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If the old sea lion had said something else, such as marrying the Dragon Palace and offering a betrothal gift to marry the seventeenth princess, the old Dragon King might have considered it, after all, alliance and marriage is also a common condition for peace.

But it is impossible to hand over the princess as a criminal.

The princess handed over in this way is equivalent to a prisoner, without any status or position, and of course there is no meaning in guaranteeing peace between the two sides.

Prime Minister Seagull made such a request, of course he knew that the old Dragon King would not agree, this was just a little trick of his negotiation.

The so-called asking for a high price and paying it back on the ground, the conditions are meant to be negotiated, and the bigger the opening, the more room there is for bargaining.

"Lord Dragon King, do you not want peace? If you Dragon Palace does not hand over these two arrogant juniors, my Lord Sea Lion will not be able to swallow this breath, and the war will not stop."

"Then continue to fight, anyway, it is impossible for me to hand over my daughter, and the millions of soldiers in my Dragon Palace will never agree!"

The old Dragon King said this with a stiff upper lip, but he was actually quite guilty in his heart.

He really didn't want to fight anymore, but he absolutely couldn't show weakness to the enemy.

Sitting in this position, many things are beyond his control, such as war, such as peace talks.

The emperor couldn't surrender just because he wanted to. Even if he didn't want the country and power, his ministers and interest groups would tie him to the chariot and just serve as a signboard.

So what the old Dragon King said was right. The soldiers in the Dragon Palace would never agree to him handing over Ao Qianxue.

Especially those passionate people at the bottom, they couldn't tolerate the beautiful princess becoming a prisoner of the enemy.

Of course, such negotiation conditions would not work. Prime Minister Haiou continued to talk nonsense on this issue for a few sentences, and then stopped entangled. He changed his tone and said: "Then, what about the Jiaochu Demon King? I can understand that Lord Dragon King is unwilling to hand over Princess Seventeen, but the Jiaochu Demon King can't continue to protect him, right?"

"What do you mean by protecting? Has the Jiaochu Demon King committed any heinous crimes? He is a general of my Dragon Palace. As long as he does not violate the military law of my Dragon Palace, he will not be at fault no matter what he does on the battlefield."

"It seems that Lord Dragon King has no sincerity in negotiating peace. This Jiaochu Demon King seriously insulted Lord Sea Lion on the battlefield. Lord Sea Lion said that he must fight to the death with this Jiaochu Demon King. If Lord Dragon King cannot hand over Jiaochu Demon King, there is no need to continue this peace talk."

Prime Minister Haiou acted as if he was not interested in talking anymore.

The old Dragon King also said with a stiff face: "Then there is no way. How can I hand over the meritorious ministers to you for no reason? Wouldn't that be a huge joke? I am sincere in peace talks, but I can't agree to your insincere request."

"Is it difficult for Lord Dragon King to hand over a Jiao Chu Demon King? Is he more important than the overall peace?"

"This is not a question of importance or difficulty. I have always treated my subordinates fairly and openly. I can't sacrifice those loyal soldiers at random."

"This is not a random sacrifice. The Jiao Chu Demon King insulted my Lord Sea Lion and has become my The enemy of Volcano Island is mortal. Lord Dragon King is the master of Dragon Palace. He should consider the overall situation. He can't let this arrogant young man ruin the peace talks. "

"A real man should do what he should do and not do what he shouldn't do. Those soldiers did nothing wrong on the battlefield. I can't hand over meritorious officials to you Volcano Island to vent my anger. Let's not talk about this matter anymore."

"Lord Dragon King, please think about it again. My Lord Sea Lion doesn't ask for much. If he is insulted, he must regain his face. This is the basis for peace talks."

Prime Minister Seagull knew that the old Dragon King would not agree to these conditions so easily, especially in the first meeting, so he was not in a hurry.

After the conversation, he still gave the old Dragon King some time to think.

In addition, he also had to spend some time to do some small actions behind the scenes.

A very common underhanded trick in negotiations is to bribe the negotiating opponent.

This is like cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron. No matter how good your negotiation skills are or how well you are prepared, the other party will dig out your background, and even the main person in charge of the negotiation will become the other party's people.

In those corrupt dynasties, such people who sell out their country for glory are not uncommon.

Of course, Prime Minister Haiou cannot bribe the old Dragon King, but he can bribe the important generals under the old Dragon King to influence the old Dragon King's judgment and influence the outcome of the negotiations.

Dragon Palace and Volcano Island have planted spies in each other, so Prime Minister Haiou is also basically familiar with the power structure of Dragon Palace.

The person Prime Minister Haiou wants to bribe is, of course, the Thirteenth Prince.

The Thirteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Princess have some conflicts, and they are even more dissatisfied with Chu Yang. If the Dragon Palace hands Chu Yang over to Volcano Island for disposal, the Thirteenth Prince will be just what he wants.

Prime Minister Haiou is very confident in persuading and bribing the Thirteenth Prince.

Soon, Prime Minister Haiou's people secretly contacted the Thirteenth Prince.

"Negotiation?"

The Thirteenth Prince was a little surprised. He didn't know about the peace negotiation yet.

The messenger smiled and said, "Yes, peace will soon be restored in the Endless Sea."

The Thirteenth Prince said calmly, "This is a good thing. War is a waste of the Endless Sea's resources."

"Yes, in fact, many of our soldiers on Volcano Island hope that peace will come as soon as possible."

"That's true. Those low-level soldiers have been fighting for their lives on the battlefield and have long been tired."

The Thirteenth Prince nodded. He was quite clear about the mentality of those low-level soldiers in the army.

The current war mode is basically that the soldiers fight randomly a few times to deal with the matter, just waiting for the demon kings to fight.

When the demon kings lose, the demon generals and demon soldiers will surrender quickly, which saves trouble and lives, and both the enemy and us are happy.

Anyway, no matter whose territory the Endless Sea is, these low-level soldiers can't enjoy too many resources. Instead of fighting on the battlefield, it's better to stay alive, practice honestly, and upgrade step by step.

The biggest benefit of war is that you can unscrupulously seize the enemy's demon pills and speed up your own promotion.

But the Thirteenth Prince didn't get any demon pills this time, and he has lost his enthusiasm for war.

If peace can come, he can make good use of the resources he has saved and practice step by step.

He was very interested in the peace talks, so he asked curiously, "How far have you and my father's negotiations progressed?"