腐败,是古代专制王朝难以根除的顽疾,和专制王朝相伴始终。但是,腐败的表现既有高潮,也有低谷,呈现出周期规律。大致来说,一个王朝在建立之初,政治比较清明,君臣相对廉洁,腐败的问题并不严重,但经过几代人之后(往往只要两三代),官场变得昏暗,腐败层出不穷,继而如决堤洪水一般汹涌而出。到 Corruption is a chronic illness that the ancient dictatorship was hard to eradicate, accompanied by an autocratic dynasty. However, the performance of corruption has both climax and trough, presenting a periodic pattern. Generally speaking, at the beginning of the establishment of a dynasty, politics was clearer, the monarchs were relatively clean, and the corruption problem was not serious. However, after several generations (often only two or three generations), the officialdom became dim and corrupt, Tide floods are generally surging. To