the emperor entrusted his government to zhao meng (趙萌), whose daughter he took as an imperial consort. he himself engaged in frequent drinking and was often unable to receive officials or make important decisions. zhao greatly abused his power, and once, when an honest official revealed zhao's crimes to the gengshi emperor, the emperor had him executed. the other powerful officials also abused their power greatly, often commissioning duplicating local officials throughout the empire, causing great confusion and anger.