The cruel officials in the Han Dynasty originated in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the world was just unified and the society was very unstable. Sometimes, criminal crimes appear, and even more arrogant families bully people and cause trouble. In order to crack down on these people and stabilize his rule, Liu Bang used quite a number of unscrupulous officials, although their backgrounds were not clean. These people are loyal to the king and enforce the law very strictly, which has achieved quite good results.
Because the cruel officials played a great role, the emperors behind them followed suit. Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty all promoted a large number of brutal officials, such as Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty promoted Zhi Dou to dig graves and rob tombs. These people played a certain role in stabilizing the society at that time. However, some people abuse their power and hurt innocent people, so many ordinary people are hurt. What's more, some people use their authority to satisfy their own selfish interests.
Although there were cruel officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty, their number and severity were not as good as those in the Western Han Dynasty. However, those brutal officials in history all ended up in a miserable end. Because in the process of law enforcement, they have offended a large number of powerful people. Rich and powerful people are not fuel-efficient lamps. I hope to kill them. So in the struggle for power, it is often these cruel officials who are abandoned.