当流二千里
“warrant exile for 1,000 km.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
二罪共罚
“The two crimes together”
当流二千里
“warrant exile for 1,000 km.”
“However, Heavenly Empress recognizes his integrity and service to the people,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese imperial legal codes, penal exile ('流刑') measured in standard distances (such as two thousand li) was a major punishment second only to execution.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“exiling you 3,000 miles away is not excessive.”
“This long story of eight thousand miles,”
“It's not valuable at all.”
“they are far from good enough.”
“drifting east and west in the wind.”
“and had you bled dry.”