The stabbing incident in the street allowed Gu Jinke to follow clues and arrest many problematic people in the city.
Xun Ji came over to report: "Your Highness, all the people with problems have been detained. According to their accounts, they were sent by the main city of the Barbarian Kingdom."
Gu Jinke sat at the desk and nodded, understanding what was going on. She hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Has the man been buried?"
Xun Ji nodded: "He has been buried with honor, but what should be engraved on his tombstone?"
Gu Jinke knocked on the table, thinking of the man's hiding, and hesitated for a moment: "Are there any of his men still alive?"
"There were originally two of them, but after they stopped, they realized their master was dead, so they simply committed suicide." Xun Ji said, and she glanced at Gu Jinke.
"Your Highness, they have markings on their bodies." Xun Ji said. What Xun Ji didn't say was that the markings on their bodies were very familiar.
Gu Jinke didn't know all this, but he understood what she meant. This group of people had markings on their bodies, and Gu Jinke had seen the man's true face with his own eyes. As long as he did a little investigation, he would definitely know the man's true identity.
Gu Jinke was silent for a while and then shook his head: "Forget it, since he doesn't want to report his name, don't carve anything on the tombstone."
Xun Ji thought that thanks to the man's desperate protection, Gu Jinke was not injured, and she was very grateful to the man. Moreover, Gu Jinke didn't want to pursue the matter, and the person was already dead. After thinking about it, she didn't tell anyone about her discovery and nodded in agreement.
Gu Jinke went to pay his respects in person, and Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi followed him. They stood in front of the tomb in silence for a long time. Gu Jinke turned around to leave, but Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi said they wanted to stay a little longer. Gu Jinke was silent for a moment, nodded, and left with his men.
After Gu Jinke left, Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi looked at each other.
"Aren't you afraid that Your Highness will discover his identity?" Li Yuxin asked.
"Since Your Highness has made an unmarked tombstone for him, there will be no further investigation, nor will there be any inquiry into his identity." Qiao Xi squatted down, touched the tombstone, and then chuckled.
"That's true. I just didn't expect that he would... and actually choose to leave like this." Li Yuxin also squatted down. When the fifth princess was unconscious for no reason, he saved him from Gu Jinke because of a misunderstanding. He didn't expect that they would meet face to face again here.
"Maybe it's too hopeless. His identity, family feud... He could never stand in the sun with honor, so he chose to die like this." When he was in Qingcheng Mansion, Qiao Chen used Jiang Mo to provoke him, and he fought back like this. He didn't expect to fight back in such a tragic way on the frontier.
Both of them fell silent. Li Yuxin even felt relieved that he and Li Qi were two different people. Otherwise, the same ending would have probably happened to them.
The two sat in front of the tomb for a long time, then bowed and left.
…
After dealing with the assassin, Gu Jinke quickly returned to the military camp. The assassination attempt made her more determined in her ideas.
In the military camp, the generals who were left behind for rotation stood up one after another: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? This is not acceptable! This is not acceptable!"
"This is ridiculous! How can you do this when it's so dangerous?"
Everyone refused, with disapproval written all over their faces, because Gu Jinke suddenly proposed that she take people to infiltrate the barbarian country and carry out an assassination, or a surprise attack.
The initial goal is to disrupt the waters of the barbarian country, or to directly cooperate from inside and outside to capture the city. As long as there is chaos in the city, the army will naturally seize the opportunity and make further progress. Of course, it would be best if we could achieve greater success.
Gu Jinke sat in the main seat, leaned back, and crossed his fingers in front of his abdomen: "What's wrong with that? A quick victory is good for our army and even better for the court."
"But your highness, this is a good idea, but it is too risky. Just sneaking into the barbarian country, if your identity is discovered and you are besieged, you will be in danger of death."
"Yes, yes, yes. And you are of noble status, how can you go there in person?"
"Yes, yes, we have good people under our command, and we can do it ourselves, so why not just send us."
Gu Jinke spread his hands and said, "But you can understand the barbarian language, and even speak it, but the accents are very different. As soon as you open your mouth, your identities will be exposed. Your subordinates have said it well, but the risk of the commander being exposed is high, and they can't take your place as commanders. The barbarians are also familiar with you, so it's not appropriate. It's better for me to go directly."
Gu Jinke was different. Her learning ability was abnormal. After only a short period of time at the frontier, she could not only listen and write, but even spoke with an authentic accent.
"Besides, I used to be far away in the capital, and they know very little about me. I also captured the daughter of the mayor of Guancheng. I can easily disguise myself as her and take them with me. The journey should be smooth."
Although everyone was very tempted, they still didn't dare to agree. What a joke! This was the princess, the crown prince of a country. If something really happened to her, they would be blamed.
But Gu Jinke had already made up his mind and refused to give in. Because of this assassination, she saw the impatience of the Barbarian King's court. They certainly did not expect that the target of the assassination would dare to strike back and attack their lair immediately, so it was better to end the battle quickly.
