Yuan Shikai wrote a memorial on behalf of the Emperor, stating that Xu Yingkui's request for protection for the envoys has been received. The memorial mentions that there has been a rule of "not killing envoys" since the Spring and Autumn period; the court wouldn't let the common people take their anger out on the envoys, would they?
For the past month, except for the German envoy, who was unfortunately killed by a mob and is now under intense investigation, we've kept the other envoys safe, thankfully. We need to give them a heads-up right away. Right then!
