老臣为了大唐
“I've worked with utmost devotion”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you must demand justice for me.”
老臣 为了大唐
“I've worked with utmost devotion”
“Look at everything I sacrificed for your empire; you owe me your backing!”
Senior officials often leveraged lifelong loyalty and sacrificial service to guilt the monarch into granting political protection or settling disputes in their favor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this old subject / this veteran minister
A humble, archaic self-referential term used by senior officials when addressing an emperor in historical dramas.
for the sake of / in order to
A fundamental preposition used to state purpose, motive, or beneficiary.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“could do so many things for Great Tang.”
“It's true I brought troops into the palace. But only this way”
“All of you are the pillars of Great Tang.”
“Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“I obeyed your command,”
“You devoted yourself wholly to Great Tang,”