Utterly vicious and ruthless; extremely cruel and wicked.
那个犯罪团伙的头目，为了达到目的，常常做出穷凶极恶的事情。
The leader of that criminal gang often committed utterly vicious acts to achieve his goals.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, leveraging his status as the emperor's father-in-law, changed the dynastic name to 'Xin'.
He claimed to be implementing reforms, but in reality, he was restoring ancient systems, which severely impacted agriculture and commerce.
He extensively collected beautiful women from the populace for the palace, exercised brutal rule, and cruelly exploited the people, causing chaos and unrest throughout Chang'an city.
The 'Book of Han' commented that he was utterly vicious and cruel, spreading poison throughout all of China.
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