was able to find him to understand the situation or something.

This kind of thing has become a common practice now, and it seems that this is the case with him, regardless of whether he is good or bad.

However, the things in front of him, Mao Zhengqing's various things, coupled with the official Zheng Yang who did not go to greet him, and the fact that there is no news of him so far, these things made Zhang Fan think of a possibility.

Perhaps, that kind of situation has become a routine, but convention does not mean that it is so, and Zhang Fan found that he had overlooked a very basic thing.

It is conceivable that it is normal for the ministers of the Qin Dispatch or the rescued army to come and greet them, but the most normal situation should be that those who have not done anything wrong have no guilt in their hearts, and they are naturally not afraid to come here, and those who have ghosts in their hearts should not come to flatter at this time, because they are afraid.

It seems that because that kind of thing has happened too much, it makes people forget what normal things should be, and now, Mao Zhengqing's contrast shocked his spirits at the same time, and also made him understand this truth, so that this matter will be solved.

"What Lord Mao said before was about the city gate, but now it's about Zheng Yang again," Zhang Fan temporarily put aside those thoughts in his heart and continued to ask Mao Zhengqing, "Is it difficult to say, Lord Mao thinks that this Zheng Yang has nothing to do with the fact that the city gate was opened for no reason?"

"This subordinate does not dare to assert," Mao Zhengqing naturally couldn't say enough, "It's just that all the officials in the palace at that time can be found, in fact, there is no need to look for it at all, everyone gathered in this yamen, discussing how to deal with this matter, but only that Zheng Yang is missing, I don't know where the others are, the lower official sent someone to his house, but he didn't see anyone else, and he couldn't see anyone where he would go on weekdays."

However, after the city gate was opened, Xiaguan and the others were driven to the northwest of the city, but this Zheng Yang appeared again, and Xiaguan did not suspect him at that time, and he looked dilapidated, as if he had encountered some danger, and he stayed with Xiaguan and others for a few days.

"Until those people went out of the city to surrender, the others disappeared again, but Xia Guan didn't care, until just now, when the adults mentioned this matter, Xia Guan remembered this matter, and now ...... It's a little suspicious when you think about it."

"I see," Zhang Fan nodded, and said, "It seems that it is necessary to find out this Zheng Yang and talk to him well,"