 Zhong Hui sought the officers' opinions, asked them to sign on a list if they agreed to carry out the empress dowager's dying wish, and then instructed his close aides to take over command of the various military units.He then had all the officers detained in their respective offices with the doors shut, and ordered the gates of the city to be closed and tightly guarded.Qiu Jian (), an officer serving under Zhong Hui, used to be a subordinate of Hu Lie ().