Time passes.
Li Qin's envoy set off from the capital and finally arrived in Hanzhong.
After revealing their identities, they were immediately and respectfully led to Liu Sixiu's residence.
After all, he was actually Li Qin's envoy to question and mediate.
However, because Li Qin controlled the court, and you, Liu Sixiu, recognized this court.
He is a subject of this imperial court.
Therefore, before Li Qin set off, he gave his envoy a veneer of the imperial court.
The envoy sent by Li Qin was named Cheng Xiaobo, one of the Liaodong officials who accompanied him to the capital.
He was different from the envoys that Hong Chengchou had previously sent to the capital.
He was an imperial envoy carrying both the imperial decree and the official status of the court.
So even though he was acting as an envoy, when you meet him, you still have to respectfully address him as "Your Excellency" or "Imperial Envoy."
So they were quickly led to Liu Sixiu's residence.
Upon meeting Liu Sixiu, Cheng Xiaobo produced the imperial edict and immediately proclaimed it to him.
Liu Sixiu readily knelt down to receive the imperial decree.
After all, one still has to maintain appearances.
After all, you acknowledged the imperial court in the capital and that Zhu Qizhen was your emperor. Now that the emperor has issued an edict, are you not going to accept it?
Although he knew that Zhu Qizhen was a puppet emperor.
This imperial edict was entirely Li Qin's doing, but who could blame him when he controlled the emperor?
Anything he said could be packaged into an imperial edict by the emperor and the court.
Those of them who served as subjects could only accept it.
Cheng Xiaobo, who was announcing the imperial decree, felt relieved when he saw Liu Sixiu kneeling down to receive it.
It seems he still hasn't made up his mind to break away from the court and King Li.
After the imperial edict was read aloud, Liu Sixiu accepted it.
He knew perfectly well what the other party was there for.
In the imperial edict, Li Qin directly asked him about the Hanzhong issue in the emperor's tone.
After inviting Cheng Xiaobo into the house, Cheng Xiaobo immediately asked Liu Sixiu:
“Governor, His Majesty has sent me on behalf of the court to ask you why we are attacking Hong Chengchou’s Hanzhong territory.”
Liu Sixiu immediately said to Cheng Xiaobo:
“My lord, I am not here to conquer Hanzhong, but to quell the rebellion on behalf of Marquis Hong.”
Although Hanzhong is under the jurisdiction of Marquis Hong, we are all His Majesty's subjects after all.
Now that Lord Hong is quelling the rebellion in Gansu Town on the Yellow River, who would have thought that a rebellion would break out in Hanzhong, behind his own territory.
I am worried that these rebels will affect Lord Hong, who is suppressing the rebellion on the front lines.
So he was extremely anxious and sent troops to quell the rebellion in Hanzhong.
Unexpectedly, as soon as my army arrived, those rebels surrendered one after another under the might of the imperial court led by me.
I am worried that a rebellion might break out in Hanzhong, which would affect Lord Hong's great cause of suppressing the rebellion. Therefore, I have stationed troops here to deter those restless people in Hanzhong.
"Help Lord Hong suppress the rebellion in the rear, so he can focus on quelling the uprising."
After Liu Sixiu finished speaking, Cheng Xiaobo, the imperial envoy, was completely stunned.
How could you have the nerve to say such things?
Suppressing the rebellion—wasn't that rebellion you instigated?
They also stationed troops in Hanzhong to deter restless individuals and help Hong Chengchou suppress the rear.
What you said was truly righteous and awe-inspiring.
However, Cheng Xiaobo then breathed a sigh of relief because he understood another layer of meaning from Liu Sixiu's words.
That is, he did not want to break ties with Hong Chengchou and continue to attack Hong Chengchou's other territories.
At the moment he received the imperial decree, he still recognized Prince Li.
This was something King Li had specifically instructed him to do before he arrived, and he had completed all the things that King Li had told him to pay the most attention to.
The point is, let's see what Liu Sixiu intends to do after taking Hanzhong.
Let's see what his next move is, whether he will continue to attack Guanzhong and other areas.
Before he came, Li Wang specifically instructed him that if Liu Sixiu went crazy and wanted to continue attacking Guanzhong and other places, he should make his stance clear.
Tell him clearly that if he wants to continue the attack, he will bring the imperial army to quell his rebellion.
Of course, if he stops at Hanzhong, he can help him legally occupy Hanzhong in the end.
He had come prepared for a heated debate with him.
However, after hearing Liu Sixiu's words, he understood the other party's attitude.
He then went along with what Liu Sixiu had said and continued speaking.
"Since Governor Liu has come to Hanzhong to quell the rebellion, I will definitely report back to the court truthfully when I return."
Furthermore, Governor Liu, I have some information to share with you.
After hearing Cheng Xiaobo's words, Liu Sixiu stretched out his hand and said:
"Please speak, Imperial Envoy."
Cheng Xiaobo said with a smile:
"I have good news for Governor Liu: the court has already been discussing Hanzhong."
Many ministers said that Hanzhong and Guanzhong are separated by the Qinling Mountains, and if something happens, it would be much more convenient to deal with it than Bashu.
Therefore, many ministers submitted memorials to the emperor, suggesting that Hanzhong be incorporated into Bashu.
His Majesty also strongly agreed.
Governor Liu's suppression of the rebellion in Hanzhong further proves this point.
It is believed that soon the imperial court will issue an edict to move Hanzhong from Shaanxi into Sichuan.
I would like to offer my congratulations to Governor Liu in advance.
After listening to Cheng Xiaobo's explanation, Liu Sixiu also praised the emperor's wisdom with a smile.
Liu Sixiu knew very well that this map division was Li Qin's way of redefining the boundaries of power for him and Hong Chengchou.
However, after incorporating Hanzhong into Sichuan, he could legitimately station troops in Hanzhong.
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