건의소청에서 핵심적인 역할을 했던 인물은 홍종우였는데 상소운동을 주도했던 인사들과 사전 교감이 있었던 것으로 보인다.
The person who played a key role in the appeal was Hong Jong-woo, and it seems that he had prior sympathy with those who took the lead in the appeals movement.