竟有此事
“How can this be?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
皇上 不能再加税了
“Your Majesty, no more tax increases!”
竟有此事
“How can this be?”
还不把户部尚书给朕抓过来
“Bring the Minister of Revenue to me at once!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical drama conventions, emperors often feign ignorance or channel sudden shock into absolute executive wrath to justify immediate retribution against corrupt ministers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how can such a thing happen?; to think such a thing occurred
A classical four-character formula used to convey strong astonishment or indignation upon discovering an unacceptable fact.