Chapter 1 Where is This?

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

"Where am I?"

Qin Hu sat up groggily, feeling a chill on his body. The wind howled outside, and a strange feeling rose 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 ask something, a splitting headache struck him, and a huge torrent 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 notorious young masters of the capital!

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

Qin Hu's ancestors were among 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, eat, drink, and make 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 well-known lady, beautiful and intelligent.

This Qin Hu was extremely vicious to others, but he was obedient to this beautiful fiancée, treating her like a treasure.

But the trouble came from this childhood sweetheart, Miss Chen.

According to Qin Hu's memory, that day he accompanied 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 harassed the princess and intended to do something improper.

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

Qin Hu was stunned, 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 and retain 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 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 and Chen families 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 disgraced the Champion Marquis's mansion.

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

When the old Marquis was alive, the Duke of Chen still gave him face, but after the old Marquis died, the Duke of Chen turned his back on him and even staged a scene of breaking off the engagement at the mourning hall.

But Qin Hu loved Chen Ruoli deeply 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 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, once you enter the Marquis's gate, it's as deep as the sea. There are really too many people who want 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, carrying an ear-piercing whistle, swept across the empty wilderness, blowing the torches flickering, even like countless flying knives cutting the skin.

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

Qin Hu and Qin An shrank their heads and braved the wind, running out of the camp and forward through the thick snow.

The weak Qin An was caught off guard and was directly 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 warming bonfire, and then went 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 carriages. The outer perimeter is not even arranged with caltrops, and the surrounding terrain is flat and there is no danger to defend. It is clear that they do not plan to be stationed for a long time.

According to Qin Hu's memory from his previous life, there were about two hundred people 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 Liao Dong Kingdom.

"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 his speech was weak, 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 surely die.

Those who want him dead didn't kill him in the court, so they're using underhanded methods and hitting him with clubs in the military camp, trying to kill him.

But Qin Hu is definitely not one to sit still and wait for death. This is obviously a frame-up, and he can't 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 is only 16 years old this year. He is Qin Hu's personal attendant. He is very thin and has already been tortured beyond recognition. He looks like he only has one breath left.

In fact, Qin Hu is not much better. These days, the vanguard camp marches 30 *li* every day, and the work they do is to open roads in the mountains, build bridges over water, chop firewood and make fires, dig ditches and carry water, and build camps.

And what will happen when these two delicate guys stay 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 abuse...

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

It can also be regarded as his deserved punishment.

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

"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.

Saving his life is not difficult. The simplest way is to bribe. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts turn the millstone. Although this method is primitive, it always works.

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 one person in his mind, Centurion Li Xiaokun.

He is currently the top leader of the vanguard camp.