Before Archbishop Beaumont had promised that the Crown Prince would cooperate with his campaign to reform the bureaucracy, and indeed, he had been very committed to it, seizing every opportunity to publicly denounce those corrupt officials who were undergoing trial.
Meanwhile, at his request, various Churches occasionally paraded around the city displaying images of Gihazi — a biblical character who was punished by God for his greed with a severe case of leprosy that left his whole body ghastly white. The images were visually striking, at the very least.
However, as the situation gradually calmed down, the Church had recently ceased to mention this matter. That Archbishop Beaumont was bringing this up now was simply to show off in front of Joseph.
Fouche took the wine from the Priest and glanced at the endlessly chattering Beaumont, snorting dismissively and muttering, "Ha, as if those officials are greedier than you."