韩某食君俸禄
“I live on the sovereign's stipend.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“yet you still place private grudges above public duty and make things difficult for me?”
韩某 食君俸禄
“I live on the sovereign's stipend.”
“I would never sit idle and draw pay for nothing.”
“My actions are driven by duty to the emperor, not personal vengeance against you.”
In imperial administration, invoking the emperor's salary provided officials the ultimate moral high ground to override personal disputes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
receive an imperial salary; be in the sovereign's service
A literary phrase invoked to claim moral and professional obligation toward the emperor or state.