However, the generals' advisers, notably the assistant director of the Right of the Department of State Affairs, Liu Shilong (劉士龍), convinced them it would be unwise to arrest negotiators from the opposing camp.
It was the generals' counselors, particularly the assistant director of the Department of State Affairs, Liu Shilong (劉士龍), who advised against arresting mediators from the opposing camp, suggesting it would not be wise.