继位不正所致
“and an illegitimate succession.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“are all due to a disruption in the imperial bloodline”
继位不正所致
“and an illegitimate succession.”
“Your Highness, you're the descendant of Crown Prince Chengde.”
“The current emperor is an unlawful usurper, which gives us the moral right to take back the throne.”
In imperial China, succession without moral or lineage legitimacy ('继位不正') was believed to disturb cosmic order and justify dynastic upheaval.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to succeed to the throne
Formal classical vocabulary designating ascending to sovereign leadership.
illegitimate; improper
Carries deep moral and Confucian weight regarding unorthodoxy or usurpation.
caused by; resulting from
A formal grammatical construction used to attribute root causes in classical and written Chinese.