As soon as Gu Jinyun moved, Xun Ji subconsciously crossed his weapon across his chest and took a defensive action, but he didn't expect that Gu Jinyun actually knelt down.
Xun Ji was startled and rode his horse back a step, avoiding the direction where the fifth princess was kneeling.
As Gu Jinyun knelt down, Feng You and her personal guards behind her naturally knelt down as well.
Gu Jinke raised his eyebrows, very surprised, but did not avoid it: "What is Fifth Princess doing?"
"Please forgive me?"
She repeated Gu Jinyun's words, gently stroking the reins in her hand, and asked again.
Gu Jinyun seemed to have thought it through very clearly. She knelt on the ground, her eyes becoming redder and redder, and the look of remorse on her face becoming deeper and deeper: "Your Highness!"
She paused, then called out another name that she had rarely called before: "Sixth Sister, I am here to plead guilty and to apologize to you."
Gu Jinke seemed to be thinking about something, and interest suddenly appeared in his eyes. Could it be what she thought?
She looked around and said, "All of you step back."
Xun Ji led the people brought by Gu Jinke to retreat, but Gu Jinyun's people were still kneeling straight on the spot, motionless. Gu Jinke glanced at a few people and said, "You should retreat too."
Several guards were hesitant.
Gu Jinyun closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was determined to fight to the death: "You guys retreat."
Gu Jinke looked at her one more time, and after hearing the order from their master, several bodyguards retreated in unison. When everyone had retreated far away, Gu Jinke dismounted and stood in front of Gu Jinyun.
"If you have anything to say, go ahead."
Gu Jinyun lowered her head and saw her boots first. She paused, then looked up along the corner of her robe to see Gu Jinke's cold phoenix eyes, and then his exceptionally outstanding appearance.
In her previous life, she had been competing fiercely with the Third Princess Gu Jinxiu, and her relationship with Gu Jinke had never been close. In fact, the two of them were not that familiar with each other, so now when she looked at Gu Jinke, she had to be stunned for a while before she could react - Oh, this is the Crown Princess Gu Jinke!
But it seems very different from what I had in mind.
In his impression, Princess Yuan was gentle and always seemed to be smiling. Even when Princess Yuan was later imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum, Gu Jinyun secretly heard many words of admiration for her.
She is not like the person in front of me at all. Although she has a smile on her face, she doesn't look gentle. On the contrary, when I meet her phoenix eyes, my heart skips a beat. She laughed to herself, perhaps this was Gu Jinke's true face, but now was not the time for her to explore these things.
Gu Jinyun suppressed the strange emotions that suddenly came to his mind, and then said, "You encountered two waves of Qingchengfu bandits, and Gu Jinxiu encountered one wave. One of them was arranged by me."
As she spoke, she suddenly had an epiphany. She looked at Gu Jinke and said, "If you can find out that Gu Jinxiu is colluding with the bandits, you should be able to find out about me, too."
Gu Jinke remained silent and did not speak.
Gu Jinyun smiled bitterly. It turned out that she was the only fool who wanted to run to the border.
She continued, "I contacted the bandits and had them block the two supplies delivery routes..."
Gu Jinke suddenly interrupted her: "I have always wanted to ask you a question, why did you take action against the supplies?"
Gu Jinyun was silent. She originally thought that she chose to cut off the supplies simply for the sake of profit, but after walking around the city and the border, she found that in addition to profit, she was also ignoring life.
In the previous life, no one came to rescue Qingcheng Prefecture, and most of the people in Qingcheng Prefecture were killed or injured during the earthquake and the escape, and there was widespread grief.
After she was reborn, she tacitly accepted that the fate of these people was death. She unscrupulously used the lives of the people as a tool to help her ascend to that position.
She forgot what General Qi taught her when she was learning martial arts, she forgot her original intention of going to the frontier when she was young, and she even forgot the loving gazes she received from the people of the frontier when she first came down from the battlefield.
In the end, she gradually forgot the meaning of protection.
Her aunt asked her to go and see the city and the massacred villages, so she went.
In the city, those who had always supported her also began to support Gu Jinke. They were truly grateful to her and even set up a longevity tablet for her, simply because Gu Jinke exposed General Chen's corruption and made them rich.
In the massacred village, she saw the empty village, and also seemed to see the anger of the dead people and their hope for Gu Jinke, because Gu Jinke firmly proposed to fight and avenge them.
She was awakened by the deserted village and the loving gazes of the people in the city.
She regarded the original people of Qingcheng Prefecture as dead and could be used as stepping stones, but in her previous life, she was also a loser and a dead person!
Therefore, when faced with Gu Jinke's questions, she seemed to be questioned by the people and was completely speechless.
Gu Jinke looked at her sweaty forehead and turned around with his hands behind his back: "Fifth sister, do you know why I must thoroughly investigate the matter of General Chen and Gu Jinxiu? Oh, yes, and you too!"
She turned her head and looked at her with a smile.
"In fact, I don't mind you fighting for this position at all. In fact, I still think you are genuine. After all, are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species? What's more, you and Gu Jinxiu are princesses. But before you fight, I hope you can maintain a bottom line and responsibility as human beings towards Dajin and its people."
She turned her head and leaned down, her eyes cold and her lips slightly curved, as if she was smiling again: "Do you know how disappointed and humiliated I was when I heard that you two were colluding with the bandits?"
She looked into her eyes, her tone fluctuating: "Those are the people of the whole prefecture! They are all living lives!"
"Gu Jinxiu has never been on the battlefield, nor has she ever been an official. I can still explain why she disregards the lives of these people, but what about you? Fifth sister? Aren't you the guardian of the border in the eyes of the people?"
She stared at her intently, but Gu Jinyun could not bear her continuous questioning. She looked at her burning eyes and unconsciously retreated and avoided her gaze.
