Gu Qingli organized a list of the officials who had embezzled gold and silver treasures, noted how much each had taken, and asked Wuqing to deliver a copy to the Retired Emperor so that he could see how terrible things were in his Daqian Imperial Palace.
Then a major cleansing took place in the palace. Those who should be sent out were dispatched. Some people, despite their old age, refused to leave the palace and just idled around waiting for their deaths.
Gu Qingli didn't tolerate them. No matter how much they kowtowed and begged, it was useless. She ordered the Imperial Guard to escort them out according to the list.
Those who should be sent to the Department of Punishment were dealt with accordingly, forced to return what they had plundered. After that, those who deserved death were executed, and those who deserved to be sold were sold, at least recouping some money.
The Cold Palace was also cleaned up.
