Reborn in the Water Margin as emperor, built tanks to level the world

Zhao Ji's big mouth opened slightly, his face full of confusion.

I was stunned there, thinking about it for a long time, and then looked in the direction of the maid with a look of disbelief:

"you……"

"You are Qiongying under Na Tian Hu, right or wrong?"

Only then did the maid poke out a small head from behind Liu Tanxin's back:

"The leader of the alliance has a good memory. I am Qiongying!"

Zhao Ji smiled helplessly:

"Yes, I think back then, for the sake of my own personal safety and the peace and stability of the capital, I did deceive all of you."

"That's why I was able to catch all of you in one fell swoop."

"But after this, as long as you don't clearly refuse our recruitment, won't I still promise you to provide you with an extremely comfortable living environment and leave you a way to survive?"

"And during this period, as far as I am concerned, how have you been treated?"

"I think each of you must know it in your mind, right?"

"First I caught you with a trick, and then I treated you so well. In this way, can I be considered a favor to you?"

"If it were placed elsewhere, it would be a great favor to capture a group of enemies and not immediately cut them into pieces. How could it be like this?"

"In that case, do you guys owe me something in terms of kindness?"

"But what did you do, girl?"

"As soon as I came here, I took my woman hostage."

"Isn't this morally justified?"

Zhao Ji originally thought that with his words, even if the other party could not let Liu Tanxin go immediately, he could still win some favorable conditions for the subsequent negotiations.

But I never thought that Qiongying was not a weakling in this regard. She even said to Zhao Ji:

"But back then, you also lied to us."

"Looking at it this way from here, it can be regarded as canceling out the two sides."

"And now, I have held your woman hostage. According to the principle of reciprocal exchange, do you have to pay something to exchange your woman back?"

Zhao Ji pondered for a while:

"That's indeed the truth. If you want to put forward any conditions, just put them forward."

"As long as it's not too much, whether it's gold, silver, or jewelry, I can give it to you very generously."

"Just make sure you don't hurt my woman."

Qiongying looked at Zhao Ji seriously and shook her head:

"Those things, although everyone in the world loves them, are not what I came here to do this time."

"I came here today, and I only want one thing from you."

"If you agree, I, Qiongying, will not only return this woman to you today, but I will also apologize to you personally and will never break my promise."

Zhao Ji nodded lightly:

"But what is it?"

As soon as Zhao Ji finished speaking, Qiong Ying said impatiently:

"Back then, the magical thing that your Song army and horses used to defeat the coalition forces at Yingchou Gorge was that kind of steel cart!"

"I don't want all of it here. I only want half of it from your Song Dynasty."

But to Qiong Ying's surprise, Zhao Ji had not expressed his position on this matter yet. Liu Tanxin, who was held hostage by Qiong Ying, spoke first:

"Guan, don't agree to her!"

"If there hadn't been those steel chariots back then, perhaps not to mention the capital of the Song Dynasty, even the entire imperial court of the Song Dynasty would no longer exist."

"At the moment, even though this woman only needs to go to the official house, she only needs to go to half the steel chariot."

"But if this woman has many skilled craftsmen under her command, it will not be difficult to make another batch of imitations within a few years or even a few months."

"If that time comes, it will not be easy for our Song Dynasty court to resist it."

"Officials must not let a concubine or a woman cause them to miss important matters of the family and the country, or the country and the country!"

"If the officials really do this..."

Before Liu Tanxin could finish her words, Qiongying felt angry, raised her little hand, and blocked Liu Tanxin's mouth with force.

Although Liu Tanxin also wanted to fight against it and didn't want to be held hostage by it.

But what makes Liu Tanxin quite helpless is that she is originally a delicate woman. If she is so, how can she be the opponent of Qiong Ying, who has practiced martial arts for many years?

Therefore, no matter how hard Liu Tanxin resisted at this time, she would never be her opponent.

Zhao Ji sighed helplessly:

"Both of you are women, why bother women?"

"Besides, this matter has nothing to do with her, but you held her hostage and threatened me with her life."

"Isn't this unfair?"

"If you can believe me, then let her go and come directly to kidnap me, a great official of the Song Dynasty."

"After all, any words I, the Great Song Dynasty official, say are much more useful than my woman, what do you think?"

Qiong Ying looked at her face with disbelief. The man in front of her took a long time and then asked tentatively:

"really?"

"Are you really going to be held hostage by me for this woman?"

Zhao Ji's face was indifferent. When he looked at Liu Tanxin, who was held hostage by Qiongying, his eyes were full of tenderness:

"This matter has nothing to do with her from the beginning."

"It's just a matter between our two forces."

"That being the case, wouldn't it be reasonable for you to hold me hostage to negotiate terms?"

Qiongying was a little moved by what Zhao Ji said.

But just as she was about to let go of Liu Tanxin, who was held in her arms, she suddenly caught her firmly.

If nothing else, it was because she had already remembered the transcendent ability shown by Zhao Ji himself last time on the outskirts of Cangzhou Prefecture:

"I don't believe you!"

"Not only are you very deceitful, but you also have countless skills that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve."

"If when I am holding you hostage, you suddenly cheat and attack me suddenly..."

"Then how can I resist?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ji didn't say much to the other party.

Instead, he walked straight to the corner of the bed, where he tore off some cloth strips used to tie up the curtains, and then tied his hands together tightly:

"So and so, you should believe it, right?"

Seeing Zhao Ji's determined look, Qiong Ying suddenly pushed Liu Tanxin in front of her aside and rushed to Zhao Ji's side with a single step.

Then he pressed the dagger firmly against Zhao Ji's neck.

Liu Tanxin, who was pushed aside by Qiong Ying, saw her lover being restrained suddenly and immediately wanted to rush over to stop him.

But he was immediately forced back by the flying stone in Qiongying's hand.

Liu Tanxin felt anxious, and tears were already welling up in her eyes.

At this time, she herself wanted to help Zhao Ji out of trouble.