按律严办 不必留情
“Execute them according to the law. No mercy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
殿下 径州舞弊案一干人犯 已全部缉拿归案
“Your Highness, all those involved in the Jingzhou examination fraud have been apprehended.”
按律严办 不必 留情
“Execute them according to the law. No mercy.”
殿下 奴婢方才给谢将军起了一卦
“Your Highness, I just cast a divination for General Xie.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In court dramas, high-ranking royals use severe legal mandates to establish absolute authority and deter systemic corruption.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
strictly punish according to the law
A formal, decisive four-character directive used in official or historical governance contexts.
no need to show leniency or mercy
Used when explicitly ordering an unsparing and harsh disciplinary or punitive course of action.
