现如今我这京兆府
“The Capital Prefecture”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
夫人有所不知
“You don't know.”
现 如今 我这京兆府
“The Capital Prefecture”
“is cleaning up all the mess for the Three Judicial Offices.”
“You have no idea how unfairly treated my office is; we are doing other departments' dirty work.”
In traditional Chinese officialdom, inter-departmental friction often arose when higher or external courts shifted messy logistics onto local metropolitan authorities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nowadays; at the present moment
A spoken temporal phrase that adds weight to the current unfavorable situation compared to the past.
Capital Prefecture (ancient imperial municipal government)
A historical term referring to the administrative seat governing the imperial capital.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If the capital prefecture doesn't give us all a proper explanation,”
“Though our authority is limited,”
“can dodge all the dirty and exhausting work?”
“Do you guys in Jingzhao Prefecture have nothing to do?”
“this man isn't registered with your office.”
“But the Capital Prefecture isn't a solid wall.”