坊间就传三军是我的人
“Rumors then spread that the army was loyal to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
臣戍守边疆立下战功
“I served on the frontier and earned military merits.”
坊间就传三军 是我的人
“Rumors then spread that the army was loyal to me.”
臣回京述职交出兵权
“After I returned to the capital to report and handed over command,”
“Malicious gossips are falsely framing me for having rebel loyalty from the troops.”
In imperial China, victorious generals who won soldiers' loyalty feared treason accusations, requiring them to publicly disavow personal followings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rumors quickly spread among the populace
Used to introduce popular rumors or street gossip that may destabilize reputations.
are my people / my loyalists
Commonly used to denote factional loyalty or personal allegiance in power struggles.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I fear it may dampen the army's morale.”
“that Prince Duan, perhaps fearing that the army would be hard to control”
“Let's give the Token to Uncle Yanfang.”
“You know what kind of person I am. I'm not doing this for myself. I'm doing this for our army,”
“Isn't this just putting me on the spot?”
“This is the Sichuan Army? But we're friendly! Yeah. We are.”