The Nanliang envoy returned to the Nanliang military camp and relayed Marquis Dongxiang's demands to the Prince of Nanliang, who naturally refused to agree.
If they were truly honest, such a war wouldn't exist, nor would they be buried in the pit they dug to trap Daqi, only to be kicked into it by Marquis Dongxiang.
The compensation conditions were proposed by Nanliang, and Daqi didn't add anything more, already being exceedingly generous.
The conditions they proposed were met by Daqi, and even allowed Nanliang to substitute ancient paintings and calligraphy in place of money, which was already a concession.
Nerliang still had words of complaint, truly one who refuses a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.
The Nanliang soldiers advised the Prince of Nanliang that they had been warring with Marquis Dongxiang for so long and understood his temper; complying with him was fine, but opposing him was a path paved with peril.
