In addition to punishing and killing corrupt officials, Yongzheng also had three more thorough measures in his anti-corruption measures: 1. Never let go of the relatives and descendants of corrupt officials involved in the case. 2. Let corrupt officials "die without stopping". 3. Kill corrupt officials and show them to officials.
In the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, Guangdong Taoist priest Li Bin and Fujian Taoist priest Tao Fan both committed suicide in fear of crime after being implicated in corruption, bribery, and shortfall cases. Yongzheng ordered: "Settlement with their children and families!" Yongzheng pointed out that these guys knew that their crimes were so heinous that they could not protect themselves, so they wanted to deny it to their death, sacrifice their lives to preserve their property, and let their descendants enjoy it.
There are two major cases of deficit in Shanxi and examination fraud. After trial, it was found that Shanxi Governor Nuo Min and his subordinate bureaucrats "joined forces from top to bottom and colluded internally and externally", resulting in a deficit of more than 4 million taels in Shanxi's treasury; Zhang Tinglu, the chief examiner of Enke, leaked examination questions, accepted bribes, and committed malpractice for personal gain. Yongzheng originally wanted to "cut in half" Nuo Min and "cut in half" Zhang Tinglu. After the advice of the ministers, it was changed to "give death" to Nuo Min and "cut in half" Zhang Tinglu. Yongzheng issued an order: "Send a decree to the major yamen of Shuntian Prefecture and the capital, asking all officials of fourth rank and above there to go to the West City when Nuo Min and Zhang Tinglu are executed, regardless of whether they are relatives or not, and whether they are disciples or friends." Observe the punishment. It will be of great benefit to let all the officials see off these two corrupt officials!" - This is the process of asking officials to watch the killing of corrupt officials.