Moreover, the Queen, Xian Guijun and other people in the capital are ready to make moves like a time bomb, and no one knows when it will be ignited. The Queen may still consider Gu Jinke's position as the Crown Princess and the fact that she will be guaranteed to succeed to the throne, but Xian Guijun will definitely ignore it.
If, when they ignited the rebellion, there was no decisive event on the border, or no overall advantage, Gu Jinke had a hunch that they might not have the energy to control the development of the Barbarian Kingdom in the next few years.
So she had to speed up.
Thinking this, she looked at the people who were persuading them, took a deep breath, and then joined in the persuasion again.
The lights in the tent were on all night and the sounds of quarreling continued to come from inside. But when the winter sun rose, Gu Jinke walked out of the tent, looked up at the sky, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
She pointed out the soldiers in the tent whose figures resembled those of the barbarians, and selected those who could speak the barbarian language and evenly distributed them to each team. They took some dry food and traveled light. They were ready to set off at night, and Gu Jinke went back to the city to rest first.
Because she couldn't reveal her identity, the people in the city would definitely create the illusion that she was still there. In addition, Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi were both trustworthy people, so Gu Jinke called them over to give instructions.
When Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi heard about this dangerous action, their first reaction was naturally to refuse and dissuade. However, when they looked up, they saw Gu Jinke's bright eyes. His beautiful phoenix eyes were no longer lazy as usual, but firm. The words they wanted to say were stuck in their throats.
Li Yuxin's expression changed: "Your Highness, why don't you take me with you? Maybe it can increase the safety of this team."
Gu Jinke raised his eyes to look at him.
Li Yuxin smiled slightly, her eyes raised, very charming.
"Your Highness, it's wartime now. No matter where you are, people are in a state of panic. You are bringing a group of strong women with you. It is impossible for you not to encounter people. Even if you disguise yourself well and speak the language fluently, you will definitely attract attention and be wary. Why don't you take me with you? I can pretend to be your husband or a servant. It should be very real when you return home to visit relatives or become a rich country gentleman."
"The Barbarian Country has always looked down on men. There are many arrogant and licentious people there, and it is common for them to exchange beauty for pleasure. Your Highness, if you take me with you, it will be very convenient for you to do many things."
He said and laughed.
Gu Jinke hesitated for a moment. What Li Yuxin said was indeed a problem. Moreover, Li Yuxin was beautiful enough and deceptive enough. If I were to bring Li Yuxin with me...
She was hesitating when Qiao Xi glanced at Gu Jinke and suddenly said, "I think what Mr. Li said makes sense, and you can take me with you."
He glanced at Gu Jinke and said, "In the past, the Qiao family and the Barbarian Kingdom had traded together. I have experience and am familiar with entering the Barbarian Kingdom. I should be able to help Your Highness and will not hinder Your Highness."
Gu Jinke raised his eyebrows: "I originally wanted to ask you two to come here to tell you about the things you should do and stay at the border, but I didn't want you two to come here to recommend yourselves."
Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi laughed: "I just think that we can play a greater role by following His Highness than staying in the city."
Gu Jinke believed this statement very much. Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi were not only the best among men, but also better than most women.
She thought about it and nodded.
He immediately instructed someone to create the illusion that she was still there, and then keep the news secret. At night, Gu Jinke, Xun Ji, Qiao Xi and Li Yuxin met up with 500 carefully selected soldiers outside the city.
According to the current situation in the Barbarian Country, Gu Jinke transformed himself into a fleeing nobleman, and swaggered into the Barbarian Country with two beauties, his family's strong slaves and thugs, and a strong maid, and then headed north.
They traveled day and night, and in order not to attract attention, half of them split up into small groups and blended into the crowd of refugees. Gu Jinke walked in with his other half in a swaggering manner. In view of the large size of this team and the luxury they displayed, no one dared to provoke them for the time being. Of course there were some who doubted, but when they saw the beauty of Li Yuxin and Qiao Xi revealed occasionally, they all showed understanding looks.
With such a beauty by their side, it was only right to buy 100 more slaves and thugs. In addition, after the baptism of war, the Barbarian Country was in chaos, and more people were only concerned about their own food, clothing, and survival. So they really passed through most of the Barbarian Country safely, and after a detour, they arrived at the city where the Fifth Princess Gu Jinyun and others were confronting.
Gu Jinke was quite impressed by this city. There must be a reason why it could make the army stop.
It turns out that this city is called Bamen City. It is a big city leading to the Barbarian Kingdom’s royal court. It is extremely prosperous and has a large garrison. Moreover, this city was awarded by the former king of the Barbarian Kingdom to his most beloved youngest daughter, Wanqi Yang, who is also the younger sister of the current Barbarian King.
Wanqi Yang has a very close relationship with the current Barbarian King. They share the same father and are brave and good at fighting. She is the Barbarian King's right-hand man. When the heirs were fighting for power, she helped her sister a lot.
Later, after being awarded the title of Lord of Bamen City, he became the Lord of Bamen City, second only to the second person in the city and lived a very carefree life.
Gu Jinke sat in the local inn, reviewed the news, stroked his chin and murmured in a low voice: "Then how can we get close to this person, or even kill her?"
