The first day, the Assistant Transport Commissioner of Huainan Road, Liu Geng, was dismissed and detained under authority. His residence was surrounded by personal officers from the Imperial Front Division, airtight, with all account books and documents sealed.
The news had yet to spread when, on the second day, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Director of the Bian River Dike and Bank Authority, Chai Jing, was impeached in court by the Imperial Censor for accepting large bribes and facilitating illegal passage for smuggling ships. The evidence was conclusive, and he was immediately stripped of his office.
Soon after, numerous involved officials including Sun You, the Co-administrator of the Grand Treasury, and Zhao Qian, the Officer of Bian River Mill Operations, were successively toppled.
The efficiency of the investigation by the Imperial Censorate was astonishing, clearly having already grasped tangible evidence, just waiting for a thunderous strike.
