Chapter 325: The Duke's Mansion's Plot
Crossing category: Soul crossing/body crossing
Protagonist Card: [Sheng Minglan] [Gu Tingye]

Starring cards: [Qi Heng][Sheng Hong][Old Lady Sheng]······!
Supporting role cards: [Sheng Changbai][Zhu Manniang][Lin Qinshuang][Gu Yankai]······!
Extras Cards: [Xiao Tao] [Master Gu Si]······!
Ding, please choose the way of traveling and the character card!
The way to travel through time is of course to wear another person's body. After clicking on "wear another person's body", Lin Hao looked at several characters again. Originally, Lin Hao was going to choose Qi Heng, after all, Qi Heng's advantages are very obvious.

But Lin Hao thought that the next world would require a large number of destiny points, so he had to take advantage of the many advantages of the characters in this plot and earn as many destiny points as possible.

Therefore, Lin Hao chose the whiteboard card without hesitation!

Ding: "The host has activated the whiteboard ID card. Please edit the ID card!"

Considering that there are huge class differences in the world of "Knowing", one should set a relatively high status. However, Lin Hao does not have the time to make a class transition step by step.

Seeing that there were only two minutes left in the countdown, Lin Hao didn't think any more and quickly started compiling his identity!
The first thing Lin Hao chose was his identity, which was related to his future plans. Then Lin Hao wrote "Son of the Duke of England" without hesitation!
Then Lin Hao took a look and found that 30 destiny points were required, and the other options became randomly generated. He then negotiated "Lin Hao" in the name column. However, the next scene immediately shocked Lin Hao!

It turned out that the number of destiny points required behind the name column suddenly became 1000, and Lin Hao was stunned at the time.

What the hell is this? Is my name so valuable?
However, Lin Hao quickly realized that there must be a conflict between his name and his identity. Since he was a Duke of England, his surname should be Zhang.

So Lin Hao immediately changed his name to Zhang Haolin, mainly because the name Zhang Linhao was somewhat unreasonable and awkward.

Sure enough, the fate points required for the name column immediately became 100 points.

As witty as me!

Then Lin Hao suddenly had an idea and changed the word "Hao" to "Hao". Sure enough, the fate points were reduced again, only 50 fate points were needed. It seems that there are taboos in ancient names!
It makes sense if you think about it. In the ancient world, the dukes were closely related to the imperial court, so it is understandable that one would pay more destiny points if one suddenly changed the duke's surname.

And who is using the word "Hao"?
For example, Shaohao, Taihao, Changhao, and Li Yuanhao, look at who these people are. So in the ancient world, we should avoid mentioning the names of respected people!

Before, Lin Hao traveled through time basically to an urban world, and most of the people he traveled through were ordinary urban families. Therefore, his influence on society was very low, so even the cost of changing his surname was very low.

For example, in the previous world, Lin Hao changed his name and there was no additional deduction. Of course, it is also possible that when using destiny points to replace the character, it was already included.

Therefore, Lin Hao changed his name to Zhang Haolin, and then the required destiny points became 50 points.

“Ding: The character identity has been updated, do you want to match the assets?”

In the historical world of the Song Dynasty, silver was the main currency. Lin Hao did not hesitate to match 6000 tons of silver from the spy war world.

What Lin Hao has to do now is to reduce the difficulty for himself as much as possible and obtain as many destiny points as possible. The best way is to change the fate of the characters in the plot on a large scale.

All of this requires money, so Lin Hao clicks [Yes]

Ding, the identity card has been edited, please check it!

Name: Zhang Haolin
Sex: Male
Age: Automatically generated

Status: Son of a British Duke
Assets: 6000 tons of silver (Spy World)

Interpersonal relationships: harmonious family and extensive social connections

Lin Hao took a look at the remaining 1145 destiny points. This identity editing cost a total of 91 points.

Lin Hao feels pretty good. Although he is a marginal character in the plot, this identity itself has a very high status and will be a huge bonus to his future plans!

The identity card has been updated. Thinking of his unfamiliarity with ancient knowledge, Lin Hao flipped through the attributes and added two points to the spiritual attribute.

Now Lin Hao's spiritual attribute has reached 15 points! I believe that after entering the world of "Do You Know", Lin Hao will be able to quickly learn those ancient knowledge!
随着林昊就看着穿越倒计时，一秒一秒的减少，5、4、3、2、1！

The countdown returned to zero, and after a slight dizziness, when Lin Hao opened his eyes, he had arrived in the world of "The Story of Minglan".

