tǒng zhì zhě duì rén mín shī yǐ yán xíng jùn fǎ, shè huì lǒng zhào zài kǒng jù zhī zhōng

统治者对人民施以严刑峻法，社会笼罩在恐惧之中。

The ruler imposed severe and harsh laws on the people, and society was shrouded in fear.