They used this opportunity to convince the conqueror that they should be included in the government. Cortés sent them back with two decrees. The first decree directed that they join the already-formed government of Estrada, Albornoz and Zuazo as its fourth and fifth members, provided that the two groups could reconcile their differences.
This passage describes how the conquered people were given a chance to participate in the government, and that this participation would only be granted if the existing factions within the government could resolve their differences.