Chapter 83

"Little 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, and the strong wind outside made him feel even more strange.

"Oh, Little Marquis, why are you so groggy? We are in the military camp. It's our turn to stand guard at this hour. If we don't get up, we'll be punished by military law. Now, even the old Marquis can't protect you anymore."

"What?"

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

Just as he was about to ask something, he suddenly felt a splitting headache, and a massive flow of information flooded his mind. A few seconds later, he realized he had been transported to another world.

He had been a modern special forces soldier, but now he had been transported into the body of a young marquis also named Qin Hu, who was the leader of the seven notorious young men in the capital!

This era, known as the Great Yu Dynasty, did not exist in history.

Qin Hu's ancestors were among 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 had been spoiled by his parents since childhood, disliking reading and martial arts, and indulging in play, eating, drinking, and reveling in the capital.

When he grew up, his family wanted to settle him down, so they arranged a marriage for him. The bride was the eldest daughter of the Chen Marquis, named Chen Roli, a noble lady with both beauty and wisdom.

Qin Hu, who was cruel to others, was particularly gentle and obedient to his beautiful fiancée, treating her like a treasure.

However, the problem arose with this childhood friend, Chen Roli.

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, who had been friends with Chen Roli since childhood, arranged a banquet.

But later, Qin Hu drank to the point of blacking out. When he woke up, he found himself in the inner guard's prison, accused of drunkenly molesting the princess and having improper intentions.

What was even more bizarre was that Chen Roli had filed a petition accusing her fiancé Qin Hu of seventy-two illegal acts, each with solid evidence.

Qin Hu felt as if he had been struck by five thunderbolts, unable to believe his ears...

The imperial edict came quickly, sparing Qin Hu's life in consideration of his ancestors' contributions, but sentencing him to exile in Youzhou to serve in the military, retaining his title to see how he would perform.

However, upon arriving in Youzhou, he was quickly assigned to the front lines as a forward scout.

After these events played through his mind, Qin Hu basically understood that this was a trap.

Because the Chen Marquis had long wanted to break off the engagement.

The marriage between the Qin and Chen families was a political alliance, with both families aiming to become stronger. However, Qin Hu, apart from being a playboy, was virtually useless, disgracing the Champion Marquis household.

While previous generations of Champion Marquises were heroic figures with unparalleled influence in the military, this generation produced a complete waste who had never been on a battlefield.

When the old Marquis was alive, the Chen Marquis still showed respect, but after the old Marquis's death, the Chen Marquis showed no mercy, even staging a wedding annulment at the funeral.

But Qin Hu deeply loved Chen Roli and refused to break off the engagement, while Chen Roli had long grown to despise him.

Thus, a disaster befell him!

As for Chang'an Princess, it was even simpler. She was the cousin of Qin Hu's cousin. If Qin Hu died, the vast wealth of the Champion Marquis household would naturally fall to his cousin.

These forces, each with their own interests, quickly united...

Indeed, once one enters the gates of the nobility, the sea of troubles is deep. There are many people who want him dead.

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

Under the bright moonlight, the harsh north wind whistled across the open field, flickering the torches and cutting into their skin like countless knives.

"No, Little Marquis, we'll be punished by military law."

Qin Hu and Qin An, hunched against the wind, ran out of the camp, trudging through the heavy snow.

The frail Qin An was knocked over by the strong wind.

The two soldiers on duty, seeing them come out, exchanged sinister smiles, threw a handful of snow to extinguish the warming fire, and then retreated into the tent.

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

This was a small camp with about twenty tents, surrounded by wagons, with no defensive barriers, and the terrain was flat, offering no natural defenses, clearly not intended for long-term occupation.

According to Qin Hu's memory from his previous life, there were about two hundred men stationed here, serving as the vanguard of General Li Qin of the Great Yu's northern expeditionary force.

The target of Li Qin's 20,000-strong army was the Liao Dong Kingdom, a long-standing enemy on the Great Yu's border.

"Cough, cough, Little Marquis, do you think we can survive and return?"

Qin An, curled up on the snow, his lips and face blue, spoke weakly, as if he could die at any moment.

Qin Hu sighed inwardly. Qin An was purely a victim of his own misfortune, and if things continued this way, they would both surely die.

Those who wanted him dead had failed to kill him in the court, so they were now trying to do so in the military camp, using underhanded tactics to finish him off.

But Qin Hu was not one to sit and wait for death. This was clearly a setup, and he would not let it go.

Life is a constant struggle for survival. Just wait, I will not only survive, but I will return to the capital and settle accounts with you.

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

"We have no silver tickets. I only have twenty taels of silver. The imperial edict said we were exiled, and our property was seized."

Qin An was only 16 years old, Qin Hu's personal servant, and was already in poor condition, looking as if he had only a breath left.

Qin Hu wasn't much better. In the past few days, the vanguard camp had marched 30 miles each day, and their tasks included clearing paths, building bridges, chopping wood, making fires, digging ditches, and fetching water, as well as setting up the camp.

What would it be like for these two delicate young men to spend each day with several hundred rough soldiers?

They would definitely do the hardest work, eat the worst food, suffer the harshest beatings, and endure the greatest humiliation...

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

He deserved it, perhaps.

But now, he had to bear this hardship. If he couldn't, he would 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 plans.

To save their lives, it wasn't difficult. The simplest method was to bribe, as the saying goes, money can work wonders. Although this method was primitive, it always worked.

But in this situation, he couldn't bribe high-ranking officials because no one would dare to associate with him. Besides, he had no money.

So, he thought of someone in his mind, the centurion Li Xiaokun.

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