臣昧于监察 不知吕澄当年之事
“I failed in oversight, ignorant of Lv Cheng's past deeds.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太后
“Your Majesty.”
臣昧于监察 不知 吕澄当年之事
“I failed in oversight, ignorant of Lv Cheng's past deeds.”
“I was negligent, but I was not plotting against you; please forgive my incompetence.”
In imperial China, admitting a lesser fault of incompetence (being unaware) was often a calculated defense strategy to evade deadly charges of treason or conspiracy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be ignorant of / to lack clarity about
A formal literary collocation used in classical or historical registers to acknowledge one's own ignorance or lack of perception.