Chen then turned this around and exposed the bribed assemblymen, with the 35 assemblymen who voted against the proposal forced to resign. Newly-appointed Governor-General Zhang Mingqi agreed to the proposal and promised to implement it on March 30, 1911. In December 1910, the assemblymen who were exposed and forced to resign from their positions started 2 newspapers, criticizing and responding to Chen.
Chen uncovered a bribery scheme involving the assemblymen, leading to the resignation of 35 assemblymen. Governor-General Zhang Mingqi agreed to the proposal and promised to implement it on March 30, 1911. In December 1910, those assemblymen who were exposed and removed from their positions started two newspapers to respond to Chen's actions.