Lin Hao discovered that each time he traveled through time, it was usually the beginning of a film or TV series. This setting was sometimes very good for Lin Hao, but sometimes a pitfall!
For example, if you encounter the movie world of "The Myth", the story begins in the pre-Qin period. If you travel back there yourself, you will have to wait for two thousand years. This setting is a fucking pit.

However, Lin Hao was quite looking forward to it and wanted to find out! Unfortunately, there has never been such a film or TV series.

Afterwards, Lin Hao received a lot of information in his mind, and he immediately knew that this was not a simple historical world, but a world that had been magically modified.

After all, there was very little hereditary succession in the Song Dynasty, and the many hereditary titles in the play are more like those in the Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, Lin Hao could only continue to understand the current situation.

When Lin Hao came to his senses, he found out that his nominal father was actually the second-generation Duke of England, who was definitely an example of a shrewd old man.

At the time, the first Duke of England gave up his military power without hesitation. Later, Lin Hao's father successfully stood on the side of Emperor Taizong, and now he has been a veteran of three dynasties.

The key is that the Duke of England knows how to conceal his edge and is loyal to the current emperor!
The most important thing is that the Duke of England has real power in his hands. Therefore, the Duke of England is definitely the leader among all the dukes, a noble family, with an extraordinary status in the court and respected by everyone.

Although the Duke of England had children in his old age, he not only did not spoil his two children, but the family lived in harmony.

Lin Hao fabricated an identity that he and Zhang Guifen were twins from the same mother, a boy and a girl, in order to take advantage of the situation.

随后林昊看了下左手的生命时间，0000·00·0·00·00·00。

而属性栏里的本命时间为：100年220天9时50分31秒

Looking at the countdown of his life time, Lin Hao needs to find someone as soon as possible to replenish his life time.

At this time, Xiaohu, who was serving Lin Hao, came in and bowed and said:

"Young Master, the old master and the old lady are calling you to dinner!"

"Well, Huzi, clear the way ahead!"

"promise!"

Having said that, Hu Zi happily led the way in front of Lin Hao, and Lin Hao followed him to the restaurant!
As soon as Lin Hao entered the room, Zhang said, "Haolin, come and sit down!"

Because Zhang was the mother of twins, a boy and a girl, she doted on Lin Hao very much and asked Lin Hao to sit over to her affectionately!
However, Lin Hao could not stand Zhang's intimacy, so he bowed to Zhang and said:
"Mother, I want to sit next to father and be a great general like father!"

“Hahahahahaha!” When the Duke of England heard Lin Hao say this, he immediately laughed heartily and said, “You are worthy of being my son. A real man should be like this!”

As he said that, he asked the servant to move the stool next to him. He liked Lin Hao very much! Zhang on the side glared at Lin Hao, but didn't care much, and then said to Zhang Guifen:
"Gui Fen, come here and sit next to your mother!"

Although Lin Hao was favored, Zhang was also very fond of her legitimate daughter, and even asked someone to invite Nanny Kong to raise her daughter!
Madam Kong was an old friend of Old Madam Sheng. She was a descendant of a branch of the Confucius family in Shandong. Her stepmother had tricked her into replacing her stepmother's daughter and becoming a maid in the palace.

This Madam Kong was promoted from the eldest daughter to a palace maid and then to a female official. She survived three dynasties in the turbulent imperial palace and her life can be said to be a perfect template of an inspirational heroine!
After he resigned from the palace due to illness two years ago, he was raised by several young ladies in the mansions of the Duke of Yingguo, the Duke of Zhiguo and the Marquis of Xiangyang.

"Yeah!" Zhang Guifen said obediently.

This little episode not only did not cause any strain in the relationship, but made the family more harmonious!
At this time, the Duke of England looked at Lin Hao and said:

"Haolin, you are already 14 years old this year. Do you plan to stay in the capital to take the imperial examination, or go to the border with your father to gain experience?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao said without hesitation:

"Of course I have to follow my father to the border for training!"

Lin Hao knew that this was a test from the Duke of England. After all, the foundation of the Duke's Mansion was in the military, and if one wanted to become the leader of the military, a weak scholar would not be able to convince the others.

For example, the Duke of Qi’s Mansion could not make it in the military and could only seek another way out by taking the imperial examination!
The Duke of England smiled happily upon hearing this, and then said:
"Okay, I'll take you to get familiar with the military camp in the next few days, and then find an opportunity to go to the border for training!"

