也许是怕三军回到都城不好控制
“that Prince Duan, perhaps fearing that the army would be hard to control”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可没想到
“But we didn't expect”
也 许是 怕三军回到都城 不好控制
“that Prince Duan, perhaps fearing that the army would be hard to control”
端王竟也不乐意
“if it returned to the capital, would also be against it.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Throughout Chinese dynastic history, allowing large provincial military forces into the capital posed an existential threat of coup d'état, making monarchs acutely wary of military concentration near the throne.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
perhaps out of fear that...
A common deductive formula used to propose a plausible psychological motive or strategic concern behind someone's action.
difficult to control or manage
Used to describe volatile situations, groups, or emotions that are prone to spiraling out of hand.
