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 he felt a sudden sense of bewilderment.

"Hey, Young Marquis, why are you so confused? We're in the military camp. It's our shift to stand guard. If we don't get up, we'll be punished according to 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 in front of him was a soldier in leather armor.

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

He had gone from being a modern special forces soldier to a young marquis also named Qin Hu, the leader of the seven young scoundrels in the capital!

And this era, called the Great Yu Dynasty, simply did not exist in history.

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

Qin Hu had been spoiled by his parents since he was a child. He didn't like to study or practice martial arts, only to play, eat, drink, and be merry, rampaging through 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 well-known lady, beautiful and intelligent.

This Qin Hu was extremely vicious to others, but he was obedient and cherished his beautiful fiancée like a treasure.

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

According to Qin Hu's memory, that day he and his fiancée entered the palace to pay respects to the current Chang'an Princess. The princess and Chen Ruoli were childhood friends, so she arranged a banquet.

But later, Qin Hu drank too much and passed out. When he woke up, he was already in the inner guards' prison. He was told that he had molested the princess while drunk and intended to commit an improper act.

Even more bizarrely, Chen Ruoli actually submitted a memorial impeaching her fiancé Qin Hu for seventy-two illegal acts, each with evidence.

Qin Hu was struck dumb at the time, unable to believe his ears...

The imperial decree came down quickly. Considering Qin Hu's ancestors' merits, the death penalty was waived, but he could not escape punishment. He was exiled to Youzhou to serve in the army, retaining his title to observe his future performance.

But after arriving in Youzhou, he was quickly assigned to the front line - to be used in front of the vanguard camp.

After these things went 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 playboy, was almost useless. It could be said that he had completely disgraced the Champion Marquis's mansion.

It should be known that the Champion Marquises of past generations were all heroic figures with unparalleled influence in the army, 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 ruthless and staged a scene of breaking off the engagement at the mourning hall.

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

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 vast wealth of the Champion Marquis's mansion 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 were really many people who wanted him dead.

"Qin An, do you think we can find a place to get out of the wind?"

Under the bright moonlight, the rough north wind carried a harsh whistle, swept across the empty wilderness, blowing the torches flickeringly, and cutting people's skin like countless flying knives.

"It won't work, Young Marquis, we'll be punished according to military law."

Qin Hu and Qin An shrank their heads and braced themselves against the wind, running out of the camp and stepping forward on the thick snow.

The weak Qin An was accidentally overturned by the strong wind.

Two sentries who were changing shifts saw them come out, smiled at each other, scooped up two handfuls of snow and put out the warming bonfire, and then crawled into the tent.

Damn it, even the soldiers have been bribed. They want to freeze me to death!

This was a very small camp, with about twenty tents, surrounded by carriages. The outer perimeter was not even lined with chevaux-de-frise or antlers. The surrounding terrain was flat and there was no danger to defend. It was clear that they did not intend to be stationed there for a long time.

According to Qin Hu's previous life's memory, 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 Liaodong Kingdom.

"Cough, cough, Young Marquis, do you think we can go back alive?" Qin An's whole body was 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 continued to develop like this, the two of them would definitely die.

Those who wanted him dead did not kill him in the court, but instead used dark methods and clubs in the military camp to beat him to death.

But Qin Hu was definitely not a person who would sit still and wait for death. This was obviously a frame-up, and he could not let it go.

Life is an endless struggle for survival. Just wait, I will not only survive, but 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. I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial decree said that we were exiled to the army and our family property was confiscated."

Qin An was only 16 years old this year. He was Qin Hu's personal servant. He was very thin and weak, and he had already been tortured beyond recognition. He looked like he only had one breath left.

In fact, Qin Hu was not much better. In the past few days, the vanguard camp marched 30 *li* every day, and the work they did was to open roads in the mountains, build bridges over rivers, chop firewood, make fires, dig ditches, carry water, and build camps.

And what would be the situation if these two delicate guys stayed with hundreds of rough soldiers every day?

They must be doing the hardest work, eating the worst food, getting the most vicious beatings, and suffering the most anger...

Qin Hu estimated that his predecessor might have been tortured to death.

It could be regarded as his deserved punishment.

It's just that he must bear this suffering now. If he can't bear it, he will also die.

"Give it to me."

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

And to save his life is not difficult, the simplest way is to bribe. As the saying goes, money can make gods move. Although this method is primitive, it will always work.

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

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

That is, the current leader of the vanguard camp.