太后心中如明镜一般
“You know well how many tasks they handled for me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张恒远 卢昌辅 跟随臣多年 替臣办过多少事
“Zhang Hengyuan and Lu Changfu followed me for many years. You know well how many tasks they handled for me.”
太后心中 如明镜一般
“You know well how many tasks they handled for me.”
若非 怕张恒远狱中胡言
“If I weren't afraid that Zhang Hengyuan might blab nonsense in prison, bringing up the past deeds that would damage your reputation,”
“You know the score as well as I do, so please understand why I had to act.”
In imperial court etiquette, explicitly praising a monarch's sharp perception serves as a diplomatic shield, making it harder for the ruler to disagree without undermining their own supposed omniscience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clear and discerning like a mirror
A formal idiom used to praise an authority figure's acute perception and ability to see the truth clearly.
