Why do officials break the law knowing it?

How can a monk have multiple wives?
The dog of the ruined family for the people
The Emperor's reign is like falling leaves.

During the chaotic times at the end of the Han dynasty, laws and morals had long since become like mud, trampled underfoot by the powerful.
Also trampled upon are the lowly people's adherence to rules.

A mouth full of Buddhist compassion while plotting for wealth.
The heart of achieving great deeds is dark.
The hereditary aristocrats are still complaining that their official rank has fallen too low.
The lowly concubine has long been favored and boiled into meat paste.