Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Huo Quji let out a deafening roar, like a wounded lion: "Kill all these traitors! Don't spare a single one!"

"kill!!!"

The surrounding border soldiers were already filled with righteous indignation. Upon hearing the order, they immediately rushed towards Chen Pin and the last dozen or so remaining soldiers around him like tigers out of the cage, brandishing their weapons!

Chen Pin also knew that it was the last moment. He drew his sword and shouted hysterically, "Stop them! Stop them for me!"

The final fierce battle broke out brutally on the palace wall!

These assassins of Chen Pin were all carefully trained by him over the years. They were loyal to him. Even though they knew they were going to die, they still burst out with amazing fighting power.

They formed a small circle, protected Chen Pin in the center, and fought desperately.

Swords clashed wildly, and shouts, roars, and the howling of death were heard everywhere.

The border troops had the advantage in numbers and each of them was elite, but the death squad took advantage of the narrow terrain and temporarily blocked the offensive, and the two sides fell into a brutal fight.

There were constantly dead soldiers being hacked down by swords, and there were constantly border soldiers being stabbed by dying counterattacks, and the blood dyed the entire city wall walkway red.

Huo Quji did not attack immediately. He stood outside the battle circle like a killing god, his cold eyes fixed on Chen Pin in the formation, waiting for the best opportunity.

Finally, when the last assassin was knocked to the ground by several swords at the same time in order to block a spear for Chen Pin, the last barrier around Chen Pin disappeared!

He himself was covered in blood, gasping for breath, and his sword-holding hand was shaking.

It's now!

Huo Quji is moving!

He stomped his feet on the ground, and his body shot out like an arrow. The iron spear in his hand turned into a deadly black lightning, piercing Chen Pin's heart!

The speed was so fast and the force was so strong that it brought about a sharp sound of breaking through the air!

Chen Pin was horrified, and his survival instinct made him desperately raise his sword to block!

"clang!!"

A sharp sound of metal clashing!

Chen Pin only felt an irresistible force coming, his tiger's mouth instantly cracked, blood flowed, and the exquisite sword flew away!

He was shaken by the huge force and staggered backward, crashing directly into the cold battlements of the city wall, with no way to retreat!

Huo Quji pressed forward step by step, thrusting out with his spear again, aiming straight for the throat!

Chen Pin rolled on the ground in a panic, narrowly avoiding the attack. The tip of the gun pierced into the blue bricks behind him, and gravel flew everywhere!

Before Chen Pin could get up, Huo Quji's third shot had already arrived!

This shot contained all his anger, grief and murderous intent. It was as fast as a startled wild goose and unstoppable!

"Pfft!"

There was a muffled sound as a sharp weapon pierced through flesh.

The spear accurately pierced Chen Pin's chest, nailing him to the battlement of the city wall!

Chen Pin's body suddenly stiffened, his eyes bulged out in disbelief, and he looked down at the gun barrel that pierced his chest. Blood gushed out from the wound and the mouth in front and behind like a fountain.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say some vicious curse, but in the end only a few "ho ho" sounds came out.

Huo Quji twisted his wrist violently and then pulled out his spear fiercely!

Chen Pin's body twitched violently, and then his eyes quickly dimmed. His head tilted and he became completely silent.

This powerful Han Dynasty prime minister, who ultimately murdered the empress dowager, ended his sinful life in such a tragic way.

Huo Quji stood with a gun in his hand, warm blood still dripping from the tip of the gun.

His chest heaved violently as he looked at Chen Pin's body. The anger in his eyes had not subsided, but it was filled with heaviness and sadness.

On the palace wall, for a moment, there was only the whistling sound of the wind and the thick and indissoluble smell of blood.

As Chen Pin's body was nailed coldly to the battlements of the city wall, the last bit of his will to resist was completely deflated like a punctured air bag.

Those officials who had originally gathered behind Chen Pin were now like abandoned lambs and suddenly fell into great panic.

Their faces were as pale as paper, their bodies were shaking uncontrollably, cold sweat soaked their luxurious official robes, and many people even had weak legs and needed to support each other to barely stand.

The lucky mentality when choosing to stand on Chen Pin's side has now turned into endless regret and fear deep in the bone marrow.

He avoided looking, not daring to look directly at the two people in front of him who had the power of life and death over them - the murderous Duke Protector Huo Quji and the calm but sharp-eyed Prince of Chenliu Liu Xiu.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and a deadly silence.

Huo Guang held the hilt of his sword, his cold gaze sweeping across the trembling officials like a hawk, breaking the suffocating silence and asking Liu Xiu and Huo Quji in a firm voice:

"Your Highness, Prince of Chenliu, Duke of Huguo, the rebel leader Chen Pin has been executed! How should these traitors be dealt with? Please give your instructions!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Quji turned his head abruptly, his pair of crimson tiger eyes boiling with murderous intent, and his gaze, as if it were real, swept across the faces of every official.

He gripped the spear, which was still dripping with blood, his chest heaving violently with anger.

Obviously, the death of the Queen Mother made him hate these officials who turned against him and aided the tyrant to the extreme. He had a gloomy face and said nothing, but the anger that was about to burst out had already made his attitude clear.

Liu Xiu, on the other hand, frowned slightly, a pensive look on his face.

He calmly scanned the group of panicked officials, his mind racing.

These people have complex connections and each has their own power and followers in the court. If he can seize the opportunity to subdue them, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to him in quickly stabilizing the court and controlling the court in the future.

Killing someone is certainly satisfying, but the subsequent troubles are also considerable.

Just as Liu Xiu was weighing the pros and cons and had not yet spoken, Wang Lang, the Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household Department, felt Huo Quji's undisguised murderous intent, and his psychological defenses completely collapsed!

He no longer cared about his official dignity and fell heavily to his knees with a "thump". He kowtowed repeatedly in the direction of Liu Xiu and Huo Quji, crying out in a shrill voice:

"Your Highness, Prince of Chenliu! Duke of the Protectorate! Spare us! Spare us! We are willing to surrender! We sincerely submit!"

He kowtowed and hurriedly shifted all the blame onto the now-dead Chen Pin: "We...we were all deceived and coerced by that old villain, Prime Minister Chen Pin!"

"The power is overwhelming. If we don't obey, we will be killed, and even our families will be in danger!"

"We don't really support him and Prince Qinghe. We are simply forced to play along! Your Highness, Duke, please understand! Please spare our lives!"

Wang Lang's kneeling and crying were like opening the floodgates, and other officials seemed to have grasped the last straw and followed suit.

For a moment, they all scrambled to their knees, kowtowed profusely, and begged for mercy in a chaotic and mournful voice:

"Yes, Your Highness! The old thief Chen Pin has evil ambitions, and we are all being forced by him!"

"My family, young and old, are all in the capital. If I don't obey, my entire family will be wiped out in an instant!"

"I swear to be loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chenliu until my death, even if it means sacrificing my life for him!"

"Your Highness, please have mercy! Please spare my life, Duke!"