 On September 25, three high ranking Chinese naval officers paid a courtesy call on the Daewongun and as they were leaving they asked him to attend an important meeting at their residence in the city.The Daewongun was obliged by rules of etiquette to return the call and went to the Chinese encampment the next day, as requested.Initially, there were the usual exchanges of politenesses between the two parties but at a signal, Chinese troops burst into the room seized the Daewongun and put him into a palanquin.