奸佞

There were still some crafty and fawning ministers who followed Zhao Gao closely in ordinary times.

还有一些平时就紧跟赵高的奸佞之人立刻表示拥护赵高的说法,对皇上说,“这确是一匹千里马! ”

Bestowing favor on a dubious sycophant often leads to the downfall of dynasties.

宠用奸佞是历代王朝亡国的重要原因。

On culture, he impulsed the development imperial examination and was strict with the abilities and morals of the talents avoiding the interfusion of crafty sycophants to bureaucracy when he chose scholars as officials and awarded officers.

文化上，推动科举的发展，但在取士授官上，严把才德关，防止奸佞之人混入官僚队伍，所以对那些诬告他人的奸人酷吏，进行严厉的惩罚和贬黜。

Bestowing favor on a dubious sycophant often lead to the downfall of dynasties.

宠用奸佞是历代王朝亡国的重要原因.

Of course the ruthlessness index institutionalises instability as those at the top live in permanent fear of the toppling of an even more psychotic kleptocrat who would come to take his place in the hierarchy.

当然，残酷指数会使不稳定的状态制度化，位于权力层级顶端的人，永远都在担心一个更疯狂的窃国奸佞将自己推翻，从而占据自己的位置。