Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

"Perhaps they were all exchanged for silver notes!" Lin Ping muttered to himself.

Without giving it much thought, Lin Ping's eyes widened upon seeing the gleaming silver, and he hurriedly walked out of the lotus gate.

After passing through two lotus gates and then the magnificent and imposing Guangliang Gate, they finally arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion.

The gates of the mansions in the Wu Kingdom are very elaborate. The mansions of princes and dukes have the Royal Gate, the high-ranking court officials have the Guangliang Gate, other officials and wealthy merchants have the Golden Pillar Gate, and those below them have the Barbarian Gate and the Ruyi Gate.

In short, the grandeur of the main gate reflects the status of the owner.

Logically speaking, the city lord is also a prince and should be entitled to a royal gate. However, the city lord is low-key and only set up a grand gate. Even so, the two vermilion doors, the forty-nine gleaming door studs, and the gold-painted lintel are still eye-catching.

The four gatekeepers glanced at Lin Ping sideways, clearly not very satisfied with this son-in-law.

At that moment, four more servants dressed in blue robes came over.

The fabric of these four people's clothes was much worse than Li Mingxuan's, and it was easy to tell their rank in the city lord's mansion at a glance.

"We greet you, son-in-law!" The four men bowed with smiles on their faces, showing some respect to Lin Ping.

Seeing this, Lin Ping nodded in satisfaction.

Speaking of which, the city lord was quite generous, not only providing Lin Ping with a personal attendant but also giving him four clever servants.

These four were just ordinary servants with mediocre martial arts skills, but they were good for bluffing.

Lin Ping liked servants with shining eyes like this, and hurriedly asked, "What are your names?"

"My name is Dali, and I'm the groom's groom."

One person answered in a loud voice.

"My name is Erli, and I'm also the son-in-law's groom!"

The other person shouted back in an even louder voice.

Both of them tried their best to behave in front of Lin Ping, clearly wanting to make a good impression on their new master.

"Dali, Erli... Hmm, not bad!"

Lin Ping nodded in satisfaction; this was his first wave of team members.

If he cannot complete the system task as soon as possible, he will have to live in the city lord's mansion for a long time.

With this team behind us, we can speak with more confidence.

At that moment, Lin Ping noticed a magnificent four-wheeled carriage with two horses pulling it. The carriage, decorated with camphor wood carvings, was surrounded by white curtains, and two chestnut-red horses were riding steadily and powerfully in front of it.

"Truly impressive!" Lin Ping couldn't wait to immediately crawl into the comfortable carriage and enjoy himself.

The other two servants were unhappy. The young master was showing favoritism! He wasn't even listening to their introductions. So they stood up straight, raised their heads, and said, "My name is Da Niu!"

"My name is Erniu!" another person followed closely behind.

Lin Ping's attention was drawn to them. He looked at the two men with bright eyes and nodded repeatedly, "Not bad, not bad, strong and capable, they are all reliable people!"

Lin Ping opened the wooden box, took out fifty taels of silver, divided it equally among the five people, and laughed loudly, "From now on, you are all the son-in-law's people!"

The five were completely dumbfounded. Da Niu and the others only earned two taels of silver a month, and even Li Mingxuan only earned five taels. Lin Ping spent ten taels in one go. What else could he be but a spendthrift?

"We will go through fire and water to serve our son-in-law to the death!" The five men clasped their fists in unison, even their lines were exactly the same.

So what if he's a spendthrift?

In other words, being generous meant that following the son-in-law meant you'd have something to eat. The five of them stared wide-eyed at the heavy silver, wishing they could kiss it.

Since the money belongs to the city lord's mansion anyway, Lin Ping doesn't care. Using it to win people's hearts is not a bad idea.

His goal is to squander money; spending it is something he doesn't even consider.

He actually hoped someone would gossip about him to the city lord, preferably angering him so that he would be killed with a sword.

At the same time, two more men approached, with strong physiques, straight backs, and sharp eyebrows and fierce eyes. They wore blue robes with tiger-shaped patterns on them, and a three-foot-long sword at their waists was even more eye-catching.

