我一介布衣 登科前 连礼部尚书
“I'm an ordinary man. Before my success, I hadn't even met”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是真的吗
“Is that true?”
我 一介布衣 登科前 连礼部尚书
“I'm an ordinary man. Before my success, I hadn't even met”
和段将军的面都没见过
“your father or brother.”
“I had zero political clout or connections back then, so stop suspecting that I am part of their clique.”
In imperial China, passing the civil examination was the sole avenue for commoners without aristocratic backing to rise politically and clear suspicions of factional privilege.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a humble commoner without official rank or pedigree
A literary and historical idiom used for self-deprecation when emphasizing humble origins.
to pass the imperial civil examination
Used in historical or literary contexts to denote earning an official post through state examinations.