如此以往 国将不国
“[Grand Commandant Lu] [Vice Minister Yang] [Minister Gou] If this goes on, ♪ It's always you ♪ a country will no longer be like a country, ♪ From misunderstanding to fascination ♪”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
陛下
“♪ From the present to the past ♪ Your Majesty! [Grand Commandant Lu] [Vice Minister Yang] [Minister Gou]”
如此以往 国将不国
“[Grand Commandant Lu] [Vice Minister Yang] [Minister Gou] If this goes on, ♪ It's always you ♪ a country will no longer be like a country, ♪ From misunderstanding to fascination ♪”
臣也无颜面对陛下所发的俸禄了 那就
“♪ From misunderstanding to fascination ♪ and I will be too ashamed to accept the salary you provide. ♪ From disgust to trust ♪ ♪ I'll search for you with all my might ♪ Then...”
“You must change course immediately, or our entire dynasty will fall.”
Traditional Confucian ministers were expected to risk their lives by bluntly warning rulers against moral and administrative ruin to preserve the dynasty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if things continue like this
A formal idiom used to project future negative consequences based on current flawed trends.
the country will cease to function as a country; collapse of the state
A classic political idiom used in severe remonstrances to describe extreme political decay or moral degeneration.
