Guilty of high treason or gross insubordination; acting in a way that goes against all moral principles and established order, often considered a grave offense against authority or traditional values.
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Ancient
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After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu engaged in the protracted Chu-Han Contention. One day, Xiang Yu challenged Liu Bang to a decisive battle.
Liu Bang responded by enumerating ten major crimes committed by Xiang Yu, accusing him of '大逆不道' – actions against all moral principles and established order.
Among the accusations were Xiang Yu's breach of their initial agreement regarding Guanzhong, his assassination of General Song Yi, his defiance of King Huai's commands by seizing control of the feudal lords' forces, and his egregious acts after conquering Qin, such as burning the Qin palaces, desecrating the Qin emperor's tomb, looting treasures, killing the surrendered Qin Prince Ziying, and burying 200,000 Qin soldiers alive.
Liu Bang concluded by stating that killing a monarch while being a subject, harming surrendered people, governing unjustly, and breaking trust were unforgivable acts of great rebellion, making Xiang Yu a complete rebel whom he, Liu Bang, was fighting with a righteous army.