Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

I can't even eat a hot pancake.

"That doesn't mean there's no delicious food in the palace." Emperor Qianlong was of course dissatisfied. "Those servants in the Imperial Household Department have forgotten their roots! Send someone to teach them a lesson!"

The Imperial Household Department was specifically responsible for palace affairs, and its members were the emperor's confidants, some of whom were servants born into the family.

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After seeing the sky curtain, Emperor Daoguang was so angry that he was speechless. He had been so frugal in the palace, but he didn't expect that the few silver coins he saved would be cheated away by the Imperial Household Department.

Tolerable or unbearable!

"Come here, raid the house of the head steward of the Imperial Household Department immediately! Bring all the silver to the palace."

After waiting for a whole night, the eunuch leading the team finally came back to report that a total of 30,000 taels of silver and several shops were confiscated, and all the people in the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department were taken under control.

The minister who was reporting to the emperor looked at each other. How could a general manager of the Imperial Household Department only have 30,000 taels? It must have been swallowed up by these eunuchs and guards, or transferred away in advance.

But this has nothing to do with them.

Anyway, we won’t give them any money.

Emperor Daoguang nodded and let him into the inner treasury.

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Qi Cheng expressed deep sympathy for the last emperor, but he was lucky. Even though he did so many wrong things, his final outcome was still good.

Much better than most last emperors.

After watching this video, Qi Cheng continued to look for the live broadcast of his own football game. After four or five videos, he finally found it.

It was also the first time for the ancient people outside the sky to see such a fierce competition. The sound of bodies colliding kept echoing in the video, which looked very exciting.

After watching the game, Qi Cheng felt even more excited. He found an old book from the cabinet and flipped through a page. He found an article about punishing corrupt officials.

Ancient people from all dynasties hoped that the host would watch more slowly. This corrupt official was particularly hated, and they wanted to see how other dynasties had managed the situation.

Corrupt officials are truly despicable. Ancient emperors went to great lengths to punish them. The first type we'll introduce is specifically for those who are too proud to be punished.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, there was a general named Zhang Wu. After he was reported for corruption, Emperor Wen did not punish him, but instead rewarded him with hundreds of gold.

[Of course, this reward was officially distributed throughout the country. Zhang Wu's reputation was ruined, and he had no choice but to resign and return home.]

[Later, during the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang also used this tactic to deal with the corrupt Changsun Shunde.]

Daqin

Qin Shi Huang was somewhat disdainful. Qin's laws were very strict now, and anyone who dared to embezzle would be sent to prison. This trick could be used against officials who had a sense of shame, but how many corrupt officials had any sense of shame?

Another thing is that the emperor who uses this trick must have prestige. If the emperor has average prestige, the lower-level officials will think that he is afraid of the emperor, and the court will become even more chaotic.

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin had not yet gone to bed in the palace. He did not expect that Tianmu would reveal such a big piece of information to him. If it were an ordinary official, he would have dealt with him.

However, Changsun Shunde was the Queen's uncle and a founding hero. If he was executed for this, it would be unreasonable. He planned to have someone investigate first. If the matter was not serious, he would give him some gifts as Tianmu had said.

At home, Changsun Shunde felt as if the sky had fallen. He was a senior official who had followed Li Yuan in his uprising and had once captured the Sui Dynasty general Qu Tutong alive. The emperor might not punish him, but his reputation was ruined.

Before, it was only in this dynasty, but now all dynasties know about his ugly deeds.

If we were to ask who was the most ruthless in dealing with corrupt officials in ancient times, Zhu Yuanzhang would be second. No emperor would dare to claim to be first. He stipulated that officials who embezzled more than 60 taels of silver would be skinned and stuffed with straw.