二位大人 有何事要对孤说?
“Mr. Xie, Mr. Deng, what is it that you wish to tell me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们都下去吧
“You may withdraw.”
二位大人 有何事 要对孤说?
“Mr. Xie, Mr. Deng, what is it that you wish to tell me?”
- 陛下… - 霄南王此次所率私兵 并非五万
“- Your Majesty. - The Prince of Xiaonan Prefecture leads not 50,000 troops,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'Gu' was historically used by feudal lords and kings to refer to themselves humbly yet authoritatively as sovereign rulers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
both honored officials / you two gentlemen
A polite formal address toward officials in historical contexts.
what matter is there
A literary and formal equivalent of the colloquial '有什么事'.