那魏严治下不严
“Wei Yan lacks discipline over his subordinates.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那魏严 治下不严
“Wei Yan lacks discipline over his subordinates.”
此举形同忤逆
“This act is tantamount to rebellion.”
“Wei Yan is either incompetent or complicit in this rebellion.”
Under imperial Chinese bureaucratic law, superiors were held legally and morally accountable for crimes committed by their direct subordinates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lax in governing subordinates; poor discipline over followers
A formal four-character idiom frequently used to hold leaders accountable for misconduct beneath them.