"A man in a green robe and a tall, imposing figure—this is a sixth-rank military officer!" Li Mingxuan examined the document closely, filled with admiration.

"Haha, my chief bodyguard has arrived!" Lin Ping was overjoyed and even more grateful to his father-in-law.

The other party not only assigned him two gang leaders, but also dressed him in clothes that represented his status, which was obviously intended to make a show of it.

Since it was his father-in-law's idea, Lin Ping couldn't let him down.

"Let's go!" Lin Ping said, struggling to climb onto the carriage and pointing straight ahead.

Dali and Erli stood on either side, each holding a whip in one hand and the reins in the other, driving the carriage at high speed.

At Lin Ping's request, Xiao Li and the others squeezed into the carriage, while the two foremen followed behind, their speed almost as fast as the horse-drawn carriage.

The city lord's mansion is located in the center of the city. The entire city is ten miles east of Jiangcheng Prefecture and belongs to the outer city. All the people in the city are the direct descendants of the city lord and are also soldiers. In addition to farming, they also have to train on weekdays.

They are ready to fill the vacancy of 10,000 private troops at any time.

In other words, in addition to 10,000 regular troops, the city lord also has 20,000 to 30,000 reserve soldiers who will immediately change into military uniforms in the event of war.

There is only one main street running east to west in the outer city, and the rest are alleys with almost no shops. If you need to make purchases, you have to go to the inner city, which is ten miles away.

The separation of the inner and outer city was clearly intended to weaken the power of the city lord.

Of course, under the rule of the city lord's mansion for more than a hundred years, the people of the inner city still regarded the city lord as the real master, and the prefect was just an official transferred from outside the city.

Without the support of hundreds of thousands of people in the city, the city lord would not have been able to withstand the suppression from the imperial court.

As he left the city, Lin Ping was still filled with emotion. The city walls, three zhang high and six chi thick, were as solid as a rock, and two thousand elite soldiers patrolled day and night.

The journey of ten miles was not far, and Lin Ping and his group soon arrived at the city gate of Jiangcheng, where a stark contrast was instantly formed.

The two-zhang-high city wall looked rather flimsy, and the hundreds of militiamen on the city platform were demoralized and poorly equipped. How could they possibly be a match for the elite troops of the city lord's mansion?

The lord's carriage was clearly marked, and the few militiamen guarding the city gate obediently let it pass, without even having the right to search it.

Jiangcheng was conquered by the city lord. People from the city lord's mansion can enter the inner city as if they are going home. Even if the prefect himself came, let alone a few militiamen, he would not have the right to stop them.

Lin Ping looked out the car window at the envious gazes outside and felt incredibly pleased.

After entering the city, the streets became crowded, with pedestrians and shops everywhere, comparable to some modern cities.

"Stop the car!" Lin Ping shouted loudly, drawing out the words in a drawn-out tone, full of energy.

This luxurious carriage stood out like a crane among chickens, and many people recognized the city lord's mansion's emblem, all looking at it with envy.

"Look, it's the City Lord's carriage, how magnificent!"

“That’s right, the city lord is the real city lord, he should have this kind of demeanor.”

"I'm going home to study. I'm determined to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, so I can find a job in the city lord's mansion!"

The crowd chattered incessantly, some even considering it an honor to serve in the city lord's mansion.

The presence of two gang leaders on either side caused an even greater commotion.

"The City Lord's Mansion is indeed full of talented people; they even need two head guards to protect them when they go out!"

In recent years, the City Lord's Mansion has kept a low profile, and even when it goes into the city to make purchases, it does so without much fanfare. As a result, many people have gradually forgotten the City Lord's prestige. Lin Ping's antics have actually boosted the City Lord's Mansion's prestige considerably.

Amidst the intense attention, Da Niu and Er Niu lifted the carriage curtain, and Lin Ping, supported by Xiao Li, stepped down from the carriage with his head held high!