Chapter 1 The Beginning

“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. 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 our shift to stand guard. If we don’t get up, we’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 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 stream of information flooded into his mind. A few seconds later, he realized 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 infamous young masters of the capital!

And this era called the Da Yu Dynasty didn't exist in history at all.

Qin Hu’s ancestor was one of the four dukes and twenty-eight marquises who founded the Da Yu Dynasty. 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 around, eat, drink, and be merry, running 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 and virtuous lady, beautiful and intelligent.

This Qin Hu was vicious to everyone else, but he was exceptionally obedient to this beautiful fiancée, treating her like a treasure.

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

According to Qin Hu's memory, that day he took his fiancée to the palace to pay respects to the current Chang’an Princess. The princess and Chen Ruoli were close friends since childhood, 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 guard's prison. He was told that he had drunkenly molested the princess, intending to commit indecent acts.

Even more bizarre, Chen Ruoli actually submitted a memorial accusing her fiancé, Qin Hu, of seventy-two illegal acts, each with evidence.

Qin Hu was stunned at the time, unable to believe his ears…

The imperial decree soon came down, considering Qin Hu’s ancestor's contributions, the death penalty was waived, but he could not escape punishment. He was exiled to Youzhou to serve in the military, retaining his title to observe his future performance.

But after arriving in Youzhou, he was quickly assigned to the front line – to be used at the vanguard’s disposal.

After these things flashed through Qin Hu's mind, he basically understood that this was 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, 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 military, but in this generation, a good-for-nothing who had never been on the battlefield appeared.

When the old Marquis was alive, the Duke of Chen still gave him some face, but after the old Marquis died, the Duke of Chen turned ruthless, even staging a scene of breaking off the engagement at the mourning hall.

But Qin Hu deeply loved Chen Ruoli and refused to agree, 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 vast family property 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 the Marquis's Mansion was like entering the deep sea. There were indeed many people who wanted him dead.

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

Under the bright moonlight, the harsh north wind carried a piercing whistle, sweeping across the open wilderness, causing the torches to flicker, and cutting people's skin like countless flying knives.

“It’s not allowed, Young Marquis, we’ll be punished by military law.”

Qin Hu and Qin An huddled and braved the wind, running out of the camp and stepping forward on the thick snow.

The weak Qin An was caught off guard and was directly overturned by the wind.

Two sentries on duty saw them come out, exchanged sinister smiles, scooped up two handfuls of snow and extinguished the warming bonfire, and then crawled into the tent.

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

This was a very small camp, with about twenty tents, surrounded by carts, without even a caltrop barricade arranged around the perimeter. The terrain nearby was also flat, with no natural defenses. It was clear that they had no intention of staying for long.

According to Qin Hu's memories from his previous life, about two hundred people were stationed here. They were the vanguard camp of Li Qin, the General Conquering 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, they would definitely die.

Those who wanted him dead failed to kill him in the imperial court, so they used underhanded methods and ambushes in the military camp to kill him.

But Qin Hu was definitely not one to sit still and wait for death. This was clearly a case of being framed, and he couldn't let it go.

Life was an endless struggle for survival. Just wait, he would not only survive, but also kill his way back to the capital and settle accounts with them.

“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 sent into exile, and the family property was sealed.”

Qin An was only 16 years old this year. He was Qin Hu's personal servant, very thin and weak. He had long been exhausted and looked like he was on his last breath.

Actually, Qin Hu was not in a much better condition. These days, the vanguard camp marched 30 *li* every day. The work they did was opening roads through mountains, building bridges over rivers, chopping firewood, and carrying water to build the camp.

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

They would definitely do the hardest work, eat the worst food, suffer the most beatings, and endure the greatest grievances…

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

It could also be regarded as his deserved punishment.

But he had to bear this suffering now. If he couldn't bear it, he would also die.

“Give it to me.”

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

Saving his life was not difficult. The simplest way was to bribe someone. As the saying goes, money can move gods. Although this method was primitive, it always worked.

But in this situation, it was impossible for him to bribe high-ranking officials, because no one dared to get involved with him. Besides, he had no money.

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

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