要说皇上和端王没商量过 那臣是不信的
“If you say His Majesty and Prince Duan didn't plan this together, I simply don't believe it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就把使节团给迎进来了
“and the envoy delegation was welcomed in.”
要说 皇上和端王没 商量 过 那臣是 不信 的
“If you say His Majesty and Prince Duan didn't plan this together, I simply don't believe it.”
你的意思是
“You mean...”
“It is absurd to claim they didn't coordinate this; they clearly plotted it together.”
In imperial palace contexts, ministers rarely declare open accusations directly; instead, they frame suspicions through diplomatic expressions of personal skepticism while using humble self-referents like 'chen'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if one were to claim that..., then...
Used to set up a premise only to strongly refute or reject it in the subsequent clause.
I (this subject/minister) cannot believe it
A formal and emphatic historical court construction used by officials to assert personal disbelief.
Emphasizes the categorical certainty and unshakeable stance of the speaker's disbelief.
