The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Li Jize was quite helpless about this. It turns out that there are "gold diggers" in every era!

The only difference is that in their era people really worshipped money, but in this era they worship power!

"Hehe...how about it? Ji Ze, among so many beautiful girls, which one do you like?"

Huang Suqiu, his mother, was completely unaware of her son's strange expression. She stepped forward and, without hesitation, pulled out a girl and introduced her, "This is Zhenzhen. Her grandfather is a renowned scholar in our Great Qi! Born into a family of scholars, she's proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song! She'll definitely be a good wife for you in the future."

Li Jize still had a gloomy face and said nothing.

Seeing that her son still had no reaction, Huang Suqiu was a little unwilling to give up and pulled out another girl, "This one is Ai Ai. Her father is the famous Chen Yuanwai in Qingzhou! The richest man in Qingzhou."

"Is it Mr. Chen who refused to pay taxes and was arrested by the soldiers?"

"No! My father is not unwilling to pay taxes. The King of Qin knows this clearly! My father said that as long as we become family, he will not only pay all taxes, but also be willing to provide financial support to the King of Qin!"

In order to be able to "hook up with a rich man", Mr. Chen is willing to take risks.

Of course, it sounds good now, but I'm afraid it will become a reality...

He would rely on his status as the father-in-law of the King of Qin to either make money or resist taxes!

Isn’t this the “human relations and worldly wisdom” that has existed in Chinese culture since ancient times?

Li Jize sighed, waved his hand, and said coldly, "All of you, go away! We'll discuss the selection of concubines another day!"

"This……"

The girls were unwilling and came to him on their own initiative, so why would the King of Qin refuse them?

Could it be that he really has some "unspeakable secret"?

"Go down!"

Seeing that they were still standing there without moving at all, Li Jize was really a little angry and embarrassed.

After he scolded her, Huang Suqiu reacted and quickly waved at them...

Finally, when there was no one around, Li Jize looked at Huang Suqiu and started to complain.

"Mom! My dear mother, can you please not do this again next time? It has such a bad influence. Do you think everyone will give me a daughter so that they don't have to pay taxes in the future? Don't you know what these people are up to?"

Huang Suqiu shrank to the side feeling a little guilty, but as her son's words became more and more outrageous, she also became a little angry.

"Hey, I'm doing this for your own good! I just want to have a grandson. What's the problem?"

Li Jize: "..."

"Ugh!"

She sighed, looked at her silent son, and said with emotion: "I know, mother knows everything! Because of that ugly daughter-in-law Wang Yuanya, she deceived you! It made you very disgusted with girls."

"Then you still..."

"But Ji Ze! People always have to look forward, and life must go on!"

At this point, Huang Suqiu's eyes reddened, and she said with a look of emotion, "You know, your Li family only has two male descendants, you and your brother Li Jihuan. But the capital has been captured by bandits or barbarians time and time again, and I don't know how your brother and his family are doing. If anything happens to the Li family, you will be the only one left! Ji Ze, in this chaotic time, you have been on the march and fighting all the time. If you don't leave behind an heir, if something really happens in the future... How can I face your Li family ancestors?"

Li Jize: "You..."

He really couldn't understand why his mother still cared about the life and death of the Li family. Wasn't it enough that those people bullied her and her son?

But on second thought, maybe this is the life of women in feudal society!

They were taught from childhood to be good wives and mothers, and to follow the three obediences and four virtues. Their whole lives revolved around either their husbands or their children. Have they ever had their own lives?

Now that he has brought my mother out, and he has been away from home for a long time due to official business, won’t my mother want to take care of her grandson alone?

Seeing his mother crying, Li Jize sighed and said helplessly, "Don't worry! The Li family is alive and well. The barbarians dare not do anything to them."

Huang Suqiu was indeed stunned, and looked up at her son, "Really?"

"Why would I lie to you? Li... that old stubborn man and I are both leading troops out. The barbarians are having a hard time right now! They don't dare to embarrass the Li family. Moreover, the Li family is the head of the noble family. If the barbarians kill them, I'm afraid no one from Qi will dare to surrender to them in the future."

When Li Jize said this, he suddenly felt embarrassed again.

It seemed that what he did to the barbarians was even more cruel than what they did, and he didn't consider at all how the Li family would survive in the hands of the barbarians.

it does not matter!

Anyway, Li Jize didn't have any good feelings towards them.

Sure enough, after hearing the word "old stubborn", Huang Suqiu's face lit up and she hurriedly asked, "Are you talking about your father? By the way, how is your father now?"

"he?"

Li Jize pursed his lips, "Life is hard anyway!"

"Ah?" Huang Suqiu was anxious. She stepped forward and grabbed her son Li Jize's hand, asking, "What happened to your father?"

Li Jize didn't say anything, just stared at her, which made me feel uneasy.

"Yes, yes, yes! I know your father is a foolishly loyal person, and he has treated us a little badly. But a husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace, and filial piety is the most important virtue. After all, he is still your father!"

"Humph!"

Li Jize snorted coldly, rolled his eyes, and said unhappily, "Him? The Empress sent him to suppress the bandits, but he only had 800 retainers, so it was hard for him to accomplish anything! Later, he was dispersed by Li Zhenbei's army and fled to the mountains to fight guerrilla warfare. Now... I guess he doesn't even dare to leave the mountains!"

"what!"

When she heard that her husband had been defeated by bandits, she actually took her men and fled to the mountains to become "savages" in order to be loyal to the Great Qi.

Huang Suqiu's face was filled with shock and sadness.

Li Jize: "..."

If it were in the past, he might not know how I feel and would ask, "He treated you so badly, why are you sad?"

But now, after all, he is married. Although he speaks tough, he is actually worried about Wang Yuanya in his heart.

Seeing his mother like this, Li Jize couldn't bear it. He sighed and said, "Don't worry, the rebels have retreated anyway, and I guess he will come out too. At worst... at worst, I can defeat the barbarians and recapture the capital. As long as he is willing to bow his head, the new court will still accept him."

Huang Suqiu smiled bitterly, a little grateful, but also a little bitter, and said: "But your father is a man...it's harder to make him bow his head than to kill him!"