你周家在淮西的势力 盘根错节
“Your Zhou family's roots in Huaixi run deep.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
然后又死于京郊
“and killed in the capital outskirts.”
你周家在淮西的势力 盘根错节
“Your Zhou family's roots in Huaixi run deep.”
而你的人 又强入京兆府 掠走卷宗
“Then your men forcibly entered the Jingzhao Prefecture, seizing case files.”
“You think your family's deep roots make you untouchable, but I see through your regional grip.”
In imperial Chinese history, aristocratic families often maintained extensive, deeply rooted control over specific geographic circuits, posing significant challenges to centralized imperial rule.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
power / influence / factional strength
Refers to the collective political, social, or military influence of a clan, group, or individual.
deep-rooted and complicated / intricate and intertwined
A formal idiom used to describe highly intricate, entrenched power dynamics or difficult-to-untangle relationships.