Gu Jinke sneered disdainfully: "I look down on you, Gu Jinyun! You are not worthy!"
Gu Jinyun's straight kneeling posture suddenly hunched down, and her head also drooped down, as if drops of water were falling and hitting the road.
Gu Jinke stood up, shook his head, and his voice returned to calm: "Tell me, what kind of punishment do you hope to get when you plead guilty?"
Gu Jinyun was stunned, his lips moved, but in the end he still couldn't say anything.
She had never thought about all this. She probably just followed orders. After the charges were announced, her reputation would be ruined. She would then be escorted back to the capital and, like Gu Jinxiu, imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum for life.
Gu Jinke glanced at her, then looked at the deserted village, squatted down and asked, "Do you know what I'm thinking?"
Gu Jinyun looked up at her. One of them was kneeling and the other was squatting. Gu Jinyun was obviously tall and strong, while Gu Jinke was thin, but at this moment, anyone could tell who was the dominant one from their aura.
Gu Jinke looked at her and said, "I want you to be an arrow, a dagger, and a spear! This time when we go to war against the Barbarian Kingdom, I hope you will be the sharpest weapon in my hand and pierce through the Barbarian Kingdom!"
She raised her head and glanced at the empty village again: "See? I want such a tragedy to never happen to the people of Jin again!"
Gu Jinyun followed her gaze, and a sharp fighting spirit gradually emerged in his eyes.
Gu Jinke retracted his gaze: "After this battle, you will confess your sins, be stripped of all your titles, and come to guard the border! The imperial mausoleum is not suitable for you, you should come here to wake up more!"
Gu Jinyun clenched his fists: "I know!"
Gu Jinke smiled and said nothing more. She jumped on her horse, waved to Xun Ji from a distance, and quickly disappeared on horseback with her companions.
Gu Jinyun looked at her receding back, remained silent for a long time, then looked outside the border, slowly stood up, and after a while, he laughed briefly: "Yes, guarding the border, this is the best punishment for me, and also the best destination."
…
I didn't expect Gu Jinyun to repent so quickly, and there was no need for Gu Jinke to do it himself. As a result, Gu Jinke solved the matter so easily that it actually felt so unreal.
Gu Jinke shook his head and rode his horse around in the empty wilderness, getting rid of all the frustration he had just felt during his conversation with Gu Jinyun. Gu Jinke guessed that Gu Jinyun had left, so he went back, hoping to get to know the barbarians better through the actual situation in the village.
But she didn't expect that when she went back, Gu Jinyun had already left, but Gu Jinke discovered someone else's whereabouts.
Xun Ji immediately became alert: "Your Highness, there is a small group of people!"
Gu Jinke nodded: "Pass the order and cover up your whereabouts and the movements of the horses. We will go in quietly and take a look."
Xun Ji nodded. Naturally, they brought good hands with them, so hiding their tracks was not difficult. They immediately rode their horses slowly back away, hid the horses, and then quickly returned to Gu Jinke to listen to orders.
Gu Jinke took a look and said, "You guys block the exit and follow the orders of Xun Ji and me. Xun Ji, come with me to see who these people are!"
Everyone nodded.
After this village was massacred, ordinary people were afraid and naturally did not dare to come here, let alone people in the army. Therefore, those who appear here now are most likely some people who do the opposite and want to hide their whereabouts.
Gu Jinke and Xun Ji slowly sneaked in. The village was not big, and because it was empty, the voices of people were more obvious.
It started with several women laughing loudly and talking to each other: "Did you see that man just now?"
"Hahaha, I saw it even with a veil on!" Someone smacked his lips in surprise.
"The beauties of Dajin are extraordinary! They are so beautiful!"
"Indeed, I have never seen such a handsome man in my life!"
"Hush, keep your voice down, you are risking your life! That's the man the young lady likes, and you dare to talk about him without restraint!"
As soon as these words were spoken, several people fell silent at the same time, then laughed and changed the subject.
"I heard that the princess of Jin has come to the border? Is she going to fight us?"
"Tsk, let's wait until they can capture a small group of our soldiers!"
"Yes, if the Jin people really had this guts, why haven't we seen them fight back in these years? Didn't we still slaughter so many of them?"
"Hehe, that's right, it seems that this village was massacred more than ten days ago, and the Jin people haven't found out where we are!"
Someone seemed to pat the wall, speaking in a smug tone.
After listening to these remarks, Gu Jinke curled the corners of his lips and walked a little further inside with Xun Ji.
Perhaps they really did not take the Jin people, or the Jin soldiers, seriously. The original traces of the defense remained, but the people had deserted their posts and gathered in a corner, eating dry food and chatting nonsense.
Therefore, Gu Jinke and Xun Ji walked around them and quickly entered the center, which was also very lively.
Gu Jinke hid behind the window and looked out through a small gap.
This should be where a barbarian nobleman came with his soldiers to plunder and then rest.
They built a fire in the village yard and roasted the prey. The leader, a young woman with a rough face, sat cross-legged at the head, not knowing what she was thinking.
Behind them, many Jin people, or rather Jin men, were tied up with ropes, and they all looked panic-stricken. But even though they were very scared, no one cried out loud.
Many of the barbarians near the campfire would look over from time to time, with mysterious expressions in their eyes, causing the men to close their eyes in fear.
Gu Jinke frowned.
At this time, the crowd around the fire seemed to be in a commotion, so Gu Jinke withdrew his gaze and looked towards the source of the commotion.
The woman sitting in the first seat also turned her head.
In a house near the fire, a man in red riding clothes was closing the door and turning around.
Her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and her red clothes are fluttering.
Gu Jinke suddenly opened his eyes wide. Why was he here?
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