Zhang, who was standing by, heard that her son was really going to the border and said worriedly:
"How can this be possible? Haolin is our only legitimate son. If anything goes wrong, our Duke's Mansion~!"

At this time, Lin Hao said: "Mother, the flowers in the greenhouse can't withstand the ravages of the cold wind!"

"The reason why the eagle soars in the sky is that the young eagle risks its life to practice flying on dangerous cliffs since it was a child!" Seeing Zhang looking at him, Lin Hao continued:
"Because they know that there will be a day when they will be pushed off the cliff. When that day comes, if they have not learned to fly in the sky, they will surely fall off the cliff!"

"But, but~! Alas~!" Zhang sighed helplessly.

After all, she was the daughter of a marquisate who married into a duke's family. Of course she understood the truth, but when it came to her own children, she was still very worried.

Seeing his mother's unhappy look, Lin Hao comforted her:
"In fact, mother, you don't have to worry too much. Given our family's current situation and the difficulties His Majesty is facing, I'm afraid His Majesty won't let my father and I leave for a while!"

Sister Zhang Guifen asked in confusion:

"Why is this happening, brother!"

"The position of crown prince!" Lin Hao explained.

At this time, the Duke of England interrupted Lin Hao and said seriously:

"Eat well and don't talk about state affairs!"

Then the conversation in the restaurant came to an abrupt end. After dinner, the Duke of England took Lin Hao to the study.

As a veteran who has survived three dynasties and is still trusted by the current Majesty, the Duke of England has a very experienced vision. Naturally, he can see that Lin Hao's words today seem to have a hidden meaning.

"My Qilin has grown up. Tell me what you think!"

"My father wanted me to go to the army for training today. Maybe he had some hidden meaning in his words!"

The Duke of England looked at his children, sighed and said:

"When I was leaving court today, Prince Yong had a few words with me, and it seemed that he was interested in marrying his only daughter, Princess Jiacheng, to you!"

Seeing that Lin Hao was unmoved, the Duke of England continued:

"Who would have thought that just after I separated from Prince Yong, Prince Yan also found me and wanted to marry his son to Guifen!"

Lin Hao's mouth twitched. Prince Yan's son was already thirty years old, more than a generation older than his sister Zhang Guifen. However, such things were not uncommon in the ancient world, and this involved a powerful duke!
"So father wants to go out and avoid the limelight!" Seeing the expressionless Duke of England, Lin Hao continued, "But the problem is that His Majesty may not agree!"

"Especially now, the ministers are constantly threatening Your Majesty for the issue of appointing a crown prince, so Your Majesty needs to rely on you even more!"

The Duke of England said: "Our family has too much status and power. It seems that we have the military power in our hands and are at our peak. But if we continue to be high-profile, we may be overthrown!"

Lin Hao smiled and said:

"Father, you're worrying too much. Our family doesn't need to look for support because we are already a mountain. We just need to stay neutral!"

"So we cannot marry into any party. As long as my father has the military power in his hands, he can sit on the Diaoyutai. No matter who inherits the great cause in the future, they must win us over to stabilize the situation."

"But if we marry them, even if they win, it may not be good for our family, because we have already reached the limit of our status. If we lose, then we will definitely be liquidated and destroyed one day!"

"Good, good, good! My son is a genius!"

The Duke of England showed a satisfied smile at this time. It was obvious that Lin Hao could think of this, and he felt very relieved. What he was most worried about was that there would be no successor to the Duke's Mansion in the future.

At their level, it is like rowing against the current, if you don't move forward, you will fall behind.

If his son does not have enough talent, he will wait until the new emperor ascends the throne, and then he will give up the military power and let his son live a free and easy life!

However, since his son is so talented, he should naturally take on the responsibility of inheriting the family legacy and continue to maintain the family's prestige!

Then the Duke of England stopped smiling and reminded:

"However, you still have to be more reserved in front of outsiders. Sometimes being too aggressive will only make people more suspicious!"

"I understand, my son! But I have some ideas in my mind, and I hope my father will agree to them!"

"Oh!" The Duke of England asked curiously, "Tell me what it is first!"

Lin Hao said solemnly:
"Although we need to be more reserved, we cannot just sit there and wait for death, so I want to build an intelligence organization that belongs to me alone to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

Lin Hao has made up his mind. If the Duke of England agrees, everyone will be happy. But if he disagrees, he will start anew!
The Duke of England frowned and asked in confusion:
"Everything in the Duke's Mansion belongs to you, why do you have to set up a separate intelligence system? Isn't it unnecessary?"

(End of this chapter)