许你半夜去找陛下循循善诱
“So late at night, you visited His Majesty and coaxed him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你谢燕芳不怕大楚危矣 我邓弈就怕？
“You don't fear the peril of the state. Why would I be scared?”
许你半夜 去找 陛下 循循善诱
“So late at night, you visited His Majesty and coaxed him.”
我就不能为陛下分忧了？ 太傅自然是不怕的
“Why can't I ease his burdens? Of course, you aren't afraid.”
“Don't act like you take the moral high ground when you sneak around manipulating the Emperor behind closed doors.”
Court rivals in imperial China constantly monitored each other's private access to the emperor, viewing nocturnal private audiences as illicit lobbying.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to allow/permit you (often rhetorical)
Frequently used in classical and spoken rhetorical contexts to point out hypocritical double standards, as in 'Only you are allowed to...?'
to guide systematically and patiently
Traditionally a positive idiom about gentle guidance, here twisted with irony to imply calculated political manipulation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Find him for me.”
“His Majesty as bait.”
“Why don't you find a pig, Your Majesty?”
“- You people - Your Majesty. have forgotten your roots!”
“I must go ask His Majesty for clarification.”
“why are you suddenly returning to the palace?”