"I admit my guilt, and I beg Your Majesty to forgive me." Zhang Tianzuo was frightened and knelt down immediately, not daring to move.

"Haha, since you were the one who proposed this matter, I'll leave it to you." Wu Zetian suddenly smiled and said to Zhang Tianzuo.

"Yes, I will live up to the Queen's expectations and capture the traitor Xue Gang." Zhang Tianzuo left the hall with excitement on his face, constantly planning in his mind how to use Princess Jiuhuan to lure Xue Gang out.

As for the new emperor, Zhang Tianzuo didn't even think about it. After all, he was also involved in the murder of Emperor Tang. This matter could not be investigated. If he could not quickly resolve the Xue family and put this matter to rest, his Zhang family would be in danger.

Zhang Tianzuo had not expected that the new emperor would appoint Cheng Yuehu as the Praetorian Guard to investigate the death of the Tang Emperor.

The plan he had made with Wu Sansi and the others could not withstand investigation, and Princess Jiuhuan could find the problem with just a little investigation.

Zhang Tianzuo returned to his mansion with a heavy heart and called the servants over.

"Master, I wonder why you asked me to come here?" The servant looked at his master carefully.

"I asked you to find out about the inn where Princess Jiuhuan usually stays. Have you found any results?" Zhang Tianzuo looked at the servant with a gloomy face.

"Master, I have already found out." The servant lowered his voice and spoke to Zhang Tianzuo.

Zhang Tianzuo nodded in satisfaction. The gloom on his face faded a little. He thought to himself, "Damn Xue Gang, you killed my son. Although I can't let your whole family be buried with you, it's not bad to kill you. It's just that you got it easy. Princess Jiuhuan will be buried with you."

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianzuo immediately gathered his men and let his servants lead the way, rushing towards the inn where Princess Jiuhuan was staying.

In an inn.

"Boss, you'd better cooperate. Hiding a wanted criminal is a serious crime." Zhang Tianzuo placed the knife in his hand across the innkeeper's neck and spoke coldly.

"Sir, I really didn't know. Even if I had ten times the courage, I would not dare to deceive you." The innkeeper immediately cried out for injustice.

"Oh, come here, search for me. If you really find it, don't blame me. I will hold your whole family accountable." Zhang Tianzuo sneered and ordered his soldiers to search the inn.

After a long time.

"Reporting to your Excellency, nothing was found." A guard came in front of Zhang Tianzuo, half-knelt down, lowered his head, and did not dare to look Zhang Tianzuo in the eye.

"What, innkeeper, do you recognize the person in the portrait? Answer seriously, otherwise, someone may die." Zhang Tianzuo looked at the innkeeper coldly, as if he had the urge to kill someone if they disagreed with him.

"Sir, this person has really stayed in our inn, but I haven't seen her return to the inn in the past two days." The innkeeper was a little frightened, looking at the woman in the portrait, and said carefully.

“Pah.”

Zhang Tianzuo slapped the servant hard on the face and scolded him, "How can you do this? You don't even know that he hasn't been home for a few days. You are such a waste. What use are you to me?"

"Yes, sir. I have failed in my job. Please spare my life." The servant was so frightened that he trembled with fear and lay on the ground, not daring to get up.

Zhang Tianzuo could only return with a depressed look on his face.

In the Xue Mansion.

"You rebellious son, news came from your sister that she has succeeded. Hundreds of thousands of troops are under her control. And your second brother and his men have also succeeded." Xue Dingshan looked at his son with an unpleasant expression, wishing he could slap him to death.

"In that case, father, let them take control of one side first. There's no need to rush to Beijing. Anyway, we are relatively safe now. The two friends around me will help us with food and daily necessities. It would be bad if the border is left empty and foreign races invade." Xue Gang thought for a while before speaking.

"Third brother, are you really going to rebel?" Princess Jiuhuan looked at Xue Gang with some embarrassment.

"Jiuhuan, our vision was too narrow before, and all I did was to protect myself, out of helplessness." Xue Gang smiled bitterly, feeling a little helpless.

Princess Jiuhuan was silent for a while, her eyes filled with sadness.

"I promise you that I will not do anything to the Li Tang royal family, nor will I have any intention of taking the throne. However, people from Empress Wu's lineage, including Zhang Tianzuo, must die." Xue Gang was a little hesitant, but still comforted Princess Jiuhuan.

Princess Jiuhuan smiled gratefully and was no longer so desperate.

The dark night sky is filled with a bleak feeling.

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"Brother Ma Tao, Brother Nan, the residence of Zhang Tianzuo is ahead. I just don't know if there are any masters in his mansion." Xue Gang said in a low voice to Ma Tao and Chen Haonan.

"What's so scary? If you didn't want to hurt innocent people, you could get some explosives and make his whole family rich and powerful in an instant." Ma Tao said calmly.

"A Tao, don't say that. We still have to abide by the rule of not bringing disaster to family members, but we must not let go of those who deserve the punishment." Seeing Ma Tao like this, Chen Haonan immediately comforted him.

"If I hadn't heard that Zhang Tianzuo actually suggested to the Queen that she use Princess Jiuhuan as bait to lure me out of Xue Mansion, I would never have gotten rid of him so quickly." Xue Gang smiled bitterly.

The three men crouched down, turned quickly, and jumped into Zhang's mansion. The long swords in their hands swung wildly, and the cold light flashed, taking the lives of the vicious dogs.

Soon, only a few old, weak, sick and disabled people were left in the entire Zhang Mansion, and they posed no threat to others.

"Haha, old man Zhang, have you ever thought that you would end up like this today?" Xue Gang looked at Zhang Tianzuo with a happy face and laughed heartily.

"Xue Gang, how dare you do this? Aren't you afraid of the emperor's punishment?" Zhang Tianzuo had an ugly expression and stared at Xue Gang.

"Oh, what will happen if I kill you? It's nothing more than multiple charges. If the new emperor is not stupid, he will applaud. Do you think your conspiracy to kill the Tang emperor is really airtight?"

Xue Gang sneered and continued, "I believe the new emperor will find out the problem soon. After you die, it will be enough to arouse the new emperor's vigilance. By then, it will be difficult for Empress Wu to control the overall situation."

"You, you little brat, are so vicious. You will definitely not have a good ending." Zhang Tianzuo's face turned purple and his fingers trembled slightly.

"Hey, when it comes to viciousness, I can't compare to you, so you'd better go on your way obediently." Xue Gang sneered and chopped down fiercely with his knife.