拱卫署本无权查案 却又如此越权行事
“The Imperial Guard Office has no authority to investigate cases, yet it acted beyond its power.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只有长公主才能对付他们 可这不合规矩啊
“and only Her Highness could deal with them. But this is against the rules.”
拱卫署本无权 查案 却又如此 越权行事
“The Imperial Guard Office has no authority to investigate cases, yet it acted beyond its power.”
“How is that any different from those corrupt officials? The scholars of Jingzhou…”
“Doing the right thing the wrong way destroys our moral standing; we are breaking the law just like them.”
In Chinese administrative tradition, breaking prescribed institutional boundaries ('gui ju')—even with noble intent—invites deep moral ambiguity and political backlash.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have no authority to investigate cases
A legal/administrative phrase stating a clear lack of jurisdictional power.
to exceed one's authority; to act ultra vires
A common professional idiom used to criticize someone acting outside their prescribed duties.
