境外使臣在我大唐没有调查之权
“foreign envoys have no authority to conduct investigations within the Great Tang.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
按大唐律法
“that under Tang laws,”
境外使臣 在 我大唐 没有 调查 之权
“foreign envoys have no authority to conduct investigations within the Great Tang.”
“It is precisely because the master's status is so revered”
“Know your place; you have no right to meddle in our internal affairs.”
During the Tang Dynasty, while foreign emissaries were treated with diplomatic courtesies, the imperial court maintained fierce sovereignty and strictly prohibited foreigners from exercising judicial power.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
foreign envoys; emissaries from abroad
A dignified, formal phrase for diplomatic representatives from external states or territories.
power of investigation; investigative authority
A classical/formal grammatical construction using the nominalizer 之 to mean 'right/authority to investigate'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(They sent out a team of envoys to hold a peaceful negotiation with Great Tang.)”
“The envoys of Great Tang are polite.”
“Envoys shouldn't stay here long.”
“My time as a consul was in the previous dynasty”
“I have neither such power nor authority.”
“the envoys of Great Tang to the court!”