The city lords of the barbarian countries were actually appointed by royal relatives. Gu Jinke naturally could not pretend to be the daughter of the city lord of a frontier city. Although Wanqi Yang would definitely not recognize the royal relatives from this remote area, Gu Jinke's rough appearance was completely different from that of the royal family, so there was no way she could pretend.
Li Yuxin, wearing a red cloak, sat beside her, leaning against her, peeling a fruit for her, and then gently brought it to his lips with his slender white jade fingers: "Master, have a fruit."
Gu Jinke tilted his head, slightly opened his red lips, and took the fruit in his mouth. Li Yuxin watched her take it in her mouth and slightly pushed her finger forward. Not only did Gu Jinke eat the fruit, he also slightly held the finger in his mouth.
Li Yuxin's eyebrows moved, and there seemed to be water flowing in her phoenix eyes. She glared slightly, and pouted her red lips: "Wife, you are so annoying!"
Gu Jingke: ...
But in public, Gu Jinke could only show some teasing and mockery in his eyes. He sucked gently and gave Li Yuxin a meaningful smile.
Outsiders could see clearly that if this wasn't an inn but outdoors, the two would have hugged each other and rolled around.
As expected, Li Yuxin lowered her head slightly, revealing half of her blushing face. She looked up at Gu Jinke affectionately, and called her in a voice so gentle that water could drip out of it, "Wife..."
The people watching felt their whole bodies go numb. At this moment, even if the beauty wanted the stars in the sky, she could pick them.
Gu Jinke was also a normal woman, her heart trembled, she opened her lips, and used the tip of her tongue to push out Yubai's fingers. Li Yuxin timidly withdrew her hand, and there was a little silver water mark on her fingertips.
"Wife, you only dote on my brother and don't love me anymore?" At this time, the person on the other shoulder seemed to be jealous and annoyed. He snorted coldly, got up from Gu Jinke's arms, crossed his arms across his chest, and glared at Gu Jinke and Li Yuxin angrily.
He was dressed in a green robe, like a gentle breeze and bright moon, slowly approaching. He was a beauty with a completely different temperament from Li Yuxin, but her temperament and appearance were not inferior to Li Yuxin at all.
He glared at Li Yuxin angrily, then turned his head to look at Gu Jinke, his eyes welling with tears but he was stubborn and refused to let them fall. It seemed that he still wanted to maintain his pride and wait for Gu Jinke to coax him.
The condemning gazes of the onlookers immediately fell on Gu Jinke: How could such a beauty be willing to make him sad?
Gu Jingke: ...
Gu Jinke quickly reached out to embrace him: "Oh, how could that be, I love you."
Qiao Xi didn't believe it. He struggled lightly to avoid her hand, turned his head to the side, raised his chin, and snorted proudly: "I don't believe it!"
Gu Jinke immediately patted Li Yuxin beside him to comfort him, then opened his hands with sincerity and hugged Qiao Xi. Regardless of his struggle and reluctance, he kissed his forehead, nose, and lips, and pinched his neck with his fingers, teasing, "Now you believe it, right?"
At this moment, the beautiful lady in green also looked at Gu Jinke with her watery eyes, and obediently nestled into her arms, pulling a strand of her loose hair to play with it, and said gently: "Wife~"
After being coaxed, the red-dressed beauty was not to be outdone. She pulled Gu Jinke's arm and wrapped it around him, and then she nestled into Gu Jinke's arms. Then she glared at the green-dressed beauty and acted coquettishly towards Gu Jinke, "Wife~"
Gu Jinke could only pat the two people's shoulders to comfort them, then kissed them on the left side of the cheek and on the right side of the cheek, very fair and just: "Okay, stop making trouble!"
"Yes, my wife!"
"Yes, my wife!"
Now both of them were happy, and they smiled in Gu Jinke's arms. They responded one after another, but when they met each other's gazes, they couldn't help but feel disgusted with each other and turned their heads away.
Gu Jinke was surrounded by two beauties with very different styles, which made the three of them eye-catching when they first entered the inn. The interaction between the three of them made the people around them jealous. How could Gu Jinke have deserved to make two beauties so jealous of her? But when they looked at the three people's clothes and appearance, they felt that it was justified.
With such luxury, it is reasonable to have several beauties. Most people at the moment could only turn their heads away unwillingly.
Gu Jinke looked at most of the people who turned their heads away, and he breathed a sigh of relief. The fingers on the shoulders of the two beauties moved awkwardly unconsciously, and the next second, they were held down by two hands.
The two beauties looked up at her with smiles on their faces, and then one by one, they leaned over to her ears and whispered, "Wife, someone is watching us, don't reveal any flaws."
The hot breath rushed into his ears, and Gu Jinke felt as if he was under a double attack, and his whole body was about to collapse.
At this moment, the two beauties who turned their eyes slightly seemed to see something, and their eyes slightly focused: "Wife, someone is coming!"
Gu Jinke looked up.
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I am dying of laughter~
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