还是我三法司的一员
“or as a member of the Three Judicial Offices?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Are you speaking now as the chief envoy of Nanzhao,”
还是 我三法司 的一员
“or as a member of the Three Judicial Offices?”
“Since you have entered the Three Judicial Offices,”
“Remember who you serve before you speak out of line.”
In imperial bureaucracy, dual identities created intense friction; an official was expected to place duty to the imperial institution above all other ties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the Three Judicial Offices (historical supreme judiciary)
Historical term referring to the combined imperial judicial institutions.
a member of
Standard phrase to designate belonging to an organization or group.