我们礼部官员素来清正廉洁
“Officials of the Ministry of Rites have always upheld integrity.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不必如此了
“That won't be necessary.”
我们礼部官员素来 清正廉洁
“Officials of the Ministry of Rites have always upheld integrity.”
“If Vice Envoy Gao has something to say, speak plainly.”
“Do not insult me with improper schemes or bribes; I am above this.”
In Confucian governance, public integrity and incorruptibility are considered the foundational virtues of any worthy civil servant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
always; traditionally; all along
A formal adverb emphasizing a longstanding quality or tradition.
upright, honest, and free of corruption
Standard official idiom describing high administrative morality and incorruptibility.