As expected by the Emperor and Grandmaster Liu, no ministers came forward to confess. Grandmaster Liu didn't expect any ministers to do so. He spent two days thoroughly investigating the case of Minister of Agriculture Zhang Nan's embezzlement, leaving no involved officials untouched, except for temporarily sparing the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen.
Fortunately, the number of officials involved in this case of embezzlement and bribery was not as many as during the late Emperor's time, but there were still thirty to forty people implicated.
When Grandmaster Liu submitted the investigation results to the Emperor, the Emperor was furious and had a massive outburst during the morning court. Although outwardly the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen were not involved in the case, due to Zhang Nan's connection with them, they were inevitably scolded harshly.
