才可以立于不败之地
“with no flaws before His Majesty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
戚帅在御前
“can Marshal Qi remain invincible”
才可以 立于不败之地
“with no flaws before His Majesty.”
可是一旦再查下去
“But if you keep investigating,”
“This is the only way we stay safe from political ruin.”
In imperial court bureaucracy, survival ('立于不败之地') takes precedence over moral crusades; advancing investigations recklessly often brings disaster to oneself.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only then can one...
Emphasizes that the preceding action is an indispensable requirement.
to stand in an invincible position; to be on safe ground
A classic four-character idiom derived from Sun Tzu's Art of War, commonly applied to strategic defense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Majesty will always have the upper hand.”
“without losing ground.”
“Yes. you can attack or defend.”