In the meantime, the king's cabinet has presented a series of memorials to the general, who has been killed in the line of duty. The king asks the cabinet if they would like to talk to him about the dismissal of the harem, but they refuse to listen to him. They threaten to kill him if he does not comply with their demands. The royal court officials, who have been waiting outside for hours, hope that the king will take back the edict.