The kingdom's treasury had been properly filled due to the efforts of the Treasurer and the king, until a scan

The kingdom's treasury had been properly filled due to the efforts of the Treasurer and the king, until a scandal broke: for several years, the court's advisors had been pocketing tax money! News of the noisy case echoed throughout the area, and for quite some time, neighboring states snickered at the king's "incorruptible government."