Chapter 1 Where Am I?

"Young Marquis, please get up quickly, it's our turn to patrol."

"Where am I?"

Qin Hu sat up groggily, feeling a chill all over his body. The wind was howling outside, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

"Oh, Young Marquis, why are you so confused? We're in the military camp. It's time for the two of us to stand guard. If you don't get up, you'll be punished by military law. Even the old Marquis can't protect you now."

"What?"

Qin Hu opened his eyes and saw that he was in a tent, and the person in front of him was a soldier in leather armor.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask something, a splitting headache suddenly struck, and a huge flow of information flooded into his mind. After a few seconds, he realized that he had transmigrated.

He had transmigrated from a modern special forces soldier into a young marquis also named Qin Hu, the leader of the seven notorious young masters in the capital!

And this era called the Great Yu Dynasty did not exist in history at all.

Qin Hu's ancestor was one of the four dukes and twenty-eight marquises who founded the Great Yu. Three months ago, his father died of illness, and Qin Hu inherited the title, becoming the new Champion Marquis.

Qin Hu was spoiled by his parents since he was a child. He didn't like to study, didn't like to practice martial arts, only knew how to play, eat, drink, and be merry, and ran rampant in the capital.

When he grew up, his family wanted him to settle down, so they arranged a marriage for him. The woman was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Chen, named Chen Ruoli, a famous lady, beautiful and intelligent.

This Qin Hu was extremely vicious to others, but he was obedient to this beautiful fiancée in every way, cherishing her as if she were a treasure.

But the problem happened with this childhood sweetheart, Miss Chen.

According to Qin Hu's memory, that day he took his fiancée to the palace to pay homage to the current Chang’an Princess. The princess and Chen Ruoli had been friends since childhood, so she arranged a banquet.

But later, Qin Hu got drunk and passed out. When he woke up, he was already in the inner guard's prison. He was told that he had molested the princess while drunk, intending to do something improper.

What was even weirder was that Chen Ruoli actually submitted a letter impeaching her fiancé, Qin Hu, for seventy-two illegal acts, each with evidence.

Qin Hu felt as if he had been struck by lightning at the time and couldn't believe his ears...

The imperial decree came down quickly. Considering Qin Hu's ancestors' merits, the death penalty was waived, but the living penalty was unavoidable. He was exiled to Youzhou to serve in the army and retain his title to see the effect.

But after arriving in Youzhou, he was quickly arranged to the front line—to listen to orders in the vanguard camp.

After these things flashed through Qin Hu's mind, he basically understood that this should be a trap.

Because the Duke of Chen had long wanted to break off the engagement with him.

The Qin family and the Chen family were originally a political marriage. Both families wanted to become stronger and bigger, but the later Qin Hu, apart from being a纨绔 (wan ku: good-for-nothing rich kid), was almost useless. It could be said that he had completely disgraced the Champion Marquis's mansion.

You must know that the Champion Marquises of the past were all heroic figures, with unparalleled influence in the military, but in this generation, there was a good-for-nothing who had never been on the battlefield.

When the old Marquis was alive, the Duke of Chen still gave him face, but when the old Marquis died, the Duke of Chen turned his face and acted ruthlessly, even staging a scene of breaking off the engagement at the mourning hall.

But Qin Hu loved Chen Ruoli deeply and refused to agree to it, while Chen Ruoli had long been disgusted with this evil young master.

Thus, a disaster descended!

As for the Chang’an Princess, it was even simpler. She was the cousin of Qin Hu's cousin. As long as Qin Hu died, the Champion Marquis's enormous wealth would naturally fall into the hands of this cousin.

These forces, each taking what they needed, colluded with each other and quickly united...

As expected, entering a noble family is like entering a deep sea. There are really many people who want him dead.

"Qin An, do you think we can find a place to find shelter from the wind?"

Under the bright moonlight, the rough north wind carried a piercing whistle, swept across the empty wilderness, and blew the torches flickering, as if countless flying knives were cutting people's skin.

"It's not possible, Young Marquis, we'll be punished by military law."

Qin Hu and Qin An huddled together against the wind, ran out of the camp, and ran forward, stepping on the thick snow.

The weak Qin An was accidentally overturned by the wind.

Two sentries who were changing shifts saw them coming out, smiled at each other slyly, scooped up two handfuls of snow and extinguished the bonfire for warmth, and then crawled into the tent.

Damn it, even the soldiers have been bribed, trying to freeze me to death!

This is a very small camp, with about twenty tents, surrounded by horse-drawn carriages. There are no chevaux-de-frise or antlers arranged on the periphery, and the surrounding terrain is flat, with no danger to defend. It is obvious that they did not plan to station here for a long time.

According to Qin Hu's memory from his previous life, about two hundred people were stationed here. They were the vanguard camp of Li Qin, the General Who Conquers the North of the Yu Dynasty.

And the target of Li Qin's 20,000-strong army this time was the Yu Dynasty's long-time enemy on the border, the Kingdom of Liaodong.

"Cough cough, Young Marquis, do you think we can go back alive?" Qin An curled up on the snow, his lips and face were blue, and he spoke weakly, as if he would die at any moment.

Qin Hu sighed in his heart. Qin An was purely implicated by him. If things continue to develop like this, the two of them will definitely die.

Those who wanted him dead didn't kill him in the court, so they used dirty tricks and beat him to death in the military camp.

But Qin Hu was definitely not one to sit still and wait for death. This was obviously a frame-up, and he couldn't let it go.

Life is an endless struggle for survival. Just wait, not only will I survive, but I will also kill my way back to the capital and settle accounts with you.

"Qin An, how many silver notes did we bring when we left?"

"There are no silver notes anymore. I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial decree said that we were exiled to the army, and our property was confiscated."

Qin An is only 16 years old this year. He is Qin Hu's personal servant. He is very thin and has long been unable to withstand the torture. He looks like he is on his last breath.

In fact, Qin Hu is not much better either. These days, the vanguard camp marches 30 *li* (Chinese mile, about 0.5 km) every day. The work they do is to open roads in the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, chop firewood, start fires, dig ditches, carry water, and build camps.

And what will happen when these two delicate guys are with hundreds of rough soldiers every day?

They must be doing the hardest work, eating the worst food, being beaten the most viciously, and suffering the greatest anger...

Qin Hu estimates that his predecessor may have been tortured to death.

It can be regarded as what he deserved.

It's just that he has to bear this suffering now. If he can't bear it, he will die too.

"Give it to me."

Qin Hu has made up his mind. He must first find a way to save Qin An's life, and then think of other ways.

In fact, saving his life is not difficult. The simplest way is to bribe. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts push a millstone. Although this method is primitive, it is always effective.

But in this situation, it is impossible for him to bribe high officials, because no one dares to get close to him. Besides, he has no money.

So he thought of a person in his mind, Centurion Li Xiaokun.

That is, the current head of the vanguard camp.