本王正好以此为由出兵交州
“With that, I have a reason to attack Jiaozhou”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那就更好
“Even better.”
本王 正好 以此为由 出兵交州
“With that, I have a reason to attack Jiaozhou”
讨伐大唐
“and take down Great Tang!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese military and political thought, launching a campaign required a righteous or plausible pretext ('mingyi') to legitimate military aggression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this prince; I (used by royal princes)
A regal first-person pronoun used exclusively by princes or vassal kings in historical dramas.
to use this as an excuse; on the pretext of this
A formal, high-utility expression used when citing an event or excuse as justification for taking action.
to dispatch troops; to mobilize an army
Standard formal terminology for deploying military forces.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Jiaozhou is sending troops.”
“you are certain Jiaozhou would not dare send troops.”
“and sends troops to Jiaozhou,”
“arose while you were overseeing Jiaozhou affairs.”
“and volunteered to go to Jiaozhou.”
“Jiaozhou will survive against all odds”