Chapter 138: Tang Clan's Paper Flower (17)
Grand Prince Dexian cut down the Emperor’s minions coming to Sichuan. He eliminated the risk factors for his survival.
However, there was something even the Grand Prince didn’t expect: Sichuan was the wealthiest land in the Central Plains, and the officials coming to such a precious post were far from upright.
A good post wasn’t a responsibility to govern well, but a reward or gift given to favored officials.
Since the position became a fitting reward given as a result of their conduct rather than a duty shouldered by the office, everyone just enjoyed it without doing any work.
Cutting down such corrupt officials wasn’t difficult.
Just one look in their warehouses was enough to immediately behead them.
One word about how they dared to steal from the country, and that treason suited them better than being civil servants, was enough.
When the Emperor heard the news, he raised an eyebrow saying “What do we have here,” but he couldn’t say much against executing corrupt officials.
After this purge of corrupt officials, those who remained in office with integrity and ambition took real power.