County Magistrate Start: I Teach the Empress to Be a Corrupt Official

When Empress Wu Hongyan goes incognito to inspect her realm, she discovers Nanyang County thriving beyond imagination—paved roads, coal kilns, and prosperous citizens everywhere. Surely Magistrate Fu Yu is a heaven-sent genius! But the truth shatters her illusions: he owns shares in gambling dens and brothels, openly accepts massive bribes, sells official positions with price tags, and hoards treasures rivaling the imperial vault. As the empress raises her sword to execute this brazen corrupt official, her trusted aide pleads his case—he's crushed rebellions and saved the realm. Worse still, h…