都对朔西军权志在必得
“are determined to seize control of the Shuoxi Army.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
父王 现在不管是圣上太子还是成王
“Father, now, His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and Prince Cheng”
都对朔西军权 志在必得
“are determined to seize control of the Shuoxi Army.”
刺杀你我父子二人的 定是他们这三方之一
“The one who tried to assassinate us must be from one of these three parties.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Control over provincial border armies was the ultimate prize and survival guarantor in historical Chinese dynastic succession struggles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Determined to win / hell-bent on obtaining
A four-character idiom describing absolute resolution to capture an objective or claim a prize.
Military authority / military command
A formal term frequently used in political and historical contexts referring to control over armed forces.