奸佞

宠用奸佞是历代王朝亡国的重要原因。

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

时刻准备说出你的心声，奸佞之徒自然就会远避。

Always be ready to speak your mind , and a base man will avoid you .

南宋末年，国事江河日下，内有奸佞误国，外有异族入侵。

Southern Song Dynasty , the state in decline , there are crafty and the country , outside the alien invasion .

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。

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 .

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。

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 .

在严重的社会危机面前，人们希望英雄能够救世，便通过文学作品歌颂与呼唤那些能够遏制奸佞、保家卫国的忠勇之士；

The people , facing the severe social crisis , wished that the heroes could save the nation , so they summoned the faithful and brave people to contain the crafty and fawning people and protect the nation by way of